"Roman Holiday" can be described as truly the most romantic encounter.
What is love? Is it a lifelong companionship of staying together and rubbing shoulders with each other, or is it a momentary collision of passion and then going their separate ways? Because of emotional entanglements in the world, there are all kinds of fights, calculations, accusations, and abuses. People stay together because of love, and
Leaving because of the transfer of love. Love should be a beautiful feeling, but it always brings scars to people. What kind of love can be less hurtful? Maybe like Princess Anne and reporter Joe, who help each other and let go gracefully, so
Only then will we still be full of gratitude and attachment to this relationship when we are separated, without resentment or anger. Perhaps the most unforgettable love is that we are attached to and accompany each other when we are together, and peaceful and calm when we are separated, without lies or calculations.
, no stubbornness.
Some people say, is the relationship between them sincere? How could they have different feelings after just being together for a day? Many relationships take time to develop, so it is easy for sparks of love to arise between classmates and colleagues.
, there are also some feelings that only take a short time to ferment. Annie and Joe spent the whole day together. Annie's innocence and liveliness attracted Joe, and Joe's integrity and fun also attracted Annie. The romantic summer helped brew this relationship.
A fleeting but extremely dazzling encounter in each other's lives.
The love between them is rational and restrained. Compared with the indulgent and passionate love, this kind of trickling emotion is secret but meaningful. Although the little princess is young and willful and has the rebellious and adventurous spirit of young people, she accepts it after all.
She received a long-term palace education, and her father set an example and worked conscientiously every day, so her private outing was just a whim, not really to stay away from the family. She did not forget her responsibilities and obligations as a royal princess, although
Despite his disgust, he devoted himself to the endless meetings and speeches without hesitation. In the end, Joe did not report the news of the princess's private outing, and did not betray the relationship for his own selfish gain. The souls of both people are so noble and kind, and they deserve each other's love.
It is said that feelings teach people to grow. Not to mention the mature and sensible Qiao, for Princess Anne, through this encounter, she calmly accepted her duties as a princess, and at the same time resolutely defended her rights as a person. She no longer
She is no longer at the mercy of the people around her, and she no longer lets them arrange her diet, daily routine, and work. Instead, she takes the initiative to participate in order to achieve a balance between her life and work. The little princess seems to have grown up a lot in one day.
People are surprised but dare not refute. There is a kind of emotional experience that will leave ugly scars on the human soul, and there is also a kind of emotion that cleans the soul like a gurgling stream, allowing people to see themselves and the world around them more clearly. They
The feelings between them obviously belong to the latter.
The story of "Roman Holiday" is endlessly evocative. Even if you know that this is just a dream and the probability of it happening in reality is almost zero, it does not prevent everyone from having such a dream.
And movie, isn’t it also an art of dreaming?
Of course, Li Yi is not naive enough to want to perfectly reproduce this movie, because that is unrealistic.
First of all, Audrey Hepburn and Parker, the two golden girls, are just the two of them in another world in my memory. Especially the former, it is difficult to find similarities.
Secondly, times have changed. The original version of "Roman Holiday" was from an older era, and the movies were all black and white. At that time, society was not as impetuous as it is now, and people's longing for love was relatively simple.
Not mixed with so many other things.
Therefore, Li Yi can guarantee that such a movie will still be successful, but he also knows that it will not be able to reach the heights of the original version.
There is a saying: What is more regrettable is that we cannot stay together, or that we have never met?
Movies are romantic, but reality is much crueler.
Of course, this movie does not intend to explore these things. In a fundamental sense, it is still an unfinished unexpected love and encounter.
This is a 24-hour love. When the clock strikes midnight, the princess will put on the crown, put on the glass slippers, and ride the luxurious pumpkin carriage back to where she should go.
Some people say that this is another version of the Cinderella fairy tale. To a certain extent, for Princess Anne, isn't it the same?
However, Cinderella cannot afford to wear glass slippers and beautiful dresses. These are things she has never been exposed to and cannot come into contact with.
For Princess Anne, roaming the streets of Rome unscrupulously, meeting a gentleman, and falling in love for even a day was a dream that she had never experienced before and would never experience in the future.
Li Yi told the story to his wife. After listening to it, Mu Qing also said in amazement: "This story is really romantic, but the ending is too real."
"Isn't this the reality?" Li Yi said with a smile.
"It's just that your description of the male and female protagonists here is too perfect. Girls are like angels, and men are true gentlemen. The male actors are okay, but what about the actresses? Isn't it difficult to find such actresses?" Mu Qing
Although Li Yi was not like Li Yi who had witnessed the original version of "Roman Holiday," as a director, she hit the nail on the head and immediately revealed the biggest problem in making this story into a movie.
Today is different from the past.
It can be said that in modern society, royal families and princesses are no longer so mysterious and aloof to many people.
And Li Yi's description of Princess Anne in "Roman Holiday", although only a few words, is enough to show what kind of girl is this?
She is actually not a real princess in reality.
But this kind of movie needs to be filmed to create the image of the princess in people's imagination, but how difficult is it!
"Roman Holiday" is actually not only a wonderful romantic encounter for men, but also for girls.
A princess escaped from the red tape, wandered alone in the noisy streets of Rome, and met him, a worldly gentleman.
I believe that every girl longs to be like a princess, walking through the streets of the ancient city with the person she likes under the sun, eating a delicious ice cream in the Plaza de España, and making a beautiful wish that makes her throb by the wishing pool.
..... Standing next to him was a smiling man.
It turns out that love can be so pure. Joe is a poor reporter, so he plans to rely on the princess's photos and interviews to make a comeback. All his hopes are placed on this, but he never expected that in just one day, he will meet the princess.
Love arose. Faced with the temptation of huge benefits, he chose love and asked Owen to return the photo to the princess.
Of course, the identities of the male and female protagonists of "Roman Holiday" also determine the inevitable outcome.
Although it is not a tragedy, it is still difficult for lovers to get married, but this is a movie and this is life.
"What qualities do you think an actress needs to have?" Li Yi asked.
In fact, he is also scratching his head about the actress. As mentioned before, the Princess Anne in the movie needs to be photographed not as a real princess in reality, but as the image of the princess in people's dreams and fantasy.
"Lady! She is a classical lady in the true sense! But such a person is so hard to find. Now that you have thought of this story, what kind of girl do you think she is?" Mu Qing couldn't help but shake her head, and then continued
asked curiously.
"The princess in my imagination should be elegant and graceful, with extraordinary bearing.
She is noble but kind-hearted, unconcerned with the world, and is as soft and shy as a child who doesn't understand the world.
Her character is reserved but approachable.
She has a beautiful face and a flower-like smile. Her two big talking eyes are like a blue pool on the plateau, clear, quiet, and charming. Her long eyelashes are like butterflies flying in autumn, and her wings are as thin as gauze wings.
With the joy and lightness of youth..."
"Is there really such a girl in this world?" Mu Qing couldn't help but feel a little aroused.
"I don't know either, so this is the biggest problem if you want to film this story!" Li Yi said helplessly.
...
Another small gathering of old friends.
Li Yi naturally told his newly acquired story.
As a result, Chen Wen and others' eyes lit up.
"As expected of you! Li Yi, however, this story is indeed romantic and beautiful. It makes me want to go to Rome for a walk. Maybe I can kidnap a princess and come back." Chen Wen couldn't help but said.
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"Come on, ask me brother, you are already this old and you still want such a good thing?" Zhou Guo couldn't help but said.
"Don't say you don't want to? The princess in this story is too charming. She has a noble status, but she is like a child who is not familiar with the world, but she is an absolute lady. Such a girl is what every man dreams of meeting.
?" Chen Wen said indifferently.
"Yes, yes, you are right, but does such a person really exist? Even if you are acting, I think it is difficult for any actor to achieve the effect you said, right?" Lin Yunbin couldn't help but speak.
road.
We are all men. Although we don’t say it with our mouths, who doesn’t have a little commotion in his heart?
"However, your setting of the era background should be relatively ancient, right?" Chen Wen asked again.
Li Yi was startled and nodded.
"So do you have a conceptual image of this character? Can you tell me about it?" Chen Wen asked again.
Li Yi thought for a while, then remembered Audrey Hepburn's appearance in "Roman Holiday" and blurted out: "She should have playful bangs, a beautiful chin, smart eyes, a light frame, and a forever flat bottom."
Shoes, tight waist, flowing skirt.”
"That's it?"
"That's it?"
"What? Isn't it enough?" Li Yi asked.
"Of course it's not enough. As you mentioned, it's not difficult to see girls like this on the campuses of Nortel and China National Theater." Zhou Guo said.
"This is normal, because her external image is like this, but the difficulty is her temperament and internal image." Li Yi didn't care about this.
Because if we put aside the Princess Anne played by Audrey Hepburn, then it is normal to describe her as a girl like a girl from Nortel or a Chinese drama. But the real problem is that temperament, elegant temperament, maybe someone can control it.
Noble and elegant, but also pure and ignorant of the world. The combination of these two contradictory temperaments, at least Li Yi has never encountered such an actress.
"That's difficult!"
"Who says it isn't?"
"However, after you have told us so much, ahem, are you trying to find a domestic actor to play this reporter?" Chen Wen suddenly asked.
Li Yi nodded and said, "I have this idea, what do you think? What do you recommend?"
"Me!" Chen Wen was the first to raise his hand shamelessly.
"Forget it, you're an old man, so stop pretending to be young!" Lin Yunbin couldn't help but give him a knife!
"You're about the same, okay?" Chen Wen retorted.
"So I didn't recommend myself! I'm not as shameless as you!" Lin Yunbin said disdainfully.
"I think Zhou Guo is totally capable! He has a tender face and is an elegant gentleman. He should be able to handle it!" he added.
That's right, Li Yi just wanted to replace the male protagonist in "Roman Holiday" with a domestic actor.
In fact, his intention is also Zhou Guo, because although Zhou Guo's age does not match the leading actor in the movie, as Lin Yunbin said, he has a tender face!
The fact is that if domestic actors really find a young actor to play the role, they really can't meet Li Yi's requirements.
Because the character of Joe in the movie does not tell the audience how old he is, but it definitely cannot give people the feeling of being hairless or out of touch.
Gentleman, what is a gentleman?
It’s words and deeds, from the inside out!
He can be poor, but still give people a polite and high-class feeling.
After all, only such a man is worthy of such a princess, right?
Diaosi counterattacks Bai Fumei, but this diaosi cannot really give people the feeling of cheapness and sly eyebrows. In that case, it is a kind of blasphemy and an injustice.
Naturally, there is no longer the so-called feeling of being a match made in heaven.
"Can I really do this?" Zhou Guo felt a little unconfident.
In fact, this is normal, because in "Roman Holiday", although the end point is placed on the girl, the elf Princess Anne who fell to the world, in fact, it is precisely because the girl is lifted up too high that she looks like an elf.
What kind of man is worthy of such a girl?
Because of this, the same male protagonist must not be too different, otherwise, the story will only make people laugh.
"I think it's okay, of course you have to be confident!" Li Yi said with a smile.
Zhou Guo smiled bitterly and said, "I don't think any man can be confident enough to match such a woman, right?"
"So this is just a movie and not reality. Just think of it as a dream. Isn't it normal for something like this to happen in a dream?" Li Yi said with a smile.
is not that right?
The romance of "Roman Holiday" is unreal at all, just like a dream.
It’s hard to find in reality, so what about in dreams?
