There were many moviegoers at the scene who had the same idea as Ohno Hideo.
However, this does not affect their subsequent viewing of the movie. It is one thing to question a certain person or even a certain decision, but before watching the entire movie, they have preconceived opinions about the movie itself. This is This is not the professional quality that a professional media person should have.
The reason is also very simple. People are people, movies are movies, and works and authors should be treated separately when appreciating. Too much personal emotion has been invested in it, and there is no way to calm down and enjoy a movie.
The audience here basically understands this truth.
When the lights dimmed, the host in front of the stage finished his introduction, and the main film of "Rurouni Kenshin" slowly began to play on the big screen in front of him.
At the beginning, the conspicuous subtitles simply explained the background. Along with the noisy and cursing ambient sounds, the gray and blue tones gave people a biting chill, which came into view through the curtain. Dead bodies, swords, gunshots, explosions, screams, blood, and tragic war scenes do not require too much skill, and can easily outline the chaotic era at the end of the shogunate.
However, although the picture is bleak, it is not chaotic. With the slow movement of the camera, everything is in order. A few simple shots clearly explained the current situation of the fighting without any redundancy, and with the help of exciting scenes and background music, the audience was easily brought into this scene in less than a minute or two. In the chilling atmosphere——
Hideo Ohno, who was watching silently in the audience, nodded secretly. As expected of Otomo Keishi, who was nominated for the Best Film Award at the Hochi Film Awards for the first time he made a movie. He has laid the foundation for several previous TV series, and this foundation is still very deep. .
Just the editing of this group of shots shows the strength. It seems that you won’t feel bored in the next hour or so——
Just as he was thinking this, as the perspective of Saito Kazuo, played by Eguchi Yosuke, slowly advanced in the picture, the camera quickly switched to the name he was silently chanting in his heart, which is the protagonist of the film - Fei. Murakami Kenshin!
Slightly thin face, conspicuous cross scar, cold eyes, and long hair. The difference from the manga is that the movie has a different presentation form after all. If the red hair in the original work is used, it would be too conspicuous and dramatic. Therefore, the hair of Himura Kenshin in the picture is not fiery red but It's brown.
But even so, the moment this character appeared, he firmly caught the attention of the audience.
There is no other reason, it’s just... so similar!
This kind of resemblance is not based on the similarity in appearance. After all, the original work is a comic book, and it is difficult for you to reproduce it one-to-one when the comic book is adapted into a live-action movie. Therefore, whether it is the production team or the audience, it is very clear that rather than requiring physical resemblance, it is better to require spiritual resemblance. It only needs to express the inner essence of the character.
And now, the Himura Kenshin who appears on the screen has undoubtedly perfectly confirmed the audience's needs!
Just a look and a lens that telescopes from far to near immediately make people feel the murderous aura of the executioner Battousai, giving people the impression that this person was meant to look like this, transcending physical and spiritual resemblance. The perfect blend between!
A small group of spectators couldn't help but nod secretly at the scene, right, this is the Himura Kenshin in their minds! Although the trailer doesn’t look realistic, it seems now that this guy who doesn’t know where he came from is not that unbearable——
What is different from this small group of people is that professional film critics like Hideo Ohno captured the most surprising things almost instinctively.
That's acting!
Yes, acting! There is no real person like Himura Kenshin in the world, so it makes people feel exactly the same. Of course, it can only be due to his acting skills.
When it comes to things like acting, to put it bluntly, it’s just the image, temperament, demeanor, and the comprehensive performance of everything that can be seen on the screen. Some of these things are simple and some are very difficult, but without exception, they are all overall requirements for an actor.
However, this kind of thing also fluctuates. No matter how good an actor is, there will eventually be roles that are not suitable for him. It is a very common situation that his acting skills cannot perform well enough. But in the eyes of Ohno Hideo at this moment, the Himura Kenshin reflected in his pupils was still enough to score six points!
Don't think this six points is very low. You must know that this is not a comprehensive evaluation given after watching the entire movie, but only one look that appeared for the first time in just a few minutes from the beginning of the movie to now. It’s just a close-up shot, and such a comment can already be called an outstanding one.
With the development of the subsequent plot, as long as the level of performance is not inferior to the unique temperament and eyes that caught people's attention at the beginning, then the score can only increase a little bit, but not decrease, from six points to seven points, or even eight points Nine to ten points! The meaning can be imagined.
It seems that I have underestimated him...
Thinking of this, Ohno Hideo couldn't help but put away his contempt, subconsciously grinned silently, straightened his sitting posture, and continued to watch the screen in front of him with concentration.
But soon, his mouth could no longer be closed.
Not only him, but the hundreds of spectators at the scene also behaved in the same way——
After that admirable look, what followed was the first fight scene of Kenshin Himura as the protagonist. This was not only realized by veteran film critics, but also by ordinary audiences. , and immediately cheered up.
After all, it is an exciting action movie, and fighting is definitely the main selling point. As the film's supervisor, Keishi Otomo, he publicly stated in an interview before the premiere that the fighting in this film is definitely not to pass. What is gone is transcendence, transcendence enough to make everyone who has seen it remember it deeply and even linger on it!
With such a confident speech, it is not surprising that the audience reacted like this.
However, what they didn't expect was that even though they had already raised a lot of expectations due to doubts in their hearts, the next scene that appeared in front of them still surprised them!
The first fight scene that follows is a group battle scene in which the male protagonist Himura Kenshin rushes towards a group of enemies. As we all know, there are many requirements for fighting scenes. In addition to action design, the first one must be the actor's own level. If that's not enough, you can only use fast editing to create a sense of tension, or insert slow motion to create a contrast between speed and slowness to give people a sense of rhythm. Otherwise, you can repeatedly switch and contrast from multiple angles to highlight the excitement of the battle. Atmosphere.
As for group battle scenes, the requirements are even greater. In addition to what was mentioned above, the arrangement must be in order, otherwise the picture will be a mess, which can easily dazzle the audience and make them confused. The picture must keep changing at all times, otherwise it will not be able to show more details and be accepted by people. However, too many changes will also affect the overall presentation, so choices must be made, etc.——
But what the audience, including Hideo Ohno, saw was a series of long shots!
Yes, that's right, in the first fight scene of an action comic adaptation movie, you saw a long shot, and it is almost certain that this is not the kind of crude and shoddy film. Instead of creating a long lens for casual shooting, it is a high-quality finished product that has been carefully polished!
Hideo Ohno's jaw almost dropped in shock, but what surprised him even more was the performance of Kenshin Himura in the movie.
This series of long shots all serve Himura Kenshin. As it should be, everyone's attention is focused on him at this moment, but they find that the action design of this section is so excellent that it can be said to be watertight!
Smooth swings of the sword, clean beheadings, and unimaginable sword moves, the whole scene is so smooth that it's so fast! There is no sloppiness, and there is not a single action that is meaningless. Accompanied by the suddenly exciting background music, it is obviously a two-minute long shot, but it makes people feel sincerely and pleasingly!
"hiss--"
It wasn't until Kenshin Himura stopped in the film and the camera slowly lifted up, revealing a scene of corpses scattered behind him, that the audience suddenly realized in surprise that they had actually held their breath unknowingly. , quickly took a deep breath of air.
Is it a special effect? No, then it should be a stunt? But stunts also require the actor's own level to be able to present such a realistic scene, right? How on earth was such a wonderful fight scene filmed? Who is this young actor who plays Heimura Kenshin?
These questions were shockingly echoing in the minds of all the audience present.
