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Wei Te-sheng: Behind the Miracles |
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| Q: | Since you first conceived the film, it has taken 14 years for it to be made. How do you feel now it is finally being released? |
| A: | I feel as though I went through military service again. I look at the scenes on the screen and go, “Wow, did we make that?” I think the audience in Taiwan will be particularly attached to this film, because they know how it was made under unfavorable circumstances. Looking back, a lot of misfortunes that we encountered in the process were in fact blessings in disguise. During the making of this film, we had to rush to the bank virtually every day before closing time to avoid bouncing checks. It was like that for 10 months, but we somehow pulled through. |
| Q: | Some people were moved to tears just watching the trailer, and some have even compared your film to “Avatar.” What do you think? |
| A: | It makes me very happy to hear it being compared to “Avatar.” Some of the production crew went and saw “Avatar” when we began filming, and told me that they felt that our direction was similar to the one taken in that film. When I saw it a little later, I thought it was a really great film, especially in that it emphasized that America was no longer an upholder of justice. I think “Avatar” and “Seediq Bale” have the same theme, because the endings of both films are about the emergence of a better world. |
| Q: | Faced with all those difficulties, how did you conjure up the confidence that you would be able to prevail? |
| A: | When I decided to make this film, I certainly trusted that I could finish what I started. Trusting solely in yourself, however, can get you into a lot of trouble. Making a movie is not something that you can accomplish on your own. It takes teamwork. I'm grateful that there were no personnel problems with the cast and production crew. Over half of the risks of making a film come from securing funding, but I didn't receive a dime of funding before the shooting wrapped. How did I manage to get through that? Looking back now, it still seems incredible. |
| 魏德聖：奇蹟的背後
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| 問： | 從你開始構思這部電影到完成共花了十四年。現在終於上映了，你有什麼感覺？ |
| 答： | 我覺得像是又當了一次兵。我望著銀幕裡的畫面驚嘆：「哇，這是我們搞出來的嗎？」我覺得台灣觀眾對這部片會格外有感情，因為他們知道這部片是在不利的情況下完成的。回頭看來，過程中我們所遭遇的很多不幸運實際上成了好事。影片拍攝期間，我們幾乎每天都要跑銀行趕關門時間好避免跳票。這十個月都是這樣，但不知怎的我們就度過難關了。 |
| 問： | 有人光看預告片就感動到哭，甚至有人把你的片和《阿凡達》相提並論。你有什麼看法？ |
| 答： | 我很開心這部片被和《阿凡達》相提並論。當初我們開拍時就有一些工作人員去看《阿凡達》，然後跟我說他們覺得《阿凡達》和我們的方向很接近。後來我也去看了，我覺得拍得真好。特別是強調美國不再是象徵正義之師的這個角度。我覺得《阿凡達》和《賽德克‧巴萊》的主旨是一樣的，因為結局都是一個更美好世界的來到。 |
| 問： | 面對這麼多困難，是如何相信自己能克服的？ |
| 答： | 當我決定製作這部電影時，我當然相信我能有始有終。不過只相信自己是會惹出很多麻煩的，拍電影不是一個人能獨力完成的事，需要眾人齊心合力。很感謝演員與工作人員都沒發生人事上的問題。拍片一半以上的風險是來自籌措資金，不過我到殺青前都還拿不到任何一毛錢的投資，我到底是怎麼度過難關的？現在回頭想想，還是覺得不可思議。 |
資料來源：biz 互動英語電子報
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