As the shooting base of the apartment began to get busy, all the work this morning has ended, the next is to transfer the studio, continue to put into the follow-up shooting, the staff began to pack up the equipment, in the trivial sound of the collision, the dull and depression is more and more obvious.
But the two actors did not move.
Langley and Kerry are still sitting in the same place, keeping the movements of Levine and Jane. Everyone around them is moving and engaged in the busy work, but their time seems to be static. The same world is divided into two parts, one is running, the other is stopping.
Kerry's eyes are focused on lanli, and her mind replays the performance.
In fact, more than half of the plays deviate from the track of the script. Levine and Jane's emotional surge and change are all the results of on-the-spot play. According to the set, Jane has never really loved Levine, and Levine's mind has never been found, but the real performance process, eye contact, the heart of the moment has become real, everything has become natural.
Kerry sincerely believes that Jane is in love with Levine, not ever.
She envies Levine's talent, willfulness and pride, and even jealousy, as if never elusive and unable to stay in the wind, free, unrestrained, that fatal attraction is enough to make people excited, but Levine can not give her the life she wants, so she chose Jim, even if she still loves Levine.
As a result, Jane's mood is mixed and indescribable when her beloved Levine is washed away and becomes gray bit by bit in the vicissitudes of life. She compromised. Is it his turn now?
In the process of performance, Kerry didn't need to carve and deduce such a full and mixed mood, which naturally revealed. It seemed that the whole person was immersed in that kind of mood. At that moment, Jane became real and lively, and was no longer just a role in Levine Davis story, It's about having your own life, your own personality, the real existence of your own story.
It's a strange acting experience, and it's also an acting experience that Kerry has never experienced.
She recalled Marcus' comments on Langley, those about the video of Pioneer Village singing, the whole album of Don Quixote, and the performance when the crew met on the first day.
"May I ask you a question?" Kerry asked abruptly.
Lenley raised his eyes and bit by bit broke away from the atmosphere of the movie. "Does Marcus know?"
There is no warning and no clue of a rhetorical question, Kerry did not keep up with the rhythm for a moment, blinked, eyes fell on Lan Li for a long time, this just reflected——
Langley is still Levine, not completely out of it; And their current posture always maintains the relationship between Levine and Jane. In a trance, the triangular relationship in the movie seems to be projected into reality. Jim never knew about Levine and Jane's affair. At this time, Langley asked Marcus
Kerry was angry and funny. "This gentleman, you're not my type."
Lan Li didn't answer. He just shrugged his shoulders. He was noncommittal and seemed to say: that's not necessarily.
That self-confident appearance, on the contrary, let Kerry chuckle out a voice, "do you always chat up girls like this? I thought you'd use a more elegant and sophisticated approach. "
"Even the nobles, it's the same under the skin." Lanli's reply made Kerry snap her fingers. She nodded seriously. "I like the answer."
Then Lan Li returned to the original topic, "what's the problem?"
This time, Kerry kept up with the jumping speed of Langley's thinking, but after a little gag, the atmosphere at the beginning was gone. Kerry himself realized that the question was childish and showed a shy smile, but still asked, "I just want to ask, do you want to give up?"
Give up.
Just like Mickey and Levine, they chose to give up in the end. But no one can tell clearly whether he has given up his career, dream, life or... Himself; In other words, when they choose to give up their own time, their lives have stopped.
Some people are still alive, but they are dead; Some people are dead, but still alive. There are others who live and die.
In lanli's case, Kerry completely ignores her age and experience. She just sees the reality of an actor who interprets performance and art with her life, but leaves a lingering charm. She can't even tell whether it is expressionism or Methodism. The only thing left in her mind is shock, The shock that can't be explained but can't get rid of.
So Kerry was curious.
How did such actors survive in Hollywood? As the inheritor of the hereditary noble family, how did he come out with the weight of life?
All the confusion became the simplest question.
The seemingly extremely difficult question, Lan Li did not hesitate and pause, dry crisp ground gave the answer, "of course."
The answer was so simple and natural that Kerry didn't respond for a moment. He was stunned and asked reflexively, "are you serious?"
Lan Li chuckled, "absolutely." He nodded slightly, his thoughts still stay in Levine's point of view, but the part about self doubt and self anxiety has always remained true, "persistence is never easy, everyone is more or less confused, is his persistence right? Is your choice wise? "
"More importantly, are you right?" A simple sentence contains countless profound meanings. As for the actors, especially those who calm down and study their acting skills, almost everyone has asked themselves: do I really have talent? Are those so-called talents blind and confident?
Standing on the stage in the west end of London, in fact, Langley is still questioning himself. From the mediocrity of the last life, but also from the bigotry of this life, George and Elizabeth's words always make Langley fall into deeper thinking.
"A person can not have talent but still choose to stick to it, but he must understand what he is doing, otherwise, all the persistence will lose its meaning, so giving up is a relief." "It's like the moon and Sixpence of Strickland. So, yes, I've thought about giving up, and more than once. "
"But why didn't you really give up?" Kerry asked again.
"If I say, because I'm not reconciled, do you believe it?" Lanli chuckled. The fatigue and vicissitudes between his eyebrows were slowly dissipating. Levine's temperament was disappearing, while lanli's light was emerging. The natural and unrestrained nature and freedom endowed a face with two characteristics.
Maybe that's the biggest difference between Levine and Langley.
Kerry nodded seriously. "I believe it."
Lan Li shrugged, "sometimes, it seems that it has become a habit to persist for too long, and it becomes more difficult to give up. There are many reasons, maybe because unwilling, maybe because of paranoia, maybe because of fear, maybe... Just because you want to continue. But no matter how, insist or give up, there is no right answer, there is no way to know
Kerry did not continue to speak, silent down, into his own thoughts.
Kerry and Langley, Langley and Carrey, they can see themselves in each other.
Kerry has been dreaming of becoming an actor since she was a child, but her father, as a hotel management consultant, and her mother, as a teacher, do not support her. She insists that Kerry must finish college and seek a more definite future, which hinders her dream.
In 2004, introduced by the wife of famous actor and screenwriter Julian fellows, Kerry, who was only 19 years old, took part in the audition of "Pride and Prejudice". Her smart and witty performance made her stand out successfully. She cooperated with Keira Knightley and learned a lot.
Due to her non professional background, on the road of performing, Kerry must keep working hard and learning, and return to the west end, polishing herself bit by bit from scratch. But in the dead of night, she can't help but doubt whether she has the talent to become an actor.
Until 2008, she won the performance opportunity of "growth education" through audition, and opened the door of her acting career. In the next few years, her career ushered in a period of rapid development, and she had a lot of opportunities in Hollywood.
Everything seems to be developing in accordance with the established track, her dream has become true, everything she once dreamed of has now come true, according to the truth, she should be satisfied, she should be confident, she should be calm——
But last year, because of the "Great Gatsby", Kerry once again fell into self doubt. In less than four years after entering the vanity fair world, she seemed to have lost herself again. She began to doubt her original intention and her ability, just like Levine Davis.
So, on the first day when the crew met, Kerry saw herself in Langley - or Levine - and her mood was a little out of control.
After the shooting of today's play, Kerry seems to have tasted something, but it seems that her faults are too complicated to be sorted out. She needs to calm down and think about it.
Looking at Lan Li carefully, he is younger than himself, more experienced in performing, more outstanding in performing, but never lost himself. This has inspired her again. The stagnant life has become interesting again, and the smile on the corner of her mouth rises. She asks a question again, "well, What's next? This work is about to be finished