Chapter 206

"Lanli, you are the one to play this role!"

Looking at Drake in front of him, his eyes like black beans are dotted on his chubby cheek with unshakable firmness. Lanli can't help laughing. He can really feel Drake's determination and sincerity, as if he can see the beating red heart. This affirmation and praise moved lanli.

"Crazy love" is that kind of movie. It doesn't seem to have too much difficulty in performance, but it's extremely difficult to offer a stunning performance after it's really put into performance; It seems to be just an artistic sketch, just more artistic and profound than ordinary romantic comedies. However, after careful excavation, the depth and breadth of the work is like a treasure buried in the depths of Atlantis, full of infinite possibilities.

If you are careless, you will miss it; But if you concentrate on exploration, you will get a big surprise.

Therefore, it also puts forward super high requirements for actors.

In the last life, "crazy love" was played by Anton yelchin and felicity Jones. At least above the horizontal line, Felicity initially showed her talent for acting. Later, she won the Oscar nomination with the theory of everything; But Anton's performance is not brilliant, just in order.

In fact, Anton, born as a child star, has a strong sense of camera lens. His eyes are quite spiritual. However, his performance lacks depth and thickness, and is only more delicate on the basis of the performance of the idol vase.

If "crazy love" is just a romantic comedy, Anton will be brilliant, far better than those vases, giving the film a special literary temperament; But the requirement of "crazy love" is not only that. Anton's interpretation of Jacob lacks mixed mood, suffering of struggle, and wandering blankness, which makes the emotional transformation of the film lack of a push, and then affects the quality of the film.

"Crazy love" won the jury award at the Sundance Film Festival, while felicity also won the special award, but Anton didn't get anything. Although Hollywood has always been more demanding on actors, and more of the actresses are regarded as "visual enjoyment", so once the same level of performance is offered, actresses will often receive more praise, while the actor is difficult to get ahead; But it's true that Anton's performance is not as good as felicity.

In fact, the role of Jacob is the most typical example of acting skills of the academic school: it depends entirely on the basic skills of the actors to perform, with happy, angry, sad eyes and expressions, ups and downs of emotions and lines. When the role lacks its own edges and corners, the input of the methodological school gives the role very limited illumination, on the contrary, the role of the methodological school is very limited, The expressionist interpretation can show the emotions of the characters incisively and vividly. More importantly, the role has no special outbreak point, such as alcoholism, illness, neuroticism and so on, which requires the actor to find a point to borrow from the trivial daily life. It is more difficult and undoubtedly the most favorite role of the Academy.

Take the simplest plot in "crazy love". After Anna was forced to return to England, both of them suffered from Acacia. Finally, Jacob flew to London to meet Anna again. But when Jacob returned to Los Angeles, he lived with another woman, Sam.

When many audiences see this plot, they are all at a loss, shouting that Jacob is a "scum man" and betraying Anna in this way, which makes the emotional balance tilt and destroys the integrity of the story.

But in fact, during his stay in London, Jacob was always like an outsider, wandering outside Anna's life - only a few months later, Anna had a life he didn't know in London, as if he had been excluded from Anna's world.

At the same time, Anna's parents are also putting pressure on Jacob. It seems that everyone is persuading him to leave Los Angeles and live in London, so that they can reunite. But no one has come forward to say that Jacob has his own life, his own family and his just started career in Los Angeles.

Outsider, that's how Jacob felt in London. It's like two people were on the same track, keeping the same pace. Suddenly, Anna had already moved forward and left him alone. In Jacob's heart, he was lonely, scared, and even at a loss. He didn't know what had happened in just a few months.

Back in Los Angeles, the two broke up.

Yes, in fact, they broke up. Although there is no direct statement in the script, it can be seen from the details of the next two plays that the two did break up, and then Jacob started another relationship, trying to fill the void in his heart.

In fact, this is the same as Anna's later development. Physical distance brings psychological distance. Anna also has a partner in London. She also feels that she needs someone to accompany her and share her joy and sadness. So, it's back to the theme of the movie: is real love just a flash of passion, or a long-term romance?

In the movie, the director doesn't leave the time for the inner monologue of the characters, let alone direct expression, and completely relies on the actor's eyes, facial expressions, and even body movements to show. This delicate and trivial emotional detail is exactly the most severe test of acting skills; But it's a pity that Anton can't show Jacob's inner alienation and loneliness, as well as the sadness and helplessness after the breakup. That kind of uneasiness and fear is almost lost in the chapter of the plot.

As a result, the works that the audience saw were like dominoes. Suddenly, a few pieces of dominoes were missing in the middle, and they were abruptly cut off. They yelled with question marks: were you still in London the last second? How come the next second you go back to Los Angeles and live with someone else?

In the limited space, in the trivial details, to play the power of the performance to the extreme, the British Academy can not put down this kind of role; But in Hollywood, which is used to commercial operation, they don't like it very much - comparatively speaking, they still want to see the actors break out their acting skills.

The most direct case is Colin Firth, last year's "single man". Colin gave a performance at the level of movie king, which vividly explained a single man who lost his partner. He was sad but depressed, painful but calm, suffering but indifferent. The expressive power in his eyes was shocking, but Oscar didn't like it.

In this year's "King's speech", Colin's role is different. In addition to the inherent weakness of stuttering, there is also a king's pressure and anxiety. There are several scenes in the film that can make Colin burst out wantonly, which ushers in a Hollywood cheer.

In short, the role of Jacob is thankless. If the performance is not good, the work may not reach the expected level. However, depending on the thickness of the script, it can still be above the standard. People can only strangle the wrist, and the actor's performance fails to dig out the essence; If the performance is good, it's not the type of award season. If it's positive, it's taken away by felicity. If it's bad, it's completely ignored. To make matters worse, the challenge of the character itself is not easy at all.

That's what happened in the last generation of "crazy love," who went home empty handed in the awards season - more accurately, not even mentioned much. Just a year ago, the British literary sketch "growth education", which also tells love stories, won three nominations for best picture, best actress and Best Adapted Screenplay at the Oscars. By contrast, "crazy love" is really heaven and earth.

However, the greater the difficulty and the greater the challenge, the more excited lanli is. Although "crazy love" is different from "buried alive", it is more a test of the performance school's acting skills; However, Lan Li is just an entry-level performer. Such an arduous challenge is a kind of polishing itself, which can definitely be called a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

In fact, when Langley confirmed that the work Drake invited was "Crazy", he had made a decision in his heart: he would take the work! Not only because "crazy love" is a work he likes so much, but also because Jacob is such a challenging character, and Drake is sincere.

However, Drake just now was so urgent that he didn't leave any room for lanli to respond. It's really embarrassing.

"All right." Lan Li answers.

Drake frowned and said eagerly, "lenley, I'm serious. You're really the only one. No, you're the best one. I can't find a more suitable one except you. To be honest, I think I couldn't find a suitable actor before, just waiting for you to join us. "

The radian of the corner of lanli's mouth rose slightly, and he repeated, "I say, OK."

"I know..." Drake opened his mouth and subconsciously said, but after that, the words got stuck in his throat. He was stunned, and then his eyes became round. The small eyes suddenly became as big as steamed buns. He swallowed a mouthful of saliva and couldn't make a sound. He just asked with his eyes, "really?"

Lan Li also nodded seriously and confirmed.

Drake felt that the surprise came too soon, caught off guard, and his heart couldn't stand it. He raised his head and burst into laughter, but then he stopped it, worried that it was his illusion. He looked down at lanli and confirmed again, "you mean, you nodded and agreed? Would you like to cooperate with me? Have you decided to play in this work? "

Looking at Drake as if he were a child, Langley's mood also jumped up, and he could really feel the kind of craze for movies, "yes."

"Yes Drake clenched his fists and waved fiercely in the air, cheering himself on - he is just an unknown independent film director, and his previous two works have not caused any repercussions; While "buried alive" starring lenley has been on the stage of Toronto and trilliureid successively. He knows that lenley has many choices, but lenley still nods and agrees. Without reading the script, he agrees to the invitation to perform.

Drake was ecstatic.

But joy stuck in his throat, he suddenly realized something, a crucial thing, and his expression suddenly became cautious again. He faltered and said, "but... Lanli... In terms of film payment, I may be more difficult... Because the investment this time is only... Er, cough. Two hundred and fifty thousand dollars. "