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Robert Zemeckis: Milestones
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May 14, 1952 was born film director Robert Zemeckis. He gave the world such films as "Death Becomes Her," "Forrest Gump", trilogy "Back to the Future," "Cast Away»
The first full-length paintings Zemeckis in our country are virtually unknown - the movie "I Want to Hold Your Hand" (1978) and "Used Cars" (1980) looked at us except the most avid moviegoers. But know this: Quentin Tarantino himself in 1995 admitted that the "Used Cars" is one of his favorite films of the seventies, and in general he is "the most beloved comedy over the past twenty years." "We have always looked this film while working - says a former employee of video. - We knew by heart every line of dialogue of any of this comedy! "However, despite the fact that the critics greeted the debut work of a young director favorably at the box office is not affected - and further career Zemeckis came under serious question.
2. A still from the movie "Used Cars»
The situation was saved, "Romancing the Stone" (1984), which also does not bode success. However, the adventure in the jungle hero Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner and Danny DeVito's liking wider audience - the picture was a hit. And not just in America - in the Soviet Union, was just beginning to acquire a VCR, "Roman" also enjoyed incredible high demand (responding to that, the firm "Melody" even released a record with music from the film). On top of the tape he received the "Golden Globe" as the best comedy of the year - beating on the field "ghost hunters" and "Beverly Hills." A year later, followed by no less successful sequel "Jewel of the Nile", but it has Zemeckis had nothing.
3. The scene from the movie "Romancing the Stone»
The sharp jump in career Robert Zemeckis made in 1985 thanks to the now classic film "Back to the Future." Transformed later into a trilogy (the second and third parts came in 1989 and 1990 respectively), the picture is written in golden letters the name of its author in the history of world cinema. Brilliantly invented and masterfully executed it for years to come has become the benchmark of youth adventure films - and to this day does not look like a "rarity" of the past, as well as a worthy example of the genre. Japanese Film Academy in the same year called "Back to the Future" best foreign film, while the Americans have identified the film "Oscar" only for the sound effects.
4. The scene from the movie "Back to the Future»
Zemeckis has confirmed his class completely unique work of "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" (1988), in which cartoon characters working on the same set with live actors. The idea was not new - for example, back in 1945 in the same way Gene Kelly dancing with mouse Jerry in the film "Raise the anchor!". But there was a single episode - and then the whole film, which because of its technical excellence deserved the title of revolutionary. Film Academy has responded to this in three statues (plus a special prize to the director of animation), the audience - unrelenting love. Although it should be noted that this is not such a baby picture - there are quite a few things even adults, and it's a film noir, but not any there Toon!
5. A frame from the film "Who Framed Roger Rabbit»
Pictures of "Death Becomes Her" (1992) and "Contact" (1997) were not for Zemeckis outstanding achievements, although the first and won the "Oscar" for best visual effects. Meryl Streep have to turn my head there, and Goldie Hawn went with a huge dyrischey in the belly, but now there in the first place that comes to mind except Bruce Willis - to play quite uncharacteristic for the role of an "ordinary" person. Little can be said about "Contact" with Jodie Foster. Even though the film has received a prestigious award "Hugo", awarded for achievements in science fiction - and its rivals in the same year, by the way, were "Men in Black," "The Fifth Element," "Gattaca" and "Starship Troopers ».
6. A frame from the film "Death Becomes Her»
Peak akademichskogo successful director was "Forrest Gump" (1994), won six "Oscars", including in the main nomination - for Best Picture. Zemeckis was able to cater to absolutely everything: it was a rare case where such a high professional recognition went to the most successful from a commercial point of view, the picture. Metaphorically saying "Life is like a box of chocolates: you never know what toppings you will fall" is considered one of the most famous kinotsitat, and a scene in which a fictional Forrest talks to the President Kennedy can be considered perhaps the most amusing cinematic gag decades. Although not without its 'bumps': the picture suddenly became the object of incessant parodies, often vulgar and desperately wicked (the last example - the movie "The Dictator", in which Sacha Baron Cohen rudely scoffs at the scene of magical healing a boy with a disability). But it's jealousy, of course.
7. Still from the movie "Forrest Gump»
In 2000, Zemeckis consecutive year came two films - "Cast Away" and "What Lies Beneath." Both became huge hit and entered the top ten grossing films of the season - but with a creative point of view, it was, unfortunately, frankly failed. The director came to the worst stage of the artist - "recognized classic" - and lost at the same energy and inspiration. Although the beginning of the "Outcast" Revised, of course, with great pleasure: it relieves the Tom Hanks-mail directly on the Red Square.
8. Still from the animated film "The Polar Express»
Creative Crisis Robert Zemeckis has experienced quite extraordinary - he was removed cartoons. However, the cartoons are called only far from the movie people: in fact, "The Polar Express" (2004), "Beowulf" (2007) and "A Christmas Carol" (2009) - is the result of hard work of the method of motion capture - «motion capture "when all the roles played by these artists, plastered with special sensors. They transmit the data to a computer, where they are based on three-dimensional model accurately reproduce all human movement. However, the results of such extraordinary technical efforts have not received an unambiguous assessment: the magnificent "The Polar Express", being a pioneer in this technology, amazed; somewhat strange "Beowulf" - forced to wonder; and the third tape has frankly disappointed. However Zemeckis undoubted merit in that it went all the way! Not all explorers discover America - but their mistakes are sometimes no less great than the other wins. Perhaps the future accurately determine the location of the paintings in the history of world art.
9. Still from the animated film "A Christmas Story»
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May 14, 1952 was born film director Robert Zemeckis. He gave the world such films as "Death Becomes Her," "Forrest Gump", trilogy "Back to the Future," "Cast Away»
The first full-length paintings Zemeckis in our country are virtually unknown - the movie "I Want to Hold Your Hand" (1978) and "Used Cars" (1980) looked at us except the most avid moviegoers. But know this: Quentin Tarantino himself in 1995 admitted that the "Used Cars" is one of his favorite films of the seventies, and in general he is "the most beloved comedy over the past twenty years." "We have always looked this film while working - says a former employee of video. - We knew by heart every line of dialogue of any of this comedy! "However, despite the fact that the critics greeted the debut work of a young director favorably at the box office is not affected - and further career Zemeckis came under serious question.
2. A still from the movie "Used Cars»
The situation was saved, "Romancing the Stone" (1984), which also does not bode success. However, the adventure in the jungle hero Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner and Danny DeVito's liking wider audience - the picture was a hit. And not just in America - in the Soviet Union, was just beginning to acquire a VCR, "Roman" also enjoyed incredible high demand (responding to that, the firm "Melody" even released a record with music from the film). On top of the tape he received the "Golden Globe" as the best comedy of the year - beating on the field "ghost hunters" and "Beverly Hills." A year later, followed by no less successful sequel "Jewel of the Nile", but it has Zemeckis had nothing.
3. The scene from the movie "Romancing the Stone»
The sharp jump in career Robert Zemeckis made in 1985 thanks to the now classic film "Back to the Future." Transformed later into a trilogy (the second and third parts came in 1989 and 1990 respectively), the picture is written in golden letters the name of its author in the history of world cinema. Brilliantly invented and masterfully executed it for years to come has become the benchmark of youth adventure films - and to this day does not look like a "rarity" of the past, as well as a worthy example of the genre. Japanese Film Academy in the same year called "Back to the Future" best foreign film, while the Americans have identified the film "Oscar" only for the sound effects.
4. The scene from the movie "Back to the Future»
Zemeckis has confirmed his class completely unique work of "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" (1988), in which cartoon characters working on the same set with live actors. The idea was not new - for example, back in 1945 in the same way Gene Kelly dancing with mouse Jerry in the film "Raise the anchor!". But there was a single episode - and then the whole film, which because of its technical excellence deserved the title of revolutionary. Film Academy has responded to this in three statues (plus a special prize to the director of animation), the audience - unrelenting love. Although it should be noted that this is not such a baby picture - there are quite a few things even adults, and it's a film noir, but not any there Toon!
5. A frame from the film "Who Framed Roger Rabbit»
Pictures of "Death Becomes Her" (1992) and "Contact" (1997) were not for Zemeckis outstanding achievements, although the first and won the "Oscar" for best visual effects. Meryl Streep have to turn my head there, and Goldie Hawn went with a huge dyrischey in the belly, but now there in the first place that comes to mind except Bruce Willis - to play quite uncharacteristic for the role of an "ordinary" person. Little can be said about "Contact" with Jodie Foster. Even though the film has received a prestigious award "Hugo", awarded for achievements in science fiction - and its rivals in the same year, by the way, were "Men in Black," "The Fifth Element," "Gattaca" and "Starship Troopers ».
6. A frame from the film "Death Becomes Her»
Peak akademichskogo successful director was "Forrest Gump" (1994), won six "Oscars", including in the main nomination - for Best Picture. Zemeckis was able to cater to absolutely everything: it was a rare case where such a high professional recognition went to the most successful from a commercial point of view, the picture. Metaphorically saying "Life is like a box of chocolates: you never know what toppings you will fall" is considered one of the most famous kinotsitat, and a scene in which a fictional Forrest talks to the President Kennedy can be considered perhaps the most amusing cinematic gag decades. Although not without its 'bumps': the picture suddenly became the object of incessant parodies, often vulgar and desperately wicked (the last example - the movie "The Dictator", in which Sacha Baron Cohen rudely scoffs at the scene of magical healing a boy with a disability). But it's jealousy, of course.
7. Still from the movie "Forrest Gump»
In 2000, Zemeckis consecutive year came two films - "Cast Away" and "What Lies Beneath." Both became huge hit and entered the top ten grossing films of the season - but with a creative point of view, it was, unfortunately, frankly failed. The director came to the worst stage of the artist - "recognized classic" - and lost at the same energy and inspiration. Although the beginning of the "Outcast" Revised, of course, with great pleasure: it relieves the Tom Hanks-mail directly on the Red Square.
8. Still from the animated film "The Polar Express»
Creative Crisis Robert Zemeckis has experienced quite extraordinary - he was removed cartoons. However, the cartoons are called only far from the movie people: in fact, "The Polar Express" (2004), "Beowulf" (2007) and "A Christmas Carol" (2009) - is the result of hard work of the method of motion capture - «motion capture "when all the roles played by these artists, plastered with special sensors. They transmit the data to a computer, where they are based on three-dimensional model accurately reproduce all human movement. However, the results of such extraordinary technical efforts have not received an unambiguous assessment: the magnificent "The Polar Express", being a pioneer in this technology, amazed; somewhat strange "Beowulf" - forced to wonder; and the third tape has frankly disappointed. However Zemeckis undoubted merit in that it went all the way! Not all explorers discover America - but their mistakes are sometimes no less great than the other wins. Perhaps the future accurately determine the location of the paintings in the history of world art.
9. Still from the animated film "A Christmas Story»
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