What is a classic lens?
According to Tomato Jun's understanding, it should be the kind of shot that is unforgettable and has the finishing touch to the plot.
But how easy is it to become a classic? The birth of a classic lens needs to be in the right place and time, and it is indispensable.
There are actually very interesting little stories hidden behind every classic shot, and after reading it, you will be surprised that these shots were shot this way!
First, "Sweet Honey" Maggie Cheung did not hold back her laughter but became a classic
"Sweet Honey" is a very classic love film, the movie has contributed a lot of famous scenes, and everyone's deepest impression is estimated to be the scene of Maggie Cheung sitting on the back seat of a bicycle at dawn singing sweetness.
But in addition to this, there is actually a famous scene in the film, which is called the moment when Maggie Cheung's acting skills explode.
When Li Qiao came to identify Brother Leopard's body, his expression was solemn at first, but when Brother Leopard's body was turned around, the Mickey Mouse tattoo on his body made Li Qiao laugh out loud.
After Li Qiao finished laughing, he remembered that Brother Leopard had always been good to him, and cried even more sadly.
This laugh can be said to be more infectious than a simple plot review, reminiscent of Zeng Zhiwei's leopard brother who teases Li Qiao on weekdays.
Everyone thinks that Maggie Cheung handles it particularly cleverly here, but in fact, this smile is an accident.
Originally, there was no such smile in the script, Maggie Cheung actually couldn't hold back the laughter when she saw the tattoo, but the director didn't shout the card, she could only continue to act, but it became a classic.
Second, the rooster on Tong Xiangyu's head in "The Legend of Wulin"
"Wulin Gaiden" is still the first choice for many people's next dinner dramas.
Many of the nonsensical scenes in the play are still full of laughter even today, especially some of the small theaters in the play, which can make people laugh.
A small theater in a certain episode is a cockfighting competition held in Seven Heroes Town, Tong Xiangyu was pointed out as a humanoid standing card, and the result was chaos at the competition scene, chickens flew and dogs jumped, and a chicken flew to Tong Xiangyu's head.
The expression of this chicken and Tong Xiangyu wanting to cry without tears and forcing a smile is simply the brilliance of this paragraph.
But in fact, this chicken flying to Tong Xiangyu's head was also a complete accident, and Yan Ni's frightened expression was not acted. But it is precisely because it is real that it is particularly funny.
Third, the sound of "Infernal Affairs" "feed" became a classic
There are two famous scenes in "Infernal Affairs", one is Tony Leung and Andy Lau confronting each other on the rooftop with guns.
The other is when Huang Zhicheng played by Huang Qiusheng and Chen Yongren played by Tony Leung met for the last time, when the two parted, he suddenly shouted "hello", causing Chen Yongren to look back blankly, and then he waved his hand and said: "Nothing."
This "hello" contains a sense of fatalism, making people feel that at this time Huang Zhicheng has foreseen that this will be the last time the two will meet.
The phrase "nothing", and the helplessness of everything in words, is a silent sigh for the fate of the undercover agent.
But in fact, the two sentences here are Huang Qiusheng's whim, and he flipped through the script afterwards, and there was no such sentence in the script at all, so when he shouted "hello", the dazedness on Tony Leung's face was not acted.
Huang Qiusheng said in an interview that he didn't know why such a sentence suddenly popped up, and it was estimated that he entered the play, and it came naturally.
This scene has also become an eternal classic on the screen because of this accident.
4. The hilarious story behind Charmaine She's exposure of the lens of "The Golden Branch"
Viewers who have watched "The Golden Branch" should be very familiar with the following shot, after all, it will appear once halfway through each episode.
In this shot, two heroines appeared first, but Erchun, played by Charmaine She, was not among them, and it was not until the end of the camera that she suddenly appeared like a "ghost", which made the audience speculate about how this shot was filmed.
Charmaine Sheh revealed the story behind this classic mirror, and you can observe her shaking tassels.
It turned out that at the beginning of the shooting, Charmaine She was squatting on the ground, and when the camera captured Li Zi, Charmaine She quickly got up with the help of Norma Lin's shielding, which appeared the illusion of Erchun appearing out of thin air, and the "body method" was like a ghost.
If you look closely, you will find that the tassels on the head of the Erchun flag are still shaking due to inertia.
This kind of shooting is not only more interesting than the camera sweeping the characters in turn, but Erchun's sudden appearance will also make people feel like a sideways kick, making the whole picture full of drama.
The director used a small thought to achieve a classic shot.
5. "Big Inner Secret Agent Zero Hair" has become a classic
There is a scene in "Ouchi Secret Agent Zero Hair", where the French seal played by Luo Jiaying was hit by a punch and hit the wall, and then the headband and wig on his head fell off, revealing the "Mediterranean" hairstyle.
At this time, Zero Zero glanced at him, and then really couldn't help but turn his head and smile at the camera. And the French seal behind him was also amused by this action of zero shots.
This scene is a scene that takes the nonsense of Stephen Chow's movie to the extreme, after all, other movies constantly emphasize the tense atmosphere in the moment of life and death, but Stephen Chow still has the time to laugh at each other's baldness.
But in fact, this shot is the NG shot of the film, and the director kept it when editing it was very interesting, but this shot became the finishing touch to this play, giving the whole performance a deep Stephen Chow-style brand, which can be said to be very classic.
6. The impromptu play of Sun Li in "The Biography of Zhen Huan"
In "The Legend of Zhen Huan", when Zhen Huan learned that he was just a substitute for Empress Chunyuan, he knelt on the ground and cried like rain, shouting at the emperor: "The love and time of these years have finally been paid wrongly!" ”
This line is not in the script, and Sun Li can't help but shout for Zhen Huan when he is performing.
Because it is an expression of true feelings, it unexpectedly fits the plot, allowing people to see Zhen Huan's sincerity to the emperor and heartbreak after learning the truth.
7. "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" Tang Guoqiang's forgetting words have become classics
The 94 version of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is a classic in the hearts of many fans of the Three Kingdoms.
In recent years, one of the shots has become more well-known to young people, and even many people use it as a meme, that is, Kong Ming, played by Tang Guoqiang, pointed at Wang Lang and scolded: "I have never seen such a brazen person." ”
But in fact, the birth of this line was also an accident.
The original line on the script is: "Old thief retreat!" You can teach the rebels to decide the winner with me! ”
But Tang Guoqiang suddenly forgot the words when he played this paragraph, and the director did not shout to stop, so he could only improvise and create a line by himself.
As a result, this line is more dramatic than the original word, and is more in line with the setting of "Zhuge Liang scolds Wang Lang for death", so it was preserved, and this is the scene we are familiar with.
8. "The Undefeated East of Swordsman" Lin Qingxia lost her wig
In "The Undefeated East of Swordsman", there is a beautiful picture.
Lin Qingxia dressed in red in the water, took the wine in Jet Li's hand and looked up to drink. This scene vividly expresses the arrogance of Dongfang Undefeated, which is a very classic movie shot.
But the filming of this scene was not simple, originally Lin Qingxia should have surfaced from the water standing on the elevator with the classic hairstyle of the undefeated in the East and then drank.
But during the shooting, her wig was suddenly stuck by the elevator, causing her to choke on several sips of water and delaying the shooting time.
Seeing that it was about to sunset, in order not to delay the shooting, Lin Qingxia simply threw away her wig, put her real hair to the back of her head, and shot it like this.
Lin Qingxia's style with loose hair is not as sharp as usual, which is more suitable for the idle mood of the two when drinking in the water, but it is more flavorful than acting in a wig.
9. "It's All Very Good" Ni Dahong's "I want to drink hand-ground coffee"
Remember Su Daqiang in "It's All Good" that made people itch to beat people?
There are many things about this character in the play, the most impressive of which is that he went on a hunger strike after learning that he could not go to the United States, and even lay on the ground to play a scoundrel.
Zhu Li said evil things before moving Su Daqiang, seeing that he had the intention of getting up, he quickly sent Su Mingcheng to pour water for Su Daqiang, but at this time Su Daqiang came and said: "I want to drink hand-ground coffee."
This line was actually temporarily thought up by Ni Dahong herself, but it brought to life the image of an unreasonable and sophisticated old man. After all, at this time, you can still think of drinking coffee, and you have to grind it by hand, which is really handsome.
Ni Dahong's sentence is simply a stroke of God.
10. "East Becomes West" Leslie Cheung and Leung Ka-fai's shocking dance
"East Becomes West" was originally a movie that took only ten days to make for entertainment, but it turned out to be the pinnacle of Hong Kong comedy.
Among them, the dance between Leslie Cheung and Leung Ka-fai is one of the most brilliant shots.
This dance was originally arranged for Leslie Cheung and Lin Qingxia to dance, but because Lin Qingxia temporarily couldn't shoot, the shooting cycle couldn't wait, and finally the director let Leung Jiahui dress as a woman with a heart.
Because of the temporary replacement, the whole arrangement was all over, and even the lyrics were temporarily thought of by Leslie Cheung on the spot, and it only took ten minutes to create before and after.
The result is that these ten minutes of creation have created one of the most outstanding paragraphs in the entire movie, so sometimes rushing to wisdom can really bring infinite possibilities and surprises.
The birth of classic lenses is naturally inseparable from the painstaking and lonely creation of directors and actors.
But some accidental classic shots are more spiritual than deliberate arrangements, because they are the performance of the actors when they have a flash of inspiration after entering the plot, which is the most natural reaction to the current situation.
Whether it is the lines played by Sun Li, Tang Guoqiang, and Ni Dahong, or the most realistic reactions made by Maggie Cheung, Yan Ni, and Stephen Chow when they encounter an accidental situation, these unexpected actions have unintentionally created classics.
There is often a line between mistakes and classics, and a good actor has the ability to turn decay into magic.
I hope that there will be more such classic shots on the screen in the future for the audience to discuss, and their charm is no less than the work itself.
(Movie Rotten Tomatoes Editorial Department: Yangjing)