Alex glanced at Theorod suspiciously, he didn't say anything, just adjusted his sitting position slightly, and read out the lines written by his own hand: "I'm getting ready to go to Shell Beach, do you want to go with me?"

John Maedor wakes up in an icy pool of water to find himself amnesiac and a naked/naked female corpse in his room. Out of instinctive reaction, he chose to escape, but in the process of escaping, he gradually discovered the truth, that is, all the humans in this city are the actual products of a group of mysterious people, and every day at zero o'clock, the mysterious people will put all humans into a deep sleep, and inject new memories into human brains.

Obviously, there was an accident during the injection process, which caused John to lose not only the memories of his life that the mysterious man injected him with before, but also the memories of another life that the mysterious man would inject him, and he also found that he had the same telekinesis as the mysterious man.

The end of the story seems a bit cliché, good triumphs over evil, the lone hero defeats the mysterious man who enslaves humanity, and also re-meets the heroine who has lost her memory, and her wife, Emma Maddor, who has been implanted in the memory of the mysterious man, and returns with a beautiful woman.

But the ending of the story is actually not so cliché.

And Theolod chose to use his acting skills to show the deeper things behind this story.

So when Alex said that sentence in a voice flat enough to make anyone play, a subtle, inconspicuous, and surprised look suddenly appeared on the face of John, as performed by Theorod.

Surprised? What was he surprised? Wouldn't John's reaction be to smile with relief and then say the word "sure" soft......ly? After Alex caught the flash of surprise on Theorod's face up close, his doubts and expectations deepened.

However, this surprise came and went quickly, and his clear blue eyes widened slightly for less than a second, and his expression of surprise changed into a kind of confusion that came out of nowhere, and this confusion made him begin to struggle, and made his eyebrows have a trace of self-deprecation or pain.

The trembling of his pupils and the struggle in his eyes were clear to him. This struggle is not the struggle of thinking about whether to walk with his wife who has long forgotten him, nor is it the struggle of a person who does not know the water and plops to the shore in fear, but his expression is more like ......

is making a life-or-death decision.

What are you kidding, it's clear that the heroine is just asking if you want to go with her!

Marshall, who was sitting next to Theorod, even began to have some concerns, he was worried that Theorod was misunderstood, and he would mess up. He had read the script, and in the understanding of normal people, in the face of this different encounter, in the face of this memory that was about to belong to him, created by himself, and not set by aliens and forcibly injected into his brain, John Minter should be full of joy at this moment, or his eyes were moist, or he smiled serenely, or gently and affectionately, and so on, looking deeply at Emma Mérdow, or gently or solemnly saying "I do".

It's like a promise.

In any case, no matter what it is, it must not be the present look of pain and struggle!

Even Marshall, who is not good at acting, knows what to do. At first, he also thought that such a simple confrontation must not be difficult for Theorod, and he could even directly use his warm nature to directly perform John Minter here, without any sense of disobedience.

But what the hell is he doing now?!

As Marshall lifted his forehead, Theolod finally smiled. But don't you think it's too late to laugh now that you can't save it?" Marshall thought as he looked at Theorod, whose struggle faded away. Besides, your smile ...... It can't be compared to affection or serenity, right......

Theolod's control over his performance is vividly exerted in his facial change this time. His John Maddor, after struggling and self-deprecating sorrow, gradually appeared on his face a gentle smile that was enough to ripple in the heart of any person.

His eyes were very light, and he was gently placed on Alex, or Emma Merdot to be precise, and he looked at each other as if he was looking at a fragile child, as if adding too much emotion could crush the other party. But his gaze seemed to look past Emma, to the others, to something else, to ...... Make a person thoroughly unique from the deep corners of other people's bodies.

He seemed to be looking at a shattered dream.

He smiled so softly, but his eyes were so bitter.

He looked at Alex deeply, and after a few seconds, he suddenly spoke, "I do." ”

The voice was low, and it reminded Marshall of the subwoofer he disguised when they first met, mellow, intense, with a hint of determination.

This firm "I do" was not as rosy as Marshall's marriage vows, which he somehow thought was more like ...... When humans make a pact with the devil, they voluntarily give their souls.

And, even if Theolod replaces "sure" with "no" at this moment, Marshall doesn't think there's anything wrong with it.

Although John verbally agreed, he wanted to refuse, why? Theorod's performance made Marshall scratch his head. He turned his head to look at Alex again, but he couldn't tell anything from the other man's face, because the other man was deep in thought, and the silence made Marshall uncertain, whether it was good or bad.

Theolod stopped performing after saying that, and he was also waiting for the director-screenwriter's reaction.

“…… Why did you say 'no' just now?" Alex finally looked up, his face finally a little more serious and interested, as if Theorod's performance unlike the others had aroused his exploration*.

Yes, before Theorod, he had also come into contact with other actors, and he had them perform the last scene of the movie again. Most of them performed the same way, either looking excited, relieved and serene, or affectionate and full of nostalgia. That's right, they're all good actors, they're all very good, they play John Médow's inner peace and relief, a perfect ding.

However, after watching those performances, Alex always felt that something was missing. Although his focus was on special effects and scene construction from the beginning, and he didn't have much requirements for character acting skills, but when it came time to screen actors, he felt that it was not enough, if his John Merdow was just like this...... It's too thin.

Theolod in front of him was the first actor who made him feel the complexity of the character. After watching his short but talented performance, Alex even had a feeling that this kid had already touched what he really wanted to tell, which made him excited and a little more curious.

"However, I did not refuse, Mr. Proyas, although I do have a 'bad' habit of changing my lines...... But this time I'm pretty disciplined. Theorod laughed and joked.

"No, no, no, before you open your mouth, I'm sure your performance will make everyone think you're going to say 'no', and even after you say 'I do,' it sounds like a rejection to me. This intrigues me, Monsieur Lechte, you see, I've seen a couple of actors before you, but none of them have your kind of performance, and I wonder what you think. ”

"Yes, normally, most people would choose to say 'I do' happily, but I felt that something was wrong, and in the course of three days, I studied the script repeatedly, and the characters were secondary, and what interested me was the worldview of the script. At Alex's insistence, Theolod began to slowly explain why he acted the way he did.

"John has had amnesia from the very beginning of the movie, and everyone says he's a serial murderer who specializes in murdering prostitutes/women that no one cares about. But he's not that kind of person, he knows he's not a killer, even if he has amnesia, and when he stays in a prostitute/woman's room, his humanity gets him out of there. It was also at this time that he realized that no matter who he was, he could not be a heinous murderer, a wicked man. In fact, in the process, John has found 'who I am', 'I am a good person, and I will never compromise lightly'. ”

Later, John discovers the truth behind the strange phenomena in this world - humans are the real products of aliens, and he has inadvertently acquired their abilities, but he does not know how to use them. Speaking of which, I have to say, Mr. Proas, your work is really imaginative and imaginative, and you use 'lastthursdayism', right? All people's memories are not born with them, but they are injected into the brain at zero o'clock. As for whether they had memories of their own?"

And that, that's the point. ”

"The point?" Alex's face grew to a smile.

John had been chasing his childhood memories of Shell Beach, but when he got there, he found that the so-called Shell Beach was nothing more than a huge poster, and a wall with an endless cosmic starry sky behind the cold bricks. Shell Beach is obviously the edge of the alien room, a no-go zone, and all the way to this place is blocked by the aliens because it is a no-go zone. So, why would the aliens have implanted this forbidden area in everyone's memory? They could have erased the existence of Shell Beach. ”

Hearing this, Alex's eyes instantly lit up, and he approached Theolod with great interest and asked, "What do you think is the reason?"

"Freedom and homeland. Every human being yearns for freedom in their hearts, yearning for going home, even if their memories are replaced, but memory is not the characteristics that determine why human beings are unique from other races, subconsciously, they will pursue freedom and liberation, which is beyond the control of aliens, if this desire is left alone, one day their farms will collapse, so, so aliens will turn this free subconscious, into a beautiful and sunny beach, into a kind of group memory. ”

"In the end, John defeated the aliens, he gained their power, he could change the city at will, change the day and night, change the nature, change the climate, 'God said, let there be light,' and the world appeared with light, and the sea appeared. He thought he was relieved, until, Emma said that she wanted to go to Shell Beach, and she still wanted to...... Pursue freedom and return to Earth. ”

"How do you think he's going to react at this moment?

"Nope. ”

"Including Emma, the people in the room are still kept in the dark, and only John is awake. In their memory, there was always a Shell Beach, and they always wanted to go to Shell Beach, what should John do? Tell them the truth? And then find their way back to Earth together? He doesn't even know where Earth is, and how many light years this road is light years away, he doesn't know how many generations this process will waste, how many generations will make people struggle in pain and isolation in the universe, this group of humans has been enslaved by aliens for a long time, they have even lost their individuality, can he rely on these people? They don't even leave here before there will be infighting!"

"He didn't know what the consequences were, it confused him, it scared him, and at that moment, he knew he had another choice. ”

"He can be the god of this world...... Just like those aliens, he has that ability, the power to control everything, and no one can refuse. But, as I mentioned before, he is not a murderer, he is not a villain, if he chooses to conceal it, if he chooses to go with Emma to a sea shell beach that he has created based on an illusory memory, and continues to keep all humanity in the dark, what is the difference between him and those aliens? Human nature, power, and the safety of humanity on the entire planet are intertwined, what do you think John should choose?"

“…… You're a genius!" Theorod's every word pierced Alex's heart, and at this moment he finally couldn't control his excitement and raised his voice. Yes, Theorod understands what he wants, he expresses what he doesn't write in his script, he knows what his "almost something" is!"Your answer is to keep it hidden? I like it! I like this seemingly dark ending, that's what I want!John seems to have become a 'god', but when he continues to choose to keep humans in cages, he's still just a human!"

"There's a seashell beach in everyone's heart. Theorod shrugged his shoulders and concluded, "And sometimes, it can be your dark side." ”

"Unbelievable! Lechte, no, Theo, let's have a meal later, I know there's a burger joint that has particularly good burgers, and then we can continue the discussion! I have so many things about this Soul Shifting City that I want to discuss with someone who understands me! For example, what do you think would be better to draw the knife marks on the bodies of the murdered prostitutes? My idea is ...... Oh, sorry, sorry I got a little excited when it came to the premise, Mr. Upton, would you like to have a meal with us later?"

Alex said a lot excitedly, only to realize that there was someone sitting next to Theorod, and immediately said apologetically.

Marshall, who had long been stunned by Theorod's analysis just now, quickly shook his head, he didn't want to disturb these two guys discussing some strange philosophy.

Anyway, this character must be Theorod's and didn't run...... This kid is simply crazy, how can a normal person think of the complexity of human nature from a simple line, and deduce a lot of theories based on the worldview of the script? No, this guy seems to enter a state of madness every time he studies the script.

And he himself said before that he was only studying the worldview of the script for the past three days, not the character itself, right? When he started working on the character...... Could it be that he would become a philosopher?

Considering that Theolod will attend the 69th Academy Awards on March 24, Guy Ritchie has set the start date of "Two Smoking Guns" on March 31 and will finish it by May 31 at the latest. As for "Soul Shifting City", considering the schedule of the actor Theorod, it only started on July 15. So whether Theolod can turn John into a "philosopher" is still up for debate, after all, before that, there was an Oscar ceremony, and the filming of "Two Smoking Guns".