Levy was not mistaken, time flew by, and when September came, his film was still not finished.

The filming of the movie was completed in July. After the indoor part in the early stage, in the outdoor part, there are outdoor scenes such as skydiving and drag racing that need to be filmed, which naturally delays some time, making the film finish a little later.

In the editing process after the finale, Levy's work this time was also much more detailed. The beauty of the composition and the use of music in this film were also reflected in Levy's editing process, which made his film, until September, not even finished.

If you want to shoot a movie more elaborately, you need to pay a price. The price of Levy's honing himself was naturally time and money - fortunately, he lacked both, and he could afford it.

Since this is already the case, Levy naturally has no choice but to delay the movie. Sony, which had been discussing the release of the film with him, also decided to put his film into December for release - although Levy's film will be completed in October, the movie released in October will not be very good at the box office. And in December, relying on Levy's name and some good arrangements, the box office of the movie may be higher.

Of course, they made this decision because the film market in this year's Christmas schedule is generally softer. This year's high-grossing movies are basically all concentrated in the first half of the year. Shrek's 440 million U.S. box office, Spider-Man 2's 370 million U.S. box office can be said to have set a new high, and this year there is no blockbuster like Lord of the Rings scheduled to be broadcast in December, throughout December, the most competitive opponents are movies like Aviator and Million Dollar Baby, and it is more certain to put the untouchable at this time to compete with them.

Levy did not object to such an arrangement. But what he didn't expect was. He postponed the release of his film, which also caused some discussion in the media.

"Levy's film has been postponed, and this is the first time for Levy. What is causing this? What kind of trouble did Levy encounter when he made the film? ”

When Levy used to shoot movies, he didn't have this situation, even if he shot two movies a year, he calculated the time very accurately, ensuring that he could get the movie released on time. This time, however, he had a problem with his time control. It's a bit strange too.

The postponement of the release of the movie is actually not an uncommon thing. It's just that some commercial blockbusters have been postponed in order to avoid strong competitors and gain box office benefits. Some literary films like to be postponed because literary films are often low-cost, difficult to shoot, and easy to encounter shooting difficulties, which is also the reason for postponement. And then there's the time of shooting. If there is a conflict between the director and the producer, or the distributor wants to edit the film, such things may also delay the production time of the film. This slowed down the filming and had to be postponed.

However, none of these situations existed for Levy.

His film is not a commercial film, judging by some news revealed by the crew before. Levy's shooting this time is not a commercial theme. If it's not a commercial film, then naturally there is no need to avoid competitors. And the adjustment to December, it is impossible to avoid the opponent.

And although his movies are said to be small investments, everyone knows that Levy has never been short of money, and it is easy to attract investment with his fame, and even if he doesn't want to attract investment, his own company has never encountered financial problems, and he has the financial and material resources to invest in a small-cost literary film. Unlike other directors who need to worry about funding and actors, Levy has never had any concerns about this.

As for the conflict with the film company, it is even more unlikely - Levy has always understood the rules, his films are not criticized for shooting, whether it is in terms of theme ideas or time control, he has always arranged it very well, and the film company does not need to attack him.

Since these reasons are not correct, it can be said that Levy's movie was postponed, either Levy's control decreased and he couldn't control the crew, which made the filming of the film have to be postponed, or Levy is more meticulous and serious than ever before for the film, which makes the filming waste more time.

These two situations can be said to be two completely different situations, one positive and one negative, and which one is Levy encountering now?

Considering the support of the cast and crew towards Levy in previous interviews, and the fact that the entire crew did not have any conflicts during the filming, people quickly came to the conclusion that they were afraid that Levy was more attentive when making the movie this time.

"People in the crew revealed that when Levy was shooting the movie this time, he was more attentive to the overall movie, and his film was more exquisite and beautiful than his previous works, obviously, Levy was looking for a breakthrough with his heart."

The detection of the media can also be said to be pervasive, and they immediately learned about Levy's importance to movies.

And such an idea, when people saw the movie promo and got some information about the movie, was more certain: this is a movie about people with disabilities, and it is based on real events, no wonder Levy is so attentive.

Everyone knows that people with disabilities are often less healthy than normal people, and film art has always focused on digging deep into the soul of human beings, which can often be better reflected in people with disabilities. There are many actors and directors in Hollywood who have won honors for filming subjects with disabilities, and such themes are easy to shoot brilliantly.

Moreover, this is also a very suitable theme for Levy.

When every director shoots a movie, he has what he is best at - although many directors say that they don't pay attention to rules and don't like restrictions, but when it comes to shooting, the movie is the work that the directors themselves have worked hard to create, and their inner thoughts will inevitably be reflected in the movie. Everyone has a soul of their own, so every director's film has its own soul - and the soul of Levy's film fits exactly this genre.

In his films, there is always a deep sense of loneliness. This sense of loneliness accompanies each of the protagonists of his films. From the first solo spy agent who eavesdropped on Storm, to Emily, who was self-satisfied. From Truman, who was deceived by the whole world. to the undercover agent who deceived everyone around him. Even in romance films, the uncle and young woman who pass by, and the passionate couple who want to forget, all of these people reveal a kind of alienated loneliness, and in the Three-Body Problem, he directly makes the Three-Body Problem and the entire planet become a loner waiting to be saved in the universe.

One of the most important psychological problems of people with disabilities is loneliness, and Levy's desire to photograph stories of people with disabilities immediately aroused his interest. He can interpret the feeling in the human heart. That's what people are looking forward to seeing.

Moreover, the movie itself also touches on another theme, the issue of racial contradictions.

In recent years, the black group has received more and more attention, and the problem of racial contradictions has also attracted more and more people's attention. The topic of discrimination has always been a concern for people, and whether Levy's films can have any new ideas is also something that people want to know.

And if that's the case, the media is also starting to speculate about why Levy's film was put in December: for films that want to win awards. It's better to put it in December than in summer. The same is true for both the aviator and the million-dollar baby, for the same reason?

If it's for the sake of winning a prize, it's understandable to postpone it to this time.

Generally speaking. People also have different evaluations for making movies in order to win awards, but Lewicken makes such a movie, which many media are happy to see.

Last year. Although Levy's three-body problem has achieved a bumper harvest at the box office, it has not received too good returns in terms of word of mouth. At that time. Many media outlets are suggesting that Levy should stop putting too much energy into commercial films, but dig deeper into the connotation of movies. This year, Levy immediately began to shoot a film about people with disabilities, which also made many media think that Levy accepted his opinion and began to get on the right track.

"Last year, when he was filming the commercial film Three-Body Problem, we were all saying that he had declined. But now it looks like we can forgive him - he still knows what he is going to do. ”

Most of the media responded with this attitude towards Levy's filming. Moreover, because it was released in December, and Levy's films have always received a lot of praise, at this time, they are also discussing whether this film can become a contender for this year's Oscars.

This kind of evaluation makes Levy feel quite funny: although Hollywood has always paid great attention to the box office when making movies, hoping to shoot high-grossing movies, but the media pays more attention to artistic achievements. When they shot commercial films, they said that they had declined, and when they shot literary films again, they immediately gained favor, which is also quite speechless.

In the midst of the noise, the time is getting closer and closer to December. And when the first weekend of December came, the movie was finally released.

This time, Levy's film didn't have a premiere — and as a small-budget film, the film wasn't overhyped. However, this did not affect people's enthusiasm for watching movies. On the day of the movie's release, the movie theater was also full. People are also looking forward to what Levy's new film will look like.

And the movie began in this anticipation.

The movie begins, and the opening credits pass. On the black screen, a line of words appeared: based on a true story. And at the same time as this line of words appeared, the piano sounded.

Unlike Levy's previous films, this one's sonatonic piano sound immediately attracts the attention of hungry people.

In the piano music, the camera of the movie begins to sweep slowly.

The camera pans across the ground, where there seem to be a lot of people sitting side by side. People can only see their feet, but they can see something.

A pair of leather shoes, another pair of leather shoes, another pair of leather shoes - it seems that these people are dressed very formally, waiting for something.

However, a pair of abrupt and worn basketball shoes appeared in front of people's eyes.

The sound of an elegant piano, the delicate seats, a pair of polished leather shoes, but in the midst of this, a pair of basketball shoes suddenly appeared—these shoes were too strange compared to other shoes.

This abruptness is also the beginning of the movie. (To be continued......)