Chapter 483: The Purgatory-like "Shawshank" (Part I)
The night is like ink, a few dim lights, and the Mansfield State Correctional Institution stands in the dark night, giving people a sense of spiritual oppression.
Suddenly, a few snow-white headlights pierced the night, and with the sound of motors, several cars drove up to Mansfield State Correctional Institution, and the searchlights on the fence immediately lit up, illuminating the open space in front of the prison as bright as day. Frank and the others came out of it and greeted Sun Ziming and them, "Boss, you're finally here, they're going crazy to stay here." ”
Sun Ziming hugged everyone all over before he asked Brother Fa about them, "What about Fa and Morgan?" ”
"I'm getting drunk, and every night they get themselves drunk."
"Let's go, see where they go"
When a few people went to the prison cell, Fa Ge and Morgan Freeman were drunk and hazy, carrying whiskey bottles and staggering over, "Ziming (Ming), you are a devil!" Staying here is going to drive people crazy! ”
Sun Ziming snatched the wine bottle in his hand, drank the remaining two or three taels of wine in one go, and breathed a sigh of relief, if there was no wine in this ghost weather, it would be too cold and too difficult.
"Do you think a good movie is so good to make? I want to win an award for this film, so that you don't have the experience of prison life, how can you shoot that feeling of despair? ”
When Fa Ge saw Sun Ziming and them, he felt much more comfortable, and it was difficult to stay here.
The script of "The Shawshank Redemption" was written by Sun Ziming and revised by Frank Darabont and Stephen King, the two 'originals', which can be described as a complete Hollywood film. At the beginning, Stephen King, the author who had the final adaptation rights, did not agree to Fa Ge playing Andy, and the two even quarreled. Later, Stephen King saw Fa Ge's wonderful performance in "Sniper Phone Booth", and persuaded Sun Ziming to think that minorities should fight for equal status in Hollywood, so he agreed to let Fa Ge star.
Although Stephen King persuaded Sun Ziming, there were many people in the crew who said strange things, and Fa Ge was holding back the fire in his heart. Actors rely on their acting skills to persuade people, as long as the film starts filming, they can show their superb acting skills to shut up those white people!
Morgan Freeman also felt that life was sad, and if the script was good enough and starring two people of color, he wouldn't have been able to hold on. Staying within the walls every day, treating myself as a prisoner, I almost have the illusion that I think of prison as my home!
"Okay, you guys go to bed early, and the phone will be turned on at nine o'clock tomorrow. Frank, where do we sleep? ”
"Over there, I'll take you there."
Frank took Sun Ziming to the cell upstairs to take a look, and Claudia whispered, "Boss, are you sleeping here?" ”
It is indeed very simple, no different from the downstairs, the narrow cell is dimly lit, there is a thin quilt on the double iron frame bed, and there are yellowed pictures of beautiful women on the wall. Sun Ziming sighed, this kind of condition was worse than what he had in the correctional center.
"It's okay, I have to get into the groove to get what I want. Frank, theirs won't be like this, will it? ”
Frank rubbed his nose, China is a little masochistic, but this may indeed make a classic film.
"Well, Claudia's assistant has the best conditions, she's a girl."
Sun Ziming put half of the thin quilt on the mat and half of it, and said in a deep voice: "Everyone is tired, let's go and rest." ”
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Among the main creators, Sun Ziming is the only one who has served a sentence in prison, and after sleeping in prison, he found the musty feeling at the beginning.
"Ka, Morgan, you've been in prison for years, and prison is like your home, so you should be more relaxed, OK?"
Morgan Freeman thought for a moment and made an OK gesture, and Sun Tzu explicitly signaled to start again.
'Shawshank Scene 10, Article 3, Action'
Under the gray sky, Morgan? Freeman sat comfortably on the bench, beside Fa Ge, who was looking desperately at the high wall, and the expressions of the two formed a stark contrast. The camera zooms out to the playground where the inmates are playing basketball, some people are arguing, and in the distance are the police with live guns.
"It's over, next!"
The crew only filmed for one day, and everyone was convinced by Fa Ge, as long as it was his shot, it was basically a pass, despair, grief, excitement, numbness, and all kinds of emotions were performed extremely well. On the contrary, Morgan Freeman, a big-name black star, sometimes fails to perform well and needs to be reminded by the director.
The deputy photographers were also convinced, it turned out that they were still pointing fingers at Lao Du and Liu Weiqiang as soon as they arrived, but after a day of shooting, they were convinced, and they also talked in private that these two people deserved to be bulls who won the Berlin Silver Bear Award!
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"Next!"
As soon as Sun Ziming's little horn sounded, the staff began to re-set up the camera, and Morgan Freeman walked to the monitor after finishing his makeup, and whispered: "Director, can we talk?" ”
"Yes, sit down" Sun Ziming, who was sitting on the grass and smoking, threw a 'Great China' over and threw a disposable lighter over.
Morgan Freeman glanced at Fa Ge, who was leaning on the barbed wire fence and was melancholy, sat down next to Sun Ziming, and said in a low voice: "Director, when shooting interior shots, I want to prepare a bedroom for me in the studio according to the appearance of a prison cell." ”
Well? It's a bit interesting, Sun Ziming looked at this genius black actor suspiciously, he is an old actor, and he is also a real big-name actor in the crew.
"The Shawshank Redemption" is a purgatory-like movie for Morgan, making him look forward to greatness, but he is tormented in the depths of his soul all the time. Morgan took a puff of his cigarette and exclaimed, "Director, this is a great movie that will surpass "Black Prison" and become an immortal classic in Hollywood. I want to keep it up and go back to Los Angeles and be bothered by something else. Only by immersing myself in the atmosphere of the prison will my performance be more exciting. ”
Sun Ziming was a little moved, Fa Ge was able to persist because he was holding his breath in his heart, and because he didn't gain a firm foothold in Hollywood. Who is Morgan? can be said to be the mainstay of Hollywood, with "Black Prison" won the Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor, if it weren't for damn prejudice, he would have won the little golden man four years ago!
"OK, I'll have someone prepare a bedroom like this, you and Fa live together, and we'll finish this great classic together."
"Thank you, director, you will take the little golden man. You are the most rigorous and dedicated director I have ever met! ”
The same is true for this movie, which is the other starring Fa Ge. This is not the first time Fa Ge has made a prison film, he even won an Academy Award for making this kind of film, but even when he made "Prison Storm", he never tried to completely substitute himself into the role. In order to gain a foothold in Hollywood, Fa Ge has been in this prison for three months, just to experience the moldy smell that Sun Ziming said. Now that he's succeeded, he thinks he's Andy, and in his heart he feels like he's slowly getting moldy and rotting.
It was only two or three days of shooting, and both leading actors felt that they were moldy. Sun Ziming also seems to be recalling the days he spent in the correctional center. He embodied his feelings in prison and strictly required the actors to perform through guò, which was not a kind of mental torture for him.
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"Cards! Byron, you're the captain! You are the God of the criminals! One more one! ”
There is nothing wrong with the performances of the two leading actors, but compared to a talented actor like them, the second villain, Captain Byron Haley, is as immature as a boy scout, standing in front of Fa Ge and Morgan, which completely becomes the background of the two.
"Card"
"Card" Sun Ziming finally couldn't help it, smashed the little horn on the ground with a 'bang', and rushed over to spray at Clancy Brown.
"You fucking son of a bitch, how did you learn acting at NYU? Do you rely on the graduation certificate you get for the teacher to lick the cock? ……”
Clancy Brown has only audited at New York University, and has been wandering on various sets for several years, and it is only because of his love of acting that he has persevered in the midst of hardship. This time, I took shit luck and entered the crew of "Shawshank", cherishing this hard-won performance opportunity too much, but I lost my calmness during the interview. Now that Sun Zi Ming was scolded with his head covered his face, Clancy's heart trembled even more, a man of 1.91 meters, in front of Sun Ziming, who was 1.78 meters, looked like a little boy who made a mistake, and his body trembled slightly.
Liu Weiqiang, who was standing behind the camera, saw Sun Ziming scolding like this, and trained people to dare not speak, knowing what the problem was, and when the scolding stopped for a while, he said in a low voice: "Brother Ming, let me talk to him?" ”
"Here you come! Damn, what kind of garbage actor did Frank pick! ”
Sun Ziming angrily went to the basketball court to vent, and Liu Weiqiang pulled Clancy, who was still frightened, to the corner to talk.
"Clancy, you're afraid of the director? Is that right? ”
In front of Liu Weiqiang, Clancy was a little better, lowered his head and replied: "Qiang, I'm afraid of him, Zhou performed so well in "Sniper TV Booth", and scolded him to death. I'm a trickster and I've never played a major role......"
Liu Weiqiang couldn't help laughing when he heard that Lan Kexi, who was tall and tall, was so afraid of Sun Ziming, who was a head shorter than him, pulled him to sit on the cement floor, and gave him cigarettes and light cigarettes.
"Hey, hey, you're afraid of his dick! Didn't you see that on TV, Ah Fa scolded him? ”
"No, Zhou is a talented actor, they are arguing."
Liu Weiqiang was still laughing, puffing smoke and said: "Let me tell you a story, a girl who is worse than you has become a movie queen after acting in his two movies......"
"Later, a few of our friends drank together, do you know what she said?"
Lanxi was fascinated by Liu Jialing's story and immediately asked, "What did she say?" ”
"She said, 'When the director scolds me, I think he's farting, he's a mad dog. We are normal people, not like mad dogs! ’”
Yes? Lan Kexi was stunned, Liu Weiqiang was very satisfied with the story he made, patted him on the shoulder and said: "That's it, what he said is right, you listen, if it's not right, just treat him as a fart!" Lanxi, you signed the agreement, no matter how angry he is, he has to give you the $50,000, understand? ”
Oh, yes? Why didn't you think of it? Lanxi, worthy of a thick-line American, immediately relaxed, "Thank you, Qiang, you're a good guy." ”
Seeing that Liu Weiqiang finished speaking, Sun Tzu Ming signaled to start again, this time Lanxi's performance was much calmer, "Ok, Lanxi, this time it's much better, and it's tougher." ”
Sun Ziming pointed at Morgan and shouted at Ranksey: "They are prisoners, garbage, dog mongrel, son of a bitch, you are an awesome policeman!" You have to look down on them, look down on them from the bottom of your bones, you don't have to treat them as human beings, okay?"
“OK!”
Affirmed by the director, Lanxi completely let go and performed a cold-blooded, cruel, and greedy prison guard to the core.
"It's over, next!" , Sun Ziming excitedly praised behind the monitor without hesitation, "Lanxi, you are a fucking genius!" You are much better than those two prisoners, work hard, and you will definitely succeed! ”