“，eight！”

As the orchestral music sounds, a countdown sounds, and a pair of longing blue eyes appear on the screen, and then directly transition to the "chicago" subtitles played by neon lights against a dark background, and the vivid red neon lights are like a high-hanging signal light, telling the audience that this will be a movie with gorgeous colors.

The film begins with a song and dance, and the close-up of the announcer's mouth is instantly cut to a dizzying stage, where the cold tones of the stage background and the warm tones in the wine pool form a sharp contrast and strong visual impact.

The reverberating jazz music, the indulgent audience, and the glittering theater all show the richness and chaos of Chicago's nightlife.

The show has already begun, and Velma, who had just killed her sister, hurried in, and just a short distance into the theater, the tone of light and shadow is constantly changing, which also shows Duke's near-extreme use of light and color—the blue lights of the dance hall shine through the windows, and the wet street reflects the light onto the screen, and a panicked, mysterious, and impatient anxiety looms at the beginning of the film.

Although the camera only shows a pair of feet at a low angle, a short distance, it creates the desired effect between light and shadow, and also reveals the black temperament of the film.

Coupled with the close-up of the eyes that point to people's hearts at the beginning of the film, in fact, Duke has used his own methods to send a signal to all audiences, and he rearranged this familiar story for the audience. He will externalize, concretize, and amplify the inner state of various people in the form of song and dance films, so as to cover up the noir film technique under the gorgeous song and dance, and depict a strong black taste.

"Looked at the beginning of this. My worries about Duke have gone for the most part. ”

George? Lucas tilted his head slightly and said to Mrs. Leah, "As long as there is no problem with singing and dancing, I believe that with Duke's ability, the film is definitely above the level." ”

Mrs. Leah nodded, she knew that the level line Lucas was talking about was not a passing line. That's what it means to be a great movie.

"Chicago" is a song and dance film after all, and it is not so good in other aspects. If the actor's singing and dancing fails, it means that the whole film has actually failed.

As a long-established Chicago fan, Gru is well aware of this, and the beginning of the film is really good. That kind of gorgeous light and shadow switching and sound and picture processing are absolutely incomparable to stage plays, and movies have natural advantages in this regard, but the next opening song and dance is the most important thing, Velma is beautiful enough, but I don't know how to sing and dance.

"A typical Duke movie start."

Allen told Kunitez, "He ditched the long takes that Saved Private Ryan used so often and went back to the fast pace of short shots." ”

Kunites stared at the screen, lowering his voice. "Good choice of heroine, Zeta? Jones is really pretty and sexy. The acting skills are also good, no wonder it can make Duke fall in love. ”

"If she can't sing and dance."

Even if he is not a fan of musical and dance films, Allen knows this, "Duke will definitely be criticized for his choice of actors, and maybe some unfavorable rumors will circulate......"

The stage lights on the screen suddenly lit up, and the stage slowly rose. Zeta? Jones stands in a white halo with the background completely black. Black and white are intertwined to form a huge color difference that instantly lights up the viewer's eyes.

“，baye……”

In the midst of the music, Verma has begun the first song and dance, which is the signature song of the entire repertoire - "all."

Catherine? Zeta? Jones's voice is full of magnetism, his singing voice is full, and his dancing is wild and seductive, which is very suitable for the setting of the character itself, and catches the audience's attention in the fastest time.

"She's singing pretty well."

Hearing Kunitez's words, Alan nodded hurriedly, "Her expression is so seductive, I thought she was flattering me when she blinked, and those legs, it's so beautiful!" This actor Duke has chosen great! ”

Gru was also nodding, compared to the rearranged Broadway musical, this actress's dancing is a little worse, but the victory is better than the singing, worthy of the West End musical.

Three rows in front of him, Wheatley, a drama critic from the New York Times, was jotting down something in her notebook, although she wasn't a film critic, but she came to the premiere just to see if a classic play like "Chicago" would be judged by Duke? What Rosenberg adapts it to be.

However, at present, it seems that the beginning of the film is quite successful, not to mention the other party's already good film techniques, even the singing and dancing scenes are definitely excellent.

And in the film, Velma is a little worse than a little worse in dance, and the other aspects are all about the revue version of Velma.

This is a normal thing, Wheatley is not surprised, even if she is only a drama critic, she knows that the film has many advanced post-production technologies, which can modify the cabaret and even the acting, not to mention that this one in the film is called Catherine? Zeta? Jones's actress already has strong singing and dancing skills, even if she is one or even two levels lower than the heroine of the stage version, the movie can still rely on production technology to infinitely reduce this disadvantage, or even exceed.

This is a very unfair comparison, and it is also a completely different form of artistic expression, and the film is popular, the revue is relatively niche, and only a fool will compare the cabaret actors to the movie actors, just the post-production technology can make the two sides three streets apart.

So, Duke didn't worry about whether the nostalgic audience would be okay with singing and dancing, Lily? Fred is a veteran Broadway veteran and has been nominated for several Tony Awards, so ability is certainly not an issue.

Indeed, during the on-set shooting, the black Velma sang and danced Naomi? Watts and Catherine? Zeta? Jones, but don't forget, he's a director, or a director of the technical stream, where would he be stupid enough to cram the original shot of the song and dance scenes into the movie, but with Lily? Together, Fred carefully edited several singing and dancing scenes, removing as many flaws as possible in the character's dancing.

Maybe after the dance is edited, there are still some shortcomings, after all, no professional stand-ins are used in the whole process, but in terms of songs, Duke believes that the studio dubbed version of the film will definitely beat the live performance version of any theater.

It was indeed a live recording during the shooting, but when it came to the post-production, Duke didn't think about it at all, so he replaced all the singing and dancing scenes with studio recording versions. Not to mention these musical actors, it's Michael? Jackson's live singing also has a significant gap with the studio effect.

Yes, compared to all the musical and dance dramas that need to be performed live, the movie version is cheating, and it is a fair cheat, and no one can say anything about this cheating, otherwise it's just a joke.

And the looks, Duke has seen pictures of the actors of the previous "Chicago" musical and dance theater, Naomi? Watts, Catherine? Zeta? Jones and Tom? Cruise has an absolute advantage, not to mention that appearance is not important to such a movie, and the effect of singing and dancing with handsome guys and beauties is often amazing.

Moreover, on the basis of ensuring the level of acting skills and singing and dancing, beauty and handsomeness are the last word.

Everyone has a love for beauty.

When the audience has been deeply attracted by the song and dance, after another change of color between cold and warm, another heroine - Lockhee? Hart appears on the screen, and the fates of the two beauty killers are intertwined, with Velma dazzling on the dance floor and Lockhee envious on the dance floor.

The film is seen by Guò Lockhee and Velma is watched, crocheting a kind of ** projection, which is seen through Guò Lockhee's gaze explicitly.

Then there is a parallel montage, which is an extremely simple and ordinary cinematic technique, but it brings a completely different effect from the stage play, and I want to show the parallel montage in the way of a stage play...... Forget it, there is no comparison between the two sides at all.

Wheatley added a heavy stroke to her notebook, and the adaptation was clearly more appealing than the flat and straightforward narrative of a stage play, and the intricate entanglement of the two heroines perfectly complemented the film's theme.

Judging from the finished clips that have been screened so far, it seems that Duke? Rosenberg is a director who is completely different from what she hears from film critics.

Especially under the blue, romantic, and mysterious stage lighting, Velma is particularly charming, and the red eye-catching lights behind Locke hint at her inner mania and **.

As the camera continues to advance, the scene gradually becomes smaller, Lockhee connects with Velma's gaze in the gaze, and finally in the next moment, Velma's stage role is replaced by his fanatical self, and the real space under the stage and the performance space on the stage are replaced and unified under Lockhee's ** projection.

It's no exaggeration to say that while the film attracts attention with its colors and gorgeous singing and dancing, Duke? Rosenberg uses a cinematic approach with a large flow of technology.

The singing and dancing parts and the scenes of Lockhee's cheating are intertwined with each other, constantly cutting each other, the filth of human nature, and the explosion of ** are infinitely amplified in the rapid editing, and the two scenes are also transformed through similar compositions, the same and opposite movements, and the transition is natural and full of meaning.

Wheatley couldn't understand how a director who only exploded in the mouth of film critics could produce such profound shots and scenes, not to mention anything else, just the use of light and color in the film can be called a master!

Thinking of this, Wheatley's mind about the film critic and Duke jumped out of a very apt description - interests and prejudice!

She's just a drama critic, and although she occasionally reviews movies, she doesn't have any interests with Hollywood, so she feels that her evaluation is fairer. (To be continued)

ps: I'm going out on vacation, and I'm still three more days later~~