Chapter 288: Beyond the Limit
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At this time, the aerial camera is horizontal on the screen, such a shot is extremely magnificent, and it is deeply visible to the camera that the thief has a chance to escape. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoJust when the car in which the police were sitting saw that there was only a short distance left and was about to crash into the train, the police suddenly braked and pulled out the pistol, and the camera broke down the action extremely delicately and with a sense of step.
The car driven by the thief over there was sprinting at full speed at a more frantic speed, and the policeman's car here had not stopped, still turning to the train and crashing into it, the policeman played by Liu Qingyun let the car spin and stared at the thief's car with an immobile expression, as if he was measuring something.
Suddenly, when the window of the car was facing the thief car, and the thief car leaped up, he suddenly raised the muzzle of the gun and pulled the trigger not far from his eyes! There was a few bangs, and a burst of fire erupted from a gunfire somewhere in the thief's car.
At this moment, the scene shifts to the thief car, and because of those slight explosions, the car volleys over a few times. Liu Qingyun inside calmly drove the car to jump over the train at a fraction of a centimeter, and landed on the ground safely with a volley, only to see him calmly stepping on the gloom and galloping away into the distance.
That's it, this action scene is over. Not only did the audience breathe, but even Xiao Ran and the main creators didn't dare to breathe. They couldn't believe that the footage shot at that time had become so wonderful under Xiao Ran's ingenious control, not only wonderful, but also extremely smooth and enjoyable.
In this regard, Li Zhuotao kept thinking in his mind that this was really amazing! If you look at his expression, there is a feeling of weakness after pleasure in his whole body. He thinks that Xiao Ran's skills have been completely completed, and he can definitely be said to be the first person in action movies today.
With this scene, it is completely qualified, and absolutely no one dares to object. Li Zhuotao can even imagine the horror of this film sweeping the box office around the world, and no one refuses such a film. The current Xiao Ran is like Wu Yusen from "The True Color of Heroes" to the peak state of "Bloody Heroes", and his directing ability has reached a master level that is difficult to surpass.
However, what shocked Li Zhuotao even more was that the film was full of indescribable artistic conceptions, and every line of dialogue seemed to have its own deep meaning, which was enough for people to savor for a long time. He kept thinking about why there were two Liu Qingyun, but he couldn't get any definite answers, and he believed that Xiao Ran would not choose to solve this problem in such a boring way as twins.
It's just that Li Zhuotao never expected that what completely shocked him was still to come. When the action scene at the end that is quite similar to "Spy 2" in terms of creative ideas unfolds, this is the plot that really shocked the audience.
The images alternate at a very short speed, and this hand-editing technique alone is enough to win the Oscar for Best Editing. Li Zhuotao dared to swear that if it weren't for the fact that Hong Kong films would no longer send Oscars at present, the level of winning the Oscars would definitely be enough. He even decided that the editing in this film is definitely the highest level of global cinema this year.
The audience couldn't breathe, and the rhythm was so strong that they felt as if they were completely immersed in it, and they were the two people in the film who were chasing or fleeing, with nothing left in their eyes and nothing else that could attract them.
** The arrival is the scene where the two protagonists collide with each other in a car in the film, and even at that moment, countless viewers trembled with excitement. I saw the front of the two cars crashing into each other on the screen, and the extremely fast speed and horsepower caused the two cars to overturn from the rear of the car into the air.
And the two Liu Qingyun calmly and agilely took advantage of the car to roll in the air, and they all jumped out of the car with extreme agility. The two of them grabbed each other's arms, and without saying a word, they drew their guns coldly and shot, and the feeling of being equal was absolutely strong.
Just after the crash, the sound seemed to disappear completely, and only the faint whirring sound could be heard. Xiao Ran gasped twice and continued to stare at the screen, the sound effect of this scene was actually something he took the initiative to ask to be eliminated, not that the theater speaker was broken.
Why? Xiao Ran didn't even need to explain. Just look at the current scene, after the violent collision, it caused the audience a general pleasure. And after the pleasure, the rest needs to be calm and think. Moreover, the process and contrast from extremely loud to extremely quiet is absolutely very effective, and can create an indescribable sense of condensation.
When the two fell to the ground, they immediately got up and pointed their guns at each other, which shows the strength of both sides. But to the audience's surprise, both sides did not hesitate to pull the trigger, and at the same time there were no bullets!
At this moment, the police all arrived at the scene. As a police officer, Liu Qingyun pulled out a gun behind him, and if you pay attention to the opening of the film, you will find that the gun is the colleague who was killed. In this way, under the witness of countless policemen, the police shot the thief with one shot.
And at this moment, the speed contrast of the picture appeared again in the opening scene, which was a very weird feeling. The policemen stepped forward and said nothing, except handcuffed the policeman who had been chasing the thief, and took off his ID to imply that he would change his identity from a police officer to a thief.
After that, the picture changed again, and there was a scene of this policeman coming out to commit a crime after being fired. At this moment, two plainclothes policemen arrived, the policeman who had become a thief looked back and shot, Wu Zhenyu slowly fell down with a shot in his eyebrows, and there was a policeman in the center of the camera, and that policeman was the policeman Liu Qingyun who appeared at the beginning of the film!
At this time, the film went completely black, and what came out was the subtitles. At the same time as the subtitles are released, there are also gunshots and wheezing sounds of the chase scene that appear at the beginning of the film, etc., as the title says, the plot has experienced a reincarnation from the beginning to the end!
Finally it was Xiao Ran's turn to be the most nervous, he always felt that sometimes people inevitably live for others. For example, this is the case with film creation, if no one appreciates the created film, then I regard it as extremely important, so what's the point?
And what the directors pursue is not only a limit or peak in this eighth art, but also perhaps the applause from the audience and the glory given by the audience. Xiao Ran now has a feeling of going to the execution table, although after watching the film, he knows that the audience will not dislike it, but such a nervous mood is always inevitable.
That feeling is very similar to the moment when you stand on the judgment seat, whether you live or die, will be decided at that moment. It's just that Xiao Ran suddenly discovered that he was not a god, but the audience was a god. Perhaps, it is better to say that in those hundred minutes, the supreme god himself indulged everyone's emotions and thoughts.
But once a hundred minutes have passed, the positions of the two sides have been completely reversed. At this point, the audience becomes a god, and they will decide everything about the film. This kind of taste may only be experienced by a veteran like Xiao Ran, and new directors can often only experience their own feelings and ignore the audience's feelings just like Xiao Ran at the beginning.
The lights in the theater gradually came on, and the subtitles on the screen were still playing. At this point, Hong Kong films have learned Hollywood's trick and put the names of the crew members on as much as possible. It's just that Hong Kong films are not as terrible as Hollywood, and all cats and dogs are just getting it.
When the lights are turned on, the audience only feels the most vivid and refreshing as if they have experienced several waves of intense **, and there is a soft feeling after passion. They all couldn't help but stand up, moving their gazes backwards and backwards to the left and right, and at the same time, the applause resounded like thunder in the theater.
When they finally saw the main creators who came out one by one in the back box of the theater, they were even more excited, using all the strength of their bodies in their hands, clapping violently, and constantly shouting: "Director Xiao, this drama is too ...... It's cool! ”
It's really cool, Li Zhuotao felt the applause and cheers of the audience in another theater, and he had to admit that this was a very cool movie, at least it could be called the most exciting action movie so far.
But the audience enjoyed watching it, but there may not be no doubts in their hearts. Why are there two characters with the same appearance, why do one person play two roles, and why does the ending and the beginning break through the time limit and come to a completely illogical reincarnation?
All these questions are accompanied by extremely cool plots and pictures, rising in the hearts of every audience. For viewers who don't want to think, it's enough to have that wonderful action scene. For viewers who like to think and love movies, all this will haunt them in the short term, forcing them to re-enter the theater and re-experience rethinking.
Li Zhuotao walked out of the theater with the flow of people in a daze, but he really didn't understand what this film wanted to talk about, was it just a simple action scene? Xiao Ran would never do such a stupid thing, at least in his own way, if it was a simple action scene, there would never be such a beginning and end. However, confusion still haunted his mind.
Xiao Ran and they are now as proud as kings to accept the long-lasting applause of every audience, he closed his eyes slightly, he knew that he had successfully achieved the integration of business and art, and achieved a balance.
After more than ten years, he finally mastered the balance tightrope between art and commerce, and climbed to the pinnacle of the director's technique in some aspects. Now, he closed his eyes and quietly enjoyed the glory from the audience, he thought, after this time, he may not make any more films, why not take this opportunity to let himself reminisce more about the current feeling.
After leaving here, Xiao Ran patted Liu Qingyun's shoulder meaningfully: "Qingyun, this time, you have a great hope of winning the Best Actor!" Come on, acting skills are always the most important link! ”
Xiao Ran is definitely not joking, Liu Qingyun acted very well in this film, there are not many dialogues in the battle, but the strong taste and various deep performances are fully expressed. If you don't meet a super strong person like Fa Ge this time, the chance of winning the prize is at least sixty percent.
At a time when Soros launched a financial attack on Hong Kong, it was also a time when the Hong Kong market was relatively bleak, and what was even more terrifying was that the June schedule was really not very good. In any case, three days later, the film premiered.
A premiere that is not grand or grand, it is bland. Xiao Ran has already passed the stage where gimmicks are needed to hype up the film, and just by virtue of his popularity as an international director and the reputation of his previous works, he can cheat hundreds of millions of box office in the pockets of global audiences.
There are a lot of reporters who came to this premiere, including reporters from the three major TV networks in North America, which shows the great influence of Hong Kong films and the wide popularity of Xiao Ran. What makes Xiao Ran laugh is that it is not only entertainment reporters who come, but also many financial and financial reporters.
Xiao Ran clicked at random, and selected the reporter of the new newspaper to ask the first question. The reporter of the new newspaper stood up and asked intently: "Director Xiao, it is said that this will be the last film you directed, is it true?" So what are you going to do? ”
"I want to ......" Xiao Ran pondered for a moment, he didn't know if he would be able to restrain himself from making movies in the future, but, theoretically, this should indeed be the last time: "I think, this may be my last work!" I'm going to retire in two years, so ......"
The reporters couldn't help but be surprised, especially Liang Jiabao, who could see his figure anywhere. They all thought it was very strange, Xiao Ran was not even forty years old, what kind of retirement was he talking about, and he controlled such a huge seven groups, how could he retire?
This time it was a reporter from Asia Weekly who asked the question, and his expression was very serious: "May I ask Mr. Xiao, what do you think about the current chaos in Hong Kong's financial market due to the sniping of international speculators?" ”
Xiao Ran was slightly stunned, this is a premiere, if it is made into a financial thing, it will be really annoying. So, he smiled and said: "Of course there are opinions, but it is inconvenient to disclose them at the moment, so please ask questions about the film!" ”
At this time, the ABC reporter under Disney asked Xiao Ran: "Mr. Xiao, how long do you think the Phantom can last under the sniping of international speculators, it is said that the tens of billions of dollars you invested have lost a lot." ”
"You're wrong, it's not how long the Phantom can last, it's how long Hong Kong can last!" Xiao Ran looked at this reporter in a resolute tone, and praised the professional level of the American reporter in his heart, and did not deliberately embarrass him because of the grievances between the boss and himself: "Again, please ask some questions related to the film!" ”
This premiere was definitely not very successful, but, at the box office, I have to admit that it was very successful. Even in the off-season of June, "Reincarnation", which was only released in theaters, was able to sweep the box office of more than 2 million on the same day, which is really remarkable.
After the test screening, Li Zhuotao, who finally had the opportunity to enter the theater, saw a few vaguely familiar faces in the theater, which he had seen at the test screening. This time, he still couldn't see through what Xiao Ran wanted to say.
It wasn't until three days after the official release of the film that Li Zhuotao watched it for three days in a row, and finally felt the meaning, and it was also the first film review of "Reincarnation" in Hong Kong and even the world: The last "True Colors" has made people have to admit that Xiao Ran is a genius, and now I want to say that this is not right, he is actually a genius among geniuses!
What kind of film is "Reincarnation"? No one can give a completely correct answer. However, I can say that this is a film that perfectly blends business and art, you can see the wonderful scenes in the film that make people see the heart attack, and you can deeply experience the profound meaning that is always conveyed in the film.
At that moment, you and I will both know that Xiao Ran has more intentions in it. It's just that we have never been able to figure it out. This time, Xiao Ran goes further, and the theme is conveyed through a very clever and multi-faceted structural approach. I can't put it into words, it's something that can be understood but not spoken. From "True Colors" to "Reincarnation", Xiao Ran really embarked on the road of master.
When the film was released around the world a few days later, audiences and critics around the world fell into a sense of bliss and pain because they could experience the thrill beyond imagination in the film.
It hurts terribly, because they find it difficult for them to experience Xiao Ran's intentions in the film. Following the clues, they could trace the source of the clues, but they couldn't understand Xiao Ran's ingenious use of structural techniques at all.
Like Li Zhuotao, it took them a lot of time to ponder before they finally thought of what Xiao Ran wanted to play and what kind of tricks he played in terms of structure. Just a virtual hypothesis and a parallel technique of time and space have stumped countless experienced and eye-catching film critics and even filmmakers.
They can't literally describe what exactly is being said in the film, as Li Zhuotao said, it is something that can be understood but not spoken. In the end, in their film reviews, Xiao Ran and this film were only described by the words genius and master, and called it the pinnacle of police movies and structural films.
(To be continued)