Chapter 248 Dialogue "Dialogue"
The expert's expression was a little unnatural, and he could only hide it with a smile.
Zhang Chen ignored him, but looked at the audience and continued: "There is actually a saying in the industry that movies without profound connotations are called popcorn movies.
This is actually the same. That's right, and I think it's quite vivid. Aren't the movies I made just popcorn movies?
Watching the movie, eating popcorn, and before I know it, I'm eating the popcorn too. It’s over, I think this is good, there’s nothing wrong with it, Tu Yi is happy, isn’t it?”
After Zhang Chen finished speaking, the audience spontaneously applauded.
“But I think not being profound does not mean being superficial. In "Dark Invasion" I focused on the friendship and betrayal of Juno and Shara, and in "Shark Beach" I described the heroine's refusal to give up. "Manslaughter" is maternal love, the determination of a mother who can do anything for her child..."
The host continued: "Since we are talking about "Manslaughter", I would like to ask, what have you watched recently? "Manslaughter"?"
"Watch it~"
"Watch it~"
The voices of the audience came one after another from below, most of them had seen it.
"What do you think of the movie?"
"It's pretty good~"
"It's pretty good~"
"It's nice~"< br>
"I particularly like..."
There are a lot of things to say below, but basically they all have a positive attitude.
Zhang Chen made a bow with his hands with a smile: "Thank you for your support. You are all my parents. Zhang Chen's ability to eat well depends on the big guys. I'm here to give you a courtesy~"< br>
Zhang Chen’s comedy quickly aroused laughter from the audience, and the host also laughed. The tension caused by the little argument just now disappeared.
"I also watched "Manslaughter". To be honest, I didn't see anything profound in it, but it was indeed quite interesting..."
Zhang Chen was a little surprised that the host would backstab an expert, and the expert next to him was even more embarrassed.
"I heard that during the road show, the two leading actors had a conflict?"
Speaking of this, Zhang Chen smiled bitterly: "The conflict was originally a gimmick, just for publicity. After all, The relationship between them is inherently competitive.
But what I didn’t expect was that it was just something out of nowhere. Everyone was just joining in the fun. I didn’t expect that the two parties involved seemed to be a little bit over the top..."< br>
Zhang Chen broke the news on purpose. His current personality is true.
Moreover, this bit of information is not a big deal to the two parties involved. To them, wanting to clarify it is just a matter of talking. Failure to clarify it will not have any impact on their status.
"Dialogue" is still a serious talk show. The host did not mean to delve deeply into the gossip, but instead talked about movies.
“Publicity aside, the plot of "Manslaughter" itself is also very good. The concept is very clever and the use of time differences is really amazing. The rhythm of the whole movie is very good. I was immersed in it without even realizing it. , Director Zhang’s directing skills are really profound..."
Faced with the praise, Zhang Chen waved his hand, "Thank you, thank you. The fact that this movie is so good has nothing to do with the director, it is mainly because of the good script."
“Oh, who is the screenwriter?”
"Haha, it's me too~"
This scene directly made the host and the audience laugh, and even the embarrassed expert couldn't help but laugh.
After everyone finished laughing, Zhang Chencai added: "It's not just me. The overall framework of the story is indeed what I thought of, but many of the details in the middle were actually completed collaboratively by our company's screenwriting team. I work every day There are a lot of things to do, and there are other movies to be shot, so it’s impossible to think about them in such detail, so the screenwriting team usually helps to complete the details.
By the way, our company’s screenwriting team is very good. It is no exaggeration to say that our company's screenwriting team is among the best in the entire film industry. You may not know that our company does not sign actors, except directors, only screenwriters..."
< br>"Oh, why is this?" The host asked the audience the question they wanted to ask, and the audience in the audience looked very interested.
"Because we need to maintain strong creative power. We are a film and television production company, and creative ability is the foundation of the company's survival. By the way, I forgot to mention that all the screenwriters in our company have the right to authorize..."
< br>“What is that?”
“You may not know that in the film industry, there are so many types of jobs and so many roles, but the status of screenwriters is the lowest. Many screenwriters work hard for a long time, and in the end they can’t even write their names. In the column of screenwriters, but our company does not do that. We respect screenwriters very much, and we all respect people with creative abilities..."
"Oh, if you didn't tell us, we really wouldn't know, Can I understand that you mean that some of those screenwriters are also on your military medal? "
"Of course"
"I didn't expect you to admit it openly?"
"Why?"
"Because many directors I know like to deliberately emphasize the director's role in a play. importance, and according to them, the script is the least important in a movie."
"That's all bullshit~"
Zhang Chen blurted out, but immediately realized it. : "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said bad words. It's just that, well, I had to shoot..."
Zhang Chen's words made the host laugh again. He felt that since he hosted "Dialogue", the total number of times he laughed was not as much as the one time today.
Some of the audience below laughed, and some had never heard of this allusion and couldn't understand the point of the joke, but it didn't matter, Zhang Chen was already continuing.
"Script script, why is it called a script, because it is the basis of a play. For a movie, the script is responsible for the lower limit, and the director is responsible for the upper limit.
Let's take an example, "Farewell My Concubine" , the script written by Teacher Lu Wei is already good enough, even if it were not Chen Kaige, it wouldn't be bad if it were filmed by someone else
This is the lower limit
But with Teacher Lu Wei's script and Chen Kaige's talent, "Farewell My Concubine" can reach another level. "
What Zhang Chen said was very easy to understand, and many in the audience nodded.
"You admire "Farewell My Concubine" very much? "
Zhang Chen nodded: "It is indeed a very good movie. Our students in the directing department have to learn from it. "
The host immediately asked: "Then why is it not of this type? ”
Zhang Chen showed a surprised expression: "If cooking is compared to cooking, "Farewell My Concubine" is like Buddha jumping over the wall. The process is complicated and time-consuming. It is a Kung Fu dish. Although it is amazing and delicious, it is laborious and laborious.
The movies I filmed were like flavored stir-fries, served quickly and tasted good. Although not as amazing as Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, they are more suitable for the public. After all, no one eats Buddha Jumps Over the Wall every day. ”
< br>Hearing this metaphor, the audience laughed again.
The host did not continue to dwell on this topic, but continued to ask: "Just now you said that the script is responsible for the lower limit, then why are there so many bad movies on the market?"
"Then It's because directors all have a bad habit of changing scripts
Do you know why it is so difficult to get admitted to Nortel’s directing department? It’s because movies have higher requirements for directors than any other type of work.
A director must not only understand directing, but also know the knowledge of other positions, such as lighting, scenery, art, performance...
Why do many great directors work in other positions? For example, Zhang Yimou was a photographer before, Gu Changwei was also an artist, Feng Xiaogang was an artist...
Because they already have a deep understanding of their positions, he will have to change his position as a director. Much easier.
So, every director is very proud.
They feel that they understand scripts better than screenwriters, lighting better than lighting, and composition better than photography.
So during the filming, they couldn't help but want to change it.
It just so happens that the director is the biggest on the set, and no one dares to point fingers at them, so even if the changes are made, no one can restrict him.
Many directors have artistic feelings. Just like the expert just said, they want to express something deep.
But it is bound to be difficult to express deep things. If you don’t do it well, the audience will not understand it.
Most of the audience understands it, and that’s art. If most viewers can’t understand it, then it’s a bad movie.
It’s that simple~”
Zhang Chen said a lot in one breath, and everyone listened fascinated.
“Then what do you think? If the full score is 100 points, how many points would you give "Manslaughter"? ”
This question from the host is tricky.
Zhang Chen touched his nose: "80 points, maybe."
"Where are the 20 points deducted?"
Zhang Chen felt like he had fallen into the host's trap It’s a trap, but I have to say: “It’s stuck at the end.”
“It turns out you know it yourself...”
At this time, the host and the audience burst out laughing, and Zhang Chen also laughed.
"It seems that the audience also feels it very much. Let's ask them what they think. What do you think of the ending?"
After the host finished speaking, the staff in the audience were still thinking. Who should pass the microphone to? The crowd is already excited.
“The ending is a failure~”
“Yeah, it feels superfluous~”
"It's just a continuation of the dog's tail~"
"I think so too. A good movie was ruined by the end~"
"Director, did someone force you to change it like this? If so, If someone forces you, just blink~"
Everything mentioned below is included, and the atmosphere is very relaxed and warm.
Zhang Chen withdrew his gaze and smiled helplessly.
The host also looked at Zhang Chen at this time and asked with a smile: "Why do you add that paragraph at the end? As far as I know, it is not included in the Hong Kong and foreign versions. Why is that?"
Zhang Chen shrugged: "Why, of course it's to pass the review."
Host: "Without this paragraph, it can't be shown in China?"
Zhang Chen did not answer directly, but He said: "Let me talk about the conclusion first. The fact that "Manslaughter" can be released in China and meet with everyone shows that it definitely meets the censorship requirements.
But the original script was not like this.
When I just wrote the story frame, I felt that I might hit a red line, so I went to China Film Academy to find Mr. Han Sanping and asked him to help me check it.
Mr. Han said at the time that such a story would definitely not pass the trial.
Later we thought about setting the background of the story in Xiangjiang. As you all know, due to some special reasons, Xiangjiang Movies will have much looser standards for them than us, but even so, it is still not safe.
Later, I simply changed the background of the story to a foreign country. After all, the identity of the villain is relatively sensitive.
Then there are changes to the ending.
There is a very important point in our country’s review that bad guys must be punished.
Is Ayu, the protagonist of this movie, a bad guy? Certainly not, but she did break the law.
If you break the law, you must be punished. This is a red line that cannot be crossed, so Ayu finally surrendered.
In order to make this point more convincing, I specially added the plot of my daughter lying in the end. After experiencing that incident, my daughter already has the wrong idea of "as long as she is smart enough, she can escape the punishment of the law" Values, so the protagonist chooses to surrender, just to tell him with actions that her idea is wrong and no one can escape the punishment of the law.
But judging from the results, everyone seems not to accept this. ”
At this time, the expert suddenly spoke: "So, Director Zhang, does he feel that our country's film censorship system has hindered the development of the film industry?"
As soon as this guy opened his mouth, he knew that he was not holding back.
Zhang Chen finally figured it out, this guy was the one the show crew came to trick him into.
But how could Zhang Chen get his wish? Don’t forget what he came to do today.
Zhang Chenzi considered his words carefully: "You may think that the film censorship system is very troublesome, like a shackles on us.
Even many film practitioners believe that their inability to produce good works is due to the shackles of film censorship.
But that’s not the case!
"Heroes", "A World Without Thieves", "Kung Fu", "Shark Beach"...
These are all good movies, weren't they all born under the film censorship system?
It doesn’t mean that a film shot in dark places must be a good movie, nor does a movie necessarily only have to be shot in dark places. ”
"But why is it that only our country has a film censorship system? Don't you think this is a step backwards?" Experts still continue to play the role of villain.
Zhang Chen shook his head: "No, no, no, you are wrong about this. In fact, many countries have film censorship systems. Singapore and Malaysia may be stricter than ours. Moreover, the censorship system is not It’s just for internal and external movies, and they won’t let you show them if they don’t meet the requirements. This actually has some positive meanings..."
"What about?"
"For example. "Young and Dangerous". Male viewers in the 1980s and 1990s should be familiar with this movie.
This movie is full of various violent elements, and it makes the underworld positive and heroic. It has a negative influence on young people.
The General Administration of Film and Television has explicitly prohibited entry into the mainland.
That is to say, he did not pass the film censorship at all.
The reason why we have all seen it is because of pirated discs.
I can responsibly say that if mainlanders had not seen this movie, the number of fights among teenagers would have been reduced by at least half. Do you have any objection to me saying that? ”
After Zhang Chen finished speaking, the audience responded with a roar.
Many of the audience were born in their 80s and 90s, and Zhang Chen was talking about their childhood.
In the two years since "Young and Dangerous" became popular, which school didn't have "Chen Haonan" and "Hong Xing"?
“Let me tell you one more thing. “Young and Dangerous” failed to pass the film censorship in Malaysia and could not be released. Later, it was revised and passed the review. After the review, “Young and Dangerous” Chen Haonan has become an undercover police officer. Do you believe it?”
Not many people know this news, and everyone looks shocked. I originally thought that in "Young and Dangerous 5", Chen Haonan secretly confessed to the police because Hong Kong had returned to the motherland at that time, but I didn't expect that such a thing had happened in Malaysia.
“I don’t deny what you said. The film censorship system does have its positive aspects, but generally speaking, it does more harm than good, right?” Experts still disagree.
Zhang Chen continued: "You may not know that our country was actually liberalized for a period of time in the 1980s. What was the result? All kinds of monsters and monsters emerged.
There is no restriction on everyone. Dare to shoot anything, such as "The Black Butterfly" with a long close-up of milking...
"The Black Butterfly" has a nudity, vulgar science fiction, and cult undertones, directly following "The Jumping Corpse" and "Frankenstein" "Beautiful Head in a Haunted Mansion"...
"Death Inn", which deliberately shows various horrific scenes of tragic death...
There are also films of this type titled "Kill Them None" , the movie posters are full of words like "blood", "murder", "case", "love", "color"..."
"It was true that nothing was cared about at that time, and then the film industry was in chaos. But I also agree with part of your point just now. The censorship system does have its shortcomings. It is better to promulgate the Film Law as soon as possible. Having laws to follow is the right way. ..."
Then Zhang Chen spread his hands and said: "But this will definitely require a process. Our country's film industry has just developed. According to the law of development, it will definitely be disordered at the beginning, and the country will be arbitrary. As it grows wildly, it will slowly become orderly, and the relevant laws and regulations will gradually become more complete.
The management will definitely be rough at the beginning, and I hope they will formulate a very complete one at once. Laws and regulations are not realistic, so we can only take it one step at a time..."
Zhang Chen said a lot today, some of which were for the film bureau to listen to, but some of which were his true thoughts.
Until he traveled through time, there was no clear "Film Law" promulgated, but the intensity of control was indeed changing year by year. This is progress.
Otherwise, how could movies like "Twenty-One" and "Way of Fire" be released?
(End of this chapter)