Ben Affleck's directorial style infuses the reality of "The Town" with "The Town"

Affleck faces his real self in 'Hollywoodland'

To discuss Ben Affleck's directorial skills in The Town, we should first look back at his predicament since the beginning of the 2000s. At this time, he no longer had the brilliance he once had. Paparazzi were waiting for her wherever she went, she was criticized by the media every time she made a comment, and every time a movie she appeared in was released, she was criticized with people saying, ``I've been waiting for you!'' `` Giri '' and `` Daredevil '' are examples of this. If he had remained in the film industry without any changes, his presence would have disappeared by now.

But that didn't happen. Around 2005, he began to work hard to make major changes to himself. The impetus for this was probably his marriage to Jennifer Garner (they divorced in 2015), and the young life they had together.

Also in 2005, he took on the challenge of filming `` Hollywoodland ''. This is a mystery that unravels the death of George Reeves, who starred in the TV version of ``Superman.'' Ben, who played Reeves, won the Best Actor Award at the Venice Film Festival for his role in the film. For him, who had previously played a superhero in Daredevil and experienced a decline as an actor, this role was not only suitable for him, but also a role that was a perfect example of him. If things had gone as they were, Ben Affleck himself might have ended up like this.

The profession of being an actor is often to play a virtual image of someone other than yourself. However, during this period, Affleck probably realized the importance of ``digging into himself'' as a filmmaker. In that sense, ``Hollywoodland'' seems to have been a work that had the effect of rehabilitation, helping people recover from a downward spiral in their lives by ``facing their own realities to the fullest.''

During this period, he also started writing scripts. As if he had decided to go back to basics, he began pouring his passion into writing for the first time since Good Will Hunting . The result was `` Gone Baby Gone,' ' which was also his directorial debut.

“Gone Baby Gone” is his directorial debut that explores the reality of his hometown.

In fact, Ben had no intention of directing from the beginning. He first learned that there was an interesting novel set in his hometown of Boston, so he started reading Dennis Lehane's ` `All My Loved Ones Gone ''. Impressed by the shocking content woven by the complex characters, I began to think, ``Only I, who know the local area well, can portray this subject matter realistically.'' However, you can still see his commitment to ``barely real''). So he approached his childhood friend, Aaron Stockard, and they began writing the script together.

Initially, Ben seemed to have envisioned himself starring in the lead role, but as he refined the script and deepened his understanding of the subject matter and themes, he realized that he was qualified to direct the film because he knew more about it than anyone else. He says he began to wonder if there was. However, he thought it would be impossible to direct and star at the same time, so he handed over the lead role to his younger brother Casey, who was in need of a breakthrough as an actor.

By filming on location in an area that is unimaginably dangerous, and by involving many local people as extras to amplify the reality, this movie is a lie that only Ben Affleck could capture. It has become one of a kind. That's why this work is full of realistic breathing than ever before.

In the second work, we conducted more interviews than the previous work to pursue reality.