Hugo and Henry stood quietly in the corner, looking at the brightly lit courtyard, while Alex was playing tennis with Sandra, and Meg Ryan could be seen next to him, as well as Pedro and Cameron. Hugo was a little surprised, he didn't know that Meg was also here.

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

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

Hugo immediately straightened up, gave Joseph the glass in his hand, and walked briskly towards the stairs next to the courtyard, and at the end of the stairs caught up with Mr. and Mrs. Pike and Mr. and Mrs. Newman, Paul seemed to be in a good mood tonight, pointed to the small courtyard next to the garage, and said to Hugo, "You should plant some roses and orchids here, and make a swing ......"

Before Hugo could reply, Gregory smiled and said, "Paul, do you want to build a garden or a playground?" Kids don't care how valuable your orchid is. ”

One sentence made several elders laugh, and Hugo, a bachelor who was not yet married, could only stand by stupidly and laugh. "Okay, you go back quickly, I know, Pai Duì won't start to be lively until after eleven o'clock, and now that it's already warmed up, don't worry about us." Paul waved goodbye to Hugo, who said goodbye to the two couples and watched them get in the car and leave.

Hugo stood in place and breathed a long sigh of relief, saying that it was a very tiring thing to open a pie, Hugo didn't believe it before, and always felt that sending duì was not just a large number of people to play at home, and there was enough wine, but now it seems that as the owner of the pie, it is indeed a very hard thing.

"What's the matter, are you hiding here to breathe?" The voice behind him made Hugo tense again, and when he looked back, he saw the figure of Tim Robbins.

"No, I'm just sobering up." Hugo chuckled and looked behind Tim, but didn't see Susan Sarandon, "Are you leaving?" Hugo's eyes seemed to sign: What about your female companion?

Tim laughed as well, holding up the cocktail in his hand, "Although I think your wine glass is exquisite, I don't have the idea of taking it with me." It means that he is not ready to leave, which makes Hugo laugh too, "I saw you walking over, and I came to look for you." ”

"Me?" Hugo raised his eyebrows in surprise, he had actually met Tim several times tonight, but Tim had never mentioned anything about looking for him.

"You're very busy tonight as the host, obviously there isn't much time to spare, I chose the wrong time." Tim raised the cup in his hand and motioned for Hugo to go to the small courtyard and not to stand on the stairs to talk, which meant that he was talking about business, which needed to be quiet and time.

Hugo and Tim walked to the small courtyard, which was not well cared for at this time, empty, just piled up some flower pots, because Hugo hadn't figured out what it was going to be transformed into a garden or something, "But I talked to Rick, and he said that the details still have to be discussed with you, and I thought, maybe tonight is a good opportunity." Tim looked at the puzzled Hugo, and he added, "At least you look a little drunk." ”

Is it easier to fool? Hugo laughed, "Then you must be disappointed when you hear me come to sober up." ”

Tim shrugged helplessly, "That's not something I can control." Tim paused, then looked at Hugo and said seriously, "You should know that I've always wanted to work with you. ”

"I thought it was just a polite remark." Hugo's simple words made Tim can't help but laugh.

"No, I'm serious." Tim laughs and says, "I had a phone call with Morgan last week and he ...... Obviously full praise for you. Tim pursed his lips, obviously a little excited, "It just so happens that I have a great project in my hands, and when I was looking for a suitable person 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 as if he had been testing himself, but he didn't think much about it at the time, and Tim didn't elaborate on it because of the uproar of "Mission Impossible" and "Seven Deadly Sins" at that time. "Best for my role? Is it a true performance? ”

"No, no, it's definitely not a true show, it's a bad boy character......" Tim shook his head repeatedly, "How should I explain it, you've heard of Elmer Patrick Thornier (Elmo). patrick。 sonnier? No, it would be more accurate to say that it should be Sister Helen Pregin (Helen. prejean). ”

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

"Well, here's the story." Tim elaborated briefly, "Sonul is a young man in his thirties who was sentenced to death for brutally killing a couple with his companion in 1977, while his companion was sentenced to life imprisonment. In 1984, six years after he entered prison, he began writing letters to Sister Pregin, in which he denied the fact that he had done it, emphasizing his innocence and hoping that Pregin would appeal on his behalf. But unfortunately in the end all appeals failed, he was still executed, and before he died, he confessed to Pregin, restored the truth of the matter, and repented. ”

Later, the story was written and published by Sister Pregin, who tried to tell everyone that the truth can redeem you and set you free. Her different interpretations of religion and her perceptions of loving and being loved, including the death penalty, have had a profound impact. Tim's narration is not complicated, the whole idea is very clear, it only takes two minutes to finish, and it even seems a little short, but he hesitated for a moment, but still did not continue, "This is the story, I wanted to adapt it into a movie, and when I conceived the character of Sonnier, the first person that came to my mind was you." ”

At first, Hugo didn't know the story, but with Tim's telling, Hugo gradually understood, he knew the story, and he had seen the movie, which was written and directed by Tim, "Death Row Walk." man。 walking）”。

Hugo has seen this movie, objectively speaking, the movie as a whole is a little loose and procrastinating, and some of the plots about family affection are a little too sensational, but on the whole, this is a very good movie, because Tim, as a director, he adopts an absolutely objective position to tell the story, he did not express his views on the death penalty, nor did he express his views on murderers, let alone his views on religion, but it is precisely this perspective of a bystander that causes the audience to reflect infinitely, After watching the movie, everyone will have their own thoughts, about love, for salvation, for the truth, for faith, etc., the echoes in their minds can only be savored.

This is also the most successful point of Hugo's "Death Row Walk", because many times works that involve wrongful convictions in court, death sentences or religion can easily be too biased to lose the director's objective position, and it becomes the director instilling his own ideas into the audience. For example, this is the case with "Yihai Xiongfeng", but in fact, the justice in "Yihai Xiongfeng" is also full of controversy, and Rob Reiner is not absolutely objective enough.

A truly excellent film should put the facts out, dig out the details, and leave the thinking to the audience themselves, right and wrong are never so simple. Because everyone's outlook on life, values, and worldview is different, it is natural that they will have different views.

However, the real success of "Death Row Walk" lies in the acting part, in which the film changed his name to Matthew Ponsley in order to protect the personal rights of the deceased Thornel. Po), whether it's Matthew or Sister Helen, their roles are very mixed.

Matthew naturally doesn't need to say much, from being full of lies, claiming innocence to finally confessing all his sins, the inner transformation, and the fragility and panic in the face of death, all of which can be called super difficult inner performances, and have super high requirements for the delicacy and depth of the actors' performances.

The same is true of Sister Helen, who is opposed to the death penalty because of her religious beliefs, because she firmly believes in the equality of all beings, which makes her have a kind heart in the face of Matthew, who is heinous in the eyes of outsiders, and she tries to appease Matthew with her love and faith; 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 side of the murderer. This kind of inner contradiction and torment also has strict requirements for the actor's control power.

Historically, Sean Penn played the role of Matthew, while Tim's partner Susan Sarandon played the role of Sister Helen, with the former winning his first Oscar nomination and the latter finally reaching the top after his fifth Oscar nomination.

Sean and Susan contributed an acting feast in "Death Row Walk", which is highly praised.

In fact, Sean played Matthew, which is consistent in temperament, Sean has always been a famous bad boy in Hollywood, and his hot marriage with Madonna is even more well-known, and after entering the nineties, he began to gradually shine in terms of acting skills. Later, he won the Oscar twice, and won the Grand Slam of the three major European film festivals, becoming one of the best actors in film history.

It's understandable to ask Sean to play the role, but why did Tim think of Hugo first? It's illogical.