Gavin Hunter decides to write a Renly feature, but the editor-in-chief of Us Weekly is skeptical:
It is really difficult to find a way out of the countless articles; what's more, "US Weekly" is not a film professional magazine, but an entertainment magazine, and its professionalism cannot compete with "The Hollywood Reporter", authoritative Can't compete with "The New York Times", can't compete with "Vanity Fair" in popularity... Are they going to decide the outcome based on rumors and scandals
Still, the editor-in-chief handed the feature over to Gavin—after all, Gavin is doing pretty well right now.
Faced with such a difficult problem, Gavin raised a question to himself, which is the core content of this topic: How did Renly, who is constantly controversial and full of contradictions, reach such a height in just a few years? More importantly, how did Renly, who has never stopped negative news, win the favor of countless people, including him
Although negative news, negative news, and lace news go hand in hand, from the Internet to the industry, the resistance against Renly has never been calmed down, let alone disappeared; but one miracle after another has proved Renly with iron-clad facts. The powerful appeal of Don Quixote is a potential that cannot be ignored on a global scale.
Including Gavin himself, he must admit that Renly's charisma made him unforgettable, and he still misses those days when he was at the forefront with Renly in close contact, all the memory fragments are so vivid, those fragments are hidden in the office In the corners of life, people can't help but miss - sometimes, he can't tell whether he misses the life of running around chasing the news, or the days of close encounters with Renly...
So why exactly
Gavin settles his thoughts, from a bystander back to his identity as a participant, looking for answers to questions from a subjective perspective. His brushstrokes focus on Don Quixote, with these loyal and lovely fans as the The starting point, telling the Renly in their eyes, trying to capture the "Master Renly" outside the camera.
Has no one paid attention to this angle before? Is such a perspective the first time ever? Has it never been written on such a subject
Obviously not!
Countless articles have been written about Renly over the years, and stories about Renly's relationship with Don Quixote have been numerous—in the words of the magazine's editor-in-chief: "Fancy compliments have reached a dead end, trying to come up with a For a brand new topic that no one has touched on, it is estimated that we still have to rely on the paparazzi." So, what is so special about Gavin's feature
Write about Don Quixote, some; write about Renly's charm, some; write about Renly in the eyes of Don Quixote, or Don Quixote in the eyes of Renly, and some; but, with Don Quixote Writing Renly as Don Quixote, but not—more precisely, journalists writing Renly as Don Quixote, not.
Because journalists must remain objective, at least relatively objective, it is also doomed that they cannot bring in their own personal emotions to complete news stories; therefore, when writing related topics, even as Don Quixote, the reporter status is the first One, Don Quixote is the second.
Now, Gavin has changed his position slightly, Don Quixote is the first, the reporter is the second, and really presents the image of Renly from the perspective of Don Quixote - the only difference is that those Don Quixotes are not journalists, and their professionalism and objectivity are naturally different.
So, is this perspective biased? If it is not objective enough or neutral enough, let’s not talk about it for the time being. Is it possible to become a fanatical pursuit from the perspective of fans? Is it possible to become a mindless blow of the fan's mentality? Is it possible to lose the essence of journalism and become a total eulogy
That's precisely what Gavin is brilliant at: he doesn't.
Perhaps in the eyes of Don Quixote, Renly is an omnipotent superhero, even a giant with a height of 100 feet, or a magician. Many behaviors in the fan filter are beautified, and the content is natural It also began to be distorted; however, in Gavin's eyes, Renly is Renly, and the exaggerated parts of those fan filters have been restored, and more of a real Renly is presented - still maintaining the authenticity of the reporter's part.
This truth makes this topic unique.
It must be admitted that in recent years, he has worked hard on special reports and one-on-one interviews, which has given Gavin a different perspective. His writing is very sharp and delicate, and he presents his views down-to-earth. In the sound, it can be called a clear stream.
Gavin recounted in detail the experiences of his own personal experience, the personal experience of his colleagues, and the experiences left by images and texts over the years. From those seemingly subjective but actually objective perspectives, he narrated those stories, and slowly showed the blue. The hidden face of the ceremony is far away from the public eye—
The "away from the public eye" mentioned here is not to live in isolation and to be alone, but to strip away the media's entertainment to death interpretation, touch the bright and bright under the light, and simply cut in from the ordinary perspective of the general public to find a trivial but true image. On the side, the ordinary person before he became an actor fills in the most mysterious and most appropriate last piece of the puzzle for the image of the Hollywood superstar "Renly Hall".
Renly who volunteered at Mount Sinai Hospital, Renly who worked as a waiter at Pioneer Village, Renly who held a "One Man Concert" for Heather, Renly who mobilized the "Ice Bucket Challenge" on social networks, Renly who chose to avoid because he resisted fans, Renly who berated fans at the entrance of Lincoln Center, Renly who showed different attitudes in the "hypegate", Renly who was keen on film festivals and indulged in fans' communication, and visited the injured at midnight Renly from movie fans, Renly who silently devotes charity outside the lights, Renly who is friendly and friendly when they meet unexpectedly... Of course, there is also Renly who shows himself through live broadcast on Sundance, and there are many, many more...
Gavin's Renly is definitely not perfect, it can even be said to be incomplete, he will be angry, he will be painful, he will be sad, he will be afraid, he will also escape and fear, hidden under the perfect appearance of a gentleman, Lanly. Li has always had the pain that he can't get rid of, and the entanglement of joy, anger, sadness and joy is lingering; but this kind of Ren Li is real and sincere. His enthusiasm and concentration, his firmness and devotion have never been Changed, just like Don Quixote.
From Don Quixote to Sisyphus, Renly's self-proclaimed and self-named can capture the obsession in his heart, it can even be said to be a kind of stupid paranoia, the existence of pessimism is looming, faint can Let people see the fragility of this top superstar, as well as the truth beyond the halo.
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These details, unknown anecdotes and marriages, are slowly presented through Gavin's perspective, allowing people to feel the interaction between Renly and Don Quixote, and then tell a truth:
Don Quixote's trust in Renly, and even the bond, is pure and sincere, even unconditional, but still maintains a sense of reason that fanatic fans do not have.
In the eyes of outsiders, it is actually the fan filter talking, dizzy, blindly hot, and completely incomprehensible; but everything is traceable, Rome was not built in a day, and the bond of trust is not a thing. Two things can be accomplished, this is a process—a process that others cannot experience and naturally cannot understand.
until now. Gavin shows the tip of the iceberg through his own experience. Of course, just like there are a thousand Hamlets in a thousand people, every Don Quixote has its own story, but they are all united by the same person, getting to know each other and supporting each other, which is the most precious thing. of.
At the end of the article, Gavin wrote:
"When I was thinking about the results of the article, a voice suddenly came to my mind: 'You know what? What about completely sacrificing your own romantic and foolish goals?' I think I know the answer."
From Renly as an actor, to Andrew as "The Burst Drummer", and then back to Renly as an ordinary person, Gavin uses his pen to present a familiar but unfamiliar Renly, not a cliché, nor can it be talked about The breakthrough innovation in the past just intercepted a certain aspect of Renly's body, and then showed it.
After quieting down, looking back at the story of "The Bursting Drummer" and mulling over Renly's performance and interpretation, it seems that something new has been unearthed.
When Gavin-Hunter finished typing the last line of words, he sat quietly in place for a long time, and then clicked on the album "Don Quixote", quietly letting the music flow, all kinds of thoughts in his heart. The mixed taste, even he himself can't tell, seems to be relieved in a certain corner.
After "US Weekly" released this feature article, it did not explode the topic in a flash - after all, this is still far from the fast-paced style popular on the Internet, and more need to calm down and read slowly; as time progresses, The attention has gradually increased, and after the Golden Globe Awards and the eve of the Oscar nominations are about to be announced, it has won the second attention, and it has been widely spread on social networks, causing countless resonances.
From word of mouth to box office, from public relations to momentum, "Boom Drummer" has shown incredible energy, which makes Sony Classic ignore the predicament of congenital deficiencies, and strongly promotes this work to strive for more possibilities in the awards season - last year's "Drunken Country Ballad" "After all, it has not been able to open up more situations, so can this year's "Boom Drummer" be able to go further
At least from the current point of view, in the siege of many competitors, Renly has undoubtedly become the absolute leader in the battle for the best actor, leading the reputation of many candidates. The momentum of "two seals" is gradually heating up. It is the most well-deserved highlight of this year's awards season.