The director’s crazy dream: combining art and technology to tell a wonderful story

Lionel 2021-12-01 08:01:27

"Walking in the Clouds" tells the real experience of French acrobatic celebrity Philip Pat (Joseph Gordon-Levitt). In 1974, he hired a group of people to help him realize his unique and dangerous dream—— Walk the steel cable at 417 meters above the ground between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center.

This real-life story has earlier been filmed into an excellent Oscar-winning documentary "The Tightrope Walker". So why is this story worth telling again? In addition to preaching that people can overcome all difficulties, persevere, take risks, and bravely accomplish the crazy things they want to do in order to realize their dreams. What is the purpose of the director?

What I want to say is: Director Robert Zemigis is also realizing his crazy dream! He has been working hard to find greater possibilities for film narratives, constantly trying to combine cutting-edge special effects, computer animation and other digital technologies with unique and imaginative stories. Director Robert Zemigis has filmed "Back to the Future" series, "Forrest Gump", "Remains of a Deserted Island"... and many other classic movies that are well received and popular. In his works: such as the "Back to the Future" trilogy, there are many interesting sci-fi plots; another example is "Who Framed Roger Rabbit", which pioneered the combination of real-life performance and animation, and inspired a Trends; and "Forrest Gump", using CGI technology to put the protagonist into a series of famous historical fragments. In addition, there are his informal animation trilogy ("Polar Express", "Beowulf", "A Christmas Carol"), which all use digital motion capture technology to present the fantasy color of the story itself.

"Walking in the Clouds" undoubtedly embodies the high level of mainstream film production and viewing experience. He told a touching story with the latest technology! Let the audience experience a shocking experience that they cannot experience elsewhere. Although 3D and IMAX effects are not the core of the film, Zemigis has used these two techniques to achieve the purpose of serving the film itself, and it is better than any other film in 2015. These are all worth buying a ticket to go to the cinema to enjoy his work. It is also worth the Chinese filmmakers to observe and learn!

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Extended Reading

The Walk quotes

  • US Customs Agent: [seeing his equipment] And what's all this for?

    Philippe Petit: I'm going to hang a high wire between the World Trade Center Towers... And walk on it.

    US Customs Agent: Right. Good luck. Next!

  • Barry Greenhouse: It's something only a twisted, antisocial, anarchistic, pissed-off malcontent would have anything to do with.

    Barry Greenhouse: [triumphantly] You have your inside man!