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Chapter Ninety-Five: Body Language

The Los Angeles Times wrote: Julia is right, it is not she who has the most successful performance in "The Bride Is Not Me", but Rupert, the rebellious British genius who perfectly interprets the role of George. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info He, is gay, but he is also a romantic person, no one stipulates that homosexuals cannot be without friends, and no one stipulates that homosexuals do not know how to be romantic, listening to George singing "Isayalittleprayer" affectionately to Julian, at that moment I only had one feeling, he is the incarnation of Cupid, the god of love.

Cameron's performance is just as wonderful, she plays the role of Kimmy in the film, and she is telling me that love can be so simple, and simple love can be so vigorous. Demont plays the male protagonist Mike in the play, and in the play, he interprets the concept of love in the real world for us very well, choose to love you, or choose what you love? The two choices, it doesn't matter whether they are good or bad, right or wrong, what he needs for Mike is simple, stable and persistent, so whether it is the pressure of work or the great misunderstanding between the two, as long as Cameron admits his mistake in time and looks at Mike with the eyes of "I need you", all misunderstandings will be eliminated, and the two will immediately wait for the honey of marriage. So he reaped a perfect love.

In contrast, Julianne's character is more realistic, in reality, how many people dare to love but dare not speak? Until I was about to lose it, I didn't know my attachment to this love, maybe Julia is going to tell us through this role that love must be said out loud, in the face of love, even if it is rejected, there is no so-called shame or shame. Of course, Julianne is not such a simple character, and the final awakening she brings love into a deeper meaning, love, not necessarily to the end, nor necessarily to physical contact, love, can also choose to make the other party happy.

There is no doubt that this is a classic romantic emotional film, under the direction of director Paul, it profoundly interprets for us the two closely combined and strongly conflicting views of love between reality and ideals. In the end, I have to say that the captain succeeded again, "Black Fist" was slightly insufficient, and everyone thought that he was exhausted, but he immediately told us in "The Bride Is Not Me" that this is just the beginning, and the good film is still to come.

Classics, Liang Xiaolong is indeed a person who is good at creating classics, "The Sun is Like Me", "Never Compromise" and "The Bride Is Not Me" are undoubtedly classics, of course, Liang Xiaolong will also warn himself from time to time that he can't be complacent, that's just pirating someone else's script, not his own original, and waiting for that day to create a classic film by himself, that is the real success, and only then can he be qualified to shout that he is the king of editors.

"Anti-Japanese War blockbuster!" Liang Xiaolong's eyes flashed with a gleam, these days he often thinks about the reason why the Anti-Japanese War blockbuster cannot cause a strong response in European and American countries, in addition to the cultural differences between the East and the West, the film itself also has a big problem. Big-scale productions, such as Nanjing! Nanking! The background is too huge, and once the background is too large, there are too many things to show, and the director and editing skills are insufficient, and the film has no quality at all. There is also a good example in the United States - "Pearl Harbor", the box office is very high, but compared with the production cost, it can only barely make a small profit, and the word-of-mouth is even worse, and few people applaud it. On the contrary, war films with relatively simple backgrounds such as "Saving Private Ryan" and "Inglourious Basterds" have been great successes.

Therefore, if you want to shoot a blockbuster of the Anti-Japanese War, before you don't have that strength, you must not choose a too large background, and you must choose a story theme that you can interpret.

Of course, the most important thing is the surprise of Eastern and Western cultures, so that Westerners have no sense of substitution, so how to eliminate this sense of estrangement? First of all, the big production makes the film have the same strong visual impact as "Pearl Harbor", which can attract a large number of fans; Secondly, it is the selection of materials, Liang Xiaolong naturally aimed at the war in which both the Americans and the British participated - the expedition to Burma, this war in which the United States paid for it, Britain paid for it, and China sent people out of the war, which mixed up China, Britain, Japan, and the United States.

Of course, the film must be objective, don't beautify anything, don't scandalize anything, as long as history is filmed, it is a great film. While collecting information, Liang Xiaolong is also recalling the reports, films, and novels about the expeditionary force that he has seen in his previous life, it can be said that the information is very poor, but among these poor materials, there is a very objective and positive novel, he used the story of a cannon fodder regiment to achieve an eternal classic, which was later made into a serial, so that this group of cannon fodder touched I don't know how many people, but also made countless people cry.

Liang Xiaolong clearly remembers that he watched this series at least 20 times in his previous life, and in the face of the psychological activities of that group of cannon fodder, he could have new insights every time, the helplessness of war, the determination to resist the war, and the desire for peace...... There is also the sorrow of the little people, because their fate is always in the hands of others.

"Perhaps, you can start with this novel." In an instant, Liang Xiaolong seemed to have a plan, and his eyes became more determined: "Next year, "Titanic" will be released, Jack and Ruth have touched countless people with love, and I will also use this group of cannon fodder to move countless people." Of course, Liang Xiaolong didn't dare to expect to beat "Titanic" at the box office, because that was purely a dream.

After thinking about some things, Liang Xiaolong rushed to the set, 6.14, in order not to affect "The Bride is not", "Man 100%" did not do any publicity, secretly started, the first scene Liang Xiaolong chose a coffee house, the set is simple, the plot is simple, it depends on whether Andy and Benny's performances can be in place. The reason why this simple scene was chosen is also implicit, and the smooth start-up indicates a good start.

When they came to the set, Waldmay and his team were putting on Andy and Binny, and when they saw Andy with short hair, Liang Xiaolong stepped forward and quipped: "Brother Hua, why are you getting old all of a sudden?" Andy gave him a blank look: "Don't you think the old ones are more manly?" You're too tender. Liang Xiaolong snorted the old man's psychology, looked at Binny again, and sighed: "Hey, what a good blonde, it's about to be ruined." Binny said angrily: "Captain, do you have some virtue in your mouth?" Liang Xiaolong smiled: "Anyway, I have to give in for you, and I want to cheapen that old man." ”

Dehan, the set decorator, came over and asked, "Captain, see if there is anything else that needs to be added on the field?" Liang Xiaolong looked around, this was originally a rented coffee house, the configuration was very perfect, Dehan just readjusted the space layout according to the needs of shooting: "It is very perfect, as soon as you walk in, you can feel that this is a good café." Photographer Bill also came over and said, "According to your request, two cameras will be set up at the bar to capture Andy's and Benny's expressions respectively, and Andy's entry will be operated by me and follow up at the same time." ”

Liang Xiaolong nodded and said, "Turn on the camera first, and I'll take a look at the lighting effect." Bill turned on the camera: "The lighting effects are well handled, and the picture is very soft, which is perfect for this kind of daytime indoor scene." Liang Xiaolong nodded and said secretly: "The first-class crew is to make people worry-free." ”

After Waldmei painted Andy and Binny's makeup and set up the camera set, Liang Xiaolong let Andy take his place: "Brother Hua, remember, now he is a frivolous old man, show me that frivolity." Andy made an OK gesture and walked to the door of the coffee house. Liang Xiaolong nodded at the drama manager, who held the sign and shouted: "The first scene, the first shot, start filming." ”

Andy pushed the door in, saw a beautiful woman with coffee, paused slightly, thinking about taking advantage of it, Liang Xiaolong immediately shouted to stop, making Andy a little baffled, he had rehearsed in front of the mirror more than a dozen times before this performance, and his expression was very in place, it should be no problem, right? Just as he was about to ask the reason, Liang Xiaolong spoke first: "Wait, let me think about it first, why do you always feel that it doesn't taste right?" ”

Liang Xiaolong carefully recalled Mel's performance in "100% Man" in his previous life, which was very good, and Andy's performance just now was also in place, but why was it wrong? Could it be that the preconceived impression is too deep, and he wants Andy to perform the kind of Mel? No, each actor has their own style, and forcible imitation is counterproductive.

But what the hell is wrong? This is important because until the protagonist Nick comes to his senses, Andy has to maintain the same flavor of performance, and if he can't find that flavor now, it means that the whole film will fail: "Brother Hua's expression and eyes are in place, but he feels that he lacks the freedom and casualness unique to Americans in his limbs, which is caused by cultural differences." ”

Liang Xiaolong remembered the evaluation of the leader of the cannon fodder regiment about the Chinese, British and American people in the novel he wanted to change: "The American ghost died of freedom and casualty, the British ghost died of old-fashioned and arrogant, and the Chinese ghost died of carelessness and resignation." In ordinary life, because of thousands of years of Confucian culture, Chinese generally do not speak with their hands and feet, while Americans are just the opposite, not only like to compare hands and feet, but even the whole body Eastern Europe is expressing inner emotions.

This is especially prominent in comedies, such as Mel's performance in "100% Men" in his previous life, when he speaks, his hands are moving, his legs are moving, and his head is moving, which is a good interpretation of Nick's frivolous image, with a strong American flavor. And Andy also interprets Nick's frivolous image very well, but it is a Chinese frivolity. The main market for the film is the United States, and if the Chinese influence wants to gain a foothold in Hollywood, it must not only maintain its own acting style, but also adjust it accordingly according to its needs, so as to achieve a common taste in terms of taste.

Liang Xiaolong said: "Brother Hua, do it again, you have to be more casual, your body language should be more sufficient, think about American comedies, and find that flavor." ”

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