[US Entertainment] 1994

Although the atmosphere of the crew was very lively, when the filming officially started, everyone's face was full of seriousness.

Steven Spielberg is not a director known for his sternness, but for the scripts he values, he will always patiently examine the performance of each actor until the screen finally presents the effect he is satisfied with.

The story of "Saving Private Ryan" is not complicated: after the Normandy landing, except for the whereabouts of the youngest son James Ryan, the other three sons of the Ryan family were killed in battle.General Marshall, Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army, out of humanitarian considerations, ordered an eight-member team to find Ryan in the hail of bullets and send him back safely.

Captain John Miller, starring Tom Hanks, is the captain of this squad.

"Saving Private Ryan" is the same as "Schindler's List", both are war movies with the background of World War II, but compared with the brutal and cold-blooded Nazis in "Schindler's List", "Saving Private Ryan" is full of love , justice, loyalty and passion, which is why the film became the box office champion of the North American film market in 1998.

In the tens of pages of the script, the plot related to Josh is less than ten pages. Although the movie is called "Saving Private Ryan", Ryan's appearance time is not too much, and it only accounts for a quarter of the script. One, Josh's role is concentrated in the second half of the script.

Originally, the shooting location of "Saving Private Ryan" was set in the UK, but because the British Ministry of Defense refused to provide thousands of soldiers as extras for the film, the crew had to change the shooting location to Ireland.

"Januz, it's great to see you again!" As soon as he arrived at the shooting location, Josh saw an acquaintance in the crowd, "Steven is still working with you this time?"

Janusz Kaminski smiled at him: "Yes, because Steven still wants to do some special processing of the picture, so..."

Janusz Kaminski is the photographer of "Schindler's List". In "Schindler", Janusz shot the style of black and white silent film at Steven's request, and he himself won the won the Oscar for Best Cinematography.

Before "Saving Private Ryan," Janusz Kaminski and Steven Spielberg collaborated on the feature film "Unlocked Rage," which just ended and is still in post-production .However, Spielberg has always been a prolific director. In terms of the number of films produced, he has always ranked first among the four major directors in the 80s.

In addition, the films produced by Spielberg can often achieve business and art in parallel, especially in business, whether it is the early "Jaws", "Alien ET" or the later "Jurassic Park" "series, each film is known for its excellent quality and outstanding box office. Therefore, Steven Spielberg has also become the most globally renowned director in the United States.

In fact, when it comes to art, Francis Ford Coppola's "The Godfather" series has always been far ahead.

When it comes to business, George Lucas' "Star Wars" series broke through the limits of business and stunts and became a pioneer of the entire industry. The box office record of "Star Wars" was maintained for 20 years, and was subsequently broken by Titanic and Avatar one by one. However, "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" came from behind and became the creator of a new global record.

This is enough to prove the popularity of Star Wars IP in the United States.

In comparison, Steven Spielberg's comprehensive strength is stronger. He has the courage to explore various themes, such as war films, science fiction films, biographies, heartwarming drama films... almost every work is a boutique.

Josh's shooting time is very short, but his two new films have not yet started shooting. Except for a few activities arranged by Arnold, Josh is very free during this time, so he simply stays in Joined the crew of "Saving Private Ryan", while filming seriously, and peeping Tom Hanks' performance seriously in his free time——

So confident that Tom Hanks couldn't help but sigh... voyeuristic.

"Saving Private Ryan" was jointly produced by Paramount and DreamWorks. The cost is about 7000 million U.S. dollars, which is several times higher than that of "Schindler's List" which cost only 2200 million U.S. dollars a few years ago. , Spielberg couldn't help joking that prices were soaring.

Of course, the reason for the price increase is not as simple as the soaring prices.

"Schindler's List" was filmed in Poland in Eastern Europe. At that time, the Soviet Union had just disintegrated, and Poland as a whole was not rich. The filming of "Schindler's List" also received strong support from the Polish government. A lot of figures have been reduced.

The filming location of "Saving Private Ryan" is in Ireland, and the consumption power alone is much higher than that of Poland. In addition, "Ryan" has many real war scenes. In "Le", there are very few such scenes, and it is undoubtedly more economical.

In addition, the joining of two top-line actors, Tom Hanks and Josh Walter, has made the movie "Saving Private Ryan" star-studded, and its popularity has increased, yes, but the salary of the two Also quite eye-catching.

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At the beginning of the filming, the boat where Captain John Miller was in was attacked by the turret enemy frantically and suffered heavy losses. They were forced to go into the water and fought the enemy desperately.

Janusz Kaminski also had to jump into the water to follow the movements of the actors for the sequence.

John Miller rescued a soldier, and the soldier said "thank you" to him before he was hit by a shell and sank completely into the water.

The ammunition on the turret swept across irregularly, and the soldiers fell one by one. John Miller's vision gradually became blurred, his face was also splashed with blood, and the sea water was stained red by the blood.

As the number of deaths increased, John Miller ordered his men to evacuate the beach.

This is undoubtedly a very shocking and bloody picture.

The soldiers ran quickly holding the severed hands of their comrades in arms, the wounded soldiers held their overturned organs and cried for their mothers, and more were the wreckage that had been blown to pieces... After "Schindler's List", Steve Wen Spielberg once again described the cruelty of war in a real way.

Maybe it's because he's a Jew.

The United States has not experienced a large-scale war, Hollywood practitioners have never had a deep enough understanding of war, and war movies are not the genre favored by American audiences-in any case, it is difficult for people to empathize with things that have not happened to them .

The Jews have a deeper understanding of war than other nations.

More and more soldiers fell, and John Miller dragged a wounded soldier forward, but halfway he suddenly discovered that the comrade had already been hit by a gun and became a cold corpse.

As soon as filming began, Steven Spielberg had a big scene brewing.

This scene was extremely difficult to shoot. Even as a bystander, Josh could feel Steven Spielberg's anxiety.

Of course, as an Oscar winner, Tom Hanks' performance in this scene is remarkable, showing his outstanding strength as an acting school.

Hanks didn't even ask for a stand-in, and in the bombardment of the guns, he was like a real brave and fearless soldier, shuttling through blood, corpses and missiles.

This kind of scene is actually very demanding for actors.

Because the war scenes are all real shots, those shells are real, which means that the actors must pay attention to the shells from above during the shooting process. Although the actors have rehearsed countless times before, the shells are not what else

, if there is a problem with any small detail, the worst thing is their lives.

Therefore, the most difficult thing during the shooting process is not to be distracted.

No one is indifferent to those shells.It's like they are quietly reading the newspaper at the dinner table, and suddenly one of their children holds a knife above their heads, although they know that the knife is dull and will not cause any harm to them at all, but they will always Subconsciously focus on the knife, even ignoring the newspaper you are reading.

But Tom Hanks did it.

He does it even better.Miller's momentary confusion appeared on his face. As a kind-hearted person, John Miller simply couldn't bear the loss of so many comrades-in-arms in front of him, but when his subordinates asked him to make up his mind, He became tough immediately.

If he can't become firm, more people will surely die.

In the hail of bullets, you can't even see every actor clearly, but as long as the camera hits Hanks' face, he can make the most detailed and subtle expressions to fully demonstrate the character of John Miller.

As the only actor defending the Oscar winner, Tom Hanks is best at performing in details. He seldom plays brilliant historical images, but mostly plays ordinary middle-aged men. In the eyes of the audience, he is honest and kind. , like every lovely neighbor.

Steven Spielberg was also very satisfied with this performance. After the scene of the day was over, he couldn't keep up and gave Tom Hanks a big hug: "Tom, I told you, the whole world I will be happy again." I can't find a more suitable actor than you!"

"Steven..." Tom Hanks smiled slightly, "I just did what I should do."

"But no one will do it better than you, believe me." Steven Spielberg smiled slightly, "This is the most difficult part of the movie to deal with. Get it done, and I can at least half of it easily." moon."

"Josh——" Spielberg turned his gaze to Josh: "Tom doesn't seem confident enough in his performance, Josh, as a bystander, can you give your answer?"

Josh didn't speak, but just stretched out two thumbs and compared in front of Tom.

This answer is undoubtedly more powerful.Tom Hanks showed a shy smile: "Josh, thank you!"

"You deserve it, Tom."

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