Before the film began, Levy had always thought it would be a good idea to use Charlize Theron to play Christina's character. Although Theron has not acted in any movies, he is slightly inferior in terms of acting skills. However, she has a very beautiful face, which can make a big difference in the movie.

Although many actresses have said that the status of women in the film industry is getting higher and higher, people also have to admit that there are still basically no actresses who can really have a strong status enough to compare with men and even step into the 20 million club. In movies, women are more used as vases and foils, and there are very few works that can regard women as the protagonists, so women's appearance is indeed more important than acting skills in many cases.

For example, in this movie, Theron's stage performance in the early part and the part where he entertains guests at the party don't require much acting skills. With looks and figures, she can do well.

However, later, after her boyfriend knew about her and the minister's relationship, she had an explosive scene, but she tried many times in this scene, but she still didn't succeed.

"Don't I need him? Don't I really need him? Can I get rid of all this help? Can you? ”

Theron was in front of Levy, rehearsing. Her head was slightly tilted sideways, her eyes were staring ahead without focus, her hands were clasped in front of her, tangled, and her voice was a little light, but also revealing a kind of powerless despair.

Such a performance, in Theron's own opinion, has been very successful.

It's just that she was halfway through the rehearsal when Levy shouted to stop.

Sure enough, it was stopped again...... Theron himself seemed to be prepared. As soon as Levi shouted to stop, she immediately took off the thick coat she was wearing and threw it aside, and then walked directly to Levy's side, staring at Levi with her head held high, wanting to hear what he had to say.

"You still can't act." Levy shook his head, still not satisfied with Theron's performance, "You did what you told you last time, but you didn't show enough grief and despair. Think about it, how do you show it? ”

"I've tried it many times, and now I always feel that I'm the most difficult one to perform in this play." Theron complained a little - looking at the two actors he worked with, there was no such difficulty, and their performances did not have such ups and downs and great emotional changes.

"I told you, if you look at this play from a female perspective, it's two men who complete understanding and mutual assistance at the expense of women, she takes drugs in the film, and she betrays her boyfriend, she is a vulnerable, helpless image. Dleiman is a rebel, Wiesler is a rebel, and Christina is a victim......"

Levy explained the characters of the movie to Theron again, this is not the first time he has talked about this, Theron did not interrupt him, in the bottom of her heart, she also knows the importance of her role, but what she wants more is not accusation but comfort.

This drama is not easy to shoot - filming in a coat in the summer, working so hard, can't it be exchanged for a word of comfort from the director?

"But that's not the character." After Levy finished speaking, Theron was also a little distressed, and pouted slightly and spoke again, "I've never been a person who compromises easily, and I can't grasp this kind of character." ”

"I don't care what kind of person you are, what I need now is what kind of person you perform." Levy replied immediately, "Kevin hasn't been spying on anyone else, and Hugh hasn't been a writer, but it's all something that can be performed." ”

This sentence made Theron slightly annoyed. She always thought that Levy understood her quite well, and she always thought that Levy understood her own character, but he actually told himself that he didn't care what kind of character he was at all.

However, Theron has never been a crying little girl, and when she heard Levy's words, she instead raised her neck high, "You always say that my acting skills are not good." What the hell is wrong with my acting skills? You can tell me carefully where I didn't act well. ”

Theron still has some confidence in his performance. She has listened to Levy's guidance these days, and she feels that she is still good.

"It's a pity you're not a director. You think your acting skills are good, just at the level of your understanding, but not everyone is the same performance to show the same scene. is also a helpless and desperate scene where he was found out by his boyfriend after he cheated and was accused by his boyfriend, Mu Tou just said that there was no hope, and shook his head and showed enough fear, which must have a different effect. And if you can have a look at the same time, the body twitches, the muscles are exposed, and the muscles jump, that is another realm, and if you can burst out of emotion in a moment, go straight from calm to tears without editing, your eyes are red, and you can completely burst out with remorse - then it is another level. ”

In response to Theron's rhetorical question, Levy also immediately began to explain. He wanted Theron to play well, so he didn't averse to giving more detailed explanations over and over again.

When it comes to a movie, acting is never something that can be ignored. No matter how well the movie is filmed, it doesn't have enough acting support, and it can't show everything the director wants to perform. Similarly, when people evaluate whether a person is a good actor, it is not based on whether she is beautiful or not, not by whether she is temperamental enough. Being able to express the mood of the characters in the play through their own actions, demeanor, and tone is what the actors need.

What Levy told Theron was how to act. Of course, generally speaking, it is difficult to make a woman hoarse, her muscles exposed, and her muscles jump around when she is acting. And explosive tears are not easy to control. Now Charlize Theron, at most, has reached the second level, and can show his fears more vividly. What Levy needed was intense body convulsions and natural tears, which she couldn't do now.

"I've tried hard to convince myself that I feel sad and guilty, but you still say that I can't act." Theron was still a little hard to accept.

"Acting is a process of showing your emotions and actions to the audience, not just a process where you feel that you have a certain emotion. You've also taken acting classes, and you know that a lot of times, there are many times when people's expressions don't look like they are in the mood. You're not acting well on your face, and that's what you have to do. ”

"This is the place in the whole play where your acting skills are most needed. You can adapt to it because your acting skills don't need to explode a lot, and this is the most important place. ”

The scenes in this section are tangled together with different moods, different levels of surface and deep psychological outpouring - these aspects need to be expressed with acting skills. These things are not easy, at least, definitely not for Theron now.

"You need to show your expression deeper, it's not that you have tears and it's sad, your expression doesn't look like guilt, it's exactly like you're determined to live strongly......"

"Hey! Don't be so vicious when you speak! Theron interrupted Levy.

"I just want you to put on a better performance, and if you still haven't figured it out, you can think again. This paragraph has to be thought through. ”

"But today is the same as a day of nothing."

Theron was obviously a little anxious, but Levy shrugged his shoulders and didn't say much to you, "Come again and again, I have time anyway, I believe you can play well." ”

Theron sat there, his face frosty and silent.

She had always found Levy to be a good director — at least, he was willing to use himself. But now Levy's actions have made Theron's little happiness appreciated by the director that he had finally had in his heart continue to be lost. She used to be very fond of following Levy's orders, but now, she was also a little overwhelmed.

He said that he can act well, but can he really play better? Why does it seem that I have encountered a bottleneck by now, and I can no longer improve my acting skills?

He has very high requirements for this play...... But why am I unlucky? Theron is really dissatisfied with Levy's attitude. A person who originally thought he was his confidant would treat himself so harshly, even if he wanted to be responsible for the movie, it was too much.

He shouldn't treat himself like this, criticizing again and again, constantly accusing, and his good impression of him has all been ruined.

"Things aren't going well?"

Billy was waiting not far away, and when he saw Levy leaving, he rescued him. After the last interview, Billy immediately found her to apologize to her, although Theron was a little skeptical, whether he deliberately tricked himself, but she was in a hurry to sign a contract with the mystery company and needed help, plus she passed the interview, Billy was extremely humble, and she relented for a while, so she didn't terminate the contract with him. And now, Billy cares about her a lot, and often comes to watch her perform, and he knows that Theron is not doing well, and he has always been very positive.

"If you really can't stand this director anymore, then I'll go talk to him." After hearing Theron's words, Billy opened his mouth, "Maybe, I can get him to make some changes." ”