Mark said: "A single scene, several people sitting around the fire talking about a certain topic, such a film is actually not uncommon, for example, "Soul Snatcher" from the perspective of the film alone, it is difficult to have any breakthrough in the shooting of this kind of film, whether it is character scheduling or empty shots will seem decent, of course, Hitchcock's "Soul Snatcher" boldly tried the shooting technique of "one shot and one film", but it still has a somewhat dramatic feeling. ”

This is Mark talking about the creative theory of the film in his leisure time on the set, and he continued to boast with comments copied from the Internet: "If there is no excessive ostentatious capital on the camera, then the most noteworthy thing about the film must be the plot content, the winner of "Soul Snatcher" lies in the setting of suspense, whether the body in the box will be found, this is something that all audiences are looking forward to, and this is not enough, the topic must be attractive, so that the audience has some desire to come down and watch it." ”

Tom said: "Your opening suspense is set up very well, John faces many colleagues who claim that he is an immortal person who has lived for 14,000 years, so the suspense is constituted, all the people present and the audience want to know whether John is telling the truth, and this is a process of torture, although the content of the torture is metaphysical, it definitely attracts the audience's hearing, for the whole film, the content of this conversation will constitute the theme, and it also attracted me all of a sudden, a bit of a sitcom taste." ”

Mark because he can access the Internet at any time, all kinds of information and theories are at his fingertips, which is in the eyes of others, he is not aware of it, thinking that this young man is material, speaking of the head is the way, one set of things, only Mark knows that he is the modern version of Zhao Kuo, he can only blow and talk on paper, and he doesn't want the 400,000 people around him to be killed, it is best to hide it, he has high theory and poor execution and operation ability, so he tries to blow more and do less.

Before every shooting, he used to gather the actors and photographers together, and tell him what he wanted and what he wanted, as for how to shoot, how the actors acted, that's your business, this is called creative freedom, improvisation, and before he said, "That's what Woody Allen said." ”

You can't be a great actor with a book, just like you can't teach yourself to dance, swim, martial arts, paint, tightrope or climb Mount Everest with a book, Mark understands this, so he tries to be humble and consults the people around him, Tom is a rich experience, while Hank and Ruby are professionally and systematically trained, and they are very compatible in making up for Mark's shortcomings.

In fact, the whole scene is a drama, compared with the most difficult children's scenes, animal scenes, and action scenes in the movie, it is only rudimentary, and it is even better than directing and filming a stage play, but it is better than the clever conception, the story is fascinating, and the topics discussed are the foundation of the entire Western culture, religion and philosophy.

In the script, John's lifespan and John's own experience are assumed, so no matter what John says, in reality, he is in a state of untruth, and this unreality is precisely the real questioning of those professors in the play, especially when the theory of Jesus appears, this kind of questioning has obviously reached its peak, almost subverting the entire Western culture, but there are various possibilities in the hypothesis itself, the strength of this impact is almost fatal to the West, and the discussion of this topic has raised the level of the film, as if it has a spiritual core, which has made him loved by many people and harvested many fans。

Fans who like it have praised it to the sky, IMDB's score is 8.4 points, which is a god level, and there are more North American remarks on the Internet, 300 million in the world, but Mark has searched a lot of lists and information, there is no record about it, not even the most authoritative North American weekly box office record, this should be the result of the hype and boasting of crazy fans, director and screenwriter Richard Schinkman became famous because of it, but it is also a fact that he has not been able to get his hands on the work since.

This is a masterpiece, but after the screenwriter has completed the setting of the story, there are not many places where the director needs to play and shine, which is also the reason why Mark, a man who is a wild man who is a monk halfway, dares to pull up the banner and recruit troops to make movies, David, Sophia, Tom are also willing to believe him, if it is an action blockbuster, there are more farces and jokes.

This movie is both a conversation and a debate, and when a man who has lived for 14,000 years stands in front of you, what do you want to ask him the most? The answer to this question is different for everyone, so the screenwriter set the identities of the characters in the play, university teachers in various subjects, and even a young student, obviously, this is a thinking debate on philosophy, so these professors are missing science and engineering experts, but some social science scholars, archaeological experts, human sociology experts, psychologists, and even college students, religious people, etc., this kind of character setting naturally fits the topic to be talked about in the film, so the evolution process of human beings began in this strange discussion, if it is a science and engineering discussion, the audience will definitely scold the mother, you will definitely not be able to stand it.

There are two threads intertwined in this plot, one is John's narration, which is related to the subversion of some past events, and also related to the evolution process of human history, and the other is whether these professors believe what John said in reality, and whether they believe that there is really such a person who has survived for 14,000 years against common sense? If the first clue is called Clue B, then as the next clue A is bound to become the source of Clue B, and the existence of doubt is the premise of John's storytelling.

So Mark borrowed the method of filming TV debates here, and of course it was appropriate to add expressive body language.

This is a film about philosophical discussion, the strongest conflict with John in the film is the psychiatrist, this identity is quite metaphorical, philosophy is largely a kind of "thinking of the heart", which transcends various disciplines, but what kind of psychology is suitable for thinking about predetermined ideas and questioning them? When the psychiatrist forbade John's right to speak with his own power, we know that this kind of psychological thinking is not allowed and must be restricted, and in the plot, the father-son relationship between the psychiatrist and John is obviously the director's great mockery of this kind of ideological imprisonment of the police. Imprisoning the mind is the greatest enemy of philosophical development.

So, at the end of the film, the death of the psychiatrist is a kind of catharsis of the director, and even a will, when John leaves again, his life is destined to continue the exploration of a new life, from questioning to exploration, this process is all human, and I am afraid it is also a will of the screenwriter to Western society.

However, Mark makes appropriate modifications here, as a psychiatrist, his mental capacity is strong, because John can't bear the pressure when he says it's his father, and he hangs up with a heart attack, which doesn't make sense.

Of course, the original director wants to express multiple meanings, John is the father of a psychiatrist, which is also a kind of evidence that what he said is true, which is a huge subversion of the psychiatrist's knowledge and cognition, and the impact is huge, but in the case of the psychiatrist already knows, it should not form such a huge impact, and as a father, how could he let his son die in order to resolve the dispute.

So Mark made the appropriate changes here, and John said to the psychiatrist: "Your father left you not because he didn't love you or shirked responsibility, but because he had no choice but to do so. John said affectionately and apologetically.

The psychiatrist opened his eyes wide and exclaimed, "How do you know?" This was a dull pain in his heart, and he never talked about it to anyone, and the expression on his face said these agreeables.

John said, "Oak, he's sorry!"

The psychiatrist's face showed great shock and unease.

John patted him on the shoulder and said, "It doesn't matter if it's true or not, the important thing is that we still have love, and life must go on!"

The psychiatrist struggled a few times, but finally smiled in relief, and he said, "Good luck John!" and waved at John's back as he turned away.

The final scene is that John gets in the car, but he doesn't drive away, he is waiting for the person he loves.

The camera gives Linda a close-up, the camera did not shoot whether she pulled the car door and got into the car, the suspense in this is very moving, a man whose lover around him will eventually grow old and die, will leave the people around him every ten years, which is not only self-preservation, but also care for others.

But will he stop for the woman in front of him? When he stops and looks back at the woman, how heartwarming the subtle changes in the woman's face are! The course of 10,000 years of life has nothing to do with me, you are just the man I love, you have left the people around you like you have repeated N times in the past, but you still stayed for me for a moment.

"Eternity" was sung by Donald, with a sad and melancholy voice, and Blake, Tom, Hank, Ruby, David Lee, Tony, John, and others applauded as they watched the pre-cut and unprocessed version, and of course, there was nothing post-production for the film, except for recordings, subtitles, and ending credits.

The ending song was sung by Donald, he sang well, he had reached the level of amateur top, and he paid out of his own pocket to go to a professional studio to record it, and Mark did not have the recording cost of this ending song in his budget.

Tom said: "This is a movie that is not inferior to '12 Angry Men'. ”

Blake happily took Mark's arm and said, "Congratulations, Mark, you've made it." ”

Mark said: "It is all thanks to everyone's help that "This Man is from Earth" can be successfully produced, and tonight's finale party will be a carnival in the sky." ”

Amid everyone's cheers and applause, Blake whispered to Mark, "Your account balance is not enough to pay for a party." ”