Chapter 523 Guiding Bell
These trilogy will inevitably weaken Batman's abilities, which may lead to some people not liking, but compared to its four "predecessors", Batman stepped down from the altar and became a flesh-and-blood person, which can make up for the biggest shortcomings of many DC superheroes.
The era of Superman and Batman once ended. If movies want to succeed, they must narrow the distance with the audience.
In this regard, it is not unfair to lose to Marvel's more down-to-earth superhero.
In Duke's setting, Batman does not have super abilities like other superheroes.
Compared to others, he is more like an ordinary person, an ordinary person who has learned ninjutsu and has high technology. This looks closer to reality and gives people the feeling that a superhero is right around him. As for criminals, ninja masters, rely on ninjutsu and technology, scarecrows rely on medicine, clowns and Bain rely on **naked threats and force, which can also make people feel that "will these criminals appear in my life?"
Then, it will bring a feeling of "Can I be Batman".
Perhaps it doesn't matter how immersive it feels to other movies, but it's very important for superhero movies.
Not only are the characters realistic and realistic, but the city of Gotham is the same. Darkness, **, murder, and crimes cover Gotham City. Such a city cooperates with such superheroes to strip the crime away from the nakedness. It is nakedly presented to the audience, making people feel that this is not science fiction or fantasy, but the reality in front of you.
Compared to action scenes, Christian Bale's performance is indeed not good. After nearly ten times, this not-so-complex scene was finished. Duke could see that. He had some problems with Bruce Wayne's psychological grasp, and obviously did not pay enough attention to this superhero character.
This is not to say that Christian Bale is not dedicated enough. His work attitude is actually very serious. The problem is that he just regards Batman as a popular superhero today. However, the style of the film is already destined. It is definitely not feasible to play Bruce Wayne in the way of shaping other superheroes.
The crew returned to the station to the car. Duke planned to find time to have a good talk with Bell.
But the next morning when he got up and jogged, Christian Bale took the initiative to come to him to communicate with the role.
The two walked out of the hotel base, stood on a tall rock, looking at the white glacier in the distance, Bell whispered, "I read the script again last night and lay down and thought for a long time. This character is more difficult and complicated than I thought."
"Don't treat it as a superhero movie." Duke tightened his collar to cover his ears exposed to the cold wind. "You treat it as a psychological crime theme and you will find different things."
Christian Bale nodded slightly.
The actor came over and Duke would give him enough guidance, and said, "What do you think is the theme reflected in the film?"
Bell thought for a while and said, "Fear, anger, determination and strength."
"Yes." Duke's eyes moved to the place where the sun was about to rise, "Now Bruce Wayne is more angry and fearful."
"What do you think of fear?" he asked.
"From a physiological definition, fear is an emotional experience in which an organism attempts to get rid of and escape from a certain situation and is powerless; it can also show that the physiological tissue of the organism is contracting violently; the tissue density increases sharply and the energy is released sharply."
When Duke heard Bell, a non-academic actor, expressed his academic viewpoint, he couldn't help but smile and said, "I think the more I fear a very contradictory phenomenon, the more I fear it. Instead, I can gain greater resistance and even counter-revolution."
Christian Bale showed a curious look, and Duke continued, "Actually, to be honest, I have never agreed that opposing things can exist at the same time. But this is indeed a strange phenomenon. The only thing that can be explained is that fear itself can restrain anger, but when anger is aroused, 'fear inspiring the power' happens."
"This is the other side of Bruce Wayne's fear! In fact, I think it's fear that brings out anger, and anger stimulates strength."
Duke brought the topic back to the character itself, "Bruce Wayne's initial fear of bats was just because of the image of bats. At this stage, Bruce could not feel the power caused by fear. However, the subsequent killing of his parents added anger to the fear of Bruce. At this time, Bruce gained his own powerful strength through learning and training."
"He was different from his father. After losing his chance to take revenge, he began to have the courage to challenge the gangsters in Gotham City. This was also the beginning of his departure from Gotham City until his return. Until he finally learned to control his fear, he became fear itself, and he... became Batman."
"Christian..." Duke patted his arm, "What you need to do is to highlight Bruce Wayne's fear and anger and determination in the right scene in the right way of performing!"
"I will do my best," said Christian Bale.
The sun gradually climbed up the horizon, and yesterday's haze was replaced by today's sunshine. Duke got down the pile of stones and greeted Bell, "Let's go to the restaurant and eat and chat."
The two entered the hotel restaurant, took a few simple food, sat on the same table, slowly ate breakfast, and exchanged views on the role.
Of course, as a director, most of the time, Duke is talking and Christian Bale is listening.
"The film is divided into three parts. "War Moment" mainly tells the origin of Batman." Duke only ate a little bit and pushed the breakfast plate aside. "In fact, this is the process of Bruce Wayne's fear, overcoming fear and becoming Batman."
"He has a special identity. His family's Wayne Group is a wealthy family in Gotham City and is respected." Christian Bale recalled Bruce Wayne's setting and took over Duke's words. "According to common sense, Bruce should be a young master in the traditional sense, living his own glitz-like life in the upper class, which is as righteous as Rachel expected, but does not interfere in fighting crime."
He thought for a while and said, "He was frightened by bats since he was a child, and his parents died because of fear. He watched the city his father had devoted all his efforts to maintain and his heart was degenerated. Fear and anger occupied his soul."
"So, Bruce Wayne's growth can be divided into three stages."
The director of the actors better understand the roles, thus playing their best state, and making the film even better is a job as director Duke. He raised a finger, "The first stage was before his parents died, and he was in a panic all day because of the fear caused by the bats. At this stage, his father had a great influence on him, and a lot of his teachings on him had a great impact on his future actions."
Speaking of this, Duke raised his second finger, "The second stage is after both his parents died. At this stage, he has been suppressing fear with anger. He regrets the fear of his parents' death and resentment towards his enemies. But it is obvious that this stage is just like what the ninja master said, "it will ruin a lifetime." For example, look at Bruce's father-killing enemy Qili, who is a poor man at the bottom of the class, and he can only dare not speak out. In the end, the anger cannot control his fear of livelihood, which leads to a tragedy that kills Bruce's parents."
He raised his last finger, "So at the third stage, when the enemy was killed by the gangster Feiconi, he could not avenge him. After Rachel's reminder, Bruce began to realize that blind anger would only make him unable to find a cathartic object after he avenged and destroy him. So he began to declare war on Feiconi and the others, and go deep into the world of criminals to understand them."
Hearing what Duke said, Christian Bale gradually gained more understanding, saying, "Just as the Master Ninja said, what Bruce has always been looking for is not the fear of the criminals, but his own fear. What he has always been afraid of is the power in his body, the power that he cannot control by his anger. So, he embarked on the path of becoming fear itself, becoming Batman, and attacking and punishing criminals."
"It can be understood so," Duke nodded, continuing the topic deeper, asking, "Bruce overcame fear and became Batman to maintain the peace of Gotham City. So, what exactly is he afraid of?"
"On the surface, what Bruce feared was the bat. When he was a child, he fell down from the bat cave and was frightened by the bat swarm. It was precisely because of his association with the bat swarm that Bruce indirectly killed his parents, which also became an indelible shadow in his heart."
After saying this, Christian Bale found Duke was still looking at him, as if waiting for the next answer. He organized language while thinking in the script. After a while, he said, "I think what Bruce really fears is the powerful power in his body."
He said slowly, "In the script, there is a creature that is more terrifying when his father talks with him, the more they are actually afraid of. Bruce is afraid of bats, and bats are actually afraid of Bruce. In the final analysis, what Bruce is afraid of is the power that bursts out when he is afraid."
Seeing Duke showing a positive look, Christian Bale said again, "When talking to Henry Ducad about his parents' death due to fear, Bruce was actually suppressing his power with anger. Then, with Ducad's help, Bruce found a primitive, safe, symbolic way to correctly use this power, and guide this power, that is, to become fear itself to manipulate power, divert power, and to divert fear, so that the power of fear can deal with the people it really needs to deal with. This is to become Batman."
Duke stood up with a smile, walked past Christian Bale, and gently patted his shoulder, "I'm looking forward to your next performance." (To be continued...)
Chapter completed!