[…This scene is about how everyone is just an ordinary person, a nobody]
[It can be clearly seen that each character has a certain degree of reference to a prototype. The director of the bad movie Wang is Wang Pangzi himself, Mengdie is Ruan Lingyu, or possibly Liu Tao, and Xiaoda and Teacher Guan have a wider range...]
[In addition to the prototype, it also satirizes some phenomena in the industry, such as looking for gimmicks to make movies, female stars marrying rich men, and big stars beating people up...]
[The most amazing one is Xiao Da, who talks about those celebrities who go to Hollywood and seem to be glamorous on the surface, but in fact they play supporting roles and even play Japanese. There are too many ironies, the international Zhang? Bruce Lee? ………]
[Good fellow, you are really not afraid of offending others...]
If Wei Yang could see the comments written by these reporters, he would definitely refute them immediately. Sometimes you shouldn't associate too much with others.
When the original movie was released, many people gave it an extremely exaggerated interpretation. Some ironic phenomena were thrown into the film, but many shady dealings in the entertainment industry were also thrown into it, forcing the main creators to come out and say that the outside world was over-interpreting the film.
A little sarcasm is very normal in the entertainment industry. Many directors have tried it. Early Hong Kong films had a lot of fun with it, and not many people took it too seriously.
Even if someone was really angry, Wei Yang didn't care too much, after all, he was not a pushover.
But there are some people he is not afraid of, and there are some people he really can't afford to offend, and there is no need to offend, such as Bruce Lee.
Regardless of whether this person is controversial or not, he has an incredible number of fans and is extremely popular with the public.
If he satirizes Director Chen and Zhang Ziyi, maybe someone will praise him, but if he is associated with this person, even Wei Yang will be embarrassed for a while.
Therefore, Wei Yang intended the role of Wu Jing to be tied to himself. When promoting the character, he would also fan the flames of the fact that he was not well received in Hong Kong. It is acceptable to use this as a satire on certain phenomena, but it should not be linked to Bruce Lee.
Countless people have taught Wei Yang through bloody lessons that it is easy to get into trouble by messing with those who have passed away.
Therefore, Wei Yang can ignore other issues, but if someone sets the pace in this direction, Wei Yang will definitely intervene.
Back to the plot, after the tycoon's speech, although everyone was embarrassed, they also faced the reality. This is indeed their reliance for turning things around, and they can only hold on to it tightly.
The plot at this point has completely moved towards the rhythm of solving a case and seeking the truth, and while the creators are bickering and joking, they do dig up a lot of clues.
Compared to the previous part, the plot in the middle section is a little more depressing and adds a lot of suspense elements, but there are still a lot of burdens.
This combination of comedy and suspense is not complicated in terms of structure, and there have been many similar examples in the past.
Many subjects are easy to learn but difficult to master. The suspense + comedy model is not difficult to imitate, but the key is how to ensure that the two subjects play to their own advantages while being excellently combined.
Whether it is suspense or comedy, it seems easy, but in fact the threshold is not low.
If you want to make a good suspect, the logic must be tight and the plot must be well-connected. If you want a comedy to stand out, it must be both funny and natural, and the laughs cannot be forced. If it is a theater movie, commercial attributes must also be considered.
In Wei Yang's opinion, the best combination in this regard is undoubtedly "Detective Chinatown", which directly promotes the suspense + comedy model.
And "Become Famous" can be regarded as a masterpiece of this model.
There are no big loopholes in the suspense, it unfolds slowly, is well-reasoned, and has a good pace.
The comedy is not particularly funny, but the jokes are continuous, to the point, harmonious and natural, and because it is closely related to realistic themes, it even has some Jiang Wen-style humor like in "Let the Bullets Fly".
Many film critics who watched this movie more or less felt that Jiang Wen’s shadow was present in this movie.
This is not a misunderstanding. The original creators themselves admitted that there was more or less some influence when creating the movie.
After all, "Let the Bullets Fly" at that time could be regarded as the "Internet Bible", and both films also had elements such as battle of wits, group portraits, fighting against the powerful, and the Republic of China. Jiang Wen's Beiyang Trilogy was so classic that it was hard not to imitate it.
Wei Yang himself did not deny this and had publicly admitted it in a program before.
I like "Let the Bullets Fly" very much. The movie borrowed and imitated Jiang Wen's style, and even found Ge Da Ge and Jiang Wu, and I also had related selfish motives.
However, imitation is imitation, but it is more about lines and jokes. The essence of the two movies is still very different.
As the plot unfolds, the truth of the Three Elders case slowly begins to emerge before everyone.
The murderer played by Duan Long is a soldier. He later came to Shanghai with Nightingale, the daughter of his comrade/superior. The latter likes singing, so she competes in a nightclub. Unexpectedly, she is spotted by the three elders, who invite her to a private room and humiliate her at will.
By the time the murderer discovered it, it was too late. In grief and rage, he killed the three elders and everyone else.
But he didn't want Nightingale's innocent reputation to be affected, so he found a way to move Nightingale's body and disguised himself as a robber and murderer.
In this way, no one knew that a girl had been insulted, and there was only a gangster who killed the three elders for money.
Unexpectedly, this case was picked up by Mr. Lu, who wanted to adapt it into a movie and even brought the murderer and the crime scene.
It just so happened that the murderer felt that some parts were not perfect yet, and took this opportunity to fill in all the loopholes. However, he met the male lead, the screenwriter, who had a keen eye and was able to unravel the case and restore it from various details.
The truth behind this case made all the viewers feel sad.
Through various details, many people have realized that this case is not as simple as it seems. They have considered it as a wrongful conviction, a vendetta, or a factional struggle. However, they did not expect it to be such a situation.
There is nothing wrong with the motive for the crime. Any man who has the ability will go on a killing spree.
The murderer was alone and had already given up. It didn't matter to him whether he escaped or not. What was more important was to preserve Nightingale's clean reputation.
Anyway, the three elders are dead and the revenge has been taken. In this society and era, if a homicide turns into a murder of passion, then the discussion about Nightingale will be a new round of harm. Even death will not bring peace.
Especially when you think about the excitement when the crew discussed the case, if it were made into a movie and adapted randomly, it would cause even greater harm to Nightingale.
Everything the murderer did formed a logical closed loop with the expressions of the previous creators of the crew, which was extremely ironic.
What’s even more ironic is that when the truth came out, the Military Control Commission came to the door after hearing the news.
It's not just the three elders who did evil. If this case were to be uncovered, it would easily affect other people, so the big guys above sent people to silence them.
The ugliness exposed is just the tip of the iceberg; this is the most terrifying thing.
Zhang Songwen, who plays the head of the Military Control Commission, gave a very good performance.
He is pale, gasping for breath and speaking softly, but his words and actions do not take human life seriously. Killing people to silence them is like punching in for work. He looks kind, but he is actually terribly evil.
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In the end, the policeman died tragically. The murderer suddenly subdued the leader of the Military Intelligence Bureau, let the others leave, and then died together with the Military Intelligence Bureau members.
After the others fled, some wanted to hide their identities, while others insisted on filming the Three Elders Case to expose the ugliness of the Nationalist government and to save other "Nightingales".
The group had a big argument and seemed to be split, but they finally made a movie together and released it overseas.
It’s a pity that not many people paid attention to this movie. The audience and film critics were more concerned about whether there would be food than the movie.
The audience was somewhat disappointed. They didn't expect that the work that the leading actors worked so hard to produce would not become popular.
And at this moment, as the male protagonist looked at the girl wiping tears in a corner, the biggest reversal of the whole movie occurred.
As the male protagonist chases the girl, previous scenes keep flashing back, the original truth gradually becomes blurred, and with various hidden details, it becomes a new truth.
The first half of the story is true. Two people came to the Magic City, Nightingale was insulted, and the murderer killed people.
But what made everyone misunderstand was that Nightingale was not dead, but escaped under the cover of the murderer.
The murderer confessed and was executed, not for Nightingale's reputation and innocence, but to cover Nightingale's escape and divert all attention to himself.
Everything he did at the crime scene afterwards was not to destroy the evidence of Nightingale's existence, but to divert the protagonists' attention and make them think that Nightingale was dead.
In this way, even if the movie is released, everyone will think that Nightingale is dead, and the reason why the body was not found is because the murderer did it intentionally to preserve his reputation.
In this way, everyone knows that the nightingale is dead, and the real nightingale who escaped is safe.
This sudden reversal made all the audience exclaim "Oh my God" and got goosebumps.
The scene of Duan Long, covered in blood, half lying on the sofa, holding a cigarette and looking up at the Nightingale in the ventilation duct, is heartbreaking and tearful.
The murderer, who was already the most outstanding character, has been sublimated to a deeper level. Many emotional female audiences couldn't help crying when they saw this scene.
Fat Fan was also a little into the role, but after calming down a little, his first reaction was.
"It's a pity to give this role to someone else. You should have played it yourself."
"I don't need this role, the movie is important."
Wei Yang is very calm. He is not only an actor but also the person in charge of a project. Therefore, he has to consider the overall situation and not just think about himself in everything.
What's more, the role of the male protagonist is not without its highlights.
After realizing the murderer's real purpose, the serious and stubborn male protagonist spent the whole movie searching for the truth, but when he was about to catch Nightingale, he chose to let go and let Nightingale leave.
Chasing after it is the instinct of pursuing the truth, and stopping is the brilliance and gentleness of human nature.
The character of the murderer is sublimated after the reversal, and the character of the male protagonist chooses to let go at the last moment, which is also a sublimation.
The movie is almost over here, with a few open details left for the audience to imagine and speculate.
The final Easter egg also explains the finished product of the movie within the movie.
Just as the male lead screenwriter said, the vase actress' acting skills are exaggerated, and the director of bad movies is extremely poor, which once again proves what the old actor said - Xiao Li's words are unpleasant to the ear, but he never lies.
This is where the movie "Fame and Fame" ends.
Wei Yang and other creators stood up and went on stage to pay their respects, and the audience gave thunderous applause...
(End of this chapter)