Disaster Artist

Wei Che, director, fifty-eight years old.

The backbone of the industry, a legend.

He did not come from a major, but because he liked movies, he dropped out of school early, went to Lanchuan to be an apprentice, and then appeared as an advertising director and a music video director.

As we all know, advertising directors and music video directors have always been ostracized and despised within the industry, and they are not even considered directors.

Because they do not have the ability to control the overall situation, nor do they have the ability to integrate images with characters, plots, and ideas, when people criticize a movie that is only superficial, they often use "music video" to To describe it, it looks gorgeous, but it is empty inside.

Of course, in the film industry, there are countless directors who have turned from commercials or music videos, and there is no need to be biased because of the starting point.

It's just that, after all, there are still a small number of successful ones, very, very few.

Rare!

Among these rare and precious successful cases, Wei Che is one of them.

Even many senior movie fans and professional film critics believe that Wei Che should be the most successful director in history after switching from shooting music videos, and also the greatest director of the Mesozoic era—

Definitely one, if not the most.

Wei Che, who was once a victim of the production system of major film companies, switched from shooting music videos to filming, his first work was a commercial blockbuster:

"Monster 3".

The first director of the series is Jiang Chenghai, which is also one of Jiang Chenghai's famous works in his early years, and it is still a classic of alien science fiction movies.

The second director is Zhan Shi'an. This is only Zhan Shi'an's second feature film work, but it has proved his creativity and his achievements even surpassed the previous one.

Back then, Lions Pictures found the fledgling Wei Che to direct the third part of the series, hoping that Wei Che would continue the footsteps of Jiang Chenghai and Zhan Shian.

However, due to the great success of the first two films in the series, Lion Pictures has been under great pressure and has been interfering with Wei Che's work during the filming process; in the later stage, Wei Che has been deprived of the editing rights, and they will find an editor to complete all the work. work, so that the film is completely unrecognizable.

Before the movie was released, Wei Che announced that he refused to belong to the name and refused to admit that it was his own work. It is conceivable how bad the finished product is.

Facts, too.

When "Monster 3" was released, it encountered overwhelming criticism from the media, and the box office was even worse. It was completely different from the brilliant success of the first two works in the series.

This painful experience almost ruined Wei Che's career. After being silent for nearly three years, Wei Che returned with the real first work of his career, and then opened up a brilliant director's life for nearly 20 years. Undoubtedly one of the best directors of the moment.

"Seven," "Fight Club," "Twelve," "Fantastic Journey," and more.

Crime and thriller, this is the type of film Wecher is good at.

Although the box office of the above-mentioned works did not explode, which also made Wei Che far away from the ranks of first-line top-selling directors; but these works have been highly praised by professional film critics and senior film fans, and are enduring and timeless. All become classics after standing the test of time.

Like aging wine, the older it gets, the more fragrant it gets.

Exactly fifteen years ago, Wecher released a biographical film, "Community," which chronicles the founders of today's social networks, which caused a phenomenal and comprehensive discussion.

From box office to word-of-mouth to comments, it has become popular across the board. This work is also known as the masterpiece of Wei Che's career. It still reveals Wei Che's black temperament, sharp editing, huge information, and sharp core. Images to precipitate the darkness in the essence of human nature.

Wonderful! outstanding! Shooting eucalyptus is amazing!

During the awards season, "Community" was one of the best and most acclaimed, and was the No. 1 favorite for Best Picture and Best Director at the Golden Book Awards throughout.

but-

Wei Che is not good at social public relations, nor is he good at flattery, so Wei Wei saw an opportunity.

Yes, it's Wevey again.

Wei Wei formulated a series of strategies for the "community", smearing and alienating, attacking and slandering, and finally completed the counterattack in the sprint stage of the awards season. Both the best picture and the best director defeated Wei Che's "" community", once again wrote a magnificent stroke for Wei Wei's great achievements.

Wei Che suffered a heavy blow, and after that, he was sluggish and silent for a while.

Later, Wei Che regained his strength and returned to the suspense and thriller theme he was most familiar with and good at, and filmed "Millennium". This work was once a popular award season, but after all, it failed to replicate the brilliance of "community".

Then…

There's no after that.

"Millennium", this is Wei Che's last feature film, five years have passed since then.

As the best, best and most sought after director of the Mesozoic era, Wei Che has no projects for five years.

is it possible?

Even if you just think about it, it feels incredible and incomprehensible, but the reality is actually happening.

The reason is not as complicated as one might imagine.

Wei Che is a "film director" through and through. His works capture the sense of film unparalleled, and watching a film is a pure enjoyment.

For Lu Qian, "Community" is still one of the best films of the past ten years, even if it is not "the best", it is 100% "the best candidate".

In terms of completion and experience, works that can reach the height of "community" have not exceeded one hand in the past ten years.

Lu Qian believes that he has not yet reached such a high level, and cannot complete such complex, profound and sharp works of "Community".

Moreover, I am afraid that Lu Qian is not the only one who has such an idea. The Golden Book Award misses out on "Community," which is, no doubt, a mistake that goes down in history. UU Reading www.uukanshu.com

But at the same time, Wei Che's style is doomed. He will not compromise with the public, nor will he flatter the academy. The black temperament in his works is not the type favored by the awards season.

What's more, Wei Che is a character with sharp edges and corners, and the academy's public relations during the awards season is almost useless. Strictly speaking, it is a good thing not to help.

Therefore, excellent, indeed excellent, but after the two situations of "community" and "millennium", major film companies have kept Wei Che away.

Five full years.

Over the years, Wei Che has been preparing for different projects. Depending on his connections and status, he can always find producers and film companies to negotiate. In the end, there has been no further progress.

Tonight, again and again.

Wei Che is preparing a brand new project, but after going around, there is still no film company willing to move forward. He has to wander between various parties, hoping to find a breakthrough.

But the result?

Echo, echo, echo.

Everyone is advising Wei Che, maybe he can try to find Echo, after all, Echo has Lu Qian in charge, and with Wei Che's status in the industry, Lu Qian is definitely willing to give the green light.

Wei Che was reluctant.

Everyone can't understand Wei Che's resistance, obviously Wei Che has nowhere to go, isn't it? But why is Wei Che still reluctant to try it?

Wei Che is also full of bitterness. His persistence and belief have been explained countless times over and over again, but those people still can't understand it, and he doesn't know how many times he can explain it again.

He was tired, really tired.