Chapter 1111 Chainsaw

Every ethnic group has its own things that it likes or worships.

The same goes for entertainment.

For example, Americans like R&B very much in music, and they like unique movies in movies.

Plasma tablets are undoubtedly one of them.

Because of the rating system, no matter how bloody it is, it can be played for specific groups of people.

Of course, the movie company will not make a movie that is completely bloody, illogical, and intolerable.

They usually just use plasma films as gimmicks, but more importantly, the terrifying plot atmosphere in plasma films is the most important reason to attract movie fans to watch them.

Among American movie fans, there are quite a few who like to use plasma tablets to relieve psychological stress, or who are fond of this kind of movies.

The film company has always been kind to this. If you like it, I will go and shoot it. No one will have trouble with their wallet anyway, right?

But the traditional season for horror movies to gather together should be the Halloween period in November.

The bleak atmosphere of winter seems to match the horror better.

If it's summer time, movies that make people excited are the first choice.

However, things are not so absolute. As long as your film is good, it can be released at any time.

Just like that big ship, it sets sail in winter, then crushes all opponents who oppose it, and dominates the world.

In this February, a horror movie with not too much publicity began its journey of conquest the night after the Grammys.

It is a horror movie produced by United Artists Film Company and directed by a director from Hong Kong.

In order to highlight that its actors are American and that the story takes place in the United States, United Artists Film Company used large posters to highlight these when promoting it.

The Hollywood Seven are famous and still have influence among movie fans.

Especially last year, United Artists Film Company successively released excellent films such as "Speed" and "Beverly Hills Cop", which made movie fans feel that they had gradually stepped out of the film industry under the leadership of the genius CEO of Xiangjiang. Dilemma.

So on this Sunday night, many movie fans who like to watch horror movies still came to watch this horror movie.

its name

called

"Saw".

Because it is an R-rated movie, it will be released by United Artists Film Company alone this time without involving Disney. However, it still has a good expectation of 600 screens. Once the screening effect is good, there will be more in the second round. .

Compared with the exaggerated 3,000-plus screens of "Speed", the 600-screen figure is certainly not good-looking, but when you consider that before this, the best R-rated movies only got more than 800 screens, you are a fledgling director in Hong Kong. It is already a great thing for a film directed by him to get so many premiere screens.

In fact, if Tang Shuxuan hadn't made the announcement, and if the script hadn't been written by the boss Yin Jun himself, the people in the distribution department would have only been prepared to contact 400 screens at most.

As the film's director and producer, Yu Yungang and Chen Xunqi sat in a cinema, acting as ordinary audiences, watching the film they shot and edited.

Because he graduated from the film department of the University of California, Los Angeles in Hollywood, Yu Yunchang is very familiar with the process of making movies in Hollywood, so he can shoot and even do the final editing himself. This kind of trust and support is absolutely Not generalized.

Let’s talk about it briefly.

Ever since the Oscar-winning director Michael Cimino screwed up "Heaven's Gate" two years ago, Hollywood has been unable to find a director with two fingers who can have final editing rights.

Yu Yunchang feels that he is very talented, but he never thought that he could be compared with super great directors such as Scorsese, Coppola, Spielberg, George Lucas, etc. But Yin Jun trusts him so much He gave him all the control of the entire movie.

In this case, Yu Yungang had no choice but to risk his life to accompany Junzi. Over the past few months, he had tried his best to produce this movie, to the point of going crazy.

He spent two months just selecting actors, and then spent several months in the dark studio, almost driving the actors and production staff crazy, before finally making such a movie. .

Chen Xunqi thought he was very talented, but after such a cooperation, he felt that he was far inferior to Yu Yunchang in terms of tenacity and persistence.

People who can drive their co-actors and production staff crazy before driving themselves crazy are definitely not ordinary people.

You couldn't see it in Hong Kong before, but after arriving in the United States, this crazy man forced the actors to stay in such a small space for several months, and they were still in such a terrifying atmosphere... To be honest , in the end, everyone did not go crazy, which was entirely related to the sufficient salary and the counseling of five psychiatrists.

After the film was completed, Yu Yungang called Yin Jun and wanted to send a copy to Yin Jun for him to watch, but Yin Jun refused.

When Yin Jun replied, Chen Xunqi happened to be nearby.

He remembered what Yin Jun said.

"Brother Kang, I told you that everything is under your control. After the shooting, you can just hand it over to the marketing department directly. I believe you can deliver a perfect answer."

Now, it's time for Yu Yunchang's answer sheet to start being graded.

Chen Xunqi was thinking in his mind and looked up at the movie screen, just in time to see the golden unicorn image flash by.

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The plot of "Saw" is actually not complicated, but the sense of urgency and threat of life being at risk at any time, as well as the terror of being controlled by someone's destiny, are very attractive.

When Yu Yungang made these shots, he gave full play to the delicacy of the Orientals. He did not have a silly scene with limbs flying and blood splattering at the beginning. Instead, he adopted a more delicate and lifelike but more realistic scene. Horrible atmosphere structure.

This just captures the essence of "Saw".

Why?

Because the first episode of "Saw" is the most exciting and legendary episode. The reason why it is so sensational and unforgettable is precisely because its director is a Chinese-American, James Wan.

Wen Zhiren is not only an avid horror film lover, but also has a Chinese delicate spirit. This can be seen from his filming of "Fast and Furious 7", the super detailed shot of the sports car passing through two buildings, It's not something that ordinary people can think of.

The subsequent sequels to "Drill Cry" changed directors. Although they were all directed by Xiao Guicao, they could never reach the previous heights.

On the contrary, each of the horror films produced by Wen Zhiren himself has a very high reputation, which shows his skill.

Yu Yunchang is one of the admirers of the new wave of directing art, so his heart is also inclined to literature and art. In this regard, his skills are much deeper than Wen Zhiren.

Especially after Yin Jun understood what Wen Zhiren wanted to express and passed it to him in the script and some shots, Yu Yunchang read it carefully for a month and then made a new shot script by himself, and it was complete. It's in my heart.

Now waiting in the cinema, I am actually more worried about Chen Xunqi. Yu Yungang is just like an ordinary audience, seriously appreciating his work, even if he has watched it more than a dozen times from the first cut to the final cut. More than enough.

With various exclamations and suppressed breaths that sounded from the beginning, the movie progressed unhurriedly.

When the bloody, gloomy, terrifying, panic, depressing and other scenes are presented in front of the audience in the form of movie stories, they will firmly attract their eyes and hook them. Their emotions prevented them from breaking free even for a moment.

Especially in the last scene, when the real Jigsaw suddenly stood up from the group of corpses, people seemed to stop breathing.

There were even a few girls who immediately kicked their feet and screamed.

The entire 120-minute movie ends with such a stunning shot, which leaves people with endless imagination, and is so wonderful that people can't help but wonder what will happen next, and whether there will be a sequel to the story. ?

But no matter what they think, the movie ends here.

The next moment, the cinema's lights were bright. Yu Yunchang and Chen Xunqi, together with the leading actors and important members of the crew, stood on the projection stage in accordance with the rules of the American premiere and accepted the applause of the audience. .

Well, only if the movie is good will there be applause. If the movie is not good, although there is no Sugar Cane Gang in the United States, you can still throw Coca-Cola popcorn and the like.

There is no doubt that the crew of "Saw" received overwhelming applause.

"marvelous!"

"Congratulations, you made a classic!"

"Oh, I'm scared to death...but I feel so good!"

"I will definitely watch it a second time. I still don't understand some of the plots!"

"Tom likes to watch horror movies like this the most. I will pull him over tomorrow and show him that Mr. Jun is indeed an omnipotent genius! Horror movies can be so wonderfully written!"

"..."

Seeing the Americans in the audience standing up collectively, applauding themselves with blushing faces, and hearing their various praises, the creative staff were all smiling from ear to ear.

Chen Xunqi was especially happy. It was his first time to work as a producer in the United States and he had such a successful performance. It really increased his qualifications for the future!

Only Yu Yunchang had a smile on his face, but if you look carefully, his eyes were full of excitement, not just joy.

It turns out that it is such a joy to make a movie that can express one's own feelings and please the audience!

Master Jun really understands me!

A film like this is exactly what I’ve always wanted to do!

Compared to conquering Hollywood, a small place like Xiangjiang is really not worth mentioning!