"Twelve Citizens" is adapted from "Twelve Angry Men".
There are many versions based on "Twelve Angry Men".
Jiang Yang has seen it all.
He has even watched the Russian and Japanese versions, both of which are very exciting.
The reason why Jiang Yang watched the different versions with gusto is because each version is based on the script of the original "Twelve Angry Men" and localized according to local conditions. Although it does not surpass the original version, each version has its own characteristics.
The original version focused on judicial justice, which was the cornerstone of the script.
Then, the Russian version tends to the shadow of war, national hatred and oligarchy, which are hatreds between the country and the family; the Japanese version focuses on reasoning and sensibility; as for the Chinese version of "Twelve Citizens", it is also very exciting in terms of localization.
The story roughly tells the story of a university of political science and law, where students took their final exams and set up a mock court to try a rich second generation who was raised by a rich man and the defendant killed his alcoholic biological father. Then a jury of twelve students' parents was formed to judge the case.
When a verdict is reached on the case, according to the rules, the twelve jurors must reach a unanimous opinion before the trial can end.
These parents originally wanted to fool them and reach an agreement and go home directly, but No. 8 had a different opinion. He believed that the rich second generation was not guilty, so these twelve parents from different positions, different classes, and different regions started a quarrel.
Jiang Yang felt that the setting here was quite consistent with the online quarrel in Han Xiao's novel just now.
Twelve people have different positions, different prejudices, and different opinions.
The taxi driver whose son ran away from home insisted that the rich second generation was guilty; the local who rented a house felt that the outsiders had made his son useless, so the black people in the area believed that the rich second generation was guilty; the old man who had been wronged during special times,
After being persuaded, they support innocence; there are also young people who were wrongfully imprisoned who support innocence; the school teacher pulls him over to make up the number, and the canteen owner who has to come for business does not care at all about guilt or innocence; the insurance seller is a loser and wavering
——
There is also a security guard——
Jiang Yang remembered.
When he was riding the subway, the speed he remembered came from the security guard's lines.
The security guard worked as a delivery boy when the subway was still running for 2 yuan. He worked in the subway every day. After picking up the goods, he took the subway to deliver them to other places. Then he did not leave the station, handed the goods to the brothers outside, and then continued to work.
Subway delivery.
He has been in the subway for more than a year, so he knows the speed of the subway, the length of the carriage and so on.
In short, twelve people gathered around a table and, based on their own identity and status, were noisy in a room for a hundred minutes. Those who couldn't stand it really couldn't stand it, and those who could stand it thought it was really exciting.
certainly.
It looks like there is only one scene and the cost is very low.
But this play is not simple. It especially tests the actors' lines and acting skills, because twelve people sit there and talk loudly. If the lines are not good and the individual performances are not good enough, the audience will curse.
Therefore, the actors in "Twelve Citizens" are all drama actors, and all of them are acting talents, with explosive lines and acting skills.
The result is that many people feel like a drama when watching the movie.
It’s not an exaggeration to think that this is a drama movie.
In addition, this movie also has a natural disadvantage, which is that due to the lack of a jury system in the country, it is just a virtual court, lacking the tension that actually determines the life or death of a young man...
If you care about this and have watched the original version, this disadvantage will be magnified.
but--
There is no original version in this world.
As a Chinese, it is reasonable for Jiang Yang to focus on localization first. As a drama film, it is also reasonable to put it in a theater first - hone his acting skills first. After all, it is not easy to recruit twelve actors with acting skills.
Besides, the box office of this movie is really not high.
As for other versions.
If someone really takes a fancy to it, it won't be too late for Jiang Yang to write it. Maybe when a foreigner gets the American version of the script, he will sigh in Mandarin: "Damn it, Lao Tie's adaptation is so accurate. It's really exciting."
Jiang Yang found it interesting to think about it.
It was all fun. When Jiang Yang returned to the computer and wanted to start writing, he ran into difficulties. Memorizing the story outline of a movie was easy, but remembering the characters and lines required a lot of digging in his memory.
After Han Xiaoxiao entered Jiang Yang's office, his chair slid next to Jiang Chen, "Hey, why did Director Jiang get into the office?"
"Definitely not a job."
Jiang Chen sat up straight and asked Han Xiaoxiao to look at his screen, "Hey, look at this."
"What?"
Han Xiaoxiao poked his head over, and Jiang Chen was watching Tuitui. He was opening one, where a band was performing in the mourning hall, "Here, what's the difference between this and a tombstone disco?" she couldn't help but say.
Jiang Chen asked Han Xiaoxiao to put on his headphones and listen to music.
Han Xiaoxiao listened for a while and looked disgusted: "What is this?"
Originally, it would be weird to have drums and guitars playing in the mourning hall. Unexpectedly, it was even weirder when I heard this song. "It's so unpleasant."
Then, she saw Jiang Yang appear in the camera, putting a hawthorn pill in his mouth.
Han Xiaoxiao was stunned: "Why is Director Jiang here?"
Jiang Chen: "Have you forgotten? Director Jiang went to attend the funeral this morning, and there is this lead singer. Do you think he is the third brother?"
"Good guy."
Since this was an abnormal shooting, Han Xiaoxiao squinted his eyes carefully and saw clearly that it was the third brother they were filming "Underground Traffic Station", "Don't tell me, the third brother put down Jia Gui's energy and put on a suit again.
It’s really hard to recognize.”
But once connected——
"It's quite right."
Han Xiaoxiao didn't know why, but she felt that the style of rock music played by the beautiful Captain Jia in the prosperous age was like drinking old wine. She picked up the headphones and listened again, "It doesn't sound good, but I don't know.
Why is it so top-notch?"
and--
If you think about it this way, it's not a big deal to perform at a funeral. It only shows that the deceased was open-minded.
"Hey!"
Jiang Chen: "You really have double standards."
When I met Director Jiang and Third Brother, I no longer felt strange. This was not a double standard.
This was obviously taken with a mobile phone and was not very stable, but it was still very popular on the Internet. After all, singing rock music in the mourning hall was quite unique. Then people also found out that the lead singer was Jia Gui, and the devil's husband also appeared in the shot, which made it even more...
Fire.
In this shoot, Jiang Yang was specially given a few extra shots.
There are many people commenting below, some of whom cannot accept it, deny it, criticize it and even curse it.
A slightly nicer one is: "Is this sick? Performance art? Or is it really crazy?"
But there are also some, like Han Xiaoxiao, who feel that Captain Jia's singing of this enchanting rock song has quite a chemical reaction.
"When I first listened to it, I felt sick, but for the sake of my reverse traitor and anti-Japanese hero Captain Jia, I listened to it a few more times. Hey, it's really fucking awesome."
"If you can continue to listen to this stuff, you are sick! Well, I am sick."
"I'm probably sick too."
"Damn it, I'm addicted to it and can't help myself. Is it too late to go to a mental hospital now?"
"I, also, maybe. I don't know why I, a female high school student, am addicted to this."
"Isn't it just to see handsome guys?"
"Why do I feel so energetic and free and easy? The funeral host must be very cool."
"One thing to say, I really don't think Captain Jia's music is inappropriate at a funeral. Don't you think it's very much like a dance? There's also the charm of a Taoist priest chanting scriptures. Really, if you change the words, it can be used as a spell.
used."
"Captain Jia has filled the gap of rock music in my country's funeral industry!"
Han Xiaoxiao read the comments and was a little dumbfounded.
"These fans are probably really sick."
This is the first time Han Xiaoxiao has seen that when listening to a song, others call him sick, but the person listening to the song really feels that he is sick. If it were any other fan, it doesn’t have to be anyone else, just the fans of the Big Devil.
When I meet someone who dares to say this, I have already become angry and angry. Whoever listens to music like this group really feels that they are sick.