1702 The sword goes sideways
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Screenwriter Vince Gilligan, who just celebrated his 40th birthday in February this year, can be said to be another type of unlucky guy in Hollywood.
Vince Gilligan, who has neat and clean brown hair, a neatly trimmed beard, and full of literary youth, entered New York University's Bachelor's Degree in Arts in the 1980s. During his time at school, he wrote the script "Love Move Forward". As early as 1989, the script was spotted by Warner Bros. and acquired it. The script was filmed and became a movie in 1998, starring Drew Barrymore and Luke Wilson. Although the script was nine years after it was acquired, and the movie did not achieve the expected good results after it was released, his first script was a film company - and Warner Bros. This undoubtedly made Vince Gilligan strengthen his confidence in embarking on the path of screenwriter.
After graduation, Vince Gilligan wrote a script called "Flame Rapid", starring Denis Quaid and Deborah Wenger. Unfortunately, the movie failed to achieve the expected results. At this time, Vince Gilligan got the opportunity he had always dreamed of: becoming the screenwriter of the outstanding series "X Archives".
Vince Geelygan looks gentle and has a literary temperament, but he has a stubbornness that ordinary people cannot see. He has always had a special liking for this "x file" that was popular all over the world. After winning the opportunity to write a script for this series, Vince Geelygan took advantage of the situation.
Vince Gilligan not only wrote more than forty episodes of scripts for "X Archives", but also served as executive producer for more than forty episodes, staying in the "X Archives" crew from 1995 to 2002. During this period, he also participated in the production of a short-lived drama "The Lone Gunman".
It can be said that Vince Gilligan hid his orthodox routine in the "X Archives" crew, and his weird style was brought to the extreme, becoming a new star in the screenwriter industry.
But in fact, rising stars like Vince Gilligan are too common in the entertainment industry. From models, actors, screenwriters, directors, and producers, countless newcomers emerge in a row every year, but it is not possible for everyone to truly continue the shining of the newcomer era and become a truly powerful figure. Vince Gilligan did not do this. This kind of "harm to Zhongyong" situation is performed every day in Hollywood, even more frequently than the miracle of overnight fame.
After leaving the crew of "X Archives", Vince Gilligan actually has been released intermittently, but none of them can achieve glory again. The accumulated reputation during the "X Archives" period was gradually wiped out. This situation lasted for nearly five years. Sony Columbia Pictures invited him to write a script called "Superman Hancock". This script Sony Columbia Pictures invited "Shishen King" Will Smith to star in the role, and was partnered by Charlize Theron, who relied on the "Female Devil" to win the Oscar winner, and during the preparation period, he won countless attention.
Vince Geelygan originally thought that "Superman Hancock" would be his comeback, but he did not expect that a screenwriter strike brought his efforts back to its original form. Vince Geelygan had to stop writing two-thirds of the script "Superman Hancock" and obeyed the decision of the American Screenwriters Union and joined the strike, which also led to the immediate suspension of preparations for "Superman Hancock".
Vince Gilligan, who had just found hope, was once again sent to hell. In this case, Vince Gilligan, who was in a midlife crisis, created a character called Wat White in his mind. Although Vince Gilligan was still polishing the character, there was already a vague framework in his mind.
Wat White should be a small person who is taciturn, obedient and ordinary, and is as ordinary as ever. But such a small person encountered the biggest crisis in his life. He was diagnosed with advanced lung cancer. Faced with the sudden failure, the first thing he thought of was the future vitality of his family. He had a wife, maybe he had just been pregnant; he had a child, maybe he still had some physical inconvenience, and he was the only source of income in the family. It can be imagined that if he took his life away by lung cancer, the family would collapse.
The economy in the United States is getting worse and worse. As income declines and consumption increases, this puts the middle class in a growing pressure on life. Water White calculated that his family needed at least 800,000 US dollars to be able to have food and clothing after he left. This money is tantamount to an astronomical figure for an ordinary family.
Wat White is actually the representative of ordinary middle-aged American men. Vince Gilligan is also included. They have been useless all their lives, diligently moving forward on the thorny road of life according to existing steps, and even gave up their dreams in order to have a good life, but in the end they were always overwhelmed by the pressure of life. Although Vince Gilligan did not have the crisis encountered by Wat White, the character he built, so terrible, the screenwriter's strike completely erupted.
The income has been unstable in the past few years. This time, the script of "Superman Hancock" cannot be earned until it is completed. Vince Gilligan has fallen into a situation where it is possible to go bankrupt at any time. To a certain extent, Wat White is actually his image after Vince Gilligan's dramaticization.
So, what should we do when facing this life crisis? Vince Gilligan couldn't help but begin to conceive Walt White's every move. The irresistibleness of advanced lung cancer has left Walt White with no choice. He must burn his boat and give everything to see a glimmer of hope. Otherwise, the huge waves of life will swallow him, his wife and children, and even the bones will not be left.
However, Vince Gilligan knew that the character of Wat White, whom he had conceived, was actually not perfect enough. Almost every screenwriter could come up with such an idea. The key point is what way Wat White chose to make a breakthrough. After the breakthrough, the butterfly effect would cause many unpredictable changes to his life. This is the key to making a drama wonderful.
In fact, American dramas have been developing for so many years, and the subject matter will be more or less repeated. Take the detective drama as an example. For a long history, let’s talk about a series of detective dramas that have risen again in recent years: "crime scene investigation", "naval crime investigation office", "iron-proof case", "bone-search search", "beautiful school detective", "end of the crime", "crime psychology"... In fact, the themes are all the same, basically a core word: solving the case. No matter who the core is, it is about the case. Then, how can the same detective drama develop new ideas, highlight the key points, and attract the audience? This is to look at the ability of all screenwriters. The entry point is on one hand, creativity is on the other hand, and the story is the key point.
Therefore, Vince Geelygan knew that role positioning is not the focus, and American dramas similar to the midlife crisis are emerging one after another. The new drama "Late-achieving" that HBO is preparing to lock in the bull. In this profession, the "plastic surgery room" focuses on plastic surgery, including "desperate housewife", which is actually one of the themes of the midlife crisis. So, what key points can Vince Geelygan open up?
The screenwriter went on a strike during this period, giving Vince Gilligan enough time to collide with thoughts. Unintentionally, he saw the "single poisonous mother". The heroine Nancy seems to be the version of Wat White, the daughter of Wat White, he built. However, the difference in roles between men and women in society has led to different ways of dealing with the midlife crisis. Of course, different genders will also lead to different problems faced in life, and the pressure women will bear is heavier; secondly, the crises faced by Nancy and Wat are also different, and the situations of the two people are also different.
Vince Gilligan couldn't help but start thinking, if Wat White was a chemistry teacher, he had enough chemistry knowledge, and then when he was facing a desperate situation, he chose to use his rich chemical knowledge to create drugs, and he would become a big drug owl and embark on a path of no return to crime, what would happen?
Although the inspiration comes from "Single Poison Mom", the difference in the character setting of Vince Gilligan for Walt White is destined to take a completely different path in the development direction of the entire subject. Moreover, "Single Poison Mom" is a black humorous comedy, but Vince Gilligan is more inclined to write a black drama, pushing Walt White to the extreme step by step with a big opening and closing route, and then watch the character burst out with infinite potential again and again in desperate situations.
It has to be said that under Vince Gilliganswen's appearance, there is indeed a pride of taking a different sword. He showed up in the "x file", but now when he is facing his own midlife crisis, he explodes on Wat White again.
Vince Gilligan began to fill the character of Water White little by little, and also clues to the entire story, trying to build the story outline of the first season in my mind.
Regarding the name of this series, Vince Gilligan made a bold and direct choice, "Breaking Bad", the name directly means "beyond sin". It can also be seen that Wat White made a crime choice in extreme circumstances, but the law is unruly. No one will care about what you are going on the road of crime for. Breaking the law is illegal, not to mention that the moral issues involved in drug products are even more serious - this is much more serious than the "single poisonous mother". Therefore, an honest teacher like Wat White is wandering at both ends of moral limits, running barefoot on the black knife of sin.
However, before Vince Gilligan could come up with a complete and clear idea, Thomas Lansing actually expressed his willingness to produce this script, Thomas Lansing from Studio 11, which surprised Vince Gilligan.
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