Baudelaire's great distress movie Baudelaire's great distress

If you read this title and think it is a story about the French poet Baudelaire, you are all wet. Baudelaire's great distress is actually a series of unfortunate events, which is the Chinese title of a series of unfortunate events. However, the names of a series of unfortunate events don't sound good. It also has a more common name, the unfortunate incident of Raymond Snickert.

Maybe you will find this name familiar. Yes, there is a movie of the same name based on this series of novels. This is a very good movie, full of darkness and grotesque, but it has a happy ending. But if you have seen the movie, if you think the ending of the novel will be as beautiful as that in the movie, you are all wet.

The author of this series of unfortunate events is Raymond Snickert, but this is a pen name, and the author's real name is Daniel Handler. This series of novels is divided into 13 stories: bad beginning, repeated rooms, wide windows, miserable mills, simple colleges, imitation elevators, filthy villages, hostile hospitals, carnivorous carnivals, landslides, gloomy caves, penultimate dangers, and ending. The translation is: unlucky opening, snake house, crying lake, miserable workshop, absurd boarding school, dangerous fake elevator, evil village, dangerous hospital, bloody carnival, disastrous downhill, cruel cave, penultimate dangerous place, ending. The first eight articles of Yilin were published, before the publication of Taiwan Province Province 1 1. This film is based on the first three stories.

The names of these stories look uncomfortable, but the whole story is even more uncomfortable. In short, the novel tells the story of three Baudelaire orphans (one of whom is a baby) who escape from the villain Count Olaf and discover one secret after another in the process. From the perspective of children's novels, Bo Orphan, despite so many terrible dangers, should finally get a happy ending like most children's novels. But sadly, the ending of this series of novels is as desperate as the opening.

This is not even an unfortunate novel. In fact, from my personal experience after reading 13, I think it's best not to let underage children read these stories, if you don't want children to understand the whole adult world as darkness, terror, betrayal and intrigue. And a series of unfortunate events are the stories of three helpless poor orphans struggling to survive in the increasingly dark, horrible, treacherous and treacherous adult world. The bad guys they met were ruthless, constantly pushing orphans off cliffs, beheading them with saw blades, poisoning them with poison, throwing them into lion cages to feed lions, and so on; The good people you meet are all weak, either being used by the bad guys, killed by the bad guys, or finally standing on the side of the bad guys.

This dark series of novels always reminds me of Harry Potter. They do have many similarities: the protagonists are orphans; There are basically three protagonists; The influence of bad people is always getting stronger and stronger; Everything the protagonist encounters is shrouded in fog waiting to be discovered; The whole article is full of hidden foreshadowing and dark lines; The secrets explained are all related to the previous generation, even the previous generation.

However, there are many differences between a series of unfortunate events and Harry Potter novels: it is darker and more gloomy, and there is almost nothing that can be called hope. Until the end of the novel, there are still many secrets hidden between the lines. Most importantly, compared with the gratifying ending of the novel Harry Potter, a series of unfortunate events are too desperate and tragic.

However, this kind of despair and pain is precisely the attraction of this series of novels. Bo orphans can only rely on themselves, on their own knowledge and courage, and nothing else. And all of us can really rely on these things in this world, nothing else.

What I want to say is the background of the whole story. This is not a story related to any magic. It seems that everything happened in modern times, because there are cars and submarines in the story. But there are also some things in the story that can only appear in science fiction, such as the hot air flying house, but obviously, this is not a science fiction story at all. This is not a story that appears in any other world, because there are Britain, Japan and so on, but no one can be sure that this story can really happen in any city. Perhaps, this story with a vague background may happen in any coastal city or anywhere. A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snickert Chinese Name: The Unfortunate Adventures of Raymond Snickert/The Unfortunate Events of Raymond Snickert/The Unfortunate Events of Nimonius.

Director: (Brad Hiberlin, brad silberling)

Main performances: (Jim Carrey Jim Carrey) (liam aiken) (emily browning) (Kara Hoffman) (Shelby Hoffman) (Jude Law Jude Law)

Episode: in 2004, 65438+February, 65438+July, the detailed release area of the United States.

Location: more detailed shooting location in Germany, USA.

Right: English.

Foreign Alias: A Series of Unfortunate Events (USA) (original script title)

Lemony Snickert (USA) (job title)

2d After the parents of Niquette R & Ampauml Tselhaft Ereignis SEFC4 (German) died in a bizarre fire, three well-off children suddenly became the three most unfortunate orphans in the world. They have to start looking for a new family to accept them, and at the same time they meet people with various purposes, including the narrator of this story, Mr Raymond Snick (Jude Law). Unfortunately, the three children are inexplicably sent to the remote and dark home of a distant relative, Count Olaf (Jim Carrey). The greedy Earl Olaf claimed these children for only one purpose, that is, to seize a large amount of inheritance that they should inherit. To this end, with the help of a large group of associates, he used all despicable tricks on the children. But three children are not so gullible. ...

As the saying goes, fire and water are ruthless. No, a big fire will kill the Baudelaires, leaving three helpless children. However, these three children are not simple. 14-year-old violette (Emily Browning) is the oldest and naturally becomes the first of the three. Klaus (liam aiken), 12 years old, is witty and clever, and often comes up with some fantastic ideas from his mind; Sonny (Hoffman twins) is too young. As a child, she has a bad habit. She likes to bite anything she can. Fortunately, a distant relative Earl Olaf (jim kelly) is willing to take them in. The three of them thought that they would not be displaced now, but they never imagined that the days of suffering had just begun.

It turned out that Olaf even killed three children in a car accident in order to seize their inheritance. After the three of them managed to escape, they set foot on the road to find their relatives in Wan Li. Every relative they meet is outrageous: Uncle Monty (Billy Connery) is normal, but a little obsessed with reptiles. Today he has a yellow python wrapped around his neck, and tomorrow it will be cold and he will take out a little red snake. Josephine menstruation (Meryl Streep) is not much better. She's a super scary monster. This time, I remind you not to run around, and don't trip over the carpet and tilt your neck. Next time, I will warn you to be careful with the chandelier, it will kill you. But this is also a kind of dependence after all, but no matter how the three children avoid it, Olaf, who tracks makeup, will find it every time and bring them a series of unfortunate events. Can they still escape Olaf's clutches? You should know that the "R" boy is not a fuel-efficient lamp, and the dream of modern Johnson in the Spring and Autumn Period will be awakened sooner or later. Most viewers will like this movie and even look forward to the sequel. -Washington Post's surprise at the end of 2004. -Detroit Free Press

Best live-action children's film of the year, a series of witty and novel black fairy tales, suitable for audiences of all ages. -Walter F. Parkes, producer of Detroit News, said: "From the Brothers Grimm to Dickens, from Bambi to Finding Nemo, orphans have always been an important theme in family literature. Ironically, this theme is often the most promising and caring, because it reveals the challenges that all children will eventually face: growth and complex relationship with the adult world. "

Producer Laurie McDonald said: "These stories are classic because they allow children to cope with some inevitable fears in a safe environment, and they also instill a sense that everything will be fine no matter what happens."

Brad silberling, the director of Ghost Horse and city of angels, knew nothing about Raymond Snicky when he first got a call from the production company. It was not until he entered the toy store in London with curiosity that he was surprised to find Raymond Snicky's story doll very interesting. Although they are smaller than Harry Potter's, they are enough to attract Cybertron's attention. Cybertron fell in love with Raymond Snicky's.

Director Sabinin was very surprised by the super cast of this film. He commented on Jim Carrey like this: "I think Jim Carrey is an extraordinary actor, and he can disappear into the role." In fact, you can find that no one is better at incarnating different characters than chameleon. He is the first choice to play Count Olaf. "

For Jim Carrey, Count Olaf is a role he can't miss, because Olaf has too many personalities. When you hate him, you can't help liking him.

Meryl Streep's daughter is obsessed with filming plans, so as a mother, she certainly doesn't want to miss this movie, and she likes the role of Aunt Josephine very much.

Emily Browning, who plays violette, said, "My role is very responsible. She feels that now that her parents are dead, she has to bear everything. She is a smart, kind and optimistic child. "

Rick heinrichs, who won the Oscar for Sleepless Valley, is the production designer of this film. He said: "The best scenery I have designed and produced is that when you are in it, you don't know where and when. This movie is like this. "

The film was shot entirely on the Hollywood set, and director Sa Beining said, "The biggest challenge of shooting is that we create the world on the set. We shoot in accordance with the tradition of old Hollywood movies, and are not limited by time. We carefully examine every scene to reflect the enduring texture. In this environment, we can better tell stories with sound, light and atmosphere. "

As early as nine months before the film started shooting, the behind-the-scenes team was already in place, including two Oscar-nominated photographers emmanuel lubezki, Star Wars artistic director John Dexter, three-time Oscar-nominated scenery designer Cheryl Carasik, and fashion designer Colleen Atwood who won the Oscar for Chicago.

Cheryl Carasik, the set designer, said: "There is no doubt that the research work in the pre-production of this film is the most meticulous of all the films I have participated in." Because the movie story takes place at an uncertain time, it provides enough space for Karasic's free creation and urges her to push everything to the extreme. Carasic never misses any garage sale and flea market in California, and carefully looks for objects that can be used as props and decorative scenery. Finally, it is estimated that nearly 85% of the scenery has been improved.

In order to make the interior of Count Olaf's residence look ominous, Carasic decided to make some materials obsolete. This kind of work is more difficult than decoration. Carasic used acid etching to make the curtains old. After two weeks of treatment, the brand-new fabric seems to have gone through 100 years.

Hollywood's traditional technology was revived in filming. In order to preview the overall effect of the set, the crew used a miniature model. In order to create a vast wheat field and endless railway tracks, the crew combined the background board with the compulsory field of vision to create a terrain and environment that can deceive vision in a limited studio space.

"Making this film is the most complicated challenge we face," said producer Laurie McDonald, who worked with Walter Parks as a producer of Gladiator, Men in Black and Tornado. In fact, the filming of this film is equivalent to combining two films into one. The crew first filmed in Paramount's 10 studio, and then moved to Downey's studio on the outskirts of Los Angeles, where Boeing once built the space shuttle. In short, the whole movie needs 70 different sets, five of which are on the water, and there are often 3 or 400 people working in different studios at the same time. Among them, it took 14 weeks to build and decorate the residence for children, and it took 20 weeks for Count Olaf's mansion.

Tom Peitzman, the film's special effects producer, said: "The difficulty in making special effects is to eliminate the affectation of special effects and combine them seamlessly with the pictures of the film. In this movie, the main special effects are done through real scenes and buildings, not through computers. " Michael Randhir, who worked with director brad silberling on Ghost Horse, said as the special effects director of this film: "For this film, we should let the story drive the special effects and let the special effects express the personality of the characters." Randhir's thoughts are fully reflected in the film. Aunt Josephine is afraid of losing her mind, and Count Olaf is cunning and evil, all of which are highlighted in the magic special effects.

There are more than 400 special effects shots in the film, most of which involve the little baby Sonny. The role is played by a pair of twin sisters in turn. Although 80% are real shots, special effects can only be used in special circumstances. The interesting thing about the little sisters is that when they eat at the table, they sometimes hang themselves with their mouths, which coincides with the little baby Sonny. However, combining special effects with real babies is by no means as simple as ordinary works. The special effects department decided to use motion capture technology, but a thorny problem immediately appeared, because motion capture technology needs to obtain human facial data and then input it into the computer, which will use these data to generate actions and expressions, but it can't keep the baby still or make the required expressions at all. Finally, the special effects department adopted an industrial light magic technology, successfully obtained the baby's facial data by using a press collector with soft rubber protrusions, and then captured their expressions as much as possible when the baby was in a natural state. Fortunately, the Hoffman twins, who play baby Sonny, cooperate very well. Under the careful guidance of the special effects team, all the data were successfully obtained, so that director Sa Beining was full of praise for the two baby actors. In addition, because the Hoffman sisters have more loving performances, she grabbed 90% of the shots. Before filming, the original author Daniel Handler once said, "I told them not to shoot, not to find a good director and actor, and not to adapt any of my novels. They chose three! My last hope is that a large number of volunteers can understand my words and buy all the movie tickets instead of going to see this movie. "

There are more than 100 animal actors in the film. In the reptile room scene, 70 kinds of reptiles often appear, including poisonous cobra, Egyptian cobra, viper, rattlesnake, tree python, jungle carpet python, iguana, scorpion, water snake and a 200-pound turtle.

The 10-foot-long table in Count Olaf's residence is made of mahogany and its legs are reinforced with steel columns.

There are five scenes in the movie that take place by the lake. The crew built the largest reservoir in North America in Downey Studio, covering an area of 2.5 acres, with a water depth of 10 foot and a water injection volume of 2.5 million gallons.

Jim Carrey needs three hours of makeup every day.

There is a very strange car in the film, which fits perfectly with the fairy tale atmosphere of the film. This car is a Tatra 603 car produced by Czech TATRA Company, which was born in 1955 in Czechoslovakia and China (now Czech Republic and China). This is a luxury car with gorgeous and spacious appearance and extremely elegant interior. It is specially designed for. The improved version in the film was produced between 1968 and 1975.

Director brad silberling admitted that the baby in the film used body double.

The film is adapted from the first three children's books in this series: Bad Start, Duplicate Room and Wide Windows.

Scott Rudin has always wanted to make this film directed by barry sonnenfeld. Later, due to budget problems, Rudin and Thornfield withdrew one after another.

Christy Carlson Romano was the original choice to play violette.

Liam aiken, who plays Klaus, grew11.4cm during filming, so his costume needs constant adjustment. At the end of the film, he is obviously taller than Emily Browning, who plays his sister.

In this film, Klaus' home, played by liam aiken, was once set on fire. At the movie premiere, liam aiken heard that his home was on fire, so he had to give up the premiere immediately and go home to visit.

When the children first met Count Olaf, Jim Carrey once said, "Wait, say the last sentence again." This sentence is not a line in the script, but Kerry wants to try again, but the camera didn't stop at that time.

The casting director once looked for a candidate to play violette in the ballet school. Later, the casting director took a fancy to Emily Browning exercising in the gym on TV.

Two weeks before the end of the film, Emmanuel Rubitz, the director of photography, had to quit filming because he wanted to take on the role of New World. Robert Yeoman took his place and filmed the second half of the third film.

The director initially considered making baby animation with CG.

The locomotive with strange appearance in the film is an experimental locomotive produced by Baldwin Locomotive Works at the end of the steam engine era in 1942, which was specially used for the Pennsylvania Railway. The dynamic diagram of locomotive head is made of special effects, because all locomotives were scrapped as early as the early 1950 s.

Josephine menstruation and her children were looking through her scrapbook when they saw a photo of Josephine when she was young. This photo is a still of Meryl Streep in Out of Africa.

Tim burton hopes to direct the film, and has appointed Johnny Depp to play Count Olaf and Glenn Cross to play Josephine menstruation. Later, tim burton and Johnny Depp quit one after another, brad silberling took over, and Meryl Streep took over Glenn Cross.

A (movie) fiasco

Sonny can only hear the sound of biting but can't see the action of biting.

When Count Olaf said goodbye to the children, his hand was on the handle of the car door, while in the camera inside the car, his hand was on the window.