Introduction to 8-mile movie

The story begins in Detroit in the winter of 1995. In a hip-hop club called The Shelter, every weekend, musicians get together and have a one-on-one 60-second performance competition. Finally, the crowd decides who is the winner of this round and moves on to the next round until the winner of this week is decided. When it was jimmy smith's turn to perform on stage, he got stuck.

Then we entered Jimmy's personal life. As a hotel janitor, he lost his car because he broke up with his girlfriend and had to go back to live in the trailer with his mother (kim basinger) and his half-sister. Jimmy continued his personal struggle: he had to face not only the embarrassment of being kicked off the stage, but also the reality of living in a trailer with his mother. At the same time, the appearance of mom's boyfriend, the pressure from life, work and friends, and the fierce competition with a group of hip-hop musicians … all these need him to face and solve.

Based on the life of a young man, the story shows the hero's emotional struggle to break through the shackles of groups and families, establish his own personality, and express his anger and fear with music, cross the physical and mental barriers of race and individuals, and finally escape from Detroit.

[About this movie]

The name of this movie is the name of Detroit 8 Mile Street. This street is the dividing line between Detroit's cities and suburbs, which is also the dividing line between white and black residential areas. When it comes to Detroit, you have to mention its music. No matter which period, the music of this city always comes from its blue-collar class, and hip-hop is no exception. Hip-hop, as an art form, has strong improvisation, fast pace, theme and insight in lyrics, and needs language skills and keen observation of life. For people like Jimmy in the film, hip-hop is the only way for him to communicate with emptiness.

Eminem is very familiar with the hip-hop clubs in Detroit. "I remember that if I lost a game, my whole world would collapse. Many people will say,' Hey, man, what's the big deal? Come back if you lose! "But I will feel that my life is all over. This is a competition, just as a sports competition is an athlete's life. Many people may think this idea is stupid, but for people like us, this is our world. "

In the movie, Jimmy has the skills needed for success, but he lacks the ability to express himself in words. "My character Jimmy is a hot-headed guy," Eminem said. "Just like I used to, I still get hot-headed sometimes." In the film, Jimmy not only found pronunciation skills, but also began to look for ways to cross the dividing line. After all, for him, this "eight miles" is really unbearable.

[About Eminem]

Detroit is where Eminem, the hero, grew up. So the film can be said to be half of Eminem's autobiography. As a white man, it is really incredible to break into the hip-hop world and later become a man of the hour. Eminem, formerly known as Marshall Mather, was born in Kansas. When I was a child, I moved between Detroit and Kansas City. 12 years old, I settled in eastern Detroit with my mother. Eminem was deprived of all the happiness of his childhood-constantly transferring schools, receiving social welfare, having few friends and being bullied by juvenile offenders from time to time. As a result, music became Eminem's best psychotherapy. He has been performing rap since high school, and Amro's debut "Slim Shady LP" suddenly attracted everyone's attention.

Legendary rapper and producer Dr.Dre heard Eminem's freestyle singing in LA Radio and was deeply impressed by it. He immediately looked for this young man from Michigan. Soon, Delhi hired Eminem to join his aftercare company, so Eminem began to cooperate with "the greatest hip-hop music producer". Since then, Eminem's career has soared, and Slim Shady and Marshall Mathers have sold millions of records. The latter was nominated for several Grammy Awards, including album of the year. Although this is due to the help of Dr. Derry and his teacher, Eminem's personal skills should not be underestimated, whether it is lyrics or music arrangement.

At the same time, the lyrics full of sex, drugs and violence, dissolute personal life, cynical attitude towards life, and the relationship with his mother and wife … all these make Eminem the focus of attention and controversy. This self-proclaimed "the meanest person in the world" hates growing up in poverty, growing up in a broken family, and hating the racial prejudice that he can't get rid of. Eminem offended people everywhere, but his supporters still called him "great hope"

The film includes three new songs, including Eminem's Lost Yourself, and the latest music of Jay-Z, NAS, Lakim, 50 Cent, Xzibit, D 12, etc. Eminem collaborated with Dr. Derry to complete the music and soundtrack album of this film.