"Or, if you change the setting in the forest in the second half of the story, should that group of people support love, or should they support freedom? ”

Lan Li's words revealed too much information, it was like the Big Bang, and all the thoughts were released "bang" in one go, and then the countless information in his mind began to tumble around, and the processing speed of thoughts and thoughts couldn't keep up-

It's as if your computer doesn't have enough memory.

But Ogles shook his head slightly, "No...... No, no...... It shouldn't be like this......" Rough sounding, Lan Li's words seemed to make a lot of sense, but after careful reflection, Ogs had a different idea, he refused to be led by Lan Li's nose, "Your whole idea is wrong. ”

Instead of raising his eyes to look at Lan Li, Ogles immersed himself in his own world, "Your setting and questioning are trying to simplify the story and present a single-line and single-level thinking in a simple and crude way. Clarity is not the original intention of the whole play, what I hope to present is an intricate worldview, how far and complex the whole social structure should be, but when the framework system cuts off those branches in an unreasonable way, then the society will be in danger of collapsing. ”

Gradually, Ogels's thinking became clear again, he slowly raised his eyes, and looked at Lan Li brightly, "I need to maintain those complexities, but also need to maintain those uncertainties, I hope that the audience can have their own ideas after watching the movie, triggering the collision of different thinking, this is also our conscious behavior in the stage of creating the script, the situations you mentioned are exactly the effects we want to present." ”

"I don't think you understood what I meant. Lan Li shook his head slightly, he knew that Ogles was biased - always thinking that he was aggressively trying to "force" him to comply, but in fact, Lan Li was seriously discussing the script and the character.

Does he want to be in The Lobster? Yes, and does he want The Lobster to be a great work? Yes. So, if the premise of "The Lobster" to make a great work is Colin Farrell's appearance, would he be willing? He will do everything in his power to fight for the opportunity to perform, but he will not be stubborn.

Now, he needs Owgels to get his thoughts straight.

"What you mean is that you hope that through this story, people will think differently about the social system, about love, about family, and so on. Lan Li slowed down his tone and said calmly, leaving Ogles enough time to think.

But Ogles showed a puzzled look, his eyes flickering slightly at Lan Li, and his whole body was full of vigilance.

This made Lan Li a little amused and a little helpless, "Ogels, if you treat me as a bad guy and are robbing your work, then there is no way for us to continue talking." ”

Eggs' expression was a little embarrassed, but there was no affirmation or denial, and he just looked at Lan Li - since he was not good at words, he simply didn't say more.

Lan Li could only continue, "Let's calm down, you hope that the audience will be able to think about this kind of system, and burst out different possibilities in the intricate relationship, undoubtedly, this is a very grand idea, but do you realize that your own abilities are not able to match your ambitions?"

bluntly stung Ogles - what Ogles is best at is to get a glimpse of one side of society in the small pattern, and when he is out of the scope of the small pattern, he is easy to be at a loss. This is the case with "The Lobster", the whole concept is very clever, but the window of presentation is blurred.

Ogles raised his eyebrows, "I don't think it's necessary. You can judge my work, but you shouldn't attack my literacy and ability. I don't think your actions are commendable. ”

Then, you should also show a corresponding attitude. If you don't get it right, we'll never get the result out of our conversation, and I don't think there's any need to continue. You can look for other actors to star in this production, I'm disappointed, but I'm not going to get in the way. Lan Li also corrected his attitude in a rare way, and said solemnly and sternly, it can't be said that it is full firepower, but it is also a firm position.

"You really don't mind?" Ogles seized the opportunity and muttered, but he still didn't hold back, but he regretted it as soon as the words were spoken, because of his own impulsiveness, and because his unbearable thoughts were exposed, "I didn't mean that." ”

But Lan Li waved his hand unmindfully, "There's no need to be sorry. Cooperation inherently requires the will of both parties, and if there is any intention of coercion, then things are not interesting. Then Lan Li raised her eyebrows.

"I don't think it's a shortcoming, Woody Allen spent his life talking about the little things about the middle class of New York, but that didn't stop him from being a great director, and Alfred Hitchcock spent his life talking about love and suspense, but there's no doubt about his brilliance. I just think that being able to clearly understand your abilities and talents, and identifying your strengths, and developing them, can be called geniuses, and those who are more ambitious than capable tend to capsize in the end. ”

Rarely, Lan Li showed his sharpness - not in the face of journalists or enemies, but in the face of another talented director.

If it was a director with a fiery personality, I am afraid that he would have flipped the table directly at this moment, but Ogles did not explode directly, but quietly watched Lan Li, as if he was savoring the meaning behind these words:

He was uncomfortable - to be sure, no one likes to listen to those harsh criticisms, and he was no exception, and at the moment Augges was very uncomfortable in his heart, but he did not explode, but calmed down and began to think. He and Lan Li are indeed on opposite sides, but at the same time, he and Lan Li are also in the same situation: they work together to tell the story of "The Lobster" well.

Although he is still not sure whether Lan Li is sincere or calculating himself, he cannot deny that he is full of curiosity about Lan Li's ideas and ideas - even if Lan Li criticizes himself for "ability is not worthy of ambition", he is still curious about Lan Li's conception of the story and characters.

Taking a deep breath, taking a deep breath again, and secretly making a deep breath movement, Ogles quietly hid all his thoughts and reactions, "So, according to you, within the scope of the small pattern, reflecting the different sides of the whole society, what should be done?"

After all, Ogles still calmed down, lowered his posture, and really sat on an equal footing with Lan Li, and cut to the point smoothly - at this moment, the discussion about "lobster" really came to a key position.

To put it simply, in the face of a homicide case, different people react differently, and then these different reactions reflect different personalities, different families, different educations, different classes, and finally piece together the various states of the whole society. ”

Lan Li said this, paused, looked at Ogles, although he did not get approval but did not inspire opposition, it can be seen that Ogles has set his mind right, really open his heart to listen to his thoughts, things have finally crossed the first threshold, Lan Li continued.

"Well, now there is only one concept of 'lobster', that is, this murder case, but there are no characters. Or rather, there is no way to tie these characters to the whole concept. I'm talking about the character of David, but at the same time two different characters from the hotel and the forest, and the woman David finally falls in love with. ”

Let's look at it this way: the system that the hotel embraces, the concept that the forest embraces, and the people that David and the woman represent are all derivatives from this social system, and their different personalities and attitudes present different aspects of the whole society. But now, none of those differences are visible. ”

"First of all, the opposing system of the hotel and the forest is in fact the same system, one supports the family, so that the family supports it in any form, and the other supports independence, and then destroys whatever form of union, these are two extremes, and this whole distorted situation is formed. There is nothing wrong with this, as you said, different people in the same context can derive different personalities and states, which is also what the film needs to explore. ”

"But now, the script is vague about the setting of David and the woman, they can't support this 'social' setting, as if they are supporting the hotel and seem to be against, as if they are supporting the forest and not being very satisfied, this ambiguous setting cannot be connected with society at all, let alone criticize or reflect. ”

"You want to be able to present a diverse reflection? No problem, then you have to start with the male and female protagonists, how much social influence they reflect, and how much the audience can accept. That's why I say that either you change the setting of the forest and put it on the opposite side of society, like the 'Hunger Games', set up two opposites and clash with each other, then the reflection that the creator expects becomes extremely clear, or you can change the setting of the two characters, and through their choices and decisions, they reflect the results of the social framework—those deformed results. ”

The gushing words really dissect the core idea of the whole story, and then finally return to the original point: this is the sure reason why Lan Li proposed the character setting - not to facilitate his own role, but to establish the core idea of the whole story.

Ogles never interjected, but listened carefully and carefully, and said without warning, "So did you take a screenwriting course? Or a directing course?"

"......" Lan Li also opened his mouth slightly in a rare way: That's not the point, okay?