Chapter 206: Three Movies

The other group explores the relationship between man and nature. and man's place in nature. "Dances with Wolves" and "Wolves Change America", a feature film and a documentary, bring this theme to life.

In fact, on the theme of integration with nature, Chinese culture has done far better than Western culture. As early as the Qin Dynasty, the Chinese already had a sense of environmental protection. In the spring, it is forbidden to hunt pregnant animals and cut down new plants and trees. Even when hunters hunt, they consciously avoid female animals with cubs.

The most obvious embodiment is in the construction of gardens. The Chinese garden pays attention to the cover of mountains and rivers, and the winding paths lead to secluded places. With the unity of nature and man as the highest philosophical purpose, and to construct a garden that conforms to the natural rhyme and the artistic conception of the landscape. For example, Suzhou Gardens. Among the bamboos and trees, I don't know whether the plants and trees are planted in the garden, or whether the carved beams and paintings were originally born in this landscape.

And Western gardens, especially the royal gardens of Western European countries. The characteristics of the emphasis are not the natural posture of the plants and trees. Rather, it is neatly artificially constructed. It seems that the absence of geometric pruning is not enough to prove the nobility of the owner of the garden.

In the same way, the same is true of Western culture, which emphasizes the pursuit of principles and the deconstruction of nature. Completely different from the pursuit of the Chinese, from everything and everything, the four elephants and eight trigrams are deduced, and finally the four elephants are combined into two yi, and the two yi are merged into Taiji. Tai Chi approaches chaos. It is better to be vague in everything and follow the only Tao in everything, which is the upper realm.

The same is true of Western culture's pursuit of civilization, once it encounters other civilizations that are different from its own, it will inevitably deconstruct and destroy its original system, and then assimilate and become a member of itself. Therefore, when the Age of Discovery began, Western civilization had too many civilizations in the process of conquering the continents. Disappear in their conquests. Indian civilization is just one of them.

Mass exclusion, massacres and pillage exist simultaneously in Africa, Australia, North America, South America, and even Asia. All the local indigenous civilizations tended to decline or disappear in the great voyages dominated by Westerners. In the midst of this conquest, what is truly inherited. It seems that there is only an Asian cultural circle centered on China. Even India, a very ancient civilization, has been seriously deformed under the influence of Western culture.

And compared to the conquest of Westerners. The Chinese's voyages were much gentler, and Zheng He's voyage to the West did not lead to the disappearance of any civilization. At most, exchange souvenirs and that's it. Not even the territory is occupied. Based on the comparison of the military strength of China and the countries of the South Seas at that time, just the soldiers and sailors led by Zheng He to the West were enough to wipe out all kinds of small countries from the coast of Southeast Asia to Africa. And then take it for yourself.

The destruction of the environment by the Chinese is still powerless in the classical culture. It only began after the large-scale influence of Western culture on China.

Although the rest of my life is based on the original book by Michael Blake and the original retelling of Kevin Costner's movie, but. When he repeats it, he is inevitably influenced by his own cultural background. All kinds of details, from Indianization, gradually changed to Chinese. And. I have to say that the Indian civilization is really similar to the Chinese civilization in some points of view. This inadvertent change. There is no sense of disobedience.

So, in the end, the rest of my life's version of "Dances with Wolves" became a Chinese version. The protagonist Dunbar, as a Caucasian person, surrenders to nature and shocks the predominantly Caucasian Americans. And there is a great sense of substitution. Reflection begins here.

The documentary "Wolves Change America" was filmed incidentally during the filming of "Dances with Wolves". Zoological scientist Seaton's spiritual account of the wolf is also regretful to Americans who have completely conquered the western wilderness.

This documentary, in order to ensure its release and the number of people watching it is enough, so it adopts the model of bundling with the feature film "Dances with Wolves". Before the release, Meyer was a little worried, however, after the release. The effect was surprisingly good. Many viewers have even asked for a separate release of "The Wolf Changed America".

After the release of these two films, Americans suddenly seemed to realize that they were just a link in this natural cycle of matter and energy, and a large number of environmental organizations were born. Even Sidon, who had retired from old age, was invited out. This predates the history of Americans reflecting on their relationship with the environment.

And to the surprise of Yu business, after the release of "Dances with Wolves", a Chinese-based Indian film. In addition to the films, the Indians in the Wende River Territory Reservation received attention and their lives improved dramatically. The cultural perspective of Chinese seems to have officially entered the vision of Americans. Especially traditional culture. A large number of scholars have begun to discuss the concept of "the unity of heaven and man" in ancient Chinese civilization. In this case, Chinese people with different cultural heritages from Americans are obviously more respected than before. Life has gotten a lot better.

Three films and a documentary hit the ground running. And then the big hit is the outstanding actors who played the outstanding roles in these movies. Of course, because of the difference between these films, the most famous of these actors is not Elizabeth Taylor or Marilyn Monroe, or beautiful women like Hedy Lamarr.

It's a group of non-human animals. During the filming of "Dances with Wolves" and "Wolves Change America", the crew originally wanted to find two dogs and make up as wolves. completed the shooting, but the rest of his life firmly disagreed. He sent people to start at the cattle head pasture and follow the path he had walked back then, and re-walked it. and found a nest of wolves in the mountains and forests that year, originally wanted to rob the rest of his life, but turned out to be a litter of wolves that sold cuteness in a group.

Then the rest of his life took the time to go once, and brought two big, five small and one wolf back to Hollywood. Locked up with small dogs. These wolves are not afraid of heaven and earth, but they are afraid of the rest of their lives, a human who has beaten them for dozens of minutes. Especially two adult wolves.

As for the five little wolf cubs, they were soon conquered by the leftover delicacies of Hollywood's herring Chinese restaurant. Later, I couldn't get rid of it. It is simply a reproduction of the case of human ancestors who domesticated wolves into dogs. The two adult wolves are wild and untamable, and no one cares about them except for the rest of their lives. But the five little wolves were very cooperative with the shooting.

In the case of delicious food, it is very easy to become a unique scenery on the set. One of them has already learned to wag its tail with a celebrity's Labrador......

Hollywood's dog stars are easy to find. But the wolf star is the first time to see him. Scarcity is precious, and these five little wolves steal bells with lightning speed. It became popular after the movie was released. Not to mention that ordinary viewers have never seen a wolf that sells cuteness so naturally and freshly, which is very rare. Even some famous American zoologists, anthropologists, sociologists, and animal psychologists have called Yu Sheng to study the first domesticated wolves that are the only remaining fruits in the human world.

Yu Sheng agreed to it one by one, and then dozens of research papers were published. The wolf for the rest of his life became a well-known movie star in Hollywood. Qing Xiaoyi named these five little wolves Jack. According to the size of the body, it was named Jack One. Jack 2, up to Jack 5......

And after the five little wolves went on vacation in Yellowstone Park, where their parents would go, the titular boss became a little dog. In the later French original version of "Shirley the Greyhound", the dog who played the protagonist Shirley was a big white bear. The coat color is snow-white, and the expression is cute, very cute.

In fact, just about appearance. The big white bear is really a notch stronger than the little dog. However, the fine dog was originally cultivated by the Chinese for hunting. Thousands of years later, the solidification of behavior. So that the little dog has an innate hunting ability. Much stronger than the Great White Bear.

According to the original scene shooting plan of the movie, when the little boy Sebastian first meets Shirley, a dead rabbit will be released as an animal hunted by Shirley. Thereinto. Eliminate the long shots of the dog hunting itself. In a montage way, manifest it.

But to everyone's surprise, when the crew bought the hare. The moment the cage door was opened, the hare escaped from the people's grasp faster than a human could react. Running towards the wilderness and grassland in the distance. At this time, the little dog was lazily lying on the side. At the moment when the rabbit ran out of the cage, it reacted and launched it instantly, like an arrow, stabbing out diagonally. Then with fast speed, catch the rabbit, and then use skilled hunting skills to press the rabbit down and bite the neck.

And all of this was recorded by the photographer next to him. Since then, the status of the little dog in the crew has been greatly improved. Almost everyone in the homes of these stars and crew members filming on the set has dogs, even if they don't keep them, their neighbors will keep them. But dogs with such hunting skills are very rare.

In addition, the little dog is also very psychic. Except for Yu Sheng and Qing Xiaoyi feeding him, and what he hunted by himself, he would not eat the food that other people fed him. Although this was not flattering at first, it won respect over time. Loyalty is a quality that has always been a scarce commodity. Who doesn't want their hard-earned dog to be loyal to them? The little white-eyed wolf is not liked by anyone.

However, this refusal does not make the little dog rejects cooperation with others. You don't need to be present for the rest of your life, you just need the director to find someone to outline the shots and postures that the dog should play in a draft. Little dogs basically do the same. So, the shooting went very smoothly.

And the audience, the main thing to buy is the story. Whether it is now or in the future, whether it is a human actor or a non-human actor, the main factor in being popular is not in himself, but in the aura brought by the story itself. "Shirley the Greyhound" itself is a warm story, and the little dog naturally became popular.

All of a sudden, there are countless dogs in American families who have changed their names to Shirley. In particular, the Gree Dog is a very similar breed to the Tinny Dog.

The only one who became popular with animals was Elizabeth Taylor. The heroic posture of this little girl riding a horse, although it is shown in "The Jade Goddess Pony". However, in "Jade Goddess Pony", the horse's appearance is far inferior to Ryan's. When the scene where Ryan was interacting with Elizabeth Taylor appeared in front of the audience's eyes, everyone's first impression of Ryan was not cute, but handsome. Especially for those who love horse racing, this horse is worth nearly 10 million dollars, and with this added value, Ryan is even more handsome.

Moreover, in the interactive part of the movie, the IQ of a horse cannot be hidden at all. Ryan's spirituality is vividly displayed in the movie, and in the interaction with Ryan, Elizabeth Taylor, whose IQ is dwarfed, is also cute. The demeanor of a girl of this age is vividly played by Elizabeth Taylor.

Among these three movies, the most rewarding is Marilyn Monroe. Although because of the Hayes Code. Marilyn Monroe's walk can't be so complete. But this girl, whose temperament is linked to sensitive words, naturally has the ability to play the heroine Angelina in "Greyhound" in the bakery, and the moment when she inadvertently walks away, plays a seductive scene. Although the three movies all ended with high box office, the highest box office among them was "Shirley the Greyhound", which was not a top work in later generations.

The reason for this is that in addition to the fact that "Shelly Dog" uses children and pets as the protagonists, which is very popular with children, and reproduces the phenomenon of children brushing the box office of "The Sound of Music" back then, it is also because the parents of children, especially male parents, are reluctant to give up on the moment Marilyn Monroe is gone. Therefore, I either took the initiative or went to the cinema to swipe the box office several times. And just like the speed of the spread of Japanese love action movies in the boys' USB flash drive in later generations, the fame of this shot quickly spread among men. There are more people who brush the box office.

This made Howard very happy. Not only did he find a beautiful target, but he also earned a strong pickling capital. Although Marilyn Monroe rejected him again and again for unknown reasons, Howard was never discouraged.

With the popularity of the three movies, there are also large sums of money in the rest of his life. This money can not only keep the chain of funds in his hand unbroken, but also enough for him to carry out his next plan. And in the next step of the rest of his life, the most important character is Hedy Lamarr, who has now got rid of the impression of a vase because of her role in the stand-up boxing dance of the heroine in "Dances with Wolves".

Hedy Lamarr originally chose the character in "Dances with Wolves" because the character and appearance of this standing boxing dance are not beautiful, but unique, and even a little wild and unique. (To be continued.) )