One Thousand One Hundred and Eighty Character Life

"These two characters already have their own stories."

Le Verne and Jane have come off the script and have their own world, their own lives and their own stories, truly alive, even alive.

It's like a wonderful pen produces flowers, but after the characters have their own personalities and souls, the development of the story has already gotten rid of the author's brushstrokes, the way to deal with things, the way to accept people, and even the way to solve life, all have. His own decision, as if it really came alive.

In 2006, Emma Thompson and Will Ferrell co-starred in "Life in the Pen (also translated as: Fantasy Life)", which tells such a wonderful story, when the character in his pen becomes a real life. When there are real people, the development of the story is out of control.

Now, the vitality of "Drunken Country Ballad" comes from the two actors.

Ethan is an excellent director, but an actor who is suffocating.

Renly's explanation fell into Ethan's ears, paradoxically, and vaguely caught a glimpse of inspiration, but then he denied it, but then, he suddenly understood, and after being stunned and shocked, he couldn't help but become curious again:

Could it be that the advanced realm in artistic creation really happened? More importantly, did Renly and Kerry really feel this way?

However, this time Ethan couldn't get an answer, Renly nodded with a smile, and then walked straight away; then, Kerry also stood up and gave Ethan a bright smile, "Director, We should be leaving." After speaking, she also followed most of the staff's trend and left the apartment slowly.

Ethan, who was standing in the same place, was still pondering carefully. His only thought now was to replay the content of the shooting just now, and re-examine that scene repeatedly and seriously. Outside the camera, between the characters, the invisible vitality is slowly spreading and crisscrossing like branches, which reminds Ethan again...

"Ethan?" There was a call in my ear, and then I could see Joel Cohen's puzzled and dazed look, "Why, are you still leaving?"

"This is a moment, a fragment of the wave of folk songs." Ethan said, without end, Joel blinked and asked, "So?"

Ethan was excited, "Joel, I think we can leave more blanks for the actors during the editing and production, and let them tell the story. Especially Renly... In this scene just now, you See Renly's eyes? I've caught something vaguely right now, and I think we should study it.

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"...Ethan, are you sure you know what you're doing?" Joel reminded, calling the show, this is not their strong point.

Ethan nodded with absolute certainty, "Of course!"

Faintly, Ethan felt that perhaps the final product of "Drunken Country Ballad" would be a surprise.

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In the long history, the definition and positioning of excellent actors have never been interrupted. What kind of actors can be called excellent? And how can it be called the top?

Prizes aside, in fact, this is an issue for which there is no right answer.

For some directors, such as Alfred Hitchcock, a good actor means a qualified chess piece, screaming when it is time to scream, fear when it is time to fear, and no need to derive more content by itself, There is no need to arbitrarily perform and interpret it yourself, because it will become too cumbersome and destroy the overall atmosphere created by the director.

For some directors, such as William-Wyler, an excellent actor means a beautiful jade with unlimited potential. Under his guidance and carving, he gradually merges with the characters and the story. In the end, a complete work is constructed, in the final analysis, it is still telling a story, telling the true story of a character.

For some directors, such as Paul Thomas Anderson, a good actor means having an independent mind and personality. The director uses the script to build a stage, hand over all the performances to the actors, let them play freely and derive freely, and then The director uses the camera to capture the characters, space and story, and mix them into an emotional fragment.

In other words, every director has his own preferences and preferences, and so does every screenwriter, every producer, and every film critic. Their definition and selection of actors are also different.

Even at the level of Meryl Streep and Daniel Day-Lewis, their performances still don't necessarily win everyone's love and support, even from a professional point of view.

But it is undeniable that one of the actors is undoubtedly quite special. They can give the character soul and vitality according to their own interpretation and interpretation of the script and the character, and then become a part of the story and extract the core idea of ​​the whole story. , even further to complete sublimation and purification.

Purely in terms of performance skills, they may not be perfect, and may even be a little immature; but their spirituality and texture are rare talents. For the director and the audience, watching their performances is definitely a kind of enjoyment, It's a pity that such geniuses are really too few.

Heath Ledger is one, Marlon Brando is one, Edward Norton is one, River-Phoenix is ​​one... Now, Renly Hall is one.

At least, in Ethan Cohen's eyes.

Of course, Ethan has never been a good director, and his opinions are not authoritative.

However, starting from the two works "Crazy in Love" and "Transcendence" and extending to the work "Drunken Country Ballad", Renly's performance has shone brightly, but it does not overwhelm the guest and blur the focus of the story. It gives the characters and script the soul, but this skill makes people involuntarily indulge in it.

After the conversation, Ethan began to recall the whole story of "Drunken Country Ballad" in detail.

At the beginning of the story, the story just wanted to present a microcosm of an era. The era they once loved the most did not have too much ambition and did not have too many tricks, which also made the created script relatively "light"; but with As the filming progresses, this idea is slowly changing.

LeWine Davis is coming to life. He's either Dave Van Ronck, or Renly Hall, or LeWine.

Faltered, scarred, and exhausted in the chaotic and cluttered gray of the sixties, as if burdened with the heaviness of the thirties, forties, and fifties, standing on American soil, dazed If lost, be at a loss.

At this moment, when his eyes fell on Levine again, Ethan saw himself, the soul hidden behind the wave of folk songs, and even the vicissitudes and hardships on this land——

In the baptism of wars again and again, their souls have been broken, but they are still hurting each other. Racial persecution has never disappeared, women's awakening has always been suppressed, and minority groups are struggling even more. The exploitation of the people is still rising, and the people at the bottom are still hurting each other...

That kind of wildness, that kind of bitterness, that kind of desolation, it's hard to describe.

Then, Ethan recalled the words at the beginning of their creation, "It doesn't matter who you are, the important thing is that you are part of this wave of folk songs."

It was an amazing creative experience for both the Coen brothers and Renly. Along with the filming process, they are constantly exploring, improving, and exploring, and then they go deeper into the theme bit by bit, as if they were really involved in this wave of folk songs, and then they completely become a part of it.

Learning every day and growing every day. When looking back, the story is still the story, but the soul is no longer the soul.

In the early days of filming, Justin Timberlake approached the Coen brothers privately once, expressing concerns about his acting prowess.

In fact, Justin's role in the movie is limited, and he can perform in his true colors without too many performance components. Moreover, his rivalry with Renly and Kerry is also relatively simple and easy. There are not too many difficult scenes. You need to relax and enjoy the show, and that's enough.

But as a bystander, Justin has been quietly observing Renly's performance. He can deeply feel the gap between each other, even the insurmountable chasm, which creates a lot of pressure and questions about his abilities, worrying that the quality of his performances will not keep up with the average level of movies , and may also drag down the crew and affect the quality of the finished product.

At the time, the Coen brothers just took it for granted that Justin was worried too much, and felt comfortable with Renly's professional attitude; they both comforted him, don't think about it, don't carry the burden, relax, like "Justin Timberlake", put in Among the works, this is the best performance.

It was just a blip, and none of the Coen brothers took it to heart.

Ethan thought that Justin's worries didn't exist at all, and what happened today wouldn't happen, at least he didn't expect it to happen, but the fact is, he finally understood Justin's worries and thoughts; not only that, but now he is more I love the story "Drunken Country Ballad".

Because I like the character of LeVine Davis more; and because I like LeVine's life back to the same place after going around, everyone thinks that they are moving forward, but more often, we are still in the same place Stepping; more because of the unpretentious atmosphere of life, holding talent, in the cold winter, struggling to find a way out, but still trapped in life after all.

Who can refuse such an actor? Who can refuse such a work?

Perhaps, Le Verne Davis was real, living somewhere in the 1960s.