Florida, Miami.
In a suite at the five-star Fontainebleau Resort on South Beach, Charles got up and walked to the huge floor-to-ceiling window.
On the sunny Atlantic Ocean beach, Charles stretched. It was almost noon.
"Charles, let's go down for lunch, and then continue to enjoy the sun and waves on the beach," Megan Fox said softly as she came up from behind and hugged Charles.
"Indeed, I'm hungry. I'll be going to Italy later. You're going straight to Los Angeles to develop after graduation, right?" Charles's trip to Miami was indeed a vacation, after all, he hadn't seen the sexy Megan Fox in a long Time.
"That's right. In the past two years, Ms. Capet has helped me find some roles in comedy films. I thought it would be much more convenient once I got to Los Angeles." As for after high school graduation, Megan Fox couldn't get into college anyway.
"Let's go!"
After changing clothes and having lunch, the two went to the beach, where there was sunshine, bikinis, waves, and fine wine and drinks.
Miami Beach is never short of things that make men's hearts flutter: swim trunks, Hawaiian shirts, sunglasses, and straw hats.
The lazy Charles was half-reclining on a beach chair under a parasol, while Megan Fox, in a bikini, lay beside him, enjoying a sunbath.
american have a deep love for bronze skin, after all, those who can always enjoy sunbathing are not poor boys.
Doesn't bronze skin just show that this guy has money to vacation at the beach often?
"Miami is indeed a good place," passionate latin woman filled the beach, with lingerie shows happening one after another.
"Charles, then why don't you buy a house in Miami? Then you could come here for vacation and enjoyment anytime?" Megan Fox asked without opening her eyes.
"I will, of course I will!" Real estate is always one of the top choices for investors.
Afterward, Charles traveled to Matera, the filming location of the passion of the christ, a historic small city in the Basilicata region of southern Italy.
First, he landed at Bari International Airport, a coastal port city in southern Italy 60 kilometers from Matera, and then drove to Matera.
Donna, who had arrived earlier, had already arranged everything. Matera, a cave-dwelling town built on the rocks of a canyon, with its cave houses being the main reason tourists come to appreciate it.
"Mel Gibson's film seems to be advertising this small town again," as the car arrived at Matera's city center, the appearance of the stone city became clearer and clearer.
"Matera has had traces of human habitation since the Paleolithic Age. Up until the 1950s and 60s, it was synonymous with poverty. The mountain roads were rugged, and the lack of water made development difficult. It still relies on tourism to drive it," Donna explained with a smile.
Charles shook his head. Cave culture? Dusty stone houses, mountaintop churches, he really didn't know what there was to see?
What was the impression? Charles only remembered that the future James Bond would film car chases here.
After checking into the Civita Cave Hotel on the mountaintop, Charles and the crew had dinner together in the grotto lobby that evening.
Director Mel Gibson, James Caviezel, the actor playing Jesus, and Monica Bellucci, who plays Mary Magdalene, Jesus's most loyal disciple, drank beer together on the terrace, enjoying the night view of Matera.
"This film needs a heavy sense of history and gravitas, and the crew previously had requirements for everything from the clothing, artifacts, and architecture of the Romans and jewish people to their eating habits, and even their walking and speaking styles;"
"The dialogue also uses the extinct Latin and Aramaic languages, and I will not design subtitles for the film. I believe the visual stimulation alone will be enough to move people."
Mel Gibson said a lot; he is indeed a devout catholicism, and he put a lot of effort into adapting the script.
However, there were also many conjectures. Jesus was his faith, the embodiment of justice, and God's spokesman on Earth.
Latin, Aramaic? At that Time, people spoke Greek. Jesus carried the cross to the execution ground? Of course, that was also made up, to highlight the cruelty of Jesus before his execution. The language spoken by the villagers at that Time was also an ancient Italian dialect; what the hell is Latin and Aramaic?
Of course, film is art, and these are all artistic sublimations of the adaptation. At least the general direction is strictly in accordance with catholicism teachings, the "Bible."
As for not adding subtitles, Charles only offered comfort to this idea in his heart. The distribution company would definitely add English subtitles. How many people could understand what the hell the dialogue was saying?
"I saw a lot of torture instruments you prepared. During the filming process, can the actors' bodies endure it?" Charles said, looking at James Caviezel, since he was playing Jesus and would suffer.
"I have no problem. After reading the script, my faith in the Lord has deepened even more," James Caviezel said with great confidence.
Charles actually didn't care. Charles only cared about the film's box office performance. It was good that the film was controversial but didn't violate catholicism doctrines. The greater the controversy, the faster the influence would spread.
Monica Bellucci, the flower of Italy, then spoke, saying, "I heard this film has received a lot of criticism, being labeled as anti-jewish. It's a fact that Jesus was killed by the Romans, and the film depicts it that way. jewish people didn't kill Jesus, so why is it called anti-jewish?"
Mel Gibson said indifferently, "Because the truth makes people afraid. The results of the Second Vatican Council did not remove the stone from their hearts, and my film brings up this memory again!"