M. Night Shyamalan kuphakathi kokubuya. Umbhali nomqondisi wamafilimu we-blockbuster Izimpawu futhi The Sixth Sense ithole impilo entsha emhlabeni wesabelomali esiphansi esethusayo. "Inzuzo enkulu yokusebenza ngezabelomali ezincane ukuthi nginenkululeko ephelele yokudala," kusho uShyamalan. “Ayikho ingcindezi yezezimali, uma ngiqhathanisa namafilimu ami angaphambilini, futhi ngingaqhubeka nemibono engathathwa njengecasulayo uma ngenza ifilimu eyizigidi eziyikhulu.

Ifilimu lokugcina likaShyamalan, lika-2015 The Vakashela, ulethele umqondisi-umbhali ukubuyekeza kwakhe okuhle eminyakeni engaphezu kweyishumi. The Vakashela futhi kube yimpumelelo enkulu kwezentengiselwano, ikakhulukazi uma kuqhathaniswa nesabelomali sayo sokukhiqiza esingamadola ayizigidi ezinhlanu. Manje uShyamalan usephinde wahlangana ne The VakashelaUmkhiqizi, isabelomali esiphansi esithunyelwe uJason Blum, ku Hlukanisa, ifilimu elinyantisayo ngokwengqondo eligqugquzelwe ukuthakazelisa kukaShyamalan ngomqondo wobuntu obuningi. “Bengihlale nginentshisekelo yokuthi ubuchopho busebenza kanjani, futhi bengilokhu ngihehwa yi-DID [Dissociative identity disorder],” kusho uShyamalan. "Bengihlale ngikhangwa izakhi zengqondo nokuthi kungani sikukholelwa esikukholelwayo."

In Hlukanisa, James McAvoy kudlala uKevin, indoda enengqondo ehlala ubuntu obungaphezu kwamashumi amabili, amashumi amabili nane ukuba abe ngqo. “Bekuyindima enzima, futhi bengidinga umlingisi onekhono eliyisimanga,” kusho uShyamalan. “Ngaqala ukuhlangana noJames ngesikhathi ekhangisa owokugcina X-Men ifilimu ku-2015 Comic-Con, futhi lapho ngimbona wayenenwele elicishe libe uhhafu wamakhanda ekhanda lakhe. Lokhu kumnikeze ukubukeka obekungaguquguquka kalula kubalingiswa abahlukahlukene, ubuntu. Ubebukeka sengathi angaba yinoma ngubani amfunayo, obekufanele, ngokwalokho ebengikufuna. ”

NgoSepthemba, ngathola ithuba lokukhuluma noShyamalan ngocingo ngamathonya namasu e-cinema ahlukahlukene awaletha kuwo Hlukanisa, ukuthakazelisa kwakhe isikhathi eside nge-psychology yomuntu, kanye nokushintsha okumangazayo komsebenzi abhekane nakho eminyakeni yamuva.

DG: Wawuthathwaphi umqondo wokuthi Hlukanisa uvelaphi?

M. Night Shyamalan: Ngibe nombono iminyaka eminingana. Ngigcina omagazini, abagcwele imibono yamafilimu angenzeka, futhi elinye lalawo majenali laligcwele imibono mayelana nokuphazamiseka kobuntu obuhlukanisiwe. Bengihlale ngikhangwa yi-DID, ukuphazamiseka kobuntu okuningi, nokuthi ubuchopho busebenza kanjani. Ngingasho ukuthi ithonya lami lohlobo olukhulu kwaba Ukuthula kwamaWundlu, okungenye yamafilimu engiwathandayo.

DG: Ubuntu obuningi bukaKevin buvelaphi?

M. Night Shyamalan: Ubuntwana bukaKevin babugcwele ukuhlukunyezwa nokuhlukumezeka, futhi ubuntu obuhlukile bamfaka ezindaweni ezahlukahlukene empilweni yakhe ukumsiza abhekane nalokho okwakwenzeka kuye. UKevin, uKevin wangempela, uyindoda enomusa kakhulu. Ubuntu obungaphakathi kuye buhlanganisa imizwa ehlukahlukene. Abanye babo bajabulisa kakhulu, bangabantu abajabulisayo, kanti abanye babo akumnandi kangako ukuba nabo.

DG: Kungani ukhethe uJames ukuthi azodlala indawo kaKevin?

M. Night Shyamalan: Ngangazi ukuthi le yindima enkulu, futhi ngangazi ukuthi ngangidinga umlingisi onamakhono amaningi. Bengidinga umlingisi ongaba nezwi elinciphayo kwesinye isigcawu, abe ngowesifazane kwesinye isigcawu. Bengidinga umuntu ongashintsha hhayi kuphela izwi labo kuyo yonke ifilimu kodwa futhi nomzimba wabo.

DG: Ushintsha kanjani umzimba kaKevin kule filimu?

M. Night Shyamalan: Iziguli ze-DID zikhombisile ikhono lokushintsha amakhemikhali omzimba wazo, zishintshe ngokomzimba. Imayelana nokukholelwa ukuthi ungomunye umuntu, okokuqala, bese wenza sengathi unamakhono angajwayelekile. Isibonelo, iziguli ze-DID zingakholelwa ukuthi zinamandla amakhulu, okuzobenza baphakamise izinsimbi ezisindayo ababengeke bakwazi ukuziphakamisa. NgeSplit, bengifuna ukuhlola ukuthi kuzokwenzekani uma isiguli se-DID esinjengoKevin sikholwa ukuthi banamandla angaphezu kwawemvelo. Kwakuzokwenzekani-ke? Kungenzeka yini? Lesi bekuyisisekelo seskripthi.

DG: Ungabuchaza kanjani ubudlelwane bukaKevin nodokotela wakhe wezengqondo, uDkt Fletcher, odlalwa nguBetty Buckley?

M. Night Shyamalan: Uzama ukusiza uKevin ahlanganise bonke ubuntu bakhe bube munye. Wenze ucwaningo olunzulu ku-DID, futhi uyabona ukuthi uKevin uyicala elingavamile. Ukholelwa ukuthi ezinye iziguli ze-DID zingashintsha imakhemikhali omzimba wazo, umqondo ochithwa ngozakwabo. Abantu abehlukene bamvakashela ngezikhathi ezahlukahlukene. Abanye abavunyelwe ukubona uDkt. Fletcher.

DG: Ngabe ikhona incazelo engaphezu kwemvelo ngokwenzeka kuKevin kule filimu?

M. Night Shyamalan: Mhlawumbe. Lezi ziguli ezine-DID zingashintsha amakhemikhali omzimba wazo. Bayakukholwa lokhu. Isiguli esikholelwa ukuthi siyi-weightlifter engamakhilogremu angama-250 sizobonisa amandla amangalisayo, aphikisa inkolelo. Yilokho okwenzekayo ngeziguli ze-DID. Kuthiwani uma umuntu one-DID ecabanga ukuthi unamandla angaphezu kwawemvelo? Leyo yindlela engathatha ngayo.

Hlukanisa kuvulwa kumatiyetha ngoJanuwari 20.