Chapter 93 The truth is so ugly! (4/4)
"The Big Fight in India" is actually "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", copied "Lost in Thailand"...
The screenwriters are the same, Mr. Shu Huan.
The pattern is the same - a road film, the main plot goes to a foreign land for a certain purpose, trying to use external environmental contradictions to resolve the protagonist's internal anxiety or contradictions.
At this level, "Tianzhu" and "Lost in Thailand" are the same, both of which are so-called commercial purposes.
"Lost in Thailand" is a commercial secret, while "Tianzhu" is a will with huge commercial interests - the explanation before the death of Tang Zong, the chairman of the Shengtang Group, asked Tang Sen to go to India to find the will he left, and Wu Kong must be allowed to protect him...
Tang Sen is Bai Ke, and Wu Kong is Baoqiang!
However, "Tianzhu" has a huge mistake compared to "Lost in Thailand": it does not deeply explore the protagonist's internal anxiety or contradictions!
In this way, external conflicts and villains are not strong enough!
Therefore, in "Tianzhu", the plot driving force is slightly equal to nothing, the murder of the mentally retarded villain, and the protagonist's inexplicable motives...
After reading this script, Chen Changlin asked about the production and found out that the cost was 120 million...
According to Chen Changlin’s understanding of light, the promotion and distribution cost of this movie will not be less than 100 million in this Spring Festival period!
The question is, you have so much effort to promote and hype, and go to India where you are unfamiliar with your life, and bring a group of Bollywood actors to dance on the spot. Why not put more effort into photography and scripts?
——The cameras of "The Great Madness of the World" are chaotic, with no rules, and sometimes they want to watch them carefully, but the picture sways very much.
You are not Lou Ye!
Original time and space, Chen Changlin has watched "The Great Trouble in India", and commented in one sentence: The movie shows all aspects of how to make a comedy into a disaster...
Out of control, exaggerated performances, empty characters, chaotic editing, completely non-existent logic, flooded advertising implants, and all kinds of self-righteous funny things, the movie is really useless.
When Wang Baoqiang starts to show off, you will know how eye-catching this movie is!
I have read a sentence before, which makes sense: the people behind the scenes of mainland movies are willing to work hard to avoid in-depth thinking.
After reading the script quickly, Chen Changlin was thinking about the wording...
Baoqiang spoke first: "I learned from directors from Brother Chen... I was stealing my lesson while filming "The Taoist priests descended the mountain"!"
"...That's great. Director Chen is born to be a director."
Chen Changlin quickly continued to talk about this topic: "The connotation of the film "The Taoist Down the Mountain" is pretty good. I watched it twice a while ago, and the more I watched it, the more I felt more and more interesting..."
"Actually, I can't tell what "The Taoist Down the Mountain" is about. The director told me that although I played He An is the protagonist, he is actually an onlooker!"
Then he talked about his experience in filming "The Taoist Down the Mountain": "From the start of filming to the completion of filming, I have been with the crew every day. Everyone is like a family. In life, such as food, clothing, housing and transportation, there is a Hongjie to take care of the actors. The actors don't have to worry at all, just be responsible for acting."
"When the filming was finished, on the day the filming was completed, I really cried for a long time, and I haven't cried like this for a long time!"
Chen Changlin hurriedly asked about the way Director Chen trained the actors - to steal the lesson...
Baoqiang said that Director Chen likes to chat with actors very much, deepening the actors' understanding of the characters' personalities, plot settings, and emotional conflicts.
During the performance, from the changes in facial expressions, the contents of eyes, the speed of lines, and the severity of body movements, he will point out many inappropriate points in the performance of the actors...
After listening, Chen Changlin shook his head: "I guess I can't do it... I'm not that patient!"
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Well, Director Chen is still very good at training actors.
However, there is a process, from becoming famous in "Loess Land" to reaching its peak in "Farewell My Concubine", the direction of the actors was then trained to shift to the stage performance, requiring the actors to amplify their emotions and physical movements. This requirement is most obvious in "Jing Ke assassination of Qin King" and "Wuji"!
To be honest, there are not many directors in the film circle who can put Gong Li at a loss and superficiality, and Director Chen is one of them. "Feng Yue" and "Jing Ke Assassination of Qin King", Gong Li's performance is full of at a loss.
Let’s focus on "Jing Ke Assassination of Qin King". Most of the shots of the film are completed in the house. Director Chen even gave up the scene scheduling and directly pointed the shot at the characters, allowing the actors to amplify their expressions and then zoom in. Whether it is Zhang Fengyi, Li Xuejian, or even Wang Zhiwen, they all show a completely stage-like exaggerated effect.
"King of Qin Ying Zheng, have you forgotten the great wish of Qin's ancestors to unify the world?"
"I dare not forget for a moment!"
Xie Tingfeng's performance in "The Promise" and Cheng Qian's expression of shaking his head are actually all stage plays...
It is probably Lao Chen’s request!
It should have been from "Mei Lanfang", the exaggerated dramatic performance requirements gradually faded, and the requirements for actors have also become internal.
Finally, he reached the climax in "The Legend of the Demon Cat": Huang Xuan's performance was very natural, and Zhang Luyi and Abe Kuan's performance was also excellent.
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After all, I still have to talk about "The Story of the World", Chen Changlin said first: "From the script setting, the villain is too weak and lacks motivation for behavior..."
"The most important thing...what type is you? If it is a funny urban theme, why does it have a golden hoop?"
The most unbearable thing about "The Story of the World" is the ending - Baoqiang was beaten to the sea by the villain Boss, and then some bloody memories appeared. So a stone statue appeared, and then he pulled out the golden cudgel and defeated the boss like a destruction...
Yes, the ending is that Baoqiang dreamed that he was Sun Wukong making a fuss in the Heavenly Palace, being guided by the Buddha of Tathagata to overcome the tribulation, and later Baoqiang fell into the water to obtain the golden hoop...
I guess many people don’t know the ending, right?
Brother, this is a modern theme, how could there be a golden hoop?
"In addition, don't put so many people in the road film. It's enough for you and Tang Sen. Are there any value in the two characters Zhu Tianpeng and Wu Jing?"
"Director, I've finished filming...and the four masters and disciples of Tang Monk in "Journey to the West"..."
"Can you compare with "Journey to the West"? The three disciples of Journey to the West represent Tang Monk's three evil thoughts of "greed and impolite"... Forget it, you asked me to tell the truth..." Chen Changlin stood up and was about to leave, and suddenly remembered something: "By the way, "Lost Hong Kong" is released this year during the National Day holiday, don't forget!"
"Um…"
Chen Changlin thought of leaving quickly, while Baoqiang murmured to himself, "Is that bad?"
Just as Shi Shi brought the coconut juice, he walked in. Seeing that Chen Changlin was about to open and Baoqiang was still in deep thought, he asked curiously: "What's wrong?"
"Nothing...is it cold?"
"Um!"
"Baoqiang, don't think too much about it. The movie has been filmed, so you can't reshoot it, right?"
Chen Changlin looked at Baoqiang and handed over the coconut milk.
Baoqiang looked up: "Is there no hope of rescue? This is my first work as a director, and I still like it very much."
"...It's enough for you to like it. In fact, movies, especially commercial movies, must pass their own levels first before they can be launched into the market. If you don't like a commercial movie, how can the audience like it?" Chen Changlin looked at Shi Shi: "I'm right?"
Shi Shi nodded and said, "Baoqiang suffered a lot for "Making a Fight in the World". If you have a way to improve, please help me!"
"...There's no other way. The style of the whole drama is like this. What can I do?" Chen Changlin shook his head: "Besides, if I force myself to intervene, is this movie still a Baoqiang movie?"
Chapter completed!