A good reputation at the box office is a good one, even if it is a good movie. In fact, the criterion for evaluating whether a movie is good or not should be the test of time. There are two films like this, they have withstood the test of time, and have deeply influenced generations, absolutely called the classic film, then it is like this, one is "Little Soldier Zhang Ga" and one is "Southern Expedition to the North".
After the release of the small soldier Zhang Ga that year, it gained a good reputation and was hailed as a monument to the new Chinese children's films. As soon as the Southern Expedition and the Northern War were released, it was even more empty, which was called a topic that people must talk about after tea and dinner. So, today we will talk about the behind-the-scenes story of these two classic films. Let's start with the creep Zhang Ga. The movie soldier Zhang Ga tells the story of Zhang Ga, who lived in Baiyangdian, Hebei Province, during the War of Resistance Against Japan. In order to avenge his grandmother, this little boy rescued Uncle Zhong, the elder of the Reconnaissance Company of the Eighth Route Army, and gradually grew into a soldier of the Eighth Route Army in the long struggle with the Japanese devils. The word Ga means mischievous and clever in the Hebei dialect. The little hero in the movie Gazi, he is not only very gag in the image. A torn straw hat crooked in his hand, holding a wooden gun, the temper handle is even worse. Either run to Fat Dun's house to block the chimney, or hide the pistol in the crow's nest, either prick the devil's belt with a date tree or stab the devil's motorcycle tire with nails. In short, to say naughty, I am only serving Gazi, then this gag image that is deeply rooted in people's hearts. How exactly did it come to the screen?
Let me dismiss the time to 1958. In 1958, the famous novelist Xu Guangyao wrote a middle-aged novel called Xiaobing Zhang Ga, which was widely praised by readers at that time. After seeing such a situation, Xu Guangyao thought, since readers love to watch, why not take advantage of the hot iron to put the story on the screen, just do it.
At the end of 1961, Xu Guangyao adapted the novel into a film script and personally handed the script to a director friend. Who is this? Cui Wei was the director of the factory before beijing films, and many friends may know that Cui Director is not an ordinary person. It is not only a big name in the directing industry, but also directed many classic works such as "Song of Youth", "Red Flower on the Heavenly Mountain", "Yangmen Female General" and so on. He is also the bearer of the actor's industry, and in 1962, Cui Wei won the Best Actor Award at China's first Hundred Flowers Film Awards, becoming the first film emperor of New China. Xu Guangyao was looking for him. How did Trevi react after reading the script? Like, especially like, especially like the little hero Gazi inside. What is even more coincidental is that Cui Wei himself once lived in Baiyangdian, Hebei Province, where the story takes place. He lived in Baiyangdian for eight years, and he stayed for eight years during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression.
I like both the characters and the background of the story, so what are you hesitating about? Of course, it is looking for actors to shoot. Of course, Cui Wei did not expect that a year had passed in the blink of an eye. The choice of the protagonist Gazi has not been determined why. At the beginning, the staff carefully selected more than 80 children with good expression skills and handed them to Cui Wei's hands, but after Cui Wei looked at it, he shook his head continuously. No, not what I wanted. Oh, strange, since these children's image and expression ability are good, why not?
The crux of the matter lies in Cui Wei, the Gazi he imagined in his ideal. Nothing else matters, the most important thing is to gag. This matter is very difficult, Xu Guangyao's script is not tailored for whom, where to find actors who just so gag? There is no way the director is not satisfied, the staff can only continue to find. However, after looking for 3 or 4 months in a row, I still couldn't find cui wei to see, this class made everyone anxious, what to do? Hey, just when everyone is at a loss, everything is like this, and at this time someone is sending charcoal in the snow. Helped finalize the final candidate, who? After watching the movie, "Friends of Eternal Life in the Fire" should remember the actor of Sister Jiang. Yes, the person who sent charcoal in the snow is the famous actor Jiang Jie played by Yu Lan. Yu Lan heard that Cui Wei had been unable to find Gazi, a small actor, so he sent a photo to the crew.
Cui Wei took the photo and looked at it brightly. The little guy in the photo has thick and thick eyebrows. The point is that the whole body is full of a lot of energy. This child was looked at by Cui Song at a glance. It is Gazi's later actor Anjis, hey, this name doesn't feel like a Han Chinese, like a minority. Yes, he was the son of Ulan, Yu Lan's Mongol friend. He was only 13 years old. Yu Lan is very good with Ulan, so he has some understanding of Angis, this child can not only ride horses, archery, wrestling, usually the key is particularly naughty. But is Angie's suitability for acting or not an actor's material? Just looking at the photos and listening to others is certainly not enough. You have to see it with your own eyes, you have to examine it for yourself, you have to investigate.
So how to investigate? Cui Wei invited Angis and several other candidate children to his home to play and be a guest. Of course, it is said that it is a guest, but in fact, it is an inspection link specially arranged by Cui Song. When he was at Cui Wei's house, Cui Wei found out. The other children were somewhat shy and restrained, except for Angis. It was like going to his own house, inside the house, it was a look, and in the outdoor activities, Angis not only had great strength and ideas, but also quickly became the central figure among the children. After watching these performances of Angis, Cui Wei is very relieved, this is not the Gazi I have been looking for.
However, determining the candidate is only the first step, and the next shooting is what Cui Wei is most worried about. What are you worried about? Although Angis has a strong bone, he is a child who grew up and has no acting experience. So can he play the role of Gazi well? In order to let Anchis and other small actors play this role as soon as possible, Cui Wei decided to create a small actor from the image first. How to create Cui Song's order, "You guys, first give me bare-chested, barefoot baiyangdian children to play, and when they learn, rowing, can climb trees, and tan, let's talk about acting." so. What was the result of the image creation? Ten days later the effect came out?
Angis, wu Keqin, li xiaoyan, and so on, all of whom were tanned and not slippery, could not see that they were children from the city. Cui Wei decided to officially start the machine, so how is the progress after the boot? At first, it was quite smooth, and friends who have seen the movie must remember this scene. So how long did it take to shoot this scene? It only took two days, and some friends may feel that a scene is filmed for two days. This is also called only two days of shooting, too long, it must be said that from the time alone seems to be a little longer, but you pay attention. The novel and the script are very meticulous in their portrayal of Gazi's actions and mental portrayals. And these details for a child who has never acted, it is already very difficult to understand, let alone have to perform it, so how do the young actors complete this scene well? This has to say that Cui Wei is a big director with a heart and a warm heart, how? As the saying goes, you have confidence to win. Acting is even more so, and actors have to believe in themselves and the characters. So, how can children be able to believe in themselves and quickly play several roles? Cui Wei was a clever move at that time, thinking that Angis and Wu Keqin had a common hobby, that is, wrestling. So when Cui Song said that the first scene was Gazi and Fat Brother wrestling. The happiness of the two people broke, and they came at once, and soon they were involved in the role. However, not every scene can be so well suited to the interests of children. As the filming progressed, the challenge became bigger and bigger, just say the following scene, this scene, a fall action, two lines seem to be very simple, but Angis was stunned to shoot for most of the day before shooting.
Because of human instinct, he already has a defense in his heart, so how to fall is not true. So what to do? Cui Song thought about it and decided to take a surprise attack, and Angis, who was pushed to the ground unprepared, fell on his back and faced the sky. He stared at Zhang Ying, who played Luo Jinbao, who was anxious and angry at the time, which was exactly in line with Gazi's mood at that time. Seeing this scene, Cui Wei showed a satisfied smile. It is said that at that time, Anjis was really angry at the scene and made an emotional strange big guy hiding from him, fortunately, the little guy was also easy to coax, say a few good words, comfort and comfort. In fact, in the process of filming, Angis can not enter the scene more than this time, in the filming of the little soldier Zhang Ga, although as far as possible not to give the small actors pressure. If you can perform acutely, you can perform acutely. Therefore, many of the scenes in the film are shot in a variety of clever arrangements
Of course, the quality of a movie is not only dependent on the protagonist, but also other characters other than the protagonist.
For example, Grandma Gazi, the Scout of the Eighth Route Army, the Scout Luo Jinbao, Captain Kameda, and the Fat Translator. These roles are played by well-known film performance artists. Ge Cunzhuang, who went to play Captain Kameda, recalled that when filming, there was no remuneration or food expenses. But in order to make this movie well, the old actors are all green leaves, not only playing their own roles. At the same time, it also helps the young actors to complete the scene, perhaps it is the dedication of the artists, the efforts of the young actors and the director. The meticulous creation of Cui Song and Xu Guangyao has made such a classic.