But wanting to do a good job of "direct giving" is no easier than "circling". It's not that "direct delivery" can save trouble, but to grasp the key points, and secondary issues can be directly put into the story setting as the original concept.
For example, in this film, if we are obsessed with "why the female star fell in love with the divorced small bookstore owner", then this kind of argument doesn't make sense now, and it seems very cliché. The first time the two met, the heroine went to the man's bookstore to buy a book, the man recognized the star, was nervous, the heroine was very calm, and left after buying; the second time they met, the man poured a glass of orange juice on the heroine, The heroine can only go to the man's house to change clothes. After cleaning up, the heroine directly offers a "can't help" wet kiss.
This method is called "direct delivery".
Chairman Mao said that "there is no love for no reason, and there is no need to hate for no reason", but many romantic loves in movies are born "for no reason".
If you want the audience not to be entangled in this "reason", then you have to make a fuss later. That is to say, we have given a setting. If we just stay on this setting and stop moving forward, it will definitely lead to all kinds of doubts about this setting, but if we make up moving pictures on this setting Emotions arouse the audience's empathy and interest, so they will not go back to the set origin to "find faults".
The "direct delivery" of "Notting Hill" is like a suspense. When we watch it, we will wonder how these two people get along, how do they get along after they get along, and how to resolve conflicts? As these questions are explained one by one, we also unknowingly understand the cuteness of the male protagonist and why the female star falls in love with him.
This kind of "direct payment" seems rude, but after thinking about it carefully, I feel that the screenwriter is too good, and he has solved the problem with a lot of effort.
In addition, the reactions and participation of friends from the male protagonist, as well as many reporters and fans from the female protagonist, is also what differentiates this film from other romantic films.
Female stars are public figures, so her love is not just personal behavior, but social news. Therefore, the opinion and influence of other people in the society on this relationship is also a very important factor. However, both men and women also need to check and balance external factors. The female protagonist has "reporters' constraints", and the male protagonist has friends to help. In addition to adding drama, this contrast also finds a balance for the disparate social status of men and women. : All kinds of troubles, worries, and anxiety of female stars, and their desire to be an "ordinary girl"; although the male protagonist is divorced and the bookstore income is negative, he has a group of friends and family members who are sincere and loyal. Help and comfort each other.
In front of love, everyone is equal, and after stripping away the social attributes, the attraction between two people as pure men and women conforms to many people's understanding and expectations of true love. In particular, the relationship between an ordinary man and a famous woman can only be rationalized through the path of "feeling". If the logic of "emotion" works, then the logic of reality can be ignored.
In this big frame, add scenes with London characteristics and British cold humor.
This is the way of Notting Hill's "direct give". After reading it, most people still can't tell what "the female star likes the male lead" at the beginning, but they will be deeply moved by the relationship between the two , and even began to yearn for it. This is how "urban fairy tales" can brainwash the public. Classic romantic films can make the impossible in reality possible in the movie.
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