Chapter 123 The biggest supporting role in history
What was the first movie you saw?
Although many people who pursue connotation, ideas, and art always like to devalue business, as if the disgusting smell of copper is the root of polluting art, but it is impossible for everyone to come into contact with movies for the first time It is an art film with profound connotations, because when you are ignorant and ignorant, only the simple story, the eye-catching pictures, and the moment that impresses you are the root of your desire to dig and understand all of them.
After a guy gets used to the impact of popcorn and wants to find something that can inspire thinking, they will fall into the ocean of art, and then spray blood on those guys who are still in the visual sensory stage, It seems that my own evolution is the real tallness, and I expressed my indignation towards those directors who still embrace business, they have completely forgotten that if they were not moved by the initial surprise, they would not have the present them.
What is the difference between this and 'hold up the rice bowl to eat meat, put down the chopsticks and scold your mother'?
Cole Needham is not such a person. As a guy who will die if he doesn't watch movies for a day, he understands better than anyone else that only those commercial films that the public likes become more prosperous, and those who pursue art can get a bigger market, because There will always be some people who will grow up. If there are no commercial films to lead them in, then there will be no habit and boredom in the future, and there will be no expanding art market, and real art will only gradually die out due to the decline of the number of people. .
Because of this, after watching thousands of movies, Cole Niederham, who has long been able to break away from commercial films, will still watch the commercial blockbusters every year with his heart. Like Jaws, a movie that fascinates oneself, fascinates the audience, and fascinates the world!
And now, he thinks he's found...
Although he is still the same person, this time, what he brings is not a horror of the deep sea, but a landmark sci-fi movie!
If you have to delve into the highlights of "Jurassic Park", the idea embedded in it is far less important than the glimpse of dinosaurs in the opening chapter. To put it a bit vulgarly, it is realistic, and if it is more connotative, it is for the model. Infused with life.
Since the advent of movies, I don’t know how many fantasy movies have been made, but no matter how far or near they are, they can’t stand up to scrutiny.
Take "King Kong" in 1976 as an example. Although it was a close-up, the plastic feeling of the skin was too strong, but this technical defect did not stop people's fantasies, and the exciting thing is , there are a bunch of people who have been thinking about these things-even if "Star Wars" is criticized for its simple plot and single characters, it has exhausted all the technological effects and imagination of the original, and all kinds of weird monsters are in the bar Gathering together, fierce space battles are the reappearance of all the guys who have explored the universe; and "Jurassic Park" is actually replicating all this, it is selling people's curiosity about ancient creatures, it is Before being sold thousands of years ago, the mystery that lived on those unknown continents.
A future, a past, are piled up with people's fantasies and pursuits. Because of this, when the first scene of the opening chapter turns into a heavy blow and a thunderous blow, the next two hours will make people feel happy. Live in anticipation.
Even if the story is stinky and long, even if the inside is interspersed with preaching...
But none of that matters!
What's 'they need to call in rescuers because of an accident in the park', what's 'other companies are eyeing the dinosaurs in the park and want insiders to steal the living dinosaur embryos', what's a simple presentation, the hero and heroine introduce to the children Dinosaur knowledge', this kind of logical behavior that usually appears in scientific and educational drama films, the process of having to water in order to increase the length of the film, is a good foreshadowing for those who are not used to preaching in the past, and when they wait After nearly 20 minutes, when they finally saw the dinosaur again during the daytime in the film, the lifelike Brachiosaurus made them widen their eyes and open their mouths!
The guy who lumbers across the screen seems to blend in with everything around him!
The embarrassment and discord in the past are now gone!
What excites them the most is that the Brachiosaurus's forelimbs are off the ground, its hind legs stand still, and it pulls the crown of the tree in a backward posture, chewing and eating. It is a complete long shot!
daytime! Show the whole picture without reservation! Make the scalps of the guests attending the premiere go numb!
"My God...it's not the night..." Warner executives who were invited to come here exclaimed that they belonged to the investors.
"How is this done? A model? No! Such a large model simply cannot be made, let alone move!" Film critics who want to emphasize storytelling and logic have lost their logic.
"Fuck! Fuck! Fuck! Fuck! Fuck!" Those lucky movie fans who want to express their inner excitement but are not well-educated shout out their shock in the simplest and simplest way!
"This is the scene that the audience wants to see the most! The group of Industrial Light and Magic actually made the dinosaur out!" The media person who writes every day understands that the selling point of the movie in front of him is completely in line with the taste of the public!
They understand better that the generous appearance of dinosaurs on the screen and their vivid movements will open a new era for movies!
Especially the scene where the dinosaur broke out of its shell. When the little guy with bloodshot mucus on his body was struggling hard in the eggshell, his trembling body was like the audience's heart. The feeling of witnessing history made them hold their breath Concentrate!
"Jurassic Park" is a typical soft sci-fi story. They don't describe every scientific concept very reasonably, and they don't think about whether their fantasy will come true. What the author pursues is actually the emergence of scientific inventions. After that, what kind of changes will it bring to society, and the reason why Spielberg took a fancy to this story at the beginning is because he is not hard! And in the writing of the script, the author's own ideas were incorporated, so after the scene of the dinosaur breaking out of the shell appeared, the mathematician who played the author's prototype in the movie began to criticize the old professor for preventing the dinosaurs from reproducing themselves. And the bad behavior of modifying the DNA of dinosaurs and setting these artificially hatched creatures as females...
But this kind of ethical discussion that violates the laws of nature is actually a development tool for the audience to promote the plot...
To put it bluntly, when you spend more than 200 yuan on Ocean and sit in a movie theater watching "Avatar", do you care whether the story of the little blue man mining is naive or not? From the moment you buy a ticket, you know what you want to see, and as long as the movie portrays your needs in place, you will not lose money, and if you feel amazing, you will make a lot of money!
This principle is also applicable to "Jurassic Park".
The core of humanism?
Please stop beeping, the guys who came here for the dinosaurs don't want to hear this noisy explanation at all!
They would rather stare at the dinosaurs for a day than listen to what the director wants to tell us!
Because of this, after the glimpse at night, the face-to-face portrayal during the day, and the high-definition close-up in the laboratory, the calming down of the plot and the disputes between the characters in the movie are actually mental relaxation for the vast majority of audiences. During the rest time, they are not interested in the ethics debated by the characters in the movie, or in other words, the technological progress placed in front of them allows them to ignore the daily short stories of parents.
Of course, during the "rest" time, everyone also found a problem.
"This movie has been shown for more than 30 minutes. Why haven't Roland Allen and the Olsen sisters come out yet?"
"Aren't they starring? Why hasn't there been a single shot so far?"
"How long is the movie in total? Two hours? They're not there for a quarter of the time. How can the characters stand?"
Listening to the whispered discussion from the backcourt, Roland, who was sitting in the front watching the movie, was deeply relieved.
Fortunately, these guys did not forget themselves because of the appearance of the dinosaur, and regarded him as a dispensable tool man.
In fact, in all special effects blockbusters, the protagonist will always be the most awkward guy—
"Avatar", do you remember who the protagonist is?
Those who can directly report the name of the male protagonist are all wolf destroyers, and if it weren't for the fact that the female protagonist also has the two series "Star Trek" and "Guardians of the Galaxy", and beat Xingjue in "Reunion", Who remembers who she is?
"Transformers" is the same, in addition to Megan - Fox, who else can you think of?
Many male actors don’t want to make special effects movies, because even if they show their arms and legs, they are not as impressive as those special effects. Most of the time, compared with those vases responsible for beauty, they only have plot promoters This one works.
The Roland and Olsen sisters have the same role in "Jurassic Park".
After the plots of "Dinosaurs Are Now", "The Principles of Resurrection of These Creatures", and "Contradictions Caused by Cloning and Reproduction", sisters Roland and Olsen finally appeared—they first greeted Grandpa, and then talked with Together, the male and female protagonists boarded the sightseeing bus in Jurassic Park, and while wandering around the park, they also encountered an injured Triceratops that called for help. Gently probing and responding with a light rub of the tongue, it is very similar to the spiritual creatures in many fairy tales who know how to repay their kindness.
"It seems that herbivorous dinosaurs are relatively docile."
"Oh, the expected plot, the warm rhythm is Steven's specialty."
"It seems that the whole movie mainly introduces popular science? Then there are a few scenes where you steal dinosaur embryos and enter the dinosaur park by mistake, and are punished by dinosaurs? Although the narrative plot is good, it seems a little boring?... Well, this kind of picture is already Not boring anymore."
"Sister Roland and the Olsen sisters have such a weak sense of existence, don't they just come to show their faces?"
After the initial shock, with the appearance of a large number of dinosaur images, the emotions of the audience at the premiere gradually calmed down, especially when Roland and the Olsen sisters interacted with the dinosaurs. While they were shocked, they also smiled knowingly. After all, this kind of picture is not scary.
While watching, the minds of everyone at the scene began to become active, and they hoped to see something more powerful.
As the night falls, the feature film finally arrives.
Like the protagonists in other special effects blockbusters, the Roland and Olsen sisters are also the promoters of the plot.
However, unlike those pushers, after modifying the script, due to the change of perspective, they actually became food.
What does that mean?
In "Transformers", Autobots and Decepticons are the protagonists, and humans are incidental; in super-English movies, both sides have abilities, and the one with bad characters is bad; "The Matrix", "Men in Black" , these are all the same, those abilities far beyond ordinary people make it impossible for the screenwriter to write the plot with normal logic, so only by using the aura of reducing intelligence can the plot end smoothly.
But "Jurassic Park" doesn't need it!
You think with the soles of your feet, and you also understand that dinosaurs are better than humans!
And when the security system and power supply system are all turned off, they can stay away from the restraints and actively attack humans. Isn't it a kind of instinct for food? Since there is the pusher of instinct, the children don't need to carry stupid characters on their backs!
Because of this, when the long-legendary Tyrannosaurus rex finally appeared and killed the goat trapped in the park in front of the Olsen sisters who were curiously playing with the telescope, the red liquid that shot out was Splashed car bodies are everywhere!
Just when her eyes were wide open, her facial features were distorted, her mouth was wide open, and she used a terrified roar to cover up the helplessness in her heart, Roland, who heard the voice and realized something was wrong, turned around. Lu was terrified, but he immediately raised his hand to cover his sister's mouth, and pulled her back who was lying by the car window!
"Don't be afraid, don't look, it can't get through, we are separated by a 10,000-volt high-voltage barbed wire..."
Roland held the Olsen sisters in his arms, and the camera faithfully took a close-up shot.
The younger sister, who was trembling because of fear, was closing her eyes tightly at the moment, and when she heard Roland's soothing words, she wanted to seek affirmation and comfort, and she asked in an ambiguous tone: "Really?"
"Yeah...it can't get past...Fuck..."
While Roland was speaking, the high-voltage wire network that had been cut off could not stop the advance of Tyrannosaurus rex. It seemed that he was attracted by the shout that stopped abruptly. In front of Roland, although there is only one window away, the condescending look and the trembling look up vividly portray the idea of going forward to **** and back to heaven!
At the same time that Roland's mouth was dirty, the little girl who felt something was wrong wanted to look back again, but even though Roland was so scared that he almost peed his pants, he still instinctively raised his hand to hold his sister's head, not wanting her to see everything in front of him. !
"Fuck! Fuck! Fuck! This Tyrannosaurus Rex is so cool! The picture of eating sheep is so cool!"
"Wow! Are two people fleeing together? Can the two of them survive the pursuit of the Tyrannosaurus rex?"
"It's too manly! It's so manly! My Roland has grown up!"
"Is this movie played by my sister or my sister? Well, it doesn't matter... She is so cute... That scared little face is almost wringing water! I really want to take her home!"
The audience's love and hatred for the actor has nothing to do with the actor, it is all given by the role.
If the characters are good and the acting is not bad, the audience will naturally like it, but if the characters are bad and the acting is good, the audience will naturally hate it.
It's like Feng Yuanzheng in "Don't Talk to Strangers". The better the performance, the less people like him. Although he will be remembered, negative memories are actually very popular with the audience for actors.
And now?
Sisters Rowland and Olsen don't need the 'dumb' kids of current-life movies.
They only need to show fear to the dinosaur, and then run away under the pursuit of the other party.
This is the same as the most old-fashioned horror and monster movies, only needing acting skills the size of a fingernail.
But even so, they get the most!
Because they acted well?
No kidding, it's because T-Rex is good!
Using the best current technology to create an unprecedented creature for two people to play, under the psychology of the audience sympathizing with the weak, the escape characters created by the two of them can gain the most attention!
And when the younger sister shows her instincts and the older brother moves forward rationally, the contrast and complementarity among the characters come out...
This is indeed a psychological way to deceive the audience's favor, but—
Isn't film an art of deception?
As long as the audience enjoys it enough!
He will think it's worth it!
In this way, with the appearance of the Tyrannosaurus rex, the popular science movie is over, and the hunting game officially begins!
As soon as Tyrannosaurus rex slammed down, it pierced the transparent roof!
With a wave of Tyrannosaurus rex's cheeks, the car is already on its back!
And just as the audience gritted their teeth and wanted to know how the children in front of them would deal with all this, Roland, who had been holding his sister tightly in his arms, suddenly saw a flashlight.
Alertly, he quickly grabbed it, opened it, and threw it aside vigorously! Following the movement of the bright light, the Tyrannosaurus Rex, who was roaring up to the sky, also turned his gaze to the unknown object rolling on the ground...
Seeing the Tyrannosaurus Rex turning its head, the guys at the scene burst into cheers.
However, before they were happy for two seconds, before they had time to praise Roland for being smart, the big guy trampled the toy in just a few steps, and then followed the smell to find the two who were covered in mud and wanted to hurry up and escape. kid...
The pupils of the big guy shrank suddenly, like an invisible big hand, pinching the necks of everyone present, just as their eyes were tearing apart, and at the same time as they wanted to cheer Roland and the others, the guy also slowly raised his right foot...
Everyone's nerves are also tense because of this...
The Roland and Olsen sisters with their backs to the big guy didn't 'know' that as long as they have the care of the director and screenwriter, as long as they use the best technology at the moment to pile up the most brutal creatures in people's hearts, even if they only appear in a few shots, they will also be the main character...
Because in this world, there is no second ‘supporting actor’ who is bigger than Tyrannosaurus Rex...
The audience can't remember the actors in the special effects blockbuster?
Then let the first realistic Tyrannosaurus rex on the movie screen play the role!
Who is the guy being hunted down by the Tyrannosaurus rex?
Roland Allen! Sister Olsen!
Lore!
(end of this chapter)