Many people have a misconception about action commercial movies, thinking that action actors don't need so-called acting skills, as long as they can play, which seems to have become a routine. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info But this is not the case, action movies do not need acting skills, but more need the temperament of the actor throughout, such as Harrison Ford's Indiana Jones, who has a professor's elegance and chic under the western cowboy dress. Therefore, most action movies like to be lazy, find an actor with the right temperament, and act in his true colors, which is enough.

The epic masterpiece "Gladiator" can be regarded as an action and adventure type of drama, and the fight scenes in the movie occupy an important position, Russell Crowe gave Maximus, the tragic hero, a tragic and benevolent temperament, and successfully won him the Best Actor Trophy.

If "Gladiator" is not a purely action commercial movie, then the success of "Spy Shadow" is even more of special significance. This work not only has a unique style in terms of soundtrack, editing, martial arts design, etc., but Matt Damon also gave Jason Byrne a special color to the lone hero, and later Jeremy Renner also starred in "Spy 4", but it was generally considered by the media to have lost his soul, and this detail can be seen that the performance of action commercial movies is still different.

Matt is not the kind of actor with acting talent, but his performance is sincere, steady and solid, quite a bit of Tom Hanks's style, but it lacks the latter's spirituality and acumen, but this still makes Matt win three Oscar nominations for acting.

"Fury Road" is also such a work, it requires the actors to be able to use their performances to bring out the depth of the story, under the bombardment of visual effects, the lack of lines, the lack of dialogue, and the complete reliance on the actors' performances to make the plot deeper, especially in the background of the end of the wasteland, the annihilation of human nature, the binding of freedom, and the degradation of morality.

In the scene just now, although Max is absolutely passive, he is tirelessly looking for the initiative, not only because his sense of survival is dominating, but also because as a former policeman/detective, keen observation has almost become an instinct; In addition, the fact that he was able to survive alone in the post-apocalyptic background, and even helped many people, also means that he is vigilant, competent, and courageous.

At first, Max was tied to the back window of the car, but he was not tied to the back like a dead body, Max should be like a poisonous snake, constantly looking around, looking for the possibility of escaping and surviving, and alert to all the dangers around him, after all, this is a sandstorm, there are too many unpredictable situations.

Since Max's face was covered with a mask doused with molten iron, and then chained to Nax's body as a blood bag to supply Nax's blood, Max's first reaction was to look for a key in Nax's car that could open the lock.

Max's eyes should be sharp and agile in searching, looking for the figure of the key, and thinking about how to get out of it without it. In such a situation, the small chariot next to it fought against itself, and as a result, it was completely detonated and caught in a tornado, Max smelled the smell of sulfur and also smelled danger, so he dodged in time to avoid the disaster of death.

Later, when it was found that Nax decided to die together, Max chose the most primitive and direct way to try to solve the problem, and after it was unsuccessful, Max began to think about the possibility of getting out at that moment, so Max would look back, which was to examine the overall situation, which made Max and Ferrosa have their first eye contact; That's why Max was vigilant, thinking about how he should jump out of the car to escape after Nax detonated the gasoline, which made Max see the sunroof being blown away for the first time to avoid the crisis of being decapitated, so he immediately seized the opportunity and flew over to stop Nax.

In other words, in just two minutes, Max did not relax at all, and his every move had practical significance, not only winning him a glimmer of life, but also capturing his past. In this scene, Nax is the protagonist, Max is more of a component of the picture, but the emotions conveyed by the eyes and movements are definitely a lot, and the beginning and end are postponed to the next scene - the confrontation between Max and Ferrosa, and the image of Max is outlined with just a few strokes.

It can be said that although the performance space is narrow, each frame has a special meaning.

But what about Lance's performance just now? He looked like a puppy lost in the fog, looking around blankly, with no purpose, no meaning, barking in panic when danger came, relying on his survival instincts/abilities to save himself. It's not Max's instinct/ability, it's animal's. Not only is the performance devoid of details, but the eyes lose focus and attention, leaving the whole character in a mess; And there is no support, and without the core driver, the character becomes an empty skin.

If this is "Die Hard", then Lance's performance just now is enough, and that kind of tough guy temperament and animal instincts/abilities will create the image of an iron-blooded hero. But the problem is that Max is not a hero. This is not only a problem of Max's character image, but also Lance's setting of the entire story tone and the entire story framework, such as the annihilation of humanity in the wasteland apocalypse, and the comradeship between Max and Ferosa, as well as the cult temperament between Max and Nax, which is both opposing and one, all of which will lose the possibility of further excavation because of the stiff and perfunctory performance. At that time, "Fury Road" will be just an ordinary visual effects blockbuster.

Therefore, it is not for nothing that the director has requirements for actors.

Lance was so angry with the crew that he was disappointed in himself. He was well aware that after three days of waiting, what they had filmed was of no value, nothing more than a pile of waste, and his own dereliction of duty was an important part of it.

If it goes on like this, let alone dedicate a classic, I'm afraid that it will be extremely difficult to maintain the level of "the day after tomorrow" - at least, the shooting environment and conditions of the "day after tomorrow" are helping, and all the shooting can be completed easily; Not to mention relying on this work to make Chaos Pictures rise, defeat Warner Bros., and occupy a place in Hollywood, it is simply a fool's dream.

Lance still didn't hold back after all, clenched his fist and slammed it hard against the wall, one after another, the pain that penetrated into the bone made the brain gradually regain its calm, and after more than a dozen consecutive blows, Lance let out a long breath, picked up a towel casually, wrapped his right hand that had collapsed into blood, slumped on the chaise longue, and closed his eyes.

At this moment, Lance finally realized that he still had an obsession after all. Hope to defeat Warner Bros., hope to take the initiative, hope to fight a bloody road, hope to never compromise, hope to stick to yourself...... There is nothing wrong with such an idea in itself, because this is the motivation for him to make a career in Hollywood and move forward bravely.

But in recent times, the pervasive pressure of Hollywood has blinded obsession, made reason lose control, and only wanted to defeat his opponent, just want to crush his opponent, just want to regain victory, so that he ignores the work itself. In this way, there is no difference between him and those large film companies that are eager for quick success and profit, and everything is just based on the result - if you make money, that is a good thing; If you lose money, that's a bad thing, and it's the same with winning awards and nominations, and the quality of the work itself becomes less important.

The problem is that if Lance becomes like this, Chaos Pictures does not have the ability of large companies to kill decisively, they can't afford a loss of 150 million, they can't arbitrarily spend 50 million to promote a terrible work, they have no way out, if the quality of the work cannot meet the expected standards, any slight mistake will bring disaster.

It's like Diorama.

In other words, the foundation and magic of Lance's previous success in five consecutive works no longer exists.

Lance is not a dreamer, he also knows very well that if a work can't make money and can't win awards, it doesn't make any sense, he's not a film artist, he's a filmmaker; But Lance also clearly knows that for Chaos Pictures, for him, if he wants the film to succeed, whether it is to make money or win awards, the quality of the work itself is the key to victory or defeat.

This is also the reason why he chose the "Fury Road" in the end.

But now, the obsession with victory, the obsession with profit, and the obsession with counterattacking blinded him, making him lose the touch of an actor and the control of a director. And it has been more than a month since the "Fury Road" was launched, and in the past three months, he has been like a madman, constantly cheering forward and moving forward bravely, and now he has only discovered his mistake, I don't know if it's too late.

Thinking of this, the corners of Lance's mouth couldn't help but show a wry smile. So far, the progress of "Fury Road" has been seriously delayed due to the desert weather, and less than a quarter of the content has been filmed so far, so he knows that he is not blessed, and now he has come to his senses, and it seems that everything still has a chance to be remedied. This helpless and bitter emotion swirled on the tip of his tongue, and finally turned into a smile.

With a long exhale, Lance put aside all the negative feelings of regret, chagrin, and anger. He needs to calm down now, calm down, first sort out Max's character's thinking, and find the right rhythm for the performance; Then rethink the blueprint for shooting.

Lance knew it was a difficult task, a serious challenge beyond his reach, and the more it did, the more he needed to focus on himself, which was the only way to complete the task. (To be continued.) )