Chapter 449: The Director's Work

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The 1989 version of "Batman" was the first adaptation of this comic, and the style of comic book adaptations of that era was magical, cartoonish, and seemed to have the color of stage plays, just like the later 1994 "Strange Men in Disguise"; And this era is all about reality, special effects must be real, and character stories must be real, even if the superheroes themselves are not real. ￑∝,

Tim Burton is a childlike man who always has sunshine under his dark darkness, and the Joker is a circus clown, a "I'll be back" cartoon-like villain.

Chen Tiandu's version is different, the structure should be rigorous and traditional, and if it is dark, it will point directly to the hearts of the people, and the setting of the villain is not a little sympathy, then you will definitely not find the slightest point, whether it is a scarecrow or a clown, they are all real horror kings, real, complex, terrible, crazy, perverted, incurable, and without the color of cartoons.

Some people say that the British are like gentlemen, and the Americans are like big boys.

Therefore, in order to cater to the market demand, many Hollywood heroism films do not need to explain the reasons why the male protagonist (sometimes the female lead) can reach such a state from a deep level, and such a realistic and logical plot routine is not the true meaning of popcorn movies.

Hollywood is generally stupid and naΓ―ve, and what American audiences love to watch is how they show their heroic nature with their actions.

As a result, those works that still reflect the authenticity of the protagonist stand out and seem to be on the rise. For example, the BB miniseries shoots rlok, and now that I think about it, the first season was indeed exciting, but the second season was more real. Sherlock meets a female chess opponent in S2E1. let him find out that he will also be entangled with the opposite sex; In S2E2, Sherlock is forced into a hallucination by a biochemical object. Let him discover that he will also have fears; In E3, so many people I care about are actually used as weights. Let him realize that he also has something that he can't put down.

The real thing is always complicated, and any single side of the good or bad you show is not true.

People become more and more human because they show their weaknesses, and in this version of "Batman 1", the male protagonist began to decide to uphold justice because he faced his fear, which made this film different from most Hollywood commercial films in the past.

Nolan?

Chen Tiandu didn't know much about him.

Today, Christopher is just a budding director, and he has received a lot of praise for his non-linear storytelling. The talent is not bad. But not to the point of being amazing.

Chen Tiandu didn't like some of the things he said about this version of "Batman," such as political appeals.

Moreover, in the movie in the original time and space, his grasp of handling action scenes and love elements cannot be said to be very good. Maybe it has something to do with his lack of experience in directing a big production for the first time.

In the original time and space, in Loraine's arrangement, the super-rich Bruce Wayne wanders incognito around the world, in order to understand the psychology of criminals, and even commits crimes himself. As a result, he was arrested and imprisoned. Then meet ninjas in Tibetan areas of China and teach them how to fight. This may seem fine to Americans, but in the eyes of Chinese audiences, it is a huge loophole.

Chen Tiandu also thinks the same way, he is completely a fool among fools.

Even if the final movie score is not low, the audience is not too happy to buy it, because they are not happy to watch it.

There are many ways to shape Bruce's personality and values, and there's no need to choose the ugliest one. And he is too obsessed with the fragmented narrative skills he is good at, so that although ordinary fans think he is very good, the story can be explained like this. But everyone is really just telling a story, and the focus is not on the skill of storytelling, but on telling the story clearly.

The more controversial plot is that in Bruce's prison in China, he meets a mysterious figure named Duka, who becomes Bruce's master, teaching him a strong martial arts and strong willpower, giving him the ability to fight crime and eliminate evil forces.

It is full of political biases typical of the West against Eastern countries, and the director first points the finger at the single ideological politics in the discussion of political legitimacy, and through the trial of this political tendency, the director reveals the high-sounding utopian idea. The Shadow Warrior Alliance, on the other hand, has been around for hundreds of years, with a mission to eradicate evil, destroying civilizations every time they meet their so-called standards of decay.

Here, it is obvious that the Shadow Warrior Alliance is used as an allusion to contemporary China, because in the eyes of Westerners, Marxist China provides the only contemporary model of ideology, which can be felt in Tibet, where the Shadow Warrior Alliance is located, and in the slightest discourse about China.

The totalitization of ideology has been met with skepticism and criticism in the modern West, and it is widely believed that this utopian theory of social design is the only way to lead to totalitarianism.

Designed for the Shadow Warrior in general, "sweep everything away, leaving not a single stone unturned, he aspires to build not just a society that is a little better than us, but a world that has completely eliminated all ugliness." ”

In a society under the control of a single ideology, the power of the ruling class will inevitably be infinitely magnified, and this amplification will lead to the unitization of political power, so that the loss of competitiveness will bring about the nihilism of the political and moral foundation.

At this time, the legitimacy of political rule can only rely on self-referentiality, and has nothing to do with the true moral sentiments of human beings, so in order to maintain its false legitimacy, the ruling class will create beautiful illusions to preach future prosperity, and all human actions will be strictly designed to achieve the purpose of maintaining its rule......

It's too mysterious, but it's actually painting bread to satisfy hunger.

Even those who are pyramid schemers know that they must first let people see the hope of making money, let alone cults.

Chen Tian will not accept these factors, he has been in the United States for several years, although he does not care about politics, but he also has his own political opinions. Since we want to be realistic, let's make a radical change and carry out realism to the end.

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At the beginning of filming, the progress of the film was steadily advanced on the premise of ensuring quality.

Usually, when the director is focused on shooting the main thing. Another film crew will be responsible for shooting action shots and auxiliary shots. But Chen Tiandu, who has always been known for his speed, is unwilling to "use two things" this time. It's about shooting in a step-by-step and nuanced way. thus ensuring that his conception of the film can be carried out throughout.

In order to make every aspect of the film highlight the realism style, he led a team of thousands of people to travel to many places using a combination of live action shooting, studio sets, live action models and a very small number of computer animation to create the magical world of Batman.

The first location was chosen by the crew on the Vatnayukull glacier in southeastern Iceland, which is the largest glacier in Europe and occupies one-tenth of Iceland's national territory.

The undulating, rocky terrain is perfect for the film's scenes set against the harsh environment of the Himalayas. Since Iceland has only one two-lane road that runs through the country, the crew had to build their own roads to the glacial lakes, villages, and monasteries.

The conditions were very difficult, but the crew prepared for more than half a year. Be prepared for this.

No matter how obstacles are obstructed, they are all stepped on one by one.

There was a fight on the ice, which was even more thrilling. Nimes Liansen and Christian Bale fight with their feet on the ice, and there is even a very crisp "click" sound on the ice, which is very real.

Everything is based on "reality", even Batman wants to fly over the city, and he does not choose to use GI synthesis. Instead, it was done in a sound studio without using any green screen technology. The flying action was done with a tightrope and a real camera, which the crew hoisted over the wire, allowing Batman to glide 800 feet through the studio.

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Recent times. The NG of the crew suddenly increased. Patting left and right, Chen Tiandu always felt dissatisfied. Walk to the "center of the city". Called Christian Bale over.

"Let's take a break, everybody." Chen Tiandu stopped, and shouted to the actor over there: "Chris, can you come over and talk." We've never explored Bruce Wayne's mental activity, one is the fear of disturbing your emotions, and the other is that I want a real mortal, not a mythical Batman. ”

Chen Tian looked at Christian's eyes seriously, "But I think it's time to explore the heart of this character." ”

Christian Bale knew that the ng just now was out of him, and recently Chen Tiandu suddenly put forward a lot of opinions about his performance, and many times he couldn't figure out how to NG. He also wanted to have a good talk with Chen Tiandu.

"You're asking Bruce Wayne? I really like that in your script, the superhero thinks about the superhero from a mortal point of view, and discusses the legitimacy of superheroes. No one before you has ever made a movie from this angle. ”

Chen Tiandu shrugged, "Hmm, then how do you think Bruce has the courage to face the criminals of the entire Gotham City alone?" ”

Christian, who had clearly studied the role deeply, replied without hesitation: "Fear." We always know that people are imperfect and everyone has weaknesses and even flaws. And the flaws include inexplicable fear. ”

"I think Bruce Wayne is fighting against fear throughout this film, how to generate fear, and he looks at the city that his father has put everything he has into defending it, and fear, anger takes over his heart. How to conquer your fears and become Batman. ”

Chen Tiandu nodded undeniably and said, "Do you want to hear my understanding?" ”

"Of course, I'd love to know why I'm constantly NG." Christian doesn't shy away from it.

"Okay." Chen Tiandu dragged two chairs and asked him to sit down and speak slowly. In the film industry, there is always a saying that there are no bad actors, only bad directors. It's the director's job to train the actors to perform well, otherwise how can they sit behind the monitor for hours?

"In my eyes, Bruce's life must go through three stages:"

The first stage was before his parents died, and he was terrified by the fear of bats. At this stage, his father had a great influence on him, and many of his father's teachings to him had a great influence on his future actions. The second stage was after the death of both his parents, and he was always using anger to suppress his fears. Remorse for the fear of causing the death of your parents, resentment for your enemies. But obviously, this stage is like what the ninja master said, 'it will ruin a life', for example, look at Bruce's father-killing enemy Zili, he is a poor man at the bottom, and he is afraid of the gangsters, but he can only dare to be angry, and finally the anger can't control the fear of livelihood, resulting in the tragedy of killing Bruce's parents. ”

"Finally, the third stage, when the enemy can't avenge the killing of the big guy Ficcone, when he gets two slaps in the face from Rachel, Bruce begins to realize that blind anger will only make him lose his revenge without finding a catharsis and destroying him, so he begins to declare war on Ficony and them, and goes deep into the world of criminals to understand them."

Christian pondered his words deeply, and suddenly felt a sense of enlightenment. "You're saying that I've been acting too much, and I've been in a state of mind all along?"

"That's true."

Chen Tiandu smiled and nodded, he liked to solve the actor's work, "But as the ninja master said, what Bruce has been looking for is not the fear of criminals, but his own fear." What he had always feared was the power within him, the power he couldn't control by relying on anger. So, he embarks on the path of becoming Fear itself, becoming Batman, fighting and punishing criminals. Such a stage of growth is a journey for Bruce to become Batman. ”

"Step by step, Chris, this is the path of a mortal to a superhero."

"Okay, maybe you're right, can we do it all over again."

"Of course, anytime." (To be continued......)