As in previous films, in addition to the elements of the film itself, Duke also decided to include the audience as part of the whole complex project, as if he also turned them into criminal accomplices, and in this way, he declared his ambitions in the genre. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ*/∈♀，

One of the fascinating things about stealing movies like this, and one of the reasons why Duke is a template, is because in most films, the form of narration to the audience will be suspicious, boring, cunning, and unbearable, but in a stealing film, it's the meat of the play, and it becomes a part of the fun, which is a necessary part of the stealing film, and their discussion, their plan of things, will also become the reason for the audience to go on watching the story.

Duke has delved into the pattern of this genre that at a certain point, the viewer stops receiving the message, then experiences it only as a spectator, and until the end of the action, they remain fresh and impressed by the careful planning.

But he wasn't going to repeat the routine, to make some subversive changes, and Duke didn't intend to shut out the audience, but decided to take them with him the whole time.

This small change can make the audience sweat with the characters in the film when any accident happens.

With such a wonderful world worth exploring, Duke will be patient to think about what else is missing in the film that makes it seem more reasonable on the basis of the unreasonable.

That's the motive of the male protagonist Cobb, who planned the whole operation for what? It's not just about getting financially rewarded!

Although Duke is not a father, he knows very well that home and children are in the minds of most people around the world, and this is a universal value, and Cobb's biggest motivation is to go home and correct his life. Back to his family.

This kind of emotion and motivation seems particularly vulgar, but it is the highest human emotion.

One of the biggest difficulties faced by bat dramas when writing the emotions of the characters is that they need to make enough balance to maintain the seriousness of the plot and the boundary of affinity with the audience.

It's different from what it used to be. In this film, there are passages where you have to sit down and let the emotions flow out of the writer's pen, let the actors say them in a very emotional way, and then spend a lot of time revising them until they are believable.

In other words, several screenwriters need to follow Leonardo in the preliminary preparations, adjust Cobb's lines and even behaviors according to some of his own habits and characteristics, and they need to analyze, deconstruct, and reorganize these into part of the film.

This is to make the situation of Cobb's character more real and make the audience feel more appropriate.

When watching movies by some directors, Duke, as a movie fan, should have gotten some kind of emotion while watching the movie. But the author of the film is not found to be sharing this sentiment.

These directors just think that the audience will experience it, but in fact it is not, and what the audience can feel is often a kind of alienation.

So every time Duke finds out that other people aren't responding to what he and the writers have written, they're still saying to themselves, 'It's okay, the audience will like it.'" Then he knew that he had gone astray and that he had to abandon them.

In addition to the emotion, there is also the setting of the film.

Although planting an idea in the minds of unsuspecting businessmen involves some sensational technology. Ultimately, the work boils down to testing the businessman's emotions. And find a way to push him to go against his original wishes.

This is the concept that Duke had in mind when looking at the script from the perspective of emotional projection.

It's more like a narrative adventure, with a team of people making up a story, as if the people who make a movie get together and get to work, maybe just because the people themselves are immersed in something like this and feel more similar to it, it's not just relying on technology to plan their crimes, it's more like an invasion of the individual.

In Duke's eyes, this should be a human experience. And not just a classic symbol associated with an espionage operation.

Leonardo? DiCaprio's collaboration also helped Duke a lot, and during the rehearsals, he discussed his character script with Duke scene by scene to find out the emotional truth and motivations of the character.

"One of the things that forced me to do was to dramatize every rhythm of the narration and get a message for each character. All because he needed this piece of information. "Duke used to be to Anna? Prinz said, "There's definitely a rhythm to the film when it's about an important issue, like being stuck in a dream and not waking up." I used to always arrange it as a neutral commentary in a place where the character was relatively passive. But after much discussion with Leo, I came to the conclusion that the use of dramatic conflict had a different effect than before, making the narration indispensable for the characters. ”

When planning the specific shooting plan, perhaps because of the influence of the plot, Duke made the plan a little complicated, and even he himself was a little dizzy.

He filled the board with exaggerated charts and timelines, trying to mark the transitions in the film, and for weeks he felt like he was banging his head on the board.

Looking back, though, Duke understands that he's actually solved some of the problems and made some important progress.

"You know, you're going to face new problems, because you know you're really improving. Eventually, you get it, 'This thing isn't perfect right now, and I still have a whole bunch of things I want to do with it, but at least it's so good that I can show it.'" ’”

That's one conclusion Duke has reached.

Duke continued to revise the shoot and post-production plan countless times because he knew that when the plan was in production, it had to be more organized.

In the film, many different characters are in different situations at the same time, and he, the director, has to sit down and have a lot of conversations with the characters.

It's very hard.

Duke believes that there is a limit to this, that is, to make a plan as an independent individual, there is only so much that can be done. After that, you have to get someone else on board.

Luckily, Duke has spent nearly two decades building a strong team.

He could often feel that with Charles? Rowan or Anna? There was a lot of value in working with Prince or the rest of the team, and as the final results showed, their inclusion made the plan more reasonable, and with constant revisions, Duke eventually found the perfect balance.

Following Leonardo's suggestion, Duke also fine-tuned the characters and scenes.

Most importantly, Cobb summons his team on a dangerous mission, and after he has done all the work, he forgets to mention that he himself is the biggest uncertainty in the mission.

In Leonardo's words, Cobb did not forget, but actively hid the secret in his heart.

In this regard, Duke, in his discussions with several main actors, used Hitchcock's "** Record" as a reference, which makes the audience completely trust the protagonist of the film because of the actor's likable performance and character expertise, but in fact they believe it wrong.

The audience trusts them because they are confident, knowledgeable, and expert...... Wait a minute. However, in "** Record", in the end, it just made people understand that they were really deceived by this guy, and he is not the person I thought this was indeed a charming narrative.

Lawrence of Arabia is another classic example that Duke has discussed, and half of the film is a protagonist with such a successful halo that it always makes people forget how dark he can be in the second half, and it challenges the traditional wisdom of 'protagonist resonance'.

It's hard to achieve such an effect, you have to have really the right actors, and luckily, Duke has Leonardo? DiCaprio.

Everyone who becomes a superstar always has something to offer.

There is indeed no one in Hollywood who cannot be replaced, and it is always the role that makes the actor, but Hollywood production companies are willing to pay a lot of money to invite superstars to play, rather than randomly choosing a young actor who has no fame and appeal but has the same excellent acting skills, and it always makes sense to be in it.

These truths are also very simple, and basically everyone can understand them at a glance.

Duke invited Leonardo? DiCaprio is not only because of the relationship with him who was once the star actor and is a very good friend with him, Warner Bros. finally signed a contract with Leonardo for a $15 million base salary plus an 8% profit share, nor because of Duke's relationship.

Leonardo? The value that DiCaprio itself represents is precisely the normal embodiment of this contract.

In addition to all of this, Duke is well aware of another key to the film's success!

That's right, it's just a trick.

Of course, it is necessary to stop in moderation, this is a commercial masterpiece after all, not a niche literary film.

In the past, the success of this film also lies in the harmony between the rhythm of the story, the audience's understanding and the narrative structure of the film. In other words, it is not difficult to play a counter-chronological and layered narrative, the difficulty is not to make these elements into niche experimental films, after the film is completed, it can not only make the audience see a little foggy, but also not completely lose interest in solving the mystery, and it must be a commercial film that is worth watching, which is the value of "Inception".

Duke's whole concept is very clear, this is a commercial film with a big investment and big production, and the real core of the film is mainstream commercial elements such as sci-fi action, and everything else is derived on this basis.

After more than four months of preparation, in mid-November, Duke officially began filming "Inception" in Los Angeles. (To be continued.) )

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