Chapter 1086: Good advice is hard to hear
The cafe was still noisy and busy. Edgar lowered his voice slightly and had a serious expression. Although his breathing was still not fully adjusted, it could be seen from his eyes that he was not joking.
"Anson, James Kitcher has been planning this project since 1993. It was originally planned to be filmed as a series, but because the script was so bad, it was finally condensed into one episode."
"Unfortunately, the content of that episode was not famous and failed to stir up any splash."
"At that time, Johnny Cash and June-Carter were still alive, and they had been I hope that this project can be promoted, and James Kitcher is the producer, but unfortunately there has been no progress.”
"I'm not sure if you know, but there is an unwritten rule in Hollywood."
"No biographies will be filmed while the person involved is still alive."
"It's not that we won't film them at all, but Avoid it as much as possible, because things can be tricky."
"Very few people are willing to calm down and analyze the successes and failures of their lives, whether positive or negative, let alone a film crew's analysis of their own lives. "In the end, it often turns into a flattering and complimentary story about the person involved, and the movie turns into a praiseworthy biography of a mediocre great man. Not everyone has Frank Abba Jr." Nell’s courage to let the crew play freely”
"What's more, Johnny Cash himself has been pushing for this movie. I haven't read the script, but I guess he is not prepared to objectively examine his life and show all the embarrassment and ugliness to the audience, right?"
Anson understood immediately.
The most typical example is "The Social Network," a film focusing on the history of Facebook's founding and adapted from the autobiographical novel of co-founder Mark Zuckerberg.
After the movie was released, Mark Zuckerberg filed a lawsuit, taking the crew directly to court and demanding that the movie stop showing immediately.
It was precisely because of these heated off-site turmoil that it became the entry point for Harvey-Weinstein to fan the flames. In the end, the latter took down the "social network" and pushed "The King's Speech" "Winning the Oscar that year became the biggest injustice case in the academy's public relations since the new century.
"The Social Network" is a positive case, a subversive breath of fresh air among countless biopics. It does not shy away from the strengths and weaknesses of the biographies, and displays them in a cold and cruel way, almost like in the movie. Every real person was offended -
Except the original author of the biography.
No one wants to be publicly dissected and criticized. No one.
Because of this, Hollywood is very keen on shooting biographical films, but most of the prototypes of biographical films have passed away.
Anson, “I haven’t read the script yet, but they just told me that they don’t want to avoid the dark sides of Johnny Cash’s life, but more want to focus on the dark sides that his music brings. ”
Edgar was slightly surprised, "Really?"
Anson nodded in affirmation.
Edgar frowned slightly, "If that's the case, it's not impossible. At least face those scars bravely. But..."
Edgar pondered for a moment, but Anson did not urge him. He believed that Edgar's rejection of the project must be more than just an unwritten Hollywood rule.
Edgar continued, "There is another possibility. The movie may be trying to glorify the love between Johnny Cash and June Carter."
"Did you know that when Johnny and Joan met, they were each married, and Joan's husband, Edwin-Nix, was Johnny's friend."
" I have no intention of exploring other people’s marriages or condescendingly condemning them. There are also people who are trapped in painful marriages and choosing to separate is the best choice for each other; but the fact is that their love did occur during the period when their respective marriages were not broken. This also brought them a lot of controversy." Anson was quite surprised, "Why? I thought people should be familiar with this scene in Hollywood. Marriage, divorce, and remarriage. Here, it is embarrassing not to get married twice or three times. Said he was a member of Hollywood."
Edgar, "They are all devout believers."
Anson suddenly realized.
Edgar, "So, maybe the purpose of the movie is not to beautify Johnny, but to beautify their love. Joan Carter's love is like a life-saving straw that saves Johnny Cash. Their meeting is destined."< br>
Anson pursed his lips and raised his chin slightly, "So, this is a bad thing?"
Edgar, "No, I don't know. Maybe it's nothing serious, Maybe it's terrible. This biography project is actually promoted by Johnny Cash and Joan Carter. They have a determination and have always hoped that the project will be successful. That's why I made such a guess."
“The point is, the whole of Hollywood thinks this is a bad idea.”
“From 1993 until now, for a full ten years, there should be more than thirty film production companies. The company rejected the project ”
Anson did not hide his surprise.
Edgar nodded slightly, "Although I have not read the script or project outline, I think this matter should prove some clues."
"And there are many large-scale projects among them. companies, Warner Brothers, Universal Pictures, Paramount; there are also small and medium-sized companies that specialize in independent art films."
"My guess? They are too eager to beautify their love and make the best memories. They took out the happy things and wrote them into a script. "
"In their opinion, it is romantic to the core, and a sunny woman saves the prodigal son who fell into the abyss, which is simply the end of the love movie. To others, the story might be different.”
Anson is not surprised, “People always say that we should trust our own memories, but in fact, we will modify our memories. Some people may erase the pain and darkness, and some people may deliberately magnify their wounds; some people Only the beautiful and romantic parts may be left, and some people may selectively forget their mistakes.”
“In the final analysis, we are all saving ourselves, just like a survival mechanism, modifying our memories to the point of being so. I can continue to survive."
"So, the same thing may have completely different appearances in different people's memories."
Edgar snapped his fingers.
“It is precisely because of this that biographical films often present not the truth, but one side of the story.”
"It is difficult for a biographical film to get rid of the bias of the first-person perspective when the person involved is still alive, which will cause the film to become a self-proclaimed disaster."
"Otherwise, if you think about it, it's Johnny Cash. and Joan Carter, both are superstars with an important place in the history of American country music. Johnny Cash's monthly album sales at his peak could easily overwhelm the Beatles, and he remained active until the 1990s. However, , but no one from more than 30 production companies is willing to film his biography?”
“In these years, James Kitcher has been running around, hoping to promote the production of movies...”
< br>Anson interjected, "Wait a minute, who is James Kitcher?"
After going around in circles, Anson still doesn't know who Kitcher is.
Kitcher:...
(End of this chapter)