Howl Against Fate
In Jim Carrey's dictionary, there is never the idea of waiting until an appointment is made before a meeting. He just asked Stevenson to make a phone call to confirm that Levi is in the studio of CBS now and has driven directly to the studio.
He has no habit of waiting, and not many people in Hollywood are worth waiting for him. As for familiarization with the script, talking to Stevenson in the car is enough.
When he rushed to the studio, he saw that Levi was also on the set to supervise the production of the newly filmed TV series Heroes.
"If it is needed, it will be pulled out later so that the story can be more rounded and more relevant; this method is very common in literature..."
Levi is talking with the screenwriter, the director, and the actors of the TV series about the precautions that need to be taken in the production of TV dramas: such a producer's commanding behavior in the air is usually very offensive during filming, but this is obviously an exception.
Everyone knows that Levi is a top director. He is not only a producer but also has deep experience and standards in making and shooting movies. The TV series he filmed is still the top-rated TV series in the United States, and the movie he directed is currently being screened. Such a person is also the boss, so if he speaks here, no one will object.
What's more, he didn't give any specific instructions but only put forward opinions in a general way, and the main power was still in the hands of the screenwriter. So the screenwriter is naturally willing to listen to his words. And what he said is quite right. Many TV dramas have fewer and fewer things to show after they are staged, so they have to act more and more chaotically. Now what Levi said is one of the ways to solve these problems; they would love to hear it, of course.
"Okay, that's it. That's all we have to say; there is nothing else..." Seeing Jim Carrey enter the set, Levi ended the conversation with them.
But the young actress standing opposite Levi, when she saw Jim Carrey, was a little surprised. There was a cry of surprise, but she seemed to know that Levi and Jim Carrey's meeting should not be disturbed at this time. So she just stepped back and watched.
"Hello, Director Levi!" Seeing Levi turn around, Jim Carrey strode over, "It's really interesting what you said about the TV series, this way of slowly pulling out the deep ambush line is rare."
Levi waved his hand, but Jim Carrey shook his head, "I don't think this is nothing; it already shows your ability."
Yes, the narrative method is one of the foundations of a director, and it is very important to be able to do this well. Jim Carrey may be a little crazy, but he is definitely not stupid; he knows what is important.
After a few pleasantries, Jim Carrey also brought the topic straight to the point. Compared with TV dramas, he wants to know more about movies.
"Director Levi, you said that you want me to act in this movie; I am very happy about your appreciation. It's just that there are some questions that I have to ask clearly. I have roughly read the script. It's just that my agent Stevenson told me that many media were dissatisfied with the script of this movie, and you are ready to modify it. What I want to ask is, how are you going to modify it? What do you want to highlight?" Jim Carrey asked the question.
He seemed to think of something again and added, "Of course, I'm not saying that I'm afraid of offending the media. If the film is made well, it doesn't matter if I offend the media. They don't like me anyway. It's just that I want to know your thoughts. I think communication with the director is very important when acting."
"We agree on this point, and I also think it is important to communicate with actors." Levi nodded, "And, please rest assured, this movie will not offend the media."
Jim Carrey motioned for him to continue.
"The most important core of this film is not to mock the media. In fact, even Andrew himself had this intention when he wrote the script: at the end of the script, he asked the director's voice to think in mid-air. In fact, it is a religious metaphor: in this movie, the position of the director is equivalent to God, his arrangement is the thread of fate, and what Truman did was to resist fate — this is the movie's most important thing."
Jim Carrey did not read the script carefully, but Stevenson emphasized the God-like look and feel of this scene, and he still remembers it.
"The most attractive part of this movie lies in the contrast between the sadness that everything in Truman's life is arranged and the courage of Truman to go out boldly, rather than the media manipulating life. I said that I would not offend the media, but in fact, there is no need to offend the media.
I hope that the identity of the director in the movie is a symbol of God; this kind of meaning is deep enough. If it becomes a symbol of the media, it will be too superficial.
It's actually not difficult to change these things; as long as you slightly change the content of the phone call between the director and Truman's favorite girl and let him put the blame on Truman, you can do it."
"Blame it on Truman? Truman is a very good person; what responsibility does he have?" Jim Carrey was puzzled.
"The point is not that Truman has any responsibilities, but the characters that Truman represents. Truman represents people in reality — anyone. The name of the movie is a reality show. If the show is just Truman's life, then it will be too narrow; it should show the life of each of us. It reflects the portrayal of everyone's life."
"What do you mean?"
"Many times, our life is boring, patterned. Everyone has a period when they are not satisfied with the reality and hope to make a change. Maybe this period is very short, and perhaps the chance of hope in this period is very small, but such thoughts will always flash in everyone's mind — Everyone has a goal in their hearts. It may not be beautiful, but it is a dream.
But when it comes time to do it, people have a lot of worries. They fear losing comfort in life and dare not try challenges. Especially for people with a happy life, when you have a stable job, who else is willing to challenge a new position that may be more interesting but unfamiliar?
When you have a reasonably good family, can you let it go for the pursuit of love of the girl of your dreams? When you have a mortgage, a car loan, and a lot of pressure in your life, you can still muster courage.
With one year's salary, can you go to a place you are unfamiliar with but just heard about?"
Jim Carrey opened his mouth; he didn't speak but just listened.
"In the early 20th century, there was a drama, "A Doll's House," in Europe, which for the first time, began to promote women's rights and began to call on women not to be men's dolls.
But at that time, Some critics questioned the departure of the character Nora in the play: what can Nora do after leaving? She is most likely to go two ways, first, to go back and be a doll, and second, to perish because, at that time, social conditions do not allow a woman to do other things without sinking. If she does not return, her survival skills will not be enough for her to live.
This kind of comment also represents a very common thought among people: the way out may not necessarily be good; we might as well stay. However, if we do, we will miss a lot of things.
Maybe you have a beauty in your dream. But in reality, you can only marry another girl.
Perhaps you have thought about doing some unusual adventures, but in reality, you can only sit in an office and sell insurance.
Many people are not satisfied with the status quo. But they lack the courage to change the reality. People always attribute this to fate and think that what kind of life they have is a trick of fate.
But the courage to break fate is the theme of our movie. 'The greatest significance of Truman is that he stepped forward bravely.'
Even if he knows he doesn't understand the outside world at all, even if he knows, as long as he is willing to stay, he can still be carefree and have the most top-notch life. He was doing office work, carefree, his missing father was found, and although his wife broke up, a new beautiful woman came into his life immediately - his life was perfect, except for the one dream. But he put all these aside; he is not satisfied with the arrangement of fate; he wants to break out of the cage of fate, and he wants to find himself.
Compared with fate, what is the media? This movie should be shot as a shout to fate.
When I was filming The Lives of Others and Emily, people were saying that both Wiesler and Emily in the movie were too good-natured - the former was a secret agent turning for no reason, and the latter was a girl doing good deeds for no reason.
So, I was thinking at the time that a movie should be made to tell people: it's not that they are too kind in the movie but that people in life lack the determination to muster up the courage to do what they want to do.
'The Truman Show is a reality show, and what it wants to show is our real life.'"
After Levi finished speaking, Jim Carrey fell into silence.
Hearing what Levi said, and what he was thinking more about, was what kind of person he was?
Are you brave enough to resist or obey your fate?
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