The movie "Dune 2" adapted from Frank Herbert's famous science fiction novel is currently being screened across the country. The director and his wife and producer Tanya Lapointe's trip to China has attracted much attention. They visited the magnificent Forbidden City, had lively

The movie " Dune 2" adapted from Frank Herbert's famous science fiction novel is currently being screened across the country. The director, and his wife and producer Tanya Lapointe's trip to China has attracted much attention. They visited the magnificent Forbidden City, had lively post-screening exchanges with the audience, and had in-depth conversations with a number of Chinese filmmakers.

Among them, the conversation between director Denis Villeneuve and " The Wandering Earth " series director Guo Fan attracted much attention. The two deeply analyzed the charm of science fiction movies and discussed their importance in contemporary society. Villeneuve said that he would be honored if he could visit the filming set of "The Wandering Earth 3" in the future, and the two also gave each other signed posters.

This visit to promote "Dune 2" is director Villeneuve's second visit to China. He came once when he was filming a documentary for Canadian TV 34 years ago and stayed in Sichuan and Chongqing for a month. At that time, he I was shocked and attracted by Chinese culture.

In recent years, in the field of Chinese science fiction films, thanks to the unremitting efforts of outstanding domestic directors, screenwriters, actors and other practitioners, works such as the "Wandering Earth" series have emerged that are widely recognized by the audience, providing a great contribution to the Chinese film industry and China. Made a huge contribution to the development of science fiction.

As a colleague who is also good at shooting science fiction movies, Villeneuve said that he was very moved and shocked after watching the "Wandering Earth" series directed by Guo Fan, "There are very strong science fiction elements, such as many large-scale installations. At the same time, I also I was deeply affected by the character's spirit of sacrifice. The movie's costume design is very delicate, as well as the master-level visual effects, including the grand narrative of some shots, which inspired me deeply."

said about the newly released " "Dune 2", Guo Fan likes the director's "bipolar" shots in the film very much. He explained that the "bipolar" shots refer to extremely panoramic and extremely microscopic close-ups.

"You will find that after showing a grand panorama, he will often give you microscopic details such as the flash of sand. The emergence of bipolar lenses can make both the picture tension and the dramatic tension be stretched out. , it is particularly easy for us to immerse ourselves in this world."

These two science fiction film series, which are loved by fans around the world, have one thing in common, that is, they are both adapted from novels, and the original novels themselves are very famous, so In the process of adapting it into a movie, how did the two directors balance staying true to the original work while adapting it into a story suitable for presentation in a movie?

Villeneuve said that he needed to "sink" the story itself down to the details, and also needed to make some sacrifices to make bold choices. "In the novel, I need to capture content that has a special film language and texture, and at the same time present it in a very simple way, so that everyone can feel it through images and other expressions when watching the movie."

At the same time, Villeneuve admitted that during the adaptation process of "Dune", in order to be faithful to the spiritual core of the original work, he sometimes needed to be a "traitor" and block the text of the novel from the film level, or he may need to Break up the structure of the original story.

Compared with the original novel "Dune", "The Wandering Earth" is a short story, so what Guo Fan needs to do is actually "addition".

"The novel "Dune" can give more details about the characters. There are relatively few characters in "The Wandering Earth", so we actually use the entire worldview. Based on the structure of the worldview, we create new characters. , to expand into different fields. Teacher Liu Cixin also has a very open attitude towards this point. He believes that the adaptation of images should be different from literary works, because they are different carriers after all. Therefore, with the recognition and support of Teacher Liu, we I bravely made such an attempt to explore areas such as artificial intelligence and the digital world at the macro scale of the original universe to help us complete the structure of the entire worldview."

At the same time, Guo Fan also agreed with Villeneuve's occasional The feeling of being a "traitor"."Movies are actually limited. A movie is only two or three hours long. In such a short period of time, it becomes more difficult, especially when facing a tome. The more detailed the description, the more interesting it is. More fans like this work. When you adapt it, you may feel that you have no idea where to start, because each piece may be a very precious treasure for readers and they are reluctant to throw away, but it is impossible to put it completely into one movie. Here, the choice becomes very difficult at this time."

When everyone discusses science fiction works, a word that often comes to mind is "the sea of ​​stars". The sea of ​​stars means endless imagination and a boundless future to us, symbolizing ideals. and pursuit. So in this era, what do the two directors think the meaning of science fiction is, and why do people need the stars and the sea?

Villeneuve believes that it is very beneficial for humans to imagine themselves in the future space and to try to imagine in such a world, and it is even more necessary now because it shows hope.

"I love science fiction because it allows us to touch on some topics that are usually difficult to touch, and go to some unreachable positions. For example, I can talk about some topics that are difficult to reach in the field of religion and politics, and discuss them in reality It may offend some groups, but if I explore it in an ancient culture and an imaginary world in the future, I can discuss this topic very freely."

Guo Fan said that he likes to change To look at the problem from a different perspective, he then took the famous scene in " The Wandering Earth 2" as an example to explain: "We have such a scene, where Teacher Li Xuejian showed everyone the little white dot, which was the "Traveler" back then. "When we were about to leave the solar system, Dr. Carl Sagan said to turn the camera back and take a picture of the Earth. It would take us half a day to find the Earth in the picture. That little white dot is the Earth."

Guo Fan said that when we look back from that perspective, we will become humble. Science fiction movies can help everyone open their eyes and see the world from different dimensions and perspectives.

"We have seen all the bad things in the world, such as fighting and malice, but at the same time we have to see all the hope, the beauty of life, and whether it is worth doing these things for us. In this comparison, we We will look at this world, this small earth, with an awe and humility. At the same time, we also hope that through this perspective, we can calm down and think about it, whether it is between countries or between people. , should we release more goodwill."

Regarding the "little white spots" mentioned by Guo Fan, Villeneuve thought of a warm scene. On the day he watched "The Wandering Earth 2", his daughter sent him a photo of the blue sky, where white clouds and the skyline could be seen. The father and daughter also had a very profound discussion about existence and the future. The problem.

Three hours after this conversation took place, Villeneuve started watching "The Wandering Earth 2" and saw the scene Guo Fan mentioned, which instantly reminded him of his previous conversation with his daughter. "I think this is a very beautiful encounter with movies."