is specially shot in IMAX, with 10 beautiful dreams that seem real and illusory, connecting the "decrypted" life of code-breaking expert Rong Jinzhen. The movie " decrypted " will be officially released on August 3, and it has already become a hit during the screening stage. The potential of money. At the recent premiere in Beijing, the main creators enthusiastically shared the creation story of the movie "Decryption" with the audience, and an observation seminar was also held in Beijing.
The movie "Decryption" is a major literary and artistic creation project funded by the Shanghai Cultural Development Foundation. It is adapted from the novel of the same name by Mao Dun Literature Award winner Mai Jia. It is written and directed by Chen Sicheng, starring Liu Haoran and John Cusack. It tells the story The story of Rong Jinzhen, a mathematically gifted but lonely person, "burning" herself for China's code-breaking cause.
Real-scene construction improves realism
Whether it is the Ferris wheel in the dream, the red beach, or the secret base 701 that deciphers the code, "Decryption" uses real-scene shooting as much as possible instead of purely relying on post-production synthesis. For example, the visually striking red beach was a scene built in a 5,000-square-meter studio, using a total of 105 tons of sand, and the seawater was created using wave machines. The sunshine at the junction of sea and sky is created by a giant light array composed of 75 LED lights, which is almost unprecedented in China.
In the main scene of Bureau 701, the crew scouted locations for several months but could not find a suitable one. At the last moment when they were about to give up on the actual location, they discovered an abandoned sanatorium. When Chen Sicheng saw the photo, he suddenly felt that this was the place he was looking for. When someone who once worked in the "701 Bureau" walked in here, tears filled his eyes. It was so similar to the place where he worked back then. The original author, Mai Jia, also had experience in "701". When he walked into the scene, he also sighed: "This is the house where I once lived and worked."
The purple secret deciphered for the first time in the film is based on the kindness of Germany The nigma cipher is a prototype wheel cipher. The second cracked black code was designed based on the Japanese Navy's JN-25 code book. Both events actually happened in history. The film crew invited Zhao Yanfeng, the author of "Legend of the Code", to serve as the film's scientific consultant. When he came to the set and found that an Enigma cipher machine had actually been restored, he was shocked: "Such a thing can be made, how could it not be filmed?" Make a good movie?”
When the experts who came to visit the crew saw the 701-mile-high cage antenna, they exclaimed in disbelief: “How did you manage to build this antenna? It was very difficult for us to build this antenna at all. I thought I could see them on the set." After entering the detection room, the experts looked at these detection machines that had been with them for decades and admitted that these were the ones they used back then. These machines were not retired until the early 1990s.
The video has also caused heated discussion because of the appearance of many actors. Rong Jinzhen played by Liu Haoran made people exclaimed that they were "unrecognizable at all." Faced with this image of a dry body and sparse hair, Chen Sicheng said that Rong Jinzhen was nicknamed "Big-headed Worm". In addition, the environment in which he lived since he was a child and no supervision led to malnutrition. When he grew up, he suffered from long-term overuse of his brain. , even in dreams, they are "burning" themselves, so they consume their bodies faster than their peers. The appearances of Wang Baoqiang , Xiao Yang , Pan Yueming , etc. in the film have also become little Easter eggs, waiting for the audience to reveal.
Full of family and national conditions inside and outside the play
Famous literary theorist Zhong Chengxiang believes that "Decryption" has transformed from literary thinking to film thinking based on the original work, achieving a powerful alliance between novelists and filmmakers and achieving great results. A great success, the concept of family and country that runs throughout is the foundation of the film.
Liu Haoran revealed that he was very excited after reading the script and felt even more honored to be able to participate in this film. He said: "Rong Jinzhen experienced his short and glorious life. At the last moment of his life, he used all his growth experiences to express his feelings for the country and his family from the bottom of his heart."
"Everyone is A unique code, this life is the process of deciphering it." This line is not only a clue throughout the film, but also left a deep impression on the protagonists. Daniel Wu plays the role of principal Xiao Lili in the film. For him, he has played many roles in the 25 years of filmmaking. The most important thing is not to repeat himself. Now that his daughter is 10 years old, it is also his first time. Playing the role of a father, he becomes the boss and adoptive father of the talented young man Rong Jinzhen in the film, giving his family care.
Daniel Wu’s father grew up in Shanghai. The period from the 1930s to the 1960s experienced in the film happened to be the same period when his parents grew up. "Through this role, I can put my own life experience into it, and I am also commemorating my parents who passed away." Daniel Wu looked through many photos of his parents when they were young to see how ties were knotted in that era, and what suits and glasses were like. In Jin Zhen's life, Wu Yanzu felt that his personal destiny was being carried forward by the torrent of history. However, everyone needs to spend their whole life like Jin Zhen to find an answer, that is, the meaning of life.
Zhu Zhu, who plays Mrs. Heath in the film, immediately sent a WeChat message to Chen Sicheng after reading the script, because the plot of a low-altitude missile shooting down a U-2 aircraft was written in the script. Her grandfather Zhu Xuzhi He was one of the participants back then. This also made her feel that she and the film had a certain fate. Chen Sicheng also lamented that the work and the actors often go in both directions.
Originally, Chen Sicheng didn’t know much about the hidden front of code deciphering in the past. It was Mai’s novels that moved him, allowing him to see the huge space for interpretation and exploration of the text, and then giving him a carrier for his imagination. Jin Zhen has many common characteristics of unsung heroes, especially the unsung heroes on the hidden front. Chen Sicheng said: "It is because of the existence of real heroes like China's 'Three Masters of Deciphering' that we can trace the origins."
Home In addition to the national conditions, there is also the teacher-student relationship between Heath played by John Cusack and Yong Jinzhen. Geniuses of every era will be affected by the times, and it is difficult for them to stay alone. Therefore, the film also reflects the fate and mission of this pair of genius teachers and students. They work hard to find each other's flaws intellectually, hoping to win in the game, but in In a special historical era, behind them they represent the competition between big powers, so they are secretly protecting each other in their own way, which is touching.
Art and technology have reached new heights
Finished filming in January, started visual effects editing in mid-February, ended at the end of June, and premiered at the end of July. For a movie with a large number of special effects shots, the development of the Chinese film industry is so complete that "Decryption" Benefited a lot. After watching the premiere, the famous screenwriter Wang Hailin said: ""Decryption" is amazing. Whether it is the script or the production, whether it is art or technology, it has reached a very high level in Chinese movies."
A Red Door , is a unique image in the film. The contrast between red and blue light sources also gives the audience a lot of blank space to play with and touch. According to film critic Tan Fei , "Decryption" also has four doors. It breaks through the genre of general spy dramas and opens another door to industrialized film production. Starring Liu Haoran's breakthrough performance this time The door to image and acting skills, Chen Sicheng used this film to open the door to his heart's desire in his director career.
In the film, Professor Seaes sent an unpublished record to Rong Jinzhen, which recorded the song "I Am the Walrus" by the Beatles. Chen Sicheng himself is a fan of the Beatles. The anti-war cultural symbol of John Lennon fit in well with the film, so the crew paid a huge sum to buy the copyright of the song, becoming the first time in Asia to be authorized by the Beatles. of film producers. The film's soundtrack also features Grammy Award-winning composer Lorne Balfi.
The image of walrus has also appeared many times in Jinzhen and Xiez's dreams. The height of the modeled walrus on the seaside is even as high as 216 meters. "The entire filming process of "Decryption" is equivalent to making a dream." Li Shuai, the on-site visual effects director, said that there are 643 visual effects shots in the whole film, the ratio of reality to dream is 2:1, and 10 dreams adopt the surreal style. The visual style is so real that even if you are already in a dream, the audience can't feel the boundary between reality and dream.
Director of Photography Cao Yu revealed that "Decryption" uses very precise lighting. All prop lights are programmed and completely controlled by a lighting console. There is no need to rely on manpower to carry the lights around to set the lighting. LED technology lighting must be the trend in film and television production in the future. During the screening of "
", many viewers mentioned that this work reminded them of foreign films. Chen Sicheng responded that Mai Jia's original work was first published in 2002 and was mentioned more than many others. The classic film is much older. And Chen Sicheng is also constantly thinking, in the current market environment, is there any reason why audiences must go to the cinema to watch movies? He hopes to use this movie "Decryption" to gather world-class artists, use the best photographic equipment, and the best audio-visual experience to keep the audience in the theater. "I hope to tell everyone through this movie that Chinese filmmakers can To produce a blockbuster film with limited cost that is not inferior to Hollywood production standards"
(Xinmin Evening News reporter in Beijing Zhao Yue)
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