The reason why New Line Film Company wants to change the ending is nothing more than to make the film more commercialized and attract more audiences to the cinema.

This is actually a normal thing in the eyes of major production companies. In real life, mastering the economic lifeline means the right to speak, projected in the Hollywood industry, the producer and the film production company are the ones who have the right to speak, which is also the reason why the producer is the highest power representative of the crew, and the director must also be checked and balanced by the producer.

Both producers and film companies are profit-oriented, saving costs and increasing profits, which is their eternal theme. In order for the film to win the box office or win awards, they often do not hesitate to change the script and the finished product according to their own ideas, which leads to the fierce contradiction between the layman and the insider, as well as the irresolvable contradiction between the self-righteous and the real insider.

The most famous "Once Upon a Time in America" in film history was so ruined, and the finished product that can be called an epic was castrated into an unknown scrap by the producer. In order to cater to the taste of the academy and win the Oscar, they did not hesitate to force the director to make post-editing according to the taste of the academy, and the title of "Scissorhands Weinstein" is even more notorious.

It is precisely because of the fierce conflict between the production company and the crew that Hollywood has a clause on editing rights in the contract during the preparation of the crew. The so-called editing right is actually the right to edit the film in the later stage, but the so-called editing right of the production company is particular.

One is the editing right, the director has all the rights to the film editing, and the finished product is basically made according to the director's ideas; One is the right to cut the first time, the director can edit an ideal film from his own lens, and then win the consent of the producer, if the producer does not agree, to make a second edit, then the initiative is no longer in the hands of the director; There is also the right to build yì, the director can only build yì, and does not have the right to edit his own work, and all of it is left to the producer.

It is precisely because of this difference that many films will appear in versions similar to the "director's cut", and it is estimated that during the editing process, the opinions of the production company and the director diverged.

The reason why "Alien 3" is disliked by David Fincher is because David only owned the right to build it at the beginning, and it can be said that the finished product is so far from David's vision that David is unwilling to admit that it is his work; The reason why "Seven Deadly Sins" is willing to be directed by David is also because New Line Film Company stipulates that David only uses the right to cut the first cut, and they also have the right to modify it.

Editing is already the last gate of filmmaking, and in contrast, revising a script is interfering with the work during the filming process. But the nature has not changed, in fact, the production company wants to make changes to the work according to its own plan.

This is not the first time such a thing has been encountered, and in the "Schindler's List" system, Universal Pictures has put pressure on Steven Spielberg several times to try to revise the script, but Steven has forcefully refused; The "speed of life and death" system was also met with the interference of the twentieth century Fox, who kept asking for more grand scenes of explosions, but this was not a matter of principle, and Jane de Bont met the demands of the people of the festival, as the budget allowed.

In fact, Hugo himself was involved, and he gave his opinions on the crew changes of "The Shawshank Redemption" and "Pulp Fiction", which were finally accepted, resulting in changes in the work.

Hugo can understand the producer's behavior, whether it is for the box office or for the awards, in short, everyone wants to make the work better. But the problem is that a qiē ridiculous change is not helping at all, but ruining a work, such as "Once Upon a Time in America", which is absolutely unacceptable. This is a matter of principle.

If the New Line Film Company changes the ending of the "Seven Deadly Sins", it will undoubtedly be self-defeating.

The reason why the script of "Seven Deadly Sins" is brilliant is that it is laid out from the beginning to the end with a perfect ending. The story ends with Anonymous killing Arrogance, Laziness, Greed, Gluttony, and Lust, respectively. After the five representatives of desire, he incarnated himself as jealousy, and seduced Mills into rage. Anonymous is jealous of Mills' happy family, so he kills Mills' wife, which completely engulfs Mills into a rage. So, Mills shoots and kills Anonymous - executing jealousy with his own hands, and he himself becomes the embodiment of rage and ruins his own life with his own hands.

No one expected that the last two characters of the Seven Deadly Sins would be Anonymous and Mills, and Anonymous used himself as a pawn to complete the blueprint by martyrdom, while also cleverly putting Mills in a dilemma. But compared to Anonymous, who represents jealousy, and Mills, who represents anger, the real excitement of the story is after Mills's arrest, that is, the part that the movie does not tell:

What's next for Mills? Mills had previously thought that Anonymous was just a passing meteor that would soon be forgotten, but Anonymous was convinced that his work would be remembered for a long time after it was completed. Now that Anonymous's work is complete - not the Seven Deadly Sins, but Mills, who remains in the world in the form of rage, whose faith is completely destroyed, who has lost his wife, who has ruined his career with his own hands, whose conflict and anger have brought himself and the police to the pinnacle of public condemnation, it is conceivable that Mills will face the wrath of the whole society, and the tragedy of the whole society.

Therefore, with the last line of Samoset, "Hemingway once said that the world is beautiful and worth fighting for, I only believe the second half of the sentence", and the whole story was suddenly sublimated.

Keeping "Fury" Mills alive is the true work of Anonymous, far more profound and magnificent than letting Fury die too.

But apparently the New Line Film Company did not understand this ending, they only saw the anonymous who was jealous, so there were "several choices", either the police did justice and eliminated the culprit; Either that Mills did not become outraged, but handed over the anonymous to the law, leaving people with hope in society; Either everyone dies together, jealousy and anger are sacrificed, and the whole movie is sublimated into a tragedy of little people......

No matter which choice it is, it is actually a "heroic" ending, which can clearly see the plot of the new line film company.

Indeed, compared to the heavy and dark story of "The Seven Deadly Sins", the triumph of good over evil, or the end of justice and evil, and thus warn the world, such a work is certainly more in line with today's mainstream aesthetic standards. It seems that it is naturally more conducive to box office revenue.

But Hugo clearly knows that if the ending of "Seven Deadly Sins" is changed, it is not only as simple as ruining the ending, but also ruining the whole story, overturning all the foreshadowing that Andrew has planted from the beginning.

All seven deadly sins are gathered, six deadly sins are punished, and the seventh deadly sin continues to witness the depravity of the whole society in a living way, and suffers unparalleled suffering. This is the meaning of the ending, and it is also the content that the ending gives to the whole story to further sublimate. Whether it is religious significance or social reality, it can take the work up a notch.

Now, the obviously layman film production company is going to ruin this ending with a big wave, which is absolutely unacceptable!

Hugo listened to Joseph's explanation, and he didn't have time to ask in detail, so he strode in the direction of David, which was the biggest crisis faced by the entire crew compared to his acting skills.

At this time, a small group of people gathered around David, Hugo could see Andrew, Brad and others from a distance, and when he got closer, he saw Gianni Nunali surrounded in the center.

In fact, Hugo has always had a good impression of Gianni, although he has been on the set for a long time, he has always maintained respect for David - and also kept a distance from the crew, so that the crew can be filmed in a relatively comfortable and independent environment. But today's situation made Hugo clearly know that personal friendship is one thing, and in the face of interests, there is still no room for negotiation in official affairs.

"Gianni, you can't do that!" Brad frowned and said angrily, the assistant standing next to him was pulling his elbow, as if trying to stop him, but Brad got rid of the assistant without hesitation, and continued, "If you do this, I'll strike!" You are an insult to the whole script, an insult to the whole story. ”

You can feel the seriousness and devotion of Brad's expression, and it is obvious that he also has a clear understanding of the ending of the "Seven Deadly Sins". It shouldn't come as a surprise that, in order to confront Hugo, Brad's study of the script was definitely not inferior to that of anyone else in the crew, and apart from the inferior performances in the last few scenes, Brad's work has always been praised.

Brad's assistant saw Hugo coming towards him, his expression was a little embarrassed, now in the crew, David, Morgan, Hugo and others are bigger than Brad, even if they want to come out, Brad's turn is not enough, although Brad is the leading actor, but his salary is not even half of Hugo's, and now Brad is really not suitable. Brad's assistant could already feel Martin Baum's anger, but he couldn't stop Brad.

David, who was standing next to him, had a face that seemed to be stained with frost at this time, and he didn't even bother to say a word, but with his hands crossed over his chest and making a defensive gesture, he could clearly feel his refusal to compromise at this time.

Hugo strode over and asked anxiously, "Gianni, what the hell is going on?" You have to give an explanation! ”