In today's Hollywood, although it cannot be said that the Jews cover the sky with one hand, if it is said to occupy half of the country, there is no doubt about it. Warner's brothers are Jewish, and Meyer, the head of MGM who is known as the "King of Hollywood", is also Jewish. Even among the actresses, Marilyn Monroe, the most brilliant newcomer today, is also Jewish.

Although these Jews were not in Europe and did not suffer from the trauma of war, on the contrary, they took advantage of the war around the world and made a lot of money. But that doesn't mean that these people don't care about their fellow citizens in Europe. The rabbit dies and the fox is sad, and the thing hurts it. Although these people did not go to the front line, they secretly contributed a lot of money and efforts.

Later, there was a rumor that the Jews controlled the lifeblood of the world economy. Although it is not exact, the number of resources in the hands of the Jews is also evident. With the full support of these people, there is no reason why the Americans cannot win the war.

After the war, the Jews in the United States condemned the Holocaust of the Jews by the Germans, and paid a lot of attention to the Jews who escaped from the concentration camps. Later, in 1993, when Spielberg, who was also Jewish, planned to shoot "Schindler's List", and arrived in Poland with a film crew of "Schindler's List" to prepare for filming in the Krakow concentration camp during World War II, Spielberg received an urgent telegram from New York from the National Jewish Association: "Don't disturb the souls of the dead, let them rest in peace." ”

Spielberg had no choice but to let all the cast and crew of "Schindler's List" pull out of the Krakow concentration camp and go to a set dozens of kilometers away to set up and prepare for filming. And at the same time flew back to New York alone to apologize to the National Jewish Association. Then, "Schindler's List" began filming.

The beginning of 1946 was the time to liquidate the crimes of the massacres committed by the Germans. At this time, if he wanted to borrow the site of the Krakow concentration camp for the rest of his life, he would like to shoot two highly artistic films against the Nazis in Germany and caring for the Jews. Nine out of nine will not be rejected.

Albert listened to Yu Sheng's brief talk about the scripts of "Schindler's List" and "Life is Beautiful", and immediately became excited. Said to Yu Sheng: "Oh, dear Yu! These two movies are scheduled for us at Warner! ”

Yu Shengdao: "Albert, these two films, especially the film Schindler's List, have invested a lot of money. Also, there are a lot of actors in demand, and I don't want shoddy production because of the lack of actors. So, I'll reach out to Meyer. After all, MGM's actor quality. It's second to none in Hollywood. Moreover, Meyer is also Jewish, and if he is not pulled, he himself will be involved. ”

Albert thought for a moment and said to the rest of his life, "Okay then. However, the movie "Life is Beautiful" does not need Meyer's intervention. The collaboration between Warner and MGM is limited to "Schindler's List". ”

"Okay. Albert, though. I don't have time to go to the U.S. for the time being. Half a month later, I will send the two scripts back to Hollywood by plane. In this half a month, you still need to come forward to talk to Meyer about the specific selection of actors and scenes. After all. In "Schindler's List", there are 126 characters with lines, and the extras are estimated to add up to tens of thousands. How these actors are selected and how the salary is calculated. It's a real headache. Also, Albert, you Warners need to step in. Look for Oskar Schindler, the bankrupt businessman. He is the prototype of the character, if he can be hired as a special director of the film. Presumably the movie will be much better! Now he is probably in Bavaria. ”

Albert said, "No problem. If this Oscar Schindler were still alive, he would definitely be found. The only trouble is that Meyer's appetite will be bigger. ”

"It's not a bad thing to have a big appetite, if you want to have a big appetite, you have to work hard. It always costs money to hire someone, and it is only natural to hire a Hollywood king and give a higher commission. ”

Albert laughed that in Hollywood, no one but MGM would have dared to hire Meyer, the king of Hollywood. That is, he was not too afraid of Meyer for the rest of his life, so he dared to say so.

Because the movie is already in my head, the script is very easy to write. Half a month later, Yu Sheng sent someone to take his private plane to deliver the two scripts to Albert. The Warner Bros., the first to study was not "Schindler's List", which was more serious in style, but "Life is Beautiful", which was completely in their hands.

In later generations, there were many movies and TV series that filmed the torture and massacre of Jews by the Germans in concentration camps. So much so that the subject matter is already rotten on the street. Especially in 1993, after Spielberg finished filming "Schindler's List", "Schindler's List" gained fame and fortune, shook people's hearts with great artistry, and also brought it considerable income and box office.

As a result, investors who saw the profits flocked to shoot a good anti-war theme to a bad time. Of these works, only one shines through the midst of the many repetitions of suffering. It was "Life is Beautiful" directed by Robert Bernini in 1997.

What makes this film stand out is its unique perspective and subtle storytelling. As for the humor, it can only be regarded as an accessory. The movie doesn't look heavy, and the protagonist Guido's witty attitude towards life constitutes a unique taste and perspective. This perspective extends from peacetime to wartime.

And when heaviness is viewed in a witty way, it is all the more powerful. When Quito was found by the Germans in search of his wife Dora, escorted to be executed, and passed by the tin box where his son Joshua was hiding, his forced eyebrow squeezing and exaggerated movements, and the reluctance in his eyes, made the cold and warm quickly merge, and the effect was like an explosion.

If you laugh, when this hero dies, it is really inappropriate; If you cry, you will live up to the kindness that the protagonist has exchanged for his life.

Therefore, the focus of the work is not on death and sorrow, but on the "beauty" in its name. Even if you take out the latter part of this movie, the part where Joshua was born and entered a concentration camp with his father, and the love story of Guido and Dora can beat all kinds of movies in the name of love in later generations.

Quito and Dora's encounter began with Dora falling from the upper floor, and then, this humorous and witty Quido gave Dora all kinds of surprises. From the self-proclaimed prince. To calling Dora a princess, from coincidences and surprises, Dora felt this Quito's love.

Among them, Quido's praying to Mary with Dora made Dora feel that life was full of incredible surprises. As the women of later generations said, the man chosen by a woman should be able to take a woman to open a window and let women see the world that they had never known before.

Quito clearly did this, and he led by example, instilling in Dora a concept of life. It obviously made Dora's heart flutter. The exquisite coincidences and humorous wittiness in the movie can be regarded as a collection of flirtatious girls in ancient and modern China and abroad. It is precisely because of these skills that Quito, a grassroots who was rejected as a hotel waiter and opened a bookstore, was able to successfully counterattack Dora, a white rich beauty.

In the second half of the movie, Joshua is born. Since then, the protagonist of the film has become Joshua. Quito retired to the second line, and director Robert Bernini did so because he wanted to continue the characteristic of "beauty". If the protagonist is still Quito, then Quito will face labor, starvation, and the threat of death. It has become a heavy topic that cannot be avoided.

If Quito continues to be the protagonist, then the story is bound to become a vulgar one—Quito struggles to survive, with ups and downs, and Joshua is the pistachio in his pain. to the end. In order to complete the plot and highlight the pain, there are only two options, either Joshua dies. Either Quito escaped death with Joshua. Anyway, neither the process nor the result can be called beautiful.

Therefore, the protagonist can only be the cute Joshua. And for the sake of beauty continues. The misery of being sent to a concentration camp became a game in the mouth of his father, Guido.

For children, the excitement of life is play, and for adults, the excitement of play is life. Guided by a series of wits in Quito, Joshua begins a "game" between life and death. And unfold by the detail of the tank.

Because the protagonist is Joshua, things are a "game", so in Joshua's eyes, all evil thoughts are turned into good by his father Guido - this is the most beautiful part of the "beautiful life".

Robert Bernini, in a metaphorical way, with a child's vision, expresses the thoughts of good and evil vividly. Although, in the eyes of adults, the world is not black and white, gray is not black and white, but occupies the main part, but in the eyes of the child Joshua, the world is only divided into the game part, and the part without the game, black and white.

Among them, the metaphor for the confrontation between humanity and inhumanity is softened by the presence of the main character, Joshua. Eventually, as the sun shines, an American tank pulls into the German camp, and Joshua receives the gift he has worked so hard to obtain.

In later textual commentaries, many commentators will give literary praise to some texts, and the most commonly used word is the effect of "laughter with tears". Among the many texts, only "Beautiful Life" has the effect of "laughing with tears" and the medicinal effect is distinct.

Albert and Warner Bros., several of them, have been in the film industry for a long time, but have never seen a script of this quality. Several half-year-old men who are more than 100 years old together, each with a script of "Beautiful Life", suddenly laughed and cried when they saw it.

To the surprise of everyone at Warners - in other words, what script can have such power? Are these bosses making money and becoming neurotic?

Naturally, these bosses did not become neurotic, but, after reading the script, Warner Bros. had an indescribable mood. Originally, according to the normal procedure, a script, no matter who wrote it, had to be handed over to a special department under him for layers of polishing and analysis. Even the movies that Yu Sheng cooperated with Warner in the past also went through this process, unless Yu Sheng funded his own shooting, and just borrowed Warner's theater to screen them.

And this movie with tears in laughter made these bosses obviously a little shocked. Skipped the review of the screenwriting department, and began to choose the director and actors almost arbitrarily. And the objects of choice, first of all, are Huang Zongzhan, Marilyn Monroe, James Stewart and Hedy Lamarr, who are relatively close to the rest of their lives.

And Yu Sheng also wrote his recommendation for actors in the script, and according to his observation, Hedy Lamarr is the most suitable to play Dora in "Life is Beautiful". And James Stewart, because he is too handsome and his temperament is not so witty, it is not recommended that he play the role of Guido, and Oscar Schindler, the protagonist of "Schindler's List", is very suitable for James Stewart.

Anyway, this near-perfect man has won many Academy Awards, and playing a rich and handsome hero named Oscar once is very good for his image.

The script of the movie "Schindler's List" was written by Warner Bros. and invited Meyer to watch it together. Meyer's blood boiled when he watched. Not to say that the film is so exciting. It's because Meyer, who has stood at the top of Hollywood for decades, sees the huge vistas in the movie "Schindler's List" almost at a glance.

In this era, Meyer's control over Hollywood and even MGM has been weakened day by day. Some of the meaning of being strong on the outside and dry on the outside. According to real history, in the 50s, Meyer's film concept will be obsolete by the times, and in Hollywood, MGM will no longer be as brilliant as it used to be.

With a weak successor and an old man, Meyer had to be resigned from a position he had held for thirty years. After losing this position, Meyer died soon without interest.

No one else knows, but Meyer is well aware of his powerlessness. Although in front of outsiders, he is still the Meyer who claims to be the king, but he himself is secretly looking for a way to change and a movie that can make him stand out.

The film "Schindler's List" is Meyer's best opportunity, and as a future generation who is familiar with film history, how can he not know this. Therefore, although Yu Sheng asked Albert to send the script to Meyer, he deliberately listed several expected partners for cooperation on the script.

The first name was MGM, then Twentieth Century Fox, then Howard's Thunderbolt......

So, it seems that Warner Bros. and Yu Sheng took the initiative to hug MGM and Mayer's thighs, but in fact, it was Mayer who discovered the life-prolonging medicine of his career. (To be continued.) )