Chapter 990991 The premiere of "Dead Poets Society" (2)(1/3)
Yale University is in a darkness, and in this darkness, the premiere of "Death Poetry Club" officially begins.
However, at this beginning, the audience was filled with turmoil.
The beginning of the movie was factory logo and factory logo music. For this, the American people are very familiar with the Red Dragon Factory logo and the magnificent factory logo music, which has become an important symbol of DreamWorks movies.
Over the past few years, the movies produced by DreamWorks have had these contents before them, but today, there have been changes.
The factory logo is still the factory logo with red dragons hovering, but the music has turned into a low and sad song.
The audience was puzzled and didn't know why DreamWorks made such a change. Soon, a row of huge subtitles appeared below made everyone understand the reason why DreamWorks did this.
"I would like to dedicate this film to Munau, a beacon that DreamWorks never go out!"
Wow!
Everyone at the scene applauded. The applause was a recognition of Munau and the best nostalgia for him.
I sat down, my nose was sour.
Subtitles then appeared. After the subtitles were finished, the screen went dark.
Then there was a close-up shot, a pair of hands, a pair of women's hands, skillfully wearing a bow tie. The camera slowly opened, and a child's face appeared on the screen. The mother squatted down and tidied his clothes.
"Be more energetic, today is your admission ceremony." My mother reminded.
The child took a deep breath, his face full of nervousness.
Close-up. A box placed on the table. The box was opened. A bagpipe was placed inside. A young man in Scottish dress carefully picked up the bagpipe and began to wipe it.
Panoramic shot. In a room, many students were whispering in a low voice with flags in their hands, while the faculty members were reminding others of some things. The photographer was taking pictures of some of them as a souvenir.
It can be seen that this is an admission ceremony.
The door was opened. A serious teacher came in. He gestured to the students. The students immediately lined up in a long line.
"Rise the flag!" Under the command of the teacher, the students raised the flag in their hands. The sound of the bagpipe in front of the team began to blow the bagpipe, and the melodious sound of the bagpipe sounded. The team marched towards the gate.
Wah wh wh wh wh wh wh. The audience applauded again. The reason why they applauded was not because they thought the pre-entry ceremony in the movie was so wonderful, but because the bagpipe played by the Scottish bagpiper. That song also appeared in "Brave Heart" and is now well-known to the public.
And why this song appears in the movie is obviously of purpose.
The audience all understood that the filming of "Brave Heart" was slippery, and that Munau was the assistant director who chose this piece of music, obviously in memory of Munau.
In fact, when I was filming, the bagpiper was indeed playing another song. At the end of the film editing, I changed this song. When I heard this bagpipe song, I thought of the years when I was filming in London.
On the screen, the ritual team walked into a hall. The hall was solemnly arranged with a strong classical style. It was a historical building at first glance. The two sides of the passage inside were filled with people, all of which were students and their parents. In front of them, there were people from the school.
Next, it was the admission ceremony for freshmen. This ceremony seemed classical and solemn, but it was too formal and a bit long and dull.
Such a shot is very familiar to students and those in the school. Even for ordinary audiences, many of them are going to school and are very touched by this shot.
In the United States, this kind of ritual is indispensable when freshmen enter school. Similarly, it also represents the deepest memory of many people's student careers. For hundreds of years, countless students have begun their lives under such rituals.
After the ceremony, the principal of Wilton Preparatory School walked up to the podium to deliver a speech.
When this shot appeared on the screen, a burst of surprise sounded in the middle of the audience. Because it was not someone else who played the principal, but Calvin Coolidge.
Wearing a very decorative and intricately decorated clothes, Coolidge really looks like a principal on the screen.
"After more than a hundred years ago, in 1821, the questions mentioned by 41 boys in this room will be asked again today. Gentlemen, what are the four great faiths?" the principal asked solemnly.
"Traditional, honor, discipline, excellence." The students stood up and answered in unison.
"In the first year, there were five graduates in Wilton School. Last year, 51 graduates, 75% of us entered the Ivy League. The reason why we achieved such results is entirely due to our long teaching tradition. Without this tradition, we would not have such glory. This is also the reason why parents sent your children here."
The principal's words aroused applause from the parents of students in the hall. Amid the applause, the principal seemed proud.
"Well said!"
"Well said it!" The principals of major universities also applauded, and the principal's speech on the screen expressed their thoughts.
The students not far away from them made a boo. The atmosphere on the scene became very fun.
"This year, my English teacher, Mr. Porti, cannot work at our school for health reasons. You will have the opportunity to meet your successor, John Keating, who is an outstanding graduate of our school and has worked in an equally famous school in the UK for many years."
Under the introduction of the principal, John Keating stood up and signaled to everyone.
"Boss, don't say anything. You really look like a teacher." Gans looked at me on the screen and laughed.
"Teacher? Gans, you are confused. Now in Hollywood, the boss is walking out, but young people often come over and call him the principal." The fat man's words made me laugh.
The young people he mentioned who called me the principal were all students who graduated from the Corleon Film Academy.
After this lengthy entrance ceremony, it is a huge and elegant campus. There are cars everywhere on the campus, and parents say goodbye to their children. The newly enrolled children are worried and refuse to let their parents leave. Some senior students greet each other, and the crowds are shuttled back and forth, and they are very busy.
"Mr. Principal. This is my youngest son Todd Anderson." A parent brought the child to the principal's ground.
"Todd, come on, your brother is our pride." The principal held the young and determined hand and smiled.
The young man named Todd Anderson nodded reluctantly.
"Neil, I did a good job this last semester, and I must go to a higher level this semester." After seeing off Anderson and his son, the principal waved to another student.
"I will, principal." The student named Neil shrugged.
These two students made Marskolov, who was sitting next to me, look excited.
The one who plays Todd Anderson is Anthony Quinn, and the one who plays Neil is Jimmy. They are very energetic in front of the camera.
"Andre, your dream factory is full of talents." Marskolov's tone was full of jealousy.
Jimmy is familiar to the audience and Hollywood filmmakers. Although Jimmy has not starred in any movies before, he has also appeared in many movies and has played some important roles. People like him very much. He is also a relatively famous little star in DreamWorks besides Duoduo and Rom Jr.
Anthony Quinn is a film for the first time, and it is still a new face for the audience, but this young man performed very well on the screen.
Next, the camera turned around and showed the scene of students moving into the dormitory. The aisle was crowded, and the students moved to their respective dormitories one after another. Neil and Todd lived together. Not only did Neil come in, a group of classmates came in, and they greeted each other and were very familiar with each other.
The students who were sitting upright at the entrance ceremony at the beginning turned into another look at this time. They pulled their ties and hugged each other's shoulders, making them cynical. It can be seen that they only showed vitality at this time.
Several young people squeezed in, and some even lit cigarettes.
"Gentlemen, what are the four great beliefs?" Neil asked with a smile.
"Imitation, terror, decadent, filthy!" a group of young people said with a smile.
"Well said!"
"Good words!" The good thing became the students, the principals and teachers of major universities, all of them looked like earth. This happened to be reversed from the scene just now.
These students immediately started to joke about freshman Todd and then introduced themselves to each other.
There were bad boys holding cigarettes, Charlie Dutton, Lake Bruce wearing glasses, and Knox Shi District who looked honest and dumb.
These three students, Charlie Dutton, are played by Joss Ferrer. The remaining two are actors I selected from Harvard freshmen. They have all had experience in acting in dramas and are very satisfied with their performances.
A group of young people were fighting each other, they called the school "Hell Academy", and at the same time, they invited Todd to join their reading group. Just as they were excited, Neil's father walked in.
"Neil, I just talked to Mr. Handel. He said you have a lot of extracurricular activities this semester, so I don't think you can work in the school magazine anymore." My father said in an orderly tone.
"But I finally became an assistant editor!" Neil screamed.
"Sorry, you have no choice." The father shrugged.
In front of the father, the child always looks like a minister. There is no choice.
"Neil, tell him not to meddle in other people's business." Charlie and others quipped.
"Do you dare to say this to your father like this?" Neil gave them a blank look.
Panoramic shots. The campus of the school is full of tall trees. Suddenly, the bell rang, alarming a large group of wild birds. They were flying in the sky and making panic screams.
Inside the school building, students crowded into the classroom. Here, they started their day.
Chemistry teachers assign many homework to students. The Latin teacher stood in front of the blackboard with his eyelids hanging down and asked the students to read the words, while the math teacher wrote a series of long mathematical formulas on the blackboard without caring about any feelings of the students below...
In each classroom, the students were all wrinkled with the media and felt sleepy.
And in another classroom, a class is about to begin.
The students were playing in the classroom, but with the appearance of Teacher Keating, everyone became quiet.
Keating whistled and came in through the front door. He walked around the classroom and then left through the back door. The students were stunned, wondering what the teacher was going to do.
"Is he a problem?"
"Is he our teacher?" he got up.
"Gentlemen, come here." Keating poked half of his head out from behind the door.
The students were at a loss and finally followed Keating into another room with their books.
"Oh, Captain, my captain. Who knows where this sentence comes from?" Keating asked the student.
The students lowered their heads and said no one. "The poem Whitman wrote for Mr. Lincoln. My name is John Keating. If you are bolder, you can call me Captain." Keating's introduction was very interesting. But the students still did not cooperate.
Neil laughed behind him.
"I have also attended this Hell Academy, and I understand your feelings." Keating's words made the students laugh.
Then the teacher began to name the name. He was well-informed and could use poems to describe any person's name. During this period, he specifically mentioned "wasting time" and "going fun in time".
"Look at these faces on the walls and take a good look. They are no different from you. They are young, energetic, and are all puzzled. They think that the world is in their own control, but now many of them have turned into dust.
"In fact, who among them can take care of their whole life and waste their time? Children, come over and come over and you can hear their whispers."
Under Keating's leadership, all the young people came over.
“Waste time.”
"Carpe Diem."
One by one, one sounded in the room.
To be continued...