In terms of the specific work of directing, Wang Kefan is admittedly far worse than Ivan, but if it is only compared to theory, a pervert like Wang Kefan, who can be familiar with the ancient and modern Chinese and foreign literature, history and philosophy systems, can easily throw Ivan out of several streets.

The theoretical foundation that can make the gods stunned is the sharpest weapon that Wang Kefan has just refined after recording a week's talk show!

"Director Ivan, as you yourself know, the most vulnerable thing about this film is that what it wants to express does not match its excellent production. So the first thing we have to do is to find a way to change its connotation through editing. ”

"Change its connotation?" Ivan shook his head and said with a look of disbelief, "Impossible, the logic of this film has been completely locked, if it is forcibly deleted, not only will it not be able to achieve the changes you said, but it will make the film fragmented, and it will not even be able to form a complete story." ”

Wang Kefan also shook his head.

"Director Ivan, don't worry. I think the first thing we need to discuss now is not how to edit, but what kind of new perspective we should look at this film. Mr. Director, your original intention in making this film was to explain the variable surnames of people's surnames, right? ”

"That's right." Ivan took a sip of his coffee, then asked, "Do you think that people's surnames are the same?" ”

"No, of course not." Wang Kefan said, "We have an enlightenment book in ancient China called "Three Character Classic", the first sentence is 'At the beginning of a person, the surname is benshan', which is exactly in line with your point of view, Mr. Director. According to the understanding of the Western point of view, this sentence should be interpreted not as being born as good, but rather as being born with a reasonable surname. ”

"I've heard this phrase, and I studied it before making a movie." Ivan said.

Wang Kefan smiled and said, "But Director Ivan, do you think this sentence is not correct." ”

"No, I think it's correct."

"Okay." Wang Kefan shrugged his shoulders, "It's just a difference in personal understanding, there is no need for us to argue." But can we give up the two concepts of 'rational surname' and 'animal surname' and distinguish between humans and animals from another direction? ”

"For example?"

"Wisdom."

Ivan Rao smiled puzzled and said, "Isn't this angle simpler than good and evil?" ”

"The simpler, the more effective." Wang Kefan said, "Director Ivan, Hollywood's judging standards are actually commercial standards. The artistic component of the Oscars is far less than the awards of the three major European film festivals, so it is important to speak to Americans and be straightforward. Moreover, in fact, this topic is not superficial, because 'wisdom' can also be said from many angles. ”

"Hmm...... Let's talk about it. ”

Wang Kefan said: "We came out of the film itself, and the reason why the protagonist slowly changed was because of every change in the environment. The scenes of the film can be roughly divided into four places, the protagonist's home, the military camp, the concentration camp, and the cemetery after the war. In each place, the protagonist is affected by his surroundings, so he has different coping reactions. It wasn't his instructors who created his beast name, but the surrounding environment. Instructors are nothing but part of the environment. ”

Ivan nodded, although he didn't understand what this had to do with the concept of "wisdom", but he didn't interrupt Wang Kefan's words.

Wang Kefan continued: "As far as biology is concerned, it is its instinct to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. Human beings are social creatures, but like animals, our instinct is to pursue profit, and in the pursuit of profit, some powerful individuals, because of greed, which can only be regarded as a biological instinct, will deliberately harm other individuals, and as a result, the survival ability of the entire group will be reduced.

So at this time, wisdom comes into play. After gaining the right to rule, some of the more intelligent individuals formulated the so-called rules out of consideration for the overall survival of the group. In civilized society, this kind of rule is subdivided into law, ethics and morality, based on the products of law, ethics and morality, human society can earn their own interests while dividing labor and cooperation, without harming other individuals.

Back to the movie "Animal Tamer", we can understand the four scenes shown in the movie itself as different environmental backgrounds with and without a framework of rationality, the reason why the protagonist has changed is only because of the different environment he is in, in fact, it has nothing to do with brainwashing, the so-called brainwashing is just an excuse he uses to comfort himself.

In the end, the reason why the protagonist commits suicide is not out of self-blame, but because he can no longer fit into the environment with a civilized framework after experiencing the environment of military camps and concentration camps for a long time. In this way, the subtext of the whole movie becomes that the absence of laws, ethics and morals is the reason for the demise of human beings, and wisdom is the fundamental reason for these rules, and it is also the biggest difference between us and animals.

As for the 'rational surname' and 'beast surname', or the 'good' and 'evil' as the East speaks, it is just the degree to which these rules are followed as human beings. In the final analysis, the surname of the beast is our original surname, and wisdom gives us the surname of a human. The protagonist's beast surname is not imposed, but released after losing its shackles. ”

After Wang Kefan finished speaking, Ivan fell into deep thought.

It's all very simple, but there's no doubt that it fits very well with his films.

And more importantly, if his films are deconstructed with such a directorial vocabulary, then there is bound to be a lot of work to be done in editing.

But if it is really cut according to Wang Kefan's idea, can this movie still be regarded as his own work?

Ivan was very hesitant, he frowned and did not speak for a long time.

Wang Kefan waited for a long time, and somewhat guessed Ivan's thoughts.

He smiled slightly, and then persuaded: "Director Ivan, this is just an idea of mine, whether you finally adopt my ideas, you can see what kind of finished product I can cut first." ”

When Ivan heard Wang Kefan say this, he could only nod helplessly and promised: "Okay, I'll send you the electronic version of the film tonight." How soon will you be able to make it? ”

Wang Kefan breathed a sigh of relief in his heart and replied, "The slowest is within two days, right?" ”

Ivan looked surprised again: "Only two days? ”

"Yes, in order to save your budget, I will definitely get the finished product done as soon as possible."

Ivan stood up, shook Wang Kefan's hand and said, "Mr. Wang Kefan, you are really a Chinese gentleman!" ”

Wang Kefan smiled faintly, and said in his heart: It's just a hurry, if it's too late, I don't know what it will look like by that group of bastards in China......

(To be continued)