of another novel "The Host" by the author of "Twilight
" This film is very similar to the popular "Twilight" in terms of ethos and storytelling. The reason is that the original novel of "The Host" The author is Meyer, who wrote the Twilight series. In Mayer's view, although the stories of the two novels are different, the content of the values behind them is still very similar. Meyer said: "The earliest prototype of this novel came from an idea of mine that two human natures in one body, which can create a lot of conflict. I just like this kind of messy story. This kind of love may not be Romantic love may have more elements of maternal love. Such maternal love is not just the love between mother and child, but a kind of nostalgia for the group and individual you belong to. I often ask myself, if love Make you change beyond recognition, what will you do? Love is that kind of power that can turn black and white and make you mad. This kind of power is exactly what the novel needs, it can create conflict and a kind of disorder.
” Twilight The love story between people and vampires in "The City" has been criticized by people, but Mayer has not given up writing the kind of love story between humans and ghost monsters. In "Host", Mayer boldly designs a new "species" that can invade the human mind. Meyer said: "In this line of thinking, I wrote the story deeper and bigger. It's the most profound novel I've ever written. The Twilight series is a love story, and the content in it will make you I think this is the favorite of 17- and 18-year-old children. But this story is going to be deeper. Because it is not only about love, but also about memories, past and so on. "Host" is about a balanced life Importance, remember and value the imperatives of life at the moment. Sure, there's a romantic element to it, but this story makes you feel like it's grown-up life, it's a realist story -- if you get it right With those sci-fi elements in it, it's a realist novel."
The fusion of teen and sci-fi movies
When Mayer's novel was being screenplayed, the producers asked her what her favorite sci-fi movie was, and Mayer replied that it was Mutant. Coincidentally, the film's producers, the Schwartz brothers, happened to be very familiar with the director of "The Mutant" Andrew Nicol. So, under their active cooperation, Andrew Nicole became the director of the film. Nicole said: "I really like the characters and the setting of the story in this novel, you can say it's a conflict between two species, or you can say it's a kind of balance between the present and the past before love strikes. Practically speaking, these two proof interpretations are established in this film. And, more importantly, the story of the novel also has the feeling of science fiction, fantasy, alien, human, memory, love. The relationship between human nature Combat, that's a really great concept."
Although the story is deeper and more obscure than Twilight, it's still a "teen movie" aimed at teenagers. ". And since it is a teen movie, it is inevitably contaminated with a lot of "teenage characteristics". In this regard, Andrew Nicol said: "There is no doubt that the film is to convey a certain concept to the audience. What this film hopes to convey to the young people is the feeling of hope and the future. That is to say, No matter what's going on right now, or how frustrated you are, the only thing you don't give up is hope itself. Because hope and what's in the future, you never know. Love is one of the elements and the tone of this movie. But at the end of the day In the end, the most important thing in novels or movies is the kind of understanding of one's own life and life. This is quite different from ordinary teen movies, because love is not supreme, or love is only a trigger in this movie So, the ultimate subject is the conflict between temperaments and a person's grasp of his own life."
A collection of popular actors
In teen movies, the most important thing is not the story, but the actors. "Twilight" has no story at all, but it still made a lot of money, and the reason is that there are several appealing protagonists in the film. And this film is no exception. In order to attract young people and take care of the texture and depth of the film, the producer specially recruited Saoirse Ronan and handsome boy Max Irons, who started out in literary films. starring Jack Abel. It should be said that this lineup not only takes care of the tastes of young fans, but also is not so commercial, and the actor's popularity is also very good. Talking about the cast, Andrew Nicole said: "Such a cast is actually the most suitable list for "Host" in my heart. I have my own considerations in choosing actors. First of all, actors must be popular young people, because this is a film mainly for young people; secondly, I have high requirements for their acting skills, after all, there are many conflicts in human nature in this story, if young actors can’t act, Then there is no possibility of being selected into the crew. In the end, I want this movie to have a literary feel, rather than a full romance or sci-fi fantasy. So, I found Ronan and Ai Enns has texture, but he is by no means an actor who is a young idol of the moment."
Speaking of her challenging role, Saoirse Ronan said: "For being able to perform two roles in the film, I am I feel very excited because it is a huge challenge and an actor's dream. Although this is a novel written by Meyer, the story of the film is very different from the "Twilight" we are familiar with. It It is very complex and profound, or it is a mature movie with a teenage concept. The emotions and characters in it are worthy of my careful appreciation and taste. Two souls are in one body, and they both fall in love with each other. Different people, creating a lot of contradictions and conflicts, thinking about such a plot, I will think this movie is really amazing."
Tidbits
The film is adapted from "Twilight" author Stephen Nee Meyer's novel of the same name. The novel was published in 2008. As of the time of the film's release, "The Host" was still a one-off novel. Mayer, however, intends to write two more sequels to the novel, forming a trilogy.
Actors such as Eva Green, Deanna Agron, and Liam Hemsworth have all auditioned for different characters before the film's lineup is finalized.
· The film's earliest determined director is Andrew Nicol. But before filming began, there were rumors that Susannah White would replace him. But soon after, this rumor was dashed.
· Filming began in February 2012, with locations in Louisiana and New Mexico.
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