Li Yi is going to make a new movie, and the news must be hidden. Lu
Sometimes he loses very quickly, sometimes he loses very slowly.
But compared to other directors, Li Yi has always been a quick shooter.
And this time, many people are looking forward to it, especially fans of Hong Kong Island and those fans of old Hong Kong movies. It can be said that they are the most anticipated.
"Old Hong Kong movies, I don't know if Li Yi can make them. Although there are still many in the name of old Hong Kong movies, in fact, I still feel that they are lacking a bit of flavor."
"Who says it's not? What's missing? In fact, it's that Jianghu flavor. This is probably unique to Hong Kong Island in modern times, right?"
"There is no way. Looking at the whole world, the history of Hong Kong Island is also extremely special, and the same is true for the social environment."
"Although in the real world, Hong Kong Island is getting better and better, at least it is not as chaotic as it was back then, but from a film and cultural perspective, Hong Kong Island has lost its flavor."
"It is said that heroes emerge from troubled times. Hong Kong in that era was actually another kind of troubled times. Therefore, the Hong Kong movies of that era had a unique flavor of being far away from the world, with a bright rhythm, loyalty to the world, young and Dangerous,
Societies, etc., etc., although these were cancerous existences in peacetime and in today's era of universal peace, from a movie perspective, they are unique. If anyone can make that kind of thing again,
The original flavor of Lao Hong Kong slices can only be tasted by Li Yi."
"Could it be another movie like "Thieves of Time"?"
"Probably not, Li Yike did not play the banner of old Hong Kong movies in "Thieves of Time", he just talked about the past in Hong Kong Island."
In fact, in this era, the influence of old Hong Kong films is still there, because many people who grew up in that era can be said to be most exposed to those old Hong Kong films.
For them, this is an indelible feeling.
For movie fans in Hong Kong, they are naturally looking forward to it even more.
In fact, today's living conditions in all aspects can be said to be far better than those of the past for ordinary citizens. However, at that time, Hong Kong Island was always special. Although the living standards and economic levels were far inferior to those now, but
No matter what, it is a unique existence. Whether it is the status of the city or other aspects, it can be said that it is one of the few Hong Kong Islanders to be proud of.
Nowadays, although Hong Kong films are not dead, they are no longer the mainstream of Chinese films. For this reason, they naturally miss the Hong Kong films of that era even more.
However, there are very few directors who can make movies with that taste anymore.
Because for those old Hong Kong Island filmmakers, they had to compromise with the market, and the focus naturally began to be on the entire Chinese-language film market, not just Hong Kong Island.
In fact, many people will try their best to downplay the impact of Hong Kong Island.
This is why, in most of the current movies, even Hong Kong movies, very few people can capture the original taste of the old movies.
The audience is different.
But for Li Yi, it is different.
First of all, his identity is different. For Hong Kong Islanders, he is the only remaining pride of Hong Kong Island movies.
Secondly, his own abilities are there, plus Li Yi's movies, he doesn't care about the box office. As long as his name is on it, there is basically no need to worry. Even local movies can create miracles, let alone others.
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The preparation for "Alang's Story" can be said to be the easiest.
Of course, this ease means that although this movie is a story that took place in the last century, in fact, the filming location did not need to be changed too much.
Although some of the places where the story takes place are in the style of the 1980s and 1990s, there are still many such buildings preserved in Hong Kong Island even in this era.
I have to say that this is also a characteristic of Hong Kong Island.
Hong Kong Island is developing rapidly and the pace of life is also fast, but the gap between the rich and the poor is also widening.
Many people still live in the kind of houses we lived in twenty or thirty years ago, even today.
Of course, some necessary changes are still needed.
For example, some things from that era, big-ass TVs and the like.
The key is that this time it's a Hong Kong film, so Li Yi's team really shouldn't take it too easy.
Coupled with Li Yi's fame and status, he almost always has the green light to film, and Hong Kong Island provides the greatest convenience in all aspects.
If it were another director, he might make a movie, close a road, etc. The relevant departments of the Hong Kong government would still need to consider it. However, almost all of Li Yi's movies will be approved as soon as the impact is not particularly large.
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As for the actors in the movie "A Lang's Story", Li Yi actually had a lot of choices, especially actresses, but from another level, he didn't have many choices.
Although it can be said that many actors are qualified for the role of the heroine, it is not so easy to portray the taste of a rich girl from Hong Kong of that era.
This can be said to have completely different characteristics from the rich girl in "Thieves of Time".
Although Fang Fei in "Thieves of Time" is also a lady, she is a lady who has not been out of society.
But Bobo in "Alang's Story" is a rich girl who just came out of society.
The two may seem similar, but in fact they are vastly different.
At the same time, Bobo in "Alang's Story" has to span more than ten years, from a girl to a mature woman.
Such roles require different styles and flavors in different eras.
Therefore, as for the actress, we finally found Xiao Hong, the only remaining actress in Hong Kong who is still active in the film industry.
On the other hand, Chen Weijie also made a lot of preparations in order to play the role of A Lang well.
He and the young actor who plays his son Bo Zai, Bin Zai, have become almost like father and son for more than a month. The key is that in order to be able to play the role of A Lang, Chen Weijie also experienced being a truck driver during this time.
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The place of residence was also an old apartment found by the crew.
There is no way. When shooting film and television works with a sense of the times, it is very important for actors to adapt to these.
Although Chen Weijie also came from that era, after all, times have changed, and Chen Weijie has rarely experienced such days in recent years.
Not only that, when they saw Chen Weijie, everyone who knew him was surprised.
The originally handsome short hair turned into medium-long hair like a pot head, and the whole person's temperament also changed a lot.
Simply put, it becomes extremely greasy.
Because although the whole film talks about A Lang ten years ago, it shows more about A Lang ten years later. At that time, A Lang was no longer as young as he was then.
This is actually the reason why Li Yi usually likes to work with old actors.
Because veteran actors really save time and worry.
