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Chapter 384 He Fang: Want to make a thoughtful science fiction movie
When the creators of "Alita: Battle Angel" stood on the stage, the audience applauded and cheered even louder.

Tu Jingwei raised the microphone several times before everyone stopped applauding. In fact, there are tricks to getting the audience to stop applauding. Usually the host pretends to speak and has to give up. Doing this three times is enough.

If the audience doesn't stop, the host can speak directly.

"This movie really exceeded my expectations. I thought it would be a relatively intense story like "Star Wars", "Avatar", and "Edge of Tomorrow". As a result... what I saw was A different and interesting science fiction movie. Director He, how did you come up with the idea of ​​buying the film and television adaptation rights of this story?"

"Hmm... Actually, I wanted to make some science fiction movies at first, and then I bought the copyrights of a batch of science fiction stories. Among these sci-fi copyrights, I wanted to buy not only domestic ones but also foreign ones. However, the foreign ones only bought two animation stories from the island country. .

I read a lot of stories at that time, and after picking and choosing, I finally chose "The Killing Reincarnation" and "A Dream of Guns." Everyone knows "The Killing", which was adapted into "Edge of Tomorrow", and "Gunsma" was adapted into "Alita".

The main reason I chose this story is that it is no longer a science fiction story with the theme of fighting aliens. The other reason is that it has a large pattern and is about the fact that human beings have reached a bottleneck after they developed to stellar civilization.Then, because it is impossible to get out of the next stage of civilization of stellar civilization, that is, galactic civilization.As a result, internal fighting occurred among stellar civilizations to compete for resources in the solar system.

The story thinks about the greedy nature of human beings. When greed is not satisfied, they will fight with each other.Alita is the victim of this fight. When she returns again, she will change the order again.

I chose this story because it raises thoughts and possible consequences for the development of human civilization in the future. The result is that after we break through to stellar civilization, it will be difficult to reach the level of galactic civilization in a short period of time. This may lead to Infighting over resources.

In fact, everyone who writes stories or makes up stories likes to think about and warn about future situations, and stories like "Gun Meng" have similar thinking, but in order to make this kind of thinking have a market, it It turned into an interesting story. "

He Fang explained the origin of this story and the reason why he chose this story.

"Wow, does it mean that at your level, you have started thinking about how to tell romantic stories in movies?" Tu Jingwei asked in surprise.

"This is too high, but it is not completely wrong. In fact, I think many science fiction stories have a characteristic, that is, they first propose a pessimistic imagination, and then use wonderful plot developments to reverse this pessimistic imagination. .

Of course, there are also some stories that are not reversed, but lead to another way of thinking.For example, Teacher Da Liu's "The Three-Body Problem" is such a story, a pessimistic imagination, and after a lot of hard work, the result may not be so good, but it allows our thoughts to be cleansed and sublimated. .

This kind of science fiction story is not only limited to science fiction, but also a kind of thinking about philosophy, so I still like it very much.I think this kind of science fiction story is the romanticism in science fiction stories. It respects the logic of development and is not limited to the relationship between positive and negative. It is a reflection on the entire civilization.

Of course, I also like some sci-fi stories about fighting monsters or fighting aliens, because that kind of story is more direct and intuitive, and it can make my blood boil immediately.In short, these are two different styles of science fiction. "

As soon as He Fang finished speaking, the audience immediately burst into warm applause. It turned out that what He Fang just said was a bit too literary.

"You mentioned "The Three-Body Problem" just now. I heard that you also got the copyright. Are you planning to make this novel? But many people say they can't understand it and it's a bit unfamiliar. How do you evaluate this novel?" Jing Wei asked.

"Okay, I will only answer one question that has nothing to do with this movie." He Fang reminded Tu Jingwei that as the host, you went off topic and talked about something other than the movie.

After Tu Jingwei was stunned for a moment, she suddenly knew that she had made a mistake and cast an apologetic look in her direction.

"Strictly speaking, the novel "The Three-Body Problem" is a work that can win the Nobel Prize for Literature. It is the greatest science fiction work in China so far, and it is also one of the greatest science fiction works in the world. I I believe that one day it will get the honor that belongs to it. I will definitely shoot this story, but I’m not in a hurry, I haven’t figured out how to express it well yet.”

He Fang's high evaluation of "The Three-Body Problem" directly shocked everyone present. The key is that many people have not heard of this novel, and it seems that they have to go and read it carefully.

"Why didn't you work with Hollywood actors again this time?"

"No need. This is an oriental thinking movie. I think it's enough if it's oriental enough." He Fang answered simply.

"Why do you want to change the name of the movie to "Alita: Battle Angel"? Isn't the original story called "Gun Meng"?"

"This question is not complicated, because many people can't understand the name "Guang Meng", but the name "Alita" can make people know that it is a person's name, and it is the name of a heroine. Because this is the first movie , it is also the film in which Alita restores her battle memory, so it is called "Alita: Battle Angel"."

"Okay, let me ask another question, how did the mechanical human structure in the movie become so realistic? It feels like the characters in it are more skilled in using machines than their own physical bodies."

"This is the power of film technology. If I want to explain it, I have to answer it from many technical aspects, but I believe that many viewers will not want to hear it and will not understand it. Let me answer it in the most straightforward way, The mechanical limbs inside are half made using props and half using CG modeling.

The body like Alita is made of props, and the flexible robotic arms like the nurse are made of props and CG.In short, it is achieved through the cooperation of these two methods. "

"Okay, thank you Director He Fang for your answer. If you have any questions about Director He Fang, you can give him a test in the interactive session later. Next, let's ask our Alita Pan Zhilin."

As he spoke, Tu Jingwei walked up to Pan Zhilin, then turned to look at her.

"Pan Zhilin, as a Fang girl, this is your first time starring in He Fang's movie. How does it feel?"

"Well, it took a long time to wait, but it was well worth the wait." Pan Zhilin replied. "Oh? How do you understand?" Tu Jingwei asked.

"Because Director He's movies don't mean that if you have a good relationship with him, he will let you be the heroine. It must be that the protagonist of his movie is just right for you and will let you be the heroine. To be honest, according to this I thought I wouldn't be able to wait for such a role in a short time.

Unexpectedly, director He said that the role in the movie "Alita" might be suitable for me, because this role requires a pair of big eyes, a petite figure, and a face that can be confused by an actor. After trying it out, I finally chose it.

It's worth it because after watching the movie today, my role really stood out. Sometimes an actor can leave a deep impression on the audience with just one role for a lifetime.I think the character of Alita will be a better screen image for me to leave to the audience. She is cute, sentimental, smart, and strong enough to face all difficulties, and she is even very tolerant.

I'm lucky to be able to play such a role.So it's worth the wait, very worth it. "Pan Zhilin replied.

"Indeed, the luckiest thing for an actor is to play a role that best suits her in a classic movie. It is said that the eyes are the windows to the soul, and the most difficult performance for an actor is the performance of the eyes, and in In the movie "Alita", your eyes are enlarged, which will further test your performance ability. Once there is no play in the eyes, they will be enlarged infinitely. How did you overcome this?"

The questions Tu Jingwei asked were still very professional.

"To practice this, the crew made me an artifact, and I brought it..." Pan Zhilin said, reaching out to her assistant, who immediately brought her a pair of glasses.

"What is this?" Tu Jingwei asked curiously.

"This is a magnifying glass. It can magnify my eyes after wearing it. Then I can practice my performance in front of the mirror." Pan Zhilin said, taking out a large pair of glasses and showing it to everyone.

"Here, put it on and let everyone see if your eyes get bigger."

Then after Pan Zhilin put it on, sure enough, her eyes became bigger.

"Wow, it's true that there is such a magical weapon..."

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Next came the various questions Tu Jingwei had with the main creators. Anyway, she basically asked all the questions that reporters and the audience wanted to ask. This led to the media reporters not knowing what to ask in the subsequent interactive sessions.

Sometimes it's not a good thing if the host is too good.

As for the various stars in the industry, they also praised her in various ways after being named. Anyway, praise is free of charge, which means that there are many people who envy Pan Zhilin and want to have good luck like her.

As soon as the premiere ended, the guests were invited to the State Guesthouse for a thank-you reception, and the creators stayed at the scene to sign autographs and take photos with some of the audience.

As for the media reporters and film critics, they all received corresponding gifts. They could not attend the thank-you reception, and they all left the venue and went back to write articles.

"Let's go, everyone, go drink. Please drink less. We will still do promotions tomorrow." He Fang finally greeted the creators to the reception.

"Where does the new science fiction film play with human nature"

"Every frame is a costly special effect, and the special effects technology is definitely among the top five in the world's film special effects."

"If you don't understand the audio-visual language, you can't understand the new movie"

"[Alita: Battle Angel] is really beyond expectations, every frame is science fiction, but every frame uses top-notch audio-visual language"

"He Fang: I want to tell a different science fiction story"

"Pan Zhilin: I am very lucky to have such a role"

"He Fangkua's novel "The Three-Body Problem" is the best science fiction novel in China. No one can win the Nobel Prize."

"Look at He Fang's new film from these ten aspects"

"This is a film definitely worth watching multiple times, many of the shots are textbook level"

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(End of this chapter)