From Flower Vase to Film Emperor in Hollywood

Anson, actor, method acting, gone mad, dedication that moved the crew?

These keywords combined together, no one would believe it... right?

Heh heh.

Anyone with a little bit of brainpower can see that this is clearly a typical Hollywood PR piece, specifically designed to reverse the image of pretty-boy idols.

After all, this is Hollywood, where everyone does method acting.

However, amidst the complaints and ridicule, the "Walk the Line" crew members didn't think so, steadfastly defending their point of view.

With a clear conscience, Cody-Caffey frankly admitted, "I didn't like Anson originally. To be honest, I don't like any of the big-name actors in Hollywood. They're just spoiled man-babies. So, on the first day of joining the crew, I was caught red-handed talking about Anson behind his back."

Cody didn't shy away from it.

On the first day of filming "Walk the Line", Anson's behavior of entering the recording studio disrupted all of the crew's work. Cody didn't hide his dislike and disdain for Anson, openly talking about him behind his back; but he never expected that this would become the beginning of a friendly collaboration.

Not only did Anson not fire Cody, but he also faced the criticism with grace and generosity, even taking the initiative to joke with the crew.

Next, how Anson arranged the work, how he resolved crises, and how he brilliantly performed as he got into character, until later, Cody realized that even though Anson delayed the start of filming, he wasn't being willful. In fact, Anson was always preparing for the film and the role.

These behind-the-scenes stories, even after all the filming was completed, were still vivid and lifelike, easily able to awaken memories.

In fact, it wasn't just the first day.

"Thinking about it carefully, yes, this movie is a production of Forest Films, and Lucas-Wood has never hidden his protection of his younger brother."

"But, we're leaving the crew now, and all the filming is finished. We all talk bad about the boss behind his back. For God's sake, a job where you don't talk bad about the boss is incomplete. I can now complain about Lucas for an hour non-stop, no, two hours wouldn't be a problem either."

"Why should I go against my conscience and say good things to protect a high-and-mighty Anson?"

"If Lucas gave me a three-thousand-dollar check, I might consider it."

Noisily and bustlingly, surrounded by friends, some sitting on chairs, some sitting on the ground, some standing beside, each holding a bottle of beer, with different expressions, relaxed muscles, joking and teasing each other.

This was a private gathering of Hollywood professionals, all of whom were film industry workers.

To outsiders, Hollywood and movies are full of mystery, but in reality, it's just a job, no different from any other job. Ordinary workers like Cody are the mainstay of Hollywood.

After all, those who can stand at the top of the pyramid are ultimately a minority, just 1% of the population.

Precisely because of this, rumors between Hollywood crews always spread quickly.

However, they had all been around Hollywood for many years and weren't so easily fooled.

"Cody, who knows, maybe you've fallen in love with Anson? Don't worry, we won't make fun of you."

The laughter couldn't stop at all.

Cody silently raised his middle finger.

"Please, Anson is just a trouble, a complete and utter trouble. I admire his performance in terms of work, but he did create a lot of trouble for us."

"Let me tell you, from the first day of filming, we had to extend the filming schedule because of Anson, and at the same time had to temporarily change the filming location; until the last day of the crew's work, we thought things were finally on track, but this gentleman once again made us drop our jaws."

"No, even on the last day, this gentleman was still a thorn in our side, he just had to turn our entire crew upside down again."

Everyone's eyes gathered—

Behind-the-scenes stories are sometimes more interesting than movies.

Cody was very satisfied with the effect he had created, slightly raising his chin.

"That day, we went to Folsom Prison to film the last scene of the entire movie, Johnny Cash's concert at Folsom Prison back in the day."

Let's rewind the time a little bit, back to before "Walk the Line" wrapped up, the entire crew went to California's second oldest prison, Folsom Prison—

This prison, which was completed in the 1920s, is still in normal operation, but compared to previous years, it now mainly houses some criminals with lighter sentences, and the security level is not high.

So, when the "Walk the Line" crew contacted the prison, expressing their desire to go to the prison to film Johnny Cash's biopic on location, the prison responded positively.

After all, to this day, Folsom Prison is famous throughout North America, thanks to Johnny Cash's 1968 live album recorded at Folsom Prison.

Back then, when Johnny Cash expressed his willingness to perform at Folsom Prison, in the 1960s, it was absolutely shocking, not only encountering protests, but also facing numerous difficulties; but Johnny still overcame all the difficulties and became the first singer in history to perform live in a prison—

A small concert.

This performance not only changed music history, but also changed the prison history of North America.

Later, Johnny Cash released the live recording album of this performance, which became the most successful and glorious album of his career:

It not only helped Johnny's career regain new vitality, selling three million copies throughout North America; but also gave voice to those marginalized groups for the first time, leaving a strong mark on music and social history.

Among them, the most famous story is that among the prisoners in the prison at that time, there was a prisoner named Glen-Sherley, who wrote a song about the prison church, "Greystone-Chapel." Later, the prison chaplain gave Glen's song to Johnny.

The night before the concert, Johnny listened to the song and was deeply moved, and sang the song at the performance site the next day.

On the day of the performance, Glen, who was sitting in the audience, was completely unaware when Johnny sang this song and was deeply moved, which completely changed Glen's life trajectory.

Later, Glen was paroled and, with Johnny's help, became a country music singer.

Therefore, when filming Johnny Cash's biography, the Folsom Prison concert was definitely not to be missed.

Mangold put this crucial concert at the end to mark the end of filming, and the crew went to Folsom Prison for live filming.

Folsom Prison opened its arms to welcome them.

From all aspects, everything went smoothly, however, as Cody said, the problem still appeared, continuing from the first day to the last day.

So, is this considered consistent?