Chapter 633

This was the work of a female director.

The movie was adapted from the classic film of the beginning of the century—"Don't Guess a Woman's Mind."

However, although it was an adaptation, the story's thread had undergone relatively large changes.

In the new version, the heroine had an independent and self-reliant persona on the surface, but what was portrayed was an image of some "rural feminism."

Only knowing how to take, but not knowing that harvest requires giving.

And the hero's image was even more outrageous, a proper scumbag, useless except for being handsome, and the movie even spent a lot of space whitewashing the scumbag, but the scale was kept in check, not reversing black and white.

It was just saying that although the scumbag was hateful, there were also pitiful aspects.

To be honest, this story was actually quite interesting, with everything a comedy movie should have, and the technique was also in place.

However, this worldview was a bit explosive.

But no one in the judge's seat had spoken yet.

Luo Quan looked around, then directly picked up the microphone:

"There is no problem with the quality of this short film, but the stance is a bit crooked."

"To put it bluntly, the worldview is not very correct."

Two simple sentences made the judges look a bit surprised.

Everyone actually saw it, but they didn't particularly want to wade into muddy water, all waiting for the "outlier" to take the initiative to attract fire.

But they didn't expect Luo Quan to be this outlier, though it did fit her temper.

"I don't quite understand what you mean." Zhao Yu, who filmed this short film, grinned.

"In the short film, you wanted to talk about some feminist things, but what was filmed was completely encouraging women to be lazy, money-worshipping, and irresponsible in relationships; I think such a movie is very bad."

Luo Quan's tone was calm, but the words were already very heavy.

Zhao Yu was about to rebut, but Luo Quan signaled that she hadn't finished speaking, and continued: "I have always felt that besides using stories to bring the audience either emotion or visual stimulation, movies can sometimes also have educational significance."

"For example, the shaping and correction of worldviews, telling people what is right and what is wrong."

"The director is the backbone of the entire movie; if the backbone is crooked, then this movie might also become crooked."

"I don't think there is any problem with my ideas." Zhao Yu, who got the chance to speak, looked straight at Luo Quan.

The atmosphere seemed a bit tense; the judges on the side saw something was wrong and were thinking about how to persuade them.

"Is this problem not big enough?" Luo Quan laughed in anger, "The heroine goes to work, you say she works hard, but she can't get promoted, feeling that society has discrimination."

"And the plot you filmed, when other employees are working, the heroine is either on the phone or sending text messages, or she is doing those Mary Sue plots with the president."

"What kind of company would value such an employee? Would promote her?"

"And on the emotional line, the heroine has a boyfriend, but facing the pursuit of the scumbag president, she never makes it clear, obviously two-timing, and finally says that women must consider carefully in relationships and not be blind."

"So, is this the technique you are expressing?"

"There are many other problems, I won't list them one by one."

Luo Quan said a long string in one breath, with reason and evidence, obviously having thought of the wording since watching the movie, which showed that the opinion was quite large.

"Then what do you think is the image of a true feminist, and what would it look like if you filmed it?" Zhao Yu was scolded by Luo Quan, got angry, and directly questioned Luo Quan.

It was just that the variety show had a script, and she couldn't say "If you can do it, you go" to Luo Quan, otherwise she really wanted to let Luo Quan show her skills.

"Does this still need to be filmed?" Luo Quan laughed, "Have you watched my 'The Queen Who Wears Chanel'? Andy is an example."

"To get promoted, she works hard, loving every job she does."

"In terms of relationships, there are so many temptations in the fashion world, but she never got deeply involved."

"And in the end, she didn't get addicted to this world of money, finding her own original heart."

"I think this is what feminism should look like, which is using effort to exchange for rewards, instead of only talking about getting, not talking about obligations."

After finishing the words, applause rang out in the audience.

Zhao Yu's face was already blue and white; she wanted to rebut, but if she continued, it would be unreasonable.

Originally, she filmed this to circle the fans of that group of feminists on Weibo, wanting to divert traffic.

This kind of topic was sensitive to begin with; even if her worldview in the movie was problematic, as long as the movie quality was good, there wouldn't be too much criticism.

The fact that the judges didn't speak at the beginning was proof, because everyone didn't want to touch this.

But they didn't expect Luo Quan to not believe in this evil at all, directly saying that this was a wrong worldview, not only firing at her, but also at the feminists on Weibo.

It had reached this point, how could she rebut?

Without even saying thank you for the critique, Zhao Yu directly left the stage.

"Don't be angry, Director Zhao Yu is young and vigorous, it was the same last episode, having argued with a guest." Director Wang Jing, broad-minded and fat, also acted as a peacemaker.

"I'm not angry." Luo Quan spread her hands, looking relaxed, "I have always been about the matter, not the person; if there is a problem with the filming, I must point it out."

Luo Quan said this very frankly, because this problem was indeed a problem.

The show continued, the third movie.

An art film, telling the story of an ordinary and fulfilling day of an ordinary citizen.

The beginning was a bit sad, but the ending was a warm ending.

However, the means of expression in many places were very obscure, similar to the first movie of the variety show, and many shots were given inexplicably, and the audience directly shouted that they couldn't understand.

And Director Wu directly replied on stage: "It's right that you can't understand, because this is for people who can understand."

It had a bit of the meaning of the Emperor's New Clothes.

Several judges took turns to evaluate, and on the whole, it was mixed.

There were differences in opinions, and naturally there were disputes.

The first dispute of this episode: Is being easy to understand important?

Director Wu's point of view was that art films were not mass art to begin with, just like those abstract paintings, there were many people who didn't understand, but it didn't affect its value, because there would always be people who understood.

It was this problem of elegance and vulgarity again.

This was a quite common and sharp point of dispute in many art fields.

Luo Quan had already said it many times in music; she had always wanted to make music elegant and popular, instead of deliberately deepening it.

And for movies, naturally, it was the same attitude.

So after others finished speaking, she started by asking Director Wu:

"Will the art films you film in the future be released in theaters?"

"Of course, otherwise how can more people know its value?" Director Wu answered without hesitation.

Luo Quan asked back: "Then can the audience who were cheated by the trailer and poster return their tickets if they can't understand the movie?"

Director Wu was speechless, not knowing how to answer.

That's right, people thought this trailer was quite interesting, but after watching it, they found they couldn't understand it at all.

You bought a product that didn't meet expectations, you can return it.

But you watched a movie that didn't meet expectations, can you return the ticket?

Director Wu was asked, his mouth moved for a long time, not knowing how to answer.

However, among the public judges, a film critic who supported him stood up and helped: "Then so many trash movies in China can't return tickets either? It was originally a matter of one willing to hit and one willing to suffer."

"After watching a trash movie, fans will spray the director and actors to the point of being bloody, and will nail it to the pillar of shame with a rating of two-point-something or three-point-something."

"And you only need to say that this is an art film, and it wasn't aimed at letting the public understand it, so you muddled through; do you think it is reasonable?"

"Since you know that the public can't understand what you filmed, why go to the public theaters? Wouldn't it be better to have a private professional appreciation meeting?"

It was still a sharp rebuttal, and still no one rebutted.

Luo Quan took a breath and continued: "For theatrical movies, your first priority is to let the things you film be understood by the majority of groups, because you are a consumer product, you must be responsible for consumers; being high-brow and few-responding is not a reason."

"Moreover, filming a movie is not playing riddles; it's not that the more profound you film, the more connotation it has."

"There are many art films at home and abroad, many metaphors have traces to follow, and can be reasoned out, not like the Emperor's New Clothes, only so-called people who understand can understand."

"I think this is a problem that many young art people in China need to face, not only movies, but also music and painting."

"Of course, I am talking about the kind that is on the shelves for sale."

Luo Quan's two movies, two speeches, the words were absolutely thought-provoking.

This made the entire variety show recording look a bit different.

There were disputes in the first two episodes, and they were quite fierce.

Everyone pointed out the director's problems, extended to the current situation of the entire Chinese film industry, and criticized it heavily.

But after the criticism was finished, they didn't propose solutions, didn't say what should be done, which was always missing something.

And Luo Quan pointed out the problem very happily, and also proposed a solution.

This was the change she brought to this show.

At the scene of the show, many senior directors and film critics also nodded for her secretly.

Being able to see so thoroughly at a young age, no wonder she could film so many good movies; fame is not in vain!

This time, Director Wu did not leave the stage angrily like Director Zhao before.

Instead, he expressed his gratitude to Luo Quan very solemnly, and also frankly said his insights and problems, humbly accepting the critique.

Of course, he didn't say how to change, and it was estimated that he was still a bit stubborn in his heart.

However, in art, anyone with a bit of spirit is very stubborn.

It can be understood.

Soon, the fourth stubborn director took the stage, it was Director Fei, whose momentum was built exceptionally large before the show recording.

The work he brought was a short film adapted from the famous book "Fortress Besieged."

After watching it, everyone was stunned.

This camera technique and the light and shadow texture of the lens had made significant progress compared to previous works.

The story was also told quite well, complete, dramatic, although a bit light, but light meant it wouldn't make too big a mistake.

Undoubtedly, Director Fei's adaptation was quite successful, and no big flaws could be picked out.

However, Luo Quan came specifically to pick flaws today.

"There is no problem with other things, it's just this line, it's not very good." Luo Quan was merciless, pointing directly to the center of the problem.

"If I remember correctly, the original book 'Fortress Besieged' is about the story of the last century; the dress of your movie protagonist is obviously not a modern person, since you want to film the story of the last century, the language aspect still needs to be carefully studied."

"The words of people in the short film are too modern, and there is a relatively large sense of violation."

To be honest, Luo Quan was actually a bit suspicious of picking bones in an egg.

After all, this was an adapted movie, and the character's words were not completely modern, it was just that they didn't have that sense of the era, which belonged to the flaws not covering the jade.

But Luo Quan felt that this greatly affected the viewing experience and belonged to a big flaw.

Director Fei had something to say now, directly responding: "I think in terms of lines, if it were really spoken like a hundred years ago, it might not be so easy to understand."

"Moreover, you haven't been to a hundred years ago, how do you know what the words they spoke looked like?"

"I really haven't been there, but I clearly know that people a hundred years ago wouldn't use 'I go', 'cow' as modal particles."

Luo Quan said with a smile, and other judges also laughed.

This was indeed a point of criticism, but it was probably related to the actor's verbal habits, and Director Fei probably didn't pay special attention when editing.

However, Director Fei was not stumped, but continued to ask back: "Then according to you, filming a costume drama must be like the ancient articles, full of 'zhi hu zhe ye' is correct, and those filmed now are not respecting historical facts?"

Luo Quan smiled slightly: "You just said it wrong, the old version of the Four Great Classics TV series, on the contrary, are very particular about the lines, very in line with the language habits of people of that era."

"Because classical Chinese has always been a written language, no common people spoke like that, they were still mostly daily spoken language, and according to different regions, dialects were also different."

"It's just that most costume dramas filmed now don't pay attention to this point, but there are still a considerable number that have noticed it."

"I still can't agree that this has any big impact, is it really that important to have lines that don't fit the era?" Director Fei didn't think this was a problem, still stubborn.

Luo Quan shook her head: "It really has a big impact, every era has the background of every era, sometimes a simple line or two of lines that fit the scene can explain the entire era and regional background and even the character background clearly."

"If you can do it, you come, I might not have this ability to choose words and sentences." Director Fei smiled helplessly, and said the sentence that the audience had been waiting for a long time.

To cooperate with the show effect, the audience had a surprised expression.

The guests also became serious, looking at Luo Quan.

"That's good, I will demonstrate it, just use the segment in the movie 'Farewell My Concubine' that is about to start filming." Luo Quan nodded and accepted the challenge.

The climax of the first half of this episode reached here.

The confrontation between Luo Quan and Director Fei couldn't be said who won or lost.

To really see the outcome, it still depends on what kind of movie Luo Quan can film.

Can using fitting language to show the era background really be so simple and effective?

Many people held a skeptical attitude.