Group photo of the main creators
"The feedback that this movie brought to me after its release was unexpected. I thought that people might like it, but I didn't expect that people would like it so much, and they would enjoy it so much. It's the most reviewed of all the movies I've been in, and I see a lot of reviews almost every day, a lot of people telling. At the end of 2021, a "Love Myth" was melodious and graceful, four or two thousand pounds, setting off a wave of evidence about The Shanghai school culture, the audience discussed the love concept in the film, and also pondered whether the Shanghai dialect in the film was appropriate or not, and also studied which one was better, moss and butterfly puff pastry.
Yesterday, from the Shanghai Theater Academy to the Shanghai Film Studio, from Huashan Road through Anfu Road, Wuyuan Road, to Yongfu Road, back to the familiar "Shanghai West District", "Love Myth" producer, leading actor Xu Zheng said with a little pride, "Although the story takes place within two kilometers nearby, it has broken the circle, it is a phenomenon-level movie." ”
So, is there a password for breaking the circle?
Respect and inclusion
"Why this movie is talked about by everyone, because it respects the movie, and it also respects everyone in the movie, respects life. This is worth thinking about for many creators, thinking about this problem clearly, and having a real cultural confidence. Xu Zheng said that any place has the opportunity and should also come up with its own local cultural things, "Shanghai is meticulous and humanistic, there should be more works to express, with such an attitude to create, this direction is right, but also has potential and space." ”
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So what exactly is respect for people? Shao Yihui, a 90-year-old girl, said: "When you really go to see a living person, there are his desires, unbearable and ugly, and at the same time there are his ideals and flashes. As the screenwriter and director of "Love Myth", she said, "One aspect of Haipai culture is tolerance, truly respecting people themselves, and people-oriented. She also said that she is particularly grateful to the city of Shanghai, which gave her the inspiration to create: "In addition to the locals around me, there are also foreigners, they all give me a lot of creative inspiration, these living people, their attitude towards feelings, and their tolerance and acceptance." 」 ”
Moderation is also decent
"First of all, thank you for this pen." Lead actor Ma Yili, at a venture capital conference, took a look at "Love Myth", it is like a diamond, although it is small but beautiful, very special," I sighed at the time, and finally someone put their eyes on this age group. In fact, people of any age are qualified to fall in love, and they are also qualified to talk about their desires and feelings. "But from a script to a movie, The Myth of Love also went a year. Ma Yili even said that she had experienced a long period of suffering, "To be honest, such a role is almost not difficult for me. In the traditional sense, we like great joy and great sorrow, strong plot, but this story is not, Miss Li is the flow of life, casual words, lines, meaning are all in it. Recalling the filming, Ma Yili said, "After the whole role was performed, I didn't think I had to make it too hard." Then I kept blaming myself, asking myself if I wasn't serious enough, as if I was particularly sorry for the profession. ”
Interior view of the event venue
Later, when the movie was released, everyone said yes, but as the heroine, she still didn't believe it. "After reading it, I also think it's very good." Everyone laughed, and Ma Yili analyzed it particularly earnestly, "Fortunately, I didn't make an effort." Later, I convinced myself that if you want to make a good movie at this moment, you only need to think of yourself as one of the characters, that is, Miss Li. Miss Li is a person who does not argue or grab, just do her job well. In the process of creating this film, each of us did a part of ourselves, did not work hard, did not try much to fight for their own shots, or some particularly brilliant scenes, this movie is not like this. In fact, this is a characteristic of Shanghainese, that is, I do my part well, you do your part well, we are all a screw, and then this work is completed. As a young man who grew up in Shanghai, Ma Yili also said, "If we work very hard and vow to say, 'I'm going to shoot a work that shows The Culture of Shanghai Today,' it might be too much." Because the Culture of The Shanghai School is not hurried, it runs through life, and then it is a decent, but however, there is a sense of distance, there is tension and relaxation. ”
Measured and poetic
"The first day I watched it, everyone laughed crazy, and I went home crazy, thinking how it looked so good." There are not many scenes, but because of the two "thirteen o'clock" has been firmly remembered by the audience zhang Zhihua recalled the creation process of "Love Myth", still a little excited, "When reading the script, each of us has made a lot of preparations for our own lines, come up with several plans, so can it be said, so can it be said. "A good movie, seemingly gentle and beautiful, but in fact, every shot has a delicate and measured, "When shooting, my first shot was a back. I wasn't very happy with Lao Bai, and when I walked, a few steps, I had to take my emotions. Then he said Mom, do you eat, I waved my hand, and my head didn't turn back. Then the director ran over and said, 'Teacher Zhang, you're amazing,' and I was very confident in the scenes behind me. These few steps are the measure of this mother. ”
The film's creator signed the poster
Zhou Yemang, who is more accustomed to stage performances, said: "Movies are not the same as stages, and this movie cannot be too hard, too hard is not enough." He said that when he read the script, he breathed and felt the freedom and freedom between the lines of Shao Yihui's words, "This script is prose poetry, it is poetry." The film restores this feeling, the director is very remarkable, the combination of pictures and pictures is a smooth poem. ”
Innovation don't replicate
"A good movie can keep the spirit alive, and 'Love Myth' is such a 'phenomenon'- good movie." Shanghai Film Group not only served as the main producer of "Love Myth", but its theater also gave the film a high scheduling rate of 40% on New Year's Day in 2022, Wang Jian'er, secretary of the party committee and chairman of the board of directors of the group, said, "Through the popular dissemination of such a Shanghainese film, it is of great benefit to planting the spirit of the city and shaping the character of the city." As one of the producers, we feel that this is undoubtedly the right creative direction, and we must strive to produce more such fine products. Wang Jian'er handed out an olive branch to the director on the spot: "Since last year, Shangying has launched the 'New Talent New Work Plan', and a young director like Shao Yihui who can go deep into life and reproduce life is the goal of the Shangying Newcomer Program." Shao Yihui replied that she is still writing stories, writing interesting, playful stories that she and the audience can like, and she seems to warn herself: "You can't swell or keep copying yourself because of everyone's affirmation of me now." (Sun Jiayin, chief reporter of Xinmin Evening News)
Comment now: Success, can it be copied?
Yesterday at No. 52 Yongfu Road, in this original place of Shanghai film creation, in addition to the main creator of the movie "Love Myth", there are actually many people, directors, screenwriters, experts, scholars, all together. Everyone stripped away the cocoon, sorted out the circle-breaking code of "Love Myth", and seriously explored whether these experiences can be migrated and copied.
"Love Myth" has achieved gratifying results
I think some can be copied. For example, the creator's consideration of the text, the love of light and shadow, and the head-up view of Shanghai are worth copying, and the eloquent, life-like, peaceful tone and attitude are suitable for the audience of the new era and the city. For example, the courage and boldness of investors, small costs can also make a big movie. For example, The encouragement, respect and help of Xu Zheng and Ma Yili for newcomers, Shanghai filmmakers have never hesitated to share, and "passing on the help" is also a good tradition that Shanghai Film Studio has always had.
I think that the theme, characters, and areas of "Love Myth" itself may not need to be copied. Shanghai is so big and has so many themes, we can make a hundred, a thousand films that are engraved with the character and spirit of the city. (Sun Jiayin)