Chapter 61. Similarities

The beginning of the movie is very ordinary. A young woman was rejected for a job in the hospital. When the doctor responded with perfunctory remarks, the camera gave her a helpless smile. Obviously, similar rejections have been made more than once. (_ 彩 & 虹 & 文 & 学) (_ 彩 & 虹 & 文 & 学) Then the lens shifts, the woman stands against the wall in the afternoon sunlight, and the sunglasses on her face are lonely, and the director is in color Precise use makes the helplessness clearer before.

In addition to Adrian's five-part love story, Julia has also tried many roles in the past few years, but this is the first time for such a cheesy dress up. However, the tacky is tacky, but there is no sense of incongruity. Instead, it gives people a feeling that she is already like this. It can be seen that Julia has just grasped her temperament.

Car accidents and court scenes next, the supporting role of Albert? Fanny also appeared because of this. There was not much confrontation in the court. The opponent's lawyer only angered the heroine Irene with a little trick? Brockwich, because of her swearing, eventually lost the case, so that Irene, who had only a few dozen dollars in the bank, lost his temper on her lawyer.

In just a few shots, but about five minutes, Erin and Ed's personality was initially outlined, a strong approximate rude, a cautious and somewhat old-fashioned look. This gathering together is full of dramatic contradictions, which immediately evoked the audience to watch. In particular, Irene couldn't find any way at all. When she couldn't find a job, she could only break into Ed's office and ask him to solve the job. Ed agreed after a few minutes of consideration, and also agreed with her request for salary advances. Everyone looks forward to the following.

But the next story didn't seem to be what they expected. Although Irene was not seen by the office because of her style and dress, she still worked hard to prove herself. But she never expected that when she went to investigate a case by herself, and Ed himself allowed it, she was fired after returning!

"I thought you were playing." The old man said innocently.

Am I just such an insignificant woman in your eyes? !! Is it so many days to go everywhere to investigate and do their best to study to get such a secondary result? !! Irene also left unambiguously, not even the suggestion that the old man would make more phone calls to help her find a new job.

"You just want to lighten your guilt! I won't make you happy!" Irene announced so, and then went away with enthusiasm.

There is not much color in the editing of this episode. It is a common technique, but the color is always used well. The yellow color can make people feel a warm and unconvincing breath, just like "Bone in Winter". The editing is normal, but the outstanding performance of the actor and the cold colors displayed perfectly blend together to fully interpret that hard feeling.

Although this was an unexpected setback, everyone knew that it would inevitably turn around in the future. Sure enough, the old lawyer soon came to the door because a professor from la called and told them that the legal maximum content of hexavalent chromium was one million 0.05%, and the hexavalent chromium content in the water in the case investigated by Irene was 0.58, so he wanted to know what was going on.

Of course, Irene is the kind of woman who has a foothold, not to mention that she has a reason this time. She immediately asked her to return if she wanted to know. She still had a lot of bills to pay, and--

"I ask for a raise and employee benefits, including dentists," she said, holding her child.

Ed thinks this is extortion, but after some bargaining, he still has to agree: "Well, 10% plus benefits, this is my bottom line!"

It can be seen from this that he has begun to recognize Irene's ability, but no matter how tough he is, the helpless face under the close-up is still very clear, which has caused a lot of laughter. Adrian's details The treatment made many viewers have a good impression on this old man who repeatedly eats at Irene.

The next thing is naturally to start work. The old man was surprised that Erin could collect so much information, and even a lot of water bureau information: "Why can you walk in and do whatever you want?"

"Because I have big Mimi." Irene answered very directly, leaving the old man speechless again.

This kind of dialogue is naturally the audience's favorite, although they will not show it clearly, Irene's original tacky and rude image gradually began to change to be frank and cute. Then, after more than half an hour of pavement and character creation, the main line of head-to-head confrontation with Pacific Power Company finally opened.

A series of investigations and confrontations made the old lawyers angry and exhausted, especially the other party threatened them to use the 28 billion dollars of funds at will, and finally got angry when Irene's numbers fell.

"U!" He called to Irene, and then Irene called in a louder voice: "k!"

The old man froze for a while, then laughed, and the audience on the screen laughed. It was so direct and hot that it was really Irene, but because of this, she looked so cute.

Driven by a strong sense of justice, Irene not only urged Ed to intensify the investigation, but also did everything possible to promote the progress of the case, and even went to the power company's water source to collect samples for testing. Although this has achieved considerable results, the opinions of hundreds of households have finally been unified, and the court has finally accepted the case, but she has also begun to face many problems.

For example, the children lacked care because she was running around. She also missed the third child to speak for the first time. The power company also used delays to force Ed to cooperate with other more well-known law firms. From the beginning, he started to scratch his fingers, and was quite inconspicuous about Irene, a non-science-born assistant. In addition, her personal safety was also threatened. Not only did an anonymous call come in to warn her, but the windows of her home were also smashed several pieces, scaring the children and screaming, and also ignited her new boyfriend. Broken fuse.

This is the price of heroes, Irene in reality? Brockwich did receive threatening calls and was smashed through the glass of the window, but at least Ed had given her a lot of support for the difficulties, and the partner law firm did a good job. But who makes this a movie? American heroes must always be frustrated and difficult, and there is never a lack of supporting roles around them.

In the entire case, Ed's contribution was not small, at least in court, he relied on those people to fight for the interests of those people, but who made this a movie? Drama and conflict are always important factors in a good movie, not to mention that Irene is the protagonist of the movie, so it is destined that the story will not be too much in the court debate, and it is also destined that everyone other than Irene is a supporting role. In fact, the lead actress of "Bone in Winter"? The same is true for Dolly, but the hard and cold life realistically greatly dilutes her heroism. Even so, it does not prevent critics from comparing the two movies.

In short, Adrian did a very good job in the story. With past experience, he supplemented those flawed areas one by one, strengthened them in detail, and carefully adjusted the colors he was best at. Even if the bedding is a little long, and even if there are no thrilling plots and pictures, the audience is still firmly attracted.

Irene's running has achieved a lot of results, Ed also further recognized her ability, not only gave her a $ 5,000 check to rest her, but she was also excited because she could not sue publicly and could only ask a court ruling Tell her at times that you need to rest, you can't help me like this, this case cannot be separated from you.

In the end, they persuaded all residents to agree to a court decision—although there was no jury, and they could not appeal once they lost, but at least they could get compensation right away—other than that, one who had observed Irene for a long time at Pacific The man responsible for destroying documents at the company found Irene.

"Don't scare him away, you need to calm down," Ed said immediately after receiving the call, realizing that this was a good opportunity. "Don't forget, if it weren't for you, I would have gone to Palm Springs to enjoy it. You are persuasive, don't ask him too many questions, everyone has talks, try to let him take the initiative ... "

At this point, Ed has fully recognized Irene's ability, and the same is true of the audience on the screen, especially in the final part.

"You ... how did you do that?" The cooperative lawyer asked stutteringly after getting the documents signed by 90% of the residents and some evidence.

"I'm ignorant, I've never attended law school, and Ed has lost confidence in this system. I had to betray and help 634 people to play the trumpet in five days ... I'm really tired." Erin said so.

Under the screen, there was applause in the laughter.

With such evidence, Pacific Power Company naturally lost, and eventually had to pay up to $ 330 million in compensation. Of course, the court scene is skipped. That is not the home of the protagonist Irene. As an inspirational movie, the hero naturally has a happy ending, so she finally took her boyfriend who returned to her side to visit those residents who received compensation.

"I want you to see for yourself what you helped me accomplish." She said so to her boyfriend on the way.

And when the resident who visited the first time couldn't help crying when he received a high compensation, not only was her boyfriend moved by it, but there was another applause under the screen.

However, it would be a big mistake to think that it is over. There is a small tail behind it. After receiving the lawyer's fee, Ed then moved the office into a larger office building, and Erin also had her own office. Then, when Ed handed the dividend check to Irene, he deliberately told her that he felt that the negotiated number was inappropriate, so he made some adjustments.

Sure enough, Irene immediately began to count, and a series of words kept coming out of her mouth, making Ed hardly able to speak, and finally had to leave the check to leave, but Irene refused to stop until she saw the check On the numbers.

"I said just now that the amount you proposed was not appropriate, so ... I added some." Ed said at the door, and he smiled: "No one has taught the beauty queen how to apologize? Your apology is really bad. Hey! "

After that, the revengeful old man leaped back proudly, leaving Irene with his mouth open for a long time before squeezing a mosquito-like hum. Thank you. There was a sudden laughter and applause on the screen, and then the applause was warmer after the movie.

"There is no doubt that this is a perfect work. Whether it is the performance of Julia and Albert, or the level of director of Adrian, it has reached a very good level. This film is adapted from the real thing Ms. Irene Brockwich won the largest civil compensation case ever in the United States a few years ago. As a single woman who has not attended law school and has little knowledge of the law, and is also a mother of three children, With her courage and perseverance, she helped her boss collect key evidence, which allowed the court to pay Pacific Power $ 333 million in compensation.

In this era of lack of heroes, Irene's story can be described as shocking, and there is a hint of rebellion in its wonder. Adrian fully grasped this and showed it in the movie with superb techniques. He didn't use too complicated editing methods. Like "Bone in Winter", the kung fu is up and down in details and tones, just like "Bone in Winter" shows the unique hardness of the Missouri mountains in winter from beginning to end. Never Compromise is full of the passion and persistence that California deserves.

I have to say that Julia performed extremely well in this, this should be the best time in her actor's career so far. Irene's strength, frankness, and sense of justice were interpreted vividly by her, although a bit vulgar, but It's vulgar and cute. Albert's performance is not lost to Julia. The old lawyer Ed played the perfect complement to her. The interaction between the two is always the most interesting part of the movie. In contrast, Allen? Eckhart became an optional character.

It's meaningless to compare "Never Compromise" and "Bone in Winter". Both films are very outstanding and have their own characteristics. I have to admit the miracle of the miracle director. "Never Compromise" and "Winter" On the same theme, the style of "Bone" is completely opposite. It describes the strong and unyielding in difficult circumstances. The former is filled with a relaxed atmosphere that will surely succeed, while the latter is deeply rooted in reality. , Trying to express the cold and cruel in life.

There is no need to analyze which one is more profound. This is an unsolved problem. Similar films with completely different styles have directed too much. It is no wonder that some people say that he is a full-time director. It is difficult to believe that these films are made by the same person. The only thing that comes out is the use of hue. Yes, Adrian's use of tones is almost amazing. Throughout each of his films, the use of tones is very good. This is probably why he can take the "big" from Kubrick. One of the reasons for the "Open Eye Ring" guide tube.

Anyway, "Never Compromise" is a wonderful movie worth watching! "

-"San Francisco Chronicle" Francis? Thain

As the main newspaper under the chess group of the newspaper group that works most closely with the media, the San Francisco Chronicle is naturally touting Adrian. If it was written before the movie was released, it might be ridiculed by many people, but after the movie was released, Well, it was all in agreement.

"Julia? Roberts and Albert? Finney performed extremely well in the film, and they must not lose to Natalie? Portman and John? Hax."-Los Angeles Times

"Never compromise", also from Adrian, is just as good. It may not be as heavy as "Bone in Winter", but it is extremely eye-catching. "-" Empire "

"Adrian proves once again that he deserves the title of Director Miracle, and both films are equally outstanding."-"USA Today"

You know, just a few days ago, these media who sang praises more or less guessed. Under the same theme, "Never Compromise" is better than "Bone in Winter", but they never expected that. Adrian would film "Never Compromise" like this ... good-looking! Yes, it looks good. This is the first feeling of ordinary audiences. There are no lengthy legal term explanations. There is no fierce confrontation in the court scene. The tension of the drama was spread just right, making many people watch with interest.

The weekend box office is the best proof. The 1800 theaters got 20 million box offices in North America in 3 days. The ratio may not be as good as "Bone in Winter", but the potential for subsequent increase is definitely much higher, not to mention this. In the Christmas season ~ lightnovelpub.net ~ This is why many critics have relied on praise for "Never Compromise". As an inspirational movie, it has done a good job in three aspects: storytelling, hero creation and reality. Some people have a desire to stab and have a feeling of inability to speak. It may be said that in revealing the heavy reality, "Never Compromise" is far inferior to "Bone in Winter", but "Never Compromise" of similar type is more popular with the audience, so ...

"If Adrian had used" Uncompromising "to make" Bone in Winter ", the latter would have been even better." Someone commented.

Frankly, it's better to watch this kind of thing than to watch a tabloid reporter about Adrian holding Julia's arm at the premiere of "Never Compromise", but sometimes, whether it is praise or provocative Invariably, "Never Compromise" and "Bone in Winter" are linked, even by many film critics who did not compare the two films.

"It's not strange," Adrian said, smiling indifferently. "The two movies are very similar in many places. Needless to say, the theme and shooting method are all used. The heroine's experience is the main perspective, and both the heroine and the supporting actress perform extremely well, so the whole movie is alive. "