"If you want to talk about the difference between them, many of the shooting angles and methods are different. But the biggest difference, I think, lies in whether you have told the story clearly. In "The Night Watcher", I did not make it clear.
"Inception", if we made it clear, then the result would be different."
After Shao Shuaijun finished speaking, he nodded with emphasis. When he was filming "The Night Watcher", he was impetuous, lost, and carried away, which made the story a mess. It taught him the most painful lesson, and he was very touched.
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It also made him realize that making movies is about telling stories. You have to put your heart into it, and you have to write stories with your heart in order to be recognized by others.
Later, a domestic reporter asked: "Director Shao, the concepts described in "Inception" are quite profound. Are you under a lot of pressure because of the failure of "The Nighthawks" just now and continuing to shoot such a huge movie?"
Da, have you ever thought about making movies that are more acceptable to traditional audiences?"
"There is definitely pressure. After all, you have already lost money once. Whether it is the trust of the outside world or your own ideas, there will be a lot of resistance. Continuing to shoot big productions is more of a sense of responsibility. I hope I
I can make up for the things I messed up. Fortunately, "Inception" was a success."
"The confidentiality work before the release of "Inception" was very good. While maintaining a sense of mystery, you also need to provide enough information to make the audience willing to go to the cinema. How do you balance the two?"
“It’s really difficult to balance while promoting a movie while maintaining enough freshness. I believe that as an audience, the best movie-watching experience lies in not knowing how the story will develop. From a market perspective, it is necessary to provide enough information.
It is quite a challenge to let the audience into the cinema. We use the movie trailer, several plot exposures and the setting of the premise to inspire the audience to go into the theater to see what is going on. It is not simply to hold the pipa half-covered, nor to let the audience know the truth.
The audience has an unobstructed view.”
"There are rumors that you want to shoot 3D movies. What is the reason that made "The Nighthawks" and "Inception" give up shooting in 3D? Will you try 3D in the future?"
Shao Shuaijun cleared his throat: "3D exists purely for commercial movies. I am a commercial director. Naturally, I will try to use 3D to shoot movies. But the current technical conditions do not allow me to make more preparations. You
There must be a choice between imax and 3d. Now, imax-3d has been improved, and in the near future. I will definitely try this effect."
""Inception" performed very well at the box office. It has now reached US$500 million worldwide. It is even expected to break the billion mark. As a director, you must be very happy, right?"
"Of course it makes people very happy that what you did has been responded to. Such a good response is also surprising. They can get happiness from the movie. This is what I am happy to see. After all, the movie is made
For others to see."
A Hong Kong reporter asked: "There are rumors that the Hong Kong Film Awards is planning to invite you as a judge. Is Director Shao sure about this?"
Shao Shuaijun chuckled: "You are very well informed. I can only say that someone has approached me, but I am not sure. I don't know if I, as a mainland director, can serve as a judge."
"So if you served as a judge, how would you choose between movies? We all know that you have great opinions on the previous Golden Horse Awards and Academy Awards?" another Hong Kong reporter added.
"There are definitely differences. As a commercial director, I pay more attention to the reputation and response of the film market. I think movies are made for the public to watch, not for a few people to enjoy themselves. If you can make a movie like "The Shawshank Redemption"
I will definitely support good movies that have both story and artistry, but you can’t make a movie in a mess just to pursue such an effect and still call it an art film. This is not an art film, it’s a waste.”
Shao Shuaijun, as always, has great resentment towards so-called literary films.
In his opinion, movies can pretend to be cool, but they must not pretend to be compared. Pretending to be compared will be struck by thunder. You are essentially telling a story, and you have to make it mysterious and make people confused. This is
It's just a pretense.
Only domestic reporters were entangled in literature and art and business. A beautiful foreign reporter asked: "The flipping of the city in the film is impressive. How did you come up with it?"
"It's very simple. You don't need to abide by common sense of physics in dreams. Ellen Page plays an architecture student. I think if she had this opportunity, what would she do? I guess she would want to challenge
Everyday geometric and physical phenomena, she turns the city upside down, and gravity exists normally on every floor. I think this is very attractive, and it is also a huge control over the natural environment through human consciousness."
Another foreign reporter asked: "The movie has an open ending. The audience wants to know whether Cobb is in reality or a dream?"
"I can't explain the rotating totem at the end. If I could, I would show it in the film. The most important emotional line in the film is that Cobb, played by Leonardo, has been ignoring reality and he doesn't want to see it clearly.
Reality. But I hope the audience won’t pay too much attention to the ending. When I was doing promotions in the United States, I heard them say that many viewers thought about the ending. Some were even angry and dissatisfied, but they soon accepted the ending. Some even thought that
The ending makes the film even more twisty, and I'm very happy to hear the audience's reaction to the film."
A Japanese reporter suddenly asked: "Do you know Japanese animation director Satoshi Kon? Some people say that "Inception" was inspired by several of Kon's works, such as "Inception"?"
Shao Shuaijun raised his eyebrows: "Who is Satoshi Kon? What is "Inception"? Sorry, I don't know that such a director exists."
"How do you evaluate "The Matrix", which also explores reality and dreams?"
"'The Matrix' also gave me a lot of creative inspiration, because its central content is similar to 'Inception', that is, how can we make sure that the world around us is real."
"Many people have speculated on the plot of "Inception" and feel that there are many contradictions. What do you think?"
"Science fiction is always science fiction. I hope everyone goes to see the movie with the mood of listening to a story and not to be too critical of its details. If the story is good, it is successful. In order to know one detail, you have to think about it over and over again. This should be
What the director does, unless the audience wants to take my job."
Soon, the two-hour interview was over, and Shao Shuaijun had to stop the dissatisfied reporters. He asked his assistant to go up and invite the guests to come down and prepare to announce the establishment of the new Electrical Technology Research Institute.
Staff members had already moved the huge billboard to the podium, and the billboard was covered with red cloth.
When the guests came downstairs one after another, Shao Shuaijun took the microphone and said slightly excitedly: "Today I am very happy to be able to talk about my story with my friends from the media. I am a boring person, and my story is not only used for Make a movie, the rest has been said just now. Now, let me talk about what I am going to do..." (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!
