He had three scripts in his hand, but he could only slow down, looking for the scripts while thinking about what to do next, which also made Levy feel a little embarrassed. However, he himself knows how his several screenwriting awards came about, choosing the right things, finding the right people, and making excellent works, which is the method he has always adhered to, and now, he will not change his approach just because he is famous.

"Actually, I'm working on a new script right now. This is the time the script touched on some racial issues, so it was written a little slower. ”

Of the three scripts, Levy's first shot was the untouchable film. Compared to the other two, at least this one just needs some changes to the script, not that Levy's talent is not enough or the level of technology can't keep up.

It's just that the most troublesome thing about this movie is the preparation of the script.

Levi and Leslie explained why their film preparations had slowed down, and Leslie immediately understood, "Because of racism? That's really the trouble point. Need my help? I do know a few good screenwriters who have some experience dealing with these aspects. ”

"Leslie, I know most of the people you know." Levy replied with a smile.

"That's right...... There are only a few black screenwriters who are excellent, and almost all of them you know. ”

Leslie nodded, and to Levy's amusement, his thoughts coincided with Levy's.

Levy's method is actually very simple, since it is said that black people will be dissatisfied with writing such a script, then it is good to simply find a black man and participate in the screenwriting together.

Black people are so strange in this regard, other races will be extremely unhappy when they say bad things about black people, but they say it themselves. Then there is no problem. When others write that black people are bad, that is called racial discrimination, and when black people themselves write that black people are bad, it is called self-analysis -- this kind of practice can be said to make people laugh and cry.

If this script wants to be written well, compared to the big changes, Levy still prefers to find a black screenwriter to participate in it under the name. Even if you pay an unnecessary fee for it, it's better than changing the story for the sake of the black people's happiness.

So, find a black man to participate in the screenwriting, and this problem is solved. Originally, this is a real story in France. It was written into an autobiographical novel by myself, and now it needs to be adapted if it wants to be turned into a movie, and it is not difficult to find someone to put it on.

"I asked Bob to find a black screenwriter and work with them on the screenplay. Originally, the script also needed to involve some black habits and slang, and it was also beneficial to find them. It's just that cooperating to write a script, which will inevitably be slower, after all, it involves some scene allocation. or the issue of line distribution, they all have to be discussed, and it really can't be fast. ”

Here in Leslie, Levy doesn't have to hide anything. Just say it.

Co-writing a script is indeed more troublesome. Especially the main line of this script is still two characters, so which aspect the plot focuses on more has become a matter that needs to be argued. The story mainly revolves around a white rich man. But what proportion of black caregivers' own lives should be occupied, and how much weight should they occupy, these aspects. It is also a key point to be discussed. If Bob writes it himself, you only need to think about the plot structure. But now it's cooperation, and these things have to be discussed.

Because of these troubles, the writing of the script was not able to be completed immediately.

"Well, you're serious enough. Does this story seem good to you? ”

Lesrie's question made Levy frown, "It's not particularly good, but there are places worth shooting." It's a very warm movie, and I love it, so it doesn't hurt to be well prepared. ”

In fact, for this movie, Levy can be said to be more favorable.

In Levy's view, Untouchable is a very suitable film theme to change into an American inspirational story, on the one hand, this is a story of a white rich man reinvigorating, on the other hand, this is a black man from a small gangster to the mainstream of society, and the two people support each other to help each other, and finally successfully get out of the predicament, which is also a very touching story. In particular, the story is about a friendship between two men, which is a very normal friendship from beginning to end, without deliberately deviating from the topic, which is why Levy loves the story.

Moreover, this movie also involves some other aspects, such as how to treat the disabled, which occupies a lot of space in this story, a good story, in addition to its own emotional line, social issues are also a big concern aspect, and this aspect is also very good for Levy.

A movie, with these two aspects, is also worth shooting for Levy.

"Actually, you don't have to be in a hurry, just prepare slowly and take your time. Originally, you didn't need to be in a hurry to make a movie, right? ”

After listening to Levy's words, Leslie only nodded.

He was right, for Levy, in fact, now there is no need for him to make a movie every year - when he first became famous, the reason why he continued to shoot movies was to consolidate his reputation - a director even if his work is very good, but a film for several years will only be expected, and he will not be able to make his fame more and more tired. In order to have his own place, he had to work hard to make movies. And now, his fame is already very big, and his position in Hollywood is stable enough, and the non-stop shooting of a movie every year is somewhat unnecessary.

In fact, even if he wants to announce his break now, he will rest until the three-body problem 2 script comes out and then shoot that one, no one will say anything.

It's just that Levy knows that it's best not to interrupt such a long time for such a thing as filmmaking. He himself knows that he is not a genius, and if he doesn't shoot movies for two years, his shooting techniques and understanding of film technology can't keep up with the rhythm, so it's not easy to do.

With the passage of time, some directors who like to take a long break can no longer catch up with people's requirements and begin to fade out of people's field of vision. Levy is still young, but. He had to be prepared not to go down that path.

Therefore, the purpose of his current film is to practice his hands, not to let his hands be born. This movie, which has a small investment and is not particularly laborious to shoot, naturally became his first choice.

Of course, this is also as Leslie said, you don't have to be in a hurry to shoot this movie, you can take your time and prepare slowly.

And. In Levy's memory, there are still some problems with the untouchable movie, and these problems are also the reason why Levy wanted to shoot it.

The film was shot by a Frenchman, and on the whole, he also has a strong French film color. Of course, when this movie was filmed, the director had some intention of flattering the Oscars, and the angle from which he shot the story was already very American. However, French cinema is a French cinema after all, and although he tries very hard to get close to the narrative style of American cinema, the film still has a strong European flavor.

Of course. It's not all bad. The untouchable film, both in terms of music and filming, has a very high standard, which is also what European cinema has always been extremely good. And its use of classical music and artwork is also very strong in Woody. Allen-style, at this point. Ordinary American movies can't do it. European films attach great importance to the Chinese of films, in general, above the United States, although their long-term shooting of literary films has led to the strength of the film niche, but it does have a good level in this regard.

However, the European atmosphere has given this movie a lot of good things, but it has also given this movie a lot of bad influences. On the other hand, he also made a lot of mistakes. The main line is not clear enough, the contradictions are not prominent enough, and the characters are not portrayed in depth enough. He still has many problems in European films: the serious stream of consciousness is a common problem in Europe, and long-term addiction to the stream of consciousness has made European directors have great shortcomings in terms of narrative.

Although the two people in the movie, black and white, are the protagonists of the movie, because of the stream-of-consciousness problem of European films, the images of these two characters are not deep and prominent enough, and they have only become simple image symbols of blacks and whites, without much of their own personality characteristics, which is a big problem. Although there are changes in both people in the movie, there is a lack of foreshadowing and main lines from beginning to end, which makes this change not obvious, and there is also a lack of some contradictions and conflicts in the movie, which makes this movie look somewhat scattered.

This kind of problem is just if you can't tell the story clearly, but this has developed to the point of affecting the connotation of the story.

When Untouchable was released in North America, it was considered racial discrimination, in addition to the competition at that time, that is, because the story was too stream-of-consciousness and unclear, so there was this kind of doubt. The problem of black life was written in the front, and the progress of the black protagonist could have been echoed in the back to solve this problem, but the movie did not do this, but only played the part that solved the problem, as if the black man needed to be saved by the white man. The lack of foreshadowing and poor narrative arrangement have distorted the meaning of the movie itself, otherwise, the original anti-racist movie would not have ended up like this.

To put it simply, this is a movie that can move people, but it can't surprise people.

The biggest problem with European movies is the excessive stream of consciousness, the whole movie lacks a clear main line, there is no obvious climax and excess, this problem is how many years they have.

Such a problem is also the reason why Levy chose to shoot this film. He was keen to learn from this and gain his experience. How to combine the advantages of European cinema with the advantages of American cinema? It's something he's been trying for a long time, and he's still trying to keep it. How to better use stories to deepen ideas, this is what he wants to do.

If you take other people's movies, you have to absorb the good ones and correct the bad ones, so that you can make progress. Nothing is more important than improving yourself, and this is something that Levy has long understood. (To be continued......)