The original version of "Father Trapped in Time" won several major Oscar awards. It can be said to be an award-winning film.

Dean Pictures has naturally given the green light to Li Yi's movie.

The film quickly entered the preparation stage.

The role of a father is undoubtedly a top priority.

However, this type of role itself requires older actors, and there are quite a few in Hollywood who meet the requirements.

It's interesting to say that the casting choice is actually better.

Although an old actor like Anthony cannot be perfectly recreated, the actors chosen by Li Yi are no less powerful than the other actor.

The casting for "Father Trapped in Time" was quickly decided.

In fact, for many big directors, casting for feature films like this is often relatively simple, because the people they choose are all acting talents, so naturally they don’t need to worry about the actor’s acting skills. Of course, the more important thing is to consider the role.

fit issues.

Li Yi's version of "Father Trapped in Time" also chose a British Oscar winner, Anthony Williams, as the male lead.

This 80-year-old Hollywood actor has created many classic roles, and there is no doubt about his acting skills. The only problem is that he is too old.

However, Li Yi dispelled this doubt after meeting the other party in person, because he gave the impression that although he was old, he was still very talkative and in good spirits in all aspects.

What's interesting is that Anthony Williams is very familiar with people suffering from Alzheimer's disease, because his wife suffered from this disease in her later years.

He has always been by his wife's side, so when he received the script, he expressed interest immediately.

And he doesn't even need to experience life with people with this disease, because he himself has had the experience of accompanying Alzheimer's patients for many years.

So, it couldn't be more appropriate.

And another point is that although Anthony Williams is an Oscar winner, it has been thirty years since he won the Oscar.

Many people talk about how bad Oscars are, but sometimes, old actors like Anthony Williams who have won Oscars but have won them for a long time will indeed increase his probability of winning the award.

After all, in the past thirty years, he has missed the Oscar many times, so now it can be said that it is even possible that "Father Trapped in Time" will be his last film. Even for this reason, he

The probability of winning a prize is not low.

And Li Yi himself is quite confident in this movie.

After all, although the Oscars are said to be a public relations game, they also have their preferences.

Moreover, the Oscar judges, especially the old guys from the Academy, are all old men themselves, so this subject itself is also in line with the trend of the Oscars.

The filming of the movie started very smoothly. I have to say that working with old guys is different. You can often see Anthony Williams acting there.

Of course, shooting can't be smooth sailing, but after the running-in period, it became much smoother.

In fact, there are not many scenes in the movie itself, so it is relatively simple.

However, compared to other movies, the movie "Father Trapped in Time" obviously has a higher threshold for viewing. For this reason, changes must be made in terms of publicity and distribution.

First of all, we must consider whether the audience can understand it.

This point coincides with the film's award-winning strategy, which is to conduct long-term, small-scale screenings.

This will slowly release word-of-mouth and allow film critics, media people, and senior movie fans to interpret the movie.

Some movies are afraid of spoilers, but some movies are eager to be spoiled.

"Father Trapped in Time" can be said to be of this type.

Because the plot of the movie itself takes the sick father as the main perspective, and his world of Alzheimer's disease is inherently messy.

Secondly, it is difficult to say that this movie is a commercial movie, because commercial movies actually have one obvious feature, that is, they are absolutely not brain-burning.

Many movies that purport to be brain-burning are actually not that exaggerated.

On the contrary, once the plot is explained clearly, it is very easy to understand.

Except for certain movies of course.

Dean Films, in the internal screening room, is holding the first preview of "Father Trapped in Time".

In fact, during the editing of the movie, Dean Films was quite critical of Li Yi's editing. After all, it looked too messy at first glance.

It's a pity that this is Li Yi's movie, and they can't interfere even if they want to.

For today's preview meeting, not only the internal staff of Dean Pictures, but also many senior Hollywood film critics and media people were invited. Although the number of people is not large, they are all top-notch in the industry.

"I heard that this is the first time that you and Lee had huge differences in editing a film!" A gold medal producer from Dean Films asked with a smile.

"Yes, what can I say about his editing? It's too... messy!" Old Locke said helplessly.

As one of the gold medal producers of Dean Films, this is the first time he and Li Yi have collaborated.

But Li Yi gave this gold medal producer a hard lesson on what it means, I don't want what you think, I want what I think.

As a gold medal producer, Old Rock is actually very powerful. Of course, this means that when he faces other directors, Li Yi obviously cannot let others dictate his movies.

"Then we have to take a closer look. After all, he is a miracle director, and he has never failed! Why do you think he will fail this time?"

"I didn't say that, it's just a different concept! You know, the goal of this movie is an Oscar!"

Soon the movie started showing.

The people present are all top figures in various industries in the film industry, so watching the movie will naturally not be like ordinary audiences.

They have their own focus.

Bierce is a veteran film critic, one who is still active today and has considerable influence.

He is also very interested in this movie, because many of his old friends suffered from Alzheimer's disease in their later years.

So he thought he was relatively familiar with patients with this symptom.

In the first scene of the movie, on a street in London, Anthony's eldest daughter Anne is on her way. She walks through the streets and intersections towards her father's house, while the opera "King Arthur" is playing in the background.

For Bierce, a veteran film critic, this opera is very familiar to him.

She emerged into a familiar block of apartment buildings and hurried across the street, almost hitting a taxi. She entered the building.

Anne walked up the stairs. She reached the second floor and rang the doorbell. Then she impatiently took out a key from her handbag and opened the door.

Annie shouted in confusion: "Dad?"

But she didn't get a response from her father. As Anne walked from one room to another, she became more and more anxious.

Annie continued to shout: "Dad? It's me... Are you there? Dad?"

Unfortunately, there is still no answer.

Her tension doubled, and she walked into her father Anthony's study and finally found him.

He is sitting in an armchair and listening to music with headphones on.

Annie breathed a sigh of relief: "Ah, you are here."

At this time, his father Anthony took off his headphones and the music disappeared!

Biers was suddenly a little surprised!

Because at this moment he realized that this music originally came from the mind of his father Anthony.

Although it is just a simple "parallel narrative of music and video", it is an effect that only the medium of "movie" can achieve.

Ordinary viewers may not think anything of it after watching it, but as a senior film critic, Beals is increasingly surprised.

Because, he knows that at the same time, it is also an invitation, inviting the audience to enter Anthony's subjective world.

As the movie continued, Anthony was not so happy to see his daughter and instead asked: "What are you doing here?"

Annie was helpless: "What do you think?"

Anthony seemed a little angry at his daughter's sudden arrival.

Anne saw the curtains closed and walked over to open them. She turned and looked at Anthony.

Annie turned around and said, "So? What's wrong?"

Anthony turned off the music.

Anthony was silent for a moment and said, "Nothing."

But Annie knew that something must be wrong with her father: "Tell me."

Anthony was a little impatient: "I told you, it's nothing."

Annie persisted: "What happened?"

Anthony looked at her as if to say: "Nothing happened."

Anne suddenly said: "I just had a phone call with her."

Anthony disagreed: "What does that prove?"

Annie was a little helpless: "You can't go on like this."

Anthony was a little angry: "This is my apartment, isn't it? I mean, this is incredible. You get angry at me, like...but I don't know this woman at all. I've never asked her to do anything."

Anne looked at her father with a complicated look in his eyes: "She is here to help you."
To be continued...