Although Lance has not starred in a few works so far, there is no doubt that Anton should be the most difficult role in Lance's career as an actor, and this thrill of constantly pushing the limits makes the excitement run wildly in the blood, almost jumping uncontrollably. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

I have to say that the Coen brothers' choice is really bold.

Although Lance has proven himself to be a good actor, the affirmation of the Oscar statuette is even more undisputed; But Lance wasn't the best choice for Anton's role – at least in the eyes of industry professionals.

Lance's acting skills are outstanding, there is no doubt about it, but because his appearance is too eye-catching, he is often easy to dominate in the performance, which makes the audience have a sense of disobedience. In "Fruit Hard Candy", Lance's Sven appearance adds a lot of points to the role, but he still has snot and tears in battle, which reflects the despair and fear; In "Fury Road", short hair, beard, and dirt almost obscure Lance's appearance, and stylized images swallow up the character's sense of independence. Therefore, Sony Pictures chose Lance to play "007", and Paramount and Warner Bros. chose "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button", and the male protagonists of these two works have one thing in common, the handsomeness of appearance coincides with the role.

But Anton is not.

As a killer, Anton must be low-key and calm, just like Tom Cruise in "Killing with a Knife", by grooming his appearance to achieve his goal; But the story of "Killing with a Knife" is set in modern times, and "Old and Nobody" is Texas in the 80s, which also means that, first, you can't wear heavy makeup, and second, the styling options are limited, and there is really not much room for change. What's more, Lance's temperament is more elegant, which is also incompatible with the killer.

In most cases, casting is done based on appearance, and only in rare cases will it go the opposite way and create a gap in the character by contrasting appearances. The Coen brothers' choice of Reims not only means giving up those actors who have the right appearance and looking for the near and far; It also means that they put the weight of the movie on Lance, the story of the Iron Triangle, any mistake in any link can be fatal, and Lance's performance will take on the responsibility of digging deep into the core of the film.

It's no exaggeration to say that success or failure is here.

For Lance, the more he understands the magnitude and difficulty of the challenge, the more he wants to try, and the desire to push his own limits is like a traveler looking for an oasis in the desert; But the point is that Lance can't figure out how to perform right now.

Javier Bardem of the previous generation did a great job, truly performing that ruthless but frenzied temperament; Now, Lance thinks roughly about this role, but finds that he can't jump out of the trap of Javier's performance no matter what, and the impression in his mind is so deep that he is always in the shadow of Javier.

It's a really interesting thing.

Objectively speaking, if Lance decides to act, even if he copies Javier's performance, there is no problem, after all, no one can compare the two performances in two time and space, except for Lance himself, so he doesn't need to worry at all; But the biggest charm of performance lies in how to interpret the same character in his own style, although it is said that "there is no first, there is no second", the performance can not be objectively divided into high and low, everyone will have their own preferences in their hearts, but the shock brought by different performances is similar, but the hidden afterglow and reflection are different, which is also the performance realm that Lance hopes to achieve - truly give the character a lifelike soul with his own performance.

Therefore, how to get out of the shadow of Javier and deduce Reims's version of Anton is a difficult challenge, and it can even be said that it is difficult to reach the sky, after all, Javier's performance in the previous life can be called the pinnacle. It's like Anthony Hopkins' Hannibal or Heath Ledger's clown, who erected an insurmountable monument to the character that any successor would push his or her limits.

Choosing "old and nowhere to go" is quite a bit of asking for hardship; is also an acting challenge, and "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" seems to be much more reliable.

Benjamin, the actor of "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button", is undoubtedly a huge challenge, even more difficult than Tom Hanks, who played Forrest Gump in the first place. Not only because the movie focuses on Benjamin's life, but the age span is so large that it is a difficult challenge for the actors' performances; Also because of the theme core of the film itself: fantasy.

Benjamin was born as an "old" baby who looked to be in his seventies, abandoned by his parents on the side of the street, and as he gradually grew older, he began to get younger and younger, as if he was rejuvenated, and this age deficit became the biggest obstacle between him and his lover Daisy, and even became the biggest confusion in Benjamin's life - the doubts, contradictions and difficulties caused by the collision of the deficit between his appearance and inner age, made him feel unprecedented loneliness and loneliness. The power of time has been magnified to the extreme in Benjamin.

It is no exaggeration to say that Benjamin is destined to hit the awards season and write the character, inner changes, emotional conflicts, and epiphany in life...... maintains a delicate outline, but also has explosive moments, and the performance borrowing points are everywhere, allowing the actors to play heartily, give full play to their performance skills, and impress every audience. The core weight of the entire work of "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" is also dead on the male protagonist.

Although Benjamin is a difficult challenge, and the difficulty of the performance should not be underestimated, it is not as difficult as Anton. Benjamin's character has a clear ins and outs, and every flashpoint has a clear emotion, which is like a flow chart for the actor, just follow the process and everything can be solved; But Anton is like a character jumping out of a stone, not only the cause and effect are completely impossible to capture, but also the emotion has no focus, and it is slippery and difficult to start.

In the last life, Brad Pitt played the role of Benjamin, he performed very hard, it can be said that he did his best, just hoping to win the favor of the Oscars, but objectively speaking, his performance still can't go out of the usual routine, compared to the "Big River Love" ten years ago, more sophisticated and more comfortable, but it is still superficial, and the soul weight of the character has been squandered, which is also one of the important reasons why the quality of the finished film is not satisfactory. Despite this, Brad managed to be shortlisted for the Oscar for Best Actor with his strong connections and strong college PR, although he lost to Sean Penn without suspense.

For Lance, challenging the role of Benjamin, he does not have to worry about Brad's influence at all, and he can play freely according to his own ideas, digging out the deeper and more vivid connotation of Benjamin. What's more, Benjamin is the male lead, and Anton is just a supporting actor.

If you just want to challenge yourself and break through your acting skills, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" seems to be a more suitable choice; If you just want to hit the Oscar statuette, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" will not be much inferior to "No Country for Old Men". But, things are never so simple, are they?

For actors, the passion for acting is the most important thing. Lance has reaped his own little gold figure and received enough recognition that he doesn't need another chance to prove himself, especially for a character like Benjamin who "wrote a love letter to the Oscars"; On the contrary, constantly challenging yourself, constantly breaking through yourself, and constantly polishing yourself, this is the goal of Lance, the ultimate goal of being an actor, only in this way can you touch a higher level of acting, isn't it?

The enthusiasm burning in his blood was almost irrepressible, which made Lance feel the excitement he had not felt for a long time again, even more turbulent than the shooting of "The Incredible Hulk". But Lance still kept his senses, and didn't call the Coen brothers impulsively, and directly agreed - if nothing else, "The Incredible Hulk" will be filmed in October, and what he needs now is to put all his energy into the finishing touches of the script and the portrayal of the storyboards, and have no time to be distracted by other works, and the future blueprint of Chaos Pictures is the biggest focus at the moment compared to his own dream of being an actor.

But that doesn't stop Lance from digging through the original novel of "Old Man and Nobody" and reading it, does it?

Acting is a very interesting thing, not only reflected in the short time on stage and in front of the camera, but also the preliminary preparation, meticulous speculation and countless attempts, which are the essence of performance, the fun of exploring different unknown worlds, which makes people addicted to it. Lance did not rush to start thinking about Anton immediately, but temporarily put aside all the distractions and devoted himself to the reading of the original novel, which in itself was a kind of relaxation and enjoyment.

If Lance really chooses to play "No Country for Old Men", then Hollywood is estimated to be buzzing again, not a director, not a producer, not even a screenwriter, just an actor, but Lance still rejected Sony Pictures' "007", rejected Warner Bros.'s "I Am a Legend", rejected Paramount's "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button", and chose an independent work, such a maverick choice is very shocking, but there is nothing to be done - after all, Lance rejected all the big studios in one go, So does the next step mean that the hope of cooperation between Lance and the six major studios is getting slimmer and slimmer? Chaos Pictures really stood in the position of a competitor to the six major studios, so why did Lance refuse to cooperate with the competition?

At least on the surface, yes.

Whether it is a trigger that moves the whole body, or a stone that stirs up a thousand waves, there is no doubt that Lance's every move is changing the power changes in Hollywood, and the dark tide hidden under the surface is becoming more and more turbulent. (To be continued.) )