Coquettish Rebirth

"All my personal films, in a way, are the continuation of my childhood. ◎Smart children remember super-fast hands-on updates. ◎My wife always laughs at me, and she always evaluates me as a child who can't grow up , I always use the kind of childhood fun in movies. In fact, it is the same, like "Jaws" and "Jurassic Park". A kind of continuation, except that I replaced the cheap monster masks with various realistic monsters made by computer special effects, and at the same time, my family members became audiences all over the world, that’s all.” Spielberg People born in the 40s are obviously almost 50 years old, but now they still shrug their shoulders playfully, just like children.

"Mr. Spielberg, in our Chinese film industry, many people have inherited the tradition of leftist films in the past, and now they still pay attention to realism, reflect reality, reveal human nature in depth, etc... But such films are Foreign countries often win awards, but the box office results are not very good, do you have any advice for us Chinese filmmakers on this point?" Jia Hongjian asked.This can be regarded as a little selfishness of his. It is to educate the audience by making a film for future generations who have nothing to do. He secretly remakes historical stories in the so-called "big movies" and deconstructs them according to his own understanding of human nature. Directors who are unwilling to tell a good story, take a good lesson!

"I don't know much about the specific situation in the Chinese film industry, so I shouldn't have said too much. But I can talk about my experience in Hollywood. In fact, Hollywood was also a stronghold of the left in the 6070s. There are many Movies also pay attention to reflecting reality, and pay attention to in-depth analysis and criticism of human nature. This was mainly caused by the decline of American commercial films and the rise of international leftist ideology between the 50s and 60s. Of course, there is also TV Competition in the industry, but more importantly, the impact of Italian neo-realist films, French Sina Chao films, and national films. These series of impacts have caused the American film industry to fall into recession. In the recession, many filmmakers are I started to think about it, and felt that there was something wrong with the reckless commercial movies in the past, so there were many deeply reflective and human-analyzing movies..."

At this time, Spielberg began to talk about the history of Hollywood movies that many people do not know. "The main reason is that the United States itself was very chaotic in the 60s. On the one hand, there were many murders. On the other hand, the Vietnam War, the civil rights movement where blacks demanded equal rights, and finally an economic recession. At the same time, in the 70s, there was still The Watergate incident happened. The U.S. Congress impeached the president for the first time in history. At the same time, the public also had great doubts about Zheng Fu. So at this time, various hippies and xing liberation movements are rampant in society, full of a kind of criticism and evasion The phenomenon of political criticism and entertainment coexisted, so at this time, Hollywood movies began to get rid of the old Hollywood movies of the last golden age of Hollywood, and began to reflect the real world.

Just like Sylvester Stallone's "First Blood" also has a little bit of this phenomenon. Although this film was released a bit late, its core temperament still inherits the criticism of Hollywood in the 6070s and 6070s. Meaning of spirit and response reality.at the beginning of this video.Stallone's Rambo came home from the Vietnam War, only to find that no one accepted him.Before, the country asked him to go to the front line to kill the enemy. He went, but when he returned home, everyone regarded him as a murderer. He was free to use millions of dollars of military equipment on the front line.But in the United States, you can't even find a car wash job!Isn't this a kind of criticism that reflects reality?Just like many movies in the [-]s, "First Blood" actually denies and criticizes the United States. In previous Hollywood movies, the United States was the number one in the world, and Zheng Fu's image was quite positive.But since then, the government has always been a kind of conspiracy, and even the United States itself is no longer glamorous! "

After talking about this, Spielberg, a new Hollywood director who grew up in the 6070s, became more and more chatty. He didn't need Jia Hongjian to continue asking questions, and he started talking non-stop: "If If it is said that the Vietnam War destroyed the ideals and dreams of the American youth generation for the country, then books such as "Catch-22" in this era can fully confirm this point. In addition, in this era, there are more criticisms The film began to criticize all social classes, just like the "The Graduate" played by Dastin Hoffman in 67, it tore off the gentle veil of the American middle class and began to reveal the dark and cruel face of this middle class. Dass After graduation, the student played by Hoffman gradually discovered the indifference of American society. He resolutely rushed into the church, robbed his beloved woman and ran away. This kind of thing was not romantic in the United States before. This movie is completely It can be said to be a break with traditional American culture! But this kind of break only lasted for more than 10 years. After the mid-to-late 70s, American society gradually began to stabilize. At this time, those once angry young people They are also middle-aged. Those who used to criticize and indulge in the past finally tasted the bitter fruit they planted, and finally rationality defeated anger. They began to realize that anger alone cannot solve things, and criticism alone cannot solve things ...and thus, the New Hollywood Movie!"

"Excuse me..." Jia Hongjian felt that it was time to interrupt. This was not because he wanted to enter an advertisement, but because he felt that this passage seemed to be closely related to China. The feeling that netizens all over the country criticize Zheng Fu in the century?Sure enough, the history is surprisingly similar, even if it is not a country, the history can be so similar for people to learn from! "Mr. Spielberg, I feel here that the phenomenon of Hollywood in the 21s is a bit similar to China. Although there are not so many people in China who criticize the country now, our country is also undergoing an amazing transformation. The economic system of the entire society Changes, the economic system has changed, and many traditional superstructures attached to it will change. For example, various morals in the past are facing challenges, and various art forms are facing death. At this time, many Chinese people have issued Friendship is not as important as money these days. So what do you think the Chinese film industry in this era can learn from the development history of Hollywood?"

"Very good! You asked this question very well!" Steven Spielberg nodded, "I personally happened to be a new generation of filmmakers who entered the workplace in the era of criticizing films, so I have a deep memory of this. With the gradual stabilization of American society, Hollywood film companies are still returning to their original nature, or they have always been revealing their original nature, which is kitsch! The core concept of Hollywood movies is to understand what the audience wants to see This is not a place where our directors can shoot whatever they want. We want to shoot a story, yes, but it must conform to the story that the audience wants to see! We must hide what we want to express behind the story that the audience wants to see. It’s like we have borrowed many techniques from European art films and experimental films, but we have to hide these techniques behind a story that the audience likes! Even the reason why Hollywood companies made films that criticized reality back then was because there were such The need for a critique is because the audience wants to see it!"

Speaking of this, Steven Spielberg made a conclusion: "To be honest, Hollywood movies are not a market for art movies. Hollywood has always been a manufacturing factory of popular culture. Here, we follow the tastes of the audience. In filming, popular culture is the most important thing here, and the word popular is the most important thing. No matter what a person wants to create, the most important thing is to make the audience willing to pay for tickets to watch it! About this Point, I remember that the government of your country once said a passage, saying that the works of writers should go deep into the people, and they should be publicized in words that the people can understand. I very much agree with this, if you say something, no one can understand The alien language preaches love and peace, and no one will listen to you. And many times, many things in art movies are alien languages. We in Hollywood just learned their language, and then use English that the audience can understand To tell them the meaning, and the process of telling is telling a story, making a movie..."

very good!Jia Hongjian felt that Spielberg had followed his guidance and explained very clearly this time!That is the group of people in the Chinese film industry, don't think you are pretty good, tell a story that ordinary people can't understand to show your artistry!Even Hollywood directors know that they want to play with their own flowers so that they are hidden under the word popular!You guys, don’t feel too good about yourself, and even deliberately made the film to make it more difficult to understand, as if the more ordinary people can’t understand, the more you are an artist!Gauguin, the truly outstanding artist, committed suicide in his 30s!Picasso who can live to old age will be sought after all his life!

"Stop!" Seeing that the interview was over, the director yelled to stop.But even if they stopped shouting, all the staff on the shooting site were stunned, as if they were thinking about something. "What's the matter? Everyone is stunned? Go up and help disassemble the miniature microphone!" The director shouted in surprise.After shouting, he also walked forward with the assistant who dismantled the miniature microphone. "Mr. Spielberg, what you said is really good, even it is very inspiring to our TV industry!" The director said to Spielberg, and begged Jia Hongjian to help translate with his eyes... rq