Chapter 540: Every character brings tears to the eyes
In fact, because this year marks the 70th anniversary, there are many tribute films, but on the other hand, the competition is also greater than in previous years.
Although theoretically starting from July to the end of the National Day schedule, it is considered as the schedule for gift films.
But in fact, everyone knows that the only real release date for the gift film is the National Day release.
With Li Yi's current status, if he makes a gift film, he will definitely book one to be released on National Day.
The schedule for "War Meridian" must be the National Day release.
This is certainly not good news for other directors.
There are quite a few directors who want to make a difference during National Day this year.
After all, as a gift film, in terms of publicity resources, if it can be released on the National Day schedule, it will automatically receive a lot of media resources.
Not only that, the National Day schedule, in a year like the 70th anniversary, this schedule is bound to be much more popular than other schedules.
In fact, as early as last year, several gift films had already been filmed.
However, when the news of "War Meridian" came out, the power of Lee's movie suddenly exploded.
After all, everyone still remembers the killing scene in "Wreaths Under the Mountain".
And you have to know that at that time, main theme movies were still a type that was criticized by countless people.
In fact, after "Wreaths Under the Mountain", although many films with main themes were released, none of them can surpass this one in terms of reputation and box office.
And now, Demon King Li is back again, and he is going to make a war movie with the main theme again.
This is naturally cheering for many movie fans, but for directors who want to make a difference during this year's National Day release, this is definitely not a good thing.
After all, if nothing else, just announcing the name of a movie will attract the attention of countless movie fans, let alone its release.
Is it possible to lose at the starting line?
Really don’t talk about martial ethics 2.0!
The time of "War Meridian" is actually very tight.
It’s already March, and Juli’s National Day sales are only available for less than six months.
The key is that "War Meridian" has only one script so far.
Of course, for Li Yi's movies, there is actually no need to say more about investment.
But with the early preparations, actor selection, training, etc., plus the reserved shooting time, six months is really too late for this movie.
Fortunately, although the prefix of this movie is "War", in fact, to a certain extent, the structure of this movie is somewhat similar to "Wreaths Under the Mountain".
There aren't many big scenes involving war.
It’s more about the characterization of the characters.
The first thing Li Yi needs to solve is the problem of actors.
"War Meridian" is different from other movies. It is not an exaggeration to say that this movie is a "children's anti-war movie".
First of all, the protagonist, a veteran, is not even named in the film. He is a young soldier of the Eighth Route Army, but he is also a veteran. Although he is only 16 years old, he joined the army in 1935. He has seven years of military service and has participated in "
"Anti-mopping up" battle.
The role of the veteran can be said to be the one with the most scenes in the entire movie.
The main difficulty with this role is age.
At the same time, there are relatively high requirements for acting skills. As a 16-year-old veteran, his age and identity make this role full of contradictions. How to perform this feeling requires high standards for actors.
To be honest, actors of this age are really hard to find.
Because actors of this age are usually called young shots. Are there any such stars or actors in the entertainment industry?
Yes, there must be some. There are two types that Li Yi can choose from. One is non-professional actors. Acting skills for this type of artist should not be too high.
There is another type that grew up as a child star, which can be said to be the one that best meets Li Yi's requirements.
Therefore, the range of candidates is actually not very large.
Zhuo Yixiong nodded while listening to Li Yi's request: "Child actors are the best for this kind of role, and it's not difficult to find!"
In fact, there is another important point, that is, Li Yi wants to find an actor for his movie, and it is really not difficult to find an actor for the male lead.
Li Yi nodded, the second role.
The role of a nurse!
This character is also in the film, and her name is not highlighted. She is a young nurse who defected to the anti-Japanese base area from Peiping. On the way, her companions died, and she was the only one to escape death.
She met "Veteran", "Cao'er" and other children escorting the wounded. Although there was some hesitation, she finally went west along the Great Wall with the children to carry out the mission of unknown content.
It can be said that this character is quite special. She is different from a veteran, a soldier, and different from other children, she is an adult.
The requirements for this role are not that high, and there are many suitable actors.
Then there are the child actors.
This one has more.
Trumpet, although in the film, he is a 15-year-old young soldier, he is different from the veterans. He is not a soldier, but he is a child of the Eighth Route Army.
On the war-torn battlefield, he still persisted in reading and literacy. In order to save everyone's survival, he went to dig the landmines he had buried. As a result, the landmines exploded, and this fifteen-year-old child died like that!
Cao'er, a seven-year-old girl, is also the youngest in the film. She grew up in a military home. Her mother moved with the army and left her at her hometown. The invaders massacred the entire village and she was the only survivor.
, but her eyes were blinded by poison gas bombs. It was the "veteran" who brought her out. She longed for light and longed to see a beautiful world.
She told "Mountain Pao": "The 'veteran' said that if I could count 999 stars in one breath, my eyes would be healed, but I fell asleep every time!"
But in the end, she still couldn't count to 999! She didn't see the beautiful world!
Art Troupe, originally in the Eighth Route Army Art Troupe, and later transferred to a field hospital. She missed her mother and hoped to perform again. When their small team encountered the enemy at the Great Wall, she threw the only grenade to distract the enemy and protect everyone.
But fell off a cliff.
Shan Pao... He firmly remembered his father's words to wait for him in Yangcun, and when the war was over, he went to Yangcun to find him, but he didn't know that his father had already died.
As he spoke, Li Yi couldn't help but burst into tears.
Every single one of the characters in this movie, although they don’t even have names, they all have code names, but in Li Yi’s mind, when he was writing the script, when he was “watching” this movie,
But none of them are engraved in my mind!
It's as if they are not fictional characters in the movie, but real living people.
That's why even when he talks about these characters, he can't help but burst into tears!
PS: I have watched "War Meridian" several times in the past two days. I really admire myself for being able to watch it a second time because it was really uncomfortable when I watched it!
Then it got stuck, and then the electric meter on the floor of my house burned out. People from the electricity bureau were repairing it in the morning, so I didn’t write anything in the morning. These are the three updates today. Sorry, sorry!
