Chapter 1227: 1227
"Stay away from casinos", when Hugo heard the script, his first reaction was that it was such a coincidence. How could he not know this script, this is the Oscar-winning work of Nicolas Cage, who will be dubbed the "King of Bad Movies" in the future, and this work has also achieved the only acting peak of Nicolas' actor career.
Nicholas has starred in more than 70 films in his 30-year career as an actor, and has been nominated for two Best Actor Oscars, one for "Adaptation" in 2002, and one for "Far Away" in 1995. "Casino", coincidentally, in these two works he played a down-and-out Hollywood screenwriter, in a confused and confused stage in the trough of life, trying to find a way out.
So people also joked that the role of the screenwriter allowed Nicholas to give full play to his "facial paralysis acting".
The reason why Hugo felt it was a coincidence was because "Away from the Casino" became Nicholas's only Oscar winner, and in the process of competition, he defeated precisely "Death Row" Sean Penn.
On top of the 68th Academy Awards, "Far From Las Vegas" won four nominations for Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay that year, while "Death Row" was nominated for Best Actor. The four categories of protagonist, best actress, best director and best original song were shortlisted for the final competition; and it is interesting that Nicholas has won the golden ball in "Moonlight Sultry" and "Vegas Honeymoon" before. Award nomination, Sean has "Dawn of the Owl" won a Golden Globe nomination, but this is the first Oscar nomination for both of them.
All of this makes the strengths of the two people extraordinarily close, whether in terms of acting skills or the overall reputation of the work, including the actors' personal voices and previous Hollywood contributions, Nicholas and Sean are the strongest contenders for the best actor. They were all comparable, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that among the five candidates, they were the two of them.
In the end, "Away From Casino" took away the actor, and "Death Ramble" took away the actress. The result was still a tie, but it was the first brilliance of Nicholas's career, and Sean, who lost this time, has since embarked on a line of acting skills and gradually grown into one of the most successful acting actors in the world. one.
Therefore, it is indeed a coincidence that the scripts of "Far From Casino" and "Wandering on Death Row" actually appeared in Hugo's hands together, which gave Hugo a strange sense of absurdity.
Naturally, Rick couldn't understand Hugo's idea, and he handed over the script of "Away from Las Vegas" to Hugo, "Actually, this project of Mike Figgis is also at a standstill. Burns has some doubts about the script. Keith is also not confident enough, so he wants to see if there are actors willing to take over, and whether the strength of the hero and heroine is enough, oh, forgot to tell you, this project is the same as 'Death Ramble', the requirements for the two protagonists are the same Also very high."
Mike Figgis himself is not well-known in Hollywood. When Hugo met him just now, he did not remember that he was the director of "Away from Las Vegas". Mike got some attention in 1988 with a self-written and directed "Stormy. Monday", after which he has shot and produced many works, but in his more than two decades of directing career, But only one "Away from the Casino" has been successful, and all his talents and ideas have been condensed in this work, and no other works have come out.
Looking closely, there are indeed many similarities between "Far From Casino" and "Death Ramble". Both scripts were written and directed by the director, and were also adapted from the original novel. As a director, This work is the director's most famous and successful work; both works are low-cost, independently-produced literary sketches. All characters focus on the male and female protagonists, and the story is completely driven by the interaction and performance tension of the male and female protagonists.
From any point of view, the two works are evenly matched, including media reputation, box office achievements, and awards trends, so it is not wrong to choose any one work. In the final analysis, it depends on Hugo's own personal preferences.
After Rick left the script, he and Carl drove back. They still have work tomorrow, so naturally there is no way to party all night like Hugo and the others.
Hugo was not in a hurry to read the script, although his memory of the storyline of "Away from the Casino" was a little vague. Hugo also joined Leonardo and others in the carnival. He was in the game room on the first floor. There are two sets of red and white machines installed in the game room. This classic Nintendo game from childhood memories is obviously loved by everyone. This game room has been crying and wailing all the time.
When Hugo returned to his room to rest, it was already past four in the morning. Leonardo and Pedro were still partying in the game room on the first floor, but Hugo still drank a little too much and felt a little tired, so he Dragged to rest. Cameron was already asleep in Hugo's bedroom at this time. In order not to wake Cameron, Hugo carefully took a brief shower, then tiptoed off the lights to prepare to rest.
Obviously Cameron was exhausted tonight and was not woken up by Hugo. He slept peacefully with his pillow in his arms.
After Hugo lay down, he thought he would fall asleep soon because his eyelids were too heavy to open, but he was lying on the bed. After tossing and turning for a while, I still can't fall asleep. Even though I'm mentally exhausted, I just can't fall asleep. This situation is really bad.
Hugo didn't know what was wrong with him. Could it be because he had changed to a new environment and couldn't adapt to it? Obviously it shouldn't be the reason. During the filming, Hugo spent most of the time resting in the hotel, and he never had a problem with recognizing the bed. And I've been tired all day today. I didn't sleep until the early morning last night. I got up early in the morning and started moving. It's reasonable to fall asleep soon because I'm too tired. I don't care about the new environment.
Hugo let out a long sigh and opened his eyes to adjust to the darkness in front of him. The faint blue outside the floor-to-ceiling windows looked soft and cold, making the night look much gentler.
Is it because of the move? Not because of the new environment, but because he moved, he left Sunset Plaza after all, and although Charlize and Alex still come here a lot, they are no longer roommates. Everything is still the same, but everything is different. Thinking of this, my inner melancholy spread slowly in the dark night like a dense fog.
Hugo's tossing and turning made Cameron aware of it, and asked Hugo, "what's the matter?" half-awake. Only then did Hugo realize the irritability in his heart. After patting Cameron's arm and watching her fall asleep again, Hugo carefully sat down and left the room on tiptoe.
Standing at the door, he let out a long sigh. Maybe things happened too fast all day today, so he still wasn't used to it, and he was a little mentally weak. Hugo rubbed his cheeks vigorously. Although his entire head was exhausted and his eyes were almost unable to open, he had lost the slightest sleepiness.
Standing on the stairs on the second floor, I could vaguely hear the noisy laughter downstairs, but Hugo didn't plan to go downstairs to join them. After thinking about it, Hugo walked up to the third floor. .
The space on the third floor was renovated by Hugo into a recording studio and study. The balcony outside was also an entertainment space. Hugo pushed open the door of the study and walked into this unfamiliar but familiar environment, surrounded by dark brown wooden Surrounded by bookcases, less than a quarter of the space is currently filled, and the remaining space is waiting for Hugo to slowly collect and slowly pile up.
Hugo picked up the scripts of "Far From Casino" and "Walk on Death Row" from the desk, walked to the reclining chair beside the floor-to-ceiling glass door, then found a comfortable sitting position and picked up the script.
The story of "Death Ramble" is actually very simple. It can be summed up in one sentence, the last struggle of a death row inmate before execution; and the story of "Away from the Casino" is also the same, an alcoholic and a prostitute. female love story.
Corresponding to the slightly heavy theme of life and death and redemption in "Death Ramble", "Far From Casino" tells the story of two lonely and desperate souls warming each other, a love that is scarred and desperate to the point of heartache. This story is not intended to reveal the darkness of society, or condemn the dangers of alcoholism, it simply tells a great emotion full of tragedy, from the most instinctive and most easily distorted truth in human nature.
The story is about a down-and-out Hollywood screenwriter who, after losing his job, income, family and friends, came to Las Vegas alone, wanted to bury his pain in alcohol, and then planned to keep drinking until he died. . But in the process of self-destruction, he felt unspeakable loneliness and loneliness.
He accidentally ran into a prostitute. Female, this prostitute. The woman lives in a miserable life controlled by pimps, brought back and beaten every time she flees, life is like a nightmare. prostitute. The woman and the alcoholic met like this, they didn't have a relationship, they just had a conversation and spent the night snuggling together.
Later, prostitutes. The woman took the alcoholic back home and took good care of him, and the two people who were also fallen from the end of the world gradually fell in love with each other. But the alcoholic in despair is still floating in the alcohol, consuming the only life he has.
It can be said that "Away from Casino" is a sad and almost desperate work. The whole film shows a feeling of "no reason to live", and brings self-destruction in despair to the extreme. This blurred and depraved, sad and bitter negative emotions permeate every detail of the film, which is an atypical work in itself, and the requirements for the characters are almost harsh.