Chapter 653 Interview
As "The Night the Comet Came" hit theaters, Wang Shu promoted the movie to attract more people to buy tickets and enter the theaters.
At this time, I once again accepted an exclusive interview with a reporter from Sina Entertainment.
Sina reporter asked: "Where did the idea for "The Night When the Comet Comes" come from?"
Wang Shu: "At that time, I wrote the script of "Pacific Rim" in Los Angeles, and then I was thinking about how to make a movie that was different from thousands of independent movies about vulgar relationships? So, I thought of "Pacific Rim" "Time Traveler" and "Terror Cruise", combined with these two movies, I came up with the concept of this multi-dimensional real world. After that, I started to design the baggage, draw the character relationships, and make them stick to the theme."
Sina reporter: "The scripts you created before were all high-investment and high-cost projects. But this time, you used the minimum resources to make this film. Have you never thought of seeking other sources of funding?"< br>
Wang Shu: "No, I deliberately didn't do that. The purpose of making those blockbusters was to save start-up funds for my crazy independent experimental films, and then try to make films independently. Especially in "Taipei Trip" and "Pacific Rim" After that, I deliberately chose to return to something simple and pure.”
Sina reporter: "So regarding casting, how did you decide who would play these roles?"
Wang Shu: "They are all people who trust me enough to come to my house even if they don't know what to do, and even if there is no script. And they don't know each other. I based on each person's characteristics and match with the role in the script Assign roles by degree.”
Sina reporter: "What information did you give to the actors during the filming?"
Wang Shu: "We shot for three days in total. Every day, each actor would get a piece of note paper, which listed what they had to do that night, as well as some situational conditions and action goals, such as 'If so-and-so happens situation, you have to do so-and-so' or 'try to get out of this house today' etc."
Sina reporter: "Do they know the tone and main line of the movie? Because the plot quickly took a turn from a harmonious atmosphere."
Wang Shu: “I don’t want them to know, that’s why we don’t tell them the specific character settings.”
"I just try to tell them: 'You are the most ordinary person at a dinner party of a group of people who think they are an elite class.'"
"If everything was told thoroughly, they would think about how to interpret these characters in a surreal situation, which would be unnatural and not attractive enough."
Sina reporter: "So, you just need to keep scaring them, right? Were they really scared at the end of the filming phase?"
Wang Shu: "Of course. The first day was what they were most afraid of, because there was a sudden power outage and there was a knock on the door. When the note appeared, they really realized: 'Okay, this is really a room. The House of Horror and Fun. We were not doing an impromptu experiment, but we were locked in a house of horror and fun specially designed for us. 'And when they discovered that there were one more and more of these, the House of Horror and Fun was waiting for them. They were really excited ”
Sina reporter: "Have you ever imagined the exact ending of the film?"
Wang Shu: "I probably have an idea. What I am sure of is that this is a story about Sun Li, and it has to be a story in which the protagonist gradually emerges. I hope that at the beginning, everyone will think it is a group show, Not sure who the protagonist is. Of course, if you watch it for the second time, it will be obvious from the first scene that it is all about her. Also, I am sure that Sun Li must have experienced something unusual. things and have to make key choices.”
"I have thought about another version of the ending, where she is with Chen Kun in the last world - even if he is not the original Chen Kun."
"At the same time, they also decided to accept this ending happily. They probably looked at each other and said: 'Is this... no problem?'"
"But the ending now looks more realistic. After all, if you choose violence, there will naturally be no good results."
Sina reporter: "While watching the movie, I noticed that there were two conversations about vases in the movie. Is this the first clue that Sun Li entered another room?"
Wang Shu: "This is indeed the first clue."
Sina reporter: "Let's talk about this wrong house. Later, how many people who were in the original house stayed in this wrong house?"
Wang Shu: "You mean the house where Sun Li decided to escape, not the house at the end of the film?"
Sina reporter: "Yes."
Wang Shu: "It should be Sun Li, Zhao Liying and Chen Kun. Because it was the three of them who went out to inspect another house with Deng Chao."
"When they said, 'We have to go see that house,' the camera was following them. So the four of them went out, and when they came back they entered a new house. And then Deng Chao left again, so The Deng Chao after that was no longer the original Deng Chao, right? And Deng Chao said later: 'What I saw was a napkin.'"
"So at the end of the film, when they're arguing with each other and someone asks, 'What's that random thing you see in the box?' you can clearly tell who belongs to which house."
Sina reporter: "How many of our own 'marks' did we see? In the end, Sun Li also took out a monkey doll from a box somewhere."
Wang Shu: "Yes, this is just to prove their guess, that is, there are many houses that have chosen to 'mark' like them - by picking a random object to mark their rooms for quick identification. So, now that you have seen The monkey doll has never appeared before, which proves that this guess is correct.”
"You might guess that there are at least 50 random items. But in fact, their choices are limited by the types of items around them: what they have in the dining room or living room that they can choose to put into the box. What?”
Sina reporter: "Do moviegoers need to pay attention to that useless door?"
Wang Shu smiled and replied: "That useless door has been used many times. Sun Li came in from here, went out from here, and finally came in from here. Of course, these processes were explained very obscurely."
"In addition, Jiang Wu and Yang Wei also used the same door when they took away the box."
"Speaking of which, I have to remind you that if moviegoers look carefully enough, you'll notice that when they take the box away, they put a microwave mitt inside the box."
Sina reporter: "Oh my God!"
Wang Shu: "Some people need to watch the movie several times before they discover this clue. They want to leave the house, so they put the photo back in the box and put the microwave gloves in the box, because this house is a microwave oven Glove House.”
"However, Sun Li, Chen Kun and Zhao Liying had no idea about this."
"In fact, if you just look at the table and ask, 'Why did the ping-pong paddle become a microwave glove?' then the story may progress very differently."
"But they didn't do that because they didn't notice it at all, not even the actors themselves. They didn't question at all why there were microwave gloves on the table."
Sina reporter: "So, which one is the coaster house?" Wang Shu: "I just said this house is the microwave glove house, which means that the box they received contained microwave gloves. When Jiang Wu and Yang When Wei brought a box back, they opened it and asked, 'Why is there a microwave glove inside?'"
"So each house received a box and later made a box themselves. For this house, they received a box with microwave mitts and then made the box with coasters."
Sina reporter: "Can you count how many different houses we see in the camera?"
Wang Shu: Of course. It's actually not complicated, because we follow Sun Li's perspective throughout the film. We just have to follow her lead. In the beginning, she is in the house where she received the box containing the ping pong paddles. ”
After she entered the dark zone, she unknowingly ended up in a new house, the one that received the box of microwave gloves. Finally, she decided to change reality and chose a house that never received the box. .”
Sina reporter: "So, as long as we keep following her perspective, we can distinguish different houses?"
Wang Shu: "Yes, no matter how many knots we weave in the middle, as long as we follow her perspective from beginning to end, everything will be simple."
Sina reporter: "Are there any small details like band-aids hidden in the film that have not been clearly pointed out?"
Wang Shu: Of course. Many details are like "Where's Waldo?" ” are the same, so I don’t want to reveal them. ”
"We once wanted to write the film's promotional slogan as: 'If there are 450 contradictions in the movie, then these 450 are all intentional on our part.'"
"In addition, there are some clues that only I know. The actors all found it strange. They didn't understand why we made these subtle changes. So, even after watching it many times, it will still be interesting .”
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Sina reporter: "Are there any details that you would like viewers who have watched it many times to pay attention to?"
Wang Shu: "Yes. The most important point is what some people who have watched it more than twice told me. They said that when they first watched it, every dialogue between the characters in the play seemed to be random chatter, but When I watched it for the second time, I suddenly realized that these dialogues are actually closely related to the theme. ”
Sina reporter: "I really like all the themes about the multiple possibilities of life intertwined in the plot: including Sun Li and her understudy work and Zhao Liying's replacement boyfriend. It seems that before everything happened, their other life had already on the screen.”
Wang Shu: That’s right. This is what the film is about. It’s all about the conflict and struggle between you and yourself or another possible you. ”
"Every detail expresses a central idea: It is always inevitable that we will fall into conflicts with our self-awareness, and we will always inevitably fall into fantasies about the multiple possibilities of our own lives."
Sina reporter: "I hope this film can be made into a TV series."
Wang Shu smiled and said: "It's a good idea. However, I would rather shoot another version of this film in the United States, Europe, India, Russia, South Korea, and Japan. This film can be seen in 6 different locations around the world. version, it must be great!”
"Kun'er, congratulations. The box office of "The Night the Comet Came" reached 35.36 million in the first half of the first day. It is about to become a big hit. As the leading actor, you will soon become famous all over the country."
Zhao Yanzi ridiculed.
"The Night the Comet Came" was released. Chen Kun got some movie tickets and invited Zhou Xun, Shu Qi, Yao Chen, Zhao Yanzi and others to watch the movie in the cinema.
After watching the movie, several people gathered at the barbecue restaurant for dinner.
When Chen Kun heard Zhao Yanzi's teasing, he shook his head and said, "The movie has just been released. How can it be as outrageous as what you said?"
Shu Qi answered with a smile: "I think Yanzi is right. It has 3536W in half a day. Not only did it set a new first-day box office record, but the film is also very interesting."
"In addition, the shots of this movie from beginning to end revolve around the eight of you starring in it."
"In my opinion, not only will it be a big hit at the box office, but you will also become popular because of it."
"As the leading actor, you must be more popular than the supporting actor."
Chen Kun felt comfortable being praised by his friends in this way, but he said: "Stop praising me, I don't even have a horoscope."
After saying that, he looked at Zhou Xun and said, "However, if you can really become popular because of this, you have to thank Xun'er."
"If Xun'er hadn't recommended me to Director Wang, I wouldn't have been able to get the leading actor role in "Comet."
At this point, he raised his cup and said, "Xun'er, without further ado, I'd like to propose a toast to you."
Zhou Xun responded with a smile on his face and raised his cup.
Chen Kun took a sip of wine and then said: "Of course, I have to thank Director Wang. If Director Wang hadn't agreed to use me, I wouldn't have had the chance."
"To be honest, the movie Comet was filmed in three days. In fact, I was confused in my head. I didn't understand the direction of the story at all. I just acted step by step according to the script and Director Wang's requirements."
"After the performance, I even felt that the movie was unreliable, but I never said it out loud."
"Now that I have watched the movie, I admire Director Wang from the bottom of my heart. The movie that was shot in only three days is so interesting."
"At this moment, I dare not say anything else."
"When it comes to making science fiction films, Director Wang's is definitely this one domestically and even on the world stage!"
After speaking, he gave a thumbs up to everyone.
(End of chapter)