Entertainment: From the Octagon to the big screen

Chapter 739-Sneak into the village, don't shoot

After several video conferences, the production team of "The Mystery of the Storm" decided to gather the leading actors and supporting actors in batches to various locations for filming.

The game between the Screen Actors Guild and the Television and Television Producers Association is still in a stalemate. Director Knight has been waiting at home for nearly sixty days, but the outcome is still unclear.

If he continues to be so stupid and foolish as to listen to the nonsense of the producers, it will inevitably affect the filming, editing and release of "The Mystery of the Sea".

"The Mystery of the Sea" is a work that will be submitted for the three major European film festivals in 2019.

Director Knight and his creative team have submitted applications for Best Screenplay, Best Actor, Best Actress, Grand Jury Prize and Best Picture.

As for why Mr. Knight did not compete for the Best Director award, it was mainly because he had previously focused on the Oscars and the British Academy Film Awards.

There is no need to waste words on the Oscars, as they have long been despised by the European film and television circles, which have always believed that the Oscars are purely a low-level game controlled by capital.

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards are also considered garbage in the eyes of their European counterparts because the regional discrimination is both obvious and serious!
Especially in recent years, any work that criticizes Irish separatism or Scottish nationalism can get a piece of the pie.

Works like Darkest Hour, a blatantly political paean to the Commonwealth’s collective efforts to meet challenges, even used large sacks to hold the trophy.

European filmmakers sneer at the Oscars for fawning on money, and despise the British Academy of Film and Television Arts for kneeling at the feet of power, politics, and bureaucracy.

Therefore, Knight, who frequently appeared at these two awards, did not want to cause more troubles for the juries of the three major international film festivals in Europe, so he simply jumped out and watched the fire from the other side of the river.

To be honest, "Knives Out" is also qualified to compete for the honors of Best Director and Best Film at this year's Venice International Film Festival.

However, its director Ryan comes purely from commercial production and has never completed any artistic film on his own in his resume.

Captain America's decision to sign a five-film contract for "Knives Out" with Lionsgate was also due to very similar difficulties.

Playing a superhero does make money, but it is not well received in the film and television industry.

Big directors like Spielberg, Villeneuve, and Nolan all have some opinions about actors who often appear in Marvel works, and they will be more cautious during auditions.

Of course, Iron Man, Black Widow and others are definitely not included in this list.

After all, they have played many roles before becoming superheroes.

Now that Margot Robbie has successfully gotten rid of the label of a vase, she doesn't dare to continue shooting series such as "Harley Quinn" and "Suicide Squad", even if they are extremely popular.

Margot agreed to guest-star as a fast food deliveryman in "The Matrix".

Originally, director Knight planned to have her play the role of a gun store owner, but Margot felt that the character was a bit of a tribute to Harley Quinn, so she tactfully proposed a change.

As for the fast food restaurant, it is a beef burger restaurant that Margot loves very much. It is located across the street from her new luxury community.

When the boss, Kang Sang-jae, was young, he volunteered to join the Korean airborne troops and went to Vietnam.

He worked hard in the rainforest and paddy fields for more than a thousand days and nights to save up a fortune, and in 1973 he left his homeland and became an American.

At that time, Jiang Xiangzai served as a lieutenant and often led his brothers to clear the countryside. Except for the money they seized as gifts and bribes to superiors, the rest was divided equally among everyone.

The number of brothers killed or missing will be five times, and the number of those disabled or seriously injured will be three times.

At that time, Kang Sang-jae's combat detachment attracted the attention and admiration of the US Air Force and Marine Corps in the same war zone for its execution and tenacity.

This was also the key to his eventual successful immigration to the United States, with his meritorious service as a backing.

Director Knight hoped that he could talk about his personal experience of the war so that Chen Yu could better portray the role of a Vietnam War veteran.

"Well, there are very few things worth recalling and feeling. We did not go to the war to help Vietnam restore peace and stability."

"My brothers and I just want to get rich and send more money back home." Kang Sang-jae pursed his lips as he sat in a relaxed posture and spoke in a calm tone. He was very frank. According to information disclosed by neutral media at that time, the Korean troops going to Vietnam were comparable to the Japanese troops.

The atrocities committed by the South Korean army in South Vietnamese cities and villages were far more excessive than those committed by the US army.

The South Korean army will comb every corner carefully like a comb.

"We don't make a point of distinguishing between civilians and North Vietnamese guerrillas."

Kang Sang-jae took the cigarette but did not light it up but put it on the corner of the table because there were women in the filming team.

In the past, Kang Sang-jae acted recklessly in Vietnam without any scruples, but now he has become a well-mannered and amiable gentleman.

Can the environment really educate people?
"As long as you feel someone is a threat, [bang] you know."

Looking at the little old man Jiang Xiangzai who was making a shooting gesture, Chen Yu did not respond.

Perhaps American veterans suffering from door-breaking syndrome and post-war psychological trauma should be invited to come here to listen to Lieutenant Kang Sang-jae's story.

Chen Yu feels that East Asians generally seem to have higher psychological endurance than Europeans and Americans, especially when they are in a cruel environment.

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"I killed so that my father, mother, sister and brother could have enough food and clothing in my country. What's wrong with that? After all, the victims are a group of Vietnamese people."

"I don't believe that the North Vietnamese guerrillas will show mercy to the American and South Korean soldiers. If we have to blame someone, we can only blame it on the war." Jiang Xiangzai tapped the table lightly with his fingers.

To be honest, Chen Yu thought he was right. Human nature cannot stand the test, let alone in extreme situations such as war.

Some armies rely on faith to inspire their fighting spirit.

Some armies rely on material supplies to maintain the morale of their soldiers.

In the final analysis, you can only try your best to restrain your own team, and then climb to the commanding heights and loudly condemn your teammates or opponents.

Once the order of "equal retaliation" is issued, I am afraid that even an army with firm beliefs will find it difficult to control its primitive desire for killing.

Director Knight felt that this dialogue material could be adapted and included in the script.

Director Knight was influenced by "Apocalypse Now" and "Platoon" and wanted to give a voice to American Vietnam War veterans.

He is not trying to exonerate the Vietnam veterans.

Instead, I want to emphasize that the powerful departments such as the White House, Capitol Hill, the Pentagon, and the Joint Chiefs of Staff are more culpable and should definitely be tried more than the grassroots soldiers.

As a result, the mainstream media in Europe and the United States are only willing to cater to the public's thinking and force the main blame onto the grassroots soldiers.

Just as Kissinger and McNamara said, after the Vietnam War, we were prepared to be tortured by public opinion for the rest of our lives, but the actual situation was better than we expected!
The public (in the United States) believes that the CIA and the front-line commanders are the villains, and that although we (the government) are incompetent, we have only been deceived by the false information from the above two.

Director Knight glanced at Jiang Xiangzai and then turned sideways to look at Chen Yu.

Now the primary issue is how to adapt and add to it. If the criticism is too harsh, it will easily lead to intervention from the Pentagon.

Don't ever think that the creative environment in the United States is relaxed and lacks regulation.

Many Hollywood films have been ordered to be revised by the Pentagon, which is more troublesome than the White House and Capitol Hill.

But if you go along with the military, you will gain a lot of convenience. It depends on how the producers and directors balance this relationship.

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