Chapter 1368: Don’t be afraid of old tricks, just be afraid of going around in circles
After watching the "Seven Deadly Sins" project, Zhao Guangming directly expressed his regret.
Of course he knows that the story is a good story and the script is a good script, but it is obviously impossible for this kind of movie to pass the review.
It's too dark, depressing, and desperate. The key is that the ending is also the best ending for the movie, but obviously, such an ending will definitely have a negative impact on the audience.
Of course, a movie that can be hailed as a classic must be more than just a plot.
In fact, the design of the characters in "Seven Deadly Sins" is also outstanding.
Of course, it also tests the actor's acting skills and ability to control the role.
First of all, the old policeman, this character can be said to be indispensable in the movie. He is an old man, a homicide expert, scheming, calm and even indifferent. He seems to have seen through all the dark sides of the world, and he just wants to leave his post and retire in seven days.
To avoid the negative energy of the world.
When Li Yi himself was studying this movie, he also analyzed these two characters very carefully.
The role of the old policeman, who is he? He is a veteran police detective who has been in the industry for many years. It can be said that this profession itself requires facing countless unimaginable dark sides.
He is not a rookie detective who has just joined the profession. It can only be said that his heart has died and has been reduced to ashes. For all the unfairness, injustice, dishonor and lack of progress in this society, Samose and others only focus on arresting criminals.
Different from the policeman who is on duty as a police officer, he sympathizes with all this, but his compassionate heart is gradually suffocated by the indifference of the entire society. His compassion once forced him to resent the indifference, but in the end he compromised and took care of himself.
His passion and compassion were hidden behind his calmness, showing a negative attitude towards worldly affairs - he finally became equally indifferent.
Of course, such a protagonist must have a partner, because if he handles the case alone, then he will most likely postpone the case until he retires, and then hand it over to others.
Sadness is greater than heartbreak. Maybe this old police detective was going to end his career like this, but in the end, Mills appeared.
Typical character creation requires a typical environment. Mills and Summerside can be said to be two extremes. He is young, impulsive, passionate, has pure persistence in justice, and is full of desire to solve major cases. There is a character who started in high school.
The beautiful wife in love came here full of vigor.
An important foil for the shaping of the two main characters is the depiction of the city's environment. New York here is no longer a bustling city with feasting, entertainment, and lantern riddles, but more like a dark, chaotic town where rain falls every day.
It was rainy and overcast, as if the sun never came, until finally, the sunset appeared like a charity. Graffiti and homeless people can be seen everywhere. Such a gray city is not consistent with the "typical" New York in my impression, but it is
It goes well with the gloomy story and the cold-looking old police detective. And the only bright spot in the story - Mills is an outsider, a slightly frivolous young man who just arrived here and wants to make a difference, which seems to indicate that he will
Change all this.
Of course, these settings also require actors to show very superb acting skills for these two roles.
Especially the former, it can be said that it must be performed by an old and strong veteran actor. It is really difficult for ordinary actors to perform that kind of flavor.
In fact, in comparison, the young police detective is equally outstanding. Unlike the old police detective, he is new here and his sharp edges have not been smoothed out by society. Therefore, this is the end of the old police detective, but it is just
His starting point.
"Li, you are really amazing. This story is so great. I can't wait to see him appear on the big screen." James Dean said about Li Yi's arrival and
The great passion shown in "Seven Deadly Sins".
Of course, this is completely understandable. After all, "Seven Deadly Sins" will not be a super blockbuster, but the box office expectations are not low at all.
Simply put, James Dean knows very well what kind of movies the American audience likes.
The point is that "Seven Deadly Sins" is not "new" at all!
Yes, innovation is not impossible in Hollywood, but innovation means risk. If the investment is not high, it may not be a big deal, but when the investment reaches a certain level, their first choice will definitely not be the so-called innovative script.
As for the story of "Seven Deadly Sins", the routine is really not new.
Serial murders, serial killers, ritualistic crime scenes, etc., these are really not unusual.
After James Dean received Li Yi's script, he actually held an internal meeting immediately to go through the process.
According to several other senior executives and producers of Dean Pictures, the advantages of "Seven Deadly Sins" are very obvious.
First of all, the opening plot is cliche!
Yes, this is an advantage, not a disadvantage!
Why is it an advantage?
Because this allows the audience to easily understand what kind of story the movie is telling.
It can greatly lower the audience's threshold for watching movies. Compared with movies like "The Invisible Guest", "Seven Deadly Sins" is more straightforward.
The opening chapter is about the case, without much pretense of suspense, just the discovery of the body, the discovery of the crime scene, the police detectives arriving to investigate, etc.
These can make the film reach a wider audience.
Secondly, although it is old-fashioned, it is highly watchable and suspenseful.
The suspense is that when these people were killed, there was a very strong sense of ritual at the scene.
In addition, the murderer did not directly kill the victim, and extended the religious teachings of the "Seven Deadly Sins", which gave the audience a very clear context for the case.
Here is the innovative part again. After the fifth case, the murderer appeared, but he directly surrendered himself. It can be said that it directly interrupted all the speculations of all the viewers.
It also overturned all the audience's suspicions.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Finally, there is the ending, where there is another twist, and the key is, the murderer won the final victory!
Yes, this may be the most difficult key to review in China, but in the United States, this ending is the favorite of countless viewers.
But "Seven Deadly Sins" is not exactly the kind of "ending movie".
Therefore, it can almost be said that Dean Pictures is collectively optimistic about the new project "Seven Deadly Sins".
After all, this was not the first time we collaborated, so the relevant terms of the cooperation were quickly negotiated, and then we entered the film preparation stage.
The construction of shooting scenes is really easy for Dean Films, no, for Hollywood, to build a street scene from the past.
The second step is to arrange those crime scenes that are full of ritual and heavy taste.
Hollywood also has dedicated people to do this kind of thing. Yes, the film industry is industrialized. This is where it’s awesome.
They can be subdivided into many professions, each of which performs its own duties.
Many people may think that the crime scenes, corpses of victims, etc. in "Seven Deadly Sins" are all decorated by makeup artists and prop artists.
But it’s not!
Different movies and movies with different themes require different scenes, but here in Hollywood, they can all have "reference objects"!
Because in the industrialization of Hollywood, experience is accumulated and routines are formed. In fact, after watching more, you will find that all princess movies have a similar story structure. This is the premise that they have clearly defined the main audience and meaning from the beginning.
Next, in the process of making each movie, experts in various fields of labor have accumulated valuable experience. The special effects personnel and designers know how to make a new princess, and the marketers and soundtrack engineers know how to make the princess again.
With supporting work, these people have become experts in the field of princesses. Each of their successes lays the foundation for the success of the next one. Different film companies have their own areas of expertise, because they almost treat this genre like a machine.
It is divided into many different parts, and professional people complete professional tasks and then assemble them.
Of course, this does not mean that directors are unimportant. In fact, it is quite the opposite.
Because of Hollywood's industrialized system, they can create the scenes and props you want, but they require your imagination, such as "Seven Deadly Sins"!
Li Yi had to draw a concept map of what each victim in the Seven Deadly Sins would look like in the end, and then they could follow the map to figure it out.
Next comes the very crucial part, the actors.
"Seven Deadly Sins" actually does not involve many main actors.
In addition to the first five victims, there are actually three remaining protagonists, the two male protagonists, the murderer, and of course the female protagonist who does not have much role.
The most important thing is of course the two male protagonists and the murderer.
Hollywood's political correctness, Li Yi also needs to abide by.
Therefore, in "Seven Deadly Sins", the same male protagonist Li Yi will also follow the plot of the original version. Of course, when the original version was released, it was not so exaggerated at that time.
But one black and one white can be said to be standard configuration.
For another serial killer, it cannot be black!
In fact, this is also an unspoken rule in Hollywood. There are almost no black serial killers.
Li Yi occasionally has random thoughts, what should I say?
Does this count as discrimination?
For example, you can usually say that serial killers are mentally ill or extremists, but it is undeniable that they are very smart.
However, there are very few serial killers with black characters. Why is this?
Does this count as discrimination?
But on the other hand, if you really want to use black people, then they may say that you are discriminating.
So, this is very embarrassing.
Fortunately, Li Yi didn't think so much at all!
The first is the choice of the role of the old police detective. In fact, Li Yi really doesn’t have many choices.
Because this role, as mentioned earlier, is an old and tough old police detective. He is cold, but not lacking in wisdom. This kind of actor is also black, so many ordinary actors have been lost.
What you must look for is the kind of Hollywood gold medal green leaves.
Fortunately, for this kind of actor, although there are not many choices, the goal is very clear.
In the end, Li Yi directly selected Daniel Moore, a veteran black actor in Hollywood who has won multiple Oscars for Best Supporting Actor.
After the audition, Li Yi expressed that he was quite satisfied.
Because this person can really be said to be Hollywood’s golden green leaf!
Of course, the other party's salary is not low, but for Li Yi, it is not a problem at all.
He does not need to care about this thing, and after all, it is just an old green leaf. How can it be so high no matter how high it is?
As for the male protagonist, it is actually not that difficult to choose, because the role of the male protagonist is young and impulsive, has a sense of justice, and is ambitious at the same time. This kind of role does not mean that acting is not required, but in comparison, actors of this age are in
Hollywood doesn't have everything, but at least it has a lot of options.
In the end, after auditioning several candidates, Li Yi chose Hollywood's first-line male star, Pyle Bock!
Nothing else, purely because of the high cost performance.
In terms of actors in Hollywood, it can be said that they are all acting talents, but at least there is no so-called "traffic niche".
Of course, once the actors are selected, it doesn’t mean that filming can begin immediately.
Even Daniel Moore needs to do a lot of preparation work after getting a role, such as getting in touch with the prototypes of this type of character, understanding how they usually handle cases, their tone of voice, and how they treat cases.
thoughts etc.
Hollywood's tentacles have long been involved in all walks of life, so this is not difficult.
Secondly, it’s this movie. Although Li Yi has the original version as a reference, he can definitely reproduce it, but again, if you don’t understand the social background and these things in the movie, then even if you reproduce it, it will be useless.
Soul.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Therefore, the crew specially hired a retired police detective and a retired FBI.
This kind of people are not difficult to find in Hollywood. In fact, their profession is actually very popular in Hollywood. Hiring such people as consultants will indeed save the crew a lot of work.
Of course, Li Yi also has things to do. He must pay attention to the scenery and shooting locations at all times, as well as draw the director's shots, arrange the shooting plan, etc.
Of course, script reading is also essential.
"Seven Deadly Sins" is a relatively special Hollywood movie, but if you look carefully, you will see that this movie still strictly follows the Hollywood commercial film model.
The first 30 minutes or so of the movie propose a main conflict - a serial murder case with 7 crimes; then show the various events under this conflict - the killer keeps committing crimes, the police detective gets closer to the truth little by little; and finally resolves this conflict
——The situation took a turn for the worse, and the murderer actually surrendered. What did he want to do? In this structure, what kind of content is expressed most? There is no doubt that what is expressed most in this movie is "crime". And this "
"Crime" is not only the crime of serial murders, but also the "crimes" of various deformities and pathologies in modern society.
That is to say, the bright lines show the murder, and the hidden lines show the social pathology. The movie makes these two points very clear, not obscure, and there is no need to guess. Thirdly, "Seven Deadly Sins" has no such design as "the real murderer behind the scenes". Any mature person
The screenwriters will not do such superfluous things. One taboo in commercial movie scripts is too many plot twists that make people dizzy, the second taboo is inconsistency and self-destruction, and the third taboo is that they are too obscure and point to
Not clear. So "Seven Deadly Sins" does not deviate from the rules of the commercial film production system at all.
