Chapter 224： Careful, not a slide iron stove

"Okay, what about the next one? What genre does Smith Zhang want to make next? I think war movies are good!"

"That's so far away? Wait for the summer vacation to watch "Dark War", I think Smith Zhang will not let us down!"

Yes, of course it will not disappoint the fans who have been looking forward to it. Zhang Dongcheng, who is careful and thoughtful, made his own revisions to the script before the filming started.

The Hong Kong version of the film has been transformed into an American version of the film, and the extreme collision of Eastern and Western cultures. Zhang Dongcheng has no way forward to learn from, but he is different from others. He can also learn from future generations and learn in advance.

In "Infernal Affairs", which was revised from the later "Infernal Affairs", Zhang Dongcheng got the first step towards success, and it is also the most important step.

In the original time and space, the 79th Oscar was of extraordinary significance to one person—Martin Scorsese, the master director who failed five times at the Oscars, finally held the statuette in his hands , when he won the prize, he said excitedly and incoherently: Do you want to check the envelope again?

George Lucas, Coppola, and Spielberg presented him with awards together, which can be described as an unprecedented lineup of luxurious award presentations at previous Oscar awards ceremonies.

Martin Scorsese finally took off the title of the uncrowned king. The audience stood up and applauded him for a long time at the awards ceremony. He won the award this time, which is what everyone expected. Previously, he directed "Mean Streets", "Taxi Driver", Classic films such as "Raging Bull" and "Goodfellas" are regarded as classics by Hollywood, but every time they are just a little bit worse, and they miss the Oscars repeatedly. "is not Lao Ma's best work. Lao Ma's award this time is based on the status and prestige accumulated by several classic works over the past few decades.

Although Lao Ma casually mentioned Liu Weiqiang from Hong Kong, China in his acceptance speech, almost no one paid attention to the remake of a Hong Kong movie, and everyone focused on Lao Ma. Regardless, "The Departed" is on fire. For European and American audiences, this may be a wonderful masterpiece, but for Chinese audiences who have watched "Infernal Affairs", the mood is very complicated.

Many people may not know that "Infernal Affairs" also competed for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, but it didn't even enter the top five nominations. Is "Infernal Affairs" really better than "Infernal Affairs"? Or just local protectionism in Hollywood? Where is the difference between the two films?

All of this must be thought of by Zhang Dongcheng in advance, otherwise, this movie that has never been mentioned on TV in the future will be his journey to brake feathers, and the Waterfall that will destroy everything.

The first is cultural differences. It can be seen from the title that "Infernal Affairs" conceived the connotation of Chinese Buddhist scriptures and revealed a strong sense of Zen. Zeng Zhiwei said to the younger brothers at the beginning of the movie: "The fortune teller said that I will be successful once, but I will die forever. I don’t believe it, you choose your own path.” A few simple words permeate the taste of Chinese classical rivers and lakes culture, while the name of “The Departed Walker” is much more obvious. "Departed" more straightforwardly foretells the fate and final ending of many characters in this film, which is more than lively but not memorable.

Of course, from an American point of view, "thedeparted" may be straight to the heart, far better than some mysterious and profound Infernal Affairs.

Well, let’s put the name aside first, the cast has already been mentioned above, whether it’s the Hong Kong version or the US version, it’s a gathering of big names, bringing together a group of people who are the best and most capable actors in their respective worlds. The next point.

So in terms of the acting skills of the actors: they are also playing undercover, but in terms of performance, Tony Leung is more of a restrained inner drama, without hoarseness, without crying, a bitter smile is enough to explain the problem, simple gestures It's all drama.

And Leonardo's acting skills are more externally publicized. Although his facial muscles are tangled and exaggerated body movements, although he is very explosive, it is somewhat hysterical from the perspective of Chinese audiences, but he is naturally extroverted and likes extroverts. Appreciation from American audiences.

Jack Nicholson, who plays Castro, is even more blockbuster. His acting skills are universally recognized. His face is a play in itself. He plays Castro holding a severed hand The scene of one side talking tepidly is really creepy.

This is the difference between introversion and extroversion, and it is also a key difference.

In terms of character relationship, Chen Yongren in "Infernal Affairs" was selected by Police Officer Huang to start an undercover career because he was very good and had the qualifications to be an undercover agent, while the policeman played by Leonardo in "The Departed" is indeed because of "bad background". ", many criminals appeared in his family, he was considered the best candidate to be an undercover agent, but he was forced to go undercover by his superiors.

The relationship between Chen Yongren and Police Officer Huang is that of superiors and subordinates, friends and combat partners. Years of cooperation have made them very close and tacit. Watches are worn on hands every day. The moment Police Officer Huang fell from the building and landed in front of Chen Yongren, the expression on his face was so sad, while Leonardo was more thinking about how to protect himself.

One is grief, the other is self-preservation. The introverted oriental culture strikes at people’s hearts like a sword’s edge at this moment. The strong contrast makes people overwhelmed, while the western culture, which is good at human conflicts, uncharacteristically chooses to be alone , but it makes people fall into contemplation.

This is what Chinese people think of as teamwork, which is completely different from the individual heroism that the West has always firmly implemented in movies.

In terms of expression techniques, the differences between the two films directly reflect the differences between Eastern and Western cultures. Eastern culture emphasizes subtlety, and a seemingly ordinary sentence hides a deep mystery, while Western culture emphasizes direct visual impact.

This can be clearly seen in the processing of several details. In terms of the handling of the scene where the police officer dies in the line of duty after meeting with the undercover agent, "Infernal Affairs" can be described as a classic. Knowing that he could not escape, Officer Huang calmly pretended to call his wife. The moment it was closed, a hand came in, and the man said in a low voice: Police officer Huang... The hearts of the audience were raised, and the group of people in "The Departed" came up and asked the police officer immediately: Where is he? Then it was a violent beating without any explanation, without any plot tension or suspense.

In the scene of the police officer falling from the building, "Infernal Affairs" caught people off guard. Officer Huang suddenly fell in front of Chen Yongren. The shock that comes is not as good as "Infernal Affairs".

Regarding the handling of the ending, regardless of the second and third episodes of the "Infernal Affairs" series, because in terms of narrative, "The Infernal Affairs" and "Infernal Affairs 1" are parallel, and both have their own advantages. After all the calculations, even though he killed Chen Yongren and his accomplices, they were finally arrested by the police.

The ending of "The Departed" seems to be even darker. When justice cannot be done through proper channels, it can only choose to fight with an eye for an eye. Leonardo's bitter boss avenged his dead colleague and ambushed in the A shot at Matt Damon's house ended him. There is no legal trial, only the balance of people's hearts. The authority of the law has been weakened, which also represents Martin Scorsese's ethical thinking.

Going back to "Dark War", Zhang Dongcheng believes that the movies that American audiences like, apart from the two leading actors' battle of wits and courage, need more passion and tension, with a strong sense of reality and Violent beauty.

FUCK, SIHT, swear words never leave their mouths, fists never leave their foreheads, what they want is to find the simple stimulation that the West can accept in the implicit.

Thus, Zhang Dongcheng's script, after modification, becomes:

The scenes are more intense, and the direct visual impact must not be weaker than that of "Face Changing". There are more straightforward plots, and the lines are more refined, but more complicated.

The role of the police officer starring John Traver, in addition to being mature and resourceful, the whole person must be extroverted. He will not just look at me as Chief Inspector Huang Qiqi and smile wryly, but mock with FUCKYOU in a sharp tone. Instead of staring and thinking hard about a solution, he would slap the table and lose his temper, and then find clues in a rage.

As for Nicolas Cage, his performance does not need to be changed as completely as John Traver. His characters in the play are originally ostentatious, unscrupulous, rampant in the city, playing with the police in the palm of their hands, on the contrary Yes, it is better to speak less, or use body language and expression language to tell.

Nicolas Cage, those eyes that look extremely melancholy, fascinated every female movie fan.

But, the real situation, the real situation on the set, will it be like this? And Nicolas Cage, the title of the king of bad movies, under the dazzling halo, how bad is his performance?

Everything is beyond Zhang Dongcheng's imagination.

After the main members of the crew were contacted, the rest of the preparatory work began to unfold in an orderly manner.

As the owner of Dongcheng Pictures, the films directed by Zhang Dongcheng himself naturally attracted much attention. And he is now the most famous Chinese director in Hollywood. To put it bluntly, Zhang Dongcheng is now the most popular Chinese director in Hollywood.

In just two years, he went from a penniless directing graduate to a world-renowned director, and he has his own film company under him. Zhang Dongcheng's experience is a living American dream.

Among his many admirers, more are not because of the movie, but because of this legendary experience!