Chapter 691: The Battle of People's Hearts
This scene was completed in one scene, and even if I wanted to shoot another scene, the hospital would be blown up by the crew.
It took a lot of effort to film this scene. The first step was to obtain a filming permit. State Assemblyman Peter Rock was very helpful in this regard.
Then the pyrotechnics special effects team, led by Tony Ridley, surveyed the abandoned hospital one month in advance to discuss the blasting plan.
The venue was cleared one week before the shooting, and the wiring and explosives were placed the day before. The final shooting and performance steps were all made without mistakes, and the explosion scene was completed.
This scene became a very unforgettable scene for Guo Fan, although the performances of the actors were all great. But as a director with an engineering background, Guo Fan saw the determination, execution, and rigor of Little Gilbert's crew.
This is indeed the most outstanding crew in the world, and Guo Fan has learned a lot. But there are still many new things to learn every day, which feels great.
"How do you feel about this explosion?" James asked Guo Fan.
“I can only say it’s crazy. I have never seen such a crazy scene in China before.” Guo Fan was sincerely amazed.
“Hahaha,” James laughed: “I guess you haven’t seen Director Gilbert Jr. when he was filming in China, otherwise you would have seen thousands of cavalry charging scenes, compared to this Shocking a lot.”
Guo Fan nodded: "I have seen the behind-the-scenes footage in the DVD Blu-ray set of "The Lord of the Rings", but the feeling is different when I see it in person."
"Of course it is different. I think you will work with it for a few years." ? There will be more opportunities in the future, let me show you what the craziest director in Hollywood is."
Guo Fan has already felt the madness of little Gilbert. This is a director who is very bold in shooting. He has wild ideas and the ability to turn them into reality.
After filming the hospital explosion scene, the crew immediately shot another scene, which was about two cruise ships. One boat is full of ordinary citizens, the other is full of police and criminals.
The two ships faced the clown's test respectively. Both sides did not know each other, but they both knew that the other side was holding a detonator.
At this time, the choice of human nature comes, whether to blow up the ship and harm the life of another ship to ensure your own safety.
There is no doubt that this is a huge test, and it is also a bet between the Joker and Batman. The bet is the soul of Gotham.
If the independent film shooting method was followed, both ships would have to be blown up. Only in this way can we reflect the evil of human nature and then launch strong criticism.
But little Gilbert is sure that if the ship explodes, the box office of "The Dark Knight" will also explode, a downward explosion.
As a commercial production with an investment of 200 million US dollars, the most taboo thing is to violate the rules of the mainstream film market.
From the beginning of writing the script, Gilbert Jr. repeatedly emphasized to David S. Goyer and Jonathan Nolan that this was a commercial movie, and then the rest.
In addition, the criminal who throws away the remote control must be a black person, and it can only be a black person. This is used to unite the audience and promote mainstream values.
These media reporters are the most troubled. If the ship explodes, they will immediately transform into social guardians and moral guardians to criticize little Gilbert.
If the ship hadn't exploded, they would probably say that little Gilbert was out of touch with reality and that his humanity could not stand the test.
Under such circumstances, let’s ignore the media reporters and take care of the audience first!
There is also a scene where Harvey Dent interrogates Sheriff Gordon’s family, and Nicolas Cage interrogates Gordon’s son.
Just as Harvey Dent tossed the coin, Batman, played by Christian Bale, pounced and the two of them rolled downstairs and onto the soft cushions.
Gilbert Jr. took another scene, in which Batman held Gordon's son, returned Gordon's son to Gordon, and insisted on dropping it.
Thinking about it from a certain point of view, it is possible that Harvey Dent's coin is heads, and Batman's rescue behavior could easily cause Gordon's son to be injured or killed. This will bring about a thought, that is, if Batman had not taken action, would Gordon's son have been able to escape safely?
But just like the ship does not explode, having to save the child before the coin falls is a mainstream value and the right behavior. So see, ZZ right has never been far from Hollywood.
It’s just that the correct methods are different in different eras. In this era, it is more correct and more normal.
The heroine of a commercial masterpiece must be sexy and beautiful, and children must not be harmed. There must be a black character who plays an important role in the film, and it must not be a villain.
For example, the scene in "The Last of Us" in which Sarah was shot was criticized by the media. A Pentagon spokesman also stood up and said that American soldiers would never do such a thing.
This also affected the box office of "The Last of Us" to a certain extent, but Gilbert Jr. still retained this shot. Regardless of reality or model, the most dangerous thing is not the disaster, but the human heart in the face of the disaster.
The movie "The Dark Knight" can be said to be a battle for people's hearts, just like in "Black Myth Wukong", the Yellow Eyebrow King and Jin Chanzi bet on people's hearts.
Then he used various means to lure and bewitch villagers, monks, officials, and soldiers, and finally made them all crazy.
This is very similar to the clown, so after reading the script, Christian Bale said: "It seems that the clown won this game."
Entering the Christmas holiday, the crew's The filming work has come to an end for the time being, and little Gilbert returns to Melon Manor for Christmas.
This time, the family is relatively complete. Noriko Sakai and Shizuka Kudo have both come from the island country. Starting next year, Ilian's children will move to China with Xingzi and go to school there.
So this is also the last time the whole family spends Christmas at Melon Manor, so it has to be commemorated.
The biggest man, the biggest Christmas tree, and the children’s favorite part of opening gifts, this Christmas was quite enjoyable.
While having dinner, little Gilbert did not forget to discuss official matters with Ivanka. Ivanka said: "The subprime mortgage crisis has already appeared. We have raised US$550 billion in funds and plan to Do your best to market.”
< br>"Well!" Little Gilbert said to Ivanka: "You still have to be careful. You can't be discovered by anyone, and you have to keep it secret."
"Don't worry, we are the ones handling it. The most trusted person,” Ivanka assured.
"That's good," Little Gilbert asked about the spy plan again: "By the way, what did Commissioner Smith say recently?"
"He has resumed his duties within the other club. According to the current intelligence Look, there is indeed new island development
Yiwanka said, opening it on his mobile phone. I got a document, which contained a long list of names, many of which looked familiar.
The mobile phones used by Little Gilbert and others were specially customized by Apple. Jobs attached great importance to information security. If the backend was invaded, it would be over.
Fortunately, the system of Apple mobile phones is closed, and with specially customized mobile phones, ordinary people cannot break through it.
Ivanka asked: "When will we announce this list?"
"It's not urgent now, we have to wait a few years." Little Gilbert said.
(End of this chapter)