Chapter 25

Mark said: "in a single scene, several people sit around the stove and talk about a topic. In fact, such films are not uncommon. For example, from the perspective of film alone, it is difficult to make any breakthrough in the shooting of this kind of film. Whether it is character scheduling or empty lens, it will appear regular. Of course, Hitchcock's soul snatching boldly tried "One shot, one film" shooting technique, but it still feels like a drama. "

This is mark talking about the creation theory of the film in his spare time on the set. He continued with the comments he copied from the Internet: "if there is no capital to show off too much on the lens, the most noteworthy thing of the film must be the plot content. The winner of" soul snatching "lies in the setting of suspense and whether the body in the box will be found, which is what all the audience are looking forward to, And this is not enough. The topic must be attractive and let the audience have some desire to see it. "

Tom said, "your suspense is well set at the beginning. John claims to many colleagues that he is a person who will never die and has lived for 14000 years. Therefore, suspense is formed. All the people present and the audience want to know whether John is telling the truth, and this is a process of torture. Although the content of torture is metaphysical, it absolutely attracts the audience's hearing, For the whole film, the content of this conversation will form the theme and attract me all at once. It's a bit like watching a sitcom. "

Because mark can access the Internet at any time, he has all kinds of information and theories at his fingertips. In other people's eyes, he doesn't know why. He thinks that the young man has material. He is correct in his words. Only mark knows that he is a modern version of Zhao Kuo. He can only talk on paper. He doesn't want to kill 400000 people around him. It's better to hide his mistakes. His theory is high, Poor execution and operation ability, so he tried to blow more and do less.

Every time before shooting, he used to call the actors and photographers together to tell his requirements and desired effects. As for how to shoot and how the actors act, it's your business. It's called creative freedom and improvisation. In the future, he also said, "it's said that Woody Allen did this."

You can't become a great actor with a book, just as you can't teach yourself to dance, swim, martial arts, painting, tightrope walking or climb Mount Everest with a book. Mark also knows this, so he tries to be modest and consult the people around him. Tom has rich work experience, while hank and Ruby have received professional and systematic training, In making up for Mark's defects.

In fact, the whole play is a drama. Compared with the most difficult children's play, animal play and action play in the film, it is only primary. It is even better to direct and shoot a stage play. However, it is better than ingenious conception and fascinating story. The topic of discussion is the basis of the whole western culture, religion and philosophy.

The script assumes John's life span and John's own experience, so no matter what John says, in reality, he is in an unreal state, and this unreal is the real doubt of the drama about those professors. Especially when the theory of Jesus appeared, this doubt obviously reached the peak and almost subverted the whole western culture, However, there are various possibilities in the hypothesis itself. The strength of this impact is almost fatal to the West. The discussion of this topic has improved the level of the film, as if it has a spiritual core, which makes him win the love of many people and harvest many fans.

Fans who like it hold it to the sky. IMDB scores 8.4 points, which is a masterpiece level. There are more comments on breaking 100 million in North America and 300 million in the world on the Internet, but mark searched many lists and materials, and there is no record about it, not even the most authoritative box office record of North America week. This should be the result of hype and boasting by crazy fans, Director and screenwriter Richard shainkman became famous for it, but it's also true that he hasn't got any works since.

This is a good work, but after the screenwriter has completed the setting of the story, there are not many places where the director needs to play and shine. This is also the reason why mark, a wild monk, dares to raise the flag and recruit troops to make a film. David, Sophia and Tom are also willing to believe him. If he is making an action blockbuster, there are many farces and jokes.

The film is both a conversation and a debate. When a man who has lived for 14000 years stands in front of you, what do you want to ask him most? The answer to this question is different for everyone, so the screenwriter set the identity of the characters in the play, University Teachers in various subjects, and even a young student. Obviously, this is a thinking debate on philosophy, so these professors lack science and engineering experts, but social scientists, archaeologists and human sociology experts, Psychologists, even college students, religious figures and so on. This character setting naturally fits the topic to be discussed in the film. Therefore, the process of human evolution begins in this strange discussion. If it is a discussion of science and engineering, the audience will curse their mother and will not watch it.

There are two clues intertwined in the plot. One is John's story, which is related to the subversion of some past events and the evolution of human history. The other is whether these professors believe what John said in reality and whether there is such a person who has lived against common sense for 14000 years? If the first clue is called B clue, then as the latter a clue is bound to become the source power of B clue, and the existence of doubt is the premise of John's story telling.

So mark used the method of TV debate for reference, of course, with expressive body language.

This is a film about philosophical discussion. In the film, the psychologist has the strongest conflict with John. This identity is quite metaphorical. Philosophy is a kind of "mental thinking" to a large extent, which goes beyond various disciplines, but what kind of psychology is suitable for thinking and questioning the established concept? When the psychologist banned John's right to speak with his own power, we know that this kind of psychological thinking is not allowed and should be limited. In the plot, the father son relationship between the psychologist and John is obviously the director's great ridicule that this kind of thinking imprisons the police. Imprisoning thought is the greatest enemy of the development of philosophy.

So, at the end of the film, the death of the psychologist is a kind of catharsis and even a kind of will of the director. When John leaves again, his life is destined to continue the exploration of the new life. From doubt to exploration, this process is all mankind, and I'm afraid it is also a kind of will of the screenwriter to the western society.

However, mark made appropriate modifications here. As a psychologist, his tolerance is strong, because John said he was his father, he couldn't bear the pressure and died of a heart attack, which doesn't make sense.

Of course, the original director wanted to express multiple meanings. John is the father of a psychologist, which is also a kind of evidence that what he said is true. This is a huge subversion and impact on the knowledge and cognition of psychologists. However, under the condition that psychologists have known for a long time, it should not have such a huge impact. As a father, How could you let your son die to settle an argument.

So mark made appropriate changes here. John said to the psychologist, "your father left you not because he didn't love you or evaded responsibility, but because he had to be forced." John's words were full of affection and apology.

The psychologist opened his eyes and said, "how do you know?" It was a secret pain in his heart. He never told anyone. The expression on his face said these things.

John said, "OK, he's sorry!"

The psychologist's face showed great shock and uneasiness.

John patted him on the shoulder and said, "it doesn't matter whether it's true or false. The important thing is that we still have love. Life must go on!"

After several struggles, the psychologist finally smiled with relief. He said, "good luck, John!" Waved and watched John turn away.

The last clip is that John gets in the car but doesn't drive away. He's waiting for the person he loves.

The camera gave Linda a close-up. The camera didn't take a picture of whether she opened the door and got on the bus. The suspense in it was very moving. A man whose lover will eventually grow old and die will leave the people around him every ten years, which is not only self-protection, but also care for others.

But will he stop for the woman in front of him? When he stopped and looked back at the woman, how exciting the subtle changes in the woman's face were! Ten thousand years of life has nothing to do with me. You are just the man I love. You leave the people around you like you have repeated N times in the past, but you still stay for me for a moment.

"Eternity", sung by Donald, sounded with a sad and melancholy voice. Black, Tom, Hank, ruby, David Lee, Tony and John applauded together. They were watching the first cut version without post-processing. Of course, there was no post-production of the film, except recording, subtitles and ending song.

Donald is responsible for singing the ending song. He sings well and has reached the top level of amateur sports. He also goes to a professional studio to record it at his own expense. Mark doesn't have the recording cost of the ending song in his budget.

Tom said, "this is a film no worse than twelve angry men."

Blake happily took Mark's arm and said, "Congratulations, mark, you succeeded."

Mark said: "thanks to everyone's help, this man from earth can be successfully produced. Tonight's youth killing party and all night carnival."

Amid the cheers and applause, Blake whispered to mark, "your account balance is not enough to pay for a party."