tearjerker director

Chapter 1347 Warm and Desperate
In the original ending of the movie, Mike's looking up was used as the final scene.

But Li Yi always felt that the restraint was a bit too much.

Although there is no need to show John's death, Li Yi feels that this ending is still a bit sloppy, or it means a bit of an abrupt end.

So he added a little bit to the ending, but in the end he got a little tangled up.

In his thoughts, there are two, one is the back view of the father leaving, and the other is that the father returned home and sat quietly on the chair with a smile on his face.

He expressed both of these thoughts.

Let the crew discuss it together.

"I prefer the first one, but the back view of leaving is not easy to act!" said Maury Darren, the leading actor.

He can be said to be the person who knows the actor John best now. After all, this kind of movie must be emotionally involved for actors.

"Oh? Why?" Li Yi was noncommittal, but asked curiously.

"Because, from the beginning to the end, John was not so afraid of his inevitable end, death! What he longed for and hoped for all along, in this last time, was to find a home for his son Mike, a suitable Home, a home that would make him happy, he found it, maybe not so perfect, but at least, he thought he found it," Morrie explained.

"However, because of this, the back view when he leaves will not be easy to act, because, at this time, will he be sad for his son? Of course he will, will he be happy? I think he will! But he will also Sad. So, I haven't figured out how to play this scene." Morrie continued.

"I think the second one I prefer because John has accomplished what he wanted to do, he has arranged for his most precious son, he has nothing else to ask for, and finally he is sitting at home, smiling and closing his eyes. Eyes, I think this will highlight the greatness of fatherly love!" Carlos has the opposite opinion.

"No, no, no, the greatness of fatherly love has been demonstrated many times before, so I don't think it is necessary." Morrie retorted.

Li Yi didn't think about it for a while, but in the end he simply didn't think about it, and just shot the two together.

When the time comes to see which one is more suitable and the effect is better, just choose which one!
"162 episodes of "Unknown", the first shot, the first time, ACTION!"

It fell with the sound of hitting the board.

The last shot of the movie begins.

The shot of sitting on a chair with a smile and closing his eyes was finished, but Li Yi felt unsatisfied.

Because I always feel a little less.

So, he was looking forward to this shot.

In this scene, Li Yi didn't make any demands on Morrie, and let him play as he pleases.

In the monitor, three cameras were facing Morrie's back, side, and front respectively.

Under the setting sun, Morrie walked slowly, but suddenly he stopped and looked back at the apartment.

When he didn't see his son, a look of disappointment flashed in his eyes, and his eyes were extremely firm, as if he wanted to remember this place forever.

Then he turned his head resolutely.

It's just that his gait changed again, his shoulders drooped slightly, and his back looked a little stooped. It has to be said that Morrie, the film king, is not called for nothing.

Although his figure is not considered strong, he is tall, but for some reason, at this moment, it feels like his entire body has been vented.

Suddenly he was on the road and saw the white dotted line.

His steps quickened abruptly, then he walked along the white dotted line, his hands outstretched
On Li Yi's side, he quickly switched to the front No. 3 lens.

I saw that his face was already covered with tears!
In the end, I switched back to No. 1 back shot, and under the setting sun, that figure suddenly became taller again!
"CUT! Perfect!" Li Yi was very satisfied with this shot.

Some things are hard to explain in words, but that feeling is real!

Anyway, it made Li Yi feel that this shot perfectly ended the movie!
Much better than the original ending scene!
"I declare that "Unknown" has been completed!"

The post-production of "Unknown" is much simpler than many movies.

After all, this kind of feature film has no special effects and does not require much other work.

And Li Yi also thought about whether to change some of the order of the plot, create some suspense and so on.

But in the end, he chose to give up.

Because, after the modification, although it does seem to add a little suspense, the overall style will appear a little messy.

In fact, to a certain extent, the film "Unknown" is more like a documentary, because the timeline is completely in order, there is no flashback, no disorder, and no multi-line narrative. Walking along the time axis.

This kind of movie is actually not pleasing in terms of publicity, and there may be advantages to a documentary-style movie. If you watch it, it is easy for people to substitute into it, but similarly, this kind of movie often lacks a lot of business. Attribute selling point.

So, on the Dean Films side, James Dean is also a little unsure about the movie's potential.

The first screening of "Unknown" was a small-scale internal screening held by Dean Films.

The main ones invited were representatives from some cinemas watching films.

In Hollywood, many movies actually need to go through this kind of procedure. The theater chains will have their own professional reviewers. These people may not be as professional as those professional film critics or filmmakers, but they are very sensitive to the market.

Although it cannot be guaranteed to be 100% accurate, it is still very informative.

Although Li Yi doesn't particularly care about the movie's box office, every director still attaches great importance to whether his movie can win more people's favor.

The same is true for Li Yi.

He naturally also hoped that the film would achieve better results.

Movies start showing soon.

There is actually nothing to say at the beginning of the movie. It is to explain the occupation of the hero John. His job is a window cleaner.

This profession is actually on Laomei's side, and everyone is familiar with it.

It's just that I usually don't pay much attention to it.

John's daily job is to watch other people's bustle through the glass window, while cleaning his own glass. Of course, occasionally there will be some small surprises, and the cute cat will meow through the glass window for a while.

This lens is still quite pleasing.

The camera moves, there are countless high-rise buildings in the city, and there are countless glass windows. Finally, the camera focuses on a small window. Behind the glass window, a little boy is looking out of the window. He seems to be looking for something.

In fact, everyone knew at this time that this should be John's three-year-old son Mike.

Suddenly the little one, as if seeing something, grinned.

Little Mike slid out of his chair, then went behind the door and looked at the closed door.

The door was opened, and John walked in. Everyone knew that Little Mike saw his father coming back just now, so he came to the door and waited for his father immediately.

John came back and saw his son, and stepped forward to pick him up!
"Hello, Mike! How are you doing today?"

The little guy hugged his father, and then said childishly: "Hello, Dad!"

He also nodded, saying that he is very good!

Every day when John goes to work, he will find a volunteer to look after his son. Through his conversation with the volunteer, everyone knows that Little Mike is a very quiet and well-behaved child.

After that, it was a warm daily life accompanied by father and son.

Mike spends almost all his spare time with his son Mike.

Cook him, do his laundry, bathe him, and wash his hair.

At night, I will tell stories to little Mike and put him to sleep.

After coaxing Mike to sleep, he was afraid that his son would be afraid, so the door was not closed, but half-opened, and only when his son fell asleep would he have time to do his own things.

Take medicine!

Because it is an adaptation of real events, most people who watch the film know that John is terminally ill.

But obviously, he couldn't let his son know, so he secretly took the medicine after his son fell asleep.

He had to pretend everything was business as usual.

Get up in the morning, prepare breakfast and clothes for the little guy, tell him to let a friend's mother pick him up after school, and he can take his dog to play for a while.

Little Mike replied, "I want a puppy!"

It's just that John didn't respond to him. If he still had a lot of time, maybe he would agree to raise a dog, but he knew that his time was running out.

But he couldn't bear to reject his son, so he chose to remain silent.

Little Mike is also expressing his dissatisfaction in his own way.

He put the biscuits in the bowl on the table, even though his father said not to play with food, but he continued to do it!

John was helpless.

This scene looks very loving and warm, but for some reason, it makes people feel inexplicably sad, for this father.

On the way John sent Little Mike to school, John taught his three-year-old son Little Mike to press the traffic light switch before crossing the road.

Not only that, while waiting for the traffic lights, Little Mike also switched his left and right feet playfully, danced, and imitated his father's walking appearance. John couldn't help but secretly laughed at his cute steps.

But single-parent families are doomed. As a father, John has to face some problems with his son.

At the gate of the kindergarten, hearing other children say goodbye to their mother, Little Mike asked his own doubts: "Where is my mother?"

It was obviously not the first time Mike asked this question, but John still replied: "I told you, Mike, she's gone!"

"To go very far, very far?"

"Yes, very far away!"

"Kiss one!"

Mike scented one on Dad's cheek before saying goodbye to Dad and walking into school.

His kids are as well-behaved as many single parents, and as inarticulate as his silent father.

His time is numbered, so he must find a new home for Mike before he leaves.

The first family was very wealthy and lived in a villa in the suburbs. They were a well-respected couple, and Mike was very satisfied with them at first.

Until the man of the couple started saying, "Of course, we're going to give our son the best education possible, and that's your son!"

He said that his wife is an early childhood educator, and Mike can go to her school, and when he is older, he can be sent to the boarding school he once attended.

What John cares about is that her husband said that he hopes that the child can enjoy the childhood he once had, not playing games, hiking and climbing trees, and he will not let the child become a mother.

John is more concerned that Mike is happy and has many friends at his current school.

Because Mike was going to lose him soon, he didn't want him to lose friends and happiness.

But the couple, especially the husband, obviously didn't care about Mike's likes and dislikes.

Leaving the family, John took Mike home. On the overpass, the father and son stood there watching the cars come and go.

John said to Mike: "Think about these trucks, sending a lot of things to a lot of places, these vehicles take people to long distances, to go to work, or to find friends, Mike, do you want to live somewhere else in the future?"

"Like a different city, a different home?"

Apparently John was trying to start telling Mike about his impending adoption, but he was struggling and he wasn't the type to talk.

I can only use this kind of analogy, which seems inappropriate.

Three-year-old son said: "I love our home!"

Obviously, although he is small, he is very smart.

John's heart was pierced by his son's answer. If he could, why would he want to leave?

But he can't, his time is running out!

At home, Mike looked at the tattoos on his dad's arm and drew on his own with crayons.

Apparently, he wanted to be like Dad too.

Seeing this scene, John couldn't calm down, this is his son!
But he wants to push him to other families with his own hands, to call other people's father and other people's mother!
But he had to do it.

In the adoption agency, he lost his temper for the first time, because the people in the adoption agency suggested that he prepare a time capsule, which can be reserved for Mike at that time. Maybe at some time in the future, this is something that misses his father. The right to know who their parents are.

But John doesn't want his young son to understand the meaning of a relatively heavy death now, and he doesn't want to know that he has a father who is a window cleaner and a mother who abandoned him after he is adopted. Forget about him, why do you have to let him know that he was adopted?

He hopes to let his son have a complete and only family!There is no need to add to Mike the trouble of having both adoptive parents and biological parents. Moreover, his biological mother abandoned him, and his biological father passed away when he was three years old. For a child, such a childhood is too much cruel.

But the people from the adoption agency told him that even though Mike didn't need to know now, he always had the right to know who his biological parents were.

This matter made John extremely entangled and painful.

But he had to pretend that everything was as usual.

Early in the morning, my son came to wake him up, brought a story book, and asked him to tell a story.

Although he was still very sleepy, he patiently told stories to his son, took him to the park to play, to eat ice cream, and to watch the earth-moving truck digging.
Everything is warm and intoxicating, and people can't help but smile.

But the reality is cruel!
(End of this chapter)