The movie "The Hunt" was actually not that easy to shoot.
The requirements for actors are still very high.
And because the core of the movie is already chilling to the bone, you have to maintain restraint when filming.
The same is true for actors' acting skills.
Moreover, Li Yi has no intention of changing the background and environment of this movie. In fact, the background of the story of "Hunting" would indeed be better in a Western country.
If placed domestically, it would not be so appropriate.
Firstly, domestic laws, regulations and procedures are very different from those abroad. Secondly, as for kindergarten teachers, it can be said that male teachers are almost rare in China at present, and they are basically all female teachers.
Once it is placed in China, the plot will need to be overhauled and overhauled, which is not appropriate.
Li Yi quickly finished the script, and this time he plans to use this film to compete in Cannes again.
Although the original film did not win the Palme d'Or at Cannes, it did win the Best Actor.
Back to business.
Li Yi quickly left for North America. Since he wanted to shoot this movie abroad, he naturally had to cooperate with Hollywood.
The crew's preparations are progressing very quickly and smoothly.
Li Yi can now be said to be a famous director all over the world, so basically no actor will reject his movie, especially since this movie is a very unique literary film.
This can be said to be a very explosive film. The lies told by seemingly innocent children have actually triggered a massive "persecution" in modern society!
There are several options for the male lead, and Li Yi has not decided yet, but the selected candidates are all powerful actors in Hollywood.
The other characters are not unknown people either.
This film is different from other films where "professional" is very clear, so the requirements for actors' "professional" skills are very low.
For this, all you need is good enough acting skills.
The actor's understanding of the character and the actor's understanding of the entire film are actually very important in this type of film.
Because this will easily affect the performance of the actor.
Therefore, the main purpose of Li Yi interviewing several leading actors was this.
Don't think that this is not important, in fact, it is really important.
After all, the woods are big and there are all kinds of birds, especially Hollywood. Who doesn’t?
In fact, Li Yi has auditioned several actors today, all of whom are well-known actors in Hollywood, but the results did not make him particularly satisfied.
He couldn't help but wonder, was he being too picky?
"Are my requirements too high?" Li Yi couldn't help but ask the producer and old partner this time, Carlos, the gold medal producer of Dean Pictures.
"Li, what are your standards?" Carlos has collaborated with Li Yi many times. Although he usually provides logistical support, in fact, it is just because this is Li Yi's movie.
In fact, as a gold medal producer, Carlos also has a deep knowledge and understanding of movies.
"How should I put it? What I hope is that I can agree with some of my views on the movie, and that I can understand it myself, rather than trying to change the other person's mind through me." Li Yi thought for a while and said.
"It's difficult. You have to know that there are a thousand Hamlets in the minds of a thousand people, and different people have different understandings of a movie and the character. I don't know what you are thinking, but
It is really difficult to achieve a tacit understanding without communication." Carlos shook his head.
"Of course, this is your movie, you have the final say!" Carlos then added, because Li Yi is different from other directors, the success of each of his movies has been proven, despite his request
It may be different from other directors, but maybe this is the secret of his success?
"Okay, who's next?" Li Yi asked.
The casting director on the side took a look at the list and said: "Mads Roman"!
"OK, let him in!" Li Yi said noncommittally.
Mads Roman walked in soon, and his first impression on Li Yi was still very good.
Because he looks like a relatively quiet person.
"Tell me what you think of Lucas. And what do you think touches you the most?" Li Yi asked.
Mads Roman pondered for a moment before saying: "Lucas is an honest and honest middle-aged man. His character is a bit introverted. How should I put it? He should be a good old man in the traditional sense. This kind of person is what many people like.
Be friends with him.
As for what touched me the most, there were actually many aspects.
Firstly, I have been thinking, why does he never take the time to prove his innocence, but just suffers all the injustice silently?"
Mads Roman's words made Li Yi couldn't help but become interested.
It can be said that his answers are very different from the previous ones.
In fact, Li Yi also thought about this issue when he recalled this film.
He was not the original creator, so in fact, he only thought about these issues after watching the movie.
Therefore, he was particularly curious about how Mads Roman would answer this question he raised himself.
"Oh, why do you think it is? Is it his personality? Don't you think he is a coward?" Li Yi asked with interest.
"No, no, no, not at all! In fact, even if he spends time to prove himself, it will not be of much use, because people are more willing to believe that he really did that than that he is innocent.
matter.
In my opinion, when something like this happens, the truth no longer matters.
Clara was given excessive "trust" as the only source of information about "X-invasion" - although there is usually only one visible source of information in X-invasion, that is, the victim, and with this "trust", she was completely cared for.
got up and lost the right to explain again. Lucas's friend
, Clara's mother hugged her and comforted her when she first explained that the story was purely fabricated, "It's just that you selectively forgot them because you were afraid, these things did happen"; and Clara also behaved
Like a good child, she stopped explaining and hugged her mother without saying a word.
This is precisely the most typical attitude of adults towards children, the mentality of a protector who is convinced that children are "innocent, kind and innocent". This mentality is not consistent with the reality of children. Clara is at least an ignorant user of power.
And know how to please in front of parents; of course, these are not necessarily important to parents. They are not very concerned about how their children interact in the adult world, but are obsessed with becoming a child.
"Protector". And the object of their protection is the specific child, who is also the "child image" in the culture who is not malicious, kind and innocent, and never lies. The most absurd manifestation of this is the parents of other children in the kindergarten
One after another, the children "discovered" that they might have been sexually assaulted by the male protagonist Lucas, and even when the basement that the children claimed did not exist, the malice of the whole town was not eliminated at all.
"Maybe they remembered it wrong because they were frightened."
In fact, Lucas is destined to have an indelible stain, not to mention that this "stain" has made him an extremely unpopular person in the town.
In fact, as to why Lucas doesn't take the time to prove himself, I think it's because in his heart, only the misunderstandings of those he loves most hurt him most, his girlfriend, his best friend, his
Son... He doesn't even understand how life could be so turned upside down. The person at the center of the storm has such a kind and even dull character. This strong contrast is embarrassing, but I think this is the best part of the film.
An explosive place.”
"What about Clara? What do you think? Do you think she is a bad child?" Li Yi asked again.
This problem can be said to be the most inevitable problem.
And this issue is very critical! It can be said that for the actor of the male lead, this issue is the most critical issue.
Someone may ask, everything he experienced, including his life, was destroyed by Clara's lies, so doesn't he feel resentful?
This can be said to be a good question, and it also involves the key to the entire movie!
Because when Li Yi remembered this movie, it can be said that many moviegoers and fans even used the title of "devil" for Clara.
They couldn't understand why she would lie and thought the child was very scary!
But this is obviously not the answer Li Yi wants.
Mads Roman was silent for a long time before speaking: "I don't think Clara can be simply defined by labels like a bad child or a lying child!
From a behavioral point of view, I think we need to remove the label of "lying" first to better understand why she said those things to the principal.
Lying is a label from an adult perspective, which means that the person involved is subjectively and deliberately fabricating facts that do not exist. But from a psychological point of view, children aged 2-7 are not yet able to distinguish between ideas and reality. For example, we often hear
I heard a story about a kindergarten kid who was very
The desire to get reward stickers is so strong that he will tell others that he has received a lot of reward stickers. This kind of thing is very common for children of this age, and it does not mean that the child is lying. 4
Year-old Clara is in such a stage, and so is she.
We have to understand and see why she made up those negative things about Lucas to the director.
First of all, we need to understand the environment in which she grew up, and we will roughly know why she seems to be so precocious. There are many fragments in the script that quickly describe her living environment.
She often waits in the nursery for her mother to pick her up after school until dark. She likes to walk with the puppy Fanny. Her parents quarrel and forget to send her to school, etc. It can be seen that she is a child who is easily ignored at home and lacks companionship.
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The gentle Lucas is a good friend of Clara's father. He is very patient with the children and is willing to play wildly with them. When Clara's parents quarrel, he takes her to school. He fulfills Clara's fantasy of an ideal father. Clara
La had a strong desire to be attached to Lucas. This desire was so strong that she wanted to monopolize him, imagined that Lucas was her other half, and wrote to Lucas to express her love.
But in fact, she doesn't understand this at all. She only lacks love and companionship subjectively, so she forms an attachment to Lucas, and that kind of love is just a kind of child who lacks love.
Very natural reaction.
She would never understand what kind of bad impression her words would have on Lucas.
It can even be said that her original intention was not malicious.
But Lucas expressed his rejection to her seriously and returned the folded gift to her. At that moment, she sniffed (subconsciously concealing her emotions) and said, "That's not mine." Even though Luka
Si pointed out that the signature on the letter was "Clara", but Clara continued to make excuses. Lucas did not expose her and emphasized again that kissing could only happen between father and mother. She avoided talking about it and just said
Answer: "This is not mine, you lied".
This interaction is very important. It can be seen from it that Clara could not bear the strong frustration and pain of being rejected, so she immediately launched a defense mechanism: denial. She said "This is not mine" several times. This kind of denial
The defense method is relatively primitive, and it is also very common for children at this stage. Many children will immediately say "it's not me" the moment something messes up. They either lie deliberately or shirk the person, or they think that after denying it, things will happen.
It really has nothing to do with yourself.
Her second defense method is splitting. In order to avoid the negative feelings in her heart, she splits the part of herself that delivers the letter into "non-self". This can help her maintain her inner sense of self-esteem and prevent it from being broken.
And in the end, she quickly projected this "not me" thing to Lucas and said, "You lied."
All of her responses were to avoid the intense pain of rejection in her heart.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! However, we can see that her heart is still painful. When she was waiting for her mother to pick her up alone, she suddenly mentioned Lu to the principal like a ghost.
Cass is ugly, stupid, and he has a penis. He gave me this heart, but I don't want it...
Here she quickly completed the process of idealizing and belittling Lucas, which is often said to turn from love to hate, just like an abandoned lover. At the same time, she once again split the rejected self and projected it onto Luca.
Si, saying that she doesn’t want the other person’s love. Maybe many people think this little girl is scary, because at such a young age, her heart has become so complicated. She instantly activated many defense mechanisms, all subconsciously.
To avoid the true feelings inside.
But the real problem does not lie with Clara. Clara has admitted three times that she made the whole thing up, that she was just lying, first to her teacher, second to her mother, and third to her father.
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The cause of all this is these people. They either use their own values to selectively deny her truth and believe her lies; or even if they understand the truth, they still do not have the courage to apologize. People can be self-righteous, but
Harming others without knowing it.
Lucas picked up Clara and walked into the house. Clara responded with her innocent smile. In fact, she was not a bad child. She had not formed complete values yet, and she did not know who she was hurting. She was just sad that she could not be with the hero's child.
We go for a walk with the dog; and the male protagonist is a truly kind person. Even if his heart is full of holes, he will still love Clara without avoiding, being indifferent or resentful, because he knows that she is just a child...