Chapter 617: Assembling Line Acting
British science fiction writer Douglas Adams has an interesting three laws of technology: 1) any technology that existed when I was born is part of the ordinary order of the world, 2) any technology born between the ages of 15 and 35 is a revolutionary product that will change the world, and 3) any technology that is born after the age of 35 is against the laws of nature and will be damned.
Of course, at this time, these three laws have not yet come out, and Adams has just finished publishing his famous book, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, and "The Doubtful Salmon", which contains this law, has not yet been put together.
But in another time and space, this law is widely spread in the science fiction circle, and some people have played it up and changed the cultural version of the three laws: 1) most of the pop culture that I was born in was old and not worth mentioning, 2) most of the pop culture born between the ages of 10 and 30 is a classic that cannot be replicated, and 3) most of the pop culture born after I was 30 years old is stupid, superficial, naïve and ridiculous.
Although the Three Laws of Science Fiction and the extended Three Laws of Culture are mainly ridiculed and not 100% correct, they are not untargeted.
Each era has the preferences of each era, has the logo of each era, and works that can be polished by time can be regarded as classics.
"Dou E's Injustice" has a history of 600 years, and "Hamlet" also has a history of 300 years, not to mention Tang and Song poems and Homeric epics. And the movie, from birth to the present, can it be 100 years old?
Of course, as I said before, the person who has the right to speak is not dead. Again, as mentioned above, there is one group down, and there is another, so why should he do these thankless tasks.
In the final analysis, there are only a few goals, first of all, to make Isabel completely obedient to herself, and secondly, to expand her influence in the circle, spend $100 million to make movies and experiments, even if you don't show up outside, people in the film industry and entertainment industry will know his name, and it will be much easier to play in the future.
By the way, it can also provide a little ammunition for future netizens, and when discussing that a certain character cannot replace death, it is appropriate to directly slap this in the face. Even if in the Internet, as long as the skin is thick enough, no matter how hard you fight, you can ignore it, but having dry goods and not having dry goods are two different things after all.
It's a pity that Isabelle's brain was quite good when she was different, but as soon as she encountered this kind of thing, she was inexplicably blind, and she was able to easily figure out the cause and effect of the matter, which was already in Budapest.
"It's not like you've won at all!" she said, sitting in the open-air café seat, putting down the newspaper and feeling a little angry.
"Winning is winning, what does it have to do with the means?" Li Xu slowly took the newspaper over, flipped to the entertainment section and clicked, "Now most directors are on my side, thinking that the director is the soul of a movie." ”
Of course, it is not a Hungarian newspaper, and although Gotu has begun to stir up trouble, Hungary still bears the title of People's Republic after all, and it will be another year before chaos will begin to start.
But just look at the people rushing through the streets, most of them confused, and some young people who are openly promoting political intentions, and you know that the government has begun to lose control of society.
As for the English-language newspaper in his hand, he sent someone to get it from the embassy, and in the past few days, in the Western European film industry, there has been a lot of talk about whether the director should control everything.
After knowing that Li Xu just wanted to pick up Isabel and had a bet, a group of people in the French film industry immediately relieved themselves and began to cooperate.
This is a good thing for them, whether it is a film company, a director, a commercial film, or a literary film, who doesn't want the actors to be obedient? It's better to ask them to perform how they want, and they can perform how they do, and they will do it well and not talk much.
Hollywood followed suit to express its support, although the phrase that no one cannot be replaced has been overspoken, but now the solid evidence is in front of it, making this sentence more convincing.
As for the star system, it hasn't gotten up yet, and even if the star system is up, you have to be careful in the face of such evidence, you can make a star today, and you can also make a star tomorrow.
All in all, in the three or four days following the closing of the Cannes Film Festival, there was an unprecedented debate in the entertainment pages of Western European newspapers, and after the fair showdown created by the two editions of "Queen Margot" and the psychological experiments jointly thrown out by the five universities, the debate about whether the role of actors should be ranked behind the cinematographers and other behind-the-scenes staff intensified.
As mentioned earlier, directors and producers definitely hope so, but the actors will definitely not see it this way, and now not only the Western European film circle is discussing, but also the North American film circle and the East Asian film circle are all discussing, and each has its own reason.
Although Isabel is not very good at dealing with these things, she also knows that she is on the cusp, so when Li Xu proposed at the closing ceremony to take a trip to Eastern Europe later, she immediately agreed.
Even so, they still followed the discussion through the embassy newspaper, and it became more and more acute day by day, and in the newspaper just now, a director even shouted that for the most authentic art, there is no need to use professional actors at all.
It can be said that Li Xu's big move this time really set off a storm in the film industry.
"Do you really think that future movies will only be fine with non-professional actors?" asked Isabel sarcastically.
"Of course not," Li Xu smiled, pointing to the name in the newspaper, the familiar name, Lars von Trier, and nodded lightly, "This guy is a fool, don't care about what he says." ”
"What the hell are you trying to say?" said Isabel, a little confused.
"It's very simple, although the current storm of public opinion is being pushed by me, and it is very eccentric, but I have proved that with a suitable enough team, after changing the heroine at will, there is not much obstacle to what the movie wants to show. Li Xu spread out his hand.
Isabel opened her mouth a few times, and suddenly a flash of inspiration: "Do you think this kind of assembly line is art?"
"Not bad, dear, not bad. Li Xu immediately smiled and clapped his hands, "It's really surprising to me that you can still say such a metaphor." ”
Isabel snorted, and was about to show a smug expression, but her expression froze again, and the thought of something turned into ferocity, and her blue eyes glared at him angrily.
Li Xu waved his hand indifferently: "This is another reason why I spent so much investment to produce two versions of "Queen Margot", assembly-line acting skills. ”
"What's that?" Isabel asked.
"Quite simply, I hope to develop a system that allows even people who lack the talent to act, after undergoing basic emotional training of joy, anger and sorrow, to perform according to a set of processes, and still be able to convey the right emotions on the big screen, and infect the audience, so that the whole film can reach the passing line. Li Xu said in a hurry.