The comeback 599 performance realm is really something that Hugo has never encountered in his career as an actor, the performance is very smooth, and the picture presented is also perfect, but there is a lack of chemistry in the whole performance process, which is quite embarrassing.

In fact, if Hugo's performance just now is presented on the big screen, there is no problem, at least it is a safety card, passing the test, but the problem is that no one wants to "pass the test" - at least no one who is still pursuing acting skills wants to do so.

Hugo understood what Quentin and Samuel meant, this spark is very subtle to say, but it is actually very simple, it is a deep power of the soul. It's like when Hugo plays the role of Amon Goss, his eyes can have a terrifying power, as if it is a black hole, which can absorb all the vitality around him; The same is true of Hugo's role as Sam Baldwin, with subtle changes in his eyes and a smile on his lips that sometimes the audience doesn't even notice this subtle treatment, but the overall effect on the screen is completely different.

The point of this spark is that the actor and the character find resonance, which may be the overlap of the actor's and the character's experience, the actor's in-depth understanding of the character's experience, or the actor's understanding of the character's personality is inspired, or it may be the product of two actors driving each other when playing opposite scenes.

But the problem is that Vincent's character does not have such an entry point, and his characteristics are not obvious - or it can be said that Hugo's excavation of the role is not deep enough, which makes Hugo's performance good enough, but it is also bland.

"So, do you remember what we said earlier about the character of Vincent?" Quentin looked at Hugo, who fell silent, and spoke.

Hugo nodded slightly, "Of course." Some wise but a little rough, some strict but a little humorous, some impatient but calm characters, combed with oily backs, suits and leather shoes, look like elegant gentlemen of the golden age, but do cruel and cold-blooded things. ”

"Yes, that's it!" It was this conversation that made Quentin firm in his determination to have Hugo, and he patted Hugo on the shoulder, "Give me a show like this!" Please, Hugo, this is the first scene of the start-up, don't let me down. ”

In the face of Quentin's words, Hugo smiled helplessly, put both sides on his shoulders, palms up, and then pressed up and down, indicating that he was under a lot of pressure, this action made Quentin laugh out loud.

After the restart of filming, Hugo really relaxed, but Quentin felt that Hugo was too relaxed, and the performance seemed a little greasy and exaggerated, which did not match the black humor style; The fourth time the shooting started, Hugo was stuck on the lines; For the fifth time, the performance still seemed too restrained...... You can clearly feel that Hugo's hands seem to be tied, and he has never been able to play the whole game, and it is getting worse and worse, which is not good news for the "vulgar" crew.

After NG eight times in a row, Hugo took the initiative to call "Ka", he got out of the car, and after repeatedly apologizing to the crew, "Quentin, I need twenty minutes." Quentin didn't say anything more, nodding his head in agreement.

Samora stood a little overwhelmed in place, he had never encountered this situation, and he didn't know what to do, and finally Stacy came over and patted him on the shoulder, "Let Hugo be quiet and quiet, the actor needs space to think, he needs it, he will call you." ”

Since today's shooting location is on the street, it is difficult for Hugo to find a completely quiet place, and he did not go far, just found a relatively clean place on the corner of the street, sat down directly, and then rubbed his face fiercely, trying to calm himself down.

In fact, before this, Hugo had analyzed the role of Vincent, but he was always unable to grasp the essence of the role of Vincent, which made Hugo present a headless fly during the performance.

But what exactly are Vincent's characteristics? Could it be that Hugo can only play those roles with outstanding characteristics and outstanding personalities? This possibility made Hugo panic a little. Because Hugo didn't want to be the kind of actor who could only play roles with distinctive characteristics, he wanted to be able to reach a deeper realm.

What is the highest level of acting, about this matter can definitely be said to be the opinion of the benevolent and the wise, a thousand readers have a thousand Hamlets, similarly, a thousand actors have a thousand performances, and a thousand film critics have a thousand appreciative acting skills.

Some people think that the vivid restoration of real historical characters makes the audience mistakenly think that the actor is possessed by historical real characters, which is acting, such as Margaret, the Iron Lady played by Meryl Streep. Thatcher), Queen Elizabeth II (Queen) played by Helen Mirren. elizabeth。 ii), Abraham Lincoln played by Daniel Day-Lewis. lin）。 Amon Goss, played by Hugo Lancaster, also falls into this category, and it is precisely because of the realism of the character that it has sparked a wide range of discussions and even sparked rumors of glorification of the Nazis.

Some people think that bringing out the personality of the fictional character to the fullest and clearly conveying the truth of the story off the screen is acting, such as Heath Ledger's Joker in "Batman: The Dark Knight", Robert De Niro's Travis in "Taxi Driver", and Jack Nicholson's McMurphy in "One Flew Over the Asylum".

There are also people who think that the details of ordinary characters are outlined, so that the characters on the screen are infinitely close to life, as if they are characters who will appear on the way home and the next-door neighbor, so that the audience cannot distinguish the difference between movies and life, this is the acting, such as Dustin Hoffman as Ted Kramer in "Mr. and Mrs. Kramer", Kevin Spacey as Lester in "American Beauty", Bill Murray (bill). Murray) in "Lost in Tokyo (Lost. in。 translation)" as Bob.

If it was when he used to play tricks, Hugo's understanding of acting skills was the simplest "what to act like", but after he really became an actor, Hugo knew that if the actor only targeted "what he acted like", then maybe he would not be able to make a breakthrough in his life.

Indeed, it is a very high realm to act like something, but no matter how high this realm is, it is always "imitation", but the object of imitation may be a real historical person, a fictional character in it, or it may be Hugo's imitation of the original role actor by relying on his own advantages...... In this way, even if Hugo can finally reach the state of "acting like anything", he will always be just an imitator.

An excellent actor, in fact, "acting like what" can only be said to be the foundation, to achieve excellence, you must have such a level, but this is not enough. A truly great actor not only has to play what he looks like, but also to inject his own understanding of the role, in short, to make the role his own, can only be Hugo's Amon Goss, not any other actor, and deeply imprint Hugo's own characteristics into the character; can even use their own experience to interpret the character, interpret and dig out more deep things of the character, and make the character "live", which is the real success.

Although Hugo has only starred in four films so far, each time the challenge is different, Hugo began to seek his own breakthrough from simple imitation, and now he is in a very vague state: he is trying to find the intersection between himself and the character of the script, to find his own understanding of the character; At the same time, he is trying to integrate himself into the character, trying to interpret the character as his own.

But obviously, this is not an easy task, Hugo is trying in "Sleepless in Seattle" and "Schindler's List", but so far, the characters in the script have always occupied the main part, and Hugo has never been able to get out of the role after "Schindler's List" is finished, and this is the reason - Amon Goss has begun to eat away at his brain.

Therefore, Hugo knew that it would not be easy for him to make a breakthrough, which is why Hugo chose "vulgar" after thinking twice.

Strictly speaking, the "challenge difficulty" of the role of "vulgar" Vincent is indeed inferior to any of the previous roles played by Hugo, and it is also inferior to "The Shawshank Redemption", which is also the inevitable result of director Quentin's strong style. But in fact, the challenge that the character of Vincent brings to Hugo is indeed very different, which allows Hugo to analyze the character from different angles and understand the performance, and perhaps, this will have different gains. Obviously, Hugo felt this impact in the first scene.

Vincent's character can obviously be classified as an "ordinary person", like an ordinary gangster who can be seen everywhere in life, he does not have many characteristics, unlike the gangsters with distinct personalities in works such as "The Godfather" and "Goodfellas", and even compared to Jules's signature "Bible" fragments, Vincent lacks such a sparkle.

This can be seen from the discussion caused by "vulgarity" among fans in the future, people mention the characters in this movie, they may mention Jules who has to recite the "Bible" before every killing, they may mention the somewhat neurotic but confused Mia, and they may mention the boxer Butch who turns confused, but few people will mention the actor Vincent, and even if they do, most of them just remember Vincent and Mia's famous dance.

Therefore, Vincent is a character with no outstanding characteristics.

Hugo believes that if he can play the "down-to-earth" role of Vincent like Dustin Hoffman, Kevin Spacey and others, then he can make a breakthrough in his understanding of acting, not to be eaten by the role like "Schindler's List", but to let himself eat the role and present a character that belongs to Hugo's version.

But apparently, Hugo was not able to succeed, and he suffered a huge setback in his first performance, which is arguably the biggest setback he has encountered since the crossing! [Provided]. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Kazakhstan to read it and vote for the work for a monthly ticket. Your support is the biggest motivation for me to continue creating! )

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