Original link: http://4bluestones.biz/mtblog/2009/10/post-1742.html
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This full text of Ang Lee's interview, with his opinions on the author's theory, his attitude towards film reviews, his approach to changing novels, and his technical thinking on film cutting, may make everyone feel more comfortable with Lee. Ann's creative mentality has more experience.
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Q: Some directors have a distinct style, but you let them Many film scholars or critics are confused because it is difficult to define Ang Lee's style? How do you want future generations to see or interpret your work?
A: I really don't have a style, but is there a style without a style? Even if there is no way to win. In fact, the creator is to complete an example and let others analyze it. To comment is to go to DEFINE, define and find opinions and conclusions, but the creators are completely different.
When I first debuted, I was really influenced by the theories of film writers such as Chu Fu or Gundam. I hoped to pursue a style. I had to do it or not. I actually did it, and then I realized that I was just trying to make a sample, not to control the subject matter. It is used by the subject, burning yourself for others to see, which is similar to the situation of actors.
It's not just Gundam, the directors of Winders' group are also very good, very different. They have specialties in their studies, solid theories, and revolutionary insights and abilities to overthrow the previous dynasty. I haven't had any of their works yet. Look, but they must have read all of my things, and they have read all of them before they come to comment, and only then come to create.
Q: Although there is no way to win, how will you respond to comments with different viewpoints?
Answer: My most annoying comment is that I have already set a standard and an answer in my mind. As long as it does not meet his wishes and does not reach his level, he will start to criticize you domineeringly. It is not based on the performance of the work, but on the individual Starting from the imagination in my heart, it is a kind of non-standard for the work, it is a kind of cutting feet to fit the shoes.
I don't want to criticize the critics too much, but have sympathy for the critics. People who watch five movies a day are basically not normal people. Who would watch five movies a day? Forced to watch so many movies, I have long hated movies. Film critics squeeze out words and write things out every day. It’s so painful, but I don’t like movies. Whether he praises you or criticizes you, don’t care too much. of. Those of us who create are going to get rid of those comments.
If a movie needs to survive, it can’t have too big a frame. I think it’s right, but I was criticized by critics. I used to get angry like this, but I slowly realized that watching movies is already a kind of culture. Habits, all imaginings and discussions about movies are already a part of life, and they won't be so angry anymore.
Q: What are your proud hand marks?
A: Hand marks and my life experiences are about personality. I am a person who seeks perfection but is not reconciled. I often have to pursue a balance in such contradictory situations. It is very difficult to make a decision, but I am forced to make a decision. When making a movie, I have to choose sides, and the changes are unpredictable. I struggle to find a direction in my life, and when I don’t know where to go, I have to admit defeat and return to the things I am most familiar with. But I believe more that when making a movie, you have to come up with a reason. You can’t even tell the reason yourself. That’s what I’ve never given up on. Movies can’t be like this.
When it comes to film skills, my basic mood is to get started and forget. I'm just curious about skills, and I'm very interested in learning new skills, but I won't hold on to them. After I've played them, I'll look for new ones to play.
Q: Your early creations "Pushing Hand" and "The Wedding Banquet" were original scripts. After "Reason and Sensibility", you prefer to adapt novels, whether it's "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", "Lust, Caution" or "The Hustow Storm" "It's all like this, and the next work "The Fantastic Drifting of Teen Pi" is also the same, why?
A: My creative focus is on filmmaking. As long as I keep doing it, something will come out in the face of stimulation. I’ve never been a writer. I wrote my own script back then, but no one wanted to give me the script and the subject matter. I could only take out what I had in my heart and at home. After two plays, I felt empty. The only thing that I do is when I made "Reason and Sensibility", like a professional director, I converted a book written by others into a movie. For other cases, I "develop" it again. The novel is just the starting point, it will stimulate the idea, Doing my interpretation and creation, in short, is to use the topic to play it! Moreover, other people have done a lot of research on writing books, and they have also found a strong story axis, which is really easy to use.
Q: Will there be a burden to adapt novels? "color. Wang Huiling, the screenwriter of "The Ring", said that the original novel was too huge and too difficult. She had to dismember the novel like an alarm clock to continue writing. How do you deal with the project of adapting the novel?
A: Actually, there are some things that I don’t want to talk about publicly. I have a principle. Whether it’s a world famous novel or a martial arts novel, I usually just read the original once and then throw it aside. Except that I have forgotten something, I will go back and check it if I am not sure. "Lust, Caution" is the only one I have checked many times, because Zhang Ailing's writing is very strange, and I can't just rely on the impression I read for the first time to make a film. , There are more deceitful people than expressive ones in the novel. For example, if the novel was written in a week, she spent at least 30 years to cover it up. Her techniques are very complicated, and some things will be deceived by her. .
My creation, including script writing, is only a part of making a movie, so my focus and difficulties are very different from screenwriting. I have to visualize everything, predict how others will feel, and create a kind of The taste and a kind of feeling are different from the key points required by the writers. Although we have been communicating all the time, the thoughts in our hearts and the specific methods are different.
Q: When writing the script, what exactly were you thinking about?
A: What I think about is how to express it with sound and light. Sound and light is actually a relatively superficial statement, and a more specific statement is that when a person reaches that situation, what kind of feeling will he feel in his heart, what kind of rhythm should he want, if you take more pictures and get used to it, you will know how to convert from words. Translating into images will not be a burden. Knowing what to do right away is a talent, and it will naturally emerge. I don't worry about any troubles in the production, the main thing is the arrangement of emotions, how will the rational and emotional reactions, these are the key points.
Q: How should the original author's reaction be faced? Are you burdened?
A: The author is just one person. After buying the copyright, I will see you at the premiere. If I really care about the original author's mood, I don't want to make a movie. To make a movie, I have to deny my parents. I listen carefully when doing research, and leave it to the producer to block it when filming.
Adapting Lust and Caution is the most unforgettable experience I have ever had since I made a movie. No matter what my grades are, that kind of experience is rare. The truth of life and history is hidden in the dark. You only touch it lightly, and then you realize that it is terrifying. Only then do you realize that life really depends on illusions to survive. The revelation from Lust, Caution is that only through acting and cheating can one touch the most real things in life, and the deepest and most real things can only be revealed through cheating. After the film was filmed, "Little Reunion" was unearthed. The producer asked me if I had watched it, but I didn't want to watch it at all. Indeed, Eileen Chang accompanied me through a very dark time, but every day seemed to be given to Ba by an old lady. With, possessed, can not escape.
Q: The author can ignore it, but how should book fans or movie fans deal with it?
A: This is a relatively big problem, and the biggest fear is the fans. If the author has an opinion, you can have a team of producers to deal with it, just don’t get in touch. I think fans are bigger than anything else, bigger than the studios and bigger than the government, which will give you a lot of psychological pressure, because it’s easy to hide with open guns I don’t know where they came from, and they will make a noise. They just look at this every day. This is the focus of their life. .
How many die-hard comic book fans do you know about Stan Lee, the original Hulk? Everyone has watched cartoons for decades since they were young. When they meet you who want to innovate, how terrible is their power to bounce back? "Brokeback Mountain" also has a very broad group of supporters. When I was shooting, I could only be an ostrich, don't listen to it. After the filming, I started to worry about it (laughs).
"Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" was successfully supported by American netizens. Water can carry a boat and capsize it. "Hulk" was scolded badly, and "Brokeback Mountain" was praised by netizens again. "Husto" and "Lust, Caution" are also greatly influenced by Internet opinions. Generally speaking, there are more enemies than friends.
Q: Even if it is an adaptation of a novel, the subject matter you choose is completely different and different. What is your favorite creative subject?
A: I am most interested in the hidden content behind the novel. Anything that seems familiar to me, but no one shoots it, attracts me the most. For example, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" talks about nothing more than what happens when a hero meets a beautiful woman? Will it be overwhelmed? Where to put martial arts and martial arts? "Lust, Caution" talks about when patriotism and sexual fantasies are sandwiched together, what should you do? These are very real things, but no one touches them, so I did it. I'm also interested in the "violent" tendencies underlying American society.
Q: After reading "Brokeback Mountain", it reminds me of Hanshan's poem: "On the top of Hanshan Mountain, the moon is lonely, and there is nothing in the clear sky." The real face is only because of being in this mountain.” It seems that you are always able to incorporate Chinese poetry into your works, because whether it is the historical event of the human landing on the moon, or the sacred Husto concert, You all deal with a very light and distant historical background, what kind of special aesthetic mentality is this?
A: Anything bigger, whether it is pure love or utopia, is a very vague thing. Without those clouds and mists in Mount Lu, you can't see the essence of Mount Lu at all, even if you are on the mountain, without those clouds and mists You can see the grass and trees clearly, I don't think you see the essence of Mount Lu. The essence of things is to mix illusions, impressions and aesthetics together. Too clear images make it impossible to see the real images, so I think blurring and marginalization are necessary.
Just like the male protagonist can only look at the stage from a distance, but that stage is the most real. Later, when people mention the Husto Music Festival, they will mention a lot of songs. In fact, it is a very realistic occasion. The band didn't see the cash and didn't show up at all, and the real big names didn't show up, also because the money was not enough. People who participated in Hu Shitou that year said that the music performance was the worst, because the scene was a mess, Hu Shituo really The fun of this is actually that all the people have to go into that utopia and get confused, the real Husto doesn't happen in Husto at all, but everyone doesn't care about the truth.
Today's Husto has only become a label and a trademark, and has nothing to do with the concert. If I use the word Husto in my film title, I have to pay royalties.
To observe the Americans of that era, you have to add some very delicate details at the bottom of American society, such as the hardships of life experienced by Jews, and the confrontation between the US and the Soviet Union during the Cold War. The psychological impact is actually not inferior to landing on the moon. Yes, so I choose to carefully deal with each character's mental journey through the life drama of a small family, and maybe I can compare something. Michael said that Husto's stage is the center of the world, which is a beautiful slogan, because he is the person who knows the best business. Those are not the most important, but the transformation of these characters after this event, that is the real Husto.
Q: After "The Hulk", we once again saw in "The Hulk" that you used the technique of screen cutting to present the multiple and chaotic situation of the event. What kind of mentality did you use to do this aesthetic treatment? Woolen cloth?
A: The screen cutting method of "The Hustow" is completely different from that of "The Hulk". The video style of "The Hulk" has a little bit to learn from the original documentary format, whether it is the hand-cranking and the melting of the camera lens. Che, the spirit of Hu Shitou's activities lies in being anti-traditional and anti-establishment. He wants to overthrow all the institutions built by his parents' generation and from the aftermath of the Second World War. Therefore, it is anti-cultural. This kind of rebellion includes "Easy Rider" and "Easy Rider". The techniques used in the documentary "Husto" are the usual methods of overthrowing the system on the set. I just used the method of that era to present that era, and then matched it with a more concise method, so that the audience can capture a more realistic impression of the era. .
Q: The split shot of "The Hustow" feels like people's enthusiasm and turmoil in the face of information chaos when they are in a big event; "Hulk" is more complicated, which not only conforms to the spirit of the comics, but also creates a new Possibility of multiple narratives, how do you break down these two aesthetics yourself?
A: "The Hulk" is a relatively innovative revolutionary method. I am a little disappointed with the audience's response, and feel that my painstaking efforts have not been echoed.
Because of the divisional processing of the original comics, there is a special narrative flow and layout design, which is different from the familiar comics before. The layout and the narrative flow coexist at the same time. I am interested in that form, and I hope my picture The cutting method can approach the narrative charm of the original work.
Because film editing is always just a chronological arrangement, no matter what method you use, what you show is the flow of time in a straight line, and it is just a rhythm. What I want to do is the editing of "space", not just time, It is possible to put more information into it, because the times have matured to the stage where multiple pieces of information are presented at the same time. Isn’t the computer that young people play now that can process multiple pieces of information simultaneously? I was very excited to try these gameplays in "The Hulk", but I only achieved a few percent, only the screen layout, only the cutting space and dynamic rhythm, and I didn't do everything I wanted to do about the progress of the plot in different time and space, because Everyone objected to my continuing to do it.
The format of "The Hustow Storm" is really just a paediatric thing to me. Now it only needs to swing two computers and start to cut them. It's really hard to imagine that in the 1970s, on an old-fashioned manual editing platform I really admired Scorsese and those people back then.
Q: Nostalgia seems to be the source of your creativity? Because you don't love contemporary themes, but prefer to cherish the good old times?
A: I am indeed a particularly nostalgic person, probably because I am particularly insensitive and repulsive to popular things. From the research and analysis, I can clearly see the cause and effect, and I can use nostalgic techniques to touch some romantic feelings, which is what I prefer to do. I have always liked going back to Hualien, because I have very happy childhood memories there. Nostalgia is a bad thing that will not be remembered, only the good will be kept. There were a lot of bad and ugly things in 1969, but we all chose to forget, not to remember, only to remember the good and the romantic. It was obvious that a lot of ugly things happened in Husto, but we chose to romanticize.
Q: How strong is the creative energy that Taiwan brings to you? Will you choose Taiwan themes to create again?
A: I grew up eating Taiwanese rice. I have so many classmates, teachers and friends in Taiwan, but those Taiwanese experiences are suppressed. The nostalgia of the history and culture of the Central Plains brought by my parents across the sea should theoretically be the most A beautiful yearning, but you find that it is slowly being lost, and it has been lost by the revolution; in addition, its starting point may not be real. A very sad feeling, it will produce a drifting feeling like duckweed. It is the most beautiful, the most secure, and the most ingrained, but also the most illusory thing.
The revelation that "Lust, Caution" brought me is that only by acting and by cheating can I touch the most real things. The deepest and most real things in life are often revealed only by cheating. Taiwan gives me the feeling that it is real. I can't say why the true and false feelings are mixed together. The root cause is that my understanding of Taiwanese elements is not deep enough, and further research is needed.
I have been deceived a lot in the past, and now there are some new deceptive factors in it. Reminiscing about the taste of old Taiwan, I have a nostalgic feeling of nostalgia in my heart, but many things are being lost and deteriorating. , I'm starting to get interested, and I'll think about it.
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