Who are the prototype characters in "Green Book"?

The character prototype of musician Don in the movie "Green Book" is Don Shirley, and the prototype of Italian-American Tony is Viggo Mortensen. Tony and Shirley have a life that spans race and class. The experience is shown through the film form.

"Green Book" is adapted from a true story in the United States in the 1960s. It tells the story of a well-known African-American piano player, Tang, and his hired driver and bodyguard Tony, who went to a country with serious racial discrimination and conservative folk customs at that time. During a tour in the Deep South of the United States, the two got along for several months, from being incompatible at the beginning to gradually getting along with each other, understanding each other, and finally establishing a friendship that transcended race and class.

True story:

It happened in 1962. Shelly was a Jamaican immigrant. His father was a pastor and his mother was a teacher. From the age of 2, Shelly showed amazing piano talent. , but because Shelly is black, he has never been recognized by everyone. The difference in skin color destined Shelly to miss the stage, but Shelly relied on the fusion of classical music and other music to become a famous classical pianist.

Shelly met Tony while on tour. Unlike Shelly, Tony is a complete racist. Influenced by his childhood environment, Tony hates people of color. This view did not change until he met Shelly. It can be said that Tony's eclectic style influenced Shelly. , Shirley's idea of ??equality influenced Tony. Shelley, who has a conservative and rigorous personality, learned to eat fried chicken with his hands. Tony also changed his view of black people and recognized Shelly's idea of ??equality. The two became closer and closer. After Shelly's tour ended, they even drove together to travel. .