tearjerker director

Although "Unknown" performed well in the domestic market, after all, this is still a literary film, so, compared to literary films, it can only be said that its performance is not bad.

On the contrary, those who wanted to see Li Yi miss all of a sudden cheered for a while.

After all, Li Yi has indeed not made any high-grossing movies for a long time.

If it was another director, with Li Yi's achievements during this period, it would definitely be enough to brag about for a while, but because this person is Li Yi, such achievements are naturally not considered good.

"What else can I say this time? The domestic market is getting bigger and bigger, but the box office of Li Yi's movies is getting lower and lower. Everyone knows it. Isn't this the end of his talent?"

"Continuous filming of literary and artistic films, but did not win any awards, this is not Li Yi at all!"

"When "I Love You" was released, there were already signs of it. Whether it was "Pounding Heart" or "Unknown", they were all well-received, but what happened to the dog director? Could it be that they couldn't make it? Did you guys like the movie?"

"One thing to say, although several movies are okay, I still prefer commercial ones. I really don't like this kind of slow-paced movies!"

If there were still many fans complaining for Li Yi before, then this time, even the fans felt that Li Yi hadn't made a commercial film for too long.

Generally speaking, no matter how good you are in literary and artistic films, they tend to be niche. From "I Love You", to "Pounding Heart" and then to "Unknown", these films can be said to be niche films. It's hard to make those fans who like more popular commercial movies feel uncomfortable.

After all, although Li Yi's past films were occasionally made of literary films, they seldom followed one after another.

However, the directors in China are all secretly happy. They can't wait for Li Yi to continue making such low-cost niche literary films.

In fact, Li Yi doesn't have much preference for this, after all, he doesn't need to prove himself now.

But the people around him and some of Li Yi's die-hard movie fans all complained for Li Yi.

"It's time to tell those people that your uncle is still your uncle! Director Dog, stand up!"

"Let the film industry enter the era of fear dominated by the big devil again!"

"Looking forward to the next movie!"

This is the cry of some die-hard fans of Li Yi.

And Zhao Guangming, friends in Li Yi's circle, also secretly hope that Li Yi's next movie will make some noise.

After all, as a benchmark figure in Chinese-language films, if Li Yi really went all-in on literary films, at least Zhao Guangming and others would definitely not want to see them.

And many movie fans are making suggestions for Li Yi.

"Making blockbuster movies, war movies are good!"

"Yes, although the score of "Changjin Lake" is not very high, it is still tasty enough as a commercial blockbuster. Director Dog can give it a try and make another one."

"Director Dog, I haven't made a dog movie for a long time, why not make another one?"

"Would you like to try cats? Or some other pet movie?"

"How about suspense films? It seems that there have been quite a few domestic films of this type in recent years."

"Thriller, let's pay back the resentment of being deceived when I watched the first movie directed by Dog!"

"Thrillers still have to be filmed in Hollywood. It's going to be very difficult in China, right?"

"It's still a tear-jerker, I just hope it can be a little more sensational. "Obscurity" is too restrained, but I'm not used to it!"

And what is Li Yi doing?

Of course, it is impossible for Li Yi to be ignorant of these discussions. However, to be honest, he doesn't really want to make a pet movie, mainly because it's really tiring to make that kind of movie.

In fact, there have been several dog-like movies before, but there is one thing to say, at least in Li Yi's view, these movies may have merits, but few of them can surpass "The Story of the Loyal Dog Hachiko", So, he didn't really want to shoot.

And making this kind of movie is actually quite tiring.

After all, pets and children are the hardest things to photograph!
Recently, he has become obsessed with reading suspense crime novels. It's not that he wants to make such movies, but that such novels are so exciting that they are really addictive.

"So, you really plan to make a suspense film?" Mu Qing asked curiously. As the person next to her pillow, she certainly knew what Li Yi was doing recently.

"Although suspense films are indeed a good subject, I just like to read such novels. It doesn't mean that I have to make them." Li Yi said lightly.

"I think suspense movies are good, and the "Sixth Sense" you made before is pretty good." Mu Qing said with a smile.

"Let's talk!" Li Yi was noncommittal, and turned another page.

He found that reading suspense novels is better than reading paper books.

What he is reading now is a novel written by an island country suspense novelist, which feels quite interesting.

In fact, a lot of suspense films have been produced in China in the past few years, but it is a pity that there are excellent films, but there are almost no such films that can be regarded as classics.

"However, among suspense movies, domestically produced classics are rare." Mu Qing pondered for a while and said.

"What do you think is the reason?" Li Yi asked with a smile.

"It has a lot to do with the general environment, right?" Mu Qing thought for a while and said.

"Oh?" Li Yi didn't look up.

This question was also brought up when Li Yi and his friends got together.

"I think it's very simple, because, to be honest, there are not many domestic detective suspense works, including literary works, etc., that are really famous. On the contrary, the island countries have more advantages in this regard. Unfortunately, their The film industry is in a downturn." Zhou Guo said after taking a sip of beer.

"There is no reason why detective novels are popular in island countries, it can be said that it is the influence of the general environment.

A while ago, I heard a friend from an island country say that it seems that the island country has a very scary fact, that is, there are quite a lot of death cases, which are classified as suicide cases.

On the one hand, there are indeed a lot of suicide cases in the island country. On the other hand, it is also because of the cost of solving the case. It seems that there was a period of time on their side, and there was a shortage of domestic forensic doctors. Therefore, it was impossible to find evidence through scientific methods. Therefore, many Murder cases, as long as they are made to be suicides, are quickly closed.

And because of this, reasoning, detectives, etc., began to become popular in the island country.

Because when it is impossible to solve the case by scientific and technical means, many unjust, false and wrong cases will naturally appear. Therefore, at this time, they need "detectives" to be the heroes.

In fact, after 911/[-], superhero movies became popular in Hollywood, which has the same purpose, because when they found that the government could not bring them safety, they naturally longed for superheroes to save them!

By the same token, it is a matter of course that island country mystery novels are popular and the detective profession is popular. " Chen Wen said with a smile.

"Isn't it? Such an exaggeration?" Mu Qing was surprised.

"This is really true. If you think about it carefully, how often does the profession of detective appear in the film and television works of the island country, including animation and so on?" Chen Wen asked with a smile.

Everyone couldn't help being stunned.

Li Yi was also a little surprised.

Don't say it, think about it carefully, although this is not exclusive to the islanders, it is true that in the island's film and television works, including animation works, the profession of detective really appears a lot.

Although there are suspense novels in Europe and the United States, there have been many protagonists who are similar to the detective profession.

But it can be seen that most of those people appeared in a relatively ancient era.

And in those days, there were certainly not as many criminal investigation methods as in modern times, so it seemed quite normal for a profession like detective to appear.

However, the detective profession appeared in the island country and was popular in many film and television works. It can be seen that they are really used to detectives assisting in solving cases.

"On the other hand, in China, how could a non-staff person like a detective appear in a case?" Chen asked again with a smile.

"Indeed, in this kind of domestic film, the protagonist is either a criminal policeman, a forensic doctor, or an expert who is outstanding in his or her profession, but they are only assisting. Unlike in the island country, even detectives can directly solve the case!" Chu Xuexiang nodded.

"However, there are very few domestic suspense films that can be called classics, and the reason is not just because of this?" Chen Wen shook his head again.

"It must be more than that. Thinking about it carefully, it seems that many of these types of films are on a relatively large scale, right?"

"It's not just a question of scale, but also a question of the ending. Think about it, the few classic suspense films in Hollywood are either thrillers, like A Piao, or they are villains, that is, The culprit is still at large in the end, and this kind of movie is obviously not suitable for our country."

"Indeed, there are even fans of the serial murderer in Laomei, and there are quite a few of them. It's wonderful to make such a movie, but it does have a very negative impact on society!"

Everyone started to discuss.

In this regard, Li Yi deeply agrees.

From the perspective of ordinary people, it is true that the impact of watching such a movie is definitely negative.

You, a vicious person, escaped after committing a crime. What the hell, can this influence be good?
However, for a suspense film to look good, the villain must first have a high IQ, not the police. Only in this way can the plot become exciting.

But for the same reason, in this way, the impact will naturally be bad.

After all, the murderer who everyone yells and beats can get away with it, so what the hell are you trying to do?
But in the same way, from the standpoint of a director, a simple director, isn't making a movie just for "looking good"?
As for social impact, we will usually consider it, but it will never be critical or decisive.

So the question is, is there a way to have the best of both worlds?
Li Yi thought of this, and suddenly a memory of a movie appeared in his mind.

And that movie is not an island movie, nor is it a Hollywood movie, and of course it is not a domestic movie.

It's a film from Europe.

Although it is also a confrontation with a murderer, it does not give people a dark feeling like those suspenseful crime films in Hollywood.

Instead, through ingenious design, the whole movie is full of fun and decryption.

Moreover, reversal, reversal, and non-stop reversal are also the essence of this movie.

The most rare thing is that there is no real crushing IQ oppression in this movie. It can be said that everyone in the whole movie is a normal person, only being squeezed and constantly Transformation, and new squeezes and fissions are produced in the transformation-such a process, in addition to enjoying the nervous tension, also feels the reality of being "scared" by the same kind of darkness in one's heart, creating a feeling of fear of continuation.

Li Yi fell into silence immediately.

He watched in his mind, this movie, I have to say, gave Li Yi a real sense of "surprise".

Because this movie is different from the suspenseful movies that Li Yi is familiar with, and the angle is also very tricky.

It just made Li Yi a little tangled. If this movie is really localized, he will have a toothache.

Why do you say that?

Usually some foreign language films are completely changed after being localized and adapted. Why?
In fact, you will know it after watching "Infernal Affairs".

"Infernal Affairs" can be said to be a classic in China, and the rooftop showdown is even considered one of the most classic scenes.

But after Hollywood was adapted, it can be said that it is really beyond recognition.

When Chinese people watch the adapted American version of "Infernal Affairs", they will never think that it is a classic.

But this movie is also a classic in Hollywood.

Therefore, the localization adaptation, many times, the modification is not good, it is really not the fault of the director, because the environment itself is different.

For example, can you make a localized adaptation of a movie like "Pounding Heartbeat"?
Obviously difficult.

The same is true of "Unknown", because the domestic adoption system is fundamentally different from that of foreign countries.

The same is true for some plots. For example, when passing the traffic light, foreign countries have to press it by themselves. That is because people are really sparsely populated and there are too few people. Usually, traffic lights are rarely passed by. Naturally, there is no need to force traffic to flow at regular intervals. stop.

But it is different in China. Most of the places where traffic lights are set in China are full of people and cars, so the time is set.

The same is true for this suspense film that Li Yi remembered. The background, legal system, etc. can be said to be completely different from those in China.

If you do a localization adaptation, then you will definitely have to undergo major surgery.

In other movies, you can actually ignore these things, but for this kind of suspenseful movies, everyone will be keen to find bugs, so localization will become more difficult.

"So, you have another idea?" Everyone looked at Li Yi curiously.

"I have a little idea." Li Yi nodded.

The movie he thought of was called "The Invisible Guest"!
This movie begins to create suspense at the beginning, and it can be said that the suspense is repeated all the way, but it is indeed brain-burning, but when it comes to the threshold for watching movies, this movie is really not that high.

But the problem is also here. It can be said that the background inside is really different from that in China.