Chapter 651

"When cage changed from a controller to a participant, he gradually realized that all his words were just hypocritical lies. Or the exquisite mask of the elite in front of the public. "

Lanli's words brightened Jeff's eyes, which was on the contrary to the core idea of "Saving Private Ryan", revealing the hypocrisy and lies behind the excuse of the government to launch the war. Of course, the background of "Saving Private Ryan" is World War II; The implication of "tomorrow's edge" is the Iraq War - at least in the current script. However, the essence of the two wars is different.

"For war, there are two most important things: first, teamwork; Second, peace. "

Lanli continued to speak, but his voice suddenly stopped, leaving a tail empty. Jeff could not help asking, "what else?"

"That's all."

"Is that all?"

In the face of Jeff's surprised expression, Lan Li was dumbfounded and nodded, "yes." Once again, he affirmed, "we are shooting a commercial film, not an art film. Otherwise, the angle of our discussion will be completely different."

Can tomorrow's edge be a classic science fiction movie? It has such potential that the script can explore the relationship between time and life. In reincarnation after reincarnation, the precipitation and tempering of life is unimaginable. In Buddhist scriptures, reincarnation is suffering and fate. This philosophical speculation can be photographed more deeply than "Star Trek".

Can "tomorrow's edge" become an excellent art film? This can be tried. William cage's special role reflects the apathy and strength of the whole high-level government. He blinds his eyes in the face of the war. For the sake of interests, he ignores the death of life and the damage of the war, and then insinuates the White House's lies in the Middle East in recent years.

But Langley thinks it's not necessary.

"Tomorrow's edge" is a wonderful commercial film. Can it reach the height of "Inception"? Maybe it can, maybe it can't. the point is that at least it can go a step further on the original basis of the previous life, and focus all its thinking on cage's role. It's enough to leave room for the characters to grow up and for the stories to think. There's no need to hurt your muscles and bones. It's enough to make the film an excellent commercial work.

Therefore, the views expressed by Langley just now always revolve around cage and are only limited to cage. In the time reset time after time, cage grows, sublimates, awakens and changes at the same time. This will not disturb the overall structure and rhythm of the film; But it will not be superficial, just stop at the first layer of popcorn flavor, leaving the aftertaste fermentation time. At the same time, let the characters and stories become more full and three-dimensional.

In the last life, the rhythm of "tomorrow's edge" was extremely compact. Not only was there no urine in the whole process, but also there was no room for the development and transformation of the characters. All the focus was on cage; On the other hand, Tom Cruise's production team also continued the usual production routine, and skillfully created a heroic image of saving the world, lacking of novelty.

In Langley's view, this restricts more possibilities of film.

According to lanli's idea, besides cage, the script needs more development space for other characters. Besides the heroine, it also needs more interaction between cage and other teammates, not only the love line between the hero and heroine, but also the friendship line between the hero and his comrades in arms.

Only in this way, the influence of each death of teammates and heroines on cage will be highlighted. Then it presents the transformation of cage: in the decisive battle, we choose teamwork rather than single handedness. The war can not be won by one person or by one person behind the scenes; And then the final annihilation, complete the last piece of jigsaw puzzle, showing cage from the war beneficiary to the war opponent.

In fact, these ideas don't need too much plot, they just add one or two shots, or one or two details, which is enough for commercial films to outline the image and relationship of the characters. But even so, without affecting the rhythm of the whole film, cage's part will have to be cut to achieve more balance——

Tom Cruise would never agree with that. Even if Tom nodded, his whole team would not agree.

However, if all the ideas can be implemented effectively and correctly, the quality of the finished product of "tomorrow's edge" is absolutely worth looking forward to.

Jeff is a smart man. In his concise words, lanli can outline a magnificent plan. He must admit that he was convinced by lanli. Even, he had a little expectation of "tomorrow's edge" in lanli's words, Nintendo game? Jeff is really eager to try.

The script adaptation of "tomorrow's edge" is actually a script that Hollywood production companies do not want to touch - otherwise it will not be completed by a nobody like Derek.

First of all, it needs to construct a grand world outlook. Not only does the screenwriter need to have a deep foundation in science fiction, the script is very demanding, but also a lot of manpower and material resources are needed to complete it during the shooting period, and the visual effects are bound to become the leader.

Second, the original novel is a Japanese novel, and the English version of the translation has a general sales volume in the United States, with a weak mass base. It's even more unpopular than "Transformers" or comics.

It's just a small matter that the quality of the film is not satisfactory; The point is that if 100 million or 200 million dollars are smashed, there is no sound at all. That is the most fatal thing. So the script of "tomorrow's edge" is on the blacklist - there are no script projects that companies are willing to invest in.

Naturally, Jeff will be the leading actor candidates locked in the front-line big card body, reduce the risk of investment.

In addition to Brad, Tom Cruise, Johnny Depp and Robert Downey Jr. are all considered by them, even including Harrison Ford, 69 years old. Because he has been connecting with these big brands, the speed of the project itself is naturally not fast.

But now it seems that things have taken on a different look. Choosing a leading brand can certainly reduce the risk, but the script is bound to tilt towards the hero, to some extent, sacrificing the quality of the finished product to achieve the hero's heroic demeanor; But if you choose new players, you can create a solid and excellent finished product with a new lineup, and even reach an amazing level.

The new people here are not casual new people, but the lanli hall in front of us. So, is that a good bet?

Jeff nodded gently, his head turned quickly, but his eyes showed a little appreciation. Looking back on the brief confrontation between Langley and Brad just now, I feel more and more amused. "Do you realize what kind of result your views may lead to?" If Langley is not clear, Jeff is willing to explain, "the role of the hero will be diluted, so that other characters have more room to play, and the focus will be scattered."

The corner of lanli's mouth slightly pursed, and then rose up, "you know, one-man drama does not mean that the work must be excellent, nor does it mean that the leading role must be noticed. The charm and ability of an actor are never measured by length and weight. "

Leisurely, concise and powerful, but in the understatement, a strong air burst out from the inside out, confident and proud, showing the pride of the actor for the first time in front of Jeff. It was this actor who was born with the help of "buried alive" and "crazy love"; That is the actor, in "speed and passion 5", the short performance has robbed the whole work of style.

In Jeff's mind, an actor flashed: Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise, Tom Hardy, Charlie Hannam, Andrew Garfield, Channing Tatum, Henry Carville. But all these figures gradually disappeared, and finally only Langley hall was left.

He has time and space to choose.

Not to mention anything else, Brad showed a little curiosity in the brief conversation just now. They should sit down and talk slowly; Then select a suitable producer to have a second round of conversation with Brad, evaluate the whole project, and continue to persuade Brad to join

But he doesn't want Brad now. He doesn't need time and space.

”Then I'll see“ Jeff made his decision and held out his right hand to Langley. "I'm looking forward to Langley Hall's version of William cage."

handshake. In any formal occasion, in any negotiation occasion, it has a special meaning. The most widely known and commonly used meaning is to reach a cooperation agreement.

Lanli held out his right hand and politely held Jeff's right hand. "The burden of commercial blockbusters is not something everyone can afford. I've already felt tremendous pressure. The breathing is not smooth. Is this a normal reaction? "

Having said that, Lan Li didn't panic at all, and his breathing was still normal. Jeff chuckled. "What I'm more looking forward to is that you can have a conversation with the screenwriter. By the way, have you met Derek? "

"By phone." Said Langley.

Jeff nodded. "You can tell Derek all the ideas we just exchanged, and see what we can do to make this work another 'inception'"

"I'm an actor, not a screenwriter, just on paper." Lan Li is not modest, but honest. It's not easy to write a script.

But Jeff shrugged, "what we need is not your pen, but your mind. This is the most precious thing. " Jeff has always been like this. He was like this to Ben, to Christopher, and now to Langley. He believed in his vision and firmly believed, "by the way, what do you think about the director?"