After watching the new film "Gemini Killer" directed by Ang Lee, my first feeling was excitement.
A few days ago, the American media took the lead in showing points, which is similar to the situation in "Billy Lynn's Midfield War". In fact, when you see the reversal keynote speech of the last villain of "Gemini Killer", you know that Americans may be uncomfortable. This Chinese director has come to poke the G spot of the American again. This speech is "Billy. An upgraded version of Lynn’s anti-war theme.
Now the evaluation of the French mainstream media has also come out. Unsurprisingly, the G-spot of the French is different from that of the Americans. They are all lamenting the audiovisual shock brought by 120 frames, 4K, and 3D. Ang Lee used advanced technology to give a piece of 90s retro style action new vitality. In the exploration of audiovisual language and new technology, he used "Revolutionary aesthetics" to describe.
In a Hollywood commercial action blockbuster of this specification, Director Ang Lee still maintains his previous interests, has been being himself, and can shoot his own unique style. This is only at the level of him and Christopher Nolan. Can only be done by the great directors.
If the director is not Ang Lee, an action movie like "Gemini Killer" will only be a mainstream popcorn blockbuster produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, because Ang Lee’s obsession with technology makes this movie different. NS.
Reminiscent of Ang Lee’s technical attempts in the previous work "Billy Lynn’s Midfield Battle", plus next year’s boxing sports film "Battle of Manila" that will continue to be filmed with this technology, maybe there will be one day in the future. A "technical exploration trilogy".
Because the two movies are currently very similar in every respect, but "Gemini Killer" is another step in the audiovisual exploration.
Ang Lee is not a very stylized and recognizable audiovisual director. His style is how he sees and interprets the story after he gets a script. No matter what kind of story it is, as long as it reaches Ang Lee's hands, it will become Ang Lee's story, labeled with Ang Lee, and told in Ang Lee's way.
In terms of storytelling, Ang Lee’s script has always been very good. At the level of the script, he has never missed his hand. Even the "Hulk" of that year has been turned over and re-watched, and the completion of the script is also very high. .
Ang Lee is too good at telling stories. His scripts are always a textbook narrative rhythm . For professional screenwriters, writing such scripts also requires very superb skills and abilities. This script is very neat and complete.
"Gemini Killer" once again demonstrates the narrative rhythm of traditional Hollywood commercial films, how to achieve no urine point throughout the whole process, such as assassination, retirement, bees or childhood shadows, etc., will be perfectly arranged into small details. At the right time, it was picked up by the screenwriters to reverse the plot.
The beginning of the movie is an assassination scene. In the case of our protagonist Will Smith's "feel" is not very good, he can still be better than most of his peers.
Our protagonist is not only Will Smith, who has his own star halo and personality charm, but the role he plays is also extraordinary. He is brave, kind, and has a sense of humor. And soon because he was persecuted by his superiors, he suffered unfair treatment, was chased and killed by his superiors, his life was threatened, and he was in danger.
In a good genre film script, the screenwriter must use skills from the beginning to win the trust of the audience, and encourage the audience and the protagonist to establish emotional links by creating character resonance.
When the audience accepts the protagonist because of resonance, they will identify with him, be able to fully immerse themselves in the protagonist, and then go on adventures and experience the emotional roller coaster.
As a professional screenwriter, in the first ten minutes after watching this movie, from the level of screenwriting skills, I can basically confirm that this is a script that will not miss. Several screenwriters plus Ang Lee must be particularly familiar with the genre. The routines and techniques of the film.
But Ang Lee’s movies are more than just looking at the story . The solid foundation of the script is only the most basic part . As the great director of technical madman, Ang Lee’s movies should be richer and worthy of interpretation. , You can see that he is trying differently.
In 2016's "Billy Lynn's Midfield War", Ang Lee started shooting movies with 120 frames, 4K, and 3D specifications . I don't know if you have seen the screening version of this specification at that time.
If you have seen it, you will definitely be impressed. It will be the most comfortable time for your eyes after watching the movie. That kind of clear perception is like a person who has only seen VCD quality and suddenly saw 4K Blu-ray True HD. This kind of physiological experience can be described as an eye-opener. Of course, this technological innovation is not just reflected in a simple physical perception.
"Gemini Killer" once again uses the high specifications of 120 frames, 4K, and 3D. Simply put, this high frame rate photography technology turns the original 24 frames per second into 120 frames per second, making The lens is more delicate, the screen flicker becomes lower, and the vision will be more real and more immersive .
In Hollywood, few peers use the 120-frame technology to make movies. Ang Lee was the first to eat crabs and used his own efforts to develop this new technology. He believes that this will be the future of digital cinema.
In the filming method, because of the difference in technology, the director's style will naturally have different attempts.
For example, this movie is very special in the handling of action scenes. In a 24-frame traditional action movie, the editing rhythm can be accelerated by editing and martial arts-guided action design, and the energy of the picture can be stored. You can recall "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" ", movies are easy to "lie".
In a 120-frame movie, the lens will be more realistic than ever, your eyes will not miss any details in the picture, just like all the action scenes and the performance of the actors are magnified by the lens, you can see clearly in the picture For any small details, it is difficult for a movie to deceive your eyes as easily as at 24 frames.
The action scene of "Gemini Killer" is still the feeling of a Hong Kong movie, but it pays more attention to the sense of reality and cruelty.
Director Ang Lee’s approach to action scenes is not like Marvel movies, the "Fast and Furious" series or other Hollywood action movies of the same type. Action scenes have an accelerating rhythm just to make the audience’s adrenaline soar.
When he arrives at Ang Lee, his action play pays more attention to the characters’ dramatic goals when facing the play, with a strong dramatic tension, and the action design is also very dramatic. It is not just for fighting, but for fighting. When the story reaches a certain culmination, the characters have to fight to have a carefully choreographed action scene.
Because the action scenes come with the emotional tension of the characters, it is easier to make people feel intimidated. This kind of audience is very special and cool, but even more frightening.
I'm used to watching those action scenes for the sake of coolness. Ang Lee's is the real high-level action scenes. The bond of character's emotion will not break for a moment.
Because it is 120 frames, the scheduling and lighting of the whole movie are not the same. In this regard, after Li Ang became the director of the special effects technology flow, he explored it step by step.
In traditional 24-frame, 2D movies, photography often likes smoke to enhance the layering of the picture, but also uses difficult point lights, uses the lighting of the picture to emphasize the amount of information in the picture, and uses a lot of low-key illuminance photography. The picture is dark enough to have the so-called "movie feel", such as the classic "Apocalypse Now" directed by Capola.
Under normal circumstances, the brighter the picture, the less layered the depth of field, and the flatter the lighting, the less "movie", which is regarded as "high-definition TV sense".
When it comes to 120-frame, 4K, and 3D movies, how to make this so-called "high-definition TV sense" can also become a more advanced "film sense" is what Director Ang Lee has been exploring.
This technique can be more realistic and immersive. No matter where your eyes go, you can see clear details and you can see the bloodshot eyes. It is difficult to light up in photography like a traditional movie. Any artificial traces will be magnified and become false, and your eyes will become difficult to be deceived.
Therefore, the director is more racking his brains on the depth of the picture, attracting the attention of the audience through the motions in the depth of field before and after the picture. It is human instinct to attract people to moving objects in the picture.
Because everything in the picture becomes very clear, when the real-life scenic spots and tourist attractions appear in the lens, there is an additional attribute of visual wonder.
You can see the street view of Budapest, you can see the details of the architecture, you can see the entire Szechenyi Hot Springs, and even the passersby in the water, even the Vajdahunyad Castle in the night scene is still full of details.
In order to make the night scene more transparent and present all the small details in the picture, in the first half of the movie, the protagonist escaped from Savannah, Georgia overnight, and even used night scenes and day shots. Just like the night scene in Jiang Wen's film "The Sun Also Rises", the final image presented has a diamond-like transparency.
In traditional Hollywood movies, directors are accustomed to using special effects to create visual spectacles. In a high-standard film like Lee Ang, everything in the picture can be a visual spectacle, but the more powerful ones are made with motion capture technology." 23-year-old Will Smith".
To make the "23-year-old Will Smith" created by special effects and 51-year-old Will Smith play an opponent in the same scene, if there is a slight technical flaw, this pure special effects character will become less credible.
This trick to make people younger does not use the age-reduction technology used by Martin Scorsese in the new film "The Irishman", but starts from scratch with pure special effects from bones, skin, teeth, eyes and hair. CG characters.
In such a film with high frame rate photography, the special effects are at least four or five times more difficult than traditional movies. In the past, one-second special effects shots only required 24 frames, but now 120 frames are needed. The sophistication of this special effects character is definitely a special effects milestone in Hollywood in terms of CG characters, and it is a brand new leap!
When others are using special effects technology to create exaggerated visual spectacles, Ang Lee does the opposite, using special effects to restore the details of life, like God, using special effects to create a living person, to be delicate and true to you I can't tell that it is a special effect that costs money. Thought it was Will Smith's son, or a special stand-in who looked exactly the same but had no star aura at all.
Burning money to places that are difficult for you to detect, such crazy things, only directors like Li Ang will do it.
I felt very torn when I was watching the movie, and I have been feeling the realism of this special effects character, and I have been thinking this is too crazy, how much money it will cost to achieve the current fineness.
When technology is in Li Ang's hands, it will always be just a means of telling stories. The core of his story will always be the way he sees the world and how he thinks about life. Every movie and story of Ang Lee can be summed up by borrowing his classic quotations, which is "Everyone has a XXX in their heart".
In the story of "Gemini Killer", this model can still be applied, "everyone wants to have another young self in their heart". When you reach the age of knowing the destiny, you may want to say something to your young self, so that he can avoid detours and do not leave any regrets like yourself.
I have always felt that this permanent emotional connotation and way of looking at the world is Lee Ang's directorial style, which is his unique and can eat all audiences from the East and the West.
Director skills are just technology, a means to complete cultural exchanges and communication, and emotional connotation is what touches people's hearts.
Director Ang Lee has been thinking about what the future digital film will be. He has also been trying and promoting this high-standard shooting technology. Such technological innovation and promotion also require a master director like Ang Lee. This is normal. What the director does not have the ability to do.
Xiang Xiaoli said that how to use special effects to change the Hollywood film industry's understanding of special effects and the understanding of future digital movies is the mission and responsibility of Li Ang. Going to Dali, Ang Lee is exploring what the movie of the future is.
This time, "Gemini Killer" strongly recommends qualified audiences to choose 120 frames, 4K, 3D, otherwise you may have never seen this movie, and I don't know what I am desperately doing.
Director Ang Lee’s "Gemini Killer" this time brings a special effects character that can be sighed by God. This character is groundbreaking like the water-shaped creature in James Cameron’s "The Abyss", just like the "Terminator" "The T-800 is just as significant!
When you see this "23-year-old Will Smith", you know that "Gemini Killer" is sure to win next year's Oscar for best visual effects award!
Strongly Amway everyone to witness "a certain possibility of digital cinema in the future"!
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