Performance is the state, as long as you are in the scene, everything else is not a problem.
Not only Su Ze, but also Zhao Yang, who plays the villain Chang Wannian, also broke through in his acting skills this time and contributed to an unprecedented performance.
This time the villain's image needs a rough feeling that is not refined but has deep inner strength. It is not like a cunning and cunning devil, but more like a greedy and cruel tyrant.
As for Tian Xiaojie, it’s not easy either. The seemingly gentle lawyer is similar to the characters he has played before?
More worth pondering!
On the one hand, he knows where the wind is blowing, but on the other hand, he is trapped by the pull of his conscience. Living in a state of great anxiety and crisis, he knows that every choice he makes will correspond to a completely different future.
There is no way to go up, and you are unwilling to go down, and your soul is gradually torn apart by wandering here and there.
Even Tian Xiaojie's performance, to a certain extent, directly embodies the theme of bursting into silence. The inner contradictions and hesitations of the character must be conveyed through a restrained performance.
Every choice Xu Wenjie makes is also silent in another sense, and this silence eventually leads to a burst.
After this cooperation, the three heroes Ping and Kang have become closer. They discuss details on the set every day, study how to flesh out their characters, and strive to break through their own limits.
Xin Yukun is extremely lucky to have met such a good actor!
The relationship network composed of three people and three lines, the unpredictable inner drama, extends to countless choices, like a stable pyramid structure, bringing the deep darkness of human nature to the table, leaving you as speechless as the male protagonist.
Have you ever experienced aphasia?
That kind of situation where when you really want to talk or express something, you suddenly can't speak for various reasons, and you feel depressed and painful.
It was as if his mouth was suddenly blocked, and the words that were about to burst out had no way to vent them, so they had to accumulate them internally.
Like a volcano about to erupt, it was suddenly covered!
If it were you, how would you vent?
Speed is skillful, slow requires real skill. Su Ze feels that many domestic movies can achieve style as long as they slow down, but our creators are always afraid that the audience will be impatient?
So you choose very full music, very short shots, and very nervous rhythm to drag the audience along, for fear that they will run away?
Xin Yukun is completely different.
From the labyrinth of the heart to the invisible guest, and now the bursting silence. There is no rush or embarrassment, the story unfolds gradually.
Once the plot is set up, the audience will definitely slide to the bottom as long as they enter the trap. What hooks people is the story, the suspense, and the strong sense of expectation brought by the excellent characters. This is a reflection of the creator's ability and confidence.
The details of many scenes are impressive, such as many eating scenes. The villagers in the restaurant are gnawing meat bones, Chang Wannian is biting tomatoes hard, the male protagonist is eating meat in the restaurant, eating at home...
All of them are devouring food, and the vulgarity and greasiness of the villagers, Chang Wannian's domineering attitude, and Zhang Baomin's character are directly expressed through the simple details of eating.
Parallel editing is used in several climax sequences, including the sequence where Zhang Baomin goes to the butcher’s restaurant to find the child, the butcher cuts the meat, flashback to the conflict scene between the butcher and the protagonist, the child makes a sound, the camera lifts up, the butcher wears a blindfold, and the clues are advanced simultaneously.
Quite the style of a master!
Another example is that he went to the company to find the child, and the fight turned upside down. Chang Wannian smashed his hands with an ashtray, and the fantasy of two children escaping from the cave and the reality of the little girl being carried out made the lawyer's role tense.
peak.
In Su Ze's eyes, a good movie must have exquisite polishing of details. When Chang Wannian was negotiating with another small boss, the camera turned to the meat cutting machine, and a sense of oppression instantly came over him.
Lawyer, Zhang Baomin and Chang Wannian confronted each other. The lawyer said that his son was lost, so you want to kill him?
A simple "return" subtitle, and the reality of Zushichang shooting the child for thousands of years. Of course, Zhang Baomin did not understand the lawyer's voice.
Last time we collaborated, we found that Xin Yukun had his own understanding of composition. This time, Burst Silent is more mature and natural.
When the male protagonist enters Chang Wannian's hunting trophy collection room, the camera directly seems to enter the animal world, showing a regular photo frame effect?
Silhouettes of characters running in tunnels, silhouettes of two children walking to the top of the mountain, distant views of the mountains when the male protagonist is looking for someone, shots of passing by a large truck...
Ingenuity abounds.
What is film quality?
This is!
It's a pity for Su Ze. Black crime-themed movies have a stable audience at home and abroad. For example, the Coen brothers, who are very familiar to movie fans, are among the leaders.
South Korea is unique in integrating political elements into this theme, and Johnnie To's Galaxy Image is an expert at exploring the theme.
"Walking in the Snow in Search of Plum Blossoms", "Big Buddha Plush", "Witness" and "Blood Guanyin"
Compared with the prosperous scene in other countries, so-called crime movies in China are like a desert?
"Looking for the Gun", "Tengu", "Kekexili", "Crazy Stone" and "Western Wind"
Just barely!
Su Ze believes that black crime themes have strong storylines, relatively low costs, and hormonal elements such as violence, murder, and suspense, so they are naturally high-quality movie themes.
But it also inevitably involves the ugliness of human nature and the dark side of society. Passing censorship is the biggest threshold. No matter how good the work is, what is the point of not being released.
If Su Ze were asked to choose several domestic directors with this theme, besides Xin Yukun, the only one would be Cao Baoping.
The Heart of the Sun and The Chaser are two movies that prove Cao Baoping's ability. Of course, Labyrinth of the Heart, The Invisible Guest, and Explosive Silence also make Xin Yukun not inferior.
Chen Zhengdao is actually one of them, and Hypnosis Master and Memory Master can barely be considered a crime genre, but the style is different. What he pursues is more refined, and the social issues he focuses on are superficial.
Then there is Cao Baoping, who dares to describe the complexity and ugliness of crime, his style is quite satisfactory, and the script is just above passing, if not for the good selection of actors...
To be fair, Su Ze admires Xin Yukun more. He is superior in both depth and breadth, especially his sharp focus on the issues at the bottom of society. As long as it can pass the review, it will be a thought-provoking good work.
It is easy to produce high-quality works based on this kind of subject matter, provided that the creator carefully polishes the story and details, as well as the outstanding performances of the actors.
Those shoddy works that hope to make money in the market with the help of popular celebrities and big IPs, in addition to overdrawing the audience's credibility for the subject matter and making some saliva money, are only left with a piece of cultural garbage.
The filming started in early August and was completed in just 26 days. This speed is perfect.
Thanks to everyone's efforts, the cost was controlled at 18 million. With the post-production and publicity included, Burst Silent could finish the project at a maximum of 25 million.
For the wealthy Kanazawa, it is nothing to worry about!
The next step is post-editing. I feel relieved to have Xin Yukun here. Then I will discuss distribution cooperation with Bona. It is expected that it will be released in theaters by the end of the year or early next year.
After all, Fatty Yu is a seasoned actor, so there won’t be much of a problem in passing the review. As long as there aren’t many corrections, Su Ze is very confident about Burst Silence!