087 Showdown
After Alepje was fired, the atmosphere of the crew was a little strange, on the one hand, everyone was worried that Allegje's cup would happen to him, and no one wanted to lose his job; On the other hand, everyone understands that Alleger is self-inflicted, and Hugo is changing people's perception of him with his actual expression.
Therefore, the crew's views on Hugo are also mixed, some people choose to fight for Alleger, and their impression of Hugo is even worse, although they do not speak ill of each other, but they have completely ignored Hugo; Some people began to be willing to approach Hugo, whether for a livelihood or to be moved by Hugo's sincerity, and in general their interaction with Hugo seemed to be much more harmonious; Others are becoming more and more alienated from Hugo, wishing only to stay away from the center of this vortex of contradictions.
In such a situation, "Yihai Xiongfeng" ushered in the pinnacle of the whole movie, that is, the court showdown between Daniel and Colonel Jessup in the play, this scene is undoubtedly a difficult test for the two actors, and it is no exaggeration to say that half of the success or failure of the movie is maintained in the effect presented in this scene, if Daniel played by Hugo is not convincing, or if he is completely suppressed by Colonel Jessup played by Jack, Then the effect that Rob wants to show is bound to be greatly reduced.
However, recalling the warm-up duel between Hugo and Kiefer during the script practice, and later during the filming, Hugo played to the fullest, which also made many people have great expectations for today's scene.
The crew even opened a gambling game in private, which offered odds of three to one for the proposition that "Hugo is capable of the difficult task of this play", and the odds of "Hugo is not capable of this play" are one to five, and there is even the odds of "Hugo will collapse in this scene", which is one to two.
It can be seen that in fact, the crew is still generally not optimistic that Hugo will be able to contribute a wonderful table in this scene, after all, Jack Nicholson is not an ordinary opponent, and it is unknown whether this odds will always have the negative impact of the Aleje incident. But more than sixty percent of the crew of the entire crew have made bets, which shows that everyone's expectations for this scene have been met.
Hugo put on his lieutenant uniform, meticulously buttoned the golden buttons, and stood in this familiar courtroom scene adjusting his breathing. Joseph stood by and looked at Hugo, Hugo looked heroic in uniform, the original eyebrow hair was shortened before the film started, leaving only a little longer than the inch head, at this time it was also combed into a neat twenty-eight minutes, with a strong retro aristocratic style of the thirties, Hugo's well-defined face was clearly presented, at this time Hugo's handsome eyebrows were completely stretched, like two scabbards into the sideburns, making Hugo look strict, straight and handsome, It's two points sharper than the usual softness.
But Joseph's brow could not be relaxed, "Hugo......"
Hugo chuckled, "Don't worry, Joseph, I won't be affected by these things." Acting is acting, life is life, and if there is no way to distinguish between these two parts, it would be disrespectful. ”
Hugo knew what Joseph was going to say, and Joseph had been restless since he learned about the gamble yesterday, because it was as if the whole crew was waiting to see Hugo's jokes. Originally, I thought that after dealing with Alepje, things would go smoothly, but now it seems that every industry in the film industry has its own small group, and obviously, it is not so easy for the actors and the behind-the-scenes team to get along.
"I'm ready for this scene, and too much worry won't help, right?" Hugo comforted Joseph, in fact, he was also comforting himself, because he had never dealt with such a situation, and it was inevitable that he would be a little flustered in his heart. But looking at Joseph's worries, Hugo calmed down, and he kept asking himself to put all his attention on acting, forcing himself to focus, which was the only thing Hugo could do.
Joseph looked at the calm Hugo, and then at the staff around him, obviously today's scene almost brought the entire crew together, all the staff on all sides, everyone hid in a place where the camera could not shoot and looked forward to the show.
Finally, Joseph patted Hugo on the shoulder and said, "Good luck." ”
Instead, Hugo laughed brightly, "I really need a little luck at a time like this." This reminded Hugo of his mood before he took the stage at the Midi Rock Festival, excitement mixed with nervousness, excitement mixed with fear, but the positive love finally prevailed, because in front of him was the stage of his dreams, and he would open his arms and give his hug with the most enthusiastic gesture.
Joseph turned to leave, and the newly replaced drama manager stepped forward to confirm Hugo's makeup, and after confirming Jack's status, he nodded to Rob. This scene will start with a panoramic view, Hugo locked his eyes on Jack, Jack's calm and confident eyes made Hugo panic for no reason, but at this moment, Rob's "start shooting" came.
Hugo closed his eyes and took a deep breath, and then Jack began to say the first line, Hugo quickly calmed down and picked up his first line, and the most important scene of the whole movie started shooting.
"Colonel, you gave orders to Captain Kendrick at the meeting, didn't you?" Hugo, or Daniel, was a little tense in his voice, but he managed to control the rhythm of his speech and started in a gentle manner.
"I told Kendrick to tell his men not to touch Santiago." Colonel Jessup's voice was slightly muffled, and a beat slower than Daniel's, calm and powerful, with a kind of superior calm.
"Did you also give orders to Lieutenant Colonel Marginson?" Daniel steadied his emotions and rhythm.
Colonel Jessup also insisted on his own way of speaking, "I order Marginson to transfer San Diego from the base immediately. This unhurried pace is even a little too slow in Daniel's comparison, making the listener feel a little depressed.
"Why?"
"I'm afraid that if the contents of the report letter leak out, his life may be in danger." Colonel Jessup remained calm.
"Mortal danger?" Daniel's voice seemed to be suppressed and slightly muffled, but the pace of his speech remained the same.
"What else could it be?" Colonel Jessup deliberately slowed down the pace of his speech by another quarter of a beat, and his tone changed slightly, as if mocking Daniel, and his eyebrows even quietly raised, apparently not taking Daniel to heart at all.
Daniel was unmoved by Jessup's provocation, and he received a letter from his assistant, "Colonel, this is an order signed by you and Marginson to order Santiago to leave Guantanamo on a flight at six o'clock the next morning. Was that the earliest flight? Daniel's pace of speech seemed to quicken slightly, but it wasn't noticeable.
Colonel Jessup replied quickly, as if to show that there was no catty in this, and also as if to suppress Daniel, "Six o'clock is the first flight to leave base. ”
But in the face of Colonel Jessup's answer, Daniel stood there and slightly curled the corners of his mouth to deliberate, as if he had doubts about this answer, but then, he walked towards Colonel Jessup who was sitting in the witness stand in front of him, and changed the subject, "You came to Washington by plane this morning, right?" Daniel began the conversation with Colonel Jessup in a homely manner.
Under Daniel's guidance, the two talked about trivial things, such as what Colonel Jessup had packed in his luggage, what Colonel Jessup had done to prepare for coming to Washington, D.C., and who Colonel Jessup had called before leaving. These questions did not seem to have anything to do with the case, and it was completely Colonel Jessup's private trip, and the prosecution lawyer naturally kept opposing it, and the judge repeatedly asked Daniel to clarify the scope of the questions, but surprisingly, Daniel repeatedly insisted that these questions must be answered, while Colonel Jessup did not mind at all and answered them one by one.
But when Colonel Jessup had answered everything, Daniel took another copy from his assistant, and then raised his voice slightly, and quickened a little, "Your Excellency, this is a transcript of a telephone call from Guantanamo on September 6, and this is a request for a transfer from Santiago in fourteen letters written in the last nine months, begging, in fact. Santiago was thrilled to learn that he had finally been allowed to transfer, and you know how many people he called? ”
Daniel spoke this very tightly, not very fast, but the connection was very smooth, and the situation that had just received a slight suppression from Colonel Jessup was completely gone, and he completely took the situation into his own hands, and concentrated everyone's attraction in a subdued tone.
"Zero! None of them! "Not a single phone call to tell his parents that he was going home, not a single phone to tell his friends to 'can you come to the airport to pick me up,' and as you say," Daniel looked at Colonel Jessup, who was still sitting in his chair, "and he was on the plane in six hours, but all his belongings were neatly hung in the closet and neatly placed in a crate. ”
"You've only been away for one day, and you've packed your bags and made three phone calls," Daniel still looked at Colonel Jessup, and just now his large pile of seemingly useless conversations had quietly dug a huge trap, just waiting for Colonel Jessup to jump down, with Daniel's fast and slow pace of speaking, the suspense in everyone's hearts had been raised to the highest, "And Santiago will never come back in his life after he leaves, but he hasn't made a single phone call, and he hasn't packed any items." After saying that, Daniel looked at Colonel Jessup with a smile on his face, his bright eyes like two sharp blades stabbing directly at his opponent, "Can you explain?" ”