Clark's question made Levy smile bitterly in his heart.

His questions are sharp enough and tricky enough. Compared to Alexander, who is desperate when he hears that he has money, and Bob who gets carried away when he sees a good script, this most artist-like guy is the most difficult to answer to his own questions.

What is the theme of all the films? This question seems simple and general, but in fact, it is the deepest torture of the director: you want to make a movie, you can, but you have to say, what do you want to shoot?

A good director only makes one movie in his life.

In the director's industry, there has always been such a saying. This sentence does not mean that a director can really only make one scene in his life, but that a director, no matter how much he changes the theme and content of the movie he shoots, the idea of implementing it in the movie is the same.

Maybe there will be many works in an artist's life, but there will always be only one theme in the true sense. What is the biggest difference between a film director and those who shoot TV series, variety shows, and even romantic action movies? The difference is that no matter what form the great directors take, what techniques they use to show it, and what stories they put on to tell it, the things in their hearts are the same, and the spiritual core will never change.

"Griffith is talking about the same party, Renoir is talking about disillusionment, Bergman is talking about original sin and redemption, Tarkovsky is talking about nostalgia and sacrifice, Martin Scorsese is obsessed with the fight between man and heaven, Spielberg's films implement the eternal theme of love, Kubrick likes to look at society from an alternative perspective, no matter how much Woody Allen makes movies, he can't do without his beloved New York......" Clark counted the themes of those great directors, drank a few glasses of wine at the party, and his interest was also high, Now it's even more talkative, "Different people must shoot different things." Without a rich knowledge of art, to copy Woody Allen is to copy the cat and the tiger. The same ** story synopsis for the director to play, given to Woody Allen, that may be Midnight Barcelona, given to Hitchcock, that may be the rear window, given to Scorsese, then it is estimated to become a brawl between men, and given to Spielberg, he will definitely be able to go back to the theme of family and love. You want to make a movie, what is the theme of your film? Don't talk about your script, I'm just asking you, how would you shoot the same story? ”

Clark's problem is the most fundamental one: film is called the seventh art because the film itself has enough beauty, and at the same time, it also has enough emotional transmission. Through film, the director can disseminate some of his own ideas and let the audience accept them, or let the audience criticize them. This is the reason why film is considered an art, and it is also the perseverance of great directors: what is greater than directly affecting other people's lives and changing other people's minds?

Movies are things that directors use to express their thoughts, and without ideas, no matter how good the movie is, it is an empty shell. Even if Spielberg was a box office hit in the early days, he was not well received, because his films at that time lacked his own ideas. A work without a mind of its own, no matter how ingeniously decorated it is, is only vain, empty and lacks soul. In my memory, Michael Bay, who is known as Explosive Bay, ranks among the top three in the world at the box office, but no one regards him as a top director, because the explosion he is obsessed with is really not a theme.

This question is much more difficult than that of Alexander and Bob, the movie is easy to copy, but the idea is difficult to copy. It's not that difficult to shoot someone else's movie, but where is it so easy to completely copy someone else's thoughts? Thoughts are just your own, and you can't copy this thing. Other people's problems, Levy can use the experience and knowledge of his previous life to deal with the past, but this problem, it is his talent that is examined.

Scripts can be bought, money can be earned, shooting techniques can be learned, but ideas and talents can only be their own. This is also Clark, the only question: do you have that talent?

If you don't have a mind at all...... Levy bets that if he dares to blurt out at this time, saying that his movie is pursuing the box office, or that his pursuit is to shoot out very cool, then Clark will really dare to turn his face with him on the spot, and maybe even quit the company directly: it is really boring to say that people who regard art as their highest pursuit make money. Clark is a man who treats movies as art, and he would certainly be angry when he tells him that making movies is also making goods.

However, Levy also smiled at Clark's question: he had been thinking about this question for a long time. Before Clark asked him, he had asked himself many times, and the answer was already in his chest.

"The eternal theme is a big topic. I haven't even shot a movie, so I'm going to talk about some eternal theme, which is a bit empty. In his heart, Levy had long forgotten about the street hit he had filmed before, "Regarding this, I can only say that I have thought about it, and I dare not say that I have thought it through, in fact, if you have read my script, you will probably be able to know my thoughts." There aren't many things that can be considered an eternal theme, but I have found one: loneliness. ”

"Loneliness?" Clark repeated, "What is loneliness? ”

"Human loneliness is always there, even in the middle of a busy city, in a crowd, people will feel lonely. No two people are the same, there are differences between people, which determines that there will always be a distance between people, not understanding, unable to identify, and there will be loneliness. Loneliness is always in people's minds, and it is one of the most eternal themes. ”

"I'm not asking, what is loneliness in theory, I'm asking, do you know what loneliness is?"

"Me? Trust me, Clark, no one knows this word better than I do. ”

Levy was quite sure of this: he was a time-traveler, and he had always been out of step with his surroundings. Although he can carefully blend in with the crowd as if he were like them, in fact, he knows that he is different from others. Although he can mingle with his friends around him, deep down, he knows that he is different from them, and he has too many secrets, which cannot be shared with others.

He would be moved and sad for his friends, and he would be happy and excited about their ideas—but, deep down, Levy always felt that he didn't belong here.

He doesn't belong to this world, he doesn't belong to Hollywood, he doesn't belong to the name Nicholas Levy, he doesn't even belong to this skin? If you want to talk about the taste of loneliness, who will be more profound than him?

Ever since Levy started working on his films, he's been thinking about how to pursue the themes of his films. Some people may think that as long as the movie is good, as long as it sells at a high price, has a box office, and makes a lot of money, it doesn't matter what else matters. Artistry doesn't matter, but Levy can't quite agree with that. He chose to become a director because there have indeed been some movies that have had a profound impact on him, and he believes that good movies can change people's souls. On the one hand, he said that he loved this industry, and on the other hand, he only thought about making money with it, which is too inferior.

Levy has not had any works, but he has pursuits, and he has always wanted to prove that he is a good director. Whether in his past life or in this life, his pursuit has not changed. He has also asked himself many times this question, what is his pursuit? What kind of film do you want to make, and what kind of themes can you shoot?

Movies are thoughtful, they don't have their own thoughts, they just copy the gorgeous appearance of other people's movies, and no matter how they shoot, they are just a gorgeous empty shell. I have figured out what my movie is going to shoot, so that I can make a good enough movie.

Along with love, struggle, and exploration, loneliness is one of the themes that human beings will always face. This theme is an idea that can be carried out throughout. It was Levy's great calamity, he had said it to himself many times, and now he said it to Clarke.

This is his own idea, his own talent, not copied or learned.

Levy's words made Clark nod and stop arguing with Levy, "Remember to show me your script, I'd love to see what kind of loneliness you understand." Now, don't talk about these, so many beauties are here, it's too boring to talk about loneliness. ”

It's a bit of a bad sight...... Levy laughed, "I wasn't meant to talk about this in the first place...... Since you've said so, what are you waiting for? The party has already begun, and it seems like I'm sorry to go back if I don't party here for a while. ”

His companion not only agreed with the idea that he wanted to make a movie, but also with his own clarity about the theme of the film - for Levy, this day was a perfect day, how could it not be celebrated?

Soon, in the middle of the crowd, Levy was already talking to a model. In the distance, Clark watched Levy make a model laugh in just a few minutes, and his own hand was holding the other person's waist without a trace, and he could only let out a sigh.

"Lonely? Where is this guy lonely? I hope his film script doesn't disappoint me, I've been looking forward to it for a long time. ”

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