I just want to copy books quietly

Joseph Di Biagio has never read the full script.

As a producer, it is very rare and strange to see someone who has not seen the script when it comes to casting.

But Joseph Di Biagio is very clear about his position. He is a tool man. Tool man should not have too many needs. He can eat whatever the boss gives him.

Du Caige turned to look at him, nodded slowly, and shook his head again.

"I've finished writing the script, but I'm not satisfied with some parts, and I'm still adjusting it. I still need to make some revisions to the setting and plot of some secondary characters."

Joseph Di Biagio understood.

It is common sense that the original script needs to be adjusted and revised many times.

Many directors are still changing the script while filming.

Sometimes the director will adjust the script according to the actor's performance. For example, it was originally a supporting role, but because the actor is so outstanding, he adjusted the weight so that the actor's role is close to the protagonist.

Some are obviously male (female) protagonists, but the director is dissatisfied with his (her) performance and reduces his (her) scenes, and even cuts his (her) scenes in half or even completely in post-production. cut off.

These are common things in the circle, not surprising at all.

After Hemingway won the third place in the global box office list, it is understandable that he wants to achieve self-breakthrough, want to make a movie that strives for excellence and hit a new record at the box office, or wants to make a movie that hits the Oscars.

"Listen, I know you're writing a script alone, and you used to do it a lot before. You're a genius, and I'm sure you can write an excellent script on your own. But now that you've encountered a little problem, why don't you gather together How about a team to deal with difficulties together? You know, I can actually offer some advice. But you are Boss, you have the final say, this is just my personal opinion."

Du Caige thought for a while, and said with a smile: "Okay, then start to form a screenwriting team."

Before the crew is formed, it is also customary to form a screenwriting team first.

Because Du Caige didn't want to make a film in a Western context, the screenwriting team formed was naturally a combination of Chinese and Western, including both Chinese and Westerners of different nationalities.

It took a few days for the screenwriter team to gather in Shanghai from all over the world, and sat down for the first time to discuss and assign tasks.

Du Caige told them the outline of the plot.

"Oh, a genius idea!"

"Fascinating idea!"

"There's only one word to describe it, 'COOL'!"

"Du Dao, you are really awesome, you can come up with such awesome ideas."

"Fuck, I'm completely out of words, I can only 'fuck'!"

"The filming is another masterpiece."

"What are you waiting for? Let's get started!"

Screenwriters of all colors expressed their wonder in different languages.

Du Caige tried his best not to laugh out loud.

After filming "The Matrix", I will film the adapted version of "Black Mirror". From now on, don't tell me the word "cool", no one is as cool as me.

From now on, as long as you like sci-fi movies, you can't get around these two "black".

"The Matrix" is so awesome.

In this era, it is equivalent to a dimensionality reduction strike.

It can make people stupid.

Can a movie still be made like this?

How did the director's brain grow!

There are not many movies that can be called "magic works".

But no matter what standard you use to define "magic work", it is almost impossible to exclude "Matrix" from the ranks of "magic work".

Although the main story line of the first part of "The Matrix" is a bit old-fashioned, some of them are too much for Hollywood commercial blockbusters.

But if you look at the trilogy as a whole, "The Matrix" is undoubtedly an epoch-making masterpiece.

This is a film that can be understood in many ways.

Just like Lu Xun said (I really said it), "A red building, Confucians see "Yi", Taoists see obscenity, wits see lingering, revolutionaries see rowing, and gossipers see secrets in the palace."

A great work can withstand interpretation from multiple angles.

The same goes for "The Matrix."

Whether you look at it from the story itself, from the superficial expression, from the deep symbolic meaning, from its religious connotation, from its metaphor...

You can get something that shocks you, makes you think deeply, or even makes you shudder.

People who like dazzling special effects can get first-class special effects and movie viewing effects from "The Matrix".

People who like action movies can feel the excellent action design and excellent fighting scene layout in "The Matrix".

People who like to dig out details, ha ha, blessed, there are countless details in "The Matrix" that can be mined.

People who like to discuss movies in depth... The philosophical and sociological significance of "The Matrix" can be used to open a course in a university and discuss it for four years.

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Chapter 760 Du Version of The Matrix

Even with the entire writing team in place, the writing of the "Matrix" script didn't speed up.

Because Du Caige's requirements for this script are too high.

It's almost to the point of harshness.

Of course, these screenwriters were not dissatisfied.

In their view, this will be a movie that can be recorded in history.

Being able to participate in the creation of this movie script is already the second pinnacle of their lives for them - when they can independently create such a script will be the real pinnacle.

They are eager to help Du Caige make a perfect finished product.

The day when this movie amazes the world is when they get a peak experience and when their efforts are rewarded.

Everyone is busy according to different division of labor.

Someone is designing and deliberating the lines.

Someone is refining some scene details (actually, this part is usually not done by the screenwriter).

Someone is looking for information, and it is necessary to reduce BUG and common sense mistakes in the movie.

busy and happy.

People are lazy—it may be a bit absolute to say this, but it can be expressed in another way: most people are lazy.

But even lazy people have moments when they give their all.

Of course not when you are doing something you are forced to do - such as work and making money to support your family. Although this is something you must do as a last resort, it is difficult for people to be full of energy when they are working. Just be lazy and save trouble if you can.

However, when engaged in work that is expected to have rich rewards-whether material or spiritual-no matter how lazy people are, they will be motivated.

In other words, if people are under-motivated to do something, it's simply that the expected rewards aren't enough.

As for work such as participating in the creation of the "Matrix" script, every screenwriter is full of enthusiasm and takes the initiative to work overtime.

They are all veterans in the industry, and it was rare for them to devote themselves so wholeheartedly to the creation of a script before.

This kind of enthusiasm will remind them of their beautiful vision for the future when they made their first script, and the thrill and excitement of devoting themselves to a great cause.

The reason why they are so invested is the generous remuneration promised by director Hemingway on the one hand, as well as follow-up bonuses based on future box office revenue.

It is because they agree that "Matrix" will become a great movie, and being able to devote themselves to the creation process of such a movie script is simply helping them realize their dreams.

After assigning the tasks, Du Caige spent more energy to choose the right actors.

He is not limited to selecting actors from Great China, his new version of "The Matrix" will be a "multinational force".

In the first part of the original "Matrix", the plot is a very classic Hollywood model, not complicated.

It's just those settings, those details, and those fighting scenes that are attractive.

The unfolding of the real story has been sublimated from an "excellent and impressive commercial film" to a "magic work", and more is due to the second and third films.

In the plot of the first part, Neo is a programmer of a computer company. At this time, he is still living completely blindly in the thought world controlled by Matrix, and has no awareness of it.But Neo always feels that something is not right in this world.

Neo is also a hacker who specializes in searching for the truth of the world on the dark web.One day, the dark web expert Murphys and the goddess Trinity found Neo. After a classic dialogue, Neo learned that Matrix is ​​a virtual operating system.

In fact, the Matrix is ​​everything that human minds can recognize, but the problem is that people in it can never understand the whole picture, and you must get out of it to truly understand the truth.So Morpheus gave Neo two pills.

Choose the red pill, choose to enter the real world.

If you choose the blue pill, you will forget everything and return to the virtual world.

The protagonist, of course, swallows the red pill.

Recognizing the "real world" - the doomsday world ruled by AI robots, and knowing the truth, Neo, who returned to Matrix again, finally began to feel the liberation of his mind.

At the "Prophet"'s house, he saw a child bend a spoon with his mind, because the spoon does not exist in a physical form here, but only an idea.

Neo can do the same, but he hasn't fully awakened yet.

Until Murphys was arrested in order to save Neo, Neo finally understood Murphys' belief, insisted on rescuing Murphys, and embarked on the road of awakening.

At this time, Murphys was tortured by Smith, the agent of Matrix.

In the dialogue between Smith and Murphys, a big foreshadowing of the plot was laid. It turns out that the Matrix world has gone through many versions.

During the rescue of Murphys, Neo was killed by Smith.

But a loving kiss from Trinity wakes Neo up.

After waking up, Neo looked at the world in a different way, and was completely freed from the shackles of the Matrix. His eyes were no longer specific "objects", but the regular symbols behind all things. He has the ability to reorganize The ability of Matrix information flow, such as catching bullets with bare hands, playing Superman in the air... quickly smashed Program Smith to pieces.

This is the plot of the first part of "The Matrix".

The new version of Du Caige will retain this general framework, but all the details will be rewritten.

For example, the story of the original "Matrix" took place in the United States, but in Du Caige's new version, the scene will be more grand, because... because Du Caige has more money and sufficient funds.

"Neo" Xu Qingya and her friends will chase under the pyramids, fight in the tropical rainforest, and fight against program agents in the steel forest of Shanghai.

Even the main character's name isn't called "Neo" anymore.

Neo is "The one" in English reversed alphabetical order, the word "Neo" implies that the protagonist is the savior.

But since Du Caige wants to rewrite the script in the Chinese context, of course these details have to be changed.

The role that Xu Qingya will play (although she has not yet agreed to act, but Du Caige is confident in convincing her) is called "Yi Weixin".

Wei Xin, Wei Xin.

represents change.

And her surname "Yi" actually has connotations.

Think about it, "Although Zhou was an old state, its life was restored."

It is easy to remind people of "Book of Changes".

This stalk can be understood by people in the cultural radiation circle of Dahuaguo.

The original role of Trinity is still a female role.

But it will be played by a male.

Du Caige prefers Li Minjun.

He has both a feminine beauty and a sassy posture.

Definitely more sassy than the original Cairan Moss.

The appearance is also better.

The name of this character is tentatively named "Yin Yang", and those who are familiar with Dahua culture can usually quickly understand that it is a homophony of "Yin Yang".

Zhou Yi and Yin Yang are a perfect match.

However, there will no longer be an element of love between Yi Weixin and Yin Yang, but just good friends.There is a little bit of basic affection and ambiguity, but there will be no public romance.

Love is not the main line of this movie.

To use the lines of Yi Weixin in the movie: "I used to dream that the person I love is a hero of the world. I know that one day he will appear in a situation where everyone is watching, wearing golden armor and holy clothes, and stepping on seven-color clouds. Me. That was the simplest dream of a little girl. But now, I am forced to become that unrivaled hero. I know what my mission is. saved people."

With such awareness, Yi Weixin will not fall in love in the trilogy.