From the beginning to the end of a movie, the most important thing is naturally the protagonist of the movie. This article was first published by xstxt

During these days, like others, Jim Carrey is also very interested in this movie. Although the outside media is unanimously unanimous and unoptimistic, which makes him a little frustrated, Jim Carrey has never been an actor who has been warmly touted by the media, and he doesn't care much about it, in comparison, he is also very attentive to acting in good movies.

"Good morning, if I never see you again, I wish you a good afternoon, a good evening, and a good night!"

In front of the camera, Jim Carrey performed a clip of greeting his neighbors, but this part of the performance was stopped by Levy again.

"Your smile is so exaggerated." Levy shook his head and once again denied his performance, "You didn't perform naturally enough, and you still used a bit of overpower." In this place, you still can't act. ”

"Is there any exaggeration? I think it's normal. Truman's greeting with his neighbors is not necessarily sincere, even Truman himself also has some performance elements, and this sentence may be a reality TV phrase taught to him by his mother when he was a child, and a little exaggerated performance can reflect the irony, right? ”

Jim Carrey, who was interrupted, was also expressing his opinion, but Levi immediately shook his head, "Truman does have some performance elements, but when greeting the neighbor, he should be a hypocritical and perfunctory smile, not a laugh like you." Also, your body swings too much, and normal people will not have this kind of swing when they say hello. Your analysis of the characters in the play is very correct, but you need to grasp the specific expressions, demeanor and movements. ”

Levy doesn't hate actors when they act, expressing opinions that are different from him. Every actor has their own opinion on the script, at least it shows that the actor is studying the script carefully.

But these words made Jim Carrey's brows furrow. Although he knew that what Levy said was all good intentions.

"A good comedian has a tragic connotation in the comedy he acts. No matter what kind of joke you have, there must be a deep tragedy behind it, such a movie can be regarded as a top-notch comedy, what you have to do now is to dig out the other side of yourself. ”

Levy's statement, Jim Carrey is in favor: most of the classic comedies make people laugh and cry after watching them, and compared to top masters like Chaplin, his comedies are somewhat stupid. Jim Carrey hasn't made too many comedies of that genre, his comedies. It's more purely funny, and he knows that this is a gap in the realm. Although such a comedy makes money, it is far from being a classic.

He also wanted to change some of his acting style and bring himself closer to a top master like Chaplin.

It's a pity that he, who has never acted in a drama, inevitably encountered some trouble when performing. These difficulties. It made him anxious too.

Comedians always like to show their mood with exaggerated movements and smiles. Jim Carrey is a leader in this area, and he always wants to do it unconsciously when he performs. Raise your hand to say hello, and his hand will involuntarily raise above his head. When he was joking, he always wanted to fold his body back, and he had to raise his wrist in front of him to look at his watch...... These exaggerated movements are already a habit of his performance. Such a performance can be funny in a comedy. But such a performance is very far off topic from real life. The film industry has always despised comedians, that is, because of these performance details. They don't do it well.

But now, Levi is asking him to make things right.

"It sounds hard." Jim Carrey muttered.

"Kim, this is not a purely funny movie, the expressiveness of body language must be weakened, and the psychological level of performance must be enhanced. There's a lot that you can show through your eyes, and I know you can do that, adjusting the ratio of your external body language to your inner drama, which is a part of what you have to do if you want to make a better comedy. ”

"I know you're right," Jim Carrey nodded, "but it doesn't conflict with me saying it's difficult, I haven't had this kind of experience before, and this style of acting is just hard for me." ”

"Then take your time to find experience, I'm not in a hurry, and you must not be in a hurry, right? We take our time and can always adjust it. Levy wasn't in a hurry, and seeing that Jim Carrey was a little depressed, he opened his mouth, "Trust me, Kim, you're still good-looking, as long as you don't show that particularly exaggerated smile, everyone has to say you're a handsome guy." You're not Rowan. Atkinson, he looks like that, it's not good to make a drama, there's no problem with your appearance. ”

Rowan . Atkinson is a British humor master, known all over the world for his role as Mr. Bean. His appearance is quite comic, even if it is a simple tiptoe walk, it can make people laugh. Jim Carrey's appearance was certainly not so funny, and he knew this himself, and when he heard Levy's quip, he laughed, "I confess - I'm just handsome." You wait, I'll have to adjust my smile again. ”

Jim Carrey's smile is almost his signature, and when it comes to comedy performances, his smile is very moving. But he also knows that such a smile can certainly move many people when it appears in a drama, but in real society, such a smile is still not common.

Truman's smile should be hearty, not exaggerated. His signature smile belonged only to Jim Carrey, and it had to be corrected.

His efforts made Levy very satisfied: in the original Truman's world, although Jim Carrey did a good job, but in the play, many of his performances are still difficult to shake off his neurotic habits, and there are still some tricky shadows in the performance. These shadows are something that Levy doesn't like, and he wants to get rid of them.

The filming of movies must be made with excellence.

But this is difficult, because it is not only asking Jim Carrey to change his acting methods, but also asking him to change his attitude towards life.

Jim Carrey's temper can be said to be very strange - he is not a good-tempered person, but he is not a big-name actor with a temper. This man is a comedian himself, and his father is also a comedian, in a sense, his personality is actually somewhat close to the image in the movie: he is a person who doesn't care about it when he plays.

Although it is said that such a temper, it is excellent to make friends. One is happy to make people laugh. People who have an optimistic temperament and self-deprecating spirit, and who are also very good at making others laugh, are of course very suitable to be friends, since he arrived on the set, the whole set has been full of laughter, and you can also see his temperament. It's just that such a character is a bit terrible for a star. And what's even more unacceptable is that this also has an impact on his acting skills.

Jim Carrey's basic skills as an actor are not bad. His father was a comedian. He was influenced by his father since he was a child, and he had stage performance experience at a very young age. But the problem is that he has been a comedian since he was a child, and when he grew up, he became a comedian, so when acting, he always inevitably has the habit of being a comedian. The exaggeration of laughter, the exaggeration of standing, the exaggeration of movement - for others. It's comedic effect, but for Jim Carrey, who has been doing comedy for two generations and is naturally optimistic, these are habits. It's a completely part of his life.

For others, comedy is just acting, and for him, it's a complete part of life. Now I want to play a real drama. not only made him abandon his previous acting skills, but it can also be said to be forcibly reversing his lifestyle.

Unlike Angel Amelie, the performer of that movie is neurotic. The heroine of the film is also neurotic, and they can be said to be completely compatible. But in this movie, the leading actor of the movie is neurotic, but the character to be shown is not neurotic, he must give up his neurotic, pretending to be crazy and stupid, and deliberately distorting himself.

But for Jim Carrey, it's really hard to get his life right. Not everyone has the style of Dai Lewis and can fully integrate into the department when acting. Jim Carrey just likes to mess around, and he can't change it.

With such a style of doing things, Levy is not surprised why Jim Carrey has been in Hollywood for so long, and he still has no popularity in Hollywood, and the media always scolds him. In Hollywood, it is not important for everyone to make a joke or a joke in their spare time, and it will even attract the love of many people, but they also like to come to Hu on important occasions, which is disgusting. After all, many important occasions of celebrities are supported by demeanor and style, and if they are too casual, they can't get along with the organizers.

It's no wonder that the Oscars didn't nominate him, if the Oscars gave him a nomination, and he ran naked to participate in the Oscars again, the blow to the Oscars would not be able to recover for ten years.

After more contact, Levy also knows that Jim Carrey's temper determines that he can't win the award, and he himself has basically given up the pursuit of the award. It's just that he gave up the award, and Levy didn't give up the movie. Awards can be ignored, but the performance is definitely about perfection. Levy believes that Jim Carrey can do better, and he won't lower his demands.

He is not in a hurry for Jim Carrey to find his feelings: no matter how you say it, this drama will not be able to catch up with this year's broadcast, no matter how you say it, it has to be a play that will be broadcast next year, and there is no particularly good schedule in the first half of the year anyway, and Levy has enough time to wait for Jim Carrey to perform better.

"Actually, if you want, you can exchange acting experience with other actors." Regarding Jim Carrey's performance difficulties, Levy couldn't help but persuade him.

Although Jim Carrey is very easy-going, he is a big-name actor after all, and his salary and identity are also determined, so it is difficult for him to pull down his face and ask others questions. Even, when he came to the set, his agent even proposed that he hoped that the entire set would not mention the 'stupid' movies he had made, and it was impossible for him not to attach importance to his identity.

It's just that Levy asks him to break his notions and try to learn from others. How can progress be possible without learning communication?

"I'll think about it, I'll definitely think about it." Jim Carrey thought for a moment before nodding in agreement. He didn't agree right away, but that's also his face as a big name.

Levy can only sigh at this, the big names are trouble. In contrast, Naomi Watts' performance was completely different. (To be continued......)