The adaptation of "Rurouni Kenshin Memories" is a very difficult thing.
Especially for Mizuna Hayato, he has three excellent versions in his mind: the manga version, the OVA version, and the movie version of the previous life. However, these three versions have their own strengths and trade-offs, both in terms of narrative method and main content. The emotions are all different, and he is unwilling to take the simplest path - copying the movie version of his previous life. In this way, it is not that simple to make a version of Hayato Minakami's version of "Reminiscence" that is equally satisfying and satisfying to him. .
Because of the special carrier, the original comic version can change the traditional narrative method and use a large number of memory insertions, flashbacks and other techniques to highlight and emphasize the changes in Kenshin's inner world, allowing the audience to completely enter the perspective of the protagonist. .
But a movie, especially a commercial movie, cannot do this easily.
Hayato Minato's past life experience made him understand that if he makes a movie with fancy narrative techniques like those great directors, and he is so high-spirited, his story may not be told well in the end, and it will become a garbage movie with only the picture worthy of praise. The effect can only be said to be the brand effect of a great director, but the reputation has fallen to the bottom.
“Don’t overestimate the intelligence of your audience.”
Or:
“Don’t think that every audience member is going to be in the theater thinking about the meaning of your shot.”
This is a little personal sentiment of Mizumi Hayato.
Not every audience member is a professional film critic. A good movie only needs to tell the story well. If you want the movie to be a big hit, you need to add rhythm, graphics, action, special effects, etc. that make the audience happy. Wait for something.
Many commercial blockbusters in Hollywood basically do this, and even many plots are basically the same and have no special features if you think about it carefully, but they can make money, and the audience just buys it.
Of course, this does not mean that the movie does not need depth and requires the audience to interpret it, but it does not need to be explained by the main plot. You can use hidden lines, hints, foreshadowing, montage and other means to make there be something worth pondering besides the story.
Among the three movies made by Hayato Minakami, the first one of "Rurouni Kenshin" was just an attempt and did not change much, while "Horror Live" and "Train to Hakodate" did not have any in-depth content at all and were just popcorn movies. That’s all.
Even in the last two parts of "Rurouni Kenshin", Minakami Hayato does not intend to add too many personal items.
"Reminiscence" is different, because Ova Zhuyu comes first, this version has undergone a series of magical changes, diluting the grand background of Kenshin's battle and other people's stories, focusing on Kenshin and Tomoe. It describes a poignant and beautiful story in an ambiguous and hazy way.
But because of the good magic modification and the top-notch background music, OVA was once praised as a masterpiece, and the artistic value of "Remembrance" has been infinitely improved.
Of course, this premise is that the content of "Remembrance" itself is indeed worthy of artistic expression.
Regardless of the fact that Hayato Minato likes exhilarating action scenes and grand explosion scenes, just like a director who will be obsessed with expressing himself and art after becoming famous, he also has a few artistic dreams. After all, his other Half of them are also "artistic young people" who graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts.
Therefore, the great director Shui, who is about to make a movie for two and a half years, plans to make a dream-chasing attempt in "In Memoriam".
He wants to combine the OVA with the movie version. The OVA is reflected in the poignant images, gentle BGM, and touching love, while the movie version has a grand narrative background and a combination of time and individuals.
History, swords, love...he wants them all.
....
But then again, no matter what version it is, whether it is artistic or not, the only thing that remains unchanged is that the "ex-husband" is dead again!
"Congratulations to my ex-husband for being hacked to death again!" Hayato Minakami had just finished confirming the shots, picked up the loudspeaker and shouted loudly: "I announce that Oguri Shun is finished!"
Oguri Shun stood there, his body covered with fake blood, and he didn't care. He said with a smile: "Is it really finished? You won't ask me to do the next one, right?"
"No, no need. We are filming three films at the same time. We can't upgrade the machine again in this year, right?" Hayato Mizuna also replied with a smile.
"That's good." Oguri Shun patted his clothes and said, "If you still let me come, I will get paid."
"That's not possible!" Hayato Mizuna reacted quickly: "It doesn't matter, this section is enough. It's hard work."
"Thank you, you guys have worked hard too." Shun Oguri happily accepted the finalized bouquet, but he didn't expect that even the guest sequence would bring flowers.
But before he could be happy for too long, he heard Mizuna Hayato say: "If there is this section, it will be enough to play every subsequent one."
"Play every movie again?!" Shun Oguri was shocked.
"Ah, not necessarily." Mizuna Hayato waved his hand.
"Oh." Oguri Shun felt relieved.
"'Reminiscence' should be placed on at least three sides." Hayato Minakami added.
"..." Oguri Shun was silent for a moment, then turned and left: "I'd better ask my agent to talk to you about the remuneration."
...
After teasing her ex-husband, we filmed night scenes for a few more days, and finally moved on to the first scene with Horikita Maki.
"Memories" re-adapted by Hayato Minakami is divided into four stages: spring, summer, autumn and winter. Spring is when Kenshin and Tomoe meet for the first time, and summer is when Kenshin and Tomoe live in seclusion as husband and wife.
The shooting sequence is naturally based on real-life shooting and shooting from season to season. This actually has a benefit for the performances of Hayato Minato and Maki Horikita, that is, their proficiency can deepen with the emotions of the characters in the story. By the end of the shooting, Yuki Ritsu is the best. The poignant scene makes the emotions of the two actors even stronger.
It was summer now, the woods were lush and the sun was shining brightly. Horikita Maki put on a white kimono. It was not the classic "ba suit" like the audition, and there was no purple shawl, but she stood there with a cold and indifferent feeling. , just like the beautiful white plum blossom jumping out of the animation, independent from the world.
"It's so beautiful." Minato Hayato admired secretly.
He also knew that Horikita Maki was able to take on the role to such an extent even before the filming of the first scene started. It was also thanks to her getting up early these days to put on full makeup and spend the day as Tomoe even if there was no scene with her. .
"I didn't expect you to be an experiential person! I thought Tomoe himself was here just now." Mizuna Hayato came to her and said with a smile.
"Not really, I just felt it a little bit. There's still a lot to be done, maybe I need to take a few more shots." Horikita Maki shook her head slightly and said bluntly.
