Filming "Terminator 2" was an unprecedented experience for Yang Ye's filming team and the actors in the film.
Many of the shooting methods are unbelievable and unheard of, but to put it bluntly they are very simple and crude.
It's a bit similar to magic. It looks miraculous, but to put it bluntly... it seems a bit unworthy of mentioning.
The visual effect of the scene where the T1000 transforms from the floor and slowly turns into a human form is very amazing.
During the filming, Yang Ye first asked Zunlong to lie on the floor, and then covered him with a blanket that had the same pattern as the floor.
When Zunlong sits up, he will push up the blanket, and with post-production adjustments, he can create incredible visual effects.
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Illustration: This is actually a blanket
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Another example is to take a photo of two identical people. A pair of twins come to play.
In addition to the security twins, there is another pair of twins in the movie.
In a scene, in a warehouse, Shala helped the Terminator get the warhead, and John asked the Terminator a question.
"Do you have a self-learning program? Make yourself more like a human being!"
The Terminator replied: "My CPU is a learning computer. The more it comes into contact with humans, the more it learns. The more I get, but to a certain extent, Skynet’s program will turn off my switch.”
Shala said: “They don’t want you to think too much?”
Terminator: "I don't want to!"
John said curiously: "Can I see your switch?"
So Sala really opened the Terminator's head and was still terminating. Under the guidance of the author, the CPU was taken out.
When this section was filmed, there was actually no mirror, only a frame.
In the frame, the person facing the audience is the real Schwarzenegger, and the person with the back of his head facing the audience is a dummy with his head opened.
But there are two Salads holding electric drills in the picture at the same time, and their movements are very consistent. How did they film this?
The secret is... Linda Hamilton, the heroine who plays Salad, has a twin sister who looks exactly like her!
After a long period of rehearsal, they filmed this scene.
This is... to put it bluntly, it's not worth mentioning.
But now, in Yang Ye’s version, the heroine is Lin Qingxia. What should we do?
Although Lin Qingxia has a younger sister,... Lin Lixia and Lin Qingxia look nothing alike.
Yang Ye’s approach was more simple and crude... He directly deleted the scene and didn’t shoot it!
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Cameron's purpose in filming this scene was for a plot that will follow after the CPU is taken out.
Shala put the CPU on the table, picked up a hammer, and planned to smash it.
In doing so, she kills the Terminator.
But her son John stopped this and convinced Sarah.
Finally, the mother and son put the CPU back into the Terminator.
Cameron believes: This is the most gripping scene in the movie. It happens within a few seconds and can arouse the audience's emotions.
As the hammer fell, hitting the table, it meant that Salad had overcome her own stress, tension and stereotypes.
Sarah saw here that her son had the temperament to become a leader in the future.
This means...the ring of power is passed from mother to son.
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But in the end, Cameron deleted this paragraph.
Because the scene lasted for three minutes, which was too long, he had to save the time for other things.
Some people may have seen this scene when watching the film, but it was not included in the original release version.
Later, the 153-minute version was generally circulated on the Internet, and this section was put back.
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For Yang Ye, this paragraph must be deleted.
Because the plot of Yang Ye's version is different from the original version. The original version is where T800 changed from a villain in the first part to a decent person in the second part.
So when Sarah saw the T800 for the first time in the mental hospital, she was so frightened that she fell to the ground.
When she found an opportunity, she wanted to smash the chip of T800, which made her justified.
But Yang Ye’s version of T800 is a skinny Li Kai. After traveling through time, he formed a “family of three” with Yang Lisa and Yang Han.
When Lisa Yang saw T800 for the first time in the mental hospital, she thought it was her husband who had returned.
So that scene was not a scare, but a surprise!
So she didn't have any motive to smash the T800's chip.
Since it is not smashed, there is no point in taking out the chip.
So, the best way is... to delete this paragraph directly.
Cameron deleted it, and so did Yang Ye!
After deleting it, two problems were solved: the first was the problem of shooting, and the second was the problem that the plot could not be fulfilled.
Also saved a lot of money.
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If there is deletion, there will be retention.
Cameron's version of "Terminator 2", the theatrical version is 137 minutes, and the extended version is 156 minutes, a difference of 19 minutes.
There were seven scenes in total, and they were completely deleted. The removal of the chip mentioned above was just one of them.
The remaining scenes are:
One is when T1000 searches John's room after killing John's adoptive parents.
The filming of that scene was very silly, T1000 touched everywhere in the room like a dick.
In the past, the T800 could scan directly, but now the T1000 can only scan by touch. It is really stupid.
When watching the rough cut, Cameron realized that the audience was not stupid, so he deleted it.
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One scene was that Shala was forced to take medicine in a mental hospital, which caused her to have a dream.
This scene in the dream was eventually deleted.
However, Yang Ye filmed this scene. He needed this scene.
The return of Kyle Reese described in this scene in the original version is played by the actor himself in the first film.
Sarah was asleep and was woken up by Kyle.
"Kyle? You're dead!"
"Where is our son?"
"They separated us."
"He Now he's a target, he's alone, and you have to protect him."
"I don't know what to do, he doesn't know me, I've lost him."
"Salad, you are stronger than you think, you are a warrior!"
Salad He threw himself into Kyle's arms and the two kissed passionately.
“I love you, Salad!”
“Me too, I will always be with you!”
"Remember what I said, the future is uncertain, your destiny is in your own hands!"
The two kissed, and the next second, Kyle disappeared.
Shala hugged him empty, and when he looked again, Kyle appeared at the door and he was leaving.
“Don’t leave me!”
“You have to do it on your own, Salad!”
Sarah chased him out, and Kyle disappeared down the corridor.
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Cameron shot this scene in the hope of giving an explanation for the first film.
For those who have watched the first part, this section is very meaningful.
It was very touching. Cameron sat aside and was so moved that he cried. He was so moved that he cried. Of course, it could also be that he cried sadly when he saw his wife kissing someone else so passionately.
But Cameron feels that the characteristics of a sequel to a movie should be: it does not require you to have seen the previous one, it should be complete in itself.
If you watch a sequel movie and you have to make up for the previous ones first, then this is a very failed movie.
In later generations, it often happens that when people watch a sequel movie, they feel that its plot is inexplicable and they don’t understand it at all, so they feel bad and give negative reviews.
At this time, fans who like this movie will go crazy and run to criticize the person who gave the negative review.
He also kept explaining that it was because of how good the previous one was that this one had such a plot.
If you don’t understand, just shut up and don’t leave negative reviews. Otherwise, how about you make up for the previous one and come back again? OK?
This kind of logic is very nonsense. For example, if I am just an ordinary viewer and watch a movie on a whim, I have to watch all its predecessors.
Then if I watch Avengers 5, do I have to watch all the previous dozens of movies?
Go to hell, I don’t want to see it anymore!
Cameron is right. The audience is consumers and customers. Customers are God. You cannot make various demands on them.
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But when it comes to Yang Ye's version of "Terminator 2", this paragraph needs to be reserved.
Because the current T800 is Li Kai, it would be better to add this transition.
First, it can explain why Lisa Yang suddenly got mad and wanted to escape frantically.
Because she dreamed of her husband, and her husband gave her strength!
Secondly, when Lisa Yang saw the T800, she was not like the original version. She was extremely frightened and fell to the ground in fright.
On the contrary, she was extremely surprised and rushed over and hugged the T800. It was a very touching scene.
Because of the critical moment, her husband suddenly appeared.
If there were no previous dream as a buffer, this section would become extremely abrupt. Audiences who have not watched the previous work would be even more confused as to why they suddenly pounced on it.
Yang Ye only deleted the last sentence: "Stay!" "You have to rely on yourself, Shala!"
In Yang Ye's version, she no longer has to rely on herself, her "husband" is here.
This dialogue is unnecessary.
Of course, this version of Lin Qingxia is still a powerful warrior.
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Also deleted scenes, such as John teaching T800 what laughter is in the desert.
This plot is derived from the previous process of taking the chip. It is mainly for fun and to adjust the atmosphere.
But because the plot of getting the chip was deleted, this section must also be deleted. They are cause and effect on each other.
This paragraph is about the daily life of a black scientist’s family. This paragraph is useless and should be deleted directly.
Due to the high temperature generated by the explosion, the T1000 showed signs of melting. This lens cost hundreds of thousands of dollars to make.
It is hinting to the audience that T1000 may be eliminated.
This echoes the scene in the final ending where the protagonist group throws the T1000 into molten steel.
Yang Ye kept this shot.
The last deleted paragraph, the original ending of "Terminator 2".
That was a very sunny ending.
Many years later, Shala grew old, became a grandmother, and spent her old age peacefully.
Her son John became a government official and had a lovely daughter.
They really changed the future. The nuclear explosion did not happen and the world was not destroyed.
This sunny ending did not match the gloomy style of the entire film, and it blocked the possibility of making a third film, so in the end it was directly deleted and a road version of the ending was remade.
However, although this ending was deleted, Cameron ultimately did not film the third part due to copyright issues.
In fact, Cameron really hopes to shoot the third part.
It's a pity that in order to obtain the filming rights of "Terminator", he sold the copyright for one dollar.
Without copyright, he could only stare.
At that time, Cameron was filming "Titanic" and he told Fox, you go buy back the rights to "Terminator" and I will help you make the third one.
"Titanic" cost 200 million U.S. dollars. It was extremely cash-intensive and had serious overruns. Fox almost broke the factory, and the top management wanted to sell their butts. In the end, Paramount was brought in to make the movie. The movie is finished.
Fox is scared of Cameron burning money. This thing is basically a bottomless pit.
If you think about it, "Terminator 2" cost 100 million to shoot. How much did "Terminator 3" cost?
If it were like "Titanic" again, would it be impossible to survive?
How did they know at that time that "Titanic" would sell a box office of 1.8 billion US dollars, become the world's box office champion in one fell swoop, and hold the title for more than ten years before being broken by Cameron himself?
So they lied.
Cameron asked: Have you bought "Terminator" back?
Fox: We’re talking!
Cameron: Very good.
Then he was busy filming his "Titanic".
At this time, Schwarzenegger approached Cameron: Shall we buy back the copyright to "Terminator" together?
Cameron: Brother, Fox is already talking about it, we just wait to make money.
Due to Fox's deception, the copyright of "Terminator" was taken away by another person.
Lao Ka was very angry because Fox deceived him, even if he secretly poked at the person who grabbed the copyright, he was still his friend.
Finally Cameron decided: I won’t play anymore!
Schwarzenegger saw that the old card was no longer playing, so he decided to quit together: Brother, then I won’t play either.
Kaoru told Schwarzenegger: No, brother, keep filming and give them a hard slap!
Because the old card is not playing, the Terminator series can only start from scratch. When filming the third part, Schwarzenegger said loudly: I want a salary of 35 million US dollars.
Old cards don’t play well. Without Schwarzenegger, this film would be impossible to make, so the producers had no choice but to grit their teeth and agree.
High production costs and unsatisfactory box office results resulted in Terminator 3 suffering serious losses, and subsequent sequels became worse than the last.
I have to say, this is a pity!
If there were no storms and waves back then, and everything went well, and Lao Ka completed the Terminator Trilogy by himself, it might have been a perfect ending.
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When filming in the United States, actors from the Screen Actors Guild of America must be employed, and must strictly abide by U.S. labor laws. Otherwise, you will be waiting for a lawsuit!
Fortunately, Yang Ye has always done this when he was in Hong Kong, so when he came to the United States, there was nothing uncomfortable for everyone.
Working eight hours a day and having holidays on weekends is so exciting.
Yang Ye is busy, staying with Lin Qingxia every day during filming.
Adjani and Yang Xi have to be taken care of, and they have to take time to see Deng Lijun, mother and son.
So when the weekend comes, he can only leave Lin Qingxia and go see his other two wives.
“Honey, would you like to accompany me to San Francisco next weekend?”
“What’s wrong?”
"It's my dad's birthday!"
"Oh, dad's birthday can't be neglected. Call me back to Hong Kong and ask my eldest sister and her family to come too. By the way, bring Xiao'er over to wish my grandpa a happy birthday!"
< br>Lin Qingxia was overjoyed: "Husband, you are so kind."
Yang Ye smiled and said: "That's right!"
Lin Qingxia said: "By the way, I wrote a poem to my father. Poetry, please help me see if it is well written!”
The great poet Lin was once again very popular in poetry. Yang Ye took a look and saw that one was big and the other was big.
Grandpa, grandpa, how are you?
Let’s go home to see you
Whether it’s sunrise or sunset
Whether it’s warm spring or cold winter
As long as grandpa smiles
La la la la la la la
You laugh, I laugh, mother laughs
The whole world laughs
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Not to mention, there are eight serious sentences in the Eight Classics, each sentence has seven characters.
Could it be that... this horse riding is a rhythmic poem?
Yang Ye braced himself and praised: "The feelings are very sincere!"
"Can you help me compose a song? I'll let Xiaoer sing for grandpa to listen!"
< br>Yang Ye once again bravely agreed: "Penography!" (End of this chapter)