Chapter 1225 1225 Goodbye Invitation

Hugo and Henry stood quietly in the corner, looking at the brightly lit courtyard. At this time, Alex was playing tennis with Sandra, and Meg Ryan, who was eager to try, could be seen next to him, as well as Pedro, Cameron. Hugo was a little surprised, not knowing that Meg had come too.

Then a man ran forward, looking around for something, and Hugo looked at it and shouted, "Joe, here I am."

Joseph was looking for Hugo. He heard a faint sound from the wind. He looked around for the source of the sound. After seeing Hugo, he walked over quickly, "Mr. Pike and Mr. Newman are leaving."

Hugo immediately stood up straight, put the glass in his hand to Joseph, and then walked quickly towards the stairs by the courtyard, catching up with the Pikes and the Newmans at the end of the steps, Paul seemed to be in a good mood tonight. Yes, he pointed to the small courtyard next to the garage and said to Hugo, "You should plant some roses and orchids here, and then make a swing..."

Before Hugo could respond, Gregory smiled and said, "Paul, do you want to build a garden or a playground? Children don't care how precious your orchids are."

A sentence made several elders laugh, and Hugo, an unmarried bachelor, could only stand beside him stupidly and laugh. "Okay, go back quickly, I know, the party won't be lively until eleven o'clock, and now it's warming up, don't worry about us." Paul waved his hand and said goodbye to Hugo, Hugo Say goodbye to the two couples respectively, and then watch them get into the car and leave.

Hugo stood on the spot and let out a long sigh of relief. He said that partying is a very tiring thing. Hugo didn’t believe it before. Now it seems that being the host of the party is indeed a very hard thing.

"What's the matter, are you hiding here to breathe?" A voice came from behind to make Hugo tense again. When he looked back, he saw Tim Robbins.

"No, I'm just sobering up." Hugo said with a chuckle, looking behind Tim, but he didn't see Susan Sarandon, "Are you leaving?" Rain Guo's eyes seemed to indicate: what about your girlfriend?

Tim also laughed and raised the cocktail in his hand, "Although I think your wine glass is very delicate, I have no intention of taking it with me." It means that he is not ready to leave, which makes Hugo also laughed, "I saw you walking by, and I came here specifically to find you."

"Me?" Hugo raised his eyebrows in surprise. He had actually met Tim several times tonight, but Tim never mentioned that he had anything to do with him.

"Tonight, as the host, you are very busy. Obviously there is not much space. I chose a wrong time." Tim raised the cup in his hand and motioned Hugo to go to the small courtyard, not to stand Talking on the stairs also means that what he wants to talk about is serious business, one needs to be quiet, and the other needs time.

Hugo and Tim walked into the small courtyard. At this time, the small courtyard was not well-maintained, it was empty, but some flower pots were stacked, because Hugo hadn't figured out what it was going to be transformed into a garden or what, "But I I talked to Rick, and he said that I still have to talk to you about the details, I think, maybe tonight is a good opportunity." Tim looked at the confused Hugo, and he added, "At least you seem to have A little drunk."

Do you mean more foolish? Hugo chuckled, "Then you must be disappointed when you hear me coming over to sober up."

Tim shrugged helplessly, "This is out of my control." Tim paused, then looked at Hugo and said seriously, "You should know, I've always wanted to be able to work with you."

"I thought it was just a polite remark." Hugo's simple words made Tim smile.

"No, I'm serious." Tim said with a smile, "I had a phone call with Morgan last week, and he...obviously complimented you." Tim pursed his lips, obviously excited, " It just so happened that I had an excellent project in hand, and when I was looking for a person to fit the character among the actors, I thought of you first, and I thought you were the perfect choice."

Hugo suddenly remembered that on Oscar night, in fact, Tim had been testing himself, but he didn't think much about it at the time, and Tim was also because of "Mission Impossible" and "Seven Deadly Sins" at that time. Buzzing without elaborating. "The most suitable role for me? Is it a true performance?"

"No, no, it's definitely not a true performance, it's a bad boy role..." Tim shook his head repeatedly, "How should I explain it, you've heard of Elmo. Patrick. Sonnier (Elmo. Patrick. Sonnier) ) story? No, more precisely, the story of Sister Helen. Prejean."

Hugo frowned and thought for a while, "No, I haven't heard of it."

"Uh, the story goes like this." Tim explained briefly, "Soniel is a young man in his thirties. He and his companions brutally killed a couple in 1977, because they were sentenced to death, and His companion was sentenced to life in prison. In 1984, his sixth year in prison, he began to write to Sister Prekin, in which he denied the fact that he had done it, stressed his innocence, and hoped that Regin was able to appeal for him. Unfortunately, all appeals failed in the end, and he was executed. Before his death, he confessed everything to Pregin, restored the truth of the matter, and made a confession."

"Later this story was written into a novel by Sister Prekin and published, trying to tell everyone a truth that the truth can save you and set you free. Her different interpretations of religion, the difference between loving and being loved. The perception, including the view on the death penalty, has had a profound impact." Tim's narration is not complicated, the whole idea is very clear, and it was finished in just two minutes, even a little short, but he hesitated, still no Going on, "That's the story, I wanted to make it into a movie, and the first person that came to my mind when I was conceiving the character of Saunier was you."

Hugo didn't know the story at first, but with Tim's narration, Hugo gradually understood. He knew the story and he had seen the movie. It was written and directed by Tim. Works, "Dean. Man. Walking".

Hugo has seen this movie. Objectively speaking, the overall movie is a little sloppy and procrastinating, and some of the plots about family love are a bit too emotional, but overall, this is a very good movie, because Tim is the director. , he adopted an absolutely objective standpoint to tell this story, he did not express his views on the death penalty, nor his views on murderers, nor his views on religion, but it is precisely this bystander's perspective. But it aroused infinite reflection from the audience. After watching the movie, everyone will have their own ideas. For love, for redemption, for truth, for faith, etc., the echoes in their minds can only be savored by themselves.

This is also the most successful point of Hugo's view of the film "Death Row", because many works involving wrongful convictions by the court or the death penalty or religion can easily become so biased that they lose the director's objective position and become a The director instills his own ideas into the audience. For example, "Righteous Sea Heroes" is like this, but in fact, the justice in "Righteous Sea Heroes" is also full of controversy, but Rob Reiner is not absolutely objective enough.

A really good movie should present the facts, dig out the details, and leave the thinking to the audience. Right and wrong are never that simple. Because everyone's outlook on life, values, and worldview are different, they will naturally have different views.

However, the real success of "Death Ramble" lies in the acting part. In order to protect the personal privacy of the deceased Saunier, the film was renamed Matthew. Poncelet (Matthew. Poncelet), whether it is Ma Xiu or Nun Helen, their roles are very complicated.

Naturally, Matthew doesn't need to say more. From full of lies, claiming innocence to finally confessing all his sins, inner transformation, and vulnerability and panic in the face of death, it can be called an extremely difficult inner performance. Delicacy and depth are extremely demanding.

The same is true for Sister Helen. Because of her religious beliefs, she is against the death penalty because she firmly believes that all living beings are equal, which makes her have a kind heart when facing Matthew, who is seen as heinous in the eyes of outsiders. She tries to use her love And faith to appease Matthew; but for the victim's family, her actions hurt them, because when they are the victims, they are the ones who need to be appeased, and as a nun, Helen is on the murderer's side. side. This inner conflict and suffering also has strict requirements on the actor's control.

Historically, Sean Penn played the role of Matthew, while Tim's partner Susan Sarandon played the role of Sister Helen, the former winning his first Oscar nomination, the latter in After the fifth Oscar nomination, it finally reached the top.

Sean and Susan contributed a feast of acting in "Death Row", which was praised.

In fact, Sean's role as Matthew is consistent in terms of temperament. Sean has always been a well-known bad boy in Hollywood, and his hot marriage with Madonna is well known. After entering the 1990s, he He began to shine in his acting skills. The rival scene with Al Pacino in "Dawn of Love" the year before last made many people stunned. His acting style was restrained and delicate without losing explosive power, which made a lot of people's eyes. A bright. Later, he won the Oscar twice, and won the Grand Slam of the best actor in the three major European film festivals, becoming one of the most outstanding actors in film history.

It would be excusable to cast Sean, but why did Tim think of Hugo in the first place? This is illogical.