The Life of the Characters in paul verhoeven's Works

Paul verhoeven was born in Amsterdam, the Netherlands on July 2008 1938+08. He became a conquered man before he was two years old. The country was occupied by the Germans, and German tanks ran rampant in the streets of Amsterdam, but the Dutch soldiers and civilians were helpless. Facing the powerful German army, Holland is too weak.

Paul verhoeven, who is a little more sensible, can also see the Nazis shooting Dutch compatriots in the street, and there are still air battles over the city from time to time. Such a childhood is tragic for anyone. Fortunately, people are young and ignorant, and many sufferings can be forgotten, but the shame of being an aggressor will never be forgotten and will always be engraved in his heart. 1945 After the German defeat, the Netherlands was liberated and paul verhoeven began to live a real Dutch life. The scars left by World War II will gradually emerge in his future films.

When he was a teenager, paul verhoeven came up with the idea of becoming a film director because he accidentally watched several foreign war films. It was still an illusion at that time, because the small country of the Netherlands didn't even have a film company with a certain scale. How could it be a film director? But fate always favors those who stick to their ideals. Paul verhoeven's family is very rich and can provide him with a good learning environment. At the age of 65,438+07, paul verhoeven's uncle gave him a portable camera with the size of 65,438+06 mm, which was only 65,438+0955. It is conceivable that many colleagues in the world will not have such expensive gifts, but Paul Van Hoven does, in this respect.

1956, paul verhoeven entered the famous Leiden university in the Netherlands, which was founded in 1575 (Wanli period of Ming dynasty). When paul verhoeven entered the school, Leiden University had offered the course of film theory, but it was still an elective course. Paul van hoven focuses on mathematics and physics. Although he is not interested in mathematics, his intelligence makes him smooth in his studies. After eight years of college life, he got a double doctorate in mathematics and physics when he graduated. Unfortunately, he never made a living from these two doctorates, which is ironic. It seems that paul verhoeven was born for movies.

Command troops to make movies.

1965, young Paul van hoven was drafted into the Dutch navy. Of course, a soldier with a doctorate like him doesn't need to practice charging. He was incorporated into the Propaganda Department, because he could play with a camera since he was a child (many people had never seen this machine at that time), so he was responsible for shooting some propaganda films to boost morale in the army. During his short two-year military career, he filmed a documentary called "Naval Power" for the navy. During the filming of this documentary, he learned scene scheduling and commanded hundreds of soldiers to charge on the beach, which was quite a general style. This pleasant sense of command also strengthened his desire to be a director. 1966 after he retired, paul verhoeven began to be a director. After shooting several documentaries in succession, the Dutch television industry began to flourish. This is a new entertainment media, which has the same effect as movies and is even more attractive than movies. The appearance of television has brought a great impact on movies and changed paul verhoeven's life.

1969, paul verhoeven directed a series called Freedom for a Dutch TV station. This series is divided into 12 episodes, each of which lasts for 30 minutes. After the play was broadcast, it was a great success, because people basically didn't watch any TV series at that time, so as long as there was a TV series with a complete plot, they would applaud. With this series, paul verhoeven became famous quickly, and finally attracted movie investors for him. 197 1 year, paul verhoeven's film debut "In Business" was officially released.

What movie is Business in Business? This is a work describing the red light district in Amsterdam, which is also famous in the Netherlands, directly affecting the ideological development of local residents. Therefore, all paul verhoeven's films are inseparable from sexual elements, and the lingering shadow of Nazi death in his childhood also adds a bit of bloody violence to his films. Looking back at the film "In Business", it is actually quite conservative. After all, this is the first film work of Youth, so paul verhoeven dare not shoot too recklessly. He just put a lot of effort into the plot, paying attention to creating dramatic conflicts in the plot, making the film not only touching, but also making people smile. "In Business" finally achieved great commercial success, and paul verhoeven also embarked on the road of commercial film. Together with In Business, paul verhoeven directed seven films in the Netherlands, among which the famous ones are Turkish Carnival (1973) and Katie the Prostitute (1975), the latter is an influential Dutch historical drama, which cost 1975.

Hollywood doesn't believe in style.

After Holland won countless flowers and applause (including many controversies), Hollywood finally extended an olive branch to this great director. 1986, American HBO invited paul verhoeven to the United States to direct the TV series Hitchhiker. This TV series announced that Paul Van Hoven had entered Hollywood formally. 1987, paul verhoeven got the chance to direct the sci-fi movie robocop. He disdained the script of this film, and only after being persuaded by his wife did he agree to direct this sci-fi action film with strong comedy style. Robocop was a box office masterpiece that year. The film not only deals with the first-class special effects scenes, but also successfully pushes Murphy, the protagonist, into the palace of science fiction classics, comparable to the terminator T-800 built by Schwarzenegger.

With Robocop establishing his position in Hollywood commercial films, paul verhoeven has the power to control large sums of money and big stars. His Cosmic Veyron, which was released on 1990, was a box office blockbuster at that time, bringing together two big stars, Arnold Schwarzenegger and sharon stone. The theme was still the hottest science fiction film at that time, costing nearly $50 million, which was a huge investment at that time, but paul verhoeven's excellent control ability still made the film shine.

Instinct (1990) caused controversy in paul verhoeven. Although the box office of this movie soared again and again due to the exaggerated erotic scenes, paul verhoeven didn't win much praise. Many critics think that Fan Huowen will only show off eroticism and violence to attract the audience. Instinctively, paul verhoeven's situation went from bad to worse. 1995' s dancers led to Paul van hoven's loss since he took over the film, and the film companies he invested in closed down one after another. After such a blow, paul verhoeven was devastated in Hollywood. Even if movies such as Starfleet and Hollow Man come out, it's a pity that the response is getting lower and lower. With the shrinking of the director's power, Paul Van Hoven chose to return to his native Holland to start a new film career.

In 2006, the war film Black Book, which cost 20 million dollars, was born. This film is a film summary of Paul Van Hood's literary career. The black book describes the period when Holland was occupied by the Germans, which was the darkest day. The savage Germans are disgusting, but the spies lurking inside the Dutch are equally guilty. The Black Book reviews the disastrous years that paul verhoeven mentioned for a long time, and it is the same.