Chapter 1349 1349 Critical Eye

After reading the scripts of the two studios, Warner Bros. and Columbia Pictures, it turned out that only one "Mr. Sweetheart" was not bad, but Hugo did not plan to consider this work.

Of course, not because "Mr. Sweetheart" made Tom Cruise, but because the work failed to meet Hugo's requirements.

"Mr. Sweetheart" is a romantic comedy. The theme is to discuss the relationship between sports agents and players. However, the space for the male protagonist in this work is actually very limited. Tom's play in this role is more of a good boy. To please, there are not many parts that really show acting skills, not as good as Tom's performance in the later classic masterpiece "Magnolia".

And director Cameron - Crowe (Cameron. Crowe's control of the rhythm of the film is also a bit lazy, Cameron's work Hugo's favorite is the 2000 "Almost Famous".

The real achievement of "Mr. Sweetheart" is the supporting actor Cooper-Gooding (Cuba. Gooding. Jr.), who not only won him the only acting nomination in his life, but also won the golden man in one fell swoop, and created his career. peak. In comparison, Tom's ability to rely on this work to win the nomination is more driven by the high popularity.

For Hugo, the role needs to study acting skills, but the degree of challenge is not enough. So, Hugo didn't have much interest in it either.

A bunch of scripts from Universal, Disney and MGM are very boring, neither the story itself nor the characters have many bright spots, but Paramount has a script that makes Hugo shine, this one is called "Primal Fear". .Fear)" is a work that Hugo is very impressed with.

Just because this work made Edward Norton (Edward. Norton), who contributed his debut novel, came out, and Hugo remembered this low-key, dedicated but talented actor from then on. Almost the whole work just made Edward, he The performance was so amazing that it was unforgettable for a long time.

"First Degree Fear" tells the story of the brutal murder of a bishop. There was only an innocent young man covered in blood on the scene. After verification, it was found that the bishop had feelings for the young man, including the bishop. sex. violations, but young people have the problem of "losing time" and can't remember what happened at that time. In the end, the lawyer excused the youth from being punished on the grounds that he was mentally ill, and instead entered the hospital for treatment. But just before the young man entered the hospital, a shocking ending broke out for the lawyer.

In fact, the patterns of "First Degree Fear" and "Seven Deadly Sins" are very similar. The whole core is the young man. If Hugo hadn't acted in "The Seven Deadly Sins" before, then he would definitely see the script "First Degree Fear". Jumping up and down excitedly, this is definitely a perfect character.

But now, "First Degree Fear" has partially overlapped with Anonymous to a certain extent, and Hugo has just completed the challenge of "Death Ramble", so the appeal has dropped a lot.

Hugo really fell in love with the script, and even calmed down and read the script carefully, recalling the plot of the movie, especially after reading the second half of the story, the excitement surged again, but in the end he put the script on Aside, now Hugo has adapted to the trade-offs, he knows that "first-degree fear" is not suitable for his current situation.

After turning over the entire script, the works of the major production companies did not seem to have any bright spots. Even for commercial films, there was no work that could make Hugo take a second look. Hugo realized that although there are some reasons for his nitpicking, it is undeniable that after the classic blowout in 1994 and the excellent works in 1995, the quality of the next works has indeed declined a bit, not to mention the past. In the past two years, even commercial films have had many bright spots in comparison, and even literary and artistic works and independent works have been much inferior, which is quite regrettable.

In the end, there were only two scripts left by Hugo, one was "The English Patient" from Miramax, and the other was "Trainspotting", a small-cost independent British production.

"The English Patient" is a well-known work, and the Weinstein brothers obviously hope to cooperate with Hugo again after "Pulp Fiction", which cost less than three thousand dollars for British director Anthony Minghella (Anthony Minghella). ) became famous in one fell swoop, the movie is beautiful and touching, and it can be called a classic. It was nominated for eleven Oscars and won nine awards. It is the most classic desert epic movie after "Lawrence of Arabia". .

Later, although Anthony also launched "The. Talented. Mr. Ripley", "The Reader (The. Reader)", "Cold. Mountain (Cold. Mountain)" and other masterpieces, but they could not surpass the "British" patient".

The "British Patient" described an extramarital affair that happened in the context of the war like a poem. The poetic beauty to the extreme brought a trace of sadness and grandeur in the context of the raging war, bringing a long-lasting lingering effect. echoes of the mind. As a work that can tell love so delicately and movingly without losing the grandeur, "The English Patient" is indeed a masterpiece.

The film also made the lead actor Ralph - Fiennes and actress Kristin - Scott - Thomas (Kristin. Scott. Thomas), both of whom received Oscar nominations, but both fell off the list. Until a long time later, some people still thought that Oscar owed Christine a golden statue.

However, Hugo is also not suitable for this work. The title of the film is "The English Patient", which refers to the male protagonist. This male protagonist is because he can't remember anything after amnesia, and people call him "The English Patient". Of course, if Hugo decides to star in this work, he can learn the British accent, which is not difficult, but certainly not so pure.

More importantly, although the "British Patient" connects the whole story with the male protagonist, Christine and Juliette-Binoche are both supporting roles, but this is what makes the work really stand out. Two female roles, Kristen's performance was well-received, and Juliet was recognized by the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. In contrast, the male lead Ralph does not have much room to play. First, he is in confusion as an amnesiac most of the time, and second, the inner struggles and entanglements of the characters are far less than those of the other two. Role.

This is indeed a great pity. Even so, Hugo thought about it carefully and kept the script.

As for "Trainspotting", it is even more famous. When he saw this script, Hugo became extremely excited.

The reason why "Trainspotting" is famous is not because of the box office. In fact, the global box office of this work is only 20 million US dollars; it is not because of awards. Although this work has been nominated for an Oscar for best adapted screenplay, The British Academy Award won the award in this department, but other than that, there was no gain; not because of word of mouth, the film was even considered "evil. Piece of work" when it was released, and many people called for banning the release of this film. The work, even if the critics gave it a high rating of 83, still did not get the attention of the audience.

However, after the strong rise of IMDB in the Internet age, "Trainspotting" rose to fame and became the most important member of the independent Cult film in film history. Ewan. McGregor) are both popular all over the world, and this work is regarded as the Bible by countless people.

Hugo was once one of them.

"Trainspotting" is based on the novel of the same name and is about a group of Edinburgh seas. Lo. because. addiction. The life of a gentleman, they live in the bottom and enjoy themselves like garbage. The so-called train guessing is actually a game in which people who have nothing to do make an impromptu bet to guess the time and destination of the next train passing by in the place where the train passes, so as to pass the time.

The film discusses the confusion, chaos, and unbridled youth. The confused life and endless troubles can't find an outlet, and they can only indulge in poison. It is a huge problem to choose whether to be decadent or to return to the so-called ordinary life. The rock-and-roll spirit running in the bones deeply shocked the hearts of every audience!

The whole film is a wonderful work. From content to form, from performance to director, it exudes wanton youthful rebelliousness. The fledgling Danny Ball uses wild and uninhibited methods to shape the angry youth of the lower class to life, and it is not. Lost humor district committee, to poison. The visual reproduction of the addiction attack is a must, and the whimsy of crawling into the toilet to find the embolism is a classic in film history! The rock music inside is even more addictive, and a bizarre and rebellious world is constructed in the high-speed photography, which makes people involuntarily addicted.

Because of the drug in "Trainspotting". The depiction of addiction episodes is so real and exciting that many people worry that teens will try drugs because of it. It also made the film controversial. Hugo also knew this deeply, Zhang Xiaoye would indulge in poison at first. He couldn't extricate himself from the product, and he was not sure whether he was affected by "Trainspotting". But as far as Hugo is concerned, after watching "Trainspotting", he is right on the drug. There is no interest in the product, and the film is about sex and poison. The discussion of taste and rock, and the discussion from confusion to ordinary, from wanton to ordinary, has carried out Hugo's entire youth.

Just as Americans have a deep understanding of the Beat Generation, the confused generation reflected in "Trainspotting" and "A Clockwork Orange" fascinated Hugo.

When he saw "Trainspotting", Hugo almost screamed, even though he was just holding a thin piece of paper and there was no script at all, Hugo was still excited. But after calling Rick to inquire, Hugo got the bad news. This script was taken in by accident. This is the script that Hugo received when he was filming "The Seven Deadly Sins" before. In fact, it was not special at all The person who invited Hugo didn't want Hugo to appear at all, so Rick didn't care at all. Because Hugo's schedule didn't match at all at that time, and Hugo's "Edinburgh accent" was definitely a problem, and Hugo didn't have enough time to study.

At this time, "Trainspotting" had already been completed. Hearing this news, Hugo looked at the script of "Trainspotting" in his hand, and felt lost.