At the end of the screening at the premiere, the camera focused on Forrest Gump, played by Tom Hanks, sitting on a tree stump next to the mailbox waiting for the school bus after sending his son, Forrest Gump, to school.
A close-up, focused on Tom Hanks's eyes...
His expression was very restrained, without a smile or sadness. But all the audience could see A-Gump's deep sadness. His black comrade Babu left him, his mother also left him, and so did his beloved Jenny.
He left.
Forrest Gump's current sustenance is his and Jenny's son. Fortunately, little Forrest Gump's IQ is very superior and he has inherited his mother's genes. This makes Forrest Gump, who has already experienced the unfairness of his fate in life, full of hope for his future life.
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A piece of feather just fell out of a "Curious Monkey George" book that little Forrest Gump was going to bring to school to give a lecture.
This is a book of little people drawings that Forrest Gump’s mother read to Forrest Gump, and later Jenny also read it to her son, Little Forrest Gump.
Little Forrest had already got on the school bus. After chatting with the school bus driver Dorothy, the school bus drove away, leaving Forrest alone sitting there missing the few people who were good to him in life.
Tom Hanks' performance was completely hidden, without any facial movements. He relied solely on his eyes to make the audience feel Forrest Gump's deep loneliness and the sadness of losing his lover. They were all thinking, in Little Forrest Gump
Before coming back from school, how long will Forrest Gump sit there and miss the few good times in his life...
Just when the close-up of Forrest Gump's face remained still for so long that it almost caused discomfort to the audience, the camera began to move slowly downwards.
The camera flashed across his blue T-shirt with three buttons neatly buttoned, to the khaki pants underneath, and the dark brown comfortable shoes. The piece of white feathers stuck to Forrest Gump's feet.
On the grass.
The breeze blew gently, and gradually the grass began to tremble slightly, and then Forrest Gump's trouser legs also began to swing slightly.
As the wind strengthened, the white feathers resisted tenaciously on the grass for two times, and then were suddenly blown up.
“Dudu…dudu…dududu…dududu—dudu…dudu…”
The theme song from Forrest Gump, which the audience was familiar with several times, started playing again.
The camera suddenly zoomed out, and then slowly rose up. The white feathers also flew up into the air with the wind.
It was blown high by the wind, and the audience saw Forrest Gump's ancestral house in the background... The camera continued to zoom out, and the big tree where Forrest Gump and Jenny played when they were children appeared on the left side of the screen...
The white feathers flew higher and higher, flew away from Forrest Gump's ancestral home, and flew out. The background of the big tree that was the place of happy childhood turned into a blue sky and white clouds...
The audience all recalled what happened in the first scene of the movie when Forrest Gump and Jenny were young. Jenny pulled Forrest Gump to make a wish to God in the cornfield, hoping to become a bird and fly away high.
situation……
Will this feather be Jenny's soul to guide Forrest Gump to a better life? Or is it the incarnation of God himself?
Just as the audience was reminiscing about the plot of this movie, which was not overly sensational but moved people with a sense of reality, the white feathers jumped suddenly and flew towards the audience in front of the screen...
At the moment when the feather was about to hit the camera and fly out of the screen, the Forrest Gump movie ended, and the credits of the cast and crew appeared on the black screen...
Director...Ronald V. Lee
By convention, the director's name appears last in the opening credits and first in the ending credits. Then comes the staff behind the scenes, then the actors who appeared, and finally the copyright information, and various distribution and technical support manufacturers.
name……
A variation of Forrest Gump's theme song began to play when Ronald's name appeared. It was sadder and more emotional than the theme song...
The audience remained silent, sitting quietly in the dark screening room. No one spoke, and no one stood up to leave. Everyone seemed not to realize that the movie had finished, and they all sat in the distance and watched the show quietly.
Staff subtitle list.
"The characters and plots in this film are fictitious, and any similarities with real people and events are all unintentional coincidences..."
Because Forrest Gump involves too many historical figures and events, Ronald discussed with Paramount and finally had to add this statement to prevent some people from claiming that the movie plagiarized their personal experiences after watching the movie.
litigation.
The movie was completely over here. The moment the subtitles finished playing, Paramount's snowy mountain logo appeared on the screen, the light in the screening room brightened, and then brighter lights were turned on.
"oh……"
The audience seemed to suddenly wake up from a hypnotic state, then stood up and started applauding vigorously, with many people still having tears in their eyes...
The applause continued, and Robin Wright, Gary Sinise, Michael Williamson, Sally Field, and Tom Hanks all stood up and walked to the stage to accept the congratulations from the audience.
and cheers.
Ronald also stood up. His mood could be said to be the most exciting among these people.
Those actors, after finishing the movie, put this project behind them and started to work on the next movie in Chinese and English versions. Many people have never seen the complete "Forrest Gump". Today, suddenly, they saw
After the scenes I shot at that time were edited together, they actually had such great emotional power. The pride of being an actor and the emotional power that came from the inside rushed to my head.
Even though they were applauding on the stage and standing there stiffly, many people were actually feeling very turbulent inside. This is a movie that can be regarded as a career masterpiece and a movie that many viewers will never forget!
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Ronald is different from them. As a director, after the shooting, he was busy with special effects production for many weeks, and then worked in the editing room for many weeks.
, he was already going to vomit after watching this movie.
Because he is too familiar with it and pays close attention to the details every day, Ronald already has a physiological reaction to this "Forrest Gump". Especially those sensational scenes, which make him want to hide.
Walk face to face.
Although Ronald tried his best to restrain himself and did not directly arouse the audience's emotions, but deliberately concealed his emotions. It was not until the next scene revealed the true situation that Forrest Gump faced that the audience could remember the emotions they felt a minute ago.
But nothing can stand up to watching it hundreds of times. Every time Ronald saw the scene of Forrest Gump and Jenny facing each other naked for the first time in college on the big screen, he always felt that he was better than the A-Gump on the screen.
It's even more embarrassing.
In many places, Ronald still felt that the photography was not good enough, and he would be habitually embarrassed when watching it. For example, the scene where Forrest Gump met with famous people in history, such as shaking hands with many generals, and the same scene with John Lennon.
For a talk show, these scenes looked a bit unreal due to technical reasons, which always made Ronald feel regretful.
Especially those shots of people talking, because every time new lines are added to their old video materials, special effects personnel need to modify the mouth shape frame by frame to achieve the best effect, but manpower has its limit, those
When a person speaks, the audience can clearly see the inconsistency between the mouth and the words spoken.
At these times, Ronald is always like a student who has not done his homework well, waiting for the teacher's judgment and the audience's reaction.
However, to his surprise, the audience had no reaction to these. They were all immersed in the plot of the movie, and it did not affect their full concentration at all.
Ronald always felt that most of the audience at this premiere were fans of a certain actor or novel, so he adopted the mentality of letting go of these flaws.
But after it was over, the audience was immersed in the plot for a long time and refused to come out. After the lights came on, there was a long period of heartfelt applause and cheers, which made Ronald extremely excited...
Could it be that the movie you made is really powerful?
It should indeed be powerful. I invested a lot of time, energy, and money in this movie.
Yesterday, my marketing consultant, Michael Gray, sent me a suggestion. Because the response from the audience at the test screening was very enthusiastic, he suggested doubling the film’s distribution and marketing expenses.
The most important thing for a movie like this is to let as many people know about it as possible and create the idea of going to the cinema to watch it.
Many of the audiences for this movie are not regular moviegoers who watch more than two movies per year on average, but middle-aged people who have not been to the cinema for a long time. They only hear among friends that a movie is good and worth watching.
Only then will they regain the habit of their youth and go to the cinema specifically to watch.
Therefore, in order to reach these audiences, a large number of advertisements must be placed in some very expensive media, including prime time on TV stations, the film and entertainment pages of mainstream newspapers, and important time periods on local radio stations. I won’t go into details, but they are all very expensive anyway.
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Ronald wiped the corners of his eyes with the back of his hand, and then followed the actors up to the stage. The expressions on the faces of the audience below were very clear under the light. Ronald knew in his mind that although there were various
There were such flaws in the special effects and the deletions that had to be made, but overall the movie Forrest Gump worked.
Movies are a very private experience, with hundreds of people in a dark room watching the joys and sorrows on the screen without any distractions.
A qualified commercial film should make the audience forget their other trivial matters, and in one and a half to two hours, follow the plot and their emotions will be stirred by the movie. Finally, in the happy ending, they can enjoy a kind of relationship with the hero.
The same feeling of victory.
A great movie will make the audience forget that they are watching a movie, and their mood will be heart-wrenching along with the ups and downs of the protagonist in the movie, as if this is not a movie story, but something that happened to them, a friend they know.
Just like real events...
Like friends and family, they care about the joys and sorrows of the characters on the screen. They will be anxious when the characters hit a low point. When Forrest Gump went to Vietnam, they were worried to death like Jenny.
And they will be happy when the character succeeds. When Forrest Gump comes back from the Vietnam battlefield and Jenny embraces each other under the monument, they will be as happy as if they are dating the girl or boy they love.
Because Forrest Gump has a low IQ, he often does some funny things, and the audience will sympathize with them, because most of them have also made fools of themselves because of their stupidity. Even the smartest people have moments of embarrassment...
Ronald's editing made them feel as if this kind of thing could happen to them.
And A-Gump, regardless of other people's opinions, just clung to the simple goals that he could understand, such as listening to his mother's words and Jenny's words, and worked tirelessly. Finally, he was favored by the times and gained wealth and love. This also made the audience very happy.
of empathy.
After all, in real competition, only a few people win. Most people suddenly find that after working tirelessly for many years, they have over-realized their dreams when they were young.
"Wow, wow, wow..." The applause from the audience continued, and the actors on the stage kept thanking each other and asking the audience to calm down.
Afterwards, the host came up and asked several actors to tell some anecdotes about filming, and selected a few lucky viewers to ask questions to the creator.
Several audience members asked some general questions, such as their views on the opposite actors and their understanding of the characters. More people did not ask any questions, but told about their own experiences in "Forrest Gump".
historical events of the moment.
Some people told the main creator on stage that during the Vietnam War, he took a bus to Washington DC to protest, and also participated in rallies like Forrest Gump.
Some people told the creator that he also participated in the very popular long-distance running event at that time. When one of the prototype characters of Forrest Gump, the sixteen-year-old boy Louis Michael Finks, ran across America to raise funds for charity,
He ran with him in San Francisco, California.
Some people told everyone that he himself had been on the battlefield in Vietnam. This is the most realistic movie depicting the battlefield...
Finally, the microphone was handed to a lady who looked very peaceful.
"I would like to ask Director Li, did you arrange Jenny's death to speak out for the people of...? I saw the last movie you produced, Philadelphia Story, which was the first mainstream Hollywood movie that happened for these poor people.
, do you strongly agree with fighting for the rights of these people and protesting against those who stigmatize the less fortunate..."
"Thank you for your question..." Ronald took the opportunity to organize his thoughts. This person seemed to be the volunteers who contributed to the charity. "I didn't specify what kind of disease Jenny had in this movie, because I asked
When I contacted Winston Groom, the original author of the novel, he did not give me a definite answer.
I want to say that this is a tragedy that humans often encounter. Our relatives and friends leave us because of disease. What I want to describe is Forrest Gump's reaction when he encountered this tragedy.
This has nothing to do with a specific disease, but I very much agree with your view that Jenny’s previous behavior is related to the treatment she received as a child. We cannot simply attribute all this to her pursuit of freedom..."
As soon as this was said, everyone was very satisfied and applauded again.
"Director Li, I would like to ask, in both the opening scene and the final scene, there is a feather flying around Forrest Gump. What do you want to express with this feather?"
Another audience member stood up and asked a question.
"Ha, if you can ask this kind of question, I'm worried that you are a film critic..." Ronald said humorously, "I think this is also an issue where everyone can have their own opinions and ideas. Do you want it to represent
Whatever it is, it can be whatever it is.”
Not satisfied with the audience, Ronald smiled and handed the microphone to Tom Hanks, "Why don't you ask the actor what he thinks..."
"I think our destiny is defined only by how we respond to the contingencies of life, and that's exactly what happens when a feather appears. This thing can fall anywhere, and it just happens to fall at your feet. It has a very
of great theological significance.”
After Tom Hanks finished speaking, he handed the microphone to Sally Field next to him.
"I guess it's fate, it blows in the wind and falls here and there. Was it planned, or was it accidental?"
"It can mean a lot of things to a lot of people."
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After going around in a circle, everyone put forward their own opinions. The audience felt that everything they said made sense. Feathers are a kind of symbol. Whatever you think it represents, it can be whatever it is.
The premiere was quite successful, and in the following days, advertisements everywhere began to work hard, and the trailer for Forrest Gump was played during prime time.
Ronald feels that the film's first-week box office may be better than the Disney animated film "The Lion King" which is suitable for all ages.