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The reason why New Line Film Company wants to change the ending is nothing more than to make the film more commercial and to attract more audiences to the cinema.

This is actually quite normal in the eyes of major production companies. In real life, mastering the economic lifeline means the right to speak, which is projected into the Hollywood industry. Producers and film production companies are the ones who have the right to speak. This is also the reason why the production talent is the highest power representative of the crew. The director also Must be checked and balanced by the producer.

Producers and film production companies are profit first, saving costs and increasing profits, this is their eternal theme. In order to make a movie win the box office or win awards, they often do whatever they can to make changes to the script and the finished movie according to their own ideas. This has also led to fierce conflicts between lay producers and professional directors, and they think they are experts. The irreducible contradiction between the producer and the true expert director, etc.

This is how the most famous "American Past" in film history was ruined. The finished product that can be called an epic was castrated by the producer and turned into a so-called waste product. The Weinstein brothers are notorious because of their dominance and strength. In order to cater to the taste of the academy and win the Oscar, they do not hesitate to force the director to edit the film according to the taste of the academy. The title of "Scissor Hand Weinstein" is even more notorious. Far up.

It is precisely because of the fierce conflict between the production company and the crew that in the process of preparing the crew in Hollywood, there is a stipulation about editing rights in the contract. The so-called right of editing is actually the right to edit and edit movies at a later stage, but the so-called editing right of the production company is particular about it.

One is the right to edit, the director has all the rights to edit the film, and the finished product is basically made according to the director’s ideas; the other is the right to edit an ideal movie from his own lens, and then win The producer’s consent. If the producer disagrees and wants to make a second editing, then the initiative is no longer in the hands of the director; there is also the right of suggestion, the director can only make suggestions, and does not have the right to edit his own work , And give it all to the producer.

It is precisely because of this difference that many movies will appear similar to the "director's cut version" version. It is estimated that during the editing and production process, the opinions of the production company and the director have disagreeed.

"Alien 3" was dismissed by David Fincher because David only had the right to make suggestions. It can be said that the finished product is far from David's vision, so that David is unwilling to admit that this is his work; The reason why "Seven Deadly Sins" was willing to be directed by David was also because the New Line Film Company stipulated that David only use the right of initial editing, and they also have the right to modify.

Editing is already the last gate of film production. Relatively speaking, modifying the script involves interfering with the work during the shooting process. But the nature has not changed. In fact, the production company wants to make changes to the work according to its own plan.

This is not the first time we have encountered this kind of thing. In the production of "Schindler's List", Universal Pictures put pressure on Steven Spielberg several times and tried to modify the script, but they were all forced by Steven. Rejected; the production of "Life and Death Hour" also encountered the interference of 20th Century Fox. They have been asking for more exploding grand scenes, but this is not a matter of principle. When the budget allows, Jane-de-Bont It still meets the producer's requirements.

In fact, Hugo himself was also involved. He put forward his opinions on the changes in the production of "Shawshank's Redemption" and "Pulp Fiction", and they were finally accepted, causing changes in the work.

Hugo can understand the behavior of the producers, whether it is for the box office or for awards, in short, everyone hopes to make the work better. But the problem is that all ridiculous changes are not helping at all, but ruining a work, such as "The Past in America", which is absolutely unacceptable. This is a matter of principle.

If the new line film company changes the ending of the "seven deadly sins", this will undoubtedly be a dead end.

The "Seven Deadly Sins" script is so brilliant because it is laid out from the very beginning to a perfect ending at the end. The ending of the story is that Anonymous kills arrogance, laziness, greed, gluttony and **** respectively. After the five representatives of desire, he transformed himself into jealousy, and seducing Mills into rage. The Anonymous was jealous of Mills' happy family, so he killed Mills' wife, which completely plunged Mills into anger. So Mills shot and killed the Anonymous-executed jealousy with his own hands, and became the incarnation of rage himself, ruining his own life with his own hands.

No one had expected that the last two characters of the Seven Deadly Sins were the Anonymous and Mills. The Anonymous took himself as a **** and completed this blueprint by martyrdom. At the same time, he cleverly plunged Mills into a dilemma. situation. But compared to the anonymous person who represents jealousy and Mills who represents rage, the story is really wonderful after Mills was arrested, which is the part that the movie did not tell:

What's next for Mills? Previously, Mills believed that Anonymous was just a passing meteor and would soon be forgotten by people, but Anonymous firmly believed that his work would be remembered for a long time after it was completed. Now, Anonymous’s work is completed-not the seven deadly sins, but Mills who remained in the world as a rage. Mills’ beliefs were completely destroyed. He lost his wife, and he personally ruined his career, his conflicts and conflicts. Rage sent himself and the entire police to the pinnacle of public condemnation. It is conceivable that what Mills will face is the anger of the entire society, and what will be reflected is the tragedy of the entire society.

Therefore, in conjunction with Samose’s last line, “Hemingway once said that this world is beautiful and worth fighting for. I only believe in the second half”, and the whole story is immediately sublimated.

Let the "rage" Mills live, this is the real work of Anonymous, far more profound and magnificent than letting the rage die.

But apparently the new line film company did not understand the ending. They only saw the jealous anonymous, so there were "several choices", either the police brought justice and eliminated the culprit; or Mills did not become angry. Instead, the Anonymous was handed over to legal sanctions to allow people to retain hope in the society; or everyone died together, jealousy and rage were sacrificed, and the whole movie was sublimated into a tragedy of small characters...

No matter which choice it is, it is actually a "heroic" ending, which can clearly see the plot of the new line film company.

Indeed, compared to a heavy and dark story like the "Seven Sins", justice triumphs over evil or justice and evil perish at the same time, thus warning the world that such works must be more in line with today's mainstream aesthetic standards. It seems that it is naturally more conducive to box office income.

But Hugo clearly knows that if the ending of the "seven deadly sins" is changed, it is not only as simple as ruining the ending, but also ruining the entire story. In the story, Mills' emotions step by step toward irritable foreshadowing have become superficial mood swings, and the seven deadly sins deliberately planned by Wuming have become a joke.

The seven deadly sins were gathered, the six deadly sins were punished, and the seventh deadly sin continued to witness the degeneration of the entire society in a living way, and suffered unparalleled suffering. This is the meaning of the ending, and it is also the content that the ending gives the whole story a further sublimation. Whether it is religious significance or social reality, the work can be raised to a higher level.

Now, the obvious layman's film production company will destroy this ending with a big wave. This is absolutely unacceptable!

After hearing Joseph's explanation, Hugo didn't have time to inquire in detail, and walked in the direction of David in large strides. Compared with his acting discussion, this is the biggest crisis facing the entire crew.

At this time, a small group of people gathered around David. Hugo could see Andrew, Brad and others from a distance, and when he approached, he saw Gianni Nunali who was surrounded by the center.

In fact, Hugo has always had a good impression of Gianni. Although he has been on the crew for a long time, he has always maintained respect for David. He has also kept a distance from the crew so that the crew can invest in shooting in a relatively comfortable and independent environment. . However, today's situation has made Hugo clearly aware that personal relationships are one thing, and there is still no room for negotiation in public affairs in the face of interests.

"Gianni, you can't do this!" Brad frowned and said angrily~www.wuxiaspot.com~ The assistant standing next to him was pulling his elbow, as if trying to stop him, but Brad But he got rid of the assistant regardless, and then said, "If you do this, I will strike! You are an insult to the whole script, an insult to the whole story."

It can be felt that Brad's serious expression and devotion, obviously he also has a clear understanding of the ending of the "seven deadly sins". This shouldn’t be surprising. In order to fight Hugo, Brad’s research on scripts is definitely not inferior to anyone on the crew. In addition to the poor performance in recent plays, Brad’s work has always been praised.

Brad’s assistant saw Hugo walking towards him with an awkward expression. Now in the crew, David, Morgan, Hugo and others are all bigger than Brad. Even if he is in his early days, he will not be able to turn Brad, although It is said that Brad is the leading actor, but his pay is less than half of Hugo's, and it is really inappropriate for Brad to be in his early years. Brad's assistant could already feel Martin Baum's anger, but he couldn't stop Brad.

Standing next to David, his face seemed to be stained with frost at this time, and he didn't even bother to say a word, but with his hands folded in front of his chest and making a defensive posture, he could clearly feel what he was doing at this time. Refusing to compromise.

Hugo strode over and asked anxiously, "Gianni, what is going on? You must give an explanation!"