Chapter 1516: Living with dreams is the happiest thing
Father and father are different.
But some emotions are similar.
It can be said that the movie Li Yi remembers is different from many movies he has made in the past.
This is a movie that seems a bit absurd, but after watching it, it can make people feel a lot of emotions.
Because of the father in this movie, many people can see the shadow of their own father in him.
Of course, this movie is not without its flaws. At least for a Chinese like Li Yi, the war fantasy scene is the biggest flaw. However, if he were a director, he would definitely not be able to make it like that.
The movie "Big Fish" can be said to look at the name of the movie, and you have no idea what kind of movie it is.
Big fish, talk about a big fish?
But Li Yi felt that the title of the film was really good and appropriate.
Especially the two versions that the doctor told his son in the movie.
Li Yi is also asking Xu Nannan: "If your father tells you that when you were born, there are two versions. The first version: when you were born, he was out of town and could not come back. Even if he was at home, according to local laws
, and he was not allowed to enter the delivery room. In short, he was not with his daughter at the moment she was born."
"Second version: On the day you were born, in order to prepare a gift, your father caught that impossible big fish in the river. The bait was neither a bug nor an earthworm, but the wedding ring between him and his mother. Because the only thing
What attracts the big fish is sparkling gold. The big fish took the bait and swallowed the wedding ring. Oh, no, I can't lose my wedding ring like this. So, he put the big fish back into the water.
, it also gave me back the wedding ring. He got the wedding ring as a gift from your son on the day you were born.”
"If it were you, obviously the first one is true and the second one is carefully fabricated. Which one would you choose?"
Xu Nannan suddenly realized.
The reason why Li Yi likes this story is very simple, that is, this father is very great. Although what he says seems to be so absurd, it is full of a father's love for his son.
This movie doesn't look that amazing. At first glance, it gives the impression that a bombastic father is weaving all kinds of magical stories when his children are ignorant and ignorant. At that time, the children are not
They would distinguish whether what their father said was true or not, but as the children grew up, they began to understand that the stories their father spun were all fiction and false.
In fact, in reality, is it not the case?
When we were children, our parents told us fairy tales, which were so beautiful because we were so innocent and flawless at that time!
Therefore, we are willing to believe in those beautiful things, and we are willing to believe that in fairy tales, the prince and princess lived happily ever after.
We want to believe that in the fairy tale, the ugly duckling finally turns into a swan, and we want to believe that the seven dwarfs protect the princess with their love and pure kindness.
Because we were so clean and pure at that time, we didn't think about so many realistic things.
But when we grow up, we begin to wonder, can the princes and princesses in fairy tales really live happily ever after?
Can Cinderella really be with Prince Charming?
We will know what it means to be a good match, and we will also know that Diaosi's counterattack against Bai Fumei is just a fantasy. We will also think about whether there are other stories between Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, and whether the queen is really that vicious? The Ugly Duckling
Maybe it won’t turn into a white swan at all…
The father in "Big Fish" uses his words to weave many magical stories for his son, but all of these stories are hopes to make his children happy forever.
Because this is an extremely gentle movie, all the stumbling blocks in life, in the eyes of an old man, have become as smooth as jade, and finally end up in the happy farewell at the end of the film.
There is no great joy or great sorrow, all life and death partings are with a smile, no panic, no jealousy, no ecstasy, no pain.
This is what a father wants to see, and he always does it. Unfortunately, his favorite child only understands all this in the end.
Li Yi started writing the script.
The script for the movie "Big Fish" was not difficult to write, but filming the movie was not that simple.
After all, there are many scenes imagined by the father. It is naturally easy to describe them with words, but it is not so simple to show them through the lens.
But none of this is a problem.
In fact, it's not that Li Yi didn't consider adapting "Big Fish" locally and into a domestic version, but then he gave up.
Although it is possible to adapt this idea to a localized version, the difference is that there is a certain difference between the real situation in China and here.
If it is adapted locally, the original flavor will be lost.
For this reason, Li Yi decided to follow the original version. Of course, some parts must be modified, such as the scene where the hero saves the beauty in the war.
Of course, Li Yi did not think that this movie had a so-called political purpose. That was completely nonsense. It was precisely because of this that he liked this movie. It can be said to be completely different from the other "Grave of the Fireflies".
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The script is not difficult to write, after all, Li Yi only needs to be a porter.
Li Yi was not in a hurry to make this film, but handed the script to Dean Films for the process, and then flew back to China.
There is no way, although his current status is very transcendent, especially in China, he is already the number one person in the movie. Maybe he can be aloof and ignore so many complicated things, but Li Yi finally decided
Go back and participate in those events, even if he doesn't really like them that much.
It is inevitable that people will learn from each other.
What to talk about?
In fact, at Li Yi's current stage, no one will think there is a problem with anything he says.
However, the most talked about is how to conquer Oscar!
This is what many major domestic directors are eager to hear.
Although, in fact, this has not been a secret for a long time, although many directors may not know it, but what different people say will naturally be different.
"When our films competed in the three major European film festivals in the early years, they were all based on the excellent quality of the films. This is true, but in fact, is it really like this?" Li Yi stood in a symposium attended by many directors.
, talk freely.
"That's true. I dare say that we have indeed held all the parties we should have, but we definitely don't have the kind of sneaky invitation to judges. Isn't it true that we rely on the excellent quality of the film to win the world?" the old director Xue Kaishan couldn't help but said.
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Some older directors couldn't help but nod.
In fact, Li Yi doesn't blame them for still thinking this way.
Because that was the most glorious era for Chinese-language films, or Chinese-language literary and artistic films. Every year, Chinese-language films could be seen making achievements at the three major European film festivals.
It really feels like there has been no public relations or anything like that.
So they had some doubts about what Li Yi said, whether it's the Oscars or the three major European film festivals, if you want to win awards, public relations are essential.
Li Yi smiled. Of course he understood this result and why.
"But one thing you have overlooked is that I admit that the films we won during that period were indeed of sufficient quality, but one thing you have forgotten is that the three major European film festivals have never had more than ten juries that decide the awards.
Individual! And the chairman of the jury has a very strong say, and their preferences can often determine the award!" Li Yi said.
"Director Xue, your movie is indeed a classic, but what I want to ask is, why did you sell the copyright directly before winning the award and before you were sure whether you would win the award?" Li Yi smiled.
asked.
Xue Kaishan opened his mouth, but was immediately blocked by Li Yi's words.
Yeah? Why?
Others also looked at Xue Kaishan with some astonishment.
Everyone knows the truth. Only when a movie wins awards can it be sold for a higher price. But why did the European distribution rights be sold before it won the award?
Don't they understand?
Obviously it's impossible, and you have to know that the company that bought the copyright is the largest distribution company in Europe.
In fact, Li Yi doesn't need to say anything, everyone understands why.
Public relations doesn’t just mean that privately inviting members of the jury to a party or giving gifts is public relations. Is selling the copyright in advance not public relations?
Knowing that if you sell the copyright after winning the award, you can sell more, why sell it in advance?
All I can say is that I really think that I can win awards based on the quality of my film. Of course, it is undeniable that it is possible, but public relations are absolutely necessary.
Some public relations are not necessarily financial, not necessarily monetary, but also emotional, as well as catering to people's preferences, etc. They are also a type of public relations.
Li Yi still has something to say. What were the award-winning films in China at that time?
What are most photos taken of?
They were marginalized figures in Chinese society at that time, or backward rural and ignorant people. Yes, in terms of artistic creation, it does seem more appropriate to explore the ups and downs of the bottom of society, but one thing must be taken into consideration, that is, is it possible to shoot the city at that time?
With the development of China, can’t high-rise buildings be photographed?
There is a very sad thing, that is, there were once domestic films that produced domestic urban backgrounds that were as modern and prosperous as European first-tier cities. As a result, neither foreign audiences nor foreign filmmakers were able to
One believes that is true.
Although this cannot be completely blamed on movies that always show those who are backward and poor, it does have a certain relationship.
"Putting this aside, in fact, Chinese filmmakers, especially those of your generation, Director Xue, can be said to have a huge influence on the three major European film festivals. In the following years, almost every festival had Chinese judges.
There are even many Chinese filmmakers serving as chairman of the jury, and we can see that in the years when the Chinese jury exists, domestic films will definitely not leave empty-handed. Isn't this a kind of potential public relations?
Of course, I am also a beneficiary." Li Yi said with a smile.
"Of course, compared to the Oscars, the top three in Europe, such as Cannes, focus most on the artistic value of the work, but the Oscars are different. In the Oscars' award system, public relations judges and massive publicity activities are very important links.
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This can be said to be an open rule!
In fact, Director Xue should be the one who understands best. Because your film did not invest public relations funds, not only did it not have a massive publicity campaign, the distribution company also did not specially "attack" the judges for it. I remember Director Xue mentioned this at the beginning.
He felt regretful and said, "I didn't know it was important to communicate with the Oscar judges at the time. They all thought I didn't want to win this award."
Xue Kaishan nodded sadly.
In fact, Li Yi felt sorry for him. At that time, it could be said to be Xue Kaishan's pinnacle work. If he had enough knowledge and enough funds to operate, he would definitely not be in vain!
Later, when he understood this truth, it was a pity that there were no good enough movies to compete.
"There is also Director Zhang. I remember Xiao Na, a lifelong Oscar judge, said in an interview: "If he is going, the Academy Award that year must be his. We judges all said that this film is the best.
No one came. They think you don’t pay attention to this, so we won’t give it to you. “Is this the case?”
Director Zhang nodded with a wry smile!
You really can't blame him for this, because back then, the movie was cheated by Hollywood film companies and sold at a ridiculous price, so he had no expectations for an Oscar at all.
"Actually, the public relations rules of the Oscars are already clear. They just want you to spend money on public relations, because they will think that this is the performance of paying attention to the Oscars! For example, I did a lot of work this time to participate in the Sentinel Awards.
, participating in various cocktail parties, of course, Dean Films’ public relations capabilities are also one of them.
We all know that the smell of wine is also afraid of the dark alleys. We all know how to promote our movies when they are released. Why don't we do it when we are competing for Oscars?
Who are the Oscar judges? They all have different preferences. I even say bluntly that many of the Oscar judges may have never seen my two movies before that! So at this time
, what we have to do is to let them know, let them at least know that it doesn’t matter if they haven’t seen these two movies, as long as others say yes, that’s fine!”
"So how do you let them know? This is the need for public relations!
Another point is, do mainland film festivals or the Hong Kong Film Awards really don’t need public relations?
In other words, even if we don’t need it, we still need to make the judges feel that we really want to win this award, so that they can award us the award. If we don’t take it seriously, then naturally it will be difficult for us to be taken seriously!”
