Director Wen Muye: The theme and commercialization of realism cannot be perfectly integrated

Economic Observation Network reporter Xie Chuchu on August 17th, at the youth filmmaker forum of the 29th University Student Film Festival, the 29th University Student Film Festival, the director Wen Muye was undoubtedly the focus. In the two -hour conversation, the topic around him is still about how realism and commercialization are better integrated.

In 2018, Director Wen Muye's film "I'm Not Medicinal", became a phenomenal -level movie for the double harvest of mouth box office. peak". Three years later, he once again inspected the release of his balanced social realistic film "Miracle · Stupid Child" between business and art.

Wen Muye believes that between realism and type (commercialization), it is impossible to fully achieve balance, but a relationship that eliminates the same age.

From the perspective of external perspective, realistic movies are generally appointed, and it is difficult to integrate well with commercialization. How to find a balance in the emotions of the market, art and real audience, and long -term testing the creators of realist themes. The emergence of "I'm Not the Medicine God" has become the focus of the film and television industry and film researchers. The subsequent release of "Miracle · Stupid Child" also reflects the methodology of Wen Muye's better integration in realism and commercialization.

"The type of realism is naturally facing entertainment and social games. It is more difficult to save money, want to sell well, and want to be artistic. What. This needs to be explored. It is definitely impossible to reach a full state of art and business. Some themes may be relatively wide, and they can be relatively full without damaging other elements. "Wen Muye said.

"I'm Not the Medicine God" and "Miracle · Stupid Children" are focused on the portrait expression of villains. However, Wen Muye did not force himself to do group portraits. He just had a standard: every character appeared in it, including supporting roles, and trying to make them three -dimensional in a limited space. "He is not a role but a living person. "

For "I'm Not a Medicine God", Wen Muye conducted a large number of field surveys. For example, visiting patients, doctors, and medical representatives, collected sufficient information about the information, extracted the relatively representative essence. "Miracle · Stupid Child" also visited the talent market and electronics factories during the preparation process. At the same time as the service story, the texture of the characters was realized.

Compared with "I'm Not a Medicine God", the shooting time of "Miracle · Stupid Child" is relatively short. "Sometimes making movies or writing characters is like planting land. Sometimes the north (rice) may be familiar in a year. If it is really time to be familiar, you have to plant it. It has to be planed. The fat should be applied, but it may have to compress some time. The film must have a certain industrialized and systematic operation. "Wen Muye said.

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