is eager to create classic characters and write hand-held works. Even if it is a pure campus love movie, the heart of the screenwriter is longing for inheritance.
Of course, it is good to have such intentions, but the reality is another situation. Why the same material, but someone created a classic character like "The Godfather"? But more creative works make it hard to remember whether it is "teaching" or "father"?
Today’s article starts with the basic principles of script writing, and discusses this issue in conjunction with several films left in film history.
"The Godfather", released in the United States on March 24, 1972, is a compulsory film course for both filmmakers and actors. This film is a gangster movie directed by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Marlon Brando and Al Pacino. In 1973, the film won the 45th Oscar for Best Film and Best Actor , Best Adapted Screenplay Award. In 2007, it was selected by the American Motion Picture Association as the "Second Place of 100 Best 100 Films"
"The Godfather" is adapted from Mario Puzo's novel of the same name. When
wrote "The Godfather", Puzo was 45 years old, and he finished "The Godfather" in three years. "The Godfather" became one of the best-selling novels in the United States in the 1970s. With its thrilling content and compact plot, it is popular with readers from all countries and classes. It has been popular all over the world and has been selling for more than ten years. The novel was also adapted into a movie of the same name by Paramount Pictures, directed by director Coppola. It was divided into three episodes and won the Best Picture Award, Best Actor Award and Best Adaptation in the 45th Academy Awards. Three Grand Script Awards.
Following "The Godfather", Mario Puzo wrote four crime novels. They are: "The Fall of the Fool", "The Sicilian", "The Fourth K" and "The Last Godfather". Among them, "The Last Godfather" follows the pattern of the family crime novels of "The Godfather" and has also achieved great commercial success.
Puzo is also a screenwriter. He has edited episodes 1 to 3 of "The Godfather". The scripts of "Superman", "The Great Earthquake" and "The Cotton Club" are all written by him. As the screenwriter of the first and second episodes of "The Godfather", he won the Oscar for best adapted screenplay.
aside the acting skills and the background of film history at that time, it is just a return to the basic storyline of the movie. The movie
tells the story of the development of the gangster family headed by Vito Don Corleone and how Corleone’s youngest son Mike took over as his father and became the gang leader. If
is just watching this kind of plot introduction, do you think it resembles the "dominant president" routine often used in domestic movies?
For example, the 2017 movie "Rules of the Game" that "assembled" various traffic!
This movie tells the story of a "student" Zihao who has gone through many bloody storms, and his friend Fang Jie became the most powerful right-hand man of the green gang boss Mr. Tang, and gradually became a life and death brother, and was loved by the eldest Tang's daughter Qianqian. Mr. Tang finally found out Zihao's true identity-a member of the Lanyi Club. The two confronted each other, a gunshot shot, and who was the one who fell? What choice will Fang Jie make? How does Qianqian face the life-and-death struggle between his father and his lover...
look! On the twists and turns of the plot, does our domestic movie outperform "The Godfather"-what a magical twist!
But, why is "The Godfather" a classic among classic movies? After reading this "Rules of the Game", the girl will ask "Is this the script written by Guo Jingming"?
Because of the patchwork of the movie "Rules of the Game" and the plot without any logic at all, through the name of this movie, you can't imagine what it is. The opening of
is the same as that of a sci-fi blockbuster. It almost took out all the super powers in the Marvel movies, shooting crackling, then going to prison, then escaping, and then gunfighting! Gunfight! Gunfight! The gunfight...Among them are the brotherly righteousness, father-daughter love, and the outstanding love that have been prepared for the gunfight. These magical plots of
include but are not limited to: it is not clear whether the role of the first or second girl should be regarded as the role of the second girl to atone for his father's life. The crew is wrapped in a small size in the clothes of the actors in order to save fabric. If you add a pants outside It may be the “Superman” of the Republic of China and a few big guys from Shanghai. They couldn’t feel the enthusiasm of each other at all. They just talked and acted there...
completely transcended the concept of time and space, and had Admire the director and screenwriter’s brainHole, as well as the actor’s concentration, will they laugh when they see it-but the audience will definitely laugh!
Looking back at the movie "The Godfather", there is no such thing as a fool!
I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse. In one sentence, the essence of the Mafia is fully reflected.
After all, the true foundation of a screenwriter is not necessarily to put all the emotions and all the stories in a movie. The most important thing is how to construct the character's deep inner world. The complexity of
's character construction is often not because of a bunch of things for him to choose, but when he chooses, he is truly expressing himself.
Even when there is only one choice, the reasons for such a choice must be both positive and negative. Because of this, the character will struggle with inner conflict.
Of course, struggling does not mean screaming or moving a gun.....The more calm, the more immobile, the more sympathetic the audience. In this way, the deep inner world constructed from this will also be regarded as a unique aspect of human nature. The success of
"The Godfather" just confirms this.
Marlon Brando. It is not bloody and cruel, but has all the majesty that a godfather of the underworld should have.
Resolute, decisive, vigorous and resolute, yet elegant and unrestrained when low. Absolute gentleman and spirit. Mighty but not fierce.
He is being who he is.
If he is a typical mob, he will be violent from the beginning, but he is a thinker. What if there are other solutions? What if you can get more? What if it is a lie? Why do bad things happen? Why yourself? Should he do it?
He had doubts...
is like anyone who thinks and feels uneasy before making up his mind on certain choices, he also has them. The difference is that he is supported by a stronger spiritual world, so his decision seems so decisive.
viewers like to see the characters being tortured in inner conflicts, or to provide some thinking directions that can substitute for the sense of reality. This makes them feel secure or empathetic.
was followed by an unexpected choice.
, for screenwriters, everyone takes it for granted. Just like everyone cooks noodles, the difference is that the taste of the cooked noodles may not be suitable for the audience to taste. The choice of
character, to a certain extent, has enriched and fulfilled the character. When we are discussing a role, we are more about discussing some of his choices.
If these choices are the result of most people's choices, everyone agrees that this is a common behavior. However, when almost all of the choices of a character are the same as most audiences, or it is expected, although it can be understood that it is the commonality of humans, it also loses the fun of watching movies-I look at you and me Same, why should I spend 30 yuan movie ticket to see you?
Therefore, viewers like to see characters make unexpected decisions in their choices. Perhaps these decisions make the audience happy, or make them feel angry, or curious. Either way, it has the value of discussion, so it will get more audiences to watch the movie.
Of course, this unexpectedness does not mean that there is no sense of logic, but it is in line with the character and identity of the character. For example, in the movie "Mind Catcher", the doctor went to "see a girl" instead of watching the baseball game he had always wanted to go to. This kind of plot made the audience knowingly smile.
and, characters must grow in constant selection. The inner world of
characters is often based on the process of growing up in constant selection. Whether it is struggling or obeying, such a choice will inevitably allow a person to see its growth trajectory. A role of
is not limited to the same, but naturally appears in front of the audience as the story develops. It is as if after a movie, we followed someone and experienced another life.
Many domestic films are often missing in the "growth". Probably because it was able to ascend to the sky every second after he appeared, the set value was too high, so that it could not grow longer later!
