This Director Must Apologize

Regarding the recent plot developments in this book, I can only describe them with four words: self-indulgent sentimentality. The author, having done a decent job adapting *Roman Holiday* and *1917*, got carried away and thought he was invincible, producing a series of original screenplays.

The opening Roman Holiday was well-written, and while the 1951 sequel was unexpected, it was still plausible. But what kind of story is Mulan? From the synopsis, it's clear that the author has no screenwriting talent. Stop showing off your screenwriting abilities and don't mistake adaptation for original creation. Putting aside the original work, what talent do you have for original screenplays?

The Mulan story is so long, yet the plot isn't even as good as some B-movie from America. Sure, it didn't ruin Mulan. But ruining Wu Zetian?! Seeing Mulan and Wu Zetian as playmates left me completely bewildered. They weren't from the same dynasty, were they? Perhaps I'm just ignorant, and Wu Zetian was born before the Tang Dynasty?

Akira Kurosawa said that to make a film, you only need a pen and a bunch of paper. Many complaints from aspiring directors, no matter how talented, are that they need a lot of money. Yes, a lot of money is needed, but even a family surviving in the wild, with a voiceover telling the audience it's a family surviving a two-month global blackout, can make a good film, even a trilogy.

To be honest, the writing is good, and the first two films are generally well-written and worth watching. However, winning an Oscar in 1951 is a bit outrageous. Some people say that Japanese films about World War II also won awards, but that's because Japan won the Pacific War, and you can say whatever you want about a war you won. But the Korean War was a direct and devastating defeat for Japan.

As mentioned, I have no desire to read the outline of this movie script; it's too whimsical. Remember to call me when they're making the sequel!

It's well-written; I like it. Some people say 1951 is the point where they'd drop the story, but it's very appealing to me.

In plagiarism-themed novels, the famous works copied by the protagonist are likely familiar to most readers. Therefore, readers will automatically fill in the gaps in the author's descriptions, compensating for any shortcomings in the original work's portrayal. It's similar to fan fiction.

The best director's article of the year, and in my personal opinion, the best director's article ever written. This is not an exaggeration. In my opinion, the quality and status of this book are currently comparable to "The Literary Era," which claims to make you whiter while sleeping. Both are the pinnacle of entertainment literature.

It's written very realistically, filled with stories of serving tea and water, welcoming and seeing off people, and interspersed with a little bit of filming content, fully illustrating what it means to have a hard time making money and to live a miserable life.