The Greatest Showman (Big Play Bone)

Chapter 2152: Character charm

Oggs watched Lan Li quietly. He could feel the huge system behind Lan Li's whole topic. The content itself did not have much unique intentions, but he could explain the ins and outs of the whole story in a clear and clear frame, starting from the root. Then it grows sturdily into a towering tree, which is very rare.

"So have you taken a screenwriting course? Or a director course?"

The curiosity in Oggs' mind grew arrogantly like weeds, and then he couldn't hold back it, and the problem popped up like this. When the problem came out, Oggs could detect the abnormality, but his eyes remained Can't help but stare at Lan Li shiningly, waiting for Lan Li's answer.

"..." Lan Li also opened his mouth slightly at first sight: This is not the point, okay? But looking at Oggs's eyes, he knew that this weird man was serious, so he also condensed his surprise, and responded solemnly:

"No, I just start thinking from the role as a starting point. As you said, this society is very complicated. Everyone must be formed for a reason, and everyone can be a mirror of this society. If we If you want the story to be simpler, then a two-differentiated script is the best choice; but if you want the story to be more complicated, then each role is important. I have not taken a screenwriting course, I am just an actor-and a thinking The content is somewhat overly diverse actors."

Oggs pursed the corners of his mouth slightly, but he didn't know what he was thinking. He didn't make a statement, but changed the subject, "Then complete the setting according to your ideas, and how would you arrange the role of David? ?"

"According to the setting of the whole story, different people may have different reactions. Some people still believe in love, but they choose to hide themselves and obey the system; some people refuse to believe in love and use rules and regulations to plan everything, and so on. Human nature is complicated."

"But the more complex the setting of the story, the simpler the motivation of the characters needs to be, which can reflect those complexities, just as more colors can be presented on a white canvas. Therefore, I think David's setting should be simple To allow the audience to apply more color after the end of the movie."

"David believes in love. He believes in love purely and firmly, even a little stupid, which makes him incompatible with the entire social system-because most people are used to the existing system, his persistence has become a joke. , The result is: he can't find the target more and more."

"But according to the regulations, after the age of eighteen, if you don’t have a partner, you must go to the hotel. So, David’s brother found a pretender for him. The two got married but never had children. They spent time with each other. For many years. One day, his wife chose to leave—"

"As for the reason for leaving, I think I can set it up, but because the script does not reflect it, it may not have much impact. For example, she left for love, she fell in love with someone and left for him. David, but was abandoned, and then converted into an animal."

"These are negotiable and can be added or not added, but after adding, I think that one or two sentences can be revealed in the script, which will become more interesting; but if you don’t add it, it will actually have no effect. , Anyway, she left David."

At this point, Oggs interrupted Lanly's words, "Why do you think she left David for love? Not for other reasons?"

"This is the role setting." Lan Li showed a big smile, "If she chooses to leave for love, this will encourage David as an idealist even more, and it will also make him refuse. Compromise-look, even if David's brother failed to find a partner after the divorce, he failed to go to the hotel and turned into a dog, but he still refused to compromise and was sent to the hotel without finding true love. This is undoubtedly an interesting development. More importantly..."

"More importantly, he later learned that his ex-wife had also been transformed into an animal. This is another reversal. So should he believe in love or not?" The latter half of the sentence was taken by Ogus himself. of.

In fact, Oggs was still not persuaded by Lan Li-he was a very, very stubborn person, but Lan Li's sincere discussion still touched him. This is why he actively invited Lan Li to tell his own setting. I wanted to listen to Lan Li’s thoughts, but I didn’t think of:

Following Renly’s words, Oggs’s thoughts were opened little by little. He now finally understood the meaning of love, simplified David’s role, and derived different possibilities from this simple starting point, David’s Brother, David's ex-wife, they can all become different reflections in this society, and eventually become the trigger point for the audience to think.

Regardless of Oggs’s prejudice against Renly, it is certain that Renly is indeed a very good actor——

As he himself just said, analyzing a character from the perspective of an actor, and starting from this character to extend the branches and branches towards the whole story background and social framework, constructing the whole blueprint, this ability is enough to surprise the director; of course; Lan Li’s idea is not necessarily accurate or perfect. This is also the reason why Lan Li put forward his ideas and then discussed with the director. He threw out the inspiration and asked the director to think together. This is already a problem for countless actors. A height that he could not reach in his lifetime.

However, Oggs still doesn't quite understand: How does Renly plan to connect the hotel and the forest with David, and finally reflect on the society?

This is a question of framework, not just a question of roles. Then, how does Lan Li get a glimpse of the whole situation from the height of the role?

Just now, Ougs couldn't help but took the initiative to take the topic of Lan Li and expressed his own opinions. The inspiration storm in his mind could not stop at all.

"Or, she left David for money, because the family was originally a product of the system, so the combination of interests could not be more normal, but it turned out that being with David was even more constrained, so that she began to rethink about love. Definition? Even return to find David compound?"

"No, no, no, this is too simple and cliché, and the core of the whole theme is based on love, it should not be like this. Do you think we should set up the role of David's ex-wife? Let the ex-wife also come to the hotel, trying to Wei reunion? Or is it looking for love here again?"

These are all Oggs's own words. At the last sentence, he raised his eyes and looked at Lan Li, casting a questioning gaze; Lan Li responded accordingly.

"I don't think this is a good idea. I think the ex-wife is still hidden in the dialogue and left for the audience to think about. This is the best. But I think it can be set, because the whole system, society does not exclude third parties, regardless of Whether it is marriage or divorce, as long as it can be maintained in a relatively stable state, it is allowed or even encouraged. This is also a very important supplement to the background of the whole story. Therefore, the departure of David’s ex-wife is also Of course, this can trigger more thinking."

Lan Li's words once again cast a fire in Oggs's mind, and the whole person couldn't bear his excitement.

But this time, Oggs controlled himself and waved his hand again and again, "The ex-wife can wait, the background that extends from here is really too big, where did we just talk about it? About David?"

"Divorce." Lan Li immediately connected. "Regarding the time when David's brother failed and was converted into a dog, as well as the time when the divorce, these settings can be further refined and deepened. The impact of these events on David is all It exists objectively, but now let’s focus on David’s main line first."

"This goes back to the words we originally discussed: David is a man who has the ability to find a partner, but why did he not find it? Was it active or passive? According to my vision, David refused to go because he wanted To be able to find love, he believes in love."

"Unfortunately, he is an outlier, so he was not able to find him. He was sent to the hotel. In the first part, David proactively looked for a partner on different blind dates, but he was not able to succeed."

"Wait!" Oggs interrupted Lanly's words, "This does not meet the setting of the hotel part. According to our vision, David's performance in the hotel is more often pretending to be in the group. He even found a partner, remember? It’s just that he didn’t pass the identification period successfully, and then it was discovered that he was disguised."

"Yes, that's the point." Lan Li nodded, "All the content we discussed earlier will not appear in the movie, so when David just first appeared on the scene, he was indifferent and alienated, and then he noticed death. Threatened, he began to take the initiative, even at the expense of disguising himself. After being seen through, he chose to escape from the hotel and enter the forest. So, what is the reason for all this? This is what we hope the audience can understand."

Because of love~lightnovelpub.net~ Ougs did not speak, but gently lifted his jaw. Now he finally got a glimpse of Lan Li's grand plan:

David’s setting is relatively simple: struggling because of love-from the beginning to the end, and then using David as a mirror to reflect different levels of society through his struggles, including the hotel and the forest, and different institutional projections. In David, different results evolve, which is also the beginning and the turn of the story. Through David's reaction in the story, the huge content set by the screenwriter is revealed bit by bit.

This is where the charm of the character lies!

"So, David fled to the forest." Oggs continued.

"So, David came to the forest." Lan Li also went on to say that this is the first part of the script; and the reason why Lan Li raised objections before was that the first part and the second part of the script were peeled off, causing In the end, the core ideas could not be condensed, so how should the second part develop now?

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