Chapter 473: determine

Time rushed, "ia3" finally won the North American Week Championship from March 31 to April 6 at the opening box office of 85.36 million. The average performance of 22,062 in a single hall is very gratifying (3869); and it will be the next week 4 On January 7-13, 46.77 million (-45.2%) were swept away, but this proud result failed to make it the crown of the championship.
The first week of "Ghost Record 4" received 52.7 million box offices, and the average single museum was 16,869 (3124). It must be known that its production cost is only 5 million! This made the generals of the Lions Gate so happy that they almost cried with their heads. It was great, great! Last year, "Ghost 3" was 55.13 million in the first week! After making a huge mistake, they kept the miraculous fruit that was lost and recovered, but the response of the masses of the media fell sharply, which also made the Lion Gate a little frightened.
The three indicators of "Ghost 3" 's rotten tomatoes are 55% / 50% / 85%, and eventually 108 million North American box office and 100 million global box offices; the freshness of "Ghost 4" fell to 45% / 35%, but the most terrifying The audience likes it only 54%!
"Yawn, if you are watching" Ghost "for the first time, you may feel ok, but you should really go to" Ghost Record "and be careful to be frightened." Clarence-e said; " Without Miracle Yang, everything became worse, terrible dull and ruthless sleep Mori-s said; "It did n’t scare me, the was exactly what I expected, I ’ve had enough of these stupid sequels when you Without Wang Yang, you should stop. "Andy-c said; Calvin-r said:" Oh, my dear, it is terrible, sloppy and stupid, it is not as good as the old "milk" "milk" ghost story. "...
For a genre movie that needs to be operated and supported by the "ghost" group, this is a near-destructive blow. If you don't do "ghost 5" game-over!
Faced with the criticism of the fans, the Lion Gate was really miserable. If it was said that there was still a chance to be emotional, then it was reasonable to impress Wang Yang to continue shooting "Ghost Shadow". Is it possible now? He is willing to supervise the production of "Ghost Shadow 3" has given the face of Lion Gate!
Of course, I can't just watch the "Ghost" series go into the mire again, but Lion Gate wants to take pictures of 8, 9, and 10. Jon Fildimer quickly called and asked Magic Yang for help: "I have seen" Ghost " Has 4 "gone? What's wrong? How to shoot" Ghost 5 "?" Wang Yang has been busy scoring recently. How can he have so much time to deal with him? And he had not seen "Ghost Shadow 4" in the theater, he said some official answers: "Pay attention to strengthening suspense, don't be simple ..."
Jon Filtimel was so successful that he wrote down all the words of Miracle Yang, preparing to serve as an important reference for the production of "Ghost 5" by Lion Gate.
The casting of "Infernal Affairs" these days is one of the media's focuses of attention. The two supporting actresses are even more lively, because a small actor's shock of Hollywood is only a magical movie. It is also because this movie will be released soon and will be released at the end of the year to form this effect. Although the public is very concerned about the audition, there is not much gossip news, just according to some actress ’s friends. To sum up, no matter Emily Blunt, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Jessica Bell ... they all said they need to think about Magic Yang's suggestions.
The four most-watched big names, Hathaway, Scarlett, Knightley, and Natalie, all kept silently without any news. Wang Yang, who was interviewed by "The Hollywood Reporter", said: "Everyone's performance is good, but we must make the most suitable selection." At the same time, his starring lineup of "Infernal Affairs" will be fully released at the end of April.
The US version of Infernal Affairs has been finalized as the-departed.
After a period of consideration and choice, Wang Yang eliminated the-nameless (the nameless), the-fatal-ret (the secret to determine fate), and the-rtal-r (the reputation of life and death) that others suggested and thought. , Ng (fatal, unbearable) and other names, determine the US version of "Infernal Affairs" "still" is named the-departed (dead).
The title of this title is very broad, and the effect is very lucky. What is more important is that the phrase "lost identity is the dead" is the common point between the Hong Kong version and the wb American version. It is a good interpretation of this undercover story. Wb " "Infernal Affairs" focuses on the theme to talk about the importance of identity, the changes in life brought by different identities, and the pain caused by the life that runs counter to ideals. However, "Infernal Affairs" also includes these emotional connotations. Chen Yongren said: " I need only one identity, I just want to be an ordinary person. "Liu Jianming said:" I want to change with him. "
The difference is that the Hong Kong version of Chen Yongren and Liu Jianming are affected by their respective environments, encounters and insights, and they doubt their original beliefs and are in pain. In particular, Liu Jianming wants to be a real police officer; and the wb version of Billy He's a blind good guy, he doesn't have any real feelings for the gang, this is the reason why the original version of "stupid" does not appear, Colin is a pure bad guy, he does not have the idea of ​​"I want to be a good guy", he will not be guilty And pain, it is a complete "two five."
So "Infernal Affairs" takes two undercover confrontations as the core of the narrative, slowly discusses the good and evil of people, finds more emotions to support the story, and it has more emphasis on "the pain caused by the loss of identity".
No one is missing in the world of the violent "Infernal Affairs", Colin wants to do everything possible to maintain the police identity, just like a shield; Billy, who always thinks of getting rid of the gang, is like a spear, and the conflict is formed Great drama conflict, which also directly led to the film not so many people ng good and evil thinking, relatively enhanced the real sense of life and drama conflict, in other words, commercial ng is stronger, a commercial art under the Hollywood system sheet.
This naturally involves the differences between Eastern and Western social culture, film culture, etc., so that two films with the same core but completely different styles and connotations have appeared.
All in all, every character confrontation play in Infernal Affairs is full of exquisite and elegant lens use and editing, the sense of proportionality in the actor ’s performance, that is, the control and mastery of the fire, as well as refined and hidden mysterious lines, dark crow and Contrary emotional tension and delicate soundtracks that add to the emotions; in Infernal Affairs, it is a solid méng singularity and editing, but the composition of light and shadow, props and other composition techniques enrich the metaphor behind the lens, and the actors who are out of control We, hot lines and actions, are more in the external body rather than the internal conflict.
Wang Yang thought that he would have a choice, about identity, about people's good and evil, about emotions ... all told the story according to his favorite interpretation, "the-departed" with a polite taste is just right.
But at the end of the year, it will be released in the Asian Chinese-speaking area. From the perspective of future data, will it be translated into "Infernal Affairs" and "Infernal Walker"? Wang Yang didn't like these two titles at all, because they didn't show anything interesting at all.
By reviewing Hong Kong gangster films such as "Margin Man" these days, Wang Yang felt the charm of Hong Kong films more deeply and knew something more.
"" Infernal Affairs "can only be shot in an obscure desperation in such a large environment as Hong Kong." Liu Weiqiang, director of "Infernal Affairs" once said that it is a temperament like Hong Kong that has been refined, fashionable and separate. The unique city that changes in vicissitudes only has its narrative style and literary style. If you transfer its texture to the United States, let alone the 70s in the 70s, it is also nondescript to bring it to New York in the 1980s; and both of them have their own temperament.
On the other hand, gangster films and gangster films have matured for many years in Hong Kong, China, and throughout Asia. They have cultivated countless Asian audiences with superb movie viewing capabilities. According to his knowledge, many young people of the same age are watching "Guzai" The series grew up, some of the rhetoric, means, rules and regulations are natural for them, and there is no difficulty in understanding.
Therefore, in Infernal Affairs, the narrative is very concise, and it can be said that they are all from the end to the end, and the audience understands the heart; while Infernal Affairs is often explained a lot to the audience. For example, in the section "Pretending to be a lawyer for trial", the Hong Kong version did not say anything and made no hint, while the US version had to explain.
To put it bluntly, it is still culturally different. There are too few "gangster gangsters" in the American audience, and there are many investigations.
At the same time, there is a large number of implicit narrative methods in "Infernal Affairs". From the perspective of oriental cultural aesthetics, these details, such as Tai Chi and black and white, are quite fascinating (such as whether silly Qiang knows Chen Yongren ’s True identity); "Infernal Affairs" is a glance at the past. American narratives do not like too deep hints, but need to be clear. This naturally includes the ending. Life is life, death is death, and there is no living person. Dead is even more uncomfortable.
All of this is because of different narrative strategies. All adaptations are to be more in line with American culture and to highlight the theme of the film, so the plot of Infernal Affairs is simpler and clearer.
Just as "Dragon and Tiger" (1987) is like "Falling Dog" (1992), "Infernal Affairs" is like "Infernal Affairs", these are two different societies and nations, and they have two cultures with completely different textures.
As the "another" US version, Wang Yang must naturally consider the feelings of the American audience. The explanation still needs to be explained. The clarity must be clear. When shaping the mood, the mood is also shaped ... he really is not like Martin S. Corses was so rude.
To say why "Infernal Affairs" is a classic of the times in the endless Hong Kong police gangster film, because it is different from the popular action scenes in the past, but it is mostly a literary drama. It is a "Q IQ action film" and "psychological action film" Unlike the previous emphasis on the contradiction between black and white, it is wrong and chaotic, and the characters are gray. Because of Scorsese's personal style, "Infernal Affairs" focuses on showing gangsters, which makes it not a gangster film, but a gangster crime film.
Wang Yang ’s interest in gangster crime films is not much for the time being, not this time. Specifically, his version will not strengthen the gangster ’s drama. He thinks that although Jack Nicholson performs superbly, it is actually a bit bad. As a result of the crazy fight by the old man, the performance of the two undercovers was suppressed.
There is another thing that makes him very headache now, female ng horn! ! "Infernal Affairs" includes Liu Jianming's fiancee Mary, Chen Yongren's psychologist Li Xin'er, and Chen's ex-girlfriend may these three actresses; "Infernal Affairs" only one, the police station's psychologist, Colin's fiancee, Bi Lee ’s lover Madeleine, in fact, it ’s easy to understand. Women deepen the important role of
identity
and strengthen the collision of contradictions.
If you can, Wang Yang really wants to treat Infernal Affairs like "I am a Legend", there is no female corner! Oh, yes, Neville's wife, starring Will Smith's wife Jada Pinkett-Smith, and Neville's daughter starring Vero Smith, no one can argue.
However, he chose to arrange two for the film. Colin's police station colleague's fiancee and Billy's psychiatrist seemed to be lucky to have two, otherwise his head would be more painful.
"Yang, I was wondering if I could also shoot at the same time? What do you think?" Rachel called suddenly a few days ago, and the excited words scared Wang Yang, he said anxiously, "Don't! Don't! Rachel, my head is about to explode! I really want to have an all-woman version of Infernal Affairs, it! "He and Rachel had nothing to hide their ideas, and they immediately complained of some distress, and Rachel laughed crisply. Get up: "Then they! Do you have no confidence to convince them all? You are a charming man!"
The audition interview work has long been over. Among the gang of women, frankly speaking, everyone is competent, and the performances of Knightley and Natalie are the best. The two of them faced his troubles and messed up almost completely that day. Unmoved, sharp-mouthed, confident, and devoted to performance ... If he had n’t kept his face blank, he would occasionally find a chance to stab a few sentences, and the two would leave with a laugh, in fact, they also smiled Gone.
Which one is better? Since everyone is so out of it, the film crew with the choice of space will think more about it, the tacit agreement with the director, the screen chemistry reaction with the opponent's actor, the role of the commercial box office, the role of publicity topics, and other auditions. Persuasive ...
After this and so on ~ EbookFREE.me ~ Wang Yang came to the conclusion that Knightley + Natalie is an excellent match! Not to mention that their audition performance is the best, not to mention their box office appeal, fan popularity and the historical relationship of "Star Wars Episode 1"; only to say that the two people have similar faces, provide a way for the makeup artist to deliberately Get a similar shape of the screen image, forming a wonderful contrast; at the same time Natalie and he are very tacit, Knightley's ability is enough to cope with it.
"Young, I do n’t mean anything else, you know, if Knightley enters the crew, then you can kick me out! Anyway, there are so many good actors, it ’s not that I ’m not professional enough, I ca n’t stand her ... With your great plan, let's play a movie together? Ha, ha, ha, cancel it! "
A few days ago, Natalie's exasperated words echoed in Wang Yang's ear. He knew that Nightley also meant this: "With Natalie Terman, without me!", I really don't know what happened to them? Why is there a sudden incompatibility? His idea was to invite Natalie to act as a psychologist and Netley to play Colin's fiancee, but Netley auditioned for the psychologist, would she accept it? And lost to Natalie? If you accept, will Natalie accept it?
Thinking of Rachel, Wang Yang picked up the phone speechlessly and called Natalie first. ! .