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Chapter 508 508. Gratitude from the Heart 【Subscription】

The original Jaws was based on Benchley's best-selling novel of the same name.

After the release, it caused a huge sensation. It was screened in 500 theaters at the same time, and its advertisements were also flooded on TV. People flocked to see it.

The disaster film cost $1200 million but earned $13.300 million, making it the highest-grossing film of the mid-70s. The strong box office continued until 1977, when Lucas's "Star Wars" came out. be broken.

The Ugly "Time" magazine, while praising the director Spielberg's superb artistic skills, also emphasized that "Jaws" is a "very ugly movie".

This shows that "Jaws" is not a successful commercial film in the general sense.

It can be said that "Jaws" created a "disaster year" in the history of the original world's ugly movies, setting off the third climax of disaster movies.

The first climax was in the 30s, represented by "King Kong";

The second climax was in the 50s, represented by "Monster from the Sea" and "Poisonous Spider".

Although the 1973 disaster film "The Poseidon Adventure" also caused a sensation in the society, it was "Jaws" that really revived the fashion of disaster movies.

Or to put it further.

The upsurge of disaster movies in the 70s was set off by "Jaws".

……

As for domestic disaster films.

Let's say that.

Not to mention the small number of domestic disaster films, and the quality is still uneven, and the concept is not clear enough.

Take a very simple example.

In 2000,
"Crash Landing" is an important attempt to make it as far as possible in accordance with the concept of an international disaster blockbuster.

2003 "Storm Waves",

2008 "Super Typhoon",

The 2010 "Great Earthquake" and others were also films that attracted high attention that year.

In fact, if you really think about it, "The Wandering Earth" that just ended can barely be regarded as a disaster movie.

Although its positioning is science fiction.

But in a way.

The catastrophe-destroyed spectacle of the metropolis is a major breakthrough, and its breakthrough lies in finally highlighting the second element: the great damage of the catastrophe.

In contrast, the domestic disaster films in the past have always been unable to let go of this link. After a little touch, they quickly entered into human struggle and self-rescue, and this kind of struggle and self-rescue was full of high strength and reason from the very beginning. , completed the conquest of the disaster too easily, and pulled them out too early at the narrative node that should have led the audience into irrational psychological feelings, so when the final victory came, the audience was no longer surprised and shocked.

This obviously does not conform to the laws of aesthetics and psychology.

This will bring about another result. Domestic disaster films cannot go abroad at all, while imported disaster films "attract money" and "attract fans" in the Huaguo market.

The genre of disaster films, or an important part of the film product chain in the post-industrial stage, and an important piece in the territory of genre films are like handing over to others.

At the same time as losing market share, there are also ideological positions such as public opinion and competitiveness.

The original concern in the creation of domestic disaster films is that the audience will not be able to distinguish reality from images, reality from fiction, causing panic at the social level.

This worry can be dispelled at the current stage of the development of Chinese film culture, and the success of "The Wandering Earth" is enough to prove this.

Of course, there are still problems with the audience, but firstly, there is a very small probability that it is impossible to completely eliminate them, and secondly, practice is the best immunity.

Moreover, disaster knowledge popularization is first and foremost the work of the education system, and high-quality disaster films will actually help the public acquire the necessary knowledge and psychological construction to deal with disasters.

Not only that, those places that are destroyed more in fantasy disaster movies are often the places that tourists are most interested in, which proves the coexistence of disaster movies and economic culture from another perspective.

So we come back to the question of cultural self-confidence.

Whether disaster films are developed or not can reveal the confidence of cultural undertakings to a large extent.

Speaking of cultural confidence.

Lu Chen believes that no other country is as confident as Huaguo.

From movies around the world.

Disaster films are not only a highly successful and mature genre, but also go beyond the category of genre films and become a subject and theme with great influence.

This can be seen in several ways.

The first is that the market is huge and the income is high. "Titanic", which is considered to be a disaster film in a broad sense, has maintained a global box office record for more than ten years. "Independence Day", "2012", "War of the Worlds" and so on are also fans. Favorite work so far.

As to why this is the case.

The reason is also very simple.

That is, the highly tense pace of work and life makes people have a sober or hazy awareness of the so-called "consequences of modernity".
Life is controlled, and life may get out of control, and no matter what controls people or what causes the loss of control, it is a huge and irresistible force.

Besides.

Disaster films are also full of rich aesthetic models. Under the category of "tragic state", meanings such as tragedy, fear, sublime, bitterness and even decadence are all presented in a cinematic form because of disaster films, which can meet the diverse spiritual needs of audiences.

However, it is quite difficult to create high-quality disaster films.
The most impressive disaster movie in China should be "The Great Earthquake".

To put it simply, the creation of disaster films is generally changed based on real events, such as "Tsunami Miracle" (adapted from the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami event),

Needless to say, "Captain Huaguo" is also adapted based on real events.

Of course, there are fictional

Or created according to the scientific basis of reality and nature.

Such as "The Wandering Earth", "Haeundae"

Of course, there are also pure fantasy, such as "Independence Day".

"Jaws" describes the horror story of a remote summer town being attacked by a man-eating shark that suddenly appeared inexplicably.

In the face of the great white shark, the experience of the arrogant and conceited savage Quint and the knowledge of the oceanographer Hooper are of no avail, but the sheriff who suffers from "hydrophobia" won the victory in the end.

The cross-section of class and ideology reflected in the film is clearly laid out in front of the audience through the rough outline of several characters, and the director's position is self-evident.

It highlights Sheriff Lody, who is family and middle class.

And the city leaders, who are determined to make money and put tourists' lives at risk, do everything possible to cover up the truth of shark cannibalism. Lodi, as the "only sober person" in the town, waged an indomitable struggle.

Hooper, an upper-class oceanographer, devised various techniques for observing fish in the laboratory in an attempt to get rid of sharks but failed.

The brash, self-confessed shark-catcher Quint has working-class gallantry, and he fails.

After all, it was Lodi who killed the fierce and terrifying shark, successfully conquered the ruthless nature and the hypocritical, cunning, and corrupt politicians.

To some extent, this movie expresses a rather optimistic attitude and the belief that man can conquer nature. It allows people to forget the ugliness of reality in the face of illusory stimulation, and at the same time hints at the ills in the real society. Finally, people can overcome evil and go to the light. courage.

Wu Ying applied the formula of traditional horror films in the film.

Such as ominous music, terrifying atmosphere, quietly approaching monsters, strong visual impact effects, and rough outlines of characters.

The film is permeated with the atmosphere of cold black humor from beginning to end, subtly combined with realistic social themes, turning the great white shark into a psychological fear rather than a physical threat.

The real excellence of "Jaws" lies in the combination of horror and suspense with the political conflicts in the small town and the spirit of people conquering nature.

The artistic skills of "Jaws" are reflected in the excellent performances of the actors on the one hand.

In the second half of the film, Lodi, Hooper, and Quint hunt sharks at sea, which actually shows the struggle and contest of wisdom among the three men. Chasing sharks is just a background to demonstrate the character and destiny of the characters.

Another important aspect is Wu Ying's ingenious use of suspense.

She hides the scary image of sharks as much as possible in the film, and repeatedly creates a tense and terrifying atmosphere with theme music and sound. The music of the film always heralds the coming of the terrible shark attack.

This challenging and stimulating excellent design fully mobilizes the enthusiasm of the audience and allows the audience to associate more freely and broadly.

When the wide sea surface appears, when the distant horizon is gradually revealed, when the sea water is churning and surging, and when the ominous theme music is played, all of these have caused a terrible omen of sharks coming.

……

Lu Chen walked out of the cinema quite satisfied.

He thought this was all that happened today, but when he walked to the door, he met a reporter.

And the reporter recognized him.

"Director Lu."

A word of conscience.

This was the first time that Lu Chen was recognized by reporters in a theater. Before that, he would go to the movies quietly with his wife, quite a few times.

And they were not recognized.

I didn't expect to be recognized the only time I came out alone.

Did Liu Shishi curse himself at home?

blocked.

Definitely can't go!
The reporter definitely wouldn't let him go. He didn't see that the intersection was already blocked.

no way.

Lu Chen could only suppress the helplessness in his heart.

accepted the other party's interview.

When the reporter asked him how to comment on "Jaws", he couldn't hide his smile and said: "Thriller and tense, a good movie that reflects reality. It explores the most primitive fear of human beings - under the dark water outside the beach Unknown dangerous creatures lurk. I believe the 'Keep Out of the Water' sign will keep beachgoers and ocean swimmers on their toes this summer."

This is the truth.

After the release of "Great White Shark" in the original world, ugly people who love to go to the seaside for vacation, just think of the huge and fierce great white shark that appears and disappears in the film from time to time, jumps out of the water and pounces on boats, attacking tourists

They all hesitated in front of the beach, stopped, and asked if there were great white sharks in the sea.

Although the actual situation is different, Lu Chen believes that there are also many people who will be more cautious before going into the water after watching "Jaws".

"Does Director Lu have such a high evaluation?"

The reporters in front of them didn't expect Lu Chen to have such a high evaluation of "Jaws", and they were a little surprised and said, "Can you tell me more about it?"

"It reminds me of the master of suspense" Hitchcock's "The Birds", but the characters in the film do not have the "weird behavior" and a certain degree of "guilt" of the characters in Hitchcock's films. ".

It's just that at the beginning of Jaws, the scene where the shark devours the swimming girl seems Hitchcockian. "

"Didn't you give this to Wu Ying?"

"of course not."

Speaking of this, Lu Chen became more serious: "How can you think that way? For Wu Ying and the others, I can at most be a guide, and cannot determine their achievements. You should talk less about things like that without me in the future. It's a bit exaggerated to say that there is no such thing as them, and I don't like it very much."

"Director Lu, can you tell me the reason for the success of "Jaws"?" The reporter changed the subject.

Jaws has indeed been a success.

show for a week,
It has grossed close to 10 billion at the box office.

"The special effects used in it, the flexible shooting angle of the camera, and the excellent music should be the important reasons why the film is liked by the audience."

After a pause, Lu Chen said honestly: "There is also editing. The editing of this film can be said to be quite excellent. The excellent editing undoubtedly contributed to the suspense created. "Jaws" brought thrills and horror to life." to countless audiences, and to some extent, the suspense in the film is the main reason for the film's popularity."

This is what Lu Chen said from a professional point of view.

That's right.

A major factor in the film's success was the editing.Suspense is basically created by skilled editing skills.

Take a very simple example.

The great white shark shot in the film is three prop robot sharks and a real shark. The editor edited them together so vividly that it is difficult to distinguish the real from the fake.

In addition, he also created exciting suspense through the control of the length of the shots and the use of the reaction shots of the characters in the play. The audience will not forget the repeated scenes on the beach where the great white shark attacked the little boy Alex. The ups and downs of suspense and the faster and faster editing rhythm make the audience want to stop.

While Lu Chen praised Wu Ying,

I also praised Dai Lei and Zhou Ling by the way.

The editing skills of the two of them have indeed improved a lot, and I argued with them before.

The winner is basically Lu Chen.

Now words.

Then the other way around.

In the clip of "Jurassic Park 2", Lu Chen couldn't compete with the two of them.

After saying that, Lu Chen felt happy in his heart!

It surprised me that.

They will grow so fast.

Lu Chen slightly sighed, if things go on like this, maybe they will surpass themselves.

of course.

This is just Lu Chen's own thought,

As for Dai Lei and Zhou Ling, they don't think so.

in their hearts.

Thanks to Lu Chen, because without Lu Chen, it would be really difficult for them to get to where they are today.

Or not at all.

They are capable, but they also need a platform to show their ability!
Are there other domestic companies that can provide them with such a platform?

No.

so!They are really grateful to Lu Chen!
For those on the Internet who said that without Lu Chen, there would be no them.

They don't care at all,
Because it is true!
Not only Wu Ying thinks so, but Luo Zhen and Jiang Yi also think so.

For Lu Chen, they were all grateful from the bottom of their hearts.

(End of this chapter)