Best Actor

As the logos of Miramax and Paramount appear on the screen in turn, Irish singer Sidney O'Connor's voice rang out, clear and mournful, as if telling Whose fall. This song was written by Anthony Minghella himself and composed by the French Lebanese composer Gabriel Yard, who had previously collaborated with him. It alludes to the opening song of Cain killing his brother in the Bible, which is very consistent with the theme of the film.

Then as the picture peeled off piece by piece, Tom Ripley's close-up of trance, helplessness and numbness appeared in front of the audience, and then, with the rotation of the camera, when that picture After the face was completely covered by darkness, there was a look of grimness unknowingly. Although he didn't say a word during the whole process, the emotion he showed was almost integrated with the singing, with an indescribable appeal.

So, when the line "If everything could be done again" sounded, Sean clearly heard hissing inhalation around him. Well, maybe someone else was just inhaling, but the corners of his mouth lifted slightly unconsciously, and then he sighed inwardly.

He still remembered the time of filming, Minghella asked him to show the look of feeling sorry for his crimes and justifying himself, accompanied by a dazed look .

"I will put this shot in the title, so it will directly affect the audience's first impression of you, so you must show the best state." Mingla said to him at the time of.

It was hard, very hard, probably the hardest part of the whole shoot for Sean. Human expressions can only express one emotion at the same time, or there is only one emotion that can be accurately conveyed to the audience.

But this scene echoes the murder of Peter at the end, it can also be said to be done in one go, so the montage is unnecessary. And subtle movements, but sometimes you do the movements in place, but you may not have corresponding emotions, and sometimes you brew emotions, but you may not be able to make up for them with expressions and details.

This is a very difficult test, Sean has at least NG nearly 30 times, although there are some decent shots, even Minghella said that there are a few shots that can be used, but Sean still persist in. He wants to be the best, to be the best he can, and this is his debut.

So, on 29 occasions, he finally entered that state, the state that all actors desire, but it is difficult to enter, the state where the actor and the character are completely integrated . Thus, there is the close-up that Mingla is full of praise on the screen now.

It's actually very simple to do this, Sean recalled some experiences in his previous life, and said before that his acting talent mainly comes from, no one thinks that he is more aware of becoming a completely different person what it feels like. So, when he was immersed in the world of the previous life, after thinking of some similar experiences, and then integrating with the character, he would automatically show the emotions he needed.

At that time, he was still a small clerk in a company that made microphones and headphones. He was a good friend. For some reason, he got involved with the cashier and made some financial manipulations. Sean knew but didn't say it. First, the friend's house was really difficult. Second, the boss was really not very authentic. Third, someone had done this before, so he pretended to be deaf.

But he was still young at that time, and his tone was not so tight, so during a meal, he teased the cashier in front of several colleagues. The speaker was unintentional, and the listener was intentional. One of the guys stabbed it to the top, so the top guy dug out Sean's friends and fired him from the company.

The other party didn't know the specific situation, so he thought it was Sean who betrayed him, so he kept staring at him when he left, Sean's previous life will never forget the eyes of the other party, resentment, resentment and hatred , he was full of regret and sadness in his heart, if he had been more careful at that time...

Although this is different from the character's emotions, it is basically the same. Because of my own carelessness, I have caused an irreversible situation, so I make mistakes again and again. So when he sank into it, and thoroughly recalled this experience, that feeling came naturally.

And the price is that for the next few days, he was a little uneasy, and some things from the past and present intertwined in his mind from time to time, which made him seem very dazed. Luckily Gwyneth hadn't left yet, and it was only when he galloped and vented over that seductive carcass that he made himself feel real.

The story on the screen is continuing, because the borrowed Princeton school uniform made Dick's father mistakenly believe that Ripley and his son were classmates, so he asked him to bring Dick back. Ripley agreed without hesitation, and when he met Meredith after arriving in Italy, he pretended to be Dick, so the vanity-loving character was reflected. Before, there were episodes of secretly practicing the piano, listening to jazz, and living in the basement, and the characters became three-dimensional. In addition, the imitation of handwriting and accents showed his abilities.

From here until Ripley meets Dick and Maggie, Sean's performance has remained above the level, and Ripley's humbleness hidden under humility is well managed by him, the only The problem is that the pace of the movie is a little too slow. This is the director's problem. "The English Patient" was criticized like this a few years ago, but then again, "The English Patient" and "The Genius Ripley" are both artistic films, and the rhythm is indeed slow. .

And, after this bland passed, there was a small climax, and it was Sean and Jude's most brilliant play in the entire movie. It's not a murder on a boat, although that part is also very good, but the emotion is too intense, the audience's attention is on the conflict, it is easy to overlook some details, and before this, the opponent in the bathroom is different.

"Do you have a brother?"

"No"

"No brothers, no sisters."

"Me too, and Maggie too, both only sons...what does that mean?"

"Means we have never shared a bath with people." After saying this, Ripley's expression changed a little, it seemed to be expected, but suddenly Ask: "I'm cold, can I come in?"

He said and reached into the bathtub, and the atmosphere in the bathroom became subtle. Dick, who was completely naked in the water, raised his eyebrows slightly, as if he was a little surprised, and at the same time, he was a little wary.

"No." He finally said this, his eyes flickering slightly.

"I didn't mean to be with you." Ripley suddenly smiled like this, and then his eyelids were lowered back to his previous cautious appearance, and he pursed his lips to hide himself. Perceived disappointment.

"Okay, come in, it's time for me to trim too." Dick said, standing up from the bath with a clatter.

In just a few minutes before and after, the two of them expressed the subtle emotions between you and me very clearly with their expressions and facial features. Sean was doing everything he could at the time. It was difficult for him to show his love and ambiguity for a man. He had not had in-depth communication with Gwyneth at that time, so he imagined Jude in his mind as a man. Being a girl is quite a challenge.

And Jude was in very good shape during that time. When shooting these shots, it was almost done in one go. Sean had reluctantly found his feelings a few times, but the pair of scenes fell to the disadvantage and could not perform to the level they should have. It's either too obvious or not shown, sometimes the eyes are wandering enough, but they appear dazed because of improper cooperation.

"What are you doing? Is it because you want to show your homosexual side that you can't act?" Jude made fun of it at that time, and made no secret of his pride, about It was because he felt that he could finally take revenge for the act of being pulled into the water by Hoberg when he drove away.

But it was precisely because of his "provocative" behavior that Sean was aroused to be competitive, so after shooting again and again, he finally caught the fleeting subtle feeling. Of course, when he said the line "Can I come in" and reached out and stroked the water, Jude, who was sitting in the bathtub, was stunned for a few seconds by that look. Fortunately, his scene had been completed before. , otherwise you have to start all over again.

Further.

Speaking of which, Sean and him really became normal friends, and it started from here. Before that, Jude kept a little distance from Sean, and after that, you can still tease him like this: " It's a good thing you finally did a great job, otherwise all the time I spent walking around naked in front of the camera would have been in vain."

That's right, when Jude's Dick came out of the bath, Minghella was looking down at the camera, and it was only for a few seconds, but the key parts were still visible, so on the screen After the picture of 's arrived here, there were several low-pitched laughter belonging to women around Sean.

Jude is indeed a handsome man, and his image in the movie is also exceptionally handsome. Looking at this, this movie will gain a lot of female fans, but I don't know if they will be in their hearts … Sean shuddered at the thought of this, and then rejoiced again. Fortunately, Mingera's filming focus is not on homosexuality, and the film shows only a few obscure points. There is no kiss scene and no passion scene. Otherwise, I don't know that it will be caught by fans, especially some female fans in private. How is it arranged.

Peel off his mask piece by piece. After Dick's enthusiasm for Ripley passed, he began to gradually want to stay away from him, and the unwilling Ripley wanted to stay by his side, so there was a violent conflict on the boat, and then Ripley By mistake, Dick was killed, and the story came to a climax.