Li Yi and the main creators of the "Source Code" crew are being interviewed by the Six Princess Channel.
About science fiction movies, but also about Li Yi’s new film "Source Code"!
"Welcome Director Li Yi to be our guest on Channel 6."
"What gave you the idea for the movie "Source Code"?" the host asked.
"How should I put it? During the filming of "The Heartbreaker"!" Li Yi thought for a while and said.
"'Heartbreaker'?" the host was curious.
"Yes, when we were filming "The Heartbreaker", you know that when you make a movie, the content of the story will also affect the crew and even my emotions as a director. To be honest, the filming of that film
During the process, the entire crew was in a very low mood!
At that time, someone from the crew asked me: "Why can I travel through time and space, but I can't change the tragedy of the past? Can I save regrets?"
This issue was also discussed by many fans after the movie was released!
But movies are movies, and the past is always the past. Changing the past is equivalent to changing the future, and the future is uncertain! Can regrets really be redeemed in that way?
The answer is not necessarily!
For this reason, I was thinking at the time, wouldn’t it be perfect if I could travel back in time and space, change past tragedies, and redeem past regrets without having any impact on the future of the real world?
So I had a preliminary idea." Li Yi said.
"Then why is it eight minutes?" the host asked again.
"Actually, it doesn't matter whether it's eight minutes or seven minutes. This is not the point. The point is that you can go to another time and space, or another world! To change the tragedies that have happened! In fact, the rebirth and time-travel novels in online novels,
That can explain this thing very well." Li Yi said with a smile.
"Yunbin, during the filming of "Source Code", did you encounter any problems that you thought were difficult?" The host turned to the starring Lin Yunbin.
"Of course there is. In fact, when we were filming the first scene, that is, the scene at the beginning of the movie, we failed several times in a row! We knew that the character I played in the movie was set to be a warrior, so even if it was...
When you wake up in an inexplicable place, the first moment is definitely different from ordinary people. You will be surprised and confused, but more importantly, you will be alert!" Lin Yunbin said with a smile.
"But how to grasp it?"
"Of course, there's also the eight-minute repetition, but it's different every time!"
"Changes in attitude, changes in mood, etc., these are all very difficult!"
"What elements of this movie do you like best?" the host asked again.
"How should I put it? First of all, in terms of setting, the movie makes the world of source code and the future full of possibilities.
What I like most is the positive energy that the movie conveys: that is to cherish life and be kind to everyone around you, just like the last moment on the train in the movie, the smiling faces of the people next to you are the most beautiful.
Time is always the most powerful and magical category. Those who understand and master time will become the most powerful people.
I personally like the theory of parallel worlds. Just like the butterfly effect, what happened in the past will drive the development of things in the future. Although the hard principles of science fiction are still not very clear, I really like this interlocking plot.
, what happened in the past will always be connected to the future through a series of events, and change the future. In fact, when I first filmed "Source Code", I was always entangled between reality and virtuality.
But as the plot progressed and the filming was completed, I had different feelings!
I think the whole thing is 8 minutes full of suspense, thrills, sadness and happiness. I have to find the culprit as soon as possible in the limited 8 minutes and prevent more serious and terrifying terrorist incidents. And every time I step into
During that time, every action he took was changing my future.
There are no gorgeous fights in the film, but the character's respect for life and love for life are told from every rescue. What should a person do if he only has less than a minute to live? The heroine Chen Juan is very fond of life.
This is a wonderful answer: I will make every second count and this is what really moves me!"
"Director Li, after watching "Source Code", many people feel that they cannot understand the plot behind the last kiss. They think that it is most beautiful and logical to freeze the entire movie on the last kiss. What do you think about this?" Host
Then he turned to Li Yi and asked.
"I think the unfolding after the kiss is the core content of "Source Code" and it is also the unique highlight of this film.
First of all, what I want to say is that this is a science fiction movie, not just a romance movie!
In fact, everyone knows that there are not many elements about love in the movie. If it only stops at the last kiss, then this is a complete pseudo-sci-fi covered in love. Because there is no logic.
Get closure!
Through the conversation between Yun Bin and He Qing before the last execution of the source code, I believe the audience can easily get one point, that is, he will be "out of his mind" after completing the task, and both his consciousness and brain will be declared dead.
Therefore, the audience watched Yun Bin's phone call with his father and his last kiss with his girlfriend whom he had known for less than an hour with the belief that Yun Bin would die.
So is it best to freeze the last kiss and the male protagonist's death in the source code to meet the audience's expectations?
Maybe, but it doesn't meet my vision of the integrity of the movie. In fact, it was earlier, for example, the male protagonist took his girlfriend off the train during a time travel, thinking that he could save his life, but in real life
She still died in the explosion.
Therefore, this will make the audience think that "Source Code" cannot change the past, but can only affect the future. There is no reason for the people in that car to come back to life after they have died. The seventh time through time has become the consciousness of the male protagonist left in the world.
of the last eight minutes.
Of course, as a director, I also have some selfish motives. If the ending can be guessed by the audience, then what else do I have to do as a director?
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! The last kiss in "Source Code" is actually seen in many movies. It is not new, but is very cliche!
What's the point of filming that last kiss if there's no part of the ending?
Isn't that the same as "The Heartbreaker", so I paved an escape path for him, and the scene will be slightly different every time he travels through it.
In fact, I have been magnifying these differences. The Cloud Gate flash scene existed before the first time travel, and it was even said through Yun Bin's mouth later. It was enough of a hint, and even made it clear. If Yun Bin died in the audience
In the preset ending, the clues laid out earlier lose their meaning.
Death is rebirth. This is something I hope Captain Lin in the movie will keenly discover. The core meaning of "Source Code" is that every time you travel, a new parallel world will be created. Even the inventor of Source Code has not discovered this.
The huge flaw became his escape route."
"As I said before, "Source Code" is destined not to be a movie with a tragic ending.
Because with "Heartbreaker," we had had enough, so I just wanted to make a movie that, even if it couldn't change the future, could at least change the past.
This ending is a beautiful vision. High technology can change the future, but it is an indisputable fact that the past cannot be changed in the same real world.!
For this reason, he finally sent a text message to He Qing and said, ""Source Code" is more powerful than you think. He created another world!"!
Because they don’t know that computers can, based on this limited data, accurately calculate and virtually create a virtual world that exists in the computer just like the real world.”
"One more question, were the explosions in the movie really only shot once?" the host asked curiously.
"Yes, in fact, careful viewers can easily find that the angle of each explosion is different, but in fact, the explosion is the same train. Mainly to save costs!" Li Yi said with a smile.
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"So, do you think the setting of "Source Code" is replicable?" the host asked again.
"Of course! If you have read online novels, you will know that the concept of cyclic time can really have many wonderful ideas. Let me give you a simple example. For example, a person seems to appear in the same timeline.
But the things they do are different, but the result is the same. For example, if a person is being hunted, no matter how he escapes, he will eventually die. So why is this? Why do you keep falling into this cycle?"
"For another example, some thrillers have open endings. And this open ending, to a certain extent, is not a cyclical thriller?"
"For another example, if a person can repeat the cycle repeatedly within a period of time, then can a weak person also become a superman through this infinite cycle of time?"
"Wait, wait, actually, the concept of a cycle has endless possibilities! Of course, movies always have to tell a story, and the setting is just the most basic foundation!" Li Yi said a lot of useful information.
The host couldn't help but his eyes lit up.
What Li Yi said is undoubtedly useful information. For many screenwriters and directors, it is definitely full of useful information.
"So, does Director Li have any idea of making a similar type of movie?" the host asked again.
"Actually, there are some stories that I really want to shoot! Although "Source Code" is considered to be a brain-burning movie by some viewers, I personally still feel that the various clues in this movie are actually very obvious. If it really wants to be burned,
Brain, I will choose another way!"
"For example?"
"For example, a dream!"
"Dream?"
"Yes, I don't know if you have ever had such an experience. For example, when we dream, we dream of falling from a high place, but we often wake up before we reach the bottom!" Li Yi asked with a smile.
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"You said it, I really did. I remember once I had a high fever and dreamed that I fell from a high altitude, but I stayed in the process of falling. Finally I woke up and the fever went away!" The host!
The person said with a surprised look on his face.
"I have also had this kind of dream. It seemed that I was about to fall, and I kept falling, but I couldn't wake up. Finally, a hand suddenly pulled me up, and then I woke up!" Lin Yunbin also said.
"Actually, there is a saying that if you dream about falling from a high altitude, normally you will never hit the ground, because once you really hit the ground, you may really die in the dream, and you will really die.
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"Hiss!" Everyone couldn't help but gasped.
"Actually, there is another way, that is, when we dream, we rarely dream about the process of our own death! Again, if we die in a dream, will we really die?"
"So based on this, I was thinking, if the dream world is divided into levels, how should we divide it into levels?
The initial idea is the real world, the first level of dreams, the second level of dreams, the third level of dreams, the fourth level of dreams... I haven’t figured it out yet!" Li Yi said with a smile.
"How do you describe this idea?" Everyone was a little confused.
"I said that if we assume that normal people are active in the real world and dream in the first level of dreams. If you want to enter the second level of dreams, that is, dreams within dreams, you must take general drugs. After taking general drugs
In the case of drugs, if you want to wake up from a dream, whether it is the first level or the second level, are there any conditions required?
My idea is that the first type is the impact of gravity fall, which is what I just mentioned, falling from a high altitude.
The second option is to be killed. Of course, waiting for the effect of the drug to expire is not a solution."
"One more thing, if we are dreaming, then many times it is bizarre. We cannot control ourselves here, and we may easily tell our secrets. So what if someone can enter other people's dreams?
Is it possible to steal the secrets in other people’s dreams in this way?”
"This idea is so interesting, so how do you set up the subsequent layers of dreams?" the host became more and more curious.
"This involves a cycle issue. Since it is the third level, let's put it in a more awkward way, that is, a dream within a dream within a dream! If you want to enter the third level of dreams, it will be a dream within a dream.
In the dream, I think it can be set so that ordinary drugs will be ineffective, and enhanced drugs must be used.
But if you enter a deep dream, how do you wake up?
When you wake up and find that you are still dreaming, and wake up again, you are still in the dream. This is a very scary thing. Therefore, if the cycle wants to tell a complete story, I think there must be a bottom layer and an entry point at the same time.
The setting of the dream and the logic of waking up!
In this way, I believe it will be a very interesting story, and it will really burn your brain. Of course, there are still many imperfections in this idea!" Li Yi said with a smile.
This is also another film that he remembered while filming "Source Code".
In my memory, this film can be said to be a classic of science fiction films.
Li Yi also thinks so. In terms of brain-burning, this "Inception" is the real brain-burning one. It is much more brain-burning than "Source Code".
