Does anyone have a review of 8 Mile?

8Miles Eight Miles Film Review - - Director: Curtis Hanson Screenwriter: Scott Silver Starring: Eminem Mekhi Phifer Bray Brittany Murphy Kim Basinger Film length: 118 minutes Type: Drama/Music Release date: November 8, 2002 Distribution: Universal Pictures Official website: www.8-mile.com [Synopsis] More->>> The story begins in Detroit in the winter of 1995. In a hip-hop club called The Shelter, musicians gather together every weekend for a one-on-one 60-second performance competition. In the end, the crowd decides who is the winner of this round and moves on to the next one. Round to round to determine the weekly champion. When it's little Jimmy Smith's (Eminem) turn to perform, he gets stuck. Then we get into Jimmy's personal life. He works as a hotel doorman, loses his car after breaking up with his girlfriend, and has to go back to living in a trailer with his mother (Kim Basinger) and half-sister. Jimmy continues his personal struggle: not only does he have to deal with the embarrassment of being kicked off the stage, but he also has to deal with the reality of living in a trailer with his mother. At the same time, the appearance of his mother's boyfriend, the pressure from life, work and friends, and the fierce competition with a group of hip-hop musicians... all of this requires him to face and solve. The story focuses on the life of a young man, showing the protagonist's emotional struggle to break through the bonds of group and family and establish his own personality, as well as his courage to express anger and fear through music, cross racial and personal physical and mental barriers, and finally escape from the city of Detroit. life experience. [About the film] The title 8 Mile is taken from the name of 8 Mile Street in Detroit. This street is the dividing line between the city and the suburbs of Detroit, that is, the boundary between white and black residential areas. When it comes to Detroit, it’s impossible to mention its music. No matter what period, the city's music always comes from its blue-collar class, and hip-hop is no exception. As an art form, hip-hop is improvisational and fast, and its lyrics are thematic and insightful. It requires language skills and keen observation of life. For someone like Jimmy in the film, hip-hop is the only way he can communicate with his own emptiness. Eminem is very familiar with Detroit's hip-hop clubs. "I remember if I lost a game (hip-hop competition), my whole world would fall apart. A lot of people would be like, 'Hey, man, what's the deal? If you lose, just do it again!' But I would It feels like your life is over. This is competition, just like sports are the entire life of an athlete. Maybe a lot of people think this is silly, but for people like us, this is our world. " In the film, Jimmy has the skills needed to succeed, but lacks the ability to express himself verbally. "The character I play, Jimmy, is a hot-headed guy," Eminem said. "Just like me before, in fact, I still get hot-headed sometimes." In the film, while Jimmy found his pronunciation skills, he also began to Find a way beyond the dividing line. After all, for him, this "8 miles" is really unbearable anymore. [About Eminem] Detroit is where Eminem, the star of the show, grew up. Therefore, the film can be said to be Eminem's half-body autobiography. As a white man, it's a bit incredible to break into the world of hip-hop and then become a huge figure in it. Eminem, whose real name was Marshall Mather, was born in Kansas. He spent his subsequent childhood moving between Detroit and Kansas City, and settled east of Detroit with his mother when he was 12 years old. Eminem's childhood was deprived of all happiness - he kept changing schools, received social relief funds, had few friends, and was bullied by bad boys from time to time. Therefore, music became Eminem's best psychological therapy. He has been rapping since high school, and Eminem's debut "The Slim Shady LP" immediately attracted everyone's attention.

Legendary rap music artist and producer Dr. Dre heard Eminem's freestyle singing on a Los Angeles radio station and was so impressed that he immediately sought out the young man from Michigan. Soon, Dre hired Eminem to join his Aftermath company, and Eminem began to cooperate with "the greatest hip-hop music producer". Since then, Eminem's career has skyrocketed, with both "Slim Shady" and "Marshall Mathers LP" selling millions of copies; the latter was nominated for multiple Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year. Although this is due to the help of his mentor Dr. Dre, Eminem's own personal skills cannot be underestimated, whether in terms of lyrics or track arrangement. At the same time, a personal life full of dissipation, a cynical attitude towards life, a quarrelsome relationship with his mother, and separation and reconciliation with his wife... all of these make Eminem a millionaire. The focus of attention and controversy. This self-proclaimed "most despicable person in the world" hates growing up in poverty, hates being raised in a broken family, and hates the racial prejudice that he has never been able to get rid of. Eminem has offended people all over the world, but his supporters still call him the "Great White Hope." The video includes three new songs by Eminem including "Lose Yourself", as well as the latest music from Jay-Z, Nas, Rakim, 50 Cent, Xzibit, D12, etc. Eminem collaborated with Dr. Dre on the film's music and soundtrack. [About the Director] Working Photos When talking about director Curtis Hanson, movie fans will definitely think of the noir classic he directed - "L.A. Confidential", which has a compact narrative and prominent characters. It also brought together three talented acting actors, Russell Crowe, Kevin Spacey, and Guy Pearce, and the super beauty Kim Basinger also successfully performed an exquisite role as a vase. The film won the It was nominated for 9 Oscars, and finally won two awards for Best Supporting Actress and Best Adapted Screenplay. In addition, films directed by Curtis such as "The Hand That Rocks the Cradle", "The River Wild" and "Wonder Boys" are also talked about. Curtis convinced Universal to let him film "8 Mile" in Detroit. "I asked Eminem and his friends tons of questions, went to the places they played and listened to the music they used to listen to," Curtis said of how to get Eminem and his friends in Detroit to participate in the shoot. I told them to talk like they normally would during the shoot, and then I recorded all the footage and picked out the best parts," film producer Brian Grazer said of Curtis' work. He did an incredible job. I believe it will be a riveting and passionate film." [Review] No matter where we live, no matter who we are, we are all surrounded by boundaries. With. Some of these boundaries are real, and some may just be imagined. Some people are content to live within these boundaries, others have to. But some people want to break through these boundaries, even if the other side is completely unknown territory.