“The Aviator” Legendary millionaire Howard Hughes, light and shadow of his dynamic life

“The Aviator” synopsis

Hughes used the huge inheritance he received from his father as a starting point to pursue one of his dreams of making a movie in Hollywood. He became Hollywood's darling due to his unconventional deeds, including owning a private air force for movies, and his romances with numerous actresses, including Katharine Hepburn. He also became the owner of a major airline company, and there was no shortage of topics to talk about, but as he reached middle age, he began to suffer from mental illness.

Index

• An extraordinary man who lived a dream of movies and airplanes, directed by Martin Scorsese.
• It was a big hit, but I was in the red! The secret story behind the production of Hollywood's early blockbuster ``Inferno's Angels''
• What are the feelings that producer and star Leonardo DiCaprio has for Hughes' "Loneliness"?

An extraordinary man who lived a dream of movies and airplanes, directed by Martin Scorsese.

What he got was money, women, movies, and airplanes. Howard Hughes (real name Howard Robard Hughes Jr./born 1905 - died 1976), a businessman from Texas, is a legendary figure who epitomized and comprehensively embodied the ``man's dream.''

Under the guidance of his father, who rose to become an oil tycoon, he entered Hollywood at a young age as the heir of a wealthy family and started making films. Eventually, as an airplane pilot, he set the speed record for crossing the American continent twice (cutting the record set by famous aviator Charles Lindbergh between New York and Paris in half!), and his hobby grew. operates an airline company. He is tall at 6 feet 3 inches (approximately 190 cm) and is as handsome as any actor. She shared nicknames with many of the leading actresses of the era.

She's such a super celebrity that I can't help but laugh. However, on the other side of the dazzling light of his life, in stark contrast, his shadow was also extraordinarily large. When he was a teenager, he lost both of his parents in quick succession, and eventually experienced several plane crashes. In particular, in 1946, while piloting a test aircraft, the aircraft malfunctioned and crashed into a residential area on the outskirts of Los Angeles, sustaining fatal burns that covered 78% of his body. Due to the aftereffects of his illness, he became seriously ill both mentally and physically, and in his later years he lived a reclusive life in a top-class hotel. He is also known for his extreme cleanliness and secrecy, and may be perceived by the public as an eccentric person.

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Many biographies and related books about Hughes have been published, but among them, I recommend Katsuhiro Fujita's ` `Howard Hughes Airplane Story '' (2005/Icarus Publishing) as a concise and easy-to-read book. sea ​​bream. This book also talks about how, despite his glamorous playboy image, he was originally an introvert and hated appearing in public. He didn't like parties, liked casual clothes and food, and apparently could hardly drink alcohol.

The 2004 masterpiece ``The Aviator'' was made into a film by master director Martin Scorsese about the life of such an extraordinary and mysterious man. Surprisingly, this work is not often listed as one of Scorsese's most popular works, but it received high praise at the time of its release, winning five awards at the 77th Academy Awards (Best Supporting Actress, Cinematography, Editing, Art Design, It won the Costume Design Award.

It was a big hit, but I was in the red! The secret story behind the production of Hollywood's early blockbuster ``Inferno's Angels''