In the work "Drunken Country Folk", Lan Li found a real artistic resonance, in the previous life, he yearned, longed and marveled, as if he saw the life he dreamed of but was afraid to try, and in this life, he felt empathy, as if he could glimpse his own shadow, and even glimpse the shadow of the album "Don Quixote".

In fact, "Don Quixote" and "Drunken Country Ballad" seem to be the two sides of the lake, reflecting each other, and also tell the story of Don Quixote who walks alone in the cruel reality of life.

Clearly, the Coen brothers and Lan Li had similar ideas, they heard the faith and persistence in the song "The Beast", and they also heard the dreams and visions in the album "Don Quixote". So, creative inspiration burst out, and they appeared in front of Lan Li, and couldn't wait to send out an invitation.

Thinking about it carefully, "Drunken Country Folk" does seem to be a work tailor-made for Lan Li, and Levien seems to be the projection of Lan Li in the artwork -

They also came to New York alone to pursue their dreams, they also played and sang in a small bar, and their lives changed because of a ballad, they also faced the crossroads of giving up and compromise, but they resolutely chose to stubbornly choose to die, and they also wrote an album and put it on the bookshelf at home, waiting to be discovered by someone with insight.

The only difference is that in real life, "Don Quixote" is a success, while the album "About Inside-Lleyn-Davis" in which the actor in the film story is not popular.

In other words, Levine-Davis is the Lanli Hall who failed to chase his dream, and more precisely, after Lanli failed to chase his dream, he struggled for fifteen years before becoming Levian.

This is a bit terrifying, if it weren't for Lan Li's inevitability, he and the Coen brothers didn't have any communication, and the two brothers couldn't have written the script realistically based on his experience, and he would almost have the illusion of time and space disorder.

Wait, or rather, in the previous life, there was a real Levian-Davis, but because of Lan Li's rebirth, he took his place, and then the trajectory of fate changed? Or is it that like the "butterfly effect", Lan Li-Hall's real experience was indeed adapted into a "drunken country ballad", and finally became the version seen by Chu Jiashu in the previous life, so who traveled through time and space to change history?

After going around, his thoughts were a little dizzy, and after cutting off the chaotic speculation and speculation, Lan Li's gaze on Joel and Ethan suddenly became playful, but the two brothers didn't know why, and waited for Lan Li's next words with confused and expectant faces, and the eager eyes made Lan Li laugh dumbly.

Undoubtedly, this is the most desired, loved, and coveted work of Lan Li after "Love Goes Crazy", and that kind of impulsive emotion is running rampant in his chest, not only because this is another form of "Don Quixote", as if seeing Heather Cross again, but also because the character itself is very challenging.

The character of Levien-Davis bears the weight of dreams and reality, as well as the weight of the entire era, in his body, the confusion, distress, bitterness, irritability, ego, arrogance, unruliness, intricate and unified, contradictory and harmonious mixture, outlining a touch of the vicissitudes of life under the wave of folk songs.

In fact, this is an incomparably difficult character to grasp, like David Bowie, Bob Dylan, Dave Van Lunck, Kurt Cobain and others, these artists have always had a unique temperament that transcends the constraints of the skin itself, between gestures and bohemianism, but with a unique charm.

Perhaps, they are all such assholes, but equally, they are all so charming.

Levien in the movie is such a presence.

Homeless and nowhere to stay, Levien stayed at the home of a professor friend for a long time, and the professor and his wife treated him as an artist, providing not only sofas but also delicious meals, but Levien got angry at the dinner table and threw away the professor's and his wife's cat.

In Greenwich Village, Jim and Jane are also long-term couch providers for Levine, but Levien secretly talks to Jane and impregnates.

In addition to his friends, Levine has family, and his sister lives in Queens and always takes him in, but he dislikes her, "You people outside of the entertainment industry are just 'brushing up on your presence'." ”

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Levine is undoubtedly a bastard, terrible, ungrateful and self-righteous bastard, but there are many details hidden in the Coen brothers' script that vividly and vividly outline the bastard's softness and vulnerability.

In fact, Levine is deeply in love with Jane, and the only time he says "I love you" is dedicated to Jane, but unfortunately, Jane chose Jim, and Jane wants a life that Levien can't afford, and furthermore, Jane and Levien's different attitudes and pursuits towards art and life doom them to not come together. So, Levien silently stood by and waited.

But then, Levine was surprised to find that even the dark-bellied and utilitarian café owner had a relationship with Jane, and he was just one of Jane's lists, which made Levien, who had always been very aggressive, lose control of his emotions.

He's a bastard, but an undeniable bastard, like those great artists, and you can't fall in love with him if you dislike him completely.

How to show Levion's badness without making the audience hate him, how to grasp the details and characteristics of Levian's image without exerting too much force, how to show the level and depth of Levian's personal charm in the restrained performance, but not fall into the trap of pompousness...... It's all a tough test.

Playing Levine is a difficult problem in the first place, and it is even more difficult to perform Levien well.

In his last life, Levine Davis was played by Oscar Isaac, and his performance could only be described as mediocre, and did not cause much repercussions, only receiving a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor in a Musical Comedy, and all other acting nominations were missing;

Under the lens of the Coen brothers, Oscar Isaac's performance is relatively restrained, with as little change and publicity as possible, and accidentally falls into the crisis of facial paralysis, showing more of Le Vien's depression, loss and depression, and vividly presenting the wandering vicissitudes of life in the folk poet who has nowhere to place.

However, in contrast, the lack of detail leads the audience to make a wrong judgment about the "stealing/loving" relationship between Levine and Jane, and then make a wrong judgment about Levien's image as an artist.

The audience simply and rudely thinks that Levien betrayed his friend Jim, but in fact, Jane is always restless, Levien is just one of them, and more importantly, Levien is really deeply involved, but Jane is coldly watching, even if it is pregnancy and abortion/fetus, Jane just throws the burden of guilt and guilt to Levien and stays out of it.

The loss of similar details does not have much impact on the plot, but it is a fatal negligence for character building.

So, sadly, Oscar Isaac didn't get more acting recognition and missed out on a role that Levian Davis was so deep and full of.

But in fact, as far as Lan Li is concerned, he is very fond of Oscar Isaac's performance.

In his performance, there is always a kind of natural sadness and vicissitudes, this temperament is very charming, and it fits perfectly with the wave of folk songs and poets and folk songs, giving the whole movie an addictive texture, which makes the viewing process very pleasant and comfortable, and also makes Lan Li leave a deep impression on the actor-

Sure enough, Oscar was frequently seen in other works later, "Ex Machina", "Star Wars 7: The Force Awakens", "X-Men: Apocalypse", etc., which also proves that Hollywood insiders and Lan Li have the same idea.

Acting skills can be learned, but the performance temperament is natural and innate. At this point, the Oscar version of "Drunken Country Ballad" really made Lan Li love it.

However, if Lan Lili plays Levine Davis, he will definitely not be able to use Oscar Isaac's way, not because of how the original performance is, but because Lan Li has already gotten rid of the trap of imitation and walked out of his own acting path, but also because Lan Li and Oscar have completely different temperaments and styles, and the roles presented are naturally different.

So, how should Lan Li perform?

Now just thinking about it in his mind, Lan Li can't help but start to get excited, "Drunken Country Ballads" is completely a dream work, just like the original "love is crazy", Lan Li can't wait to join the crew, start discussing roles and scripts, and start studying acting and filming.

Strictly speaking, it is even more immersive than "Love is Crazy", because this tells the story of Lan Li himself, the difficulties and confusion of the previous life, the struggle and perseverance of this life, all mixed in with the character of Levine Davis.

Closing his eyes, Levien's gestures, smiles and smiles have been deeply imprinted in Lan Li's mind, no need to think and describe, nor to conceive and explore, the familiarity in the depths of the soul naturally erupts, filling the entire chest, crowded to overflow.

Perhaps this is the most important challenge in the career of Lan Li actors, and it is also the most difficult one.

However, the problem is that he can't, he can't nod and agree, he can't star in this work. When he realized this, Lan Li couldn't help but start to lose it, and sat in place in a daze, with a touch of regret and helplessness in his eyes, and his heavy mood began to fall slowly.