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Chapter 845 Li Ten Billion!
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"..."

Although netizens say so, Li Zhifan is not very moist.

After the opening ceremony, the crew was ready to go to the first shooting location to officially start filming "Lord of the Rings: The Return of the Ring".

The start of filming means busy work again, and the crew is outside, so it will inevitably be exposed to the wind and the sun. Filming is not an easy task, and it is not easy to manage such a large team, including all nationalities and races. Language problems and life problems are all problems. .

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Yunnan.

China-Myanmar border.

The first filming scene of the "Lord of the Rings" crew was set up here.

The whole production team settled in a small village, and all the B&Bs in the entire small village were arranged for members of the production team, but they still couldn't accommodate so many people, so they temporarily built more than a dozen prefab houses. After all, it is a production team, and the conditions should not be too bad. Therefore, it is not a simple prefabricated house like that on the construction site, and the interior is relatively high-grade.

Not all the actors of the crew will be there, but according to the entire shooting process, it is divided into more than 100 sections, just like participating in a variety show, each section has different actors joining, the longest section is two weeks of shooting time, the shortest The period of time is only one day, and the shooting location will be changed during the period.

Some actors will participate in more than 70 segments of filming, while others will only participate in 1 segment, including all extras.

"Director, I think, should the lines in this place be changed?"

During the filming break, Ilya, who played the leading role Frodo, approached Li Zhifan with the script.

In front of Li Zhifan, he is a 14-year-old child, but the character he plays is actually a full-fledged little old man in his 50s in the original book, but the movie still portrays him as a teenager, because Hobbit Human life span is really, really long.

In fact, looking at the whole "Lord of the Rings", whether it is a story, another world or a movie, the blood and passion in the story are not particularly obvious, and it often requires trilogy to be connected and enjoyed countless times from beginning to end , to find those feelings, this is one of the weaknesses of watching long-form films, unlike ordinary single-film movies, which make people excited, or creepy, or extremely sweet.

Just like "This Killer Is Not So Cold", the overall rhythm in the early stage is very lively, which also embodies the essence of killer movies. The warmth, gloom and helplessness in the later stage all affect the emotions of the audience.

But The Lord of the Rings, or Lord of the Rings, is a different movie.

The first "Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring", from an oriental perspective, can be said to be relatively mediocre.

The reason why it is said to be mediocre is that the plot is on the one hand, the old-fashioned setting, darkness and light, justice and evil, after all, it is a fantasy work of the last century, and it is also the earliest fantasy masterpiece, the founder of the mountain, this story Looking at it now, after experiencing so many fantasy works and movies, if you don’t understand the original work and watch the movie alone, you will definitely feel very old-fashioned.

The setting of the movie is actually very simple, and there is no complicated background. It is just that the simple "Dark Lord" wants to rule the world. In terms of shooting difficulty, it has dropped to the lowest point.

The dark side is the "Dark Lord", and the light side is the elves, dwarves, and humans. This setting is a little more complicated than that of general fantasy movies, such as the "Harry Potter" series. There are not so many character settings. Overall Generally speaking, there are two types of wizards and Muggles.

However, "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" also followed the first two chapters of the original book, "The Return of the Shadow" and "The Fellowship of the Ring". The main line, and then complete the story of the protagonist and the villain in the main line.

With both good and evil sides, the two forces begin to confront each other. The whole film revolves around the story of "finding the ring" and "keeping the ring". The righteous side keeps running away, and the evil side keeps chasing and killing.

It can be said that the positive and negative stories on this main line are very simple, so it seems a bit old-fashioned and monotonous, without any suspense or twists and turns.

If it is an ordinary movie, it is completely impossible to attract the audience with such shooting and narration. If the audience can honestly sit in the movie theater for half of the whole movie, then they are probably really sleepy.

But "The Lord of the Rings: The Lord of the Rings" is different. Although it has such a setting and plot, it can attract audiences because of the influence and appeal of the novel "Lord of the Rings". It can be said that most movie fans are Book fans watched the original book for film and television.

Everyone knows the plot, the story before and after and the overall structure.

So when watching this movie, I focused on whether this movie can bring the novel to the screen 1:1, and under the limited conditions, whether it can be innovative without angering book fans, and even make people feel happy. Impressive change.

In fact, in addition to the mediocre plot of the movie "The Lord of the Rings: The Lord of the Rings", the film's narrative method is also extremely dull.

The plot is straightforward, and so is the way the movie is expressed. The whole is like a running account, one scene after another.

When Li Zhifan watched this movie for the first time, he didn't know the specific content of the three-hour film. A large part of the time was spent on dialogue and irrelevant plots.

Therefore, when he was filming, he reduced the overall plot and script to a large extent.

For example, the various descriptions of the Hobbit village at the beginning, the long dialogue between Gandalf and Bilbo, the communication between each person during the journey, the disputes among the people at the meeting, etc. These irrelevant plots have nothing to do with the main story. , can be discarded or reduced.

Such a reduction speeds up the pace of the story and saves a lot of shooting costs.

The original boring plot, coupled with the rambling of a group of people, may be unbearable, especially for new audiences.

After watching it for the first time, Li Zhifan even had doubts, was he watching the extended version?

I don't know the plot of the theatrical version, will it be more compact?
It can be seen that the extended version of the movie does not have to be watched, sometimes the extended version is not excellent, and it may be that the original director is just self-satisfied, so he stayed.

But relying on Li Zhifan alone to cut, modify and reduce, the overall story cannot be decided at the beginning of filming, because he always has to compare it with the original work.

So I had to put this problem in the process of shooting and editing after shooting.

Now that Ilya proposed to change the plan, Li Zhifan immediately stopped to listen to his thoughts.

"What do you think is the right way to change it?"

"I think these are all nonsense. They can appear in the original novel, but they don't have to be spoken in the dialogue in the movie!"

Ilya was still a little timid, but Li Zhifan was very grateful for listening to his thoughts.

"It seems that you must have studied the original work carefully!"

Li Zhifan smiled and said, "Well, I accept your opinion, but I think that a line of dialogue at the right time can further promote the plot of the movie, doesn't it?"

"Can you reduce the dialogue?"

Ilya said, "Why do you have to repeat it several times when you clearly said something clearly in one sentence? I think this communication is to simply convey ideas, not argue."

"Well, you're right!"

Li Zhifan nodded and accepted his opinion, "Then let's think about it, how should we change it?"

"Here, here, I think this sentence can also be deleted!"

Ilya immediately put forward his idea excitedly.

And Li Zhifan accepted it, he said a sentence, and Li Zhifan directly deleted a sentence from the script with a pen.

After the final script was finalized, Li Zhifan recruited several actors who played against Ilya, and discussed the revised dialogue again until everyone agreed.

In fact, these actors are all familiar with "Lord of the Rings", some of them are fans of "Lord of the Rings", some of them started intensive reading after receiving the play contract, everyone's in-depth understanding may be different, but the reverence for the great book The heart is all the same.

Just like a reader may not have read "Dream of Red Mansions" before, but he knows that it is a world-class masterpiece. Before reading it, he must read it with a heart of worship, even if there will be some obscure or difficult reading in the middle. Where I feel nagging, I still think that this is what a masterpiece should be like.

However, if this reader is asked to change it, he will definitely not dare, for fear of destroying the original work, fear of being sprayed, and so on.

In fact, the theme and character creation of "Lord of the Rings" are not very satisfying to readers.

Especially for audiences who have not read the original book and watched the movie directly, the theme of this story is actually very simple. It is nothing more than that the light will never compromise with the darkness. Brave people will challenge the forces of darkness. Everyone should endure Avoid temptation, be a team player, trust each other, etc.

This kind of American values ​​can be seen more or less in any Hollywood movie, and it is not new at all.

In addition, for character creation, "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" is not perfect.

Because there are too many supporting roles, the characters appear one after another. Even though the entire movie is 228 minutes long, there is no more time allocated for all the characters.

Except for the male protagonist Frodo who is a little more, the others are just passing by.

There are also some characters who have relatively more roles, such as Gandalf.

There are also some characters who basically don't have a few lines, such as Legolas played by Li Zhifan. Of course, this character is an extremely inconspicuous character in the original work, belonging to the level of a small player, but later the shape and appearance are amazing. The audiences around the world made him look like a supporting role in the next few films, which is why Li Zhifan was unwilling to give up this role, and even took the initiative to challenge it.

As for the female characters in this film, they are of the type that can be completely ignored.

They basically appear on the stage for a few minutes, and their lines are only a few sentences. If it is not because of the rare women in the play, they are actually no different from the small characters.

But why did Li Zhifan still choose to use it for filming?
The reason is actually simpler, because as long as this movie is made, he can gain more.

For non-fantasy fans, especially for a Chinese, watching "The Lord of the Rings" is like reading Chinese classics and the four major classics for Westerners, which is a kind of misty view.

But for fantasy fans, and even for the West as a whole, "The Lord of the Rings" has an extraordinary significance, and its influence is huge. Its popularity is equivalent to "Journey to the West", and its literary level is equivalent to "Dream of Red Mansions".

It is the originator of western magical literature, creating a magical world view composed of elves, dwarves, orcs and other races, and now this world view has become the current standard magical background.

Whether it is later novels, film and television dramas, or games, they all follow this setting and follow this core.

Just like China's "Feng Shen Bang" and "Journey to the West", the later works of fairy tales and fantasy will not leave the basis of setting people, immortals, Buddhas, demons, and demons.

In this way, it is not enough to make one "Lord of the Rings", nor can it be finished in one movie. It is necessary to look at it as a whole, not only the trilogy, but also the "Morbit Man" series as a prequel, which enriches the whole story. The worldview and structure of the story.

In addition, the intrusion of various forces and characters in the story, as well as various turning defeats into victories, the whole series tells about love and trust, fear and confusion, betrayal and doubt, in-depth exploration of human nature, reflection on oneself, Persistence and courage in hopes and dreams.

Imagination and belief are always above freedom. This is the charm and soul of fantasy works. It is the same whether it is Western fantasy works or Eastern fantasy works.

In order to make "The Lord of the Rings" well, Li Zhifan has also put in a lot of effort in serving the way. The various costumes, makeup, backgrounds and other elements all need to be carefully considered and designed. The original film can only be used as one of the references, but it is by no means It's just copying. After all, Li Zhifan has already made changes in the characters, and the purpose is to integrate Chinese and Western, penetrate ancient and modern times, and amplify the power of overhead fantasy on the basis of the original work. Therefore, these details must be re-revised, and there is no way at all. careless.

(End of this chapter)