The 26th Shanghai International Film Festival Golden Goblet Award main competition shortlisted film " Hedgehog " held a press conference today. Director Gu Changwei, screenwriter and original author Zheng Zhi, leading actors Ge You and Wang Junkai met with the media.
"Hedgehog" is adapted from Zheng Zhi's short story "Fairy Disease". It tells the story of two "abnormal" people - Wang Zhantuan played by Ge You and Zhou Zheng played by Wang Junkai. The only sober weirdo is a young man who is autistic due to a stutter but has a silent "rebellion". The two misfits gave the whole family a lot of headaches, and the farce continued...
At the press conference, Ge You revealed that some people said that Wang Junkai's acting skills had surpassed his, and that he was "photographed on the beach" as a former wave. This half-joking compliment made Wang Junkai sweat on the spot!
The background of "Hedgehog" has become warmer after the adaptation.
Taking two misfits as the protagonists, Gu Changwei explained: "This film mainly focuses on the value, meaning and choice of personal existence, as well as the surrounding people who have to face the choice process. The people and environment are ultimately meant to encourage each individual to find a relatively comfortable position and have a fulfilling life experience."
From the novel "The Immortal Disease" to the movie "The Hedgehog", Zheng Zhi admitted that the biggest change has been. It is the background of the story: "The original background of the novel is sad, which may be related to my character, but Mr. Gu Changwei added a touch of warmth to the story from the director's perspective." He said that this process of change It's very "mysterious", not from the changes in the plot, but from the inner feeling after reading it. Now, he summarizes the story of "The Hedgehog" as more like "When you are incompatible with the world, how to find your inner strength and get up from the trough of life."
Zheng Zhi said that he wrote "The Fairy Syndrome" At the time, there was a sentence at the end: "From now on, I just want to try my best not to be stuck by everything." "At that time, this sentence was written more for myself, but now I feel that it is also for everyone. audience’s”.
Various ways for Wang Junkai to learn stuttering
Working with an experienced actor like Ge You, Wang Junkai admitted: "I was quite nervous before the filming started, but after joining the set, it was actually very enjoyable to film with the uncle." He recalled that at that time, everyone lived in On the first floor of the hotel, Room 2609 is the exclusive "meeting room" for the crew. All the main creators will sit there and chat about scripts and performances whenever they have time. "The uncle spends every day in that room thinking about the characters, and he also gives us a lot of advice." ". He also revealed that once the character needed to sing on the street, Ge You ran downstairs to "practice singing" on the street by himself. He sighed: "The uncle's attitude in acting is really worth learning from our young actors."
In the movie, Zhou Zheng, played by Wang Junkai, has a stutter. He revealed that he did a lot of homework before starting filming and also looked for videos to learn the various types of stuttering. In addition, Zhou Zheng is a child who looks well-behaved but is rebellious at heart. At the same time, he has a low self-esteem because of his stuttering. He also has a small fire burning in his heart. Controlling this contradictory personality is a big challenge for him.
During the performance, director Gu Changwei gave him a lot of room for expression. Wang Junkai said: "I remember that I tried many different performance methods in every scene and every line, and finally discussed with the director what was the best presentation."
Ge You did not directly praise Wang Junkai's performance in the film. , but revealed slowly: "Yesterday we got off the train and got together, and we talked about Xiao Kai's movie which was very good and had already surpassed mine. Not surprised, very calm. I said I was a former wave, and was finally photographed on the beach. "
Wang Junkai couldn't sit still when he heard what Ge You said: "This is just a joke, I'm sweating immediately!" He said that he was very happy to be able to participate in the creation of "Hedgehog", and the focus is on every crew. All learned something. Some reporters asked that the film was shortlisted for the main competition of the Golden Goblet Award. Do you have any expectations for the award? Wang Junkai replied: "No matter what the ending is, for me, I have tried my best in this drama."
Ge You admits that his career path has become "narrow" as he gets older
Ge You worked with Gu Changwei many years ago, on the set of Chen Kaige's "Farewell My My Concubine". Ge You played the role of "Fourth Master Yuan" and Gu Changwei was the photographer. How do you feel about working together again now? Facing the host's question, Ge You's answer was both laughable and unmistakable: "He was a photographer at the time, and we didn't tell the photographer about our acting. This time I have to talk to him about acting, because he is the director. "
Ge You said that Gu Changwei's personality is "not in a hurry", "It's very comfortable for me to film with him. He doesn't make you anxious and gives you a lot of time." Gu Changwei seems to have "no demands". On the contrary, it aroused Ge You's desire to perform, "I feel like the director doesn't say much, is he waiting for you to give you many ways to perform? "
In recent years, Ge You has not taken on roles so frequently. He was very calm when talking about the reason - he is older: "I said something 30 years ago, a 30-year-old can play an 80-year-old, but an 80-year-old can't I can't act 30 years old. So my acting options are narrow now, but the ones that are particularly suitable are still waiting for me, although there aren’t that many anymore. In fact, it really doesn't matter to me now whether I act or not, but I still like this business. "
Regarding taking on the role of "The Hedgehog", Ge You said the reason was very simple: "It is different from my previous roles, and the difference can impress me. ”
Text and pictures｜Special Shanghai correspondent Li Li Hu Guangxin
video｜Special Shanghai correspondent Hu Guangxin Li Li
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