Chapter 1,187 If two stories happen under the same sky
Originally, when they heard Li Yi tell the story of "Into the Dust", everyone felt that Li Yi was blind to such a good idea. However, after listening to Li Yi's words, everyone blushed quite a bit.
The name of a person is like the shadow of a tree. Li Yi is famous, even, he is one of the top three celebrities in Europe plus an Oscar.
But after all, they are young, but at this moment, they all just feel embarrassed.
Although the story told by Li Yi gives people the impression that it ignores the artistry and ignores the exploration of the suffering of the bottom farmers, but in the end, people do not understand it at all, but use a different approach.
They turned "bitterness" into a habit, a habit that is what life is like.
With just this sentence, the artistry of "Into the Dust" was immediately elevated to several levels.
There is no bitterness in the whole story, but it illustrates a more terrifying kind of suffering, when "bitterness" becomes a habit.
This is a very terrible thing.
It is also something that people in cities of this era cannot imagine.
For Ma Youtie and Cao Guiying, suffering is the most common part of their lives. Suffering has always been with them and has become a habit.
Just like eating and drinking.
Their life, other people may not be able to survive a day, but they live a lifetime.
Li Yi actually never thought that this seminar would trigger two films. He told the story because he actually wanted to make one film available to see if anyone would be interested.
Originally, people like Cao Shujun and Tang Lu were quite interested in "Into the Dust", but after hearing Li Yi's opinions, they did not speak.
Nothing else. In fact, these people are proud at their core.
They don't like a story like "Warm Spring". If they were asked to film it, I'm afraid it wouldn't have a warm flavor, but would dig deeper into the suffering behind the "little flower".
But in this way, the story loses its original flavor.
As for "Into the Dust," of course it's not that they weren't interested, but after Li Yi expressed his insights, they took over the story. No matter how highly praised this film is, it's not theirs.
Because they originally had very high intentions, and with Li Yi's name and influence, they naturally would not be Li Yi's gunmen.
The current situation is that even if the movie was made by them, others will only think that it is because of Li Yi.
Li Yi didn't take it seriously at all.
In fact, for Li Yi himself, if you ask him to make rural-themed movies, it is no easier than making movies like "Changjin Lake" and "Eight Hundred".
Not on a technical level, but on a cognitive level.
Films like "Warm Spring" are better because the film mainly shows the "beautiful" side, but films like "Into the Dust" are really not that easy.
"Into the Dust" tells the story of the rural areas in the northwest.
Rural areas are different in different places. In some places, life in rural areas is much more comfortable than in cities.
But there are also places where their lives are beyond the imagination of many people.
Even if Li Yi himself has a complete version of the film "Into the Dust", can he really create that feeling by directly reproducing it?
The answer is no.
Therefore, if he wants to make these two films, he will have a lot to do.
He may not need to experience life like an actor, but at least he needs to be a bystander to observe such people and things.
Otherwise, if he himself cannot approve of the things he takes, how can he take good pictures?
For the same shot, sometimes some people think there is no difference, but some people think it has a slightly different meaning and a slightly different feeling.
Movies are the art of dreaming. If the creator doesn’t even believe it is true, then why should others recognize it?
It is always easier to accept truth, goodness and beauty than to accept suffering.
"Warm Spring" is easy to handle, but "Into the Dust" is really difficult!
After returning home, Li Yi shared the two stories he had received with his wife.
It is a pity that my daughter-in-law has not suffered much since she was a child, so she actually did not have deep feelings about the two stories Li Yi told.
"What are you going to do?" Mu Qing looked at Li Yi curiously.
After all, she thought it was a bit strange for Li Yi, a guy who grew up in Hong Kong Island and lived in luxury since childhood, to make such a movie.
The former was fine, but for the latter, Mu Qing was very curious as to why Li Yi came to take the photo.
Some things, if told by others, are hard for you to imagine unless you see them with your own eyes.
"What do you think, if I make these two movies directly?" Li Yi asked suddenly.
"Not very good. These two stories obviously express completely opposite things. How can they be combined?" Mu Qing shook her head.
But the more Li Yi thought about it, the more he felt that it would be more interesting to shoot in sets.
"You think, in the same environment, two completely different things can happen. When the time comes, these two movies will be released at the same time. What do you think? Use "Into the Dust" to make the audience feel the suffering, and then use "Warmth" to make the audience feel the suffering.
"Spring" to heal the fragile hearts of the audience?" Li Yi said with a smile.
"Just be bad!" Director Mu rolled his eyes at Li Yi angrily.
But if you think about it carefully, this is really not a bad thing.
In fact, if you imagine that "Into the Dust" was simply released, perhaps with Li Yi's current status and influence, he would not be treated like the other world in his memory, but controversy is inevitable.
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Because there are some things in "Into the Dust" that really feel too tragic and unbelievable.
And the whole story is indeed very bitter, very painful, and even makes people unable to see any hope.
Such a story will undoubtedly cause a lot of controversy, although he is not afraid of controversy.
And if at this time, a movie like "Warm Spring" with the same rural background but completely different warmth and hope appears, then the controversy will become more interesting.
If you say that the countryside is not that hard and it’s okay, go and watch "Warm Spring". That is the countryside in your imagination.
If you feel that human nature is not so kind, then go read "Into the Dust". In this story, the evil of human nature and the suffering of life are definitely beyond your imagination.
At that time, it will definitely drive those who have different opinions on these two movies crazy!
It's particularly interesting when I think about Li Yi.
Li Yi even wanted some characters in the two movies to overlap directly.
Even let the story take place in the same village, under the same sky! Wouldn't that be more interesting?
Under the same sky, same place, different people, different stories!
"What do you think?" Li Yi looked at Mu Qing excitedly and asked.
"It's not that good. I think if you shoot like this, it will definitely drive some people crazy!" Mu Qing rolled her eyes. She felt that her husband was really too naughty sometimes.
