Chapter 109

Even as a director, Rodriguez was really stunned by the scene just now.

In fact, during the performance, Langley tampered with his lines, and many parts of them were played on the spot. The most obvious thing is that in the final stage of the performance, Paul was shocked and still talked in the script, and he couldn't help cursing; And, after desperation, he said, "you brought me here," which triggered the "I'm sorry" on the other end of the line.

But in the actual performance, lanli was completely silent, pinched all the lines, and just relied on the delicate changes of eyes and breath to vividly show the feeling of despair to powerlessness. Compared with angry refutation and unwilling accusation, this silent illusion brought more violent shock; If there is a smile at the corner of the mouth, it will show the irony and powerlessness incisively and vividly.

At this moment, the power of performance has been magnified to the extreme. The powerful aura has even affected the person of the play, Alex vilagalhasa. He is just a live assistant. Later, he will find a professional actor to record the voice on the other end of the phone. However, even Alex, who is not an amateur actor, deeply feels the extreme despair, So much so that his voice performance has given more vitality.

After the depression, the emotion burst out multiple energy, which shocked every onlooker.

Rodriguez had to admit that Langley's performance went beyond the script to a higher level. It's not just the last scene. In fact, the whole scene is like this. There's no trace of carving. The whole performance is flowing and complete in one go, but the reflection brought to the audience is so turbulent:

Paul's sense of responsibility for his family is the biggest driving force in his heart. Even if the audience doesn't understand what's wrong between him and Linda - Linda never answers the phone, and the company thinks Paul and Pamela are having an affair, the audience can deeply feel Paul's dedication and attachment to his family, and he may have made some wrong choices, He may not have such a pleasant personality, but there is no doubt that he is a good family man.

He chose to come to Iraq for the sake of his family, but now he is going to die here.

The indifference of large companies to powerless employees is chilling. They not only do nothing, but also try every means to shirk their responsibilities. The indifference and cruelty of interests are vividly displayed in this phone call, revealing the evil essence of interests, Every employee is just a tool for them - even Alan, the HR Director who called. In front of the national machinery and large institutions, individuals are just like ants.

He believed in the company's protection and came to Iraq, and now he is deprived of the right to compensation after death.

Further thinking, what is the difference between these large companies and the government?

In this play, Rodriguez clearly feels two levels of performance. As Langley said, one is the real emotion, and the other is Paul's attribute. The introverted performance contains such shocking energy, and the power of acting makes his soul tremble.

The shooting of "buried alive" has entered the sixth day. He thought he would not be more surprised. He thought he was used to lanli's performance. He thought lanli could not be better, but he was obviously wrong.

Looking back, the other members of the crew are still in the same place, it seems that their thoughts can't turn around, and they seem to be shocked to the point where they are all standing, their eyes blank, their souls out of their bodies, and they don't know what to do. Especially Alex, he seems to be unable to return to God in general, face numb, lost.

Rodriguez looked at lenley again, and did not hide his worries. Although the quality of the shot was far beyond expectations, and his inner ecstasy had drowned him, the state of lenley... Even if he was a layman in acting, he could see it. It was terrible, ten points bad, as if he had experienced Paul's torture.

"Are you sure you don't need a good rest, lanli?" Rodriguez asked again.

Lan Li lay down again. He couldn't hide his tiredness. He shook his head gently, but his head seemed to weigh a thousand pounds. If a simple action almost consumed his whole body strength, his tiredness was worrying“ Continue shooting, finish work early, finish work early, I can have a big holiday, a long holiday

The sound of ridicule was feeble, even the radian outlined by the corner of the mouth was like a wisp of smoke, as if it would dissipate at any time.

Rodriguez wanted to say something else, but Langley had picked up the script again, lay in the coffin and began to read it, preparing for the next play. After all, the words of dissuasion were stuck in his throat, and he turned around and cried out, "next play! Ready

The only thing he can do now is to speed up the shooting and finish the shooting as soon as possible. After all the work, Langley can have a good rest.

Lanli knew that his current state was not right, and his poor sleep quality had been overdrawn his physical strength. It was extremely dangerous to be unable to distinguish between the illusory and the real trance state. He knew that he was a little out of control now——

Originally, he thought he could control the situation. After all, he was a performer. Even if he tried to be a Methodist, there would not be too many accidents. More likely, he could not break his own frame. Performing, he would return to the performer again, because this is his most familiar way of performing, Then his attempt to combine the two performances failed.

But in fact, after figuring out the role in a Methodist way, things begin to get out of control. I can't help thinking about the experience of the previous closed experience in my mind. The eight hours seemed like a century, but it was like a moment, deeply imprinted in my mind, walking in every cell of my body, It seems that there is an invisible line in the performance process, which involves his rampage. All the performances seem to come naturally and confuse the real with the fake. Before the brain has time to think, the instinct of the body has made a response, and even the familiar lines have become a part of the body and blurted out.

This is like a runaway wild horse, any control power is insignificant; But what's worse is that even his idea of control is disappearing now. Everything is so natural that the extra control will affect the direction, make the performance off track, release the brake, and let himself enjoy this bumpy journey, which is more relaxed and more real. Control sounds like a big joke.

Things are becoming more and more unpredictable. He should stop, he should stop trying at once, he should have a good rest, as Rodriguez said.

But he didn't want to.

Just at the last moment of the scene, a force in the subconscious suppressed his impulse to speak and fell into a silence. He didn't know why, but he followed the guidance of reason, cut off all the words, and then allowed his emotions to ferment slowly in the silence.

It's a wonderful state, just the opposite of the Pacific War. At that time, he was controlling the rhythm of the performance, but when he saw the dying woman, his mood was out of control, as if he had really entered Eugene's world; Just now, in the midst of chaos, confusion and out of control, he seized the last string of reason and took back his emotion. The control of the moment made all the chaos and order clear.

Now if you think about it carefully, it's actually the feeling when you read the script. He thinks that silence is better than sound.

If we follow the script's guidelines, Paul's expletives and weak accusations are really in line with the situation, which is in line with the screenwriter's setting for Paul and points out the theme of the whole story; But he thinks that this is inferior. The really excellent script is not preaching, but introspecting with the power of the plot itself, leaving the part of thinking to the audience, rather than telling the audience how to think. Therefore, silence is more powerful and can sublimate the core of the whole movie.

In the process of performance, the last moment of the cliff, out of control rein back to the palm of the hand, the scene of galloping horses instantly become orderly, even if only for a moment, presented in front of the new world is amazing, wonderful. This makes Lan Li realize that the illusory attempt is real, and he can do it!

So, even if he still can't determine the difference between reality and dream, it's very likely that all of these are still Paul's dreams, he's still trapped in the coffin, or Langley's dream in the hotel room, and he dreams that he has completed a wonderful shooting; Even though he is still unable to define his identity, the boundary between Paul and Langley seems to have disappeared, and the confusion of memory fragments makes him exhausted; Even though his physical strength and energy have reached the peak, he seems to be on the verge of collapse at any time

But he still didn't want to give up. He wanted to firmly grasp the fleeting inspiration, continue to explore the road, push the door of the new world, and see the mysterious but profound and wonderful scene. No madness, no survival, right?

He closed his eyes again, and Langley fell into the pain of struggle, as if his soul had been torn in two, half Paul, half Langley, half movie, half reality. The piercing pain seemed to break his brain directly and abruptly. The surging pain rolled up, and the muscles all over his body began to shake slightly, Sweat seeped out of his forehead.

Standing in the dark door, he is not sure whether the other side is a nightmare or reality, despair or hope, but he still gritted his teeth, once again stepped forward, determined.