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How to define a good movie and a great movie？
Every movie is shot to have its own specific audience group and its own unique work attributes. For example, popcorn is meant to entertain the audience, comedy is meant to make the audience laugh, and thriller is meant to make the audience fearful. As long as the work can achieve its own goals, The purpose can be called "impressive"”.
Take "Transformers" as an example. The series has been scolded by film critics as bloody and horrific, but the box office has always remained high because it successfully detonated the audience's adrenaline and truly brought the action popcorn of visual special effects to the forefront. The attributes of blockbusters are brought into full play. From this perspective, "Transformers" is a good work.
So how can a good movie be considered "excellent"?？
Movies are like propositional works. Each work has a core idea, even the low-brow comedy of "shit/pee/fart" is no exception. It is either family, friendship, or growth. After watching the movie, this Has the topic been covered? Did the audience understand it? Can you bring something more to the audience? Can it be reflected in the lives of the audience and even society? Can it inspire a surge of reflection? To what extent can this kind of reflection be deep and high? What does the audience get beyond a purely visual and auditory experience? How long can the film's residue in the audience's mind last?？
This is what defines a great movie.
As for what kind of movie can be called a classic, that is another level. From being ordinary to being outstanding, from being outstanding to being a classic, the gap is not something that can be easily crossed..
According to Rodrigo's original concept setting, the core idea of "Buried Alive" actually stopped at the "first" mentioned by Renly. As Renly said, the work shot in this way is just a movie. It's just an ordinary thriller and suspense movie - if Rodrigo can successfully complete the camera scheduling, rhythm control, atmosphere creation and emotional foreshadowing, then this can become a good thriller movie that stands out from the ordinary works..
But, that's all.
The "second" that Renly just mentioned is exactly the key to making "Buried Alive" from mediocre to outstanding..
The fatal weakness of most thriller and suspense movies is that the story is not full enough, or the characters are not full enough, and there is a lack of communication between the characters, personal information, and social background. This also makes the thriller of the movie stay at a superficial level, "The Shining" "The reason why it has become a classic in film history is because the background information of the hotel and the actor's family background enrich the entire story, allowing the thrilling emotions to take root and extend in the hearts of the audience..
Paul's personal attributes can do this. The world outside the coffin supplements the plot, building a bridge of empathy for the audience inside and outside the movie screen, further allowing the ups and downs of the story to affect the audience's emotions, making the entire movie full. In addition, Paul's social attributes are a sublimation and refinement of the core of the movie. After being frightened, under fear, and after watching the movie, people will think more deeply about Paul's experience..
Rodrigo's brows furrowed more and more. The deeper he thought, the more surprised he became and the more excited he became.！
It’s unimaginable that Renly hasn’t even read the script yet, and is able to outline such a grand blueprint with just the simple information left by the guild. This is really unbelievable! Of course, Rodrigo could feel that Renly was thinking from the perspective of the character, and all his thoughts revolved around Paul. In terms of the true level of thinking, the perspective of a director is still different, but even so , it’s still too incredible！
Roderigo raised his head and began to look at Renly again. On that youthful and invincible face, there was a pair of eyes as calm as water, and the dark brown pupils bloomed like black holes in the hazy shadow. The deep matte finish brings an unfathomable shock, just like looking up at the stars..
In a daze, Rodrigo once again felt the same surprise as when they first met - vicissitudes and calmness, restrained and rough, every detail between the eyebrows and eyes was full of traces of Paul Conroy, this was definitely not. Definitely not the temperament that a twenty-year-old should have.！
“Ahem." Rodrigo realized his gaffe and couldn't help but cough twice to cover up his embarrassment, "...you know...I mean, you should know that if you interpret it according to your interpretation, This is a difficult task for actors. No, to be precise, it is almost an impossible task..”
“I know." Renly said with a smile, his understatement, concise and clear words were full of irrefutable confidence, even a little arrogant, and the sharp light that burst out in an instant made people unable to face it..
By choosing "Buried Alive", Renly has no intention of playing it safe. Unlike "Pacific War", "Buried Alive" can be said to be a challenge beyond Renly's current ability. This is precisely what makes Renly's blood boil..
Acting is an art with a long history, which can be traced back hundreds or even thousands of years. After a long period of precipitation, it has developed to today. Generally speaking, people's understanding of acting is through movements, expressions, language and other means. Performing a role has been people's basic understanding of acting skills for thousands of years, and then formed the traditional academic performance method - also called expressionism.
The so-called expressionism is actually not difficult to understand. "Expression" refers to body language, facial expressions, line skills, etc. Actors need to accurately understand emotions, characters, and plots, and then use precise control and accurate methods to express the emotions. performance presented.
There are no shortcuts in this type of performance. It completely tests solid basic skills and truly interprets the saying "one minute on stage, ten years off stage". Every actor must go through systematic study and a long period of performance. Training and professional training, from body posture to grooming, every detail must be carefully trained.
Each actor has a different level of understanding of performance and a different degree of practice of basic skills. The performance and the charm left after the performance are completely different. The real material is clear at a glance, especially for traditional performances such as Peking Opera and stage plays. In performing arts, the same role can be tasted differently by different actors or the same actor in different performances..
Renly is a typical orthodox academic. During his studies at the Royal Academy of Art and Drama, they have been studying from the basics unremittingly. In fact, thanks to the advantage of resurrecting his life, Renly has been learning from a young age. Systematic performance education. In aristocratic education, performances such as drama, opera and ballet are also a kind of elegant art. The learning of basic skills is the same, and it is extremely hard. It really requires the accumulation of blood and sweat. Finish.
Therefore, Renly's basic skills are very solid and he is not lazy at all. He is a traditional expressionist representative..
In addition to expressionism, in the past half century, another type of acting has emerged strongly and has even gradually become the mainstream of the industry. This is method acting..
The so-called method, in short, means that the actor completely assumes the current situation of the character, inserts his or her own understanding according to the situation of the character, and then expresses the emotions of the character..
The most famous example in film history is Robert De Niro's performance in "Taxi Driver". In order to experience the real life of a taxi driver and the background of the original script creation, he actually worked as three actors in New York. In Taxi Driver, I truly feel the confusion and madness of the male protagonist. This is a typical local French performance. I strive to integrate myself into the character, let the character drive the performance, and truly integrate into the story. It is real and shocking. , flamboyant and crazy.
The highest state of this kind of performance is "no life without madness", completely ignoring the boundary between reality and illusion, reaching a state of selflessness. The Joker played by Heath-Ledger in "The Dark Knight" , reached such a state that he could never get out of it, and finally chose to understand himself and ended his short but glorious life..
For Methodists, they firmly believe that the characters’ lives are full of strange things, and no one can truly feel their emotions unless they have experienced them themselves. Taking "Buried Alive" as an example, in the eyes of Methodists, they need to personally Only by experiencing the feeling of being imprisoned in a narrow space can you truly understand what it feels like to be buried alive. Just relying on the expressionist method, the emotion is accurate, but the sense of reality is lacking..
More importantly, the Expressionist School is an unwavering academic route with a very high threshold. It not only requires years of accumulation, but also requires training and teaching from professional teachers, which requires actors to study systematically. But the Method School There is no threshold. Anyone can participate and experience the emotions of the character with their own understanding. Even if they have not received any education, they can become excellent actors..
In the contemporary film industry, Europe admires expressionism, and they firmly believe that acting requires a threshold; the United States advocates method, and the film industry represented by Hollywood has achieved countless grassroots star dreams. Those with non-professional backgrounds and no historical background have opened up opportunities to everyone.
As a reborn person, Renly received an expressionist education in the academy, but in his heart he is still the grassroots Chu Jiashu. Especially the special experience of being a human being in two lives, which gave him a unique touch on the perception of the character, so He has always wanted to try method acting, and even further integrated the two methods to explore a new field of acting..
Apparently, "Buried Alive" provides such an opportunity.
The two parts that Renly mentioned just now are the expressionism and the second part are the method. In other words, this is a bold attempt to integrate the two performance methods.！
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