Chapter 372: The main theme
Of course, Fan Zhe can't guess the mentality of his father at home, he has not yet reached that age, and he does not have his own children, so it is naturally impossible to understand his father's thoughts.
On that day, he did notice that his father's mood was a little wrong, but the next day Fan Qing was happy, so he didn't care much about it.
After spending a few days with his family, Fan Zhe's focus returned to work.
In fact, he has been very busy with work recently, and he can be free for two days, which is really a blessing for his father and mother to come back.
But I have to go back to work anyway.
In addition to several ongoing tasks that require his attention, the company also has new projects to prepare.
There are two series projects that are already in the initial planning stage, which can be put aside for the time being, but the so-called main theme movie that was promised to follow must be put on the ground as soon as possible.
At the beginning, Fan Zhe really didn't think much about how to make this 'main theme movie'.
The concept of 'main theme' itself is very broad, not to mention that under this concept, it is even more difficult to try to make a movie with good quality, good reputation and box office.
Of course, another thing that has to be said is that Fan Zhe had a certain resistance to this matter at the beginning - he has not been going to work much recently, and staying at home with his parents is not without a little reason in this regard.
But things have to be done, especially when Fan Zhe has a good idea lately.
The main theme movie, in fact, is not necessarily really that difficult to shoot, the key is to jump out of some stereotypical thinking.
In this regard, I have to praise Lao Mei again.
There's no doubt that Hollywood has the strongest film industry in the world. And their strength, apart from the most iconic Hollywood blockbusters, should not be overlooked.
Americans are also good at making movies with the main theme, but the style is completely different from the appearance of the main theme movies in China.
In fact, the main theme movie is a very embarrassing existence. Basically, not only are their plots arranged and the endings predestined, but more importantly, the themes they want to express are always too clear.
As a result, it is easy for the main theme movie to fall into the dilemma of either chicken blood or chicken soup.
However, the main theme movie can also move people.
For example, the previous American film with a very good reputation, "Patriot Day", tells about the Boston terrorist attack. The whole movie has a very good cohesive effect on the spirit of the entire American society.
The Boston bombing brought good people all over Boston, the United States, and the world together to oppose terrorism. And the most important meaning of this movie is to convey this spirit once again and convey it to more people.
and a film "Go Forward" that Fan Zhe watched before, which is the same. This movie tells the story of 19 firefighters who died heroically in the Arizona fire in 2013 because they did not leave enough safe space in the process of fighting the fire.
The film is very tough, the main theme of the people is really powerful, a real hero, and the tragic scene of the sacrifice of all the members at the end, Fan Zhe couldn't help but cry when he saw it.
Of course, we have our own national conditions, and the main theme can't be filmed like this.
In fact, how can China lack heroes? Take the same disaster and the example of showing the heroic appearance of firefighters, is the explosion accident in Tianjin also a good way to show our image of firefighters?
But can that thing be filmed...... I don't even let the news go deeper, let alone the movie, and I can't pass the review at all.
This path is indeed a bit too difficult, not only technically, but also in the general environment that must be considered. The environment of the two countries is different, and the perception of the 'main theme' is also different. I didn't make a movie, I think it is to promote positive energy and embody the spirit of society, but people say that you ignore the facts, spread rumors, and don't let it be released, isn't that stupid?
And to think about it another way, what about "Wolf Warrior"? Or the kind of "The Wandering Earth"?
This might be a more plausible idea.
First of all, it is easy to succeed commercially. If you don't talk about this spirit and that spirit, the story is told completely, the plot is positive, and the key is that the picture is explosive, then you can expect results in business.
And when it comes to the movie itself, telling the core of the story, Fan Zhe has certain concerns.
"The Wandering Earth" is okay, relatively restrained in this regard. But like "Wolf Warrior", the film is good, but the so-called patriotic sensationalism is indeed a bit too much.
"Operation Red Sea" is better than "Wolf Warrior" in this regard - of course, it is not much better, but "Operation Red Sea" spends more time in explosions and battles, the plot is very simple, and the sensational content is a little less.
This is not to say that patriotism is bad, Fan Zhe himself is a staunch patriot. It's just that if you make sensationalism on this thing, if you go too far, it will really be quite annoying.
The embodiment of the so-called 'patriotism' and 'main theme' should not just be embarrassing slogans and embarrassing pictures in the movie.
Don't talk about anything else, purely from the movie itself, it doesn't sound technical like that, it's a bit low-level.
In Fan Zhe's understanding, this kind of thing should be directly portrayed in the movie, through the plot, story, and characters, which are the core things in the movie, to be told with an emotion, and so that the audience can naturally think and experience in it.
Since Wedo Group is bound to make a so-called 'main theme' movie, Fan Zhe, as the helmsman of the company and the top decision-maker in terms of content, hopes that he can make a good work as much as possible.
After much consideration, Fan Zhe decided on the next theme - science fiction.
Holding a pen, drawing on a drawing tablet, a few sketches were quickly sketched.
space mines on asteroids; a soldier wearing exoskeleton armor with the national flag and coat of arms on his arms; Space pirates and terrorists......
This is the way Fan Zhe likes to think, and as he sketches more and more, his idea for the project becomes clearer.
Approximately, this should be a story of anti-terrorism by Chinese soldiers in the future, not long after mankind took to the stars.
The story should rally around a squad of soldiers, who are Chinese soldiers, striking enemies in space.
There will be a lot of stories in between, but in the end they show the demeanor of a Chinese soldier and embody the so-called 'main theme'.
As for the specific story...... Fan Zhe didn't want to think about it, he directly threw the concept to the company's screenwriting department, and the specific story synopsis and script creation were the screenwriters' business.