Entertainment: From the Octagon to the big screen

Chapter 605 - Seize the Time
Chen Yu, who was sitting in the passenger seat, glanced at the car navigation.

At this moment, there are still 1,700 kilometers to the destination, Santiago.

He didn't expect the road conditions from Bolivia to Chile to be so good. Except for a few sections with dense forests where slow driving was required, the speed could basically be maintained at 100 kilometers per hour.

"There is a viewing platform seven hundred meters ahead. Let's go there to rest." Director Villeneuve's hoarse voice came from the intercom. He suddenly had tonsillitis last night.

Chen Yu deliberately imitated director Villeneuve's reply of receiving instructions, and Del Toro and others also used this method to tease director Villeneuve, who was very frugal with words at the moment.

Chen Yu picked up the military binoculars and lowered his seat to look at the sky. This 90% new military binoculars was exchanged by Chen Yu with the Bolivian border police in exchange for his autograph and a photo.

Thanos, who was in charge of driving, stepped on the accelerator lightly to speed up a little, then asked what the probability was of a light rain later. Chen Yu adjusted his sight to glance at the dark clouds floating slowly from the southwest.

"If the northeast wind gets a little stronger, it is likely to blow away the dark clouds." Chen Yu turned his head and muttered softly after wiping his lenses twice with his sleeve. He didn't want the road to become slippery due to the rain.

The weather conditions over the plateau can be described as changing rapidly. Sometimes the wind is light and the clouds are clear, and sometimes it rains and snows without any regular pattern. Thanos rubbed his cheeks and began to pray silently.

He had the same idea as Chen Yu and was unwilling to travel in the rain and snow.

But Del Toro thinks that's both manly and romantic!
If time wasn't a problem, he would have even planned to follow the guerrilla path that Ernesto Rafael took from Chile into Bolivia and experience the revolutionary's mental journey.

"That's not right. Ernesto Rafael must have sneaked into the mountainous area of ​​northwestern Bolivia through a small country in Central America."

After Chen Yu sat back down, he picked up the intercom, frowned, questioned Del Toro and put forward his own point of view. Chen Yu vaguely remembered that this was how it was described in his high school history book.

Thanos slowed down slightly and said that American textbooks were not qualified to judge Ernesto Rafael, and that Bolivians should feel guilty for the crimes they had committed.

The CIA, Berets and Bolivian special forces can encircle and arrest people, but they cannot execute them on the spot without trial.

Thanos believes that this is a typical despicable practice that violates human rights and international conventions. Doing so will only make the great greater, the rebels more rebellious, and make the situation a mess.

Chen Yu didn't expect that Mr. Thanos would sympathize with Ernesto Rafael, and Del Toro was also very surprised to hear that.

"Guys, if the great Mr. Raphael really started a revolutionary wave in South America, the crew might not be able to come here to shoot."

Ernesto Raphael will hang all the capitalists under the street lamp. Chen Yu pretended to sigh, and then pretended to cross himself on his chest again and again to pray for Thanos.

Look at how good South America is now. If you have money, you can get respect. Chen Yu once again wiped the military binoculars with his sleeve and muttered. No one on the walkie-talkie refuted this.

Everyone arrived at the No. 604 viewing platform while chatting and laughing. From here, one can overlook the lush forest and gurgling stream, but the altitude here is quite high and it is a bit sunny.

After taking the medicine, director Villeneuve immediately asked Chen Yu and Del Toro to take their positions. He wanted to film the scene where the two discussed how to deal with Isabella and their future plans.

Along the way, Sheridan and Villeneuve worked together to come up with many transition shots and follow-up plots that were not in the original shooting plan.

The two said that they wanted to add connotation and soul to the work, but it was more like middle-aged artists letting themselves go completely in the beautiful scenery. Chen Yu had to remind them to look at the time.

The filming period of "Sicario II" in Chile is seven days. Thirty hours have passed and the current convoy is still 1,700 kilometers away from Santiago.

Director Villeneuve listened patiently to the opinions of Chen Yu, Del Toro and Thanos, and then decided to stay on the observation platform to shoot a set of poster materials.

Upon hearing this, the three male protagonists immediately felt like they were experiencing altitude sickness.

The poster material is a group photo of the three male protagonists. Its shooting style and image quality are a tribute to Hitchcock. The overall setting is very simple and clear. The crew moved out and assembled a brown sofa and placed it opposite the snowy peak.

Mr. Thanos, with a cold and arrogant look, spread his arms on the backrest; Chen Yu crossed his arms across his chest, leaning against the right armrest of the sofa with a faint smile on his lips.

Del Toro had a solemn expression. He raised his right index finger and lightly touched his lower lip, while sitting on the left armrest of the sofa with his legs slightly crossed.

The clothing color scheme of the three male protagonists is white lining and black jacket.

The only difference is that Mr. Thanos and Chen Yu are wearing suits, while Del Toro is wearing casual clothes, jeans and sneakers.

Director Villeneuve, who was not satisfied with the filming, kept begging Chen Yu, Del Toro and Mr. Thanos to change their costumes.

At 9:15 in the morning, in the cramped rest corridor of the viewing platform.

Faded and peeling wooden handrails, kerosene lamps that have stood the test of time, and slightly cracked terrazzo pavement.

Chen Yu and Mr. Thanos were both wearing neat three-piece suits. One had a cold face, while the other had a calm expression. They stood in front of the red brick painted breastwork on the west side of the rest corridor.

Soft sunlight, tranquil air and quiet corridors.

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At this moment, Chen Yu exuded both competence and a hint of gloom, while Mr. Thanos kept wandering between rationality and sensibility.

The background environment and the character's state present an extremely sharp contrast, fully restoring the essence of Hitchcock's early composition.

The experts in Hollywood are indeed good at mobilizing emotions and changing expressions quickly on the spot. Even Chen Yu can be brought into the role by Mr. Thanos in just a few seconds.

Chen Yu, who looked listless, tired and reluctant before the shooting, now has a cold and clear gaze that is truly charming.

"Reinforce your gaze a little. A sharp look can easily reveal a vicious side. The key point of this set of shots is to convey the word coldness."

Director Villeneuve, who was sitting behind the monitor, stood up and told Chen Yu not to act too deliberately.

In comparison, the transition scene currently being filmed is a little unfriendly to Mr. Thanos.

His own temperament tends to be calm, while the character in the play is decisive, which results in Mr. Thanos in the camera now being more of a pure disguise or forced acting.

From the professional perspective of director Villeneuve, I feel and comment:
As the shooting progressed, the dominant position of the picture gradually tilted towards Chen Yu and was difficult to adjust artificially.

He has adjusted the positioning of Mr. Thanos and Chen Yu relative to each other, the lighting treatment, the background layout changes, etc. more than ten times.

Try your best to balance their texture and proportion in the shot.

But to be honest, the effect achieved is not obvious. The picture presented in the camera of Chen Yu is more intuitive and more eye-catching, while Mr. Thanos is a bit artificial.

This is purely a comfort zone issue and has little to do with the acting skills of either.

After all, Chen Yu has fought his way out of the octagonal cage and the boxing ring, so he must have an advantage in interpreting the coldness.

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