Riding the wind of rebirth

Roland Emmerich is the director of this film, but today's Hollywood industry has been divided into very fine categories, and the director may not be able to win over the screenwriter.

The reason why the Republicans would oppose giving Bill more roles is because this year is an election year, and Democrat Bill Clinton will compete with Republican candidate Bob Dole for the presidency.

Bill Clinton has done a good job in the past four years and has a great chance of being re-elected. Hollywood is more inclined towards the Democratic Party. Although Bill Pullman was joking, he actually helped Bill Clinton with some publicity in disguise.

Who says foreigners don't have social etiquette? If you say that, it's because you are insignificant, and it's not that foreigners don't care about you.

Bill's side was lively, but the two screenwriters were rather neglected. I wonder if it's because Americans are not very interested in literature.

Seeing Zhou Zhi raising his hand enthusiastically, the host finally called on him: "The young man next to the beautiful oriental girl."

Even though there are many Asian girls in this room, the one who can be noticed by the host at first glance as being beautiful and having oriental temperament is none other than Mai Xiaomiao. The guy next to her is naturally Zhou Zhi.

"I have a question for the two screenwriters. I heard that there was an interesting episode during the filming of the film. The US military wanted to provide soldiers, clothing, and vehicles to assist the filming. However, because the film crew was unwilling to delete the content related to Area 51, the cooperation between the two parties broke down and the military immediately withdrew from the filming."

"My question is, did this tidbit really happen? If so, why didn't the two screenwriters meet the military's request and modify the plot to get their support?"

This question was the only serious question tonight, and Zhou Zhi's question really won the hearts of the two screenwriters.

The reason why they disagreed to delete the description of "Area 51" is that it is a huge gimmick of the film, satisfying the curiosity of Americans about the rumor that "Area hides aliens for scientists to study secretly". Incorporating it into the story will naturally attract the audience.

In addition, although CG technology has taken off, it is not yet particularly easy to use and it costs a lot of money, but the Hollywood prop industry has already reached its peak.

In order to make a good movie, the alien attack aircraft that stayed in Area 51 in the movie was made in a real 1:1 ratio. Not only is it nearly meters wide, but all the details are perfect and breathtaking.

In addition, this movie uses the largest number of physical models in history. The biggest advantage of physical models is realism. The sense of space presented by the miniature models under the camera, the changes in light and shadow under the light, and the texture in the explosion scenes are far beyond the reach of computer CG special effects at this time.

电影的特效部门为电影制作了3978架F-18战机、52278块碎片、3931架外星战机、1549枚导弹和22014个光球，因此他们其实并不需要军方的配合了。

It's not that they don't need to cooperate, it's just that the way of cooperation is different. For example, the story that claims that the military wanted the producers to delete the plot related to Area 51, but failed to get their wish and refused to invest or cooperate may not be a form of "reverse cooperation" by the military.

Of course, since Zhou Zhi had raised the question, he could no longer answer it in the same way as above. Roland Emmerich smiled faintly and said, "I think that in terms of weighing the balance between obtaining military funding and support and maintaining the independence of the story, it is more important to maintain creative independence."

Dean Devlin said seriously: "This movie itself describes the spirit of unyielding challenge to power, and expresses the determination, hard work, and never-give-up spirit to defend freedom."

"Blocking the public's right to know is itself a manifestation of the exercise of power. The reason why we want to show everyone's imagination of Area 51 in the movie is to call on the majority of movie fans, and even all citizens, to pay attention to the right to know that we should enjoy, but it is being cut and deprived by the government and the media."

“Isn’t this a form of resistance? At least it’s designed based on the spirit of resistance,” Roland Emmerich said. “If such a plot cannot be preserved, it will conflict with the tone of the film. So this seemingly unimportant issue is actually very important and we can’t give up.”

As expected of screenwriters, their answers immediately received thunderous cheers and applause. The effect of the roadshow came out. The two screenwriters discussed it and called the host over to close the microphone and say a few words. The host then turned on the microphone again: "The two screenwriters said that the question raised by the young man just now is very good and very important. It touches on the core of our story. Therefore, we want to give out our first gift today - a signed copy of the Independence Day script by Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin!"

"Young man, please come up."

There is such a good thing?! Zhou Zhi ran up and thanked the two screenwriters, Bill Pullman and the host.

Dean Devlin took out a pen and smiled at Zhou Zhi: "What's your name?"

This is to sign on the spot, Zhou Zhi is very happy: "Just write to George."

"Do you have anything you want to write?" Dean Devlin asked.

"Well...then write 'And yet, freedom, and yet, your flag, though broken, still flies, like thunder and rain, stirring in the wind'."

This was obviously an English poem, but Zhou Zhi read it a little too fast, which made Dean Devlin stunned for a moment.

Whether in China or abroad, the grammar of poetry is different from that of ordinary speech. If you are not familiar with the content and only listen to it once, it is difficult to write it correctly.

Roland Emmerich took the pen and the script calmly. "This is Byron's poem. Shelley quoted it in the first line of Ode to Liberty. No wonder George asked such a question. It turns out he is knowledgeable about literature."

"No, no, I just suddenly thought of this sentence." Zhou Zhi replied modestly.

Bill Pullman also came to join in the fun: "I think it would be even more beautiful if this sentence was added to the pre-war speech."

"Hey! Others, you will be fined if you reveal spoilers!" Roland Emmerich cursed with a smile, and quickly wrote down the poem. After signing his name, he handed it to Dean Devlin.

Dean Devlin signed his name with a guilty look on his face. "George, judging from your temperament, which university are you from? Columbia University is good at literature. Are you my alumnus?"

"NYU's literature is also good, especially film and television literature. Why can't he be my alumnus?" Roland Emmerich was also quite curious.

"Uh... Actually, I'm from Shu University. I came to New York with my girlfriend and happened to be there for this premiere."

"Shu University?"

“That’s a university in a province in inland China. Oh, and that’s where the giant pandas come from.”

"..." (End of this chapter)