"It's an interesting setting, isn't it?" Ethan also had an excited look on his face, "Such a character who has been stripped of real life, cold-blooded and cruel judgment of the life and death of others, and even executing the judgment with his own hands, the fear and horror are unimaginable." Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info"

As Lance said, human beings are called "people" because of their existence. The so-called human nature, all-encompassing, is often one and the same, light and dark, good and evil, if all human nature is stripped away, then human beings will no longer be human, but gradually move closer to the direction of "God" - positive development, that is, Jesus, God's spokesman on earth, he brings light and warmth. The reason why Jesus is admired is that he has stripped away the shackles of human nature and carried the suffering of the world with difficulty. So, what if you move towards a negative one?

Ethan and Joel clearly understood what Lance meant, which made both of them a little excited, and Joel continued, "However, in this script, we won't describe his guidelines too much, we want to make the black effect on this killer more prominent, to create that chilling cold effect, without superfluous emotional bias judgment, completely cold." ”

"I'm looking forward to the finished product, and I believe in your skills." Lance is telling the truth, "Ice Storm" is very representative, the movie cleverly uses the charm of the line dialogue, and fills the script with a large number of onomatopoeia answers of "yes, yes", but it presents a variety of effects under different interpretations, and the absurd and uninhibited humor is inadvertently revealed.

Many people are not comfortable with the Coen brothers' work, because the Coen brothers interpret the story in a very special way, often because of the small details that are not noticed. For example, the soundtrack of "The Three Kings of Escape", and the costume of "Murder Green Toes", are quietly integrated into the story, bringing out the style and character characteristics of the work.

This is also what Reims admires most about the Coen brothers, their understanding of the times and culture is very unique.

"Then, you should also be well aware of how severe this test is for actors." Ethan promptly brought the topic back up, "We think you're the only option for this character. Lance raised his eyebrows slightly, revealing a playful look, the invitation of the Coen brothers naturally cannot be a screenwriter or director, but can only be an actor, which also means that Lance has once again been invited by a professional actor, although this is not the first time, but it is still very special, "In fact, I always think that you should play Vincent in 'Killing with a Knife', even if there is no change in lighting and camera movement, you can be competent." More precisely, you'll give your character more depth. ”

This is tantamount to denying Tom Cruise's performance.

Lance laughed dumbly, but Joel added, "Ethan is serious, and I think so." ”

For performance, the biggest taboo is facial paralysis, lack of expression and depth of eyes, so that the character lacks emotional ups and downs and emotional expression, resulting in the loss of the soul of the entire character; Similarly, for performance, the biggest challenge is facial paralysis, how to convey the soul hidden under the body of the walking dead with changes in the rhythm of the performance such as eyes, movements, and lines while the expression is stiff and solidified.

Actors who have undergone orthodox acting education know that performances are very rich and diverse, facial expression changes are the simplest and most direct one, and line skills are the most important and solid one. The same greeting, "Hello", the way of accenting, the processing of the tail note, the ups and downs of the syllables, and the control of rhythm can contain countless emotions and personalities, even if it is an iceberg, the way of speaking and the details will be very different. In other words, performing "facial paralysis" and facial paralysis "acting" are very different.

In the case of Ryan-Gosling and Ben Affleck, both actors have facial paralysis in their expressions, but the performances they present are very different.

In the absence of facial changes, Ryan's eye processing, line changes, and even body movements differences accurately present the character's heart and personality, which is very obvious in the two works "Inflatable Doll Love" and "Blue Valentine", even if it is a poker face, but the fragility and struggle in the eyes are moving. However, Ryan is also subject to the shackles of facial paralysis, and the acting routine is very serious, and there has been no breakthrough after "Death Driving", and he has always continued the same way of acting, which can almost be said to copy the characters into different movies.

Ben seems very clumsy, observing his performance, you can clearly feel that he doesn't know how to convey emotions, either he is a giggle or a zombie face, there is almost no soul in his eyes, and his lines are dry and tasteless, from "Young and Frivolous" in 1993 to "Gone Girl" in 2014, his performance has never improved or changed. Relatively speaking, he is still more suitable for the position of director.

Vincent's performance of "Killing with a Knife" is already very difficult, but at least Tom can find a foothold, a flashpoint, Vincent is willing to communicate with Max, and there are even many accidents, which lead to mood swings, until Max finally breaks through the defense. This also means that Vincent has a lot of lines and a lot of inner drama, leaving room for the actors to perform, and Lance also leaves a lot of blanks in the directing process, giving Tom a chance to act.

But if you look at what Lance and the Coen brothers envisioned just now, this cold-blooded killer may not have too many lines, no inner drama at all, and, because the killer is cold-blooded, his eyes should not change much, "killing without blinking", this is the real facial paralysis, but it needs to convey the indifference beyond human nature. In other words, there is no room to play, but it shoulders a rich performance content, and the role must be completed through the details of body language and the aura of the overall acting skills, the difficulty of the performance is indeed beyond imagination, and if you are not careful, you will completely fall into the dilemma of facial paralysis, which may make the audience feel bored and powerless, and may even completely destroy the role, implicating the idea of the whole movie.

Not long ago, when Lance was promoting in Europe, he encountered the work "Diving Bell and Butterfly", and it can be said that the role mentioned by the Coen brothers is even more difficult than "Diving Bell and Butterfly" - at least, the latter can also convey the gap through the comparison between memories and the present, even if only one eye can convey emotions, it still leaves room for the actor to perform; But the role of the Coen brothers is like standing on the boundless reckless snowfield of "Ice Storm", with no references, no borrowing points, and even no framework, and all the acting weight is pressed on the actors' shoulders.

This reminds Lance of one of the most iconic characters in the Coen brothers' work, Anton-Chigurh, a character from "No Country for Old Men", who vividly shows the cruelty, perversion and gore of a cold-blooded killer. In the previous life, this role was played by Javier Bardem, who showed his solid acting skills and delicate acting methods through a powerful aura, and just a pair of eyes were so evil that people retreated.

Someone once compared Javier's Anton, who is more evil, and who is better of the two actors, who won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor two years ago.

As far as Lance is concerned, Heath injected a wicked and weird temperament into the Joker, which is indeed irreplaceable and ranks among the classics of film history; But in terms of the difficulty of acting, Anton is better than the Joker, for the simple reason that the Joker is outward, and he leaves more room for Heath to play, while Anton is introverted, and Javier must be locked in the corner to perform. Of course, this is not to say that Javier is better than Heath, both actors have done a good job or even overfulfilled the characters, creating two evil characters that are rare in film history, comparable to Professor Hannibal in "The Silence of the Lambs".

"So, this character -- I mean, does this script have a name?" Lance did not respond positively to the Coen brothers' compliments, but instead brought the topic to the work.

"Cormac-McCarthy's 'No Country for Old Men.'" Joel gave the expected answer, and Lance nodded in realization, and sure enough, "old and nowhere to go".

A Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, "No Country for Old Men," released in 2003, Cormac sparked a frenzy of praise and is considered one of the most esoteric contemporary stories Cormac has ever written. Similarly, the Coen brothers reached the pinnacle of their careers after putting this novel on the big screen in the western background they are most familiar with, and at the Oscars that year, they defeated the demonic "Blood is Coming" and won the best picture, best director, best adapted screenplay, and best supporting actor.

Thoughts surged through Lance's mind for a moment, "So, why did you come up with the idea of writing this character in my image?" ”

"Ha, because you're good enough." Joel's answer was crisp and unabashedly a word of praise. Unlike the old foxes of Barry Meyer and Ron Meyer, Joel's praise is heartfelt.

Ethan added, "Remember? When we first met in Park City, Joel told me that he wanted to work with you, and that you are an incredible artist. Ethan's words were affirmed by Joel, "Even if you were a director at the time, we seriously considered the possibility of co-producing a work with you. "But now that the problem has been solved, 'Murder with a Knife' proves what a great actor you are, and from then on, the number one on my wish list was 'Convince Lancelot Strello to do my work'." Ethan shrugged, "So...... We're here to be. (To be continued.) )