Chapter 1147

In the story segment of "drunken folk", Levine Davis's life state has not changed at all. It seems that after a circle, he returns to the same place. But after careful analysis, is that really the case?

In this short week, Levine learned that he was about to become a father, but had to raise money to dispose of the child, because he was pregnant with his best friend's wife, and because he had no energy and ability to raise the child.

Levine met a group of young people who entered the ballad circle with their dreams in mind. They chose to compromise with the market and become younger and more commercial. But they succeeded, but he still didn't. He envies them, but refuses to be them.

Levine went to Chicago in a desperate attempt to find his own bole, but failed. After he came back, he chose to be a seaman and gave up his dream. But because his sister lost his seaman's license, he had to give up. After losing a lot of cash, he went back to the gas light bar.

He is circling, he has been circling in the same place, struggling to survive, persevere and struggle, but he still can't find the exit. So, after a circle, he returns to the folk songs again.

Why are Levine's ballads always bitter? Because this is his life.

It is not easy for actors to understand and enter Levine's dilemma, but it is not the core problem. The real difficulty lies in the conflicts and waves brought about by these dramatic turns, which change Levine's mentality bit by bit.

If there is no change, the characters will become numb and stupid, no waves and no ups and downs, just a flat straight line, and the dramatization of all the stories will disappear in the performance, so the audience can't calm down and savor it. Especially when the Cohen brothers intercepted a time segment that circled in place, it was easy to lose the audience's patience after the lack of performance changes.

When the end comes, nothing seems to change, but Levine is different after all.

Lanli can't help but start to think about whether the performance of Oscar Issac lacked level and change in the last life, which lost more delicate texture, but the memory in his mind is a little fuzzy. Now in retrospect, "drunken folk" still leaves some fragments and concepts, but the details are completely lost.

In a sense, this also shows part of the problem. Oscar Issac's performance is undoubtedly excellent, and Langley likes it very much; But the lack of rhyme and depth, the lack of tail strength, affect the extension of the role, but also affect the aftertaste of the story.

In the absence of crutches, how to present the role of Levine? More precisely, how to show Levine's struggle in just seven days under the wave of ballads? Although one week is not enough to make Levine's personal state and mentality change dramatically, how should those scattered ripples be presented and explored?

Langley needs time and space to break away from the story of Ryan stone and enter the world of Levine Davis. Unfortunately, this is what he lacks most.

Undoubtedly, it's an interesting play and an interesting character.

On the surface, the performance doesn't seem to be too challenging. After all, the story doesn't discuss any human nature or philosophy. At least, compared with the depth of "gravity", the "drunken folk song" seems to be a refreshing vanilla ice cream, not too difficult; But calm down and think deeply, you can see the difficulties.

It's far more difficult than you think.

Because of the lack of time, lanli chose an extreme way. In the past few days, he repeatedly listened to the original soundtrack of "drunken folk songs" over and over again.

There is no time to think about the script and explore the role, but to relax a little bit, take music as a bridge, really listen to the soul and life behind the melody, and really spy on the era and history behind the musical notation, enter the ballad world of the 1960s, and enter the world reshaped by the Cohen brothers.

If there is enough time, lanli is willing to find real old people and experts, ordinary people who have experienced the tide of that era, sit down and have a long talk, and have a deep understanding of the folk trend of the 1960s, from history to anecdotes, from rumors to facts; And further understanding of those folk singers in the 1960s, those famous, not famous singers, in the whole trend of the times to find their shadow.

Unfortunately, Langley has no time.

So, lenley put forward a series of questions in a more direct way, asking the Coen brothers, who are directors and producers, asking the co actors in the same work, and asking himself at the same time, and then waiting for answers, for brain storming, waiting for the collision of ideas, giving him more inspiration for his performance.

"Levine Davis is not a symbol, in the tide of the times, he is just a drop of water, insignificant, may be a symbol of failure, but in Levine Davis's life, he is not only that, he is the whole world. So, how did the changes and turbulence in this world happen and how did they present themselves? "

"Through music? Or through performance? Or, through the capture of the camera and the foreshadowing of the plot? Especially at the beginning and the end, Levine performed the same piece. Is there any difference between the two performances? Is the arrangement different? Or is the way of deduction different? "

In the world of performance, lanli is still the lanli, but it is no longer the lanli. The attentive sight is even mixed with a bit of aggressive sharpness, and the steady voice reveals more profound meaning in simple words, which easily leads to a series of chain thinking.

Slowly, those intricate and meaningful eyes gradually closed up, focused and hot fell on Lan Li and the Cohen brothers, and the confused thoughts slowly disappeared. With Lan Li's words, they began to enter the world of "drunken folk songs". Unconsciously, the noise calmed down.

In the face of Langley's question, Joel fell into his own thoughts, did not answer immediately, but Ethan cut into the topic, "Oh, how to say? In my opinion, performance and music are integrated and inseparable from each other. "

"Ha, I'm sorry." Lan Li chuckled. "It's true. I don't think I made it clear." He seriously thought about it and further explained, "in my opinion, every song in the original soundtrack can find the corresponding archetypal characters in the long history, which are closely combined with the creator."

"In other words, in what environment, in what background, and by whom the song was created, what kind of tide of the times it represents, and what development direction it represents, this is complementary to the whole story. They are no longer simple songs, but the epitome of the background of the whole era and the portrayal of each character."

Lanli is still sitting quietly in the chair, but his eyes are full of concentration, and he completely ignores all the sight and eyes around him. The whole world is left to him to have a brainstorming with the director, and to have a soul dialogue with the script and the characters.

"It also means that each song is endowed with different narrative meaning. It tells a story and also a role. Furthermore, in the process of performing a song, the singer is definitely more than just singing. So, my question is, does this mean that the re creation and re arrangement of songs and the re deduction of singers should be adjusted accordingly? And even the understanding of the role. "

"If so, the style of arrangement and the way of deduction will be quite different; Furthermore, in the process of live performance, the way will be different. I remember, as you mentioned before, all the tracks will be performed on the set, not in the studio, right? "

Finally, Langley's eyes fell on Joel and formally responded to Joel's question just now.

Everyone quieted down and fell into their own thoughts. This is a very abstract concept. It can be seen that Lan Li is not talking nonsense, but has seriously thought about it; Moreover, it is more profound, mysterious and comprehensive than most people.

In my mind, I can't help but come up with rumors in the industry. Lanli is an actor, a singer and a music composer. Before the name "lanli hall", many titles can be added. This is what vanity fair is good at. But in the final analysis, lanli is an artist. At least, he is exploring as an artist.

For music, performance and creation, lanli has his own interpretation and interpretation, and opens up different possibilities to discuss with the director, screenwriter and co actors, hoping to inject more energy into the performance process. All these make him collide with the story and role of "drunken folk".

People think that Lan Li is distracted and doesn't really listen to the director; But in fact, those who listen attentively are not using their brains at all, just passively receiving information, while Lan Li, who seems to be distracted, is savoring the director's words carefully and extending more possibilities.

So, who is the dedicated one?

Ironically, at this time, no one cares about the restless figures beside them - only they are still distracted, while others have been absorbed in the exploration of thinking with Lan Li's words. This is especially true of the Cohen brothers.

In just a few days, just through the mother tape of the original vocal cord, Langley has constructed the whole ballad world of the 1960s in his mind, as well as the role of Levine Davis. However, the time is too short, and his concept and ideas are not comprehensive enough. He needs to communicate with the Cohen brothers, as well as the understanding and opinions of other actors.

Joel and Ethan exchanged a sight, showing a look of excitement, they have to be glad that they found lanli.