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The story of "Gangs of New York" originated in New York in 1846. This is a city full of violence and fighting, and fighting and bloodshed happen every day.In order to fight for control of the "fifth point" of the slum area, the "natives" (thenatives) born in New York and the "deadrabbits" (deadrabbits) formed by Irish immigrants clashed.During the battle, the leader of the "Dead Rabbit Gang" Priest Warren was killed by the leader of the Native Gang "Butcher" Bill, and the Native Gang completely occupied the "Fifth Point".

And 17 years later, in 1863, Pastor Warren's son Amsterdam Warren returned to New York, wanting to avenge his father.But 1863 was the period when the American Civil War broke out. The implementation of Lincoln's conscription law in New York caused the worst riots in American history. The right to flee war stifles the choice of the poor.The conflict between the rich and the poor, the artillery fire of the Civil War and the tense race relations constitute the background of the movie "Gangs of New York".Of course, this is also the most criticized place after the movie was released.

The success of Martin Scorsese lies in his restoration of a real 19th century, a New York full of contradictions and blood.He is full of ambitions to show his full feelings for that era, but it is obviously impossible to combine so many complicated histories in just three hours, not to mention that the first half of the movie has to focus on depicting the conflict between Amsterdam and Bill .If revenge is the main theme, and the background of the times is integrated into it, and the film is shot in a way of seeing the big from the small, Martin will be able to control it easily; if it focuses on showing the times, the times have changed the fate of the characters, which is also a good idea.However, Martin's two lines go hand in hand, which makes the main line of the movie messy.

But no matter what, Martin Scorsese is a great director, and his influence in gangster films is unmatched. "Gangs of New York" is also a masterpiece comparable to epic.

Daniel Day Lewis plays the "butcher" Bill in the movie, Leonardo DiCaprio plays Amsterdam, the son of the "priest", and Noye plays the thief Jenny in the movie. There is an emotional entanglement.

On the first day of filming, Leonardo and Noye had no scenes. The two of them simply sat on the chairs by the studio and watched the fight between the "Native Gang" and the "Dead Rabbit Gang".It is worth mentioning that Liam Neeson, who played the role of the priest in the film "Schindler's List", is also a veteran British actor. At the party a few days ago, Noy and He had a relationship once.

In the dark cave, the sound of iron and drums and the clamor of the Irish came and went.Pastor Warren put the badge of St. Michele around the neck of Little Amsterdam actor Sean McCormack, and then he led the members of the "Dead Rabbit Gang" into the snow to face the "Native help".

Noye kept his eyes on the set.Liam Neeson's acting skills are of course beyond doubt, but his appearances in the entire movie are too few, so Noye's full attention is still on Daniel Day-Lewis.

He was wearing a gray-green shabby long robe, revealing the shirt buttons inside, a blue and black hat on his head and a thick beard that was pasted on at first glance, making his appearance look funny, but the eyes under his thick eyelashes However, it was full of murderous intent. With the movement of his footsteps, the beard on his mouth moved, instantly outlining a vivid image of "Butcher" Bill.

Noy's eyes widened suddenly.

This is real acting!

When Noye plays with other actors, she often has time to think that this actor is so-and-so. However, when Bill, played by Daniel Day-Lewis, appears, Noye only sees Bill, and she has no time to think about it. Was he Daniel Day-Lewis or someone else, and she could only focus on Daniel's performance, watching him outline how Bill would defeat the priest and gain control of the Fifth Point.

"Did you notice his accent?"

Noy couldn't help asking Leonardo DiCaprio beside him, but Leonardo was still staring at the set with a careless look in his water-blue eyes.It took him a long time to realize that Noy was talking to him: "What?"

"Accent, Daniel's accent."

I don't know if it was affected by the failure of the two films "The Man in the Iron Mask" and "The Beach" after "Titanic", Leonardo always has a lingering depression on his face.When he joined the group, he had very little communication with Noy. Noy ​​could tell that it wasn't because of his lack of fame, but because of Leonardo's personality. A touch of disappointment.

Leonardo replied: "Martin is trying to restore New York in the 19th century, so Daniel needs to maintain the accent of that era."

"how about you?"

Leonardo glanced at Noy lightly: "I will do what I should do."

The tone is really cold.Noy thought silently.However, she has always liked Leonardo DiCaprio very much. This love originated from "Titanic", but what really moved her was Leonardo's efforts for the role. In his eyes, he was just a crazy character who begged for an Oscar, but in Noye's view, Leonardo was really amazing. After "Titanic", he refused to act in commercial blockbusters, and he longed to be praised by the world as an actor, rather than being "Jack" forever.

Think about Johnny Depp, who co-starred with him in "A Different Sky", is still swimming in the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series. The failure of "Transcendental Hackers" immediately made him questioned. Commercial films can certainly bring fame, But once the actor loses, the price he has to pay is even greater.

And Leonardo has always maintained a dedicated attitude, regardless of his acting skills, at least his efforts can be seen by everyone.And in Noye's view, it is a very bad judgment for those who deny Leonardo's acting skills based on a few nominations and no awards.Oscar's recognition of male actors is much harsher than that of female actors. Noy ​​always remembers a detail. Christopher Plummer, the leading actor of "The Sound of Music", won the Oscar for the first time at the age of 82 after half a century. Won the first supporting actor Oscar in his life.

Noye looked away from Leonardo and continued to stare at Daniel Day-Lewis on set.In daily life, Daniel is a very kind person, but at this moment, his eyes are narrowed, the veins on his neck are bulging, and his ferocious expression makes Noy's heart tremble a few times.

Her dream is to become such a great actor.Playing the whole set with applause, every word and action can infect the audience, it must be majestic, but also restrained and deep.

Martin Scorsese recruited hundreds of extras to complete the ensemble.At the order of the director, the blood plasma and the ax took off, dyeing the pure white snow scene bright red.The scenes in the movie that only appeared in a square inch were directly displayed in front of Noy at this moment. It felt like a feast had started, and the violence was so violent that people's blood would boil.

Daniel is not a strong guy, even before the first scene was filmed he was practicing fighting positions under the guidance of a boxing trainer, and his skin was very pale...but when the man was wielding a knife and his body was covered in blood , the visual impact is so strong.

The scene continued into the evening, in perfect harmony with the overcast sky.

However, although the shooting of this scene was smooth, it was not over yet. After discovering that several details needed to be corrected, Martin waved his hand and announced that half of the scene needed to be overthrown and restarted.

Amid the wailing of the crew members, Noy briskly ran to the hotel, took a shower and continued to study the script. "Gangs of New York" is a man's show, but the number of female members of the crew is not small, so Noye has no safety concerns.

Noye reckons it will be a while before he actually starts filming.Before that, she only had three filming experiences. Among the three films, except for the slightly grander plot of "Drug Network", it took longer. The filming was completed in less than a month. The plot of "Drug Network" is also modern, and the number of actors required is not very large. The reason for the long time is only because the scene of the movie has three lines.But "Gangs of New York" is different. Historical dramas, especially historical dramas with a high degree of restoration, require a lot of time to set up scenes, recruit extras, make-up, and advance the plot.

During dinner, Noy and Leonardo were told that their first scene would need to be postponed for another two or three days. Leonardo was slightly better, his role was ahead of Noy’s, according to According to Martin's estimate, Noye estimated that it would take six or seven days before the actual filming began.

"We need to turn the scene from 1846 to 1863, some things need to be erased, some things need to be recreated." Martin explained to the two young people with a smile, "Leo, Noy, no filming does not mean Then you will be very leisurely. Leo, next you need to continue to practice your fighting skills. Noy, your character in the movie is a female thief, so I hired an expert in that field to train your stealing skills."

Noy squeezed his fingers: "That sounds really cool!"

Martin patted the back of her hand: "That is definitely an expert with an excellent level, and he is very famous throughout Italy."

Noy slapped his forehead fiercely: "This is Italy! Martin, maybe we can study who can shoot faster?"

"In addition, Noy, I also suggest that you and Leo receive physical training together." Martin said with a smile, "Although you don't have any plots that you need to do in the movie, for the sake of the movie effect, I hope you can Accept my offer."

Noy nodded: "Martin, I believe in your profession."

"Give me some blueberry wine, thank you." Daniel Day Lewis' strange tone made everyone turn their heads to look at him.Daniel, who has removed his beard and weird hairstyle, is of course not as scary as in the movie, and even Daniel will feel a little embarrassed when facing the attention of everyone: "It's just a little blueberry wine."

In the crew, Daniel Day Lewis has always insisted on talking in the Manhattan dialect of the 19th century, and sometimes he would suddenly pop out two lines from the movie-Daniel Day Lewis will always fall into the various roles he plays Go, that's why he doesn't take plays frequently, he always needs more time to rest.

In any case, starting tomorrow, Noy needs to start learning pickpocketing skills, which sounds like a cool thing, and Noy is also very happy to challenge.

"What, stealing skills?"

Noy responded helplessly: "Yes, this character is a female thief. In order to make the character look more convincing, I have to learn how to steal a wallet quickly."

"Dear Noy, I think at least this is not a bad thing." Martin clumsily gave an example, "For example, if you marry a man one day in the future, you can easily find evidence of his cheating or... Anyway, I think this skill is cool, but you have to be careful not to be caught by Mr. Cop."

"Your consolation is really unique!" Noy's voice was very soft, "Dear East, you'd better not go out with me in the future. Maybe you will hear a woman screaming halfway,' Pervert, he doesn't wear underwear when he goes out...', and so on."

Noye was sure she heard Martin gagging on the other end of the line.

"Noye, your taste is getting stronger. I made a big mistake, I should not try to laugh at any women. Their rebuttals often hit me in the chest like poison. For my life Be safe, Noy, and I sincerely apologize."

"Dear Martin, because of your persuasion, I suddenly developed a strong interest in learning pickpocketing techniques. I will let you feel its magical power when I come back from filming the movie."

The conversation with Martin ended on a pleasant note.Noy opened the script and thought about the role of the thief Jenny in the movie.Undoubtedly, in the only appearance in the script, Jenny shows the image of a vase, and even Martin Scorsese’s positioning of the female thief Jenny is a vase. She doesn’t need to be too deep, and the depth is reserved for Daniel Day. · Shown by Lewis and Leonardo DiCaprio.

But Noye's goal is not to make a vase.

Besides, she doesn't have the beauty of a vase.

Noye is trying to dig out more from the script's description of Jenny, her thoughts and emotions.In her opinion, this is a deep and heavy movie, and there should not be too shallow characters in this kind of movie.In any case, she needs to find the shining point of the role of Jenny, at least to leave the audience's impression of Jenny.

That's Noe's original goal.

For tomorrow's morning training, the clock just jumped to ten o'clock in the evening, and Noy packed up and planned to go to bed.The night in Italy is very different from that in Los Angeles. It is very peaceful here, with only the melodious sound of the wind and the quaint atmosphere of the city of Rome.

Quaint and solemn, it seems that every road and every window tells a different story.

Noy closed the window gently, and slowly fell asleep amidst the chirping of cicadas and insects.