This director needs to apologize

Chapter 139 Growth is poisonous
At this time, upstairs in Pollack's house, the conversation between Chen Yiming and Chloe also revolved around the young man.

Chloe used her own personal feelings to introduce the topic, "Chen, after watching two of your movies, I have a guess. You seem to be particularly fond of the young protagonist, the princess in "Holiday" and the messenger in "1951" , are all like this.

So, the theme of your movie is growth, is that right? "

Chen Yiming clapped his hands to praise the female reporter, "That's true, because I am a young man myself and I am also experiencing growth."

Chloe was not satisfied with superficial discussions. She continued to ask, "As a director, how do you examine growth from a higher dimension?
You like to push characters into extreme situations and make them face the dilemma of bad or worse. Is this your personal subjective taste, or do you think growth should be painful? "

Chen Yiming thought for a moment and then replied, "To be honest, I didn't think about this when I was writing the script. Initially, I just wanted to tell a story that aroused my interest.

Although the destination of movies is for the public, the creation itself is a personal matter, and I think it should be pure.

At the same time, I don’t think that the creators and controllers of the story, that is, the directors and screenwriters, naturally have a higher level of vision. There is a word in China called Zhishizhi, which means that the more you know, the more stubborn you will be. In the end, The result is often isolation from the masses.

Regarding growth, I think it is as highly individualized as creation, and there are no universal laws.

I never think that growing up is a painful process, because I just intercepted a small fragment of the life of the princess and the messenger. The movie discussed the price they paid for growing up, and then ended abruptly.

In fact, they also have huge gains, and they will benefit from them throughout their lives in the years to come, but they are not mentioned due to space limitations.

Maybe in the future I will make a movie about growing up with a smile and share the current joy of growing up with the audience. "

Chloe's spiritual interface, "Then you hide the cost of delayed growth in the ending, leaving the audience confused, right? What is this, biting into an apple and finding half a worm?"

Chen Yiming spread his hands and sighed, "Isn't that what growing up is like? A certain philosopher once said that children want and want at the same time. When he begins to understand what he must give up when he gains something, he will grow up."

Chloe had a bad smile on her face, "Is the philosopher you are talking about yourself?

Okay, let's get specific here. You have a lot to say about a leading man who carries the themes of a movie.

According to the feedback I collected, many professionals praised the actor who played the Herald last night, and some even thought he would be a strong contender for this year's Best Actor at Cannes. "

Chen Yiming changed his legs, thought for a while and said, "I'm glad that the Cannes audience liked his performance. Liu is indeed the biggest discovery of this movie.

Before that, he was just a middle school student in an ordinary high school with little experience in campus drama performances.

He trusted the crew's arrangements and lived alone in a remote village in southwest China for more than a month. He well established the image of a dull boy at the beginning of the movie.

In fact, he himself does not have this kind of personality at all, but the complete opposite. He likes singing, drama, and racing, and is a social butterfly.

Of course, it also relied on a lot of practice. This movie had a lot of rehearsals and actual filming. The scene where Liu passed through the poisonous gas had more than 60 moves throughout the whole process.

It doesn't mean that taking more shots means good shots. I think it's just the opposite. If the actor himself doesn't have perseverance, endurance and creativity, no matter how many shots he takes, it will just be a waste of time.

I think this is Liu's truly precious spiritual quality, and I hope he can always maintain it. This will be his greatest asset in his long acting career, if he is really determined to do this. "

Chloe suddenly became interested, "Really? Liu is a pure vegetarian, not a student at an acting school or a child star? Wow!
So the question is, how did you find him?

Since you said Liu is a social butterfly, how do you ensure that he can play a dull protagonist? "

“Haha, that was a dramatic process, I hope you won’t think I’m making up a story after listening to it.

I finished the first draft of the script, and then selected six students from three of the most famous acting schools in China to enter the final round of interviews.

On the day of the interview, Liu followed his cousin, who was also one of the six students, to the audition site to watch the excitement, and then I happened to pick him up. "

Chloe also laughed after listening to the translation. Apparently she really thought that Chen Yiming was making up some kind of "legend".

She continued to ask, "We all know that actors under the age of 20 who can arouse heated discussions in the three European awards basically have certain characteristics of acting in their true colors, and you chose an actor whose nature is not dull but the opposite, because What?
Do you believe that his nature will change drastically after he goes to live in the countryside for a period of time? "

Chen Yiming answered candidly, "There is a saying in China that states are easy to change but nature is hard to change. How can a person's temperament change drastically when the environment changes?
If this situation really happens, then there is only one possibility, that is, the nature you and I think is not the true nature. "

Chloe said, "Id, ego and superego?"

Chen Yiming shook his head, "I can't reach that metaphysical level. I just think that a person's nature is more complicated and difficult to summarize with a single label.

For example, Liu, I chose him as the starring role not only because of his suitable age and appearance, but also because I accidentally saw him in a daze.

Being dull is not an inherent label for the protagonist. It depends on Liu's state after experiencing life, maybe he is cheerful and lively, maybe he is naughty, maybe he is something else.

The protagonist can be whatever he looks like when he enters the crew.This is my story and I can of course make adjustments to it at any time. "

Chloe's mouth dropped open, obviously surprised by the answer.

"Chen, may I think that you are looking for people to make up stories, rather than making up the stories and then finding actors?"

Chen Yiming nodded, "That's true. Movies are not just a matter of directors and screenwriters. Actors are very important creators. After all, they are the ones who give the audience the first impression.

In addition, photography, lighting, sound recording and post-production work are also the creators of movies, and in some cases their importance may be higher than that of directors, screenwriters and actors.I believe that viewers who have watched "1951" will be deeply impressed by the camerawork in it.

It is a joint creation between the photographer and the actors. My role as the director is to assist them. In terms of existence value alone, it is no more than the recording pole next to the camera. "

Chen Yiming's words resonated with Chloe, and she nodded loudly, "Yes, yes, I still find it incredible when I think back to the scene of passing through the poisonous gas. Liu's performance is indeed wonderful, but the appropriate presentation of the camera makes it even more impressive." I'm obsessed.

It’s hard to believe that a one-man show from a single perspective has a beautiful rhythm, just like a performer, pulling my emotions to accumulate, accumulate, and enrich, until the moment when the smoke disappears, it is completely sublimated. "

……

In the magical city thousands of miles away, Mitu's emotions at the moment did not sublimate. She only felt that her heart was filled with panic.

Starting from the cannon firing sequence, the director seemed to feel that the preliminary preparations were in place, so he suddenly pressed the accelerator button and began to increase the progress crazily.

It even gave Mitu the illusion that he was overwhelmed.

In the maze-like artillery position, the reconnaissance team came and fought as fast as they could, driving the rhythm up like a fire burning their buttocks.

The result was that Mitu, an illiterate military man, didn't understand how this battle was fought. He just ping ping ping ping ping ping ping ping ping ping ping ping ping ping ping ping ping ping ping ping ping ping ping ping ping ping ping ping ping ping ping ping ping ping ping ping ping ping ping ping ping ping ping ping ping ping ping ping ping ping ping ping ping ping ping ping ping ping ping ping ping ping ping ping ping ping ping ping ping ping ping ping pinging the sound effect output, the fight was over.

The bandit-looking investigation team leader's fighting style is also like that of a bandit. The sacrifice of his comrades seems not to have touched him at all, and he does not care about the bodies of his comrades. Only the act of diverting the line of artillery fire has retained a trace of the people's army style in him.

Then came the "bang bang bang" that followed him like a shadow. "Bang" made Mitu feel bored for a while.

Seeing that the protagonist team was about to escape, Mitu was about to adjust his emotions. In the blink of an eye, the staff officer was offline!

What the hell!So careless?
Is this considered a plot kill?Otherwise, Mu Xiaolin was the one running ahead, why wasn't he the one who hit the mine?
Then she vaguely remembered that the lone soldier named Liu Sixi seemed to have mentioned landmines.

What a shame. Was there an ambush so early?
She refused to forgive even if there was foreshadowing!
Mitu knew that Qin Zhiliang would most likely use his body to seduce him, and only in this way could Mu Xiaolin change.

However, Qin Zhiliang's sacrifice scene still made her uneasy.

Not even a single close-up from the front. Is this offending the photographer?
However, to be fair, the way the whole process was handled from the over-the-shoulder perspective did make her feel more regretful emotionally, leaving her trapped in a kind of depression where she wanted to make up for it but couldn't bear to make up for it.

When Mu Xiaolin walked out of the woods and climbed the hillside, only to be bombarded from the sky again, Mitu's inner depression reached its peak.

Why is this short journey so difficult?

Why go to such trouble with a child?
Looking at the young boy curled up in a ball on the big screen, as hopeless and helpless as a little beast, Mitu couldn't help but have an impulse to go to him and give him a hug.

The next moment, the gunfire stopped and yellow mist filled the air.

The scene Mitu imagined did not happen after all. Facing the dangerous poisonous fog, she was still timid.

Anger burst out in her mind, for the cowardice in her heart, for the invisible enemy, and for the inhumane Chen Yiming.

The young man coughed heart-wrenchingly, coughing all the way into her heart, making her want to close her eyes.

Mitu turned his eyes away slightly to distract his thoughts. As a result, he turned his head and found that the group of friends who had been silent since Qin Zhiliang went offline had already entered a state of abandoning treatment. He lowered his head and covered his ears, refusing to update. Ingesting more information.

She raised her head slightly and took a quick look around. It turned out that she was not the only one looking around.

Mitu forced himself to look directly at the big screen. Mu Xiaolin turned over weakly and lay on his back, not forgetting to pull away the bugle that was stuck to his waist.

She rubbed her nose vigorously, then covered her mouth, trying to hold back the tears.

The boy finally stopped moving.

Silence, deathly silence, only the yellow-green mist gradually became lighter.

The dirty face filling the big screen suddenly twitched.

Although Mitu knew the law of the protagonist's immortality, when this moment actually happened, she couldn't help but feel excited.

With hands, guns, waist, and legs, Mu Xiaolin regained control of his body bit by bit, and Mitu's mood also recovered, became peaceful, and became excited bit by bit.

Even if there was a scene that made her feel slightly embarrassed.

She watched the young man struggling to climb the mountain with a submachine gun, approaching step by step the ridge where the poisonous fog dissipated.

Then I watched him turn back inexplicably and pack up the belongings that had been thrown everywhere.

At the moment when Mu Xiaolin stood tall and neatly dressed, Mitu actually felt a sense of relief that a child at home had finally grown up.

How could she, a young girl, adopt the mentality of an old mother?

This movie is toxic!
(End of this chapter)