Great Artist

Chapter 25: Enter The Crew

In the matter of asking for leave, Mueller-Lance did not make things difficult for Gu Luobei at all, and gave the green light all the way. In just one afternoon, Gu Luobei took care of the school affairs.

Things at school are very simple, but the script of “Death Illusion” made Gu Luobei in trouble. The script itself is actually not that complicated. The story is narrated in chronological order, and the characters and plots are relatively regular. There are almost no episodic paragraphs and non-chronological combination paragraphs in the script, and there are basically no abstract and meaningless scenes. , everything is to maintain the traditional narrative method, but after reading the script for the first time, there are many question marks left in my mind, and the whole plot cannot be coherent.

This reminds Gu Luobei of David Fincher’s “Mulholland Drive”. This movie is a classic of suspense movies. Few people can sort out the relationship between the characters in the movie when they watch it for the first time. The film won the Best Director Award at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival and is one of David Fincher’s most famous films. It is only September 2000, so it is estimated that the film should be in post-editing.

Although “Death Illusion” is not necessarily more amazing than “Mulholland Drive”, it is also an obscure movie. Gu Luobei read the “The.Philosophy.Of.Time.Travel” mentioned in the script carefully before finding the answer to the movie. Although the nouns mentioned in this book did not appear clearly from the beginning to the end of the movie, they are the foundation of the system constructed by the script of “Death Illusion”.

A series of jerky words are mentioned in the book, including “offline universe”, “primary universe”, “relic”, “living control body”, “dead control body” and so on. But aside from substituting the book’s content into the script, the “Death Illusion” story becomes clear.

We live in a crisis-ridden primary universe. For some unknowable reason, the primary universe will occasionally deviate from the normal time track, heading towards the wrong path destined for destruction: the offline universe. The first signal of the emergence of the offline universe is the arrival of the “relict”. In order to avoid the destruction of the whole world, the “living recipient” chosen by God must send the ‘sacred object” back to the original universe before the end of the offline universe. And the “accused” around him will do everything in their power to lure him into this daunting task. After this, the offline universe will be closed on time, and the original universe will return to the starting point of the “crossroad” and continue to run in the original direction. And all the “accused”, including the “living recipient”, will no longer remember, leaving only a few fragments in their hearts, as if they had just woken up from a big dream.

Except for the beginning and the end of the story of “Death Illusion”, the middle part all takes place in the offline universe, and all events lead to the only ending along the fateful trajectory: the living recipient Tony Duck sacrifices himself to save original universe.

“Then can I understand that Tony Duck is the recipient of the living body. He must sacrifice himself in order to prevent the world from being destroyed and return to the orbit of the original universe.” On the table in front of Gu Luobei, Unbound scripts were scattered on the table, each page marked with red pen, obviously a lot of homework.

Seeing Gu Luobei’s eyes flashing with excitement, Richard Kelly also seemed very excited, not only because the actors worked so hard, but also because he found a bosom friend, “Yes, that’s it. Yes. At the beginning of the film, the aircraft engine that fell from the sky is the ‘relic’, and the other residents in the town are the ‘charged body’. Among them, Frank dressed as a rabbit and the heroine Gretchen are both ‘death control body’, Frank communicated with Tony using an extra-dimensional channel, while Gretchen was in direct contact with Tony. Their only role in the offline universe was to set up a ‘guidance trap’ to ensure that Tony knew all the truth and successfully put ‘ The relic’ was sent back to the original universe in time.”

This conversation is too weird. If anyone else hears it, they will suspect that two mentally ill patients are communicating. Luckily, this is the set in Virginia, and the crew have read the script, and even if they don’t understand what they’re talking about, they know what it’s about. So Gu Luobei and Richard Kelly successfully avoided the danger of being considered lunatic.

“Then, twenty-eight days, six hours, forty-two minutes, twelve seconds is the limit time of the offline universe, and when that moment comes, it will be the end of the world, right?” Gu Luobei’s words got Richard Kelly nodded again and again “Then the story is that Tony needs to sacrifice himself and send the relic back to the original universe. Frank and Gretchen have been guiding Tony, and Tony has gone from ignorance to understanding to understanding his own destiny; from confusion and panic From fear and sadness, to resistance, and finally to accept this fact. It is the main line of this script!” In the end, Gu Luobei did not even ask whether it was the case, but stated it with affirmation.

“Yes!” Richard Kelly clapped the table excitedly and stood up, but because he was so hard, he grimaced in pain, which made everyone around him laugh. “Evan, I am really lucky, no, it should be said that our crew is so lucky, I am more and more confident in your performance.”

But Gu Luobei did not have the joy of Richard Kelly. He could understand it so thoroughly. On the one hand, it was because he had read the movie review in his previous life. Although he could not remember it clearly, it was still helpful for understanding; On the one hand, it is because he has been very smart in his life, as evidenced by the excellent homework in Harvard University. Comprehension does not equal acting, this role is much deeper and more complicated than imagined.

withdrawn, unique in the spiritual world, fearful, melancholy, bold, courageous to challenge authority, rebellious, helpless, sensitive, vulnerable… These intricate characters are all concentrated on Tony Duck, his eyes, his actions, his words His habits, even his standing and walking posture, are worth studying. Gu Luobei had a vague impression of Jake Gyllenhaal’s performance, but this time, Gu Luobei needed to start from scratch.

He was indeed a little worried about challenging his acting skills. He didn’t just talk nonsense when he was talking on the phone with Anne Hathaway that day. Or don’t do it. Since you have decided to appear in a movie, you have to do it well, and even make it great. Therefore, Gu Luobei attached great importance to his first role.

On the first day of entering the crew, Gu Luobei met Drew Barrymore, an actress who had experienced ups and downs in the entertainment industry at the age of 25. At this time, she had completely come out of the haze, and because ” “Charlie’s Angels” is hot and radiant. Although her face looks older than her age because of long-term drinking and drug use, it is undeniable that today’s Drew-Barrymore does have her own charm.

After talking with Richard Kelly, Gu Luobei found Drew Barrymore. Drew Barrymore, who has been acting since he was seven years old, can definitely give Gu Luobei some advice.

“Hehe, I don’t have anything to teach you about acting.” Drew Barrymore’s answer was unexpected, “Everyone has their own way of acting, maybe it’s details, maybe it’s eyes, maybe it’s attitude, eclectic, no One is the right way. Only when you explore your own way of acting can you interpret the essence of the character.”

This is indeed the case. If you follow the path of others, you may not be able to make breakthroughs in your life, and you can only pick up the wisdom of others. Only by finding your own method can you continue to innovate and have infinite possibilities. Gu Luobei found out that he had been photographed before, and always felt that he had the advantage of rebirth, and knew how others played the role successfully, so he was always trapped in this kind of thinking.

Knowing other people’s performances is an advantage, at least it can increase Gu Luobei’s understanding of the role, but to show the character’s characteristics and to show his own understanding of acting, he still has to start from himself and start over. Take “Death Illusion” as an example, Gu Luobei is Gu Luobei, and Jake-Gyllenhaal is Jake-Gyllenhaal. Even if Gu Luobei performs in the way of Jake-Gyllenhaal, it is not necessarily true. You can grasp the charm of this character.

“Miss Barrymore, thank you very much.” Although Drew Barrymore has never won an acting award at a major awards ceremony, only the Golden Globe Award and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actress in a Miniseries are in hand, but she is entertaining After 18 years in the circle, I still have my own understanding of acting skills. This information is very important to Gu Luobei.

“Bell, I’m the producer of this movie, I’m absolutely delighted to see you do a great job.” Drew Barrymore looked up and down the boy in front of him carefully, With a handsome and tall figure and an unforgettable temperament, although he is not the type he likes, it is undeniable that Richard Kelly’s vision for selecting actors is indeed vicious. “If you have any questions after that, you are welcome to come to me at will.” Drew Barrymore’s green eyes turned to Gu Luobei, settled on the upper right corner, and then slowly retracted his eyes, and the green looked at Gu Luobei again. Ahead, from the side, only a hint of dark green emerald light could be seen.

The smile on the corner of Gu Luobei’s mouth was outlined. It seems that the rumors from the outside world are still correct. Although Drew Barrymore is no longer a drug or drinker, his style is still relatively open. The look just now was clearly flirting with himself. .

However, Gu Luobei is not a young child either. The corner of his mouth outlines a smile, which is different from the usual pure and brilliant smile. Gu Luobei stretched out his right hand and said to Drew-Barrymore, “Of course, I hope to have a pleasant cooperation in the next three weeks.”

Drew-Barrymore lowered his eyes and glanced at the hand in front of him, and immediately put his eyes on Gu Luobei, the smile on the corner of his mouth became bigger, “It’s a pleasure to work together.” Then he extended himself right hand. This hand is very broad, the palm is warm, and the slender fingers easily wrap the palm of his own.

Soon, Gu Luobei let go of his hand, and when he pulled out his hand, he left with a smile. Drew-Barrymore was left to feel the temperature of the palm of his hand, as well as the touch when the skin rubbed lightly. Although there was no special movement, it was obviously just a handshake, which was unusual.

Today’s second update, I recommend it, I collect it, and I cry.