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Chapter 691: The Battle for People's Hearts
This scene was done in one take, and the crew was forced to cancel the shot if they wanted to shoot it again.

It took a lot of effort to film this scene. The first thing was to get a filming permit, and state legislator Peter Rock was very helpful in this regard.

The fireworks special effects team, led by Tony Ridley, then surveyed the abandoned hospital a month in advance and discussed the blasting plan.

The site was cleared a week before filming, and wiring and placement of explosives began the day before. The final filming and performance stages had to be done without error to complete the explosion scene.

This scene became a very memorable one for Guo Fan. Although the actors' performances were great, as a director with an engineering background, Guo Fan saw the determination, execution, and rigor of the Little Gilbert crew.

This is indeed the best crew in the world, and Guo Fan has learned a lot. But there are still many new things to learn every day, which is a great feeling.

"How did you feel about this explosion?" James asked Guo Fan.

"I can only say it's crazy. I've never seen such a crazy scene before in China." Guo Fan was sincerely amazed.

“Hahaha,” James laughed. “I guess you didn’t see it when Director Gilbert was filming in China. Otherwise, you would have seen a scene of thousands of cavalry charging, which would be much more shocking than this.”

Guo Fan nodded: "I have seen the behind-the-scenes footage in the DVD and Blu-ray box set of The Lord of the Rings, but it feels different to see it in person."

"Of course it's different. I think you will work here for a few years. There will be many opportunities in the future. I will let you see what the craziest director in Hollywood is." James said.

Guo Fan has already felt the madness of Gilbert Jr. This is a bold director in filming. He has wild ideas and the ability to turn them into reality.

After the hospital explosion scene was finished, the crew immediately filmed another scene, which was about two cruise ships. One ship was filled with ordinary citizens, and the other ship was filled with police and criminals.

The two ships faced the test of the clown respectively. Both sides did not know each other, but they both knew that the other side held the detonator.

At this point it comes to a human choice: whether to blow up the ship and harm the lives of another ship to ensure one's own safety.

There is no doubt that this is a huge test and a gamble between the Joker and Batman, and what is at stake is the soul of Gotham.

If we follow the independent film shooting method, both ships must be blown up. This is the only way to show the evil of human nature and then launch a strong criticism.

But Gilbert Jr. was sure that if the ship exploded, the box office of "The Dark Knight" would also explode, and it would be a downward explosion.

As a commercial blockbuster with an investment of 200 million US dollars, the most taboo thing is to violate the rules of the mainstream film market.

From the beginning of writing the script, Gilbert Jr. repeatedly emphasized to David S. Goyer and Jonathan Nolan that this was a commercial film, and nothing else.

In addition, the criminal who throws the remote control must be a black person, and can only be a black person. This is to unite the audience and promote mainstream values.

These media reporters are the most troubled. If the ship explodes, they will immediately transform into social guardians and moral defenders to criticize little Gilbert.

If the ship had not been blown up, they would probably have said that little Gilbert was out of touch with reality and that human nature could not stand the test.

In this situation, let’s ignore the media reporters and take care of the audience first!
There is also a scene where Harvey Dent judges Sheriff Gordon's family, and Nicolas Cage judges Gordon's son.

As Harvey Dent tosses the coin, Christian Bale's Batman pounces and the two tumble down the stairs onto the soft cushions.

Gilbert Jr. filmed another shot in which Batman held Gordon's son, returned Gordon's son to Gordon, and insisted on dropping him.

From a certain perspective, Harvey Dent's coin may be heads, and Batman's rescue action could easily cause Gordon's son to be injured or killed. This brings up a question: if Batman didn't take action, would Gordon's son be able to escape safely?
But just like the boat not exploding, saving the child before the coin falls is a mainstream value and the right thing to do. So see, ZZ correctness has never been far from Hollywood.

It’s just that the correct way is different in different eras, and the correct way in this era is more correct and normal.

The heroine of a commercial blockbuster must be sexy and beautiful, children must not be harmed, and there must be a black character who plays an important role in the film and who cannot be a villain.

For example, the scene in The Last of Us where Sarah was shot was widely criticized by the media. A Pentagon spokesman also said that American soldiers would never do such a thing.

This also affected the box office of "The Last of Us" to a certain extent, but Gilbert Jr. still kept this shot. Whether it is reality or model, the most dangerous thing is not the disaster, but the human heart in the face of disaster.

The movie "The Dark Knight" can be said to be a battle for people's hearts, just like in "Black Myth: Wukong", the Yellow Eyebrow King and the Golden Cicada bet on people's hearts.

Then he used various means to seduce and bewitched the villagers, monks, officials, and soldiers, and finally drove them all crazy.

This is very similar to the Joker, so after reading the script, Christian Bale said: "It looks like the Joker won the game."

As the Christmas holiday approached, the crew's filming work came to a temporary halt, and little Gilbert returned to Cantaloupe Manor to celebrate Christmas.

This time the family is more complete, with Noriko Sakai and Shizuka Kudo coming from the island country. Starting next year, Ilian's children will move to China with Anzi and go to school there.

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So this is the last time the whole family will spend Christmas at Cantaloupe Manor, so it has to be a bit commemorative.

The biggest friend, the biggest Christmas tree, and the children’s favorite part of opening presents, this Christmas was quite enjoyable.

During dinner, Gilbert Jr. did not forget to discuss official business with Ivanka. Ivanka said: "The subprime mortgage crisis has already shown signs. We have raised $550 billion in funds and plan to do our best in the market."

"Well!" Gilbert Jr. said to Ivanka, "You still have to be careful not to let anyone find out what you did. You have to keep it a secret."

"Don't worry, the people involved are the ones we trust the most," Ivanka assured.

"That's good," Little Gilbert asked about the spy plan again: "By the way, what did Commissioner Smith say recently?"

“He has resumed his position within the other club, and according to current intelligence, there is indeed new island development.

I got a long list of people who have been there, including many celebrities from the political and business circles, as well as people from Hollywood and the sports world.”

Yiwanka said as he opened a file on his phone. Inside was a long list of names, many of which looked familiar.

The mobile phones used by Gilbert Jr. and his friends are all specially customized by Apple. Jobs attaches great importance to information security, and if the backend is invaded, it will be the end of them.

Fortunately, the Apple mobile phone system is closed, and the phones are specially customized, so ordinary people cannot break into it at all.

Ivanka asked, “When are we going to release the list?”

"There's no rush now, we have to wait a few years," said Gilbert Jr.

(End of this chapter)