Chapter 1228： Hard to choose

Somewhat similar to "Death Row" is that the whole of "Far from the Casino" is still slightly procrastinated and sloppy, because it is not a work with a clear storyline, but a kind of emotional connection of scattered plots, that is despair. In addition to despair or despair, the rough picture of the whole work creates the kind of heart-wrenching despair that is very full.

But the film’s success lies in this, because it takes the emotion of "despair" to the extreme, unforgettable, and anyone who has similar experiences with the two protagonists will deeply feel the crushing negative emotions. This is a story about loneliness, and it also tells loneliness to the extreme, which arouses infinite resonance, as if trapping people in the story of the movie, and can’t let go for a long time.

Therefore, "Far from the Casino" can definitely be called a good work, even more literary and sketchy than "Walking with Death Row".

In the story of "Far from the Casino", the actor has a self-destructive tragic color from beginning to end. The strong feeling of despair is almost suffocating, and the tragic atmosphere emanates from the depths of his heart. It is like a black hole, swallowing all hope bit by bit.

This work is adapted from the novel of the same name by John O'Brien (.o’). This is his only work, and at the same time it seems to be the summary and prediction of his life. Just a few days before the novel was published, he suddenly committed suicide without leaving any last words. Just like the hero of the novel, Ben, desperate enough to swallow himself clean.

Therefore, the requirements for actors are undoubtedly very high, because this role requires actors to be able to feel the loneliness, the loneliness, and the frustration from the depths of the soul, and to be able to show the self-destructive temperament deep in the bones.

The reason why Nicholas Cage was able to win the Oscar statuette by relying on this role must include his superb performance. His appearance has always been very suitable for playing a middle-aged man who is frustrated in life. He is often molested by people." "Facial paralysis" is also easy to take on the color of melancholy and loss, which is often more suitable for his performance. Later, "Adapted Screenplay" won the second Oscar nomination for Nicholas. The role is actually similar to "Far from Casino": a middle-aged man with amnesia, despair, struggle, and depression.

It can be said that the natural resonance between Nicholas and Ben, coupled with his full devotion, has created the most vivid and soulful character in his actor career, not one of them.

If Hugo were to play this role, it would obviously be more difficult, because Hugo himself has a more sunny and gentleman temperament, although when he played the roles of Amon Goss and Anonymous, Hugo changed his inner self. Temperament, but the feelings of melancholy, despair, sadness, depression, and desolation are not so simple. This is obviously a bigger challenge for Hugo.

Obviously, "Far from the Casino" will be a huge test of acting skills, and the role will be a type that Hugo has never tried before, even completely different from the role of "Before Sunrise". How to show that kind of self-destruction The sense of collapse will definitely be a brand new challenge.

But having said that, this character is relatively single. The bitterness and loneliness in his heart does not have too many levels and details. It is like a broken ship that is sinking. In addition to sinking or sinking, the pain is extreme. Despair runs through, like a walking dead, the character of the whole character is not full, but only a kind of emotion is brought to the extreme.

Therefore, the space for the role is obviously limited, which conflicts with Hugo's ideas. It's not that this role is not difficult enough to challenge, but that it's not suitable for Hugo's current situation.

After experiencing the role of Anonymous, Hugo now needs a broader, deeper, and richer role to explore. In the process of practice, he explores new performance methods and techniques bit by bit to try to break that level. Acting barriers, prying into a new field of performance.

Obviously, Ben, like the Anonymous, is a relatively limited role to play, and even compared to the Anonymous, Ben will be a little more limited.

From this perspective, Matthew of "Death Row" would be a more appropriate choice.

As Tim said, Matthew’s role is actually very complicated. He comes from a single-parent family. He is very filial to his mother and loves his three younger brothers. His family is the greatest support in his heart. He even refused to let his mother appear in court because he was worried that his mother would collapse. He testified, but he was unwilling to express these emotions. He just covered his inner heart with irritability and impatience; he was a small gangster who had been committing crimes and gangsters all the time, but he was very timid inside. , Weak, because he didn't dare to resist his companions, he participated in the strong. Rape, because he did not dare to refuse his companions, he shot and killed the boy among the lovers; he was full of resentment towards the society, he believed that the rich dominated the world, and all the unfairness that happened to him came from the society. Oppressed, but he did not dare to resist this society, so he could only vent his anger on people who were weaker than him; he had no faith, he even dared to mock the Bible and Jesus, but he pinned all his last hopes On a nun...

In the "Death Row" story, Tim did not use a lot of shots to show Matthew's inner complexity, nor did he use a sympathetic perspective to defend Matthew. He focused more on Matthew and the nun. During the conversation, concentrate on presenting Matthew's inner struggle and transformation. Tim didn't even give too much pen and ink to the court trial, more to outline the complexities of the character Matthew profoundly.

All this makes Matthew have very high demands on actors, because actors must show Matthew's inner layer in a limited space for this to be convincing. As Tim said when he persuaded Hugo, he hopes to find an actor who is restrained enough but also delicate enough to show the layering of the role.

There is no doubt that the role of Matthew is the most complicated of all the roles Hugo has come into contact with.

Although Amon Goss in "Schindler's List" is also very complicated, Amon's personality has a historical background. Under the pressure of the entire environment, Amon's character was created, even Amon's struggles. Rebellion and resistance are just like fireworks, and it goes out without having time to disperse the darkness in the night sky.

What Matthew reflects is the problems of the entire modern society. These problems are controversial, but there is no accurate answer, such as whether criminals are worthy of mercy, such as how to grasp the sentencing standards, such as whether the death penalty should be abolished, such as money is omnipotent. Are your thoughts eroding the law, such as whether the death row prisoner is the object of God’s salvation, such as whether the anger and extremeness of the victim’s family should be condoned...

These questions are not like the World War II background behind Amon Goss, these are questions with no answers. However, Tim did not intend to give his answers or explanations. He did not answer these questions in the movie. His objective position determines that the actors must rely on their own performances to present the questions, and then let the audience watch them. After the movie is over, come up with your own answer.

Is Matthew really that poor? Is Matthew's self-salvation real enough? Did Matthew's confession make sense enough? Is the interaction between Matthew and the nun convincing? Is such a murderer as Matthew really worthy of sympathy? Is the story surrounding Matthew really convincing?

This also makes the performance of the role of Matthew soaring.

But having said that, after Hugo carefully studied the script of "Death Row", he also realized that the role of Matthew and Amon Goss and Anonymous still have some similarities, not because these three roles are all Murderers, but because these three murderers are not that simple, they all have their own stories hidden behind them, they are not simple facial makeup.

Matthew has the same inner struggles as Amon, but Matthew’s struggles are more complicated; Matthew, like Anonymous, has no faith—or a distorted interpretation of faith, but Matthew finally chose to redeem himself; In fact, Matthew is the same as Amon and Anonymous in appearance and deceptiveness. However, Matthew is kind in his heart, which is fundamentally different from Amon and Anonymous.

Therefore, Hugo feels that challenging the role of Matthew is a bit self-repetitive, although he knows that this is a completely different role, and the difficulty of acting is also a new challenge, not to mention all the background, motives, personality and style of the role and the attention of the director. The focus is also all different. But the role of Hugo still hesitated.

After the comparison, Hugo found that, just like the two works of "Stay Away from Casino" and "Walking with Death Row" ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Ben and Matthew are equally and equally matched. Both roles have their own advantages and disadvantages, the original challenge is more fresh, but the role is relatively single; Matthew's role is very rich, but it is the type of murderer.

Even with reference to scripts, roles, directors, investment and other factors, there is almost no difference between the two works. It is foreseeable that no matter what Hugo's decision is, the media will not like this decision too much.

"Away from Casino" has not yet found investment, but the pay for Hugo will certainly not exceed half a million US dollars; "Death Row" has a certain budget, but considering the small cost of production, Hugo is bound to increase His own remuneration overwhelmed less than one million.

But objectively speaking, no matter which role Hugo chooses, it is definitely a challenge, and it is an unwrong choice. This made Hugo a little excited. The addiction in the "Seven Deadly Sins" that has not been vented can finally be fully played this time. Hugo is now starting to get a little gearing up.

But, which role should I choose? Did you choose "Away from Casino", an authentic Oscar winner's work? Or choose "Death Convict's Walk", a strong competitor with a slightly better depth and no less difficult acting skills?

This is indeed a happy trouble.