Chapter 784: Epiphany
"It's hard to make a remake. After watching "King Kong", Leila couldn't help but sigh: "This work directed by Jackson is quite successful, but it is much worse to enter the classic palace." ”
I don't know if it's the relationship between "The Lord of the Rings" and her taking away it, "King Kong" is subtly different from the original. And this difference is not in a good direction, but more like using a small jar to force a large jar to hold so much water, and the result is that all the water flows out, and only the small jar can hold the point.
Directing is a profession where experience is sometimes better than talent, and constant training will make the director's skills more sleek and better. Talent may allow them to shoot classics, but experience can keep them in their jobs.
But Peter Jackson didn't get the opportunity to shoot "The Lord of the Rings" in his life, and only made two movies that were not bad, far from the aura that burst out when he filmed The Lord of the Rings.
The most valuable experience is missing, and Jackson's version of King Kong shows this deficiency in some places. Maybe you can't notice anything in the eyes of ordinary fans, but when it comes to the realm of Leila, it can't be clearer.
Of course, she doesn't feel guilty about it.
She made a better movie than the original, and used her ability to make The Lord of the Rings more people around the world love it. Whether it is the quality of the movie itself or the impact she has brought to the world, it is better than the original. So she has nothing to feel guilty about.
If Jackson needs help in the future, she will give some attention at the right time. But it is certainly impossible to say more care, at least until he proves that he is a good director, there is no such privilege.
And without "The Lord of the Rings", the movie that made him a god, would he still be the best director at the Oscar in his previous life? I'm afraid no one can give an accurate answer.
This is also the reason why Leila has been helping Nolan, a Jackson has embarked on an uncertain path, and she will not let Nolan be like this!
Speaking of the issue of remakes, Roy also thought of the "Departed" he is currently filming, there is basically no difference between a remake and a remake, both have an excellent original in front. Defeat it or be defeated by it.
"The Hong Kong version of "Infernal Affairs" is very powerful, and the pressure on the crew's side is also great enough. They were worried that it would be a shame if the shot was not as good as the original. ”
"Whether it's a remake or a remake, the previous work is certainly excellent. "Otherwise, there would be no need to shoot again.
Walking out of the movie theater, Roy felt Lyra's body shake when the heating wrapped around him suddenly disappeared.
He leaned down to help her put on her scarf and hat before saying, "Yes." Many remakes will be criticized for not being as good as the original. For example, there are some classic old films in the East, such as "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", which has been filmed many times, right? But when it comes to classics, Oriental people still think that the one in the past eight years is the most classic. ”
Unexpectedly, he even knew this, and Leila smiled: "It seems that you have learned Chinese well, how many TVs have you watched over there?"
"It's okay. Roy smiled smugly: "It's definitely no problem to understand." ”
He used the word "understand", many oriental movies and television will have some allusions that foreigners can't understand, and it is not easy to understand them completely. For example, some idioms, some proverbs, some stories that appear in Oriental classics, etc., it is impossible to understand them without a deeper understanding of Oriental culture.
As a compliment, Leila stood on tiptoe and touched the top of his head: "What a good boy. ”
Roy laughingly grabbed her hand, felt a slight coldness on his fingertips, and put it in his pocket: "Let's go, let's go find something hot to fill your stomach, you should be hungry too, right?"
After finding a restaurant and sitting in the warm room, Leila finally gets the deal of unbuttoning her scarf and taking off her hat and enjoying her belated dinner.
When she saw Roy also revealing that very recognizable face after taking off the scarf, she couldn't help but think back to Heath Ledger in "Brokeback Mountain" just now.
"What do you think of Ledger's acting?"
"Very good. Roy replied naturally, but the thought of Nolan saying that someone had recommended him to play the clown made him arrogant: "But I'm better than him." ”
Leila smiled and poured him a cup of hot tea for herself, "What do you think is good about him?
That made Roy pause. It's like appreciating a painting, many people just think the painting is beautiful, but they can't say what a good opinion is. He is the same, it's okay to let him tell the good and bad of his acting skills, and it's too difficult for him to let him say where is good and what is bad.
"His expression is in place?" he said uncertainly.
"You're a foul!" Can a performance with a bad expression still be regarded as having acting skills? Since it is said that the acting skills are good, you can't find fault with the expression or something, right?
Leila has always felt that he still has some room for improvement, but fortunately he now knows his shortcomings and is always learning new acting skills. This alone shows how limitless his future is. You must know that not every actor can calm down and learn after being as popular all over the world as he is.
"Did you notice the camera move?" she said, "what do you think he was doing when the camera gave him a close-up?"
Roy's body shook, as if he had been poked open some closed door, and his eyes suddenly brightened. That's it! The relationship between the camera and facial expressions! What kind of performance he needs to show when the camera is far away, and how to deal with close-up shots, he seems to understand!
This is not a simple move, but a deeper understanding that can only be achieved based on solid acting skills and experience. It's hard to comprehend this without a lot of acting experience, and if you don't have excellent acting skills, you can't perform the expressions you need.
Leila didn't interrupt his musings, sniffing the rising scent of tea in her cup, watching his expression change from time to time. I have to say that good-looking people look good in everything, just like this, he will frown and squint for a while, and his expression will be in a daze for a while, and he will be so pleasing to the eye.
It's no wonder that she has always occupied such a high position on the list of the most enviable women, with a strong family background, great talent, a rapidly expanding career, and a world's sexiest boyfriend.
What is a winner in life? People who don't understand this word can understand it just by looking at her.
After a long time, Roy finally raised his head, and there seemed to be a flash of light in his eyes: "I think I understand." ”
What exactly he understood, Leila didn't know, and didn't want to explore. I guess even he didn't know how to describe what he had just realized.
She believes that the next time they work together, he will definitely bring her a surprise!