864: Directing skills go one step further
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"And a home run ...... with 30 minutes in the end"
"Problems with the final battle scene too?" This time even Joss Whedon was surprised.
"Lee, don't be too yourself, you are too demanding of yourself." Marvel Chairman Kevin said: "In my opinion, this is the most exciting place, I have watched movies for so many years, and there is no big battle in the city that can compare to this." ”
"But it's the same with Transformers."
Li Donglai shrugged his shoulders and said, "Trust me, Wheddon, Kevin, we can do better." But I need to make up a few more shots, our villain is a little weak! ”
The villain needs to be a little deeper, and if he is profound, the story can add a lot of color. This can be regarded as a remedy.
“……”
Stan Lee smoked a big pipe without saying a word, and Disney's head of production, Avi Arad, was wondering whether to restart the film. The screening room fell silent for a moment.
Turning it on again means more investment.
But what Li Dong said is the truth, although the noise and emptiness are not as exaggerated as he said, if it can be better, Disney and Marvel are also willing to see it.
After all, this is a common problem of hero comic book movies, how many directors try their best to enrich the story, but there are always loopholes left, and if they can make up for it, they will naturally not ignore it.
So far, there is only one "The Dark Knight" with the best reputation in this regard!
……
In the end, Li Donglai's persistence prevailed, and Li Donglai was the pillar of the film. If he thinks it's enough, what will be directly hit is the enthusiasm of these people who have invested a lot of money.
They had no choice but to support Li Donglai to turn on again.
"The high-profile "The Avengers" has only been released for more than five months, and the starring role has been recalled again and restarted." This news undoubtedly made the headlines of the day.
Countless manga fans are worried. "Will it bounce the ticket?"
"Can the quality of the film be guaranteed?"
"Why do you want to reboot, is it a performance mistake or a flawed story, and you have to go under the knife on a large scale?"
In any case, Li Donglai even left the crew of "Teddy Bear" to spend more time restarting filming. Such a serious attitude can also make fans feel relieved.
Li Donglai only sleeps three hours a day. Actively discuss and brainstorm with the behind-the-scenes team. In order to achieve perfection, everyone worked together to come up with the most perfect solution.
The superheroes who hadn't seen each other in months gathered again, and they were also familiar with each other.
Li Donglai sat in the director's seat, with a glass of juice in front of the table. Holding your head and thinking about something. If you look closely, you can see that the juice in the cup is swirling without anyone shaking it.
"This guy is thinking of some bad idea again." Robert Downey Jr. spoke.
"Maybe it's because I'm worried about how the casino should make money!" Chris joked. Everyone's eyes lit up, "This is really enviable, and the casino was opened quietly." ”
"He's probably thinking of a new plot again. The title of workaholic is not for nothing. Scarlett teased, but kept her eyes on it.
Li Donglai is indeed busy, and after resting for more than a month, it is the first time he has been so busy. It is as difficult to dig deep under a nearly formed work as it is to dig deep under an already built edifice.
Maybe the height of the station is different, Li Donglai, who turned on the machine again, keenly found many problems.
He only occasionally opened the "mind of God". The feeling of insight and overall control came to mind again, and then I found that "Xinyi Shen" is actually very helpful for making movies.
This discovery is simply fatal, and even the fight scenes can be more harmonious and natural, adding more charm. The lens is also full of beauty, and often a veteran photographer needs a lens that "can be found by chance", but he can find the best shooting position anytime and anywhere, and the lens is surprisingly good.
But after all, it is a partial reshoot and retake, and the overall effect also needs to be considered, so he doesn't dare to use it all.
This feeling is not hesitant to "enter the treasure mountain and return empty". It hurt him that he almost wanted to tear down the whole scene and create a zào again. This kind of distress cannot be said to anyone, otherwise Disney and Marvel would not be immediately scared to pee.
"What's wrong, irritable to the point where you need to grab your hair?" Scarlett's voice came from behind.
Li Donglai looked up and smiled at her, "You may not believe it, I want nearly half of the footage to be knocked down and restarted." ”
"Ahh
Scarlett was stunned. "It's such a crazy idea, so don't tell anyone else."
"So I'll just say to you."
Li Donglai smiled bitterly: "I haven't gone crazy yet. If I did, I'm afraid some people would really go crazy. ”
"Has it come to this point, is it really bad?" Scarlett asked.
Li Donglai thought for a while and said: "Every director will try to shoot something he wants to shoot, and I am no exception, some ideas just didn't think of at the time." ”
"Is that dispensable?"
Li Donglai was stunned.
Scarlett asked, "Okay, my great genius. Dispensable is equal to nothing, don't let yourself be too annoyed. Didn't Kevin and Joss Whedon think it's good? You are the core of the entire crew, if you frown, then the whole crew will be at a loss. ”
Li Donglai realized that his troubles had been too long. Originally, the remake made people speculate, and if he frowned again, it would indeed be very worrying. Then he frowned and couldn't help but shake her hand, "Thank you, Scarlett." ”
Seeing that he wanted to open, Scarlett also smiled and said, "Then how can you thank me?" The little man who is about to be a father. ”
“……”
It took Li Donglai a few days to get things done again.
In the past few days, Disney and Marvel have watched Li Donglai's drastic revisions almost in horror, which has reduced not only the film, but also a large amount of US dollars. Fortunately, the magnitude of the adjustment was not as large as imagined, and they were really worried that Li Donglai would come down and start over. In that case, even if there is a risk of stalemate between the two sides, it must be stopped.
After the revision, the logical thinking is more rigorous.
Moreover, it feels weird, some shots make people have the ** to watch repeatedly. It's simply beautiful.
Kevin laughed and teased Li Donglai, "Could it be that your directing skills have improved again?" ”
"Yes! At least the camera is stronger!" Joss Whedon agreed.
Li Donglai laughed, very proud of this compliment. Only he knows why. It's a pity that there doesn't seem to be much to show off his new abilities in "Teddy Bear".
It took so many days to work overtime to start work, which also deepened the crazy thinking of the villain Loki in the film, and at the same time the gags were funny. It also successfully excavated the deep character of the character and the background meaning contained in the story. It is not enough to talk about excavating the philosophy of human nature, because the subject matter restricts the villain from the realm of the gods, not human beings and other factors, and the philosophy of human nature is considered a weakness. However, Li Donglai also figured it out, and the audience will not ask for a deep connotation when watching this kind of movie. I want to see the connotation. Why are Hollywood's literary films not doing well at the box office, why don't you watch them.
The battle that broke out over the streets of New York also has a certain social contextual significance, or reflects the 911 incident. When faced with unprovoked disasters, people are helpless. The connotation of comic movies will also be raised to a higher level.
And 150 minutes, not including the opening and ending letters, is indeed too long.
Under the chairmanship of Li Donglai. The re-edited version is no more than 140 minutes, plus opening and ending credits. To the surprise of Disney and Marvel, when Li Donglai remade, he also took two different versions of easter eggs by the way. In this way, it also has a lot of chips for publicity.
The new version was finally finalized again, and Lee Donglai was very satisfied, and Disney was also satisfied. Their hard work will not be "drafted". Although this toss has consumed tens of millions of budgets, forcing Disney to invest more.
But before a movie is released, it is never possible to determine the future fate. And directors who have the opportunity to reshoot certain clips and shots are also a minority in Hollywood. Hollywood, a mature factory, really can't tolerate constant mistakes. Because of investment restrictions, there are not a few movies that have to be filmed by cutting back on food and clothing......
As soon as you get it, leave it to the audience for inspection.
In the slightly dimly lit bedroom, Scarlett, who was lying in Li Donglai's arms in silk pajamas, looked at the TV and said. Entertainment news is playing on the screen:
On the 11th ~ 13th, the North American weekend movie box office list was newly released.
This week's winner was Relativity Pictures' visual masterpiece God of War, which was released in 3,112 theaters and grossed $32 million over the weekend. In line with the 3D trend, 3D theaters contributed 66% of the revenue in the box office of "God of War" in the first week.
But alas. Although the quality of the film surpasses the two 'pioneers' "Spartan 300 Warriors" and "War of the Gods", compared with the opening results of the first two of 70.9 million and 61.2 million US dollars, the debut of "God of War" is only about half of the two.
In this "Shocking God of War", which has traces of Yan zhòng's imitation, you can see the exquisite pictures of 300 warriors and plasma splashing ink, the vast and boundless war scenes of "The Lord of the Rings", as well as the metal armor of postmodern aesthetics in "Thor", and the strong muscles that have been being sold from "Troy" to "Conan the Barbarian", but unfortunately there is déjà vu everywhere, but it has annihilated the little creativity of the film itself.
And the third point is purely Li Donglai's personal subsidence. As a die-hard game fan, the aura of the Greek gods has gradually faded since the game God of War became popular all over the world. In "God of War", whether it is Poseidon's "torpedo missile" falling from the sky, or Athena's dexterous double blade, there are too many shadows of "God of War", and the male version of the "full god" Comrade Zeus also abducts boys and children as in the game.
In fact, stripped of its gorgeous appearance, it is nothing more than the blueprint of ancient Greek mythology + Hollywood-style personal heroism structure + the humanized worldview of the gods of "God of War" + American-style free-will preaching.
However, the overseas box office of "God of War" is still the second flowering, and the film was released in 35 countries around the world in the first week, with a total of $36 million, and in view of the current performance of the younger "God of War", the final accumulation may reach 100 million yuan, but it is still far lower than the 330 million and 245 million US dollars of "War of the Gods" and "Spartan 300 Warriors". (To be continued)