"Stay away from the casino", when Hugo heard this script, his first reaction was that it was such a coincidence. How could he not know this script, this is the Oscar work of Nicolas Cage, who will be nicknamed the "King of Bad Movies" in the future, and this work has also achieved the only acting peak of Nicholas's acting career.

Nicholas has starred in more than 70 films in his more than 30 years as an actor, and has been nominated for two Oscars for Best Actor, one in 2002 for "adaptation" and the other in 1995 for "Away from the Casino".

So people also jokingly said that the role of screenwriter allowed Nicholas to give full play to his "facial paralysis acting".

The reason why Hugo thinks it is a coincidence is because "away from the casino" has made Nicholas the only Oscar-winning statuette, and in the process of competition, he defeated Sean Penn, who was "walking on death row".

On the 68th Oscars, "Far from the Casino" won four nominations for Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay that year, while "Death Row Walk" was shortlisted for the final competition in the four categories of Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director and Best Original Song; Interestingly, although Nicholas has been nominated for the Golden Globe Award for "Moonlight" and "Honeymoon in Vegas", and Sean has won the Golden Globe nomination for "Dawn of Lovers", this time it is the first Oscar nomination for the two of them.

This qiē makes the strength of the two people extraordinarily close, whether it is the acting strength or the overall reputation of the work, including the personal voice of the actor and the contribution of Hollywood before, Nicholas and Sean are the strongest contenders for the actor, the two are comparable in all aspects, even if it is not an exaggeration to say that among the five candidates is their two-person turn.

In the end, "Stay Away from the Las Vegas" took the actor, and "Death Row Walk" took the actress. The result was still a draw, but it achieved the first glory of Nicholas's career, and this defeat Sean has since embarked on the route of acting power, and gradually grew into one of the most successful acting actors in the world.

So, this is indeed a coincidence, the scripts of "Away from the Las Vegas" and "Death Row Walk" actually appeared in Hugo's hands together, which gave Hugo a strange sense of absurdity.

Rick naturally couldn't understand Hugo's thoughts, he handed over the script of "Away from the Las Vegas" to Hugo, "Actually, Mike Figgis's project is also at a standstill now, Burns has some doubts about the script, and he is not confident enough in Figgis, so he wants to see if there are actors willing to take it, and whether the strength of the male and female protagonists is enough, oh, I forgot to tell you, this project is the same as 'Death Row Walk', and the requirements for the two protagonists are also very high." ”

Mike Figgis has a mediocre reputation in Hollywood, and when Hugo first met him, he didn't even think of him as a director who "stayed away from the casino". In 1988, Mike relied on a self-written and directed "stormy. In his more than 20 years of directing career, only one of his "Far from the Casino" has been a success, and all his talent and ideas have been condensed in this one, and nothing else has come out.

Looking closely, "Away from the Las Vegas City" and "Walking on Death Row" do have many similarities, both scripts are written and directed by the director, and they are also adapted from the original novel, and as a director, this work is the director's most famous and successful work; Both works are low-cost, independent-made literary sketches, all the 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.

No matter from any point of view, the two works are equal, including media reputation, box office achievements, and award trends, so it is not wrong to choose any one of them, 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, and naturally there is no way to party all night like Hugo's group.

Hugo was not in a hurry to read the script, although his memory of the storyline of "away from the casino" was also a little vague, Hugo also joined Leonardo and others in the carnival, he installed two sets of red and white machines in the game room on the first floor, this classic Nintendo game from childhood memories was obviously loved by everyone, this game room has been crying wolf, so lively, everyone is happy, and does not want to leave at all.

By the time Hugo went back to his room to rest, it was already past four o'clock in the morning, and Leonardo and Pedro were still continuing to party in the game room on the first floor, but Hugo still drank a little too much and felt a little tired, so he dragged himself to rest. At this time, Cameron was already asleep in Hugo's bedroom, in order not to wake Cameron, Hugo carefully went to wash up briefly, and then tiptoed to turn off the light and prepare to rest.

Obviously, Cameron was also tired tonight, and was not woken up by Hugo, and slept peacefully with a pillow.

When Hugo lay down, he thought he would fall asleep soon, because his eyelids were so heavy that he couldn't open them, but he was lying on the bed. I tossed and turned for a while, but I couldn't sleep, obviously I was so tired that I couldn't do it, but I just couldn't fall asleep, this situation was really bad.

Hugo doesn't know what's wrong with him, is it because he has changed to a new environment and is not adaptable? Obviously, it shouldn't be a reason, during the filming, Hugo spent most of his time resting in the hotel, and he never admitted that there was a problem with the bed. And I've been tired all day today.,Last night was until the early hours of the morning to sleep.,Got up early in the morning and started moving.,It stands to reason that because you're too tired, you'll fall asleep soon.,Where do you care about the new environment.。

Hugo let out a long breath and opened his eyes to adjust to the darkness in front of him, and the dark blue outside the floor-to-ceiling windows seemed soft and cold, making the night seem much gentler.

Is it because of the move? Not because of the new environment, but because he moved, he still left Sunset Square after all, and although Charlize and Alex still come here often, they are no longer roommates. All one qiē is still the same, but all one qiē is also different. Thinking of this, the melancholy in my heart slowly spreads in the dark night like a thick mist.

Hugo's tossing and turning made Cameron aware of it, and asked Hugo half-asleep, "What's wrong", Hugo realized the irritability in his heart, he hurriedly reassured, "It's okay", and then patted Cameron's arm gently, and after watching her fall asleep again, Hugo sat down carefully and left the room on tiptoe.

Standing at the door and letting out a long breath, maybe there were too many things that happened all day today, so he still didn't get used to it, and he was a little mentally weak. Hugo rubbed his cheeks vigorously, and although his whole head was tired and his eyes could barely be opened, he did not feel sleepy at all.

Standing at the staircase on the second floor, you can still faintly hear the noisy laughter downstairs, but Hugo didn't plan to go downstairs to join them again, and 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, and the balcony outside was also an entertainment space, Hugo pushed open the door of the study and walked into this strange but familiar environment, surrounded by dark brown wooden bookcases, less than a quarter of the space is currently filled, and the remaining space is waiting for Hugo to slowly collect and slowly fill up.

Hugo picked up the scripts of "Away from Las Vegas" and "Walk on Death Row" from his desk, walked to the chaise longue next to the floor-to-ceiling glass door, and then found a comfortable sitting position and picked up the script.

The story of "Death Row Walk" is actually very simple, and can be summed up in one sentence, the last struggle of a condemned prisoner before his execution; And the same is true of the story of "Away from the Casino", a drunkard and a prostitute. A woman's love story.

Corresponding to the slightly heavy theme of life and death and atonement in "Death Row Walk", "Far from the Casino" tells the story of two lonely and desperate souls who warm each other, scarred and desperate to heart-wrenching love. Nor does the story attempt to expose the darkness of society or condemn the dangers of alcoholism, but simply to tell a great emotion full of tragedy, from the most instinctive and easily distorted true feelings of human nature.

The story is about a down-and-out Hollywood screenwriter who, after losing his job, income, family and friends, comes to Las Vegas on his own, wants to bury his pain in alcohol, and then intends to keep drinking until he dies. But in the process of self-destruction, he felt unspeakable loneliness and loneliness.

He stumbled upon a prostitute. Female, this prostitute. The woman is in a miserable life of being controlled by a pimp, and every time she escapes, she is brought back and beaten, and her life is like a nightmare. Prostitute. The woman and the drunkard met in this way, they did not have a relationship, they just talked and snuggled up all night.

Later, prostitutes. The woman took the drunkard home and took good care of him, and the two people, who were both fallen from the end of the world, gradually fell in love with each other. But the drunkard, in despair, still floats and rises in alcohol, consuming the only life he has.

It can be said that "Far from the Las Vegas" is a sad, almost desperate work, and the whole movie shows a kind of "can't find a reason to live" feeling, which takes the self-destruction in despair to the extreme, and the kind of blurred and depraved, sad and bitter negative feelings permeate every detail of the film, which is a *-type work in itself, and the requirements for the characters are almost harsh.