Behind the scenes behind enemy lines

Zach Pan also portrayed Chris as an ordinary person to distinguish him from the traditional Hollywood hero. He is not a flying hero, but an ordinary man in trouble-producer john davis called it a mature version of Top Gun. Knowing the director's intention, we can understand why they chose the second of Owen and Wilson. Owen seems to be better at comedies like Meet My Father-in-Law, but his natural performance style is very suitable for Chris' interpretation and won the appreciation of the producers. His improvisation skills and unique sense of humor also left a deep impression on the director. In order to get closer to people, Owen lived with the pilots, participated in survival training and learned to operate Bumblebee carrier-based combat/attack aircraft.

In contrast, gene hackman, a former navy signalman, was at home. The dignity, sincerity and solemnity he created for Regert were praised by the film's military advisers, who thought that he grasped Regert's psychological state of empathy for his subordinates' experiences and added human brilliance to this war film.

By the way, not long ago, gene hackman and owen wilson collaborated on a comedy "Mr. and Mrs. Trenbaum", directed by wes anderson, an old partner of the three Wilson brothers.

A fledgling director

In order to create a new style of war movies, producer john davis vowed to find someone outside the circle as a director, hoping that new people who were not influenced by Hollywood stereotypes would bring new ideas. He finally chose john moore from Iceland, who has never directed a film.

John davis saw john moore's advertisement for SEGA at the MTV award ceremony of 1999. Advertising is like a concentrated thriller, adventure and chase film. The screen is full of helicopters, motorcycles and amazing stunts. Visual style and editing skills are very unique. Davis said: "From this 2-3 minute advertisement, we can see that Moore sees things differently from most filmmakers. He has his unique narrative method, which makes people feel fresh. The camera is like an extension of his arm. "

Moore is also a military enthusiast. He is familiar with the performance and function of various aircraft and weapons, and this knowledge has played a great role in the shooting process. Even military advisers affirmed his efforts: "Moore wants to embody the real barracks culture: the way of communication between soldiers, life at sea, weapons and so on." He did it. "

Movie tidbits

This film describes the new F/A- 18E/F Super Hornet fighter in detail for the first time.

At the beginning of the film, the reporter mentioned "Cincinnati Ceasefire Agreement", which does exist, but is called "Darden Agreement".

The film story is based on the real experience of Colonel Scott O'Grady of the United States Air Force. 1995, his plane was shot down over Bosnia.

Scott O'Grady, a colonel of the US Air Force, once filed a lawsuit against 20th Century Fox on the grounds that the film image was damaged. He said that he never disobeyed orders.

When the satellite uses the thermal imaging system to present Burnett's image, the sound effect is the same as that in 1987 "Predator".

In the batting scene, the crew did try to serve with an airplane catapult. Unfortunately, the catapult made the ball disappear immediately.

The aircraft carrier Carl Vinson CVN70, which appeared in the movie, has also appeared many times in other movies.

British Sky News appeared in the film. This news channel and 20th Century Fox belong to RupertMurdoch's News Corporation.

A (movie) fiasco

In the film, Regert's uniform rank changed many times.

In the picture of three helicopters returning to the aircraft carrier, two of them are single engines, while in the picture below, two of the three helicopters are dual engines.

When Burnett was in the air, his parachute was rectangular, but when he hung on a tree, it became round.

When Regert handed a document to Burnett, the paper was wrinkled, but when the camera switched to Burnett to shoot the document, the paper became flat.

In the overhead lens of the fighter in the film, the cabin glass obviously reflects the lighting equipment.

When Burnett decided to fly unconventional, the fighter turned left, but on the monitor screen of the aircraft carrier, it showed that the fighter turned right.

When the plane took off from the aircraft carrier, there were no missiles mounted at both ends of the wing, but when the plane flew over Bosnia, missiles appeared at both ends of the wing.

Burnett and stackhouse were instructed to "be in the forest on the left" during the flight, but they were looking to the right when the camera switched to the pilot.

The story of the movie took place in 1996. John denver, the hero pilot mentioned in the film, died in an air crash, while the actual air crashes occurred at 1997 and 10.

Regert's helicopter was changed from Belhuey to Bel412.

Machine guns on Serbian jeeps are still firing without magazines.

1996' s American military uniform is a traditional denim uniform, and Vincent's name for the navy dress on the aircraft carrier in the film began to be used from 1999.

The plane broke in two when it was shot down, but when the Serbs checked the wreckage, the crashed plane was intact.

F/A- 18-E/F "Super Hornet" fighter began to be equipped from199765438+1October, and the USS John C.S. Tennis CVN74 was the first to be equipped.

Burnett was sent to the retreat assembly point. He radioed Regert, but Regert ordered his men to locate Burnett. The assembly point should be determined in advance.

When contacting the aircraft carrier, Burnett claimed that his speed had reached Mach 3, but the top speed of the Super Hornet fighter at an altitude of 36,000 feet was Mach 1.6.

Burnett, the hero, is playing football on the deck of the aircraft carrier. Burnett shouted "Wilson" when the ball fell into the sea. This plot originated from Tom Hanks's The Rest of My Life on a Desert Island, which was released in 2000, but the background of the story is 1996.

The plot background of the US military

In the film, F 16 is replaced by carrier-based fighter F 18, but the basic plot is inspired by the plane crash of 1995, and the plot is as follows: 1995. On June 2, 1995, Captain Scotto Grady and a wingman accidentally entered while flying over Bosnia. In order to hide the position of the allies, the Serbs turned on the missile tracking system. Convinced that there is no threat in this area, two American F- 16 fighters are not equipped with electronic jammers or anti-radar missiles equipped with radar automatic tracking missiles. A missile exploded between two planes and hit Ogdi's plane in the middle. When the plane was damaged, Ogdira lifted the control lever and ejected the seat from the cockpit.

After landing safely, he quickly hid in a nearby forest. He didn't dare to send a radio signal at once, because once the signal was sent, the Serbs would soon find his position. On the fourth day, Ogdi didn't send a rescue signal to tell his position. On the fifth day, he contacted the radio, and the American aircraft carrier Kelsaqi received his distress signal.

The rescue operation was carried out at night and 40 planes were used. Two Cobra helicopters of the 24th Navy Expedition landed at Ogdi's location. At the last minute, he lit the smoke bomb and a marine on the fighter plane saved him. Although their military strength is very strong, the danger still exists. Serbian ground forces began to attack helicopters with hand-held missile launchers and small arms. When the plane took off, the soldiers heard gunshots around the fuselage. The American combat pilot reported that Serbian missile forces were scanning the area, but he

The children were not ordered to destroy them. Within half an hour, the helicopter flew across the ocean and completed its task.

The historical background of the enemy

In the film, the American plane was shot down by Serbian forces, during which the war between Serbs and Bosnia and Herzegovina was described. The relevant background is as follows: Bosnia and Herzegovina (hereinafter referred to as Bosnia and Herzegovina) is a mountainous country in the western Balkans. It is one of the six federal units that make up the former Yugoslavia, and its capital is Sarajevo. During the period of 1990, the country became independent during the Yugoslav war. According to the Dayton Agreement, it is now a protected area of the international community and is managed by a high representative elected by the European Parliament. The state is divided into two entities in administration and management, one is the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (also called Muslim Federation in Chinese) and the other is the Republic of Serbia. Since the Neolithic Age, Bosnia and Herzegovina has been inhabited by humans. 1377, Tefr TvrtkoKotromani established an independent kingdom of Bosnia, but 1463, the Ottoman Empire invaded and Bosnia was annexed. Under the rule of the Ottoman Empire, many Bosnians converted from Christianity to Islam and gradually formed the Bosnian Muslim nation. Bosnia and Herzegovina became the territory of Austria-Hungary in 1878 and 19 14.

Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Crown Prince of Austria-Hungary, was assassinated by Serbian nationalists in Sarajevo (see Sarajevo incident), which led to the outbreak of the First World War. After the war, Bosnia and Herzegovina became part of the kingdom of Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia, and was later renamed Yugoslavia. During World War II, Bosnia and Herzegovina became a part of the independent state of Croatia, the puppet country of the Axis, and returned to Yugoslavia under Tito's rule after the war. At this time, Bosnia and Herzegovina was officially recognized as a United Republic of Yugoslavia, and its border was the border of the Ottoman Empire, which was quite different from the actual ethnic distribution. 199 1 Bosnia and Herzegovina 10 declared sovereignty, 1992 held a referendum to seek independence. The Bosnian Serbs immediately sought to join Serbia by force with the support of Serbia, and the civil war broke out. 1in March, 1994, Bosnians (Muslims) and Croats agreed to form a federation against Serbs. 1995165438+1October 2 1 Dayton Peace Agreement was signed by all parties, ending the civil war and dividing Bosnia and Herzegovina into two entities, the Muslim Federation and the Republic of Serbia. 200,000 people died in the civil war in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and more than 2 million people were displaced. After the war, NATO continued to station peacekeeping troops in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which was replaced by the European Union at the end of 2004.

Detail background

In the play, American pilots were chased by Serbian troops because they filmed mass graves in Bosnia. Details of the mass graves are as follows: More than 1000 bodies1the bones of the victims of the Srebrenica massacre in 1995 were unearthed in the largest mass grave in Bosnia. Murat Hurtik, head of the excavation team, said: "This is the largest mass grave discovered in Bosnia and Herzegovina so far." These bones were severely damaged, which is typical in the "second-class" collective burial site, because the butcher moved the body from the original burial site to other places in order to hide the crime.

In addition to these bones, experts also found 14 documents. These documents show that these victims died in the Srebrenica massacre. This is the most brutal massacre in Europe since World War II. 1995, Serb tribes invaded the Bosnian enclave of Srebrenica. This area is a safe area stipulated by the United Nations. Serbian soldiers killed 8,000 Muslim adult men and boys. Since then, the excavation team has found several mass graves in various parts of Bosnia, collected bodies and conducted DNA tests to determine the relatives of the deceased. Once they have determined the identity and kinship of the deceased, they will return the bones to their families for burial. The excavation team said that they found bullets, plastic ropes and cloth strips used to bind the victim's arms in the victim's body. Of the 3,500 bodies of Holocaust victims excavated, 2,500 have been confirmed by DNA tests. About 2,000 bodies were buried in Bo Tocalli, a suburb of Srebrenica. They were last seen here. Later, they were surrounded and slaughtered by Serbian soldiers here.

Netizen film review

Angels Flying under the Bullets —— Comments on Going Behind Enemy Lines

Going Behind the Enemy Line is an American blockbuster with war theme released by Hollywood after the "9. 1 1" incident. Although I guessed the ending without seeing half of it, some twists and turns made me nervous about the fate of the protagonist for some time. This is a successful commercial film.

Deep's story is based on real events. 1On June 2, 1995, American pilot O'Grady was shot down by a missile while performing a mission over Bosnia and Herzegovina. For the next six days, he didn't eat or drink, and no one wanted to help him. Under the condition of constant search by armed searchers, he relied on the survival skills he learned in the training school, ate grass leaves and drank rain, and finally waited for the rescue comrades. After the news came out, he immediately became the legend and pride of American and even North American soldiers. On June 12, President Clinton received O'Grady at the White House and gave him a military salute to welcome the hero back. After artistic reprocessing, the director put it on the screen.

Looking at the topic, I thought it was someone or a group of people sneaking behind enemy lines to do some spy work, but I didn't expect the whole film to be kept running by one person, followed by a gloomy sniper. In the home front, there are also conflicts between commanders-saving and not saving.

In the vast ocean, even a huge aircraft carrier looks like a rock, and the hero bernat is an ordinary pilot in the NATO joint forces sent to Bosnia and Herzegovina. His heart is full of contradictions, which is shown at the beginning of the film. The quiet life on the ship made him uneasy about the status quo, and he wanted a real combat mission. But the political reality in Bosnia does not allow him to develop his talents. He was so bored that he lost confidence in himself and was ready to quit the war. But it was his last flight that made him regain his lost sense of mission. From nobody to hero.

Commander Reggett and Burnett are like father and son. They were dismissed to save his "children". The image of this character in the film is slightly darker than that of bernat, which gives me the impression that he is just sitting in his office, fighting wits with himself and NATO commanders and saying long lines, but in fact he only knows two words-help. In the film, Regjett chooses between his subordinates and his superiors, pays attention to the situation in bernat and strives for the permission of the commander. But like a skeleton, it is slightly empty, not very full. Until the end of the film, when he was walking on the runway at dusk wearing a US Navy hat and the deepest military coat in the ocean, soldiers in the virtual scene in the distance saluted him, and a few lines were printed on the screen, which probably meant that he was dismissed as a commander and turned into a civilian because of this violation of orders. I feel a little sorry for him, but at the same time I feel admired. This rescue operation is worthwhile. At this point, Regert's image was set off.

Let's talk about the anti-angle. The enemy general has a cool appearance: close-up profile, then turn his head to show aggressive eyes. The audience may be stunned by him at this time. Unfortunately, the later development gradually faded his light when he appeared. The whole film has not appeared several times, but what is more precious is that there are not many lines. Biting, which was supposed to be his performance of killing bernat, was transferred to one of his snipers. At last, the tide disappeared, and my voice was hoarse, which made me feel sorry for him.

And the sniper in "Artie", a character with great personality. Although he is in the army, he always likes to act alone and has extraordinary skills. It seems that he is the only person in the film who can pose a threat to the pilot. It's a pity that the director didn't dig deep into the potential of this role, and it was a mere formality, which made people feel like a biting dog. At the end of the film, he and his companions follow bernat in the dense forest. When his companion stepped on a mine and asked him for help, he just looked at his companion and turned away from him. I feel that this detail seems to be the only fragment that can show the sniper's character in the whole film, but everyone knows that the killer is cold-blooded. In order to achieve his goal, he has to abandon his companion, which is in line with the sniper's personality characteristics, so this interpretation seems to be nothing new.

Generally speaking, the plot is compact, but there are still some dispensable episodes, such as hitchhiking into a city, meeting the resistance army, and when bernat went to get back the "evidence", the young man who wanted to follow him walked out of the picture from different directions, and finally got nothing, which has nothing to do with the theme. The director may hope to express the complexity of the political situation at that time through those plots, but joining this story makes people feel redundant and not very deep.

War-themed movies must work hard on scene making, which is also a major factor to measure the success of the movie. Basically, as a commercial war movie, Deep is quite good in visual effect. At the beginning of the film, there is a set of spiral top-down shots of the aircraft carrier appearance with a combination of far and medium scenes and multiple angles. The picture is smooth, the editing is accurate, and it is very imposing. Then the camera is pulled to the deck, which is the scene of the busy work before the fighter plane takes off. The crowd shuttled, gestures and semaphores fluctuated alternately, and the two pilots walked side by side to the fighter plane, dressed neatly and holding helmets.

The most creative part of the film, a group of extremely wonderful air battles. This is also the most shocking place for me in this movie. Bernat's plane dodged an automatic guided missile launched by militants. This kind of missile has automatic tracking function. This time the chase and counterattack are quite standard. The plane flexibly makes various movements in the air, stopping and landing, rolling vertically up and down, and rolling left and right. The missile clung to the plane. The tail smoke of aircraft and missiles interweaves into a net in the air. The loud roar and the whistle of the engine are mixed with the sound of metal passing quickly in the airflow. This is a common forest and forest in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The two skilled pilots dodged the missile as quickly and flexibly as playing games, and enjoyed it visually after being nervous.

The switching between slow mirror and long mirror is very frequent in shooting techniques, and special effects shots and aerial photography often appear. The choice of music also takes the route of expressing one's mind directly. When the plot is tense, the rhythm of rock style thunders, and when the plot develops to a turning point, the music comes to an abrupt end. The protagonist was killed, the music was earth-shattering, and the decisive moment was fast, slow, urgent and slow, combining light and heavy. For example, bernat braved the bullets and ran to the helicopter. In the picture, bernat, who was desperately running in the snow, ran rhythmically with the fierce rock music, making the audience's heart beat fast with the rhythm, completely entering the fate of the hero, shouting "Run! Run. "

Of course, as a commercial film, the first thing to consider is the market factor, which makes the film pay too much attention to the external effect and ignore some internal subtle things. The director spends too much energy on shooting skills and special effects, but ignores characterization. There is no denying that the medium-sized production of this mainstream filmmaker is quite shocking on the screen. The fighter plane whizzing by was not a model aircraft carrier Carl Vinson, but a dazzling explosion. The standard configuration in Hollywood production is still well preserved in the film. As for the role that plays a vital role in the success or failure of a movie, in my opinion, if it is not a puppet, it looks like a symbol at most.

In fact, no matter whether the scene is true or the content is true, no matter the size of the production, the war in the film is an eternal nightmare for mankind. Those grand and realistic scenes of bullets are spectacular and exciting; The little people in those stories, whether sad or happy, have their own needs. I hope all these sensory stimuli, heroic complex, human nature distortion and human tragedy related to war only exist in movies. No matter in what way, people who imagine and reflect on war in a peaceful background are always happy.

After the "9 1 1" incident, American movies about war were banned, and people began to reflect on the influence of violence shown in movies on people. However, it didn't take long for Hollywood to release a war film, euphemistically called patriotic education. For the injured United States, this film is a timely propaganda tool, which greatly exaggerates heroism and patriotism by going deep behind enemy lines. Of course, these films are educational, but the ban on war films is driven by commercial interests.

Different from showing off the heroism of the US military in the past, the film's producers and directors, while singing praises, also joined in thinking about the danger and uncertainty of resolving disputes by force, and consciously realized that Americans' attitudes towards world affairs are sometimes naive and sometimes biased. For example, there is a plot in the film: when General Regert asks for more soldiers to rescue bernat, NATO commanders worry that such actions will affect the delicate peace talks process, so they blame Regert: "You Americans care about American lives ... and never consider the possible consequences." On the other hand, the criticism of the French commander reflects the humanitarianism that the United States has been promoting in the international community.

Some people commented that in the last climax scene, a company shot at bernat, which was running wildly, and it was outrageous that it missed a shot. I think this is a daydream brought by movies. It has stripped off the cruelty of reality and made our hero immortal and our faith immortal. When bernat jumped into the audience's expectation and grabbed the "life-saving straw", the statue of the goddess with one wing destroyed by gunfire seemed to coincide with bernat, and the angel with broken wings was flying in the sky that would always belong to him.