Didn't you say that we would lose money after filming?

Chapter 668: Wouldn’t this be a huge profit?

"But in fact, we can't completely say that this is a prison break story. It just uses this framework," said Xia Yuan.

As a senior director, he naturally has his own unique insights into the script. He can tell whether it is a good script or a profound story at a glance.

Obviously, "The Shawshank Redemption" meets his definition of a good story.

Perhaps it may take some time for him to appreciate the script he once liked, and to understand how good it is and what makes it good.

For example, the previous "Let the Bullets Fly" is now the truly worthy number one Chinese-language film in summer.

It took him a day to deconstruct the entire script.

Now, he can tell at a glance what a good script is trying to express.

Xia Yuan went on to explain: "This story tells what happened to banker Andy after he was wrongly accused of murdering his wife and her lover and was sentenced to life imprisonment in Shawshank Prison. The film is presented through a series of mental journeys such as prison escape. Then, through Andy's experience in prison, the film explores profound themes such as hope, freedom, humanity and institutionalization."

“If you think about it carefully, you will find that the whole story actually has a complete beginning, development, turning point and ending.

When Andy first entered prison, he was taciturn and looked out of place in the violent and corrupt prison environment. Red, an "authority" figure in prison, became his friend and helped him get a small hammer and posters, laying the groundwork for the subsequent plot.

“Andy then used his financial knowledge to launder money and evade taxes for prison guards and wardens, gradually gaining special treatment.

He expanded the library and helped the prisoners study, trying to ignite a glimmer of light in the darkness. However, the warden Norton was hypocritical and cruel, using Andy while suppressing his hopes.

This made him realize that perhaps in the eyes of some people, he was just an insignificant tool, who could destroy them at will when not in use. In the process, the young prisoner Tommy accidentally learned the truth of Andy's case and proved his innocence, but the warden killed Tommy in order to keep Andy.

Andy realized that the law could not save him and decided to take the initiative to fight for his freedom.

During this period, Andy stayed in the dark and hopeless Shawshank Prison. He spent 19 years digging a tunnel with a hammer, and finally escaped by crawling through a sewer pipe on a thunderstorm night.

He exposed the warden's crimes, wired his black money, and reunited with his old friend Red on the Mexican coast.

In this script, Andy said a famous quote: "Hope is a good thing, maybe the best thing, and good things never die."

Prison is a physical cage, but Andy maintains his spiritual freedom through knowledge, patience and belief, and eventually breaks the shackles of the system.

The suicide of Old Bull after he was released from prison reflects the tragedy of institutionalization and highlights the destruction of personality by institutionalization.

Red was afraid of repeating the same mistakes, but Andy's example made him find the meaning of life again.

At the same time, the film uses montage techniques to criticize the system's alienation of human nature: prison is not only a place to punish crimes, but also a machine to stifle individual will.

Andy and Red's friendship reflects mutual redemption in the darkness. Red eventually violates the terms of his parole to find Andy, symbolizing a return to freedom and true self.

Andy resisted with a cool head and non-violent means, which shows that true strength does not come from force, but from a strong will and clear planning.

It also shows the institutional deficiencies of America.

So actually you say this movie is a prison break movie, yes, but at the same time it goes beyond the framework of "prison break story" and becomes a hymn to the human spirit.

It will also remind the audience that no matter what desperate situation one is in, inner hope and motivation are the true path to salvation.

Andy's victory is not only a resistance to judicial injustice, but also a denial of the proposition that "people can be defined by the system."

Xia Yuan said slowly.

Although there was still some confusion in Tang Ying's eyes, fortunately she was not as clueless as she was at the beginning.

Xia Yuan also told Tang Ying about the success of this movie in the other world.

"This movie itself is also the first film in another world. After it was released, it has achieved many achievements and results. It is the most acclaimed movie in history, without a doubt. And if we go to Hollywood, we can also make dollars, right?"

Xia Yuan said. In fact, although his Chinese-language films have a certain degree of attention and fans abroad, compared with English-language films, foreign fans still don’t watch his Chinese-language films very much.

Therefore, the popularity is still far behind that of English movies.

After all, the national conditions are there. Apart from Spanish, any entertainment works in other languages have little market in the Americas and abroad.

Especially for Han Xia.

There is a very classic argument here, which is that Chinese is too difficult.

This results in higher costs for understanding and translation compared to other languages.

For languages like English, it is very difficult to translate well into Chinese.

There are even many words and sentences that cannot be translated into English or understood by them.

This also results in the fact that after Chinese film and television works and novels are translated into English, the corresponding core level will be more than one level lower than the Chinese version.

For example, the word 'Daoyou' is translated into 'Friends of Taoism' in the English context.

It means: friends of Taoism.

Or directly translated into: Friends of Daojiao.

Emperor is translated as 'ten thousand year old', which means 'ten thousand year old'. In very rare cases, it is translated as 'Emperor'.

This makes one's cerebellum shrink.

So people can actually find that the Hanxia movies that have become popular overseas are basically some film and television works that do not pay much attention to deep core expression.

Martial arts films are an example of this.

There is absolutely no need to understand any overly profound and abstruse core of Hanxia.

You just need to understand what Chinese Kung Fu is.

It's even a transliteration.

Therefore, even Xia Yuan could not completely change this situation.

But making English films in Hollywood is completely different.

His own popularity and Hollywood box office appeal are already very high.

When Tang Ying heard that this was the first in film history, she stopped hesitating and decided to do it with a slap on her thigh.

"Shoot! Shoot just like that!"

She is in a very good mood now, and is also full of ambitions.

Isn't this profitable?
Isn't she going to make a fortune now?
The first in the history of the other world film, Hollywood makes dollars.

Oh! shift!