Chapter 1253: Runaway Edge
"Death Row Walk" resumed filming after a two-day hiatus, but the atmosphere of the crew was a little depressed, on the one hand, because of Hugo's situation, people admired Hugo's dedication, but also worried that Hugo would really collapse step by step; On the other hand, Steven stayed in the crew, which undoubtedly put more pressure on everyone's hearts.
David and Jeffrey both have a lot of work to do, and the reason why they came here was not only to worry about the play "Death Row Walk", but also to care about Hugo as friends, and Jeffrey, who had never been seen, also appeared for the first time, but unfortunately this was obviously not a good time to talk. After staying for two days and one night, the two men left together.
Hugo first went to the hospital for a comprehensive examination, and after confirming that the allergy symptoms were indeed not too strict, Hugo talked to the psychiatrist three times for one hour each time, and the crew restarted work at Hugo's request.
Steven looked at Hugo with a stern expression and asked solemnly, "Hugo, are you sure?" ”
In fact, Steven has always maintained the majesty of a superior in front of Hugo, or the momentum of an elder, the two are friends, but they are not friends in the general definition. However, Hugo looked at Steven today, but he didn't have his usual restraint, "Steven, you also fell into a stressful situation when filming 'Schindler's List', you chose to escape, but what happened?" ”
It was the first real conversation between Steven and Hugo, but it turned out that Hugo yelled at Steven, which was really unexpected by the two of them. Then it became the first opportunity for the two to become friends.
"We all know that escaping will not solve the problem, and only by facing the difficulties can we win a glimmer of life. Even knowing that the result was a failure, I wanted to give it a try. Hugo looked at Steven calmly, his amber eyes with a calmness and calmness not seen in the past two days.
Steven remembered that conversation with Hugo's words, and he remembered that Hugo once said, "Pressure is the part that an actor must bear, just like having an actor play an autistic person or a serial murderer, that kind of psychological pressure is something that an actor must master." How to grasp this scale and meet this qiē with a strong heart is also a compulsory course for actors. ”
Because compared to the director, who is a bystander, what an actor needs is to devote himself to the role, when Hugo becomes a Nazi, when Hugo becomes a murderer, he must first convince himself, if even he can't convince himself, then how to make the audience believe? This is true of lying, and so is acting.
Steven suddenly understood the reason why Hugo insisted so much, and he should not be surprised by this, because this is Hugo, and Hugo has been like this since the first day he met Hugo, and it has not changed to this day. Especially when he looked back on Hugo's achievements in the past two years, and then looked at Hugo's stubbornness in front of him, which was still unchanged, Steven's words of persuasion could no longer be spoken.
"By saying this, you are implying that I chose to run away in the first place, and I am trying to run away now, do you mean that I am a coward?" Steven's words made Hugo stunned, and then he gently pulled the corners of his mouth, revealing a smile, "Hugo Lancaster, remember?" I said, 'This is the only time.'" ”
Things are like reincarnation, it was Hugo who persuaded Steven at the beginning, and now Steven is persuading Hugo, and what remains unchanged is the identity of two people: Hugo is an actor, and Steven is a producer.
The smile on Hugo's lips couldn't help but widen, "So, what are you going to do?" Fire me? Or is it forbidden for me to continue filming as a producer? ”
"I'll tell you that you'd better be excellent, or I'll be very disappointed, very, very disappointed." Steven nodded his chin slightly and said meaningfully.
Hugo smiled and nodded, but did not respond, and then walked in the direction of the camera.
Steven watched Hugo's back as he left, this was the first time he looked at Hugo from the perspective of an equal friend, and quietly, this "child" who was twenty-one years younger than him had grown into a giant enough to stand side by side with him.
After "Death Row Walk" was re-put into filming, the whole filming process was much smoother than expected, although everyone was trembling now because they were worried about Hugo, but I have to admit that Susan, who was getting better, gradually regained control in front of Hugo, and Hugo, who brought Matthew from the script to real life, was even more amazing. Step by step, I walked into the spiritual world that belonged to Matthew.
There is pity for those who hate them.
Matthew is involved strongly. Rape and murder Walter is an unchangeable fact, he is a murderer, and he deserves to be punished. As to whether this punishment should be the death penalty or not, everyone has their own opinion. But it is undeniable that behind Matthew's bluff and violence is that weak soul.
How Matthew used to yearn for warmth, he wanted to stand on the sunny earth and embrace life, but the coldness of society cruelly killed his hope, and it can even be said that society pushed him to the brink of hell step by step. Behind the birth of every tragedy, there are hidden social problems and people's indifference. Behind Matthew's weakness, sadness, and struggle, there is a lot of helplessness and pain.
Of course, everyone knows that everyone has a choice, even if faced with the same dilemma, some choose to be positive, some choose to be negative, and some choose to fall. We can blame society, but we can't remove the sins of these fallen people. It's a fact.
But the weakness, intricacies, panic and struggles behind Matthew's amber eyes put his story before everyone, so much so that people forget his blood-stained hands.
Hugo's performance is absolutely the pinnacle of his work, and the intricacies that leak from every move and word are telling the story, and one can't help but want to explore his story - even if people know it's wrong, they still can't control it.
Hugo was tormented because his memories began to become more and more blurry, at first he could vaguely remember some fragments, but now these fragments were gradually disappearing, and there was even a moment of blankness, complete blankness, he did not know what he was doing, he did not know what was happening.
But Hugo knew that it was Matthew in action.
Hugo could feel the fear in his heart coming in little by little, as if Matthew was growing stronger, and he was weakening, his mind was tearing and sawing little by little, trying to split in half, and the pain of tearing his soul made Hugo at a loss.
He didn't know what was going to happen next, he didn't know if he was really going to have a split personality - or if he had already completed the personality classification, he didn't know if he was going to disappear altogether and be replaced by Matthew...... But he knew that he couldn't stop, as if he knew that there was a bottomless abyss in front of him, and he still took steps forward without hesitation.
This feeling of gradual loss of control caused Hugo to feel panic, and he even woke up crying several times in his sleep, and the tears on his face turned from hot to cold, and the nightmare about Matthew's mother appeared more and more frequently and lasted longer. Hugo felt as if his vitality was disappearing little by little, but he couldn't stop it, and deep down he didn't seem to want to stop it.
This feeling left Hugo at a loss, often suddenly not knowing where he was, whether it was in 1995 or 2014; I don't know who I really am, it's Hugo Chen or Matthew Ponsley......
Hugo knew it was a pathology and he had to ask for help, but he couldn't help it, he couldn't say it, no one knew about him, Steven didn't know, Tim didn't know, Samora didn't know, Joseph didn't know. Perhaps, sometimes they will be a little aware, but Hugo feels as if he is hiding in the door and watching them, whenever they have doubts, he will appear, convince them that "I am not Matthew, but Hugo", and then reassure them.
He tried to control such a situation, he tried to clear his mind, to draw the boundary between himself and Matthew, to think about the boundary between life and performance, and to ponder the difference and connection between acting and self...... But he found that it was too difficult, and all the qiē happened so quickly and violently that no matter how hard he tried, the strength of his hands could not work at all.
This qiē is like a runaway train, Hugo has seen the cliff not far away, but he still keeps accelerating, accelerating again. The fear of death, the thrill of speed, let the adrenaline completely burst, and then make every scene of Hugo vividly interpreted, which can be called perfect.
Hugo knew it would be the best performance of his career, but it could well be the last.
Hugo's mind seemed to hear a demonic laugh, "Dear Hugo, it's my turn to play, give me your body, I can fulfill all your dreams, and I can also achieve the situation you dreamed of." Come on, it's showtime. ”
Hugo vaguely felt that there was something wrong with this sentence, but he had no way to make an accurate judgment at this time, he only felt that he was groggy and sleepy, surrounded by endless darkness, and then trapped in this small space, unable to see the outside situation and not feel anything around him.
A smug smile appeared at the corner of Matthew's mouth, the unruly and violent between his eyebrows was revealed with recklessness, and his eyes narrowed slightly, full of desire. Looking at the noise around him, he looked at Tim, who was standing not far away, and shouted, "I'm ready, let's rock together!" With a faint uncontrollable excitement in his words, he strode towards the filming location.
Today's "Death Row Walk" is going to film the entire process of Matthew and Carl's murder, including Qiang. The scene of rape and the process of brutal killing.