Chapter 2174

Langley enjoyed the filming of lobster very much.

On the one hand, this comedy film enables lanli to try to interpret humor in the way of acting, and change the temperament of the whole performance through the change of eyes, tone and rhythm of action, which is really a very wonderful and extremely interesting thing; On the other hand, the script and story itself have the possibility of deep excavation, which also makes the characters have more latitude and longitude, and the combination of performance and plot can produce more sparks, which is also part of lanli's enthusiasm for performance.

All in all, Langley can really enjoy it.

Thanks to the wonderful performance of the actors, the shooting progress of "lobster" is very smooth, at least the hotel scene before entering the forest is smooth sailing.

The shooting progress of Shunfeng Shunshui allows the cast members to finish work on time, and then... Take part in the spelling bee of the cast, or relax, or discuss the role and script with Eugene, so as to build more information for the second half of the forest and complete the script creation.

Tonight, after the shooting and dinner, lenley, westshaw and John left the hotel and drove to the town of SNIM. According to the feedback of the staff, the only cinema in the town will play the Buster Keaton special tonight.

For ordinary fans or amateur film lovers, Buster Keaton is a slightly less familiar name; But for senior fans, it's one of the greatest Comedians in history: the battle between Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton, who is the greatest comedian in the era of mime, has never stopped.

Slightly different from Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton is known as the "cold faced comedian". He was born in a family of jugglers. He was influenced by juggling and farce since childhood, and then gradually transformed into a creative performing artist. His performance has its own unique charm——

The role is always expressionless, even in the part of panic or fear or admiration, it is still solemn and awe inspiring, but he can create a visual image that matches the inner emotional state through his body language, and transmit his emotions and emotions to the audience.

It is true that Charlie Chaplin is a great comedian, but Buster Keaton's historical status is not inferior. "General", "Sherlock Holmes II", "seven opportunities", "hospitality" and other works are worthy of going down in history. Unfortunately, the comedian has never been able to get rid of the problem of alcoholism. The golden age of his career lasted only about six years, and then the ability of artistic creation plummeted because of the alcohol problem. Coupled with the rapid rise of audio movies, this accelerated the fall of the comedian, and thus drowned in the bright stars of Hollywood.

Today, for young movie audiences, Buster Keaton's reputation is far from comparable to that of Charlie Chaplin. But in fact, from an artistic point of view, Keaton at his peak is not only as good as Chaplin, but may even be more skillful. "General" is at the top of many authoritative comedy lists.

It was a big surprise to learn that the cinema in the small town of SNIM was willing to show the Buster Keaton special.

This is not only because he is a comedy master, but also because he is a "cold faced comedian" - his best skill is to convey the effect of absurd humor through body language without expression. Undoubtedly, this is a rare learning opportunity for the actor who is shooting "lobster" - to review the old and learn the new, perhaps combined with his own role, In the process of watching the film, you can get different inspiration.

So, after a day's work, Langley decided to go to the small town cinema to watch the film, along with westshaw and John.

What's a little unexpected is that three people with different personalities, styles and characteristics in the production group unexpectedly become good friends, just like David, the lame man and the big tongue man form a small team in the movie, and the three actors always gather together to talk and laugh.

John's humor, the delicacy of westshaw and the tact of Langley are wonderfully harmonious, which also promotes our going out together tonight.

Olivia jokingly called it "the date of men's night.".

"... I've watched the photographer, but it's just a clip. I've seen it on TV channels before. The short clip ends soon. To be honest, it's not Keaton's peak. I can tell now that the contradiction between Keaton and MGM can be seen; But I have to admit that Keaton's body language is really excellent, and improvisation is undoubtedly the source of his talent. " Lan Li tells the story in his memory.

Then, westshaw agreed, "unfortunately, MGM didn't think so, so they 'killed' Keaton."

John has other opinions: "it's not so much MGM that killed Keaton as the studio system that killed the traditional on-the-spot comedy."

"It's like the superhero movies now being pipelined kill the creative inspiration of traditional popcorn movies?" Lansley's response made both westshaw and John laugh.

Looking back at history from the contemporary perspective, Buster Keaton's peak and most brilliant six years were from 1923 to 1928. At that time, all his works were produced independently by small film companies, only the distribution right was handed over to MGM, which also retained his improvisation ability and on-the-spot flexibility. His artistic talent was brought into full play. During this period, he created 12 works, Every one is a masterpiece and every one is a success.

In 1928, because of a series of special events, Baxter finally decided to sign a contract with MGM and became MGM's exclusive artist.

Although paster's first work with MGM, the photographer, is still a classic, he has lost his control over the film and the technical team that supports him, which makes paster begin to enter the fixed routine of the studio. As MGM's first action comedy star, the studio staff are totally blank. They don't even know how to use props. Especially after entering the audio movie, the studio has more strict control over the production process, which also constrains Buster's hands.

Baster can't improvise as before, and can only use the script according to the requirements of the photo studio; Because of the standard use of the set, such as time and budget, bast can't carve his own works carefully, and can't design his own actions at will. He has to use stunt stunts to ensure the shooting progress, which makes bast's creative vitality and rhythm decline obviously.

Of course, Baxter's alcoholism and the impact of the era of sound movies have accelerated this process; The assembly line operation of the studio system ensures the bottom line of film quantity and film quality, but stifles the vitality of art creators.

Similar tragedies have appeared in every era, even now.

Lan Li and his party arrived at the cinema with each other's jokes. Then they saw an old and dilapidated traditional cinema, just like walking into the "Paradise cinema". Unlike those large chain cinemas, they have formed an entertainment center. In this way, the traditional cinema is more pure and simple, carrying the beautiful memories of childhood.

Among the three people, John is the happiest and most excited. Compared with 34 year old westshaw and 25-year-old Langley, John, who is 49 years old this year, has felt the light and shadow charm of film in such cinemas since he was young. Those good memories are surging up. "Now the traditional cinemas in Los Angeles can hardly support them, Some time ago, I sighed with them about the end of the times, but I didn't expect to see it here. "

John walked into the cinema with light steps. There was only one screening hall in the whole cinema, and only one film could be screened in each period. This also meant that all the audience waiting in the hall were ready to watch the same film. In addition, all the neighbors in the small town knew each other, and that kind of friendly and familiar atmosphere came immediately.

"I remember cinemas have their own brochures. I'll go and have a look." John hopped and moved sideways, as if a crab were walking. Then he thought of something. He raised his voice to lanli again and said, "can you ask me if it's going to play tonight? Can we watch two in a row? I have a hunch that tonight must be very interesting. "

Before Langley could answer, John almost tripped himself up.

Lenley and westshaw both laughed. Lenley patted westshaw on the shoulder. "You go and watch him. I'll buy tickets for the movie. Do you need popcorn or coke? "

"No. I haven't digested my dinner yet. " With a helpless look on his face, he ran quickly towards John.

Lan Li then turned around and walked towards the ticket counter, smiling politely at the conductor in the counter and motioned with his jaw. He stopped in front of the counter and looked up at the top sheet. "Oh..." steamer little bill. "It was a surprise. I thought there were only those well-known classics, but I didn't expect to meet a special gift tonight, Is this my lucky day? Three tickets, please. Thank you

Standing in front of the counter, the boy saw lanli's bright smile: no hat, no sunglasses, no makeup, no shelter. Standing in front of him, the boy could not help swallowing two mouthfuls of saliva, but still felt that his throat was very dry.

"Well... Well... Hey, lenley!" The boy summoned up the courage to say hello, showing a smile worse than crying, "welcome to SNIM. Did you come here specially to see the film? "

"Yes, who can miss the Buster Keaton special?" Lan Li laughed briskly, obviously in a very happy mood.