"You said it's weird..."
Nanaya held his chin with both hands, pretending to be thinking.
If thriller is a physiological stimulation and horror is a dual stimulation of physiological and psychological, then weirdness is a very pure psychological feeling.
To put it in a more common word, it is - terrifying when you think about it.
The most notable feature of weirdness is that it does not deliberately create a scary environment or atmosphere.
But when people learn about this story and think about it carefully, the more they think about it, the more creepy it becomes.
When people are faced with a weird story, they will be forced to explore and understand the story out of instinctive curiosity because of its half-hidden narrative technique.
It can be said that the biggest feature of weird works is this "snake" created by humans. It is not the creator of the story itself, but the person who reads the story.
As people gradually gain a deeper understanding of the story, the "snake" that symbolizes fear will gradually become clearer in their minds.
At the same time, just as there are a thousand Hamlets in the eyes of a thousand readers.
Because everyone's cognition is different, there will be subtle differences in the portrayal of "snakes", but this difference is also the wonderful part of weird works.
At the same time, because weirdness requires careful thinking and pondering of the key relationships, weirdness is usually linked to suspense.
More importantly, because readers need time to savor the story, works that make good use of weird techniques are usually literary works.
The most famous type of weird literature at present is the new horror story type which has been very popular in recent years, among which the best are the SCP series of literary works and Cthulhu.
Strictly speaking, Cthulhu cannot be counted as a new weird story. It is a relatively complete and special mythology system.
As a setting, the Cthulhu pantheon has rigorous logic, clear settings, and even very strict explanations of terms.
Although as an emerging mythological system, the Cthulhu pantheon is probably the most complete modern mythological worldview after the Cult of the Flying Spaghetti God.
Although this system itself has some weird elements, it is not that scary because it is explained clearly.
The reason why Cthulhu is inseparable from the weirdness is mainly because of the scattered stories written by countless writers based on the Cthulhu mythology system.
Relying on the classic "indescribable" characteristic of the Cthulhu mythology, these stories often give people a chilling and inexplicable sense of fear.
This is probably why the Cthulhu mythology has been loved by quite a few specific audiences in modern times.
"That's true." Old Gen said with a look of longing, "The charm of Cthulhu mythology is that you can break away from reality and tell stories that seem incredible."
"Kyon, you seem to like Cthulhu very much."
Old Gen nodded repeatedly: "Yes, I borrowed many of the settings and inspirations in "Saya no Uta" from Cthulhu Mythos."
[I had almost forgotten about this...]
In Nanaya's opinion, "Saya no Uta" is indeed an excellent work that combines horror and weirdness.
It can even be said that this is the most bizarre work of Urobuchi.
It's just the curious "jelly" element that makes Nanaya feel that few people can calmly finish watching this work without losing their San points.
As for the other weird work SCP mentioned just now...
Let's put it this way, the uniqueness of SCP is also its biggest feature, that is, the essence of SCP is a hodgepodge circle written by a group of supernatural, horror and science fiction enthusiasts who get together to write.
Unlike the works of K-series, it involves more people and a wider range of people, and the styles are more diverse.
Although the story of Cthulhu was also created by many writers, writing style is a key factor in making Cthulhu works stand out.
If the creator's writing skills are not good enough, the resulting work will not only lack a sense of fear, but will only make people feel boring.
But SCP is different, because the descriptions in it are all relatively simple sentences, so in SCP, imagination is the key rather than literary quality.
So SCP is all-encompassing and has everything. It is more like an inspiration library.
There are even a lot of contents that have nothing to do with weirdness or horror, and are more of a simple joke or imaginative essay.
Although this has resulted in uneven quality of archives within SCP and varying degrees of popularity.
But such SCP makes people feel its charm even more.
After all, works created in this way are even more difficult to understand.
And this is the charm of the weirdness, the critical moment of almost grasping the truth, and the extremely urgent desire to control it, which is simply irresistible for those new ghost story fans.
Compared with the original content and outline of the story, people are more concerned about the key points they discover during the development of the story, at the end, or in the inconspicuous details.
This kind of pleasure of sudden enlightenment is an enjoyment that thriller and horror cannot give you.
In fact, it doesn't matter what the truth of the whole story is, nor does it matter whether the details sold are correct. What matters is to enjoy the process of gradually taking control.
"So, old Kyon."
Nanaya solemnly invited Gen Urobuchi who was sitting opposite him: "Let's create our own 'snake'."
"Our snake?"
Old Gen said a little unconfidently: "Can I do it? I can't even handle horror well now."
"This is just a bottleneck period for your creation. I believe that you, who once wrote "Saya no Uta", will be able to create another impressive and terrifying work."
Nanaya was very sure that Gen would be able to overcome this hurdle.
After all, in his previous life, Urobuchi created what can be called a masterpiece - "Puella Magi Madoka Magica" after experiencing a period of inspiration exhaustion.
This is also the new movie that Nanaya plans to shoot after FZ ends.
Every creator hopes to create his or her own "snake". After all, the feeling of controlling others is the most enjoyable part for all creators on a spiritual level.
However, Nanaya has an ambition that belongs only to him as a director, which is that he hopes to present this "snake" in the form of a movie.
This is a groundbreaking achievement in the history of film to date.
Although the film industry has a history of more than a hundred years, due to the length of the film, it has not been able to create its own "snake" like literary works.
There are some excellent movies in terms of weirdness, but they are basically adaptations.
If Nanaya were to make a subjective judgment, he personally felt that Director Wan's "Saw" series was the closest work to this concept so far.
The Jigsaw character in the movie already has a bit of the shadow of a "snake".
It's a pity that Director Wen's excessive pursuit of bloody visual effects and the subsequent sequels that were lackluster have invisibly lowered the overall evaluation of the film.
Of course, the above shortcomings are all based on commercial film strategy considerations.
After all, as a low-budget horror film, the primary purpose of Director Wen and the subsequent directors of the series of films is definitely to make money, and they probably have no intention of creating "snakes".
Nanaya had this idea.
Of course, if it was just the original version of "Puella Magi Madoka Magica", although it could barely be categorized as a weird work, it was still a little short of what Nanaya wanted to achieve.
Therefore, Nanaya needs to strengthen the capital and strength of "Puella Magi Madoka Magica" in all aspects.
Nanaya believes that he can do a good job as the director, but he will have to rely on Urobuchi for the script.
Although Nanaya himself thought that he might not be able to compare with Shinbo in terms of stream of consciousness shots.
But when it comes to the camera scheduling and plot tension of live-action movies, Nanaya believes that ten Akiyuki Shinbo are no match for him.
Although to outsiders, it really seems like it's interesting that Nanaya Kiryu is competing with the animation director in live-action movies.
However, Nanaya himself has very high expectations for "Puella Magi Magica".
If possible, he even hopes to design QB, which looks silly and cute, into the most bizarre symbol of the new century.
In order to achieve this goal, Nanaya knew that he could not shoot this film in the same way as he had shot commercial films in the past.
However, in order to ensure that the film is not interfered with by anyone, Nanaya plans to bear all the production costs by himself.
In other words, he used his own money to make a movie that he wanted to make.
There are many benefits to doing this, the most important of which is that Nanaya is not responsible for the return on investment.
After all, he is the investor, and his requirement for "Puella Magi Magica" has never been how much the box office should reach, but how much influence the film should have.
Nanaya believes that only by paying all the money himself can he be free from other external interferences and devote himself wholeheartedly to the work of polishing the movie.
This sounds like Nanaya is taking advantage of himself.
To be honest, Nanaya's current situation is a bit like those tycoons who became rich overnight -
I suddenly have so much money that I don't know how to spend it.
However, compared to those low-class rich people who buy villas and luxury cars simply for the pursuit of material things, Nanaya is still a little higher in level.
After all, not everyone has the guts to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in a movie with an uncertain future.
According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory, Nanaya has reached the last level after meeting the needs of other levels.
What he wants to do now is to pursue the highest level of the needs hierarchy - the need for self-realization.
For Nanaya, although the movie "Puella Magi Madoka Magica" will definitely not be as commercially successful as the Type-Moon Video Universe, it represents her personal ideals and ambitions.
Therefore, "Puella Magi Madoka Magica" has a very high status in Nanaya's mind and can be on par with the Fate series.