Chapter 610 Another ending
"You haven't read the script of "The Dark Knight"?"
Hearing Tinafe's question, Scarlett Johansson shook his head and said, "I've been busy preparing for "Captain America" recently and haven't watched it yet."
"I just watched it a few days ago," Tinafe's eyes turned to Duke again, "I feel very touched. This should be Duke's most in-depth script since "Save Private Ryan."
Without waiting for Scarlett to say anything, she continued, "It's different from past superhero movies, even Batman: The Moment of War, it's more like a reality-based police and gangster film."
Scarlett showed a curious look.
Tinafe continued, "So, if the real world really has a superhero who is more capable than ordinary people like Bruce Wayne, what power can restrain them?"
"They?" Scarlett asked tentatively.
"That's right." Tinafei nodded, "In other words, the only thing that can restrain them is their own moral code. It is actually very dangerous for a person to restrain himself by virtue and then act according to his own code."
Scarlett immediately understood, "If he breaks through the guidelines he sets, the harm would be greater than the crime he has cracked down on?"
"That's it." Tinafey put her hands on her chest and looked at Nicholas Cage on the other side with her makeup. "The consequences of Harvey Dante becoming a two-faced man are extremely serious."
Scarlett also looked over there, but what he muttered in his mouth became an irrelevant thing, "When did Duke become interested in such a complicated movie?"
In her impression, Duke's movies, including the Lord of the Rings trilogy, have always been simple. The only movie "Hundred Thousand Urgent" that she wanted to discuss in her eyes was just a little touch on some in-depth things, which led to being criticized by critics as a film that the Los Angeles police praised.
There is no doubt that "The Dark Knight" has deep practical significance and has been interpreted by fans countless meanings. Even each line has a different understanding, but Duke will not remember so many details, but the lines designed still touch on the chaotic laws and moral codes.
A smart director will not make a definition easily, but will only leave it to the audience to judge. Compared with past superhero movies, the theme and plot of "The Dark Knight" is undoubtedly much more complicated, but he will not be too complicated either. The reason is very simple. Ninety percent of people in this world will not think that a movie that they cannot understand will be a good movie.
Just as he reminded Zach Snyder on Watchmen, The Dark Knight is first a commercial masterpiece, and then something else.
This movie will be very dark, but not completely dark. The audience will not accept the movie of completely darkness and will also attract crazy criticism from the mainstream media.
Christopher Nolan was a special one, but he still had to compromise in this regard. The most typical one was the drama chosen by the two ships and the members of the ship. According to the style of the whole film, it seems that the ship should explode.
However, the ship was not bombed in the end, and what this place brings to the audience is undoubtedly hope...
Just imagine, if the ship really exploded, what would the media that took it as their responsibility to maintain social morality?
This is not a literary film that only spreads in a small range, but a Batman movie with countless fans.
Also, let a black man throw away the remote control...
To put it bluntly, Christopher Nolan is essentially a mainstream director. Of course Duke will make the same choice. The first choice to throw away the remote control must be a black man.
Not only that, but also the roles that are related to children.
In the dark studio, Harvey Dante, played by Nicholas Cage, flipped a coin for the last time during his lifetime. He "tried" Gordon's son in a direct way.
Just as Cage threw the coin into the air and waited for the result, Batman, dressed in a stunt stand-in, rushed over and threw Cage down. The two of them turned to the edge of the building arranged at the explosion site, and then fell down.
Of course, both of them landed on the mat below.
After Duke shouted, the crew changed again. He went to film the subsequent scene. The stunt actor held Gordon's son in his left hand and held the wooden board in his right hand and handed the child in the air with his best efforts to hand the child to Gordon above, and then fell on the green mat below.
The ending of the film took only half an afternoon to finish the film, but Duke did not announce that the scene would end, but instead filmed another ending.
This ending is a bit too sensitive, and Duke didn't think about whether to launch it in future DVD versions.
The ending must be changed, and it is equally dark. Harvey Dante shot Batman, causing him to be unable to fight back, and then completed the trial of Gordon's son, but the coins showed the smooth side...
Then he tried Gordon, and Gordon also passed the trial. The two-faced man left, but he would start over after the last word. He would not let go of these murderers who indirectly killed Rachel easily.
Yes, the two-faced man survived in this ending, and the Joker completely won the Battle of Souls in Gotham City.
However, after the filming was completed, Duke temporarily sealed up this part of the scene, and a 99% ending may not be pleasing.
In fact, in the ending to be used, Harvey Dante also completed the trial of Gordon's son. Duke specifically asked John Schwartzman to give Batman a close-up of his hand, and the coin he received in his hand was smooth and faced upwards.
In the film, this is more in line with the audience's expectations than another ending shot by Duke, and is more considerate for those who like to think, because Batman dares not bet on the result of this coin because he thinks it is completely unreasonable to toss the coin.
If it really makes sense to turn a coin into life and death, then an innocent child should indeed be positive. It seems that Batman saved a child with "a single move", and this "a single move" behavior killed Dante, who "don't beat the child to death because of the positive move".
Of course these are all assumptions, and Duke did not take relevant shots, just his own thoughts. If Batman doesn't knock Dent down this time, the child will still be safe, but who dares to bet that it must be the front?
Perhaps the positive side of this time can also show that Harvey Dante "shouldn't" be killed when he tossed the coin this time, because he would not kill the child if he was on the front.
The next "trial" Gordon is not difficult to predict from the development of the plot. Gordon must be on the back, so it is obviously more necessary if Batman rescues Gordon when he tosses his coin on the thirteenth time.
But neither Duke nor Christopher Nolan were filmed and produced in this way, mainly because it was impossible for a standard American film like Batman to save children.
Moreover, Gordon was also judged by the coin and it destroyed the thoughts of Gordon by the movie for viewers who like to think, because Gordon is the pragmatic representative of Gotham. He knew that without perfection, people could not be pure, and sometimes good and evil could not be distinguished at all. He was willing to use evil means to solve evil as long as it could solve the problem.
So, whether it is good or bad to be pragmatic or accepted by reality, director Duke cannot decide. It is more interesting to think about the audience than to decide by coins, right?
The filming in the Los Angeles area is basically a round trip between Warner Studios and Hughes Aircraft Factory. The larger scenes, such as the ending scene and the final personal showdown between Joker and Batman, are all placed in the Hughes Aircraft Factory's hangar.
The crew was running smoothly. Even Nicholas Cage, who was in a state of ups and downs, found his normal state in just a few days when he encountered a trough.
As time approaches Christmas, Duke goes to London in the middle to watch the filming of "Harry Potter and the Society". This series is staring at the original author of Robin Grand and Joanna Rowling, which can also make people feel at ease.
After the transition from Alfonso Cuaron, Harry Potter Studio finally adopted Joanna Rowling's opinion and chose David Yates, a British director, to take charge of "Harry Potter and the Society".
It is now the end of 2006, and the children of the original are gradually growing up. A considerable number of them are similar to the child stars in Hollywood and are beginning to embark on the path of growing old.
Even a few who have not grown old have basically not made any progress in their acting skills. For example, Emma Watson has a tendency to change to a worse acting skills.
However, the impact of their acting skills is not particularly great, because in the hearts of the audience, no matter how Emma Watson plays, she is Hermione Granger.
The same goes for other major actors.
The result of this is that the parents and agents of these little stars have spoken out to the crew again and again. Basically, before each film starts, Robin Grande has to put in considerable energy to settle the pay issues of the young actors.
From the perspective of young actors, this is a reward that should be fought for, but from the standpoint of investors like Duke, this is undoubtedly sharing their cake.
Fortunately, Robin Grande kept Duke's original advice in mind. Although the Gryffindor Golden Triangle's pay had risen to tens of millions of dollars, the crew never let go of the share.
However, this situation cannot last too long. For example, the agents of the young actors have joined forces and are planning to wait for the end of the series to require a huge share ratio.
As the finale, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" will be produced and released in the form of previous and second episodes, but it will be filmed at one time.
There is no doubt that as the end of the series, it will inevitably inspire the enthusiasm of fans, and agents also know how to get the best interests.
But Duke was prepared.
Returning to Los Angeles from London, Duke got good news. The crew found a hospital in Vermont that was ready to be demolished to shoot the explosion scene on the spot. To be continued.
Chapter completed!