Mank-- A Small Character in the Background of the Big Era

Nona 2022-08-02 10:45:23

The story of an idealist who stumbled and survived in the chaotic Hollywood of the 1930s. A small character in the background of the big era. After reading it, he only felt that his mind was empty, and he looked around at a loss. He seemed to understand a little bit, but he knew that it was just all a lie. At the very least, I'm glad I decided to watch Citizen Kane before seeing this film; it's a little background knowledge; otherwise, I'd be stubborn after writing the script in the later stages of mank, and the wonderful and "crazy words" at the reception, as well as the sudden fight for authorship, would be completely in the dark. I am probably most impressed by the "monkey of the street performer." What a vivid metaphor! The mank Gu Ying's self-pity is also becoming more and more sad. I don't have much to say about this film. I just feel that I need to see the whole film analysis of other big cows to enrich my dry and barren mind a little.

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  • Rickey 2022-01-03 08:01:40

    Success is also visual, failure is also drama, clues and background information are too complicated, basically explaining the background, most audiences can not substitute, can only serve a small group of audiences who understand that period of history and love the movie "Citizen Kane" . But it is still very emotional to present it with the same visual tone. Vinci is mainly to fulfill a wish of his old man. Old Vinci should also be a complete idiot, not only focusing on the creation of this classic movie and the charming personality of Mankiewicz, but also bringing us back to 1930- In the delicate sociopolitical environment of Hollywood in the 1940s. Movies are more about power, story creation and who controls the story. It is more accurate to say that it is not so much the "charm of the movie" as it is the power of the media.

  • Dayne 2022-04-20 09:01:59

    The perspective is chaotic, the structure is ambiguous, the characters are instrumentalized, the era is filmed, and the historical plot is dramatic. There is no reflection, no choice, no attitude or stand, the Great Depression and World War II are just irrelevant lines, so why does Manke drink alcohol and just like it? 130 minutes of Mank is not as solid as a few minutes of Faulkner in Button Funk.

Mank quotes

  • Irving Thalberg: When I come to work, I don't consider it slumming. I don't use humor to keep myself above the fray. And I go to the mat for what I believe in. I haven't the time to do otherwise. But you, sir, how formidable people like you might be if they actually gave at the office.

  • Herman Mankiewicz: As Pascal once said, "If only I'd had more time, I would have written a shorter letter."