Chapter 267: Having Fun Is Also a Movie Attitude
Throughout the entire Pirates of the Caribbean series, Lin Mingyang's acting task this time could be said to be the easiest. If Pirates of the Caribbean 1 relies on special effects and creativity, and Pirates of the Caribbean 2 relies on action and excitement, then Pirates of the Caribbean 3 plays a hilarious game.
Probably the great success of the previous two films let the movie writer and director followed by Captain Jack's crazy mood infected, become unruly. Generally speaking, in Hollywood but a little bit of creativity guys, once unruly, often create something amazing.
In order to create a theme-park style, participatory "hilarious" effect, the film was shot in a way that greatly enhanced the performance of the many supporting characters, so that the final set of the film reached two and a half hours.
Of course, another result of this is that the film's several protagonists do not have to be like the first two parts of the entire play in the jumping, Lin Mingyang in the second episode of the eye-catching sharp hands were compressed into a glimpse of the melee, and most of the third episode of the story took place on a pirate ship, the limited space so that the "parkour" stunts can not be performed, and this episode of the story of the pirate ship. No way to perform, this episode Lin Mingyang mostly just set up a few fancy frame, there is a scene in the melee of a pirate waving a sword rushed towards him, but not yet walked in front of him, was under the feet of the rope tripped a fall, Lin Mingyang's fists have just been raised, the opponent himself has fallen a seven dazed and confused.
Because of the elevated acting space, the supporting characters in Pirates of the Caribbean 3 are instead more interesting than the protagonists. Not to mention that the monkey is not afraid of death, but also can never be killed, it is the whole movie "the most adorable role"; also do not have to say that the pair always "lifting stones to stone their own" "idiot duo ", without them the pirate life will become boring; of course, do not have to say that the "dying play cool" Sir Lord and hold high the "officers and soldiers are hopeless, the pirates have a reason" banner of Captain Jack and Will this pair of "anti-bone double ringer". "Anti-bone double shot", alone that only a shot of the "off the toes in vain sad" of the dragon set of pirates, it is enough to people happy for half a day.
Similar funny moments abound in the movie, and as the film's number one man, Johnny Depp in the film as Captain Jack in addition to the usual enchanting cunning, but also in addition to show the charming captain of a more fascinating side: crazy.
Jack in this film in the crazy, but helped the whole movie a big favor - the film Jack trapped in Davy Jones magic prison "crazy" that part, is the whole movie is the most like a "movie"! Captain Jack's spirit split into many selves, and then fussed to do the command, and then one does not like, you can wipe out the split self at will.
The Pirates of the Caribbean series, itself is already a fantasy film, belongs to the surreal theme, this clip in such a surreal framework still seems surreal, even Lin Mingyang also had to marvel at the imagination of the writer and director. After the shooting of this footage was completed, Lin Mingyang asked for the dailies from Verbinski, hiding in his tent to watch it over and over again, and still found it interesting.
"I simply can't see what kind of thematic content this five-minute movie clip is trying to show, but you've watched it so many times and still can't get enough of it, I really don't know what you're thinking!" Knightley had accompanied Lin Ming Yang in the tent for half a day, she had both hands propped up on her face, the constant replaying of the movie had long since given her the urge to drift off to sleep.
"This is the most amazing episode in the movie for me, in terms of composition, camera movement, rhythm, music, etc., this section presents an 'artistic' style that is out of place with the entire movie. It's like a brief and absurd dream, placed in a crowded and noisy time and space like the whole movie, absurd and unruly and full of meaning, and it's such a memorable feeling."
Lin Ming Yang "incoherently" said a bunch of feelings, but unfortunately Knightley did not listen to a word, she reached out and touched Lin Ming Yang's head, "You do not have a fever ah, how come today's speech has become so inexplicable?"
"Absurdity is also a profound art!" Lin Ming Yang ignored Knightley and continued his babbling, "It seems that I have to go find Mr. Depp to ask for some advice when I have the chance, his current level of attainment is fully capable of applying to go to the Russian National Circus, which has the highest level of acrobatics in the world, to walk a tightrope!"
"Tightrope walking?" Knightley looked at Lin Ming Yang in confusion, "It seems like Mr. Depp hasn't performed acrobatics in the movies."
"It's just a metaphor!" Lin Ming Yang raised his index finger and gestured in the air, "What I'm talking about is actually Mr. Depp's acting style, between madness and genius, between enchantment and masculinity, between cunning and bravery, he froze and swayed his way out of a path that really wasn't much thicker than a wire rope. This kind of plausible but not between the blooming of their own unique light skills, I'm afraid that Mr. Depp has been nominated for Oscars again and again the real reason. There are many actors in Hollywood who play serious and talk about 'method', but those who can take a unique path like Mr. Depp and cultivate themselves into a generation of supreme masters from the 'evil way' are still few and far between."
"I think this movie is like an on-screen version of a Disneyland ride, with so many mind-numbing 'plots and counter-plots' in the film that it serves only one purpose, and it's just for fun." Knightley had had enough of this kind of hippie commercial movie, and this time, if it wasn't for Lin Ming Yang's strong invitation to join her, she would have said nothing about acting in a movie like this.
"Pirates of the Caribbean 3 is not for pioneering a new visual language, it has only one goal: to make the audience as entertained as possible, everything else is ancillary and serves that goal. As for the plot conflict you mentioned, I think the writers and directors actually knew very rationally that 'more than three mutinies in the same movie would be useless', but they still intentionally messed up like they were making a dozen or so 'backbones', and it can't be said that there was a joke about it. On the one hand, I snickered at the critics' seriousness in criticizing the 'redundancies' and 'loopholes' that they had obviously spoofed, and on the other hand, I had a lot of fun torturing the audience's minds, which were already having trouble separating the clues. "
"They made the movie as a joke?" Although Knightley was a bit "wild and untamed", she still had some British tradition and rigor in her bones, and Lin Mingyang's explanation made her feel incredulous, how can you make a movie like this?
Lin Mingyang shrugged, "Pirates of the Caribbean 3 is about a very light-hearted theme, since the writer-director has made it with an attitude of 'strategically teasing and tactically rigorous', as the audience watching the movie, what is the reason to put on a stern face and count what the movie is not? So please don't care if the love between Davy Jones and the Sea Witch is justified or not, or don't push the details of when Jack and Will made the 'counter agreement'...explaining all this is actually very easy, you make up your own reasons. Because none of these detailed issues are the main focus of the entire movie, if you have to delve into these bull's-eyes, apart from showing that you're sharp enough in the head, don't expect the rest of the audience in the cinema, who are happy to have a good laugh, to sympathize with you."
Seeing Knightley's drooping head and frowning in puzzlement, Lin Mingyang further explained, "This is a commercial movie that doesn't need to be taken seriously. If it were any other movie, the audience would inevitably have to be on edge for what would surely be the fate of at least one of the parties in the movie, but in a movie like Pirates of the Caribbean 3, you're allowed to enjoy the visual enjoyment that the screen brings with impunity without having to think about the emotional effects. Because it's obvious to you that the characters you love aren't going to die, and even if they do, it doesn't matter because there's always some force that can get them back."
"Watching Pirates of the Caribbean 3 is like Depp acting, you have to be in the mindset of enjoying it and not in the mindset of 'competing'. Only in this way can you enjoy Captain Jack's 'the sea is wide open for me to swim' mood of great ease. In such a tense time, everyone needs to relax, and I can say that if this movie can be released next year, there is absolutely no movie that can relax the audience more than it."
"At first someone was not very happy with this movie, why does he suddenly seem like a different person now?" Knightley suddenly raised her head and looked at Lin Mingyang with a strange expression.
"Yes?"
Lin Mingyang smiled sarcastically. At the beginning of filming, he also felt that this "fooling around" was a bit uncharacteristic, but during the process of filming, his understanding also changed a little bit, as opposed to rigor, having fun is actually a kind of movie attitude. Putting aside those big and empty to pursue the so-called connotation, in fact, to entertain the audience in the commercial era is the most important function of the movie. Successful movies either bring the audience a revealing visual guide, or give the audience a carnival-style visual feast.
Of course for the "Pirates of the Caribbean 3", Lin Mingyang heart is not without regrets, mainly or that damn PG-13 rating, in order to meet the standard of the young and old, the film Will resurrected after the passion with Elizabeth on the island could have been filmed more material, but the director Vybinski finally hard to shoot this scene into a standard animated film.
The simple use of two crossed swords on the beach implicitly implies what may happen between a man and a woman on the island. Although such an arrangement can leave the audience with endless imagination, Lin Mingyang, as the main actor, is very depressed. Although Will stirrup shoes kissing Elizabeth's thighs of the scene is indeed shot very beautiful, but Lin Mingyang always feel that making a movie this kind of can openly take advantage of the opportunity and do not have to be responsible for it, so wasted really a pity, the key is that Knightley in the scene in the "pink" disguise is really very seductive.
Who said that the flat is not beautiful, the key moment can still charm people.