It is a bit absurd, but it is also true.

On the one hand, Ethan believes that Lan Li is Levine, the whole performance is natural, there are no flaws at all, and the aura and texture between gestures are impeccable;

Realizing his crankiness, Ethan himself burst into laughter. At the beginning, they insisted on using Lan Li, just because the temperament between Lan Li and Levine had a similar touch, but now they are worried that Lan Li will interpret Levien as themselves, which is really too contradictory, not to mention, Lan Li's talent and talent as an actor, they have all personally confirmed, haven't they?

Sure enough, such an idea is indeed extremely ridiculous.

But on the side, it also proves that Lan Li's performance has been an unimaginable success, and even the director has blurred the line between reality and illusion, creating an illusion. It's a bit of a bold idea, but at least from the perspective of the effect of the first scene, it's a good thing, and as for the follow-up effect, it needs to be observed slowly.

To be honest, Ethan is also a little curious, what is the difference between Lan Li and Levine, how will Lan Li's performance texture be presented, or is Lan Li really Levine's gradual interpretation of himself?

In the first scene, the ideas were a little turbulent.

Slowly retracting his gaze, Ethan had to focus on the audience in front of him first, and now there were more pressing things to deal with, "I mean, Levine was a down-and-out singer, the most worthless and inconspicuous down-and-out singers of that era, they were just part of the bar pastime. He's not Lan Li, and he shouldn't have earned so much applause. ”

There was laughter and even whistles in the bar.

Ethan himself smiled again, "The filming of this scene is very simple, everyone is enjoying a tavern performance, and there are no important people on the stage. But when the performers finish singing, they politely applaud in support, and that's enough. I know that a lot of people love the performances, but I need you to be a little restrained. ”

"Shall we laugh then?" someone in the audience said.

"Yes, absolutely. Ethan nodded repeatedly, "It's just ......"

He paused, raised his hands and pressed down, and said with a wry smile, "It's just, calm down, everyone calm down." It was just an ordinary night, an ordinary singer, an ordinary show. It's okay to whistle twice if you like, and if you don't, whisper to your friends or have a beer. However, restraint must be exercised. ”

The thunderous applause just now must not happen again.

The Coen brothers were the right idea, to capture the atmosphere of the Gaslight Bar with true folk fans, to capture the atmosphere of the '60s with the most ordinary and authentic touch, and to present a real performance, from the time Levyan took the stage to the time he stepped down.

However, there is a slight deviation in the actual operation process. Obviously, they underestimated Lan Li's popularity, and also underestimated Lan Li's skills.

In the first scene, everyone was worried about making a mistake and trying to keep the concentration as high as possible, but no one expected that in the end, it would be because the audience's reaction was too enthusiastic, which led to a mistake and had to be re-filmed, which is also laughable.

After explaining, Ethan turned to look at Lan Li, "Are you okay?"

Ethan can feel the performance of this track just now, the full and abundant emotions are stirring, transmitted through singing, and whether it is a singer or an actor, entering the performance state requires rhythm brewing. Now, the performance in one go has to start filming again, and he is still inevitably a little worried.

Lan Li's eyebrows were slightly raised, and the corners of his mouth were slightly pursed, outlining a touch of uninhibited and casual, "It's just a show." Those dark brown eyes slipped a glimmer of light, a little irritability, a little bitterness, a little indulgence, a little arrogance, the mixed emotions were fleeting, but they couldn't describe it, but they just felt the rebelliousness hidden deep in their bones, "So I guess, I don't have time for a cigarette?"

"Sorry, no, we need to hurry. Ethan blurted out reflexively.

Lan Li didn't care, he gently patted Ethan's left arm with his right hand, and walked towards the other side of the stage with his guitar, and then was ready to perform again.

Ethan always felt that something was wrong, subconsciously turned around, and then saw Lan Li's back, he raised his hand casually, scratched his head, a slightly curly hair was messy like a bird's nest, and the slightly damp hair exploded stubbornly and openly in the halo, revealing a raunchy casualness.

It's not a blue gift, it's Levine.

The same pride, the same loftiness, the same restraint, the same concentration, but more uninhibited, more casual, more bold, more arrogant, more flamboyant, more relaxed. Most importantly, it is more marketable -

This is a positive term, not a derogatory term.

Lan Li's body can always capture a faint temperament, belonging to the upper class or elite or the arrogance of intellectuals, and then producing a sense of alienation, but now, this temperament has disappeared, it can be said to be more vulgar, more popular, or more down-to-earth, as if he is really a homeless man sleeping on the street.

That kind of roughness, seeping out between gestures, no trace of performance can be seen, but it brings a completely different texture.

Is this the power of acting?

But this feeling is fleeting, Ethan didn't have time to savor it, Lan Li's figure had disappeared into the gloom, and his inspiration disappeared with it, there was no way to judge, whether it was his own cranky illusion, it seems, can only wait for the follow-up to slowly confirm.

After so many years in the industry, Ethan also developed a curiosity about acting for the first time.

……

It's different, it's still different after all.

In the past year, from "detachment" to "Les Miserables" to "gravity", Lan Li is gradually integrating the performance methods of methodology and expressionism.

Lan Li and Le Verne are still different after all.

Because Lan Li has no way out, he has no family to turn to, no friends to rely on to lend a hand, and there is no fetters of chaotic emotions; more importantly, the experience of being a human being in two lives makes him like a moth to a fire, desperate for himself, and after arriving in New York, he runs all the way towards his dream without distraction.

Like Levine, Lan Li once questioned himself, once worried about the future, and once feared the present. However, Lan Li continued to move forward without hesitation, while Levine was bound hand and foot, trapped in place, dazed.

Levine's life is full of trivial matters, looking forward and backward, and faltering; Levine's dreams are full of the bitterness of reality, there are too many uncertain things, every step is hesitating, hesitating, hesitating, crushing his arrogance little by little. There was only music, that was his only relief, and his only respite.

But this difference is only known to Lan Li himself.

It is precisely this difference that prompts Lan Li to start thinking more about life, the times, destiny, and life.

How did Levien begin to choose ballads? What did he go through before the story of the film? What was the story of the recording of the album "About Levian-Davis"? What is the story of Levian's dreams and Levian's life?

At the end of the round, Levine finally returned to the same place, is this fate? or personality? Or is his life doomed from the beginning, so can he get rid of this fetter of fate? Or why did Bob Dylan get rid of it and Levine annihilated?

Unprecedentedly, Lan Li did not construct a character from the script, but from one song after another, depicted the image of Dave Van Lunck, and then outlined the outline of Levien Davis, and finally projected on Lan Li himself, the boundary between the role and himself began to blur little by little, and finally, entered an unprecedented state of performance-

Similar to "gravity", but more relaxed and free.

Everyone prefers to perform crutches because they can exert force and borrow strength, but Lan Li enjoys this state of not performing crutches even more, throwing off all restraints and interpreting them with his own understanding and interpretation.

Even though I know that this is a performance, my most intimate and vulnerable side is still involuntarily exposed, carefully hidden in the character. The boundaries between methodism and expressionism are also gradually disappearing, starting with methodism, presenting with expressionism, and ending with methodism, the whole performance is completed in one go, and all the techniques are perfected.

So wanton, so indulgent, so uninhibited, so free.

This state of performance allows people to fully enjoy and wander in it, and truly appreciate the charm and communication of art.

What's more, when acting and singing are combined, the gurgling emotional release is even more natural and logical, and there is almost no need to spend any effort and skill to outline and carve, and the whole performance is already in both god and shape, as if it is ...... It's like it's easy to get by.

Compared to the performance state of "gravity", it is a step further, and it is more relaxed and relaxed.

As a result, Lan Li no longer cares about acting skills, nor does he take into account the boundary between reality and illusion, and naturally reveals in front of the camera, true and false, false and true, everything is no longer important, and everything has become more accurate than ever.

Full of bitterness, full of exhaustion, fake and true, but uncaring, forgetful, and enjoying it.

It wasn't until today that Lan Li truly realized the higher level of performance.