Many directors like to complain that the audience cannot understand their films.
What profound meaning does this shot convey? What is the philosophy of human nature shown in that scene? What deeper meaning does this line have...
The audience's appreciation level is not high enough and they cannot understand my movie!
Many directors have used this sentence after they broke into the market to prove that it is not their own films that are bad, but that your audience is not!
Not long ago, Brother Chen Kai said this famously to reporters: No one will be able to understand "The Promise" in ten years!
It's quite a show!
I've made a huge mistake, and you know the audience can't understand it, so why film it? Why do I still sell it in theaters to make money?
Even when the box office was cut in half, he still traveled across the country and cried out for fans to support him!
The more successful a person is, the easier it is for him to put himself too high, to be separated from the masses, and to think that he is noble.
If you don't look at things from the audience's point of view, it's inevitable to be offended.
After witnessing the success of so many famous directors, Tang An learned enough lessons that making movies is for the sake of box office and for the audience.
As for awards?
Apart from cooperating with publicity, it has no effect!
Don’t pretend to be cool, or you’ll be struck by lightning if you pretend to be cool!
After hearing what Tang An said, Lu Yu's eyes lit up.
Many directors have appeared on the show before, and what they talked about most was nothing but art and ideals.
Not only Chen Kaige, a director who started out in literary films, but also Feng Xiaogang, who has always been considered cliché, said the same thing.
He did not talk about how to make the audience laugh, but talked about the connotation and meaning he wanted to express in the film.
Like Tang An, he said straightforwardly that he is a storyteller. Everything to be told is in the movie. What you see is what you see. He has no deeper meaning to tell the audience. He is still the first
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The 300 spectators at the scene were also a little curious. Some of the spectators who had attended the show more than once heard the director preaching there for the first time.
"If this is the case, what should we do if many viewers don't understand what Director Tang meant after watching the movie?"
Lu Yu thought for a while and asked with a smile.
Tang An smiled and shook his head, "It doesn't matter if you don't understand what I mean. The audience doesn't come to the cinema to listen to my preaching. They just want to watch a wonderful movie so that they can have some relaxing time after work and study!"
"Maybe many viewers can see things that I haven't seen, and it's good to have their own understanding!"
Then, Lu Yu mentioned the theory about the degree of brain development.
"Director Tang, you said in a previous interview that Binbin had the ability to travel through time and space because his brain was fully developed. Is there any scientific basis for this?"
"No one has proven this hypothesis yet. Of course, we have definitely not fully exploited the potential of the brain, we are only using part of it, which is obviously not 100%.
I hope to explain this concept as simply as possible in the movie, to make it easy for the audience to understand, and to show them what it will be like when we develop our brains to 100%. Of course the 10% theory is not true, it’s just a movie!”
Tang An said very carefully.
When it comes to professional knowledge, especially science, it would be bad if you compare blindly and get slapped in the face.
Then, Lu Yu turned the topic to Tang An personally.
She looked at Cheng Daoming and said, "Hello, Uncle Ming, what kind of director is Tang An in your opinion?"
Cheng Daoming also crossed his legs and held his hands on his knees. He smiled and said, "First of all, Tang An is a very good director. Unlike many directors, he is also a screenwriter, which is rare."
"It's really not easy to be able to write and tell good stories!" Lu Yu nodded in agreement.
"It's hard to find a director who is as good at writing and directing as Tang An, and even though he made horror films before, he actually has a great sense of humor."
"Oh, can you give me an example? I think the audience also wants to see Director Tang's humor!" Lu Yu said, pretending to be surprised.
"You can ask Zhang Li about this. Director Tang gave him a nickname!" Cheng Daoming pointed to the side.
"What's the nickname? You might as well share it with everyone!"
Zhang Li looked like an honest man when he raised his head and said with a wry smile.
"Raise your head to the peasants and lower your head to the killers!"
Then, Zhang Li lowered his head slightly by 30 degrees and looked towards the audience.
"Fuck!"
"call..."
"Made, so spooky!"
"Scared to death!"
"Goosebumps arose!"
He suddenly changed from an honest farmer to a killer, shocking the audience by surprise!
Zhang Li was also startled by them. He quickly raised his head, showed his iconic peasant expression, and smiled sheepishly.
The shocked audience patted their chests and took a few breaths.
There was not much time in the program, so Lu Yu chatted with everyone for a few words, and some behind-the-scenes footage from the filming of the movie was shown on the big screen in the middle.
"Finally, Director Tang, I have another question."
"Please tell me!"
"Zhang Hanyu, Zhang Li, and Liao Fan all have their own characteristics. How did Director Tang arrange their respective roles?"
"This is decided based on each person's characteristics. Whoever fits the script's character will be used!" Tang An said with a smile.
"But sometimes we make choices between actors and scripts and make minor changes!"
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After leaving Phoenix TV and taking a short break, Tang An took the crew to participate in several programs one after another.
Mainly for television promotions, and occasionally to a few movie theaters.
Two days later, the program was broadcast. This was also the first time "Super Body" was promoted on TV.
There are still a few days until the movie is released, and the publicity is getting increasingly intensive.
Posters and promotional videos are distributed in major cities across the country.
As schools in major universities are on vacation, the main force of summer moviegoers have also begun to focus on several movies released.
"I've been sleeping at home for a week, and I'm ready to go out for fun. Are there any good movies to watch during the summer vacation? Can you guys recommend them?"
"Let's watch "Superman". I heard that the investment was 300 million US dollars, so the special effects are probably huge!"
"I'm sick of looking at the red pants. Let's go watch Supergirl. I hope Tang An won't disappoint me!"
"I'm talking about "Super Body". Can I watch domestic science fiction movies? The special effects are scummy!"
"It should be okay. Judging from the trailer, I guess it's action science fiction, just soft science fiction. It stars Uncle Ming and Bin Bin, and Zhang Hanyu, the gangster with the big back hair, looks good!"
"After watching Tang An's first two movies, I know that this "Super Body" will not be any worse. Even if the special effects are not good, the plot is exciting and it is not unacceptable!"
"I watched "A Date with Lu Yu" yesterday. I think what Tang An said is right. The director is a storyteller, don't be like Brother Chen Kai who just pretends to be cool!"
"Damn it, I watched it too. That Zhang Li suddenly lowered his head and showed that sinister expression was so scary. He raised his head to look like a farmer and lowered his head to be a killer. The nickname was correct!"
"I still save money to watch Tom Cruise. I've already watched two "Mission: Impossible" movies!"
"The first part of Tom Cruise was really good, but Wu Baige made the second part directly into a gunfight movie. It didn't have the tension or excitement of a spy movie. Let's wait and see first!"
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Time has passed slowly, and the summer season has officially begun with the premiere of "Superman Returns"!
Although "Crazy Stone", which was released in June, did well at the box office, compared to several blockbusters, the box office of 2 million in the first week was not enough!
On the evening of July 9th, the Hollywood blockbuster "Superman Returns" held its mainland premiere ceremony in Beijing!