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"Behind Enemy Lines"

Screenwriter: David Veloz

Zak Penn

Director: John Moore

Starring: Owen Wilson

Gene Hackman

Rating: PG-13

Genre: Action/War

Distributor: 20th Century Fox

Released: Released nationwide on November 30, 2001

Plot

The capable and motivated young Captain Chris (Owen Wilson) sets out to perform his last mission before demobilization. He and his teammate and friend Mike flew over Bosnia and were unfortunately shot down while taking photos on the ground as usual. While Chris was sending a cry for help, Mike was killed by the Serbian secret military leader. Chris is on the run in a strange land, trying to get closer to salvation. On the way, he accidentally discovered a large cemetery of Muslims massacred by the Serbs. He realizes that he and Mike must have accidentally photographed this secret on the plane, which is also the real reason why they were shot down and Mike was murdered.

The US military commander General Reggart (Gene Hackman) hoped to do everything possible to save Chris, but was blocked by the NATO commander due to political considerations. As time passed, Chris's situation became more and more critical, and Reggert decided to make a desperate move.

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■Behind the scenes

The film premiere was held on November 17 at the North Island Naval Air Base. Starring Owen Wilson made a special appearance in a Super Hornet carrier-based combat/attack aircraft to attend the event. What inspired the screenwriter of "Behind Enemy Lines" was a real event: In 1995, the plane piloted by U.S. Air Force pilot Scott O'Grady was shot down in Bosnia, and Scott was successfully rescued.

Since the success of "Saving Private Ryan" in 1998, films with similar themes have emerged one after another. This winter alone, two movies will be released, "Behind Enemy Lines" and "Black Hawk Down." The latter tells about an operation by the US military in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, in 1993. During that operation, 18 U.S. troops were killed, most of whom died protecting the remains of their comrades.

Both films feature real active-duty U.S. troops as extras, including officers and soldiers on the USS Carl Vinson currently fighting in Afghanistan and Black Hawk helicopter pilots (one of which crashed in Afghanistan, The driver was rescued).

Different from the past that completely showed off the heroism of the US military, the producers and directors of these two films, while praising them, also added their thoughts on the dangers and uncertainties of resolving disputes by force, and consciously To the Americans' sometimes naive and sometimes prejudiced attitude towards world affairs. For example, there is a plot in "Behind Enemy Lines": When General Riegert asked to send more soldiers to rescue Chris, a French NATO general was worried that such an action would affect the delicate peace talks. process, so he blamed Reigert: "You Americans only care about American lives... and never consider the possible consequences."

The release date of "Behind Enemy Lines" was originally scheduled for next spring. On the one hand, they are worried that American audiences will not want to watch war movies after suffering terrorist attacks. On the other hand, considering that the US military is fighting in Afghanistan, film companies are worried that it will be inappropriate to release war movies at such a time. However, the successful release of films such as "Training Day" in early October shows that American audiences still value a good plot and do not care whether it is a comedy, tragedy, or thriller. This news greatly encouraged Fox.

In addition, the high praise from the preview has also given Fox Company a shot in the arm. Company executives said that the audience feedback they received is the best in recent years. However, it was Sony that prompted Fox to finally decide to release "Behind Enemy Lines" ahead of schedule. In order to build momentum for "Black Hawk Down" at the Oscars, Sony decided to release "Black" in advance in Los Angeles and New York on December 28. Due to the similar themes of the two films, Fox was worried that a delayed release would affect the box office revenue of "Behind Enemy Lines", so it decided to release it first.

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■Ambitious producer

John Davis, the producer of "Behind Enemy Lines" has supervised films such as "Doctor Dolittle" and "Courage Under Fire". He claimed that this time he wanted to create a war movie "We want to write about everyone's complex psychology when facing war and explore how this psychology affects those soldiers who fight for the country."

Chris in the film is in In conflict.

An excellent pilot, he was eager to fight. But Bosnia's political realities did not allow him to develop his talents. He felt lost, lost confidence in himself, and was ready to give up. Chris's attitude was completely incomprehensible to Reggert, who regarded the military as his life. He believed that Chris did not understand the true meaning of "serving the country" at all.

These contents were not in the original script. Screenwriter Zach Penn turned a story of struggling for help into two main lines, and also added content about the politics of Bosnia.

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■A mix of old and new actors Lineup

Zach Penn also portrayed the protagonist Chris as an ordinary person to distinguish him from traditional Hollywood heroes. He is not a flying hero, he is just an ordinary person in trouble - Producer John Davis calls it a mature version of "Top Gun." If you understand the intention of the director, you will also understand why they chose Owen, the second of the three Wilson brothers, to play the role. Owen seems to be better at comedies like "Meet the Father-in-law," but his natural acting style is well suited to portraying Chris as a mortal, and he won the praise of the producers. His improvisational skills and unique sense of humor also impressed the director. In order to get closer to the characters, Owen lived and ate with the pilots, participated in survival training, and also learned to operate the Hornet carrier-based fighter/attack aircraft.

In contrast, Gene Hackman, who had served as a naval communications officer, was very familiar with it. His portrayal of Reigert was majestic, sincere and solemn, and was praised by the film's military consultant, who believed that he accurately captured Reigert's mental state of empathy for his subordinates' experiences, adding a human brilliance to the war film.

By the way, Gene Hackman and Owen Wilson collaborated on another comedy "The Tenenbaums" not long ago, and the director was Wes Anderson, the old partner of the three Wilson brothers. .

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■First-time director

In order to create a new style of war film, producer John Davis vowed to find someone "outside the circle" as a director, hoping that a newcomer who had not been influenced by Hollywood conventions could bring new ideas. He ended up choosing John Moore, who was from Iceland and had never directed a film.

John Davis saw a commercial shot by John Moore for SEGA at the 1999 MTV Awards. The advertisement is like a condensed thriller, adventure, and chase film. The screen is full of helicopters, motorcycles, and jaw-dropping stunts. The visual style and editing techniques are very unique. Davis said: "From this 2-3 minutes It can be seen from the advertisement that Moore sees things from a different perspective than most filmmakers. He has his own unique narrative method, which makes the camera feel like an extension of his arm. A military enthusiast. He is familiar with the performance and functions of various aircraft and weapons, and this knowledge played a big role in the filming process.

Even military advisers affirmed his efforts: "Moore wanted to reflect the true military camp culture: the way of communication between soldiers, life at sea, weapons, etc., and he did it