Birth of an actor

"Who is the person on Harvard campus that you most want to date? Lehman Al, the muscular rowing star who won the silver medal in the Olympic Games? Harold, the handsome, wealthy and promising President of Persilian Vaughan? Or William Bradley, whom you can only meet in the library before the final exam, but who makes fans miss you all the time?"

"A well-operated voting website, a ten-day voting period, a network address can only vote once, and finally got 96 votes covering nearly 8365% of the faculty and staff of the school. The top twenty people who want to date, ten men and ten men each, the female champion is Tina Hanks, who has long blonde hair and blue eyes, but has a mind like Madame Curie, and the male champion It is William Bradley who is especially favored by the Creator. It is worth mentioning that William Bradley received more votes than Tina Hanks. This is the first time in the history of the list, because as we all know, Harvard is still a university with a relatively unbalanced student gender.” ——Harvard’s “Crimson News” year-end campus special “The last Valentine’s Day at the end of the century, who do you want to spend with?” "

"This week's street shooting is very exciting. Various male stars have appeared for filming or shopping before Christmas. Although they came out of the clinic at intervals of 5 minutes, they all dressed in low-key and disguised, but Ke Ke who went to marriage counseling The Ruths still couldn't hide from the reporter's camera, wearing a black and gray T-shirt with jeans of the same color, let Tom Cruise, and Nicole Kidman wearing a beige sweater and light blue denim flared pants They looked youthful and invincible, and the smiles on both of their faces seemed to indicate that the results of this consultation were good."

"Since "Titanic", Leonardo DiCaprio has no new film news except his friend William Bradley's movie. In the past year, he has been frequently photographed by the media to have fun, vacation and fall in love Photo of DiCaprio, who appears to have turned professional party prince, in a dark blue fleece hoodie and black jeans for lunch with his manager at a cafe in the foothills of Beverly Hills on Wednesday, although DiCaprio Leo's clothes have no fashion taste at all, but he can still make thousands of girls scream, and it is reported that Fox executives also had lunch with the two of them, so is there a new film for the 'end of the century box office bomb' finally going to start?"

"Mel Gibson and Richard Gere, stars of the first wave of pre-Christmas shopping, showed up at Macy's on Saturday afternoon, tanned and tight shirts proving that Mel Gibson, even for the holidays They all go to the gym well. On the other hand, Richard Gill, who was still an American lover a few years ago, not only has gray hair and is out of shape, but also his shirts look like they haven’t been ironed for a long time. After divorcing supermodel Cindy Crawford The life of this man seems to have been completely reinvented."

"Fortunately, other first-line actors in Hollywood at that time paid great attention to their figures. Leaving aside Brad Pitt, William Bradley, the leading actor of the 12s, is also becoming more and more handsome. From the set photos of director David Fincher's untitled new film, William Bradley in shirt and trousers and Brad Pitt in hip-hop look at each other full of sparks. Is there an instant that turns into an airplane to turn this The idea of ​​the two men being kidnapped? In any case, fans have expressed that they have fallen.” ——William Bradley, the cover character of the American "GQ" magazine in December, the internal magazine news "Hollywood Actors Week Street Shooting", " William Bradley and Brad Pitt to star in new David Fincher film

"In Hollywood, when you mention 'fan movies' before, people always think of "Star Wars", "Star Trek" or "Superman", "Batman", which have become a cultural phenomenon and have a huge fan base. The popular IP, especially DC's Superman and Batman series, has almost become synonymous with "fan movie". But starting this year, "fan movie" has a new interpretation, that is, the main fan group, Treat stars as a new type of film that guarantees box office."

"It's not that Hollywood hasn't had a star like this drive the box office before, but it's never been as evident as what happened to William Bradley -- from the first week of release to now. , "Meet Joe Black" has maintained a weekly box office decline of 20% to 30%. In the first three weeks, there was even a miracle of not falling but rising. Of course, the quality of the film itself is not bad. But without the fans of William Bradley, Met Joe Black might just be another great film that was buried, like The Shawshank Redemption, instead of being brought back to life at the theatrical stage."

"Now, the box office of "Joe", which is about to be released in North America for a full month, has exceeded 1998 million US dollars, and it is only 1000 million away from the current 50 North American box office champion "Saving Private Ryan". Maintaining a decline of no more than 1998%, "Meet Joe Black" is likely to replace "Saving Private Ryan" and become the North American box office champion in [-]-judging from the current box office trajectory of the former, it is the same as "Titanic". "It’s the same long-term but amazing box office route, so maybe in a week or two, this thing will happen.”

"Unbelievable, right? After "Forrest Gump", Steven Spielberg teamed up with Tom Cruise again for the main theme film "Saving Private Ryan", which was lost to the rising star "Meet Joe Black" "! It's hard to imagine what kind of upsurge of public opinion will be triggered if the annual box office champion changes hands. However, in Hollywood, the impact has already appeared in advance: another film produced by Miramax and starring William Bradley The film "Shakespeare in Love" is set to premiere this weekend, and for the past two weeks, Miramax's promotion has been focused on William Brandley, not even Gwyneth Parker. It can be seen that Harvey Weinstein, who is well versed in the essence of film public relations and best grasps the direction of Hollywood, will never dig into the unknown of William Bradley fans. Gold Mine Opportunity." —— "The Hollywood Reporter" Second Edition "Learn from Universal, Miramax Plays Fan Card to Secure the Box Office? "

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Miramax hurried to finish the post-production of "Shakespeare in Love" at the beginning of November. In the first ten days of December, the film was released in the United States. At that time, William had joined the crew of "Fight Club" and flew to Germany. Filming started in Berlin. Except for the premiere where he flew back to Los Angeles from Germany, he did not participate in the whole process of publicity. However, it seems that Miramax’s public relations and publicity are doing very well. In the "Shakespeare in Love" project In continental Europe, where cinemas will only be available in two months, William can see news related to movies from newspapers and TV from time to time.

What William is most concerned about, first of all, is the word-of-mouth of the film. IMDB scored 8.3 in the first round, and Rotten Tomatoes has a freshness of 87%. It has proved that the film has not encountered Waterloo. While being happy, I couldn't help but drift my thoughts away——

"Edward" commented on IMDB: "In the past, Shakespeare was just a great historical figure in my heart, the kind with a sense of distance, but after watching this movie, he became a talented young man in my heart. He has the same fiery heart as all men of the same age, the only difference is that he is more talented than others, which makes the image of Shakespeare suddenly familiar and pleasant in my heart. The movie is very good, and one scene in it left me Very impressive, it was a series of intersecting shots, the scenes of the young Shakespeare and Viola’s relationship gradually deepening, intertwined with the completion and rehearsal of the script of "Romeo and Juliet", this kind of progressive transformation method of the plot It was brilliant, I almost screamed in the movie theater."

"What was even more surprising was William Bradley's performance. Two of the hottest emotions in the movie are condensed in Shakespeare, as a writer's passion for creation, and as a man's love for a woman. , before I walked into the cinema, I was thinking, can William clearly interpret these two emotions? Will he act these two emotions into one look? But obviously my worries are unnecessary, the creative inspiration and Fierce love is so similar and yet so different from William's interpretation. When Shakespeare waved his quill against the rough paper, the burst of passion was mixed with too much ambition. The desire to write excellent plays, when Shakespeare looked at Viola tenderly, and gently stroked her silky blond hair with the palm of his hand, no one doubted the tenderness in his eyes..."

It was a fan review that made William feel satisfied and embarrassed at the same time, satisfied because the film was recognized, and embarrassed because it always reminded him of the time when he was filming "Shakespeare in Love" in London, when he watched it. Looking at Gwyneth Paltrow, stroking her blonde hair, but thinking about his best friend.

Fortunately, in the professional film reviews that came out later, the words Gwyneth Paltrow and blond hair did not appear together too often, and the first wave of comments from the media also made William let go of his last worry about the film. Back to the stomach.

Film critic AO Scott wrote in his New York Times column: "While not as grand as Braveheart, nor as ups and downs as "Lawrence of Arabia," nor as "Gandhi" or "The Last Emperor," The thought is profound, but "Shakespeare in Love" has created another kind of temperament of biographical films-it is both joyful and sad, and both tastes and tastes are appreciated."

"The film is based on Shakespeare's most famous tragic drama. The love development and ending of the hero and heroine also follow this pattern. The soundtrack of the film is even more wonderful. It has a magnificent soundtrack that is almost only available in historical drama films, but the film is not sad. , the whole is even witty, and has amazingly rich details and historical research, any age and any education, as long as he or she knows "Romeo and Juliet", can enjoy this film without hindrance. A truly unrestricted film."

The focus of The New Yorker is often different: "Director John Madden knows how to maximize his advantages. Under deliberate close-ups, Shakespeare's career as a professional writer has been highlighted to the greatest extent. If the handsome and compelling William Bradley, who pays special attention to the setting of Shakespeare's writing in the movie, will find uncomfortable furniture, empty rooms, flickering candles and manuscripts written in ancient fonts, all of which tell the story of the writer's loneliness And unseen pain, the film secretly conveys a truth - the masters vent their pain through creative writing."

The Boston Post said it was: "A slow-paced but surprisingly informative movie, most of the characters are real people from history, every plot, even every line, especially William Bradley All of them can be found in the original works of Shakespeare. It feels like the screenwriters of the film used their rich imagination to connect the sporadic historical materials that are not systematic in history. If they insist that history is like that in the film, then historians They are also impeccable."

"Variety" turned its attention to the end of the movie: "The ending of the movie cannot be said to be satisfactory. Viola married Sir Weatherser and traveled to America. Shakespeare and Viola's love ending is only better than Romeo and Juliet. However, such an ending is embarrassing and at the same time has new hope. The film uses Shakespeare to create the comedy "Twelve Nights" requested by the Queen herself and the back view of Viola walking alone on the American continent. It's over, although the love between each other is not complete, but they all started a new journey, to some extent, this ending is more perfect than the happy ending."

"Chicago Tribune" film critic Roger Ebert gave "Shakespeare in Love" three and a half stars, which is already a higher score for Roger Ebert now Yes, but while praising the film, Roger Ebert also gave a profound comment with a unique vision: "The theme of the film is Shakespeare's creative passion and love, not himself, so the film's portrayal of Shakespeare's characters is still Not deep enough, not even as big as Judi Dench's Queen Elizabeth, who played only 8 minutes, and William's interpretation of Shakespeare, who is brilliant and in love, is very good, but it is still a little less connotative than Truman."

The ratings of the film in the North American market are generally high, and among the praises that have become mainstream, Andre Acheson, a film critic of "Entertainment Weekly", summarized the content of the film, "The poor writer climbed the wall in the middle of the night, and the rich man's daughter was young." "Devotion" is a bit vulgar, but it is undoubtedly very eye-catching-"Andre Acheson is really catching Will again. Did Will cause him to lose his job? Otherwise, how can he explain his insinuation between the lines?" Going against Will everywhere?" Many of William's fans have noticed Andrew Acheson, a film critic who almost never speaks well of William, and are puzzled by his motives.

In Europe, where the film has not yet been released, some film critics who have participated in the preliminary screening have released film reviews online or in their columns, although "Shakespeare in Love" is a pseudo-biographical film full of romantic atmosphere. The French and the Italians like it, but because it's about Shakespeare, it's the British that counts.

The most famous British film magazine "Empire" seems to be deliberately increasing the popularity of the film in Europe: "Shakespeare is a part of Britain. People know him well, but they don't know where to know him, because he can be seen almost everywhere. In the eyes of many people, it is a legend, but now it has become a reality from a legend, and has become a vivid person. It cannot be said that William Bradley is the real Shakespeare in history. After all, this is just a film. It’s a movie that jokes about history, but William has vividly displayed the beauty of Shakespeare’s thoughts. All in all, this is a Shakespeare biography movie that is not a biography. William Bradley's Shakespeare and not the other American actors' kind,"

The adaptation of Shakespeare by Hollywood in the United States has not attracted a lot of bad reviews but has been praised?In any case, the praise from the "Empire" magazine gave "Shakespeare in Love" the greatest affirmation, and the movie-watching craze of American movie fans is continuing to heat up. "It also became one of the most anticipated films in the 1998 Christmas file.