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This classic remake has done a lot of work on the parody level. ——The behind-the- scenes production of
"Variety" to carry the spoof to the end "Gulliver's Travels" is a British novel published more than 200 years ago. of British society, and over the centuries, this story has been translated into various languages and sold worldwide. At the film level, the book has also been imaged many times, especially the Ted Danson version with Chaplin's daughter as the best. And this time Rob Letterman remakes again, Gulliver is replaced by Jack Black, the spoof king, talking about the original intention of shooting this new version of "Gulliver's Travels", Rob Letterman said: "I like "" The novel "Gulliver's Travels" has a milestone significance in that era when adventure was popular. Even if you re-read it now, it will not feel outdated. Although people in that era had an incomplete understanding of the world, but This book gives full play to the author's imagination, and the settings such as Lilliputian appear in it, which are still charming today. Therefore, when adapting "Gulliver's Travels", we think of the original book as The charming passages are completely preserved." Joe Stillman, who wrote the script for the film, once wrote the script of the "Shrek" series, and he is very good at spoofing. He talked about this time. On the new version of Gulliver's Travels, Joe Stillman said: "It's a movie made for kids, and generally he has some reservations about the irony and critical spirit of the original book, but it's a movie for kids. Not the main point of the film's narrative. After being adapted by me and Nicholas Stoller, the story will amplify its entertaining spirit, especially the change in the image of Gulliver, this time playing Gulliver by Jack Black, who is We decided on the actors when we wrote the script, so when we wrote the script, we also made some adjustments to the story based on the image of Jack Black in the past. Under the adventures of Gulliver played by him, the story will be It's a spoof, with some subversion. I think the story brings out the most entertaining aspect of Gulliver's Travels."
So, will such a classic satirical novel become a pure spoof comedy, will the audience feel a little at a loss? On this point, screenwriter Joe Stillman continued: "This film does not want to be a dark comedy that satirizes current affairs and society, we want to write a crazy comedy that everyone will have a good time and no burden. . This is probably the lightest and least scruples of Gulliver's stories in the past. It is suitable for everyone to go to the theater at Christmas time, and family and children to watch happily. I hope I am younger. Through this movie, the audience can get to know their parents, the classic stories that the past generation liked, and let them understand that people in the past are also full of humor, and this sense of humor is not out of touch with this era. If If there is a sequel to Gulliver's Travels, we will continue to pass on this spoof spirit."
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