Chapter 134: Christopher's Acting Skills

Because it's a rough cut version, there is no soundtrack, there are stiff editing traces in many places, and there is no logo at the beginning of the film, but it directly cuts out a small city scene, which is also a clip material that Jenny has not seen, after all, as an actor, she can only see a small part of the clip material related to her.

David's films have always been sharp and gloomy, but at the beginning of "Sally", the town is sunny and peaceful, with several empty shots switching between the smiling faces of people walking in the sun, as well as close-ups of parks and street scenes, which should be a fragment prepared to insert the film's message, Jenny also noticed that her role as Dai Rui dangled in the corner of the crowd, and in the gradually rising shot, it can be seen that she is picking up an apple and fruit stall owner to ask for a price, smiling sweetly and looking very happy.

"So this shot was used here." She has a sense of sudden realization, but also an indescribable sense of freshness: so far, almost all the movies she has starred in have an original version, so when watching the finished film, Jenny will always unconsciously compare the two versions, and it is impossible to have too many expectations for the film itself, after all, she can completely predict what shots will appear in the next second. And now when she sits in the small screening room to watch "Sally", she can feel the surging anxiety and anticipation in her heart, and her heart is filled with inexplicable pride and pride, as well as admiration for David: although she decided to star and inject funds, which directly promoted the start of filming of "Sally", but in the end, the whole picture of "Sally" was drawn by David, and her and Christopher's performances were just David's paintbrushes - she didn't know what to say, but when she thought of the repetitive, long, The painful and stalemate shooting has turned into the finished film, and the thought that what she did at that time may have been turned into a current scene in the director's mind, Jenny feels a sense of fulfillment and happiness, regardless of the outcome of "Sally", and now she has tasted the sense of accomplishment after hard work.

Confusing the audience with a brief burst of sunshine, David quickly returns to his familiar style, and after the camera pans up, he finds an old building, closes in on the faded 'Ash Mental Sanatorium' sign, and walks through the windows and walls to the examination room, played by Christopher. Ash, the signboard Dr. Ash, is doing rounds on the patient's ward, the room is poorly lit, the lighting is cold, and Roger's face is dull and indifferent, in stark contrast to the mentally ill who wears a restrictive suit on the hospital bed but looks out the window expectantly.

Although in the performance, Jenny can often see the traces of Christopher's makeup, but from the camera, after the retouching of the lighting, the traces of the makeup have been wiped clean, Christopher seems to have completely incarnated into an indifferent, fat middle-aged man, this popular public lover who has swept a whole generation now seems to be unattractive, just a few words of conversation with the nurse, it shows Roger's current psychological state: he has lost enthusiasm for his profession, although the nurse is still dutifully reporting the patient's daily life, But Roger was clearly distracted.

After some muttered inquiry, Roger prescribed medicine to the patient, returned to his small office, went into the bathroom and scrubbed his hands repeatedly, after washing once, he hesitated, turned on the faucet and washed again, while washing him, he unintentionally looked at himself through the mirror, then approached the mirror, carefully found a white hair, and plucked it off.

Two minutes have passed since the film progressed, and the plot still hasn't unfolded, which is relatively rare compared to David's usual fast pace, maybe there will be some changes in the fine cuts, but Jenny is not bored, Christopher's performance has enough tension, and not only because he plays a middle-aged man in his 40s with a 30-year-old body, this is his acting show - but also because of the corners of his eyes. There is a play', Jenny doesn't know how to describe it, in short, Christopher's performance feels very thick, telling the story from hair to toes, the audience naturally confirms his identity at a glance, interprets all kinds of information, and begins to spend energy speculating on his state, guessing his backstory, which is a success in itself, if it is a thin image, the audience also needs to convince themselves of the identity of the character, then this is a double failure of the character and the movie.

Now, as the film has just begun, Jenny smells good movies, and even Oscars, and she gently touches Christopher, "Good acting." ”

"Super level play." Christopher said in a calm tone, but he could hear that he was also happy with his performance. "Thank you too."

During their conversation, Roger answered several phone calls, and he was tired and vague about the demands on the other end of the line, the utility bills, the medical insurance to ask for medical records, and the police to ask him to come over for a psychiatric evaluation...... Roger washed his hands again after answering the phone, then changed his clothes and left the office to go out to buy lunch.

As soon as lunch was bought, the café received a call from the clinic, and Roger had to take the burger and eat it while returning to the clinic, carefully sorting out the packaging of the burger so that the juice would not run down, and scribbling aimlessly through the crowd while struggling to eat in large gulps. Although the sun is still shining, the tone of the picture is very cold, and the bleak buildings and dusty middle-aged people make the sunlight turn into an oppressive light white, and even make people feel a little dirty.

Dai Rui came from a distance with a smile in such a sky, at first she was just a vague human form on the corner of the street, but as Roger's expression changed, her face became clearer and clearer, she walked on the bridge in the distance, there were no buildings to block it, so the sun was very bright, Dai Rui was wearing a dress of fresh colors, her steps were lively, and she had a sweet smile on her face, she looked like a girl of ten or □□ - or maybe smaller, but her body was obviously mature, and her breasts wrapped in cloth were eye-catching, The skirt also seemed to be a little short, but her beautiful appearance and dusty temperament completely concealed these feelings of disobedience, and Roger's eyes could not be removed after falling on her, he opened his mouth slightly, but the burger was not sent to his mouth, staring at Dai Rui stupidly. After the two looked at each other, Dai Rui smiled at him kindly and made another movement, and Roger suddenly realized that his burger juice had been running down his hands.

After dealing with it with obvious chagrin, when he looked up again, Dai Rui was gone, Roger threw the burger into a nearby trash can, hurried back to his office, almost broke into the bathroom, and vigorously scrubbed the knuckles of his fingers dyed yellow by the juice, but he couldn't scrub them cleanly, and the camera showed the calluses on his hands in detail. Another close-up of Roger's hands is given: these hands are rough and flabby, and in this flat and straightforward shot, the audience naturally appreciates its old age and ugliness, while Roger looks at his hands with shocked eyes, and looks critically at himself in the mirror. Although there is no soundtrack, from Christopher's performance and the progressive camera language, the audience can understand that Roger is now in a deep midlife crisis, and even his psychological condition has a great crisis because of this.

Jenny lowered her head and looked at her watch: it's been five minutes, and Dai Rui is still just a glimpse, it's all Roger's drama-

"Look," Christopher seemed to have a heart-to-heart with her, drawing her attention back to her by her side, "this is beautiful—Daree is beautiful." ”

David cut out a scene they had filmed here, probably planning to overdo it with the background narration, but the narration hadn't been recorded yet, so the switch was a bit abrupt, Roger had already come to the bridge that Dai Rui had walked before, and walked down the way Dai Rui had come, he came to a riverside park, blankly but cautiously observing the people around him, and sat down on a bench, showing hesitation and self-deprecation from time to time: it was obvious that he had come to wait for Dai Rui, but he did not approve of his own approach.

Soon, as the sun set, the children and the old people who had come to play gradually got up and left, and Roger smiled at himself in disappointment, and he stood up to leave, but the next moment he strode forward in surprise - he found Dai Rui by the river.

Dai Rui changed her clothes, still a little too small, but her serene expression made people not notice these details, she watched with pure joy as the birds lingered on the river, and Roger walked not far behind her, hesitating to step forward.

"I remember you." Dai Rui said in a sweet voice, she turned around, leaned against the railing, the wind swept up her blonde hair and skirt, revealing the conservative boxer panties underneath, Dai Rui smiled and pressed the skirt, looking innocent, and Roger did not show a □□ expression, but walked upwind to block the naughty wind for her.

The two stood silent for a while, David's rhythm slowed down here, he almost poetically lingered in the sunset, the riverside, in the golden glow of the sunset, even Roger looked elegant and calm, Dai Rui was like an elf about to be blown away by the wind, this coordinated picture even touched the aesthetic nerve in Jenny's heart: aside from the plot, this picture is indeed very beautiful.

"My name is Dai Rui." Dai Rui continued to talk to Roger in an innocent, detached manner. "What about you?"

"Roger." Roger said with some restraint, "Roger. Ash. ”

"You look sad." "Don't be so sad, Roger. ”

Roger's expression softened, and Dai Rui smiled at him, and trotted away from the river, quickly disappearing behind a row of willow trees, Roger stared at her back, as if he was making up his mind, but when he chased after him, Dai Rui was gone.

Roger regained his gloomy expression and walked towards the way he came, but as the sunlight changed, the way he came was already covered in shadows, and his figure was even a little eerie in the shadows cast by the buildings. Jenny couldn't help but comment, "Do you think the audience will mistake this movie for the story of Roger's fall and injury to Dai Rui?" ”

"It looks like David was deliberately so misleading." Christopher replied, "That makes the whole story more interesting, doesn't it?" If it is an audience who has not read the original book, maybe he has begun to wonder if Roger is a perverted murderer. ”

Jenny laughs briefly, and the camera returns to Roger, who begins to see Dai Rui everywhere in his life - seeing the haughty Nala in the elevator, being coldly cut by the exquisitely dressed and mature Nala, and when he is invited to a party, he sees the debauched Belle with a few young men*, and when he squeezes over, Belle is also wary of him, but with Roger's cross-examination, Belle thinks that Roger intends to seduce him, so he pulls Roger to the closet and has a bold intimacy with him.

By the time Roger broke free from his clothes and broke out of the closet, Belle was gone. Roger asks about the few people he had just talked to with Bele, none of them knew her or knew her name was Bele, Roger began to suspect that he had a mental illness, he began to inquire about the symptoms of schizophrenia, tried to self-diagnose, patients and nurses complained about his attitude, he had insomnia, headaches, and his life seemed even more precarious.

"It's crazy." His police friend observed him thoughtfully as he said, "Summer is here, and the madmen are already out on the streets, read the newspapers, shooting, cutting throats, robbing in the streets, if you want me to say, it's definitely the weather." ”

The scorching sun was not pleasant, but made Roger's face even paler, and he was visibly poor in appetite, scanning the street as he ate, while his friend yelled at the restaurant, "Would you like to have some coffee here?" ”

"Of course." A waitress appears in the camera, but doesn't show up, she refills the cop with coffee and asks Roger, "Do you need it?" ”

Roger looked up, and the camera followed suit, and Sally's face appeared in the shot—Jenny's breathing tensed.

The previous personalities, although the performance effect should be good, Jenny didn't invest too much affection in them, admiring Dai Rui, Nala and Belle as if they were ...... It's like admiring the activities of another person who has nothing to do with her, although she is also excited, but there is no strong touch. But Sally was different, looking at Sally with a blank expression in the camera, showing discomfort in Roger's gaze, her heart was pounding, and her hands were a little numb, as if she was correcting her own exam papers, she admired her performance, recalling her thoughts during the performance, "What was I thinking at that time?" Anyway, I do look like Sally, and I really did ......"

"You know what?" Christopher leaned over as well, "Of your several characters, I like your Sally the most, she's the least charming, but you're the most charming, and she has a power that no other personality has." ”

He was still in a professional and serious tone, and Jenny could hear that Christopher was now seriously commenting on the movie, but his words—somehow more than all the sweet words—made her happy, and she reached out to shake him, trying to pull it back, but Christopher kept him.

Indeed, judging objectively from the audience's point of view, although the previous Dai Rui, Nala and Belle were also brilliant, they still seemed to be missing something in the rivalry with Roger - maybe it was dominance? Maybe it's the attraction, in short, although they are young and beautiful, the focus of the camera seems to be drawn to Christopher, and the audience's attention is always on Roger first, concerned about his state, and then thinking of the mystery surrounding Dai Rui. And now, although Roger also showed a surprised expression, and the hand holding the coffee cup began to tremble, Sally was still able to stand up to him and grab the audience's attention, and like Roger, her full-body image also instilled the audience with the concept of being a cowardly, withdrawn, unpleasant hostess, and perhaps a little sour, and although she wore makeup, she looked listless and unattractive.

Roger's hands trembled, and Sally took a step back, her eyelids twitching as she approached the police, "Coffee?" ”

"No...... No, thanks. Roger said, rubbing his face, and Sally smiled hesitantly at him, turning and walking away. Roger's eyes followed her into the restaurant, where Sally spoke to her colleague before heading down and walking into the counter, looking like she had just been scolded.

"She'......" Roger regained his composure, asking his friend, "who is she?" ”

The friend looked at him suspiciously, "Sally, she's been working here for a few months, don't you remember her?" ”

Roger could barely maintain his composure, he hurriedly made an excuse to prevaricate, and soon returned to his office, re-checked the symptoms of schizophrenia, found his itinerary book that recorded the day's itinerary, checked whether he had any blank events, and went to the medicine cabinet nervously wandering back and forth, reaching for the medicine cabinet several times, and retracting again. - It can be seen that he is convinced that he is mentally ill, and that Dare, Nora, and Belle are all characters he fantasizes about based on Sally.

Just as Roger was falling into self-doubt, the phone rang suddenly, Roger stared at the phone, and after a while he turned down the sound of the TV, raised his hand to answer, his voice cracked and dry, "Hey-hey-"

"Roger." A cold voice came from the other end of the line, "I'm James, and I want you to come - we've got a call from a neighboring county who needs your help with a murder case." ”

As he spoke, Roger also turned the TV to the news station, and in the report of the female anchor, a horrific corpse was montaged into the camera, and the camera rotated to the reflection of Roger's eyes, he stared at the corpse in horror, swallowing his saliva, and the police talked around him: "It should be a man-"

"Needless to say, he must be a tall and strong man......"

Roger began to rub his face again, and Jenny watched the scene with great interest, and was also attracted to it: this is Christopher's one-man play, which she has never seen before, and it seems that David has made some adaptations to make Roger start to wonder if he is a murderer. I can't help but say that after such an adaptation, the plot seems to have become more interesting, and Christopher's performance can't help but give rise to admiration......

The author has something to say: updated ~

I don't know why I have forgotten to thank the overlord ticket,

In order to avoid swiping the screen, let's start this week, and the previous overlords are also very grateful! I will thank you once a week in the future~ Thank you for your enthusiasm!

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