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Bigelow doesn't care what people think. Her smile is sweet and bright, and the silver evening dress shines on the red carpet. In her world, movies are the most beautiful, and there is nothing else.

"She is my priceless treasure."

If we use the timeline to divide Bigelow's life, perhaps the most crucial point is only one node-the two-year short marriage history with the famous director James Cameron.

Cameron is known as the "king of movies", and his Terminator, Alien and True Lies are all sensational masterpieces all over the world, especially Titanic in 1997 and Avatar in 20 10, which won eleven Oscars, and the latter earned more than $2.5 billion at the global box office.

Behind such a man who is regarded as the "king of movies", Bigelow used to be so gloomy.

Like many scenes in Hollywood movies, they fell in love at first sight. Bigelow can't forget seeing Cameron for the first time. It was the day of 1989. Cameron was filming a MV, and the heroine was Bigelow, who played a sexy cowboy girl in the film. Cameron fell in love with this elegant and graceful blonde at the first meeting. In Bigelow's view, Cameron is magnificent and charming.

At that time, Cameron's love life was not satisfactory, and he had just ended his second marriage. Bigelow is also in a confused period of life. Although she has completely turned into the film circle and even directed a film, these have not been universally recognized. In the eyes of the industry, she can only be regarded as a "ticket seller" at most. Only Bigelow knows how passionate she is about movies.

Bigelow gave up her early painting career for movies. She studies fine arts at the San Francisco Art Institute. At the age of 20, she won a scholarship to study independently at the Whitney Museum. There, she has an independent studio and often receives the guidance of famous artists. Bigelow, who has been well-known in the painting world, suddenly found that movies can better express his heart, so he entered Columbia University to study movies.

In addition to being a director, she also made a guest appearance in some small roles in the film. A friend asked her why she gave up painting and watched a completely blank movie instead. Bigelow said, "Painting is still my hobby, but the charm of movies is that it can let more people know what you think of the world."

After meeting Cameron, Bigelow found that there is another person in the world who is more obsessed with movies than she is. They are full of * * *, fanaticism and persistence, the same mentality, the same language, which brings them closer. Many years later, Cameron once said, "She is my priceless treasure. We know each other and appreciate each other. Many times, she knows everything before I say anything. "

That autumn, Cameron and Bigelow joined hands to get married. However, perhaps we should answer that sentence: two tigers are not allowed in one mountain. Because they are so alike, both of them are very strong, and they "flash away" in less than two years. A biographer of Cameron said, "Apart from gender differences, they have too many similarities. Bigelow is Cameron's soul mate, so they cannot live together for a long time. "

Years finally proved that they were "better friends after divorce". After they broke up, Bigelow finally ceased to be the "king" woman. On the contrary, in the male-dominated film kingdom, she made a tough guy's work of "there are more men than men" from the perspective of women, and pushed herself to the throne of Hollywood movie queen.

"Did Cameron eat Bigelow raw?"

No matter how time passes, there is a moment in the history of movies that will be remembered forever. It was at the 82nd Academy Awards on 20 10, and that night was later called "Bigelow Night".

"Life is far more exciting than movies." Bigelow never dreamed that her biggest competitor that night was her ex-husband. In this Oscar selection, Cameron met Bigelow's hurt locker with his incomparable masterpiece Avatar. The two sides have been neck and neck in the selection of the Golden Globe Award and the American Directors Association Award, so the confrontation in the Oscar selection has aroused people's expectations.

Everyone is watching the play, "Look, this is a big competition between ex-wife and ex-husband!" " "Cameron will eat Bigelow raw? A woman has come to challenge the dignity of the king of movies! " The voice of gossip fills the different pages of newspapers and tabloids. You know, in the United States, competing for an Oscar is more exciting than the presidential election. In the end, Bigelow won six awards, including best film, best director and best original screenplay, for hurt locker, which changed the "rule" that no female directors won an Oscar in the 82-year history.

Cameron and Bigelow did not jointly stage a life-and-death struggle. On the contrary, when the best director award was announced, Cameron sent his blessing to Bigelow at the first time. He patted her on the shoulder and smiled happily. At that moment, people believed that the short marriage of two years between him and her gave birth to an eternal friendship. They are fellow travelers, enjoying each other's movies.

What most people don't know is that Bigelow didn't keep in touch with Cameron after the divorce. On the contrary, when Bigelow's career was at a low ebb and she was confused about the future, Cameron was not only a friend she could talk to, but also gave her some wise advice. They often talk for hours on the phone, discussing movies and which actors to hire. Every Christmas, Cameron insists on inviting Bigelow to his home for a holiday.

After 20 years, Bigelow has never remarried, has no children, and has never attacked Cameron in any language in public. When the malicious media tentatively asked questions, she always smiled and said generously to the media: "We are still friends."

In fact, hurt locker, which won Bigelow an award, was suggested by Cameron. "One day in July 2007, I was vacillating between two works, so I decided to give him a call. He gave me advice. " "Stop all your work and concentrate on hurt locker!" She still remembers Cameron yelling on the other end of the phone.

Although their love has long gone with the wind, their friendship lasts forever. Perhaps even Bigelow himself can't tell how much influence Cameron has brought to her.

Anyone who has seen it will never forget the great energy she released in the film. What she is best at directing is the hot scenes of gun battles, unarmed fights and blood splashes on the spot. ......

Bigelow not only rewrote the history of Oscar, but also told the world that women can also make more masculine and bloody films than men, and strength, fighting and war are not men's patents.

"I just prefer strength."

Bigelow is obviously a tough guy in the film industry. All his films are "violent films", from Night of the Dead, The Wave of the Last Century, The Devil's Game to hurt locker, until the recent Assassination of Bin Laden. Just looking at the title of the film makes people feel at ease. Even her only female movie, Thunderbolt Der Blaue Engel, is full of violence, suspense and horror. Listen to what she said again: "I can do better in men's films!" " "

In Hollywood, the director circle has always been a male-dominated world, and they have the right to speak. If a woman wants to blend in, she must be as talented, as strong and as explosive as a man in order to make a name for herself.

On the set, Bigelow wore a big shirt and suspenders like a man and shouted "Stop!"

She is never afraid of any bad weather and violent scenes in shooting, and she is on the front line with the actors, never asking for extra attention because she is a woman. Jeremy Reiner, the hero of hurt locker, won her one-handed award. He said, "She has irresistible tenderness, but her tenacity in her bones scares us. We dare not talk back on the set because what she said is always right. "

Bigelow is the only female director nominated for the Golden Globe Award this year. But the same question comes again: "As a woman, why do you like making violent, bloody and war movies?" Cameron, the man who once loved her, replied directly for her, "Bigelow is interested in war and conflict."

Bigelow is also very honest about his choice to stay away from women's interests. "I just prefer strength." Since many male directors can make good-looking romantic movies, why can't female directors make action movies? In fact, "I never thought that there would be any problem for a female directors to make a war drama with almost no female roles. Making this kind of film is just to my taste. I heard that if something is right, the camera will react by itself. I think my camera is like this. When I meet an action movie that interests me, the camera can really push me to do something, which makes me very excited. " Bigelow was fascinated by power, so she walked with those attractive long legs and plunged into a man's world composed of bullets, blood and fighting.

"I'm not proud of being the first female director to win an Oscar. I prefer people to say that I am a filmmaker, but if my success can inspire female directors and young directors, that is my happiest thing. " Bigelow, who is over 60 years old, has always insisted that movies have nothing to do with gender.

There is no doubt that she did it.

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