"Do you want to win so badly? Do you want to obtain the Holy Grail so badly?!"
The knight, covered in blood, roared unwillingly toward the sky.
"You're trampling on my only sincere wish... Aren't you ashamed?!"
The knight's beauty was distorted by blood and tears. He cursed his fate heartbreakingly, and at the same time, he was also cursing the person who caused his fate.
"Unforgivable... You will never be forgiven! I curse the Holy Grail! I curse your wishes to become disasters! When you fall into hell, don't forget the anger of Diarmuid!"
"Cut! Great show, James."
Nanaya gave that side a thumbs up.
"Thank you, Director."
James McAvoy smiled and nodded. He took the bottle of water handed to him by his assistant and drank carefully to avoid the straw touching his makeup.
You have to know that Diarmuid's body and face were covered with blood before his death, and it took several hours to complete the makeup every time.
So James McAvoy naturally had to be careful.
"I have to say that apart from the makeup being a little more difficult, everything else about this scene was much simpler than my action scenes."
Perhaps because the filming went smoothly, James McAvoy had a smug smile on her face.
"It's natural."
Although he just praised the other party, Nanaya was not polite at all when he said this: "If you can't even handle this shot, I'm going to doubt whether you stayed in the dormitory playing games every day when you were in school."
Diarmuid's monologue before his death was very ritualistic, so Nanaya referred to a lot of stage plays and dramas when filming.
This not only makes the shot very visual, but also gives it a sense of stage, like a tragic scene in a drama.
As a top student who graduated from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, James McAvoy is naturally adept at performing in dramas.
For him, this scene was much easier to shoot than the action scenes that required him to go to the sky and into the ground.
"Haha, Benny and I are both good at acting in dramas, so this kind of small scene is naturally not difficult for me."
James McAvoy's cocky personality came up again, and he proudly tapped his feet to the beat.
"Okay, stop showing off. Let's do it again."
The previous shot was a medium to long shot, and the next shot will be a close-up.
As for why I didn't finish the filming just now…
You said that a person was suddenly added to the long shot, isn't that a mistake?
The subsequent filming did not have any major problems. James McAvoy, who was good at dramatic performances, had already grasped Diarmuid's psychology before his exit, and this scene was filmed very easily.
But the next shot was not so easy for the crew.
But this has nothing to do with James McAvoy, because this is a rivalry between Nanaya and Lily.
Because this scene follows the final action scene between Lancer and Saber, this set of shots is also the only literary scene that has not been filmed yet.
It was still on the same set, but the people standing in front of the camera were no longer the angry Diarmuid Ua Duibhne and the surprised Knight King.
At this time, the camera is aimed at a cold-blooded killer in a black suit and an extremely angry Knight King, and a conversation is taking place between them.
Two cameras captured the set from different angles to ensure that the actors' expressions were fully captured.
At the same time, Shonan Rantaro, who was carrying a slightly smaller camera, was squatting in a corner where the camera could not reach.
His task is to follow Shiki Matsuno's orders and take pictures whenever necessary.
On the set, there were still a few spots of blood on the Knight King's face, which were the blood that splashed when he was interceding for Kenneth just now.
Although her beautiful face was stained with blood, she didn't care at all.
"Emiya...Kiritsugu!"
Her emerald eyes burned cruelly.
His Master's recent actions had completely put him in opposition to him.
Lily resisted the urge to use the sword in her hand to split her master in half and accused him in a trembling voice.
"Now I finally understand that you are a person without moral principles. I was so stupid to believe that even if the paths are different, the goals are still the same!"
Kiritsugu, played by Nanaya, remained silent; their paths were originally opposite.
Kiritsugu just instigated Kenneth to make Lancer commit suicide, and then had his assistant kill Kenneth and Sora.
Even if it was to ensure the elimination of his opponent, his methods were despicable from any perspective.
Nanaya took out a cigarette and put it to his lips, but he didn't light it.
Because he didn't know if the cigarette could last until the end of the shot.
This is a long-shot rivalry scene that requires outstanding personal acting skills. Nanaya's fundamental purpose of holding the cigarette is to use it to cover up his lack of acting skills.
"Until now, I have always believed what Irisviel said and have never doubted your character."
Lily glanced at Benedict Cumberbatch who was lying on the ground pretending to be dead.
"But now! Iri, even if you say that a man like this wants to save the world with the Holy Grail, I won't believe it anymore!"
Lily's performance in this part was quite brilliant. Her yelling seemed like she was expressing her dissatisfaction with her Master, but at the same time she was also venting her own inner frustration.
The No. 2 camera facing Nanaya immediately switched to a close-up shot to capture Kiritsugu's hesitant expression as he turned his back to Saber.
In the camera, Nanaya bit the cigarette tightly in his mouth. He seemed to want to say something, but in the end he remained silent.
Because he knew that he and the Knight King had completely different ideas, and there was no point in explaining it.
The conflict of ideologies between Kiritsugu and Saber is the biggest contradiction between this master-servant pair, and also the biggest highlight of their group.
Because their pursuit of ideals is not completely contradictory, they hope that everyone can have a happy ending.
But the focus of the two people is completely opposite.
Kiritsugu is a thorough utilitarian who always pursues the "greatest happiness".
In Kiritsugu's eyes, the criterion for determining whether an action is appropriate or not lies in the effectiveness of its results.
To put it simply, it means maximizing benefits. For the happiness of everyone, Kiritsugu does not mind sacrificing individual happiness.
This is why, in Kiritsugu's eyes, everything can be measured in numbers.
Since the Holy Grail can fulfill all wishes, then the self who pursues the happiness of all mankind is the "greatest good", and anyone who stands in one's way is evil.
In Kiritsugu's opinion, all of humanity will be happy after obtaining the Holy Grail, so no matter how many sacrifices are made in this process, they are only a small number compared to all of humanity and are not worth mentioning.
After all, if we measure it from the perspective of utilitarianism, it would be completely worthwhile if only a few people died due to the Holy Grail War among the billions of people in the world.
Even if the death of one person from Fuyuki City could lead to world peace, I believe that countless people who believe in utilitarianism would do so.
Saber, as the King of Knights, is the opposite of Kiritsugu. She represents the opposite of utilitarianism - obligationism.
She will measure an action by its purpose, not by its consequences.
For Artoria, who believes in the knight's creed, she places more emphasis on "morality" and "responsibility".
Because Kiritsugu only pursues results, he can sacrifice everything, even his wife and daughter.
Because Artoria pursues the belief of integrity too much, she uses her conscience to measure the standards of other people's actions and is described as a naive girl.
In reality, few people are completely [utilitarian] or [obligatory]. People usually tend to lean towards one side when they encounter a specific matter.
But movies and stories are fictional things after all. In order to maximize the dramatic conflict, the character settings naturally need to become more extreme.
Of course, as a commercial film, FZ will definitely not directly discuss with the audience who is right or wrong in this matter.
Putting aside the debate between the two, there is still no unified answer.
If audiences see a movie discussing a social philosophical issue again and again, they will definitely ask for a refund.
Therefore, in the design of the script, Emiya Kiritsugu never said anything to Saber except the Command Spell.
Because Kiritsugu, who used efficiency as a criterion, knew very well that he and Saber would not understand each other, so if that was the case, he might as well just shut up from the beginning.
Kiritsugu's words to Iri -
"I have nothing to say to that Servant. There is no use saying anything to a killer who is swayed by honor and fame."
It sounded like a child throwing a tantrum, but it undoubtedly expressed Kiritsugu's clear opinion of his Servant.
Although in this scene, almost no one can laugh.
After all, the bodies of Kenneth and Sora were still lying nearby.
"A-choo!"
Benedict Cumberbatch, lying on the ground, sneezed.
Fortunately, Shiki Matsuno shouted "Cut" before he sneezed, otherwise it would have been a NG.
"You have a cold?"
Nanaya reached out and pulled him up.
"It's a little cold." Benedict Cumberbatch replied after sniffing.
Benedict Cumberbatch, who plays Kenneth, looks much more pitiful than James McAvoy just now. His body is covered with red blood from the props.
If James was just drenched by the light rain, then Benedict Cumberbatch was splashed with a bucket of water.
Even though it is May now and the weather has started to warm up, it is still very easy to catch a cold if you stay wet.
"Hurry up and keep him warm."
Nanaya quickly called his assistant to take Benedict Cumberbatch away, and then arranged for others to start cleaning up the set.
"How about the footage just now?" Nanaya asked Shiki who was checking the clip.
"Not bad." Shiki Matsuno replied without even looking up, "Lily's expression of being mad at you just now was great. Her acting skills are basically acceptable for a commercial film."
Nanaya laughed and scolded: "Are you praising her or insulting her?"
"Senior."
Ori then quickly walked to Nanaya and whispered in his ear, "The accounting representative is here, he wants to see you about something."