《哈利波特》編劇解釋《小鬼当家》怎樣負面影響他的影片

《哈利波特》編劇解釋《小鬼当家》怎樣負面影響他的影片

我對(《小鬼当家》的)每一名職能部門總監說，我想讓整部影片感覺永恆。換言之，我不希望有人在25年後關上它，感覺它落伍了。我想讓它感覺像是昨日才做的。從衣櫥到牆紙，所有的東西都要讓人覺得它具備永恆的產品品質。我們把此種感情帶回《哈利·波特》中。目標是，假如你在霍格沃茨，你可能將不曉得整部影片是哪一年拍的。這可能將是1956年或是1977年攝製的。或許是在2020年攝製的。這是我最引以為豪的事情:你難以精確地表示它。

Harry Potter director Chris Columbus reveals how his experience making Home Alone influenced his approach to the first two Harry Potter films.

《哈利·波特》的編劇萊恩·哥倫布闡明瞭他攝製《小鬼当家》的經歷怎樣負面影響了他攝製前三部《哈利·波特》影片的方式。

When it came to casting the Potter kids, I wanted that same sort of realism. What happens when you cast an actor who has not had a lot of experience is that they bring in a tremendous amount of reality, naturalism, and comedy based on instinct, not based on the fact that they’ve done seven years of a Nickelodeon show. So for me, [the goal] was finding these unknown actors who could basically become these characters. [...]

There is no doubt that Columbus was able to make timeless classics of both films. TheHarry Potterfranchise is still growing to this day, and while reviews for the newHome Alonereboot have been universally negative, one would be hard pressed to find a Christmas movie list that doesn't feature the original. Both movies have wormed their way firmly into the public's heart, and it seems likely that they will continue to pick up new fans as each generation discovers them.

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Director Chris Columbus reveals how the making ofHome Aloneinfluenced his approach to helming his

While the two films may not seem to have much in common other than their director, they actually bear more similarities than one would think. ThoughHome Alonetakes place in an early '90s suburban house andHarry Potteris set in the fantastical wizarding world, both films centre around young children heroically rising up to defend themselves against adult antagonists. Both series were catalysts for child actors' careers, and they even include iconic scores by the legendary John Williams.

In a recent interview withPolygon,Columbus reveals an even deeper connection, stating that his experience making theHome Alonemovies largely informed how he approached the creation of the world ofHarry Potter.Columbus notes that he believes casting a child actor with less experience brings a certain level of realism to their performance that more-seasoned children may not possess. He also stressed to both production teams the importance of creating a sense of timelessness. See his full quote below:

編劇萊恩·哥倫布闡明瞭《小鬼当家》的攝製對他主演《哈利·波特》系列影片的負面影響。哥倫布是《小鬼当家》系列和《哈利·波特》系列前三部的幕後製作人。這三部劇都憑藉著自身的競爭優勢成為經典，前者被許多人視作聖誕節不可或缺的亮點，而後者則是影片史上最成功的系列影片之一。

I said to each of my department heads [onHome Alone],I want this film to feel timeless. In other words, I don’t want someone to turn it on 25 years from now and it feels dated. I want it to feel as if it were made yesterday. Everything from the wardrobe to the wallpaper — everything had to feel like it had a timeless quality. We brought that sensibility to Harry Potter. The goal was, if you’re in Hogwarts, you may not be able to tell what year this movie was shot. This could have been shot in 1956, maybe 1977. Maybe it was shot in 2020. And that’s the thing I’m most proud of: You can’t really pinpoint it.

Harry Potter Director Explains How Home Alone Influenced His Movies

Based off the films' enduring success, there certainly seems to be some validity to his approaches to casting and production design. While it is true that both Macaulay Culkin (Home Alone) and Daniel Radcliffe(Harry Potter) did have some experience before they were cast in their respective roles, neither were particularly established, allowing them to become associated with their parts in the minds of the audience. And, thoughHome Alonemay be a bit more distinctly '90s andHarry Potterfeels more like a period piece somehow set in present day, both films have aged well since their releases, which viewers might not have clocked as the result of the filmmakers' careful strategy.

除了編劇以外，這三部影片或許沒有什么共通點，但事實上它們的共同之處比現代人想像的要多。雖然《小鬼当家》的故事情節出現在90二十世紀初的市郊，而《哈利·波特》的故事情節大背景設定在科幻的魔法世界，但三部影片都是圍繞著孩子們英勇地站起來，抵擋孩童的敵方的故事情節展開的。這三部劇都是女演員事業的催化劑，甚至包含傳奇人物詹姆斯·戴維斯的標誌性配樂。

在挑選出波特的孩子們時，我也想要那種現實生活主義。當你選一個沒有太多實戰經驗的女演員時，自己會帶來大量的現實生活，現實主義和基於本能的戲劇，而並非基於自己已經演了六年的Nickelodeon電視節目的事實。而且對我而言，(我的目標)是找出那些不著名的女演員，自己基本上可以成為那些配角。

毫無疑問，哥倫布能夠使三部影片成為永恆的經典。《哈利·波特》系列影片迄今仍在繼續經濟發展，雖然對新版《小鬼当家》的評價普遍都是負面的，但你很難找出一個聖誕節影片名單上沒有原版的。這三部影片已經牢牢地俘獲了社會公眾的心，但是隨著每一代人發現它們，它們或許還會繼續吸引新的歌迷。

基於整部影片的持久成功，他在選角和製作設計上的方式似乎很多正確性。儘管麥考利·奧托金(《小鬼当家》)和安德魯·雷德克里夫(《哈利·波特》)在參演各自的配角之後的確都有許多實戰經驗，但他們都並非很成熟，這讓他們在觀眾們內心深處與自己的配角造成了取得聯繫。儘管《小鬼当家》更像是90二十世紀的影片，《哈利·波特》更像是以現代為大背景的時代片，但這三部影片自公映以來都很成熟，觀眾們可能將沒有注意到這一點，這是編劇精心策劃的結果。

Potterfilms. Columbus is famously behind the first two instalments of both theHome Aloneseries and theHarry Potterfranchise. Both series have gone on to become classics in their own right, with the formerbeing considered by many as essential Christmas viewing and the latter one of the most successful franchises in movie history.

在最近接受Polygon的專訪中，哥倫布闡明瞭一種更深層的取得聯繫，他說他製作《小鬼当家》影片的經歷非常大程度上負面影響了他怎樣締造哈利波特的世界。哥倫布表示，他指出讓實戰經驗較少的幼兒演員參演能給自己的演出帶來一定程度的真實感，而實戰經驗更多樣的幼兒可能將沒有此種真實感。他還向三個製作團隊特別強調了締造永恆感的重要性。上面是他的原話: