Chapter 1193 1193 Burning to the Ground

Hugo didn't know the situation of Endeavour Elite Agency at all, he had to focus on his current job.

That day, Leonardo stayed in the class for half an hour before he left unfulfilled. However, after Leonardo left, the "Seven Deadly Sins" crew did not restart filming immediately. Hugo walked to the side by himself and let his thoughts settle. The discussion with Leonardo just now inspired Hugo. The most important thing is that Hugo has more of his own understanding of the role of Anonymous, and he needs to clarify his thoughts.

But Hugo found that this time it didn't seem so easy.

Before that, Hugo encountered difficulties in acting several times before and after, but he handled it very well. He quickly entered the state, grasped the key points, and then made breakthroughs, starting from "smelling fragrance and knowing women" until Before sunrise", it can almost be said to be invincible and invincible.

But this time, Hugo knew what he should improve, but found that his brain was in chaos, and it was difficult for him to find a precise direction to move forward, which felt very bad.

In fact, there is no problem with Hugo's acting foothold. Just look at his first scene in "The Seven Deadly Sins". Hugo completed the task exceptionally well, which proves that Hugo's analysis of Anonymous is Right, and Hugo's way of acting is right. But why is Hugo tied up after entering the role state?

When Hugo tried to give the character of Anonymous more content, when Hugo tried to inject more vitality into Anonymous with more subtle changes, he was a little powerless, and even disrupted his performance rhythm, so much that he fell into confusion. Was Hugo's method wrong, or was Hugo's ideas simply unnecessary, or was Hugo's ambitions inconsistent with his current abilities?

Hugo tried to sort out an idea, but found that his mind was in chaos. To be precise, there was no spark. Leonardo's words, Hugo's own understanding, his past performances, his previous construction of Anonymous, all remained intact in Hugo's mind, but when Hugo tried to combine these things, sparks collided. , but there is no inspiration at all, and the brain is as empty as the sleeping Arctic Ocean.

This made Hugo feel a sense of frustration. He could clearly feel that he was working hard in the right direction, but he didn't know how to exert his strength.

In fact, for many people, Hugo's attempt was unnecessary. Because Hugo's current method performance has been successful, "Schindler's List" won him the best supporting actor statue, and "Pulp Fiction" has won a Cannes Award for Best Actor and an Oscar for Best Actor nominations, all of which It shows that Hugo's acting skills are now recognized by everyone. So, when there's already a set of ways to perform that works, why change it?

Al Pacino, Dustin Hoffman, Jack Nicholson, and Robert De Niro are all typical representatives of the method school, and they have always adhered to their own performance methods, After his success, he made almost no changes to his performance methods.

It's almost a no-brainer proposition: since this approach has worked, why change it?

Unless this approach hits a bottleneck or inevitably goes downhill and is forced to make a change, that's another story. But obviously that doesn't apply to Hugo's current state.

But Hugo doesn't think so. He is not an actor from a professional background. His knowledge of acting is more of a patchwork. He learned some academic system knowledge from Charlize Theron. I learned the actual combat experience of acting from old actors such as Al and Jack, and also learned the charm of acting from hundreds of movie watching experiences, and finally summed up my own performance method through my own continuous attempts and continuous efforts. .

Although the current method is effective, Hugo knows that he still has many shortcomings. He is eager to absorb more. He is eager to go further. Even if the current performance is partially successful, it does not mean that he is a success. actor. Therefore, Hugo has always been eager to make progress and breakthroughs in acting.

The character of Anonymous in "The Seven Deadly Sins" seems to have opened the door for Hugo to the next stage. In the first scene, he even touched the threshold, which made him even more reluctant to miss it.

Thinking of this, Hugo reluctantly pounded the hard marble on the balcony, and the slightly sharp tingling sensation from his palm made Hugo's brows slightly wrinkle. Suddenly, a ray of light flashed in Hugo's mind: he couldn't find a suitable power point, couldn't sort out his thoughts, could it be because he had too many thoughts?

On the one hand, Hugo thought about the empiricism of method acting, and on the other hand, he pondered the precise requirements of expressionism for basic skills and emotional expression. The connections between the characters are also misjudged.

Is there any possibility: these build the foundation of his performance and become the obstacle to his further breakthrough!

So what if he zeroed out all his thoughts and started from scratch? Overturn all of your own empiricism and self-understanding, return to the essence of the character, put aside the performance methods and acting methods, dismantle the complicated ideas again, treat them as brand new materials, and build your own from the basics bit by bit. System of thinking, what about this?

"Fate proves it repeats, when the explosion appears in the sky. What I need, I can't find in this world. And you stand there waiting for me to understand: we build the world, and then It's utterly destroyed; we build the world and burn it down (Burn. It. Down). Can't wait to burn it to dust."

The old does not go, the new does not come. Many times, to build a brand new world, the old order must first be overturned, which is inevitable. The raging electronic piano sound mixed with the mighty drums played in Hugo's mind, just like the apocalypse sounding from the sky, igniting all the chaotic thoughts in Hugo's mind, the darkness faded little by little, and gradually revealed. Buried light comes.

It's easy to say, but it's actually not an easy thing to do. Hugo has continued to polish his acting skills from scratch. Although it has only been three years since the beginning of "smelling fragrance and knowing women", in fact, this includes all the experiences of the two souls of him and Lancaster in the past twenty-five years. Comprehension and feeling, the complexity of life and the charm of performance are combined, and countless precipitations have ushered in the continuous outbreak of the past three years.

But now, Hugo has to personally put aside the performance methods he has learned for a long time in his mind, start from the most basic expressions of emotions, re-learn the understanding and understanding of the characters, and re-learn how to use the correct expressions. It is a very difficult and painful process to correctly interpret the true emotions of the characters, and it is almost equivalent to self-denial.

It's like... It's like tearing open the wound with your own hands, witnessing the blood spurting out, but still can only insist on gritting your teeth.

"Blood and dust piled on top of each other and climbed into the clouds with rising flames. I wanted to mend it all, but I couldn't stop tearing it apart. And you stood there, in the blazing light, and I was Waiting there, waiting for you to understand: We build the world, and we destroy it; we build the world, and burn it. Can't wait to burn it to dust."

The violent melody notes were like one after another of heavy punches hitting Hugo's mind, causing him to lose all his ability to resist. He could only stand stiff and tired in the blazing flames, letting himself The mind was burnt to pieces and turned to ashes.

The barren grassland destroyed by the fire was lifeless, but in that silence, a ray of sunlight slowly lit up, supporting the endless darkness with a faint light.

Who is Anonymous? Just an anonymous person. The idea of ​​the character of Anonymous in Hugo's mind began to pop up little by little in the empty mind. At first it was just a trickle, then it began to turn into a gurgling stream, and then it turned into a rolling river. In the end, it turned into a galloping waterfall, rumbled and played a crazy melody in Hugo's mind, causing all the cells in Hugo's body to start roaring.

Hugo turned all the complicated thoughts in his heart into rap, using the most brutal, direct and straightforward way, aside from the involvement and fetters of the melody, restored the purest form of the lyrics, and shouted loudly.

"You give me a positive answer, you lift me up high, and I will believe the lies you tell. I'll be a soldier, you'll be the king, stab me when I'm not ready to kiss your ring , you no longer have the right to have that crown, I helped you to the top, but you let me down, I will act when you stumble, and fan the flames when you are burned."

Hugo knew that experience can be the source of continuous progress, but one day empiricism will become an obstacle to prevent his further development. At this time, he must learn to abandon it and look at the problem with a new perspective.

When the melody and thoughts overlapped, Hugo's emotions began to recover again, and all the thousands of thoughts that were racing in his mind all collided, and the water splashes flying under the sun reflected a dazzling light. Nadeau's words, about his thinking about Anonymous, about his digging of acting skills... All kinds of thoughts began to bloom little by little as they should have sparked, making Hugo's eyebrows mixed with gloom one by one. The dots dissipated and disappeared, as if they had been burned to the ground.

"And you're there, waiting for a showdown with me and saying: We built it all just to destroy it, we built it all just to burn it down, we can't wait, we're going to Burn to dust. So when you fail, I'll wait for an opportunity, and when you're in trouble, I'll fan the flames, and we can't wait to burn it to dust."

The creation of this song "Burn. It. Down" was not difficult, and the whole process was smooth and smooth; but Hugo knew that his thinking about acting was only just beginning, when he put the previous After all his understanding and understanding were burnt out, there was a brand-new door in front of him with acting skills shining brightly again. At this time, he was standing in front of the door, and when he raised his hand, he could touch the door, and even feel the back of the door. In that magical world, all he needs to do is... raise his hand, force, push away!