Howard Hughes was born in Houston, Texas, in 1906. When he was 17 years old, his mother and father died successively, but his father became rich by buying and selling Texas oil wells and inventing deep-well drill bits. After his death, he left Hughes a huge inheritance. Howard Hughes had a keen interest in movies and airplanes since he was a child. When he was 18 years old, he inherited a large inheritance from his parents and moved from Texas to Hollywood with a movie dream. In 1926, he bought control of 125 theaters and spent millions of dollars to make the famous live-action air combat epic movie "Hell's Angels." In 1939, Howard Hughes took over Trans World Airlines, and he quickly turned the company around from losses to profits, which lasted for decades. In addition, he was extremely interested in aircraft. He often discussed improving aircraft performance with engineers and personally designed an aircraft. He flew the aircraft five times and achieved an average speed of 352.39 miles per hour, breaking the fastest flight record set by Frenchman Lindbergh. record. During World War II, he cooperated with the U.S. government to build high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft; after the war, he actively expanded his career in the electronics field. His company made significant contributions to satellite technology, and his casinos in Las Vegas were also well-known. In his later years, Howard Hughes suffered from obsessive-compulsive disorder. He was afraid of germs and the outside world. He lived alone in several hotels in Las Vegas, isolated from the world, and finally died in 1976...
This film tells the story of Howard Hughes' career from the beginning to its peak in the form of a biography, from the filming of the unprecedented film and television masterpiece "Hell's Angels" with the largest investment in history in 1929, to the development of the H-H-1 in 1935, which broke the flight speed record at the time. 1 aircraft, until the plan was delayed again and again, the bumpy final test flight of the H-4 "Hercules" heavy transport aircraft, and Hughes Aircraft Company entered its heyday. The young Howard Hughes was talented, daring and dedicated to his career, even to the point of success at all costs. Of course, Hughes also gradually developed obsessive-compulsive disorder because of such high concentration and tension all day long. This obsessive-compulsive disorder symptoms plagued Hughes' psychology and behavior many times throughout the film. But these cannot stop Hughes's genius creativity and excellent handling ability. Not only has Hughes made outstanding achievements in the aircraft and film industries, he has also always been successful in love. Many famous actresses such as Katharine Hepburn, Ava... Gardner was having an affair with Hughes. But Hughes' career was not all smooth sailing. The film tells how Hughes crashed due to technical reasons while test-flying the XF-11 aircraft in 1946. His whole body was seriously injured. The physical and mental trauma prevented him from continuing to engage in his own work for a long time. At this time, Hughes Aircraft Company was in debt due to repeated delays in the H-4 program. The U.S. government was making things difficult for them at every turn, and the company was on the verge of bankruptcy. Hughes almost suffered a complete mental breakdown at this time, locking himself in a small room all day long and talking nervously. Thanks to the help of his former lover Gardner, Hughes finally flew H-4 into the sky with his tenacious perseverance, and turned his company out of embarrassment and towards glory.
The ambitious director Martin Scorsese has found his old partner Leonardo DiCaprio in this film, and invited a lot of first-line film and television stars For example, Jude Law, Cate Blanchett, Kate Beckinsale, Eric Baldwin, etc. have joined the film, trying to recreate the glory of "Taxi Driver". Hughes's almost perverted single-mindedness and stubbornness in career and relationships, as well as Hughes's complex psychology struggling with the dual contradictions of persistence and repression, were captured by DiCaprio, who is a Scorpio himself and has almost the same personality and subconscious. The performance is penetrating and flesh-and-blood, especially Hughes's almost completely irrational stubbornness and naivety when things go wrong in his career and relationship. With DiCaprio's superb acting skills, it's almost like a true portrayal of his own heart. Also as a supporting role, Hughes's old rival Pan American Airways President Juan Tripp's cunning, cunning and cunning was also interpreted in detail by the powerful actor Eric Baldwin, becoming another major feature of the film. Highlights.
Blanchett's performance as Hepburn is also superb. The film certainly lived up to expectations after its release, with both box office and word-of-mouth success. Scorsese won the Golden Globe Award for Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Score for "The Aviator," as well as the Academy Award for Best Score. Five awards for Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Art Direction, Best Costume Design and Best Supporting Actress, as well as the British Academy Film Awards for Best Picture, Best Makeup and Styling, Best Production Design and Best Supporting Actress, and numerous nominations.