From Flower Vase to Film Emperor in Hollywood

Clearly, Kate hadn't read the script carefully.

Or rather, she read it, but that was it. She didn't seriously understand the context behind the dialogue, and naturally, she didn't understand the relationships between the characters.

The foundation of acting is a state, an emotion. If you can't understand the context, if you don't have a sense of immersion, the performance will lack a foundation.

Right now, that's the case.

Kate turned around, without any of the complex mix of shame and joy, only surprise, as if she'd run into a friend on the street.

The emotion is wrong.

"Oh, Peter, what are you doing here?" Kate looked at Anson with surprise.

Anson held up the newspaper in his hand, showing it to Kate, "I just finished an interview. What about you?"

Kate blinked, raised her chin, and revealed a shy but hard-to-hide expression of joy, "I'm just about to go to an audition!"

The emotion is still wrong—

Kate, who should be Mary Jane, is wearing a waitress uniform and a trench coat. She just finished her work as a waitress in a restaurant, but she didn't expect to be bumped into by Peter Parker. The so-called audition is just an excuse for her to cover up her embarrassing situation, a harmless lie.

However, Kate seems like she's really preparing to go to an audition.

Anson: ???

Hello, Miss, are you sure you understood the script?

Now is the moment to test Anson. If he can't get into character, then this screen audition will be a disaster, a complete disaster.

Anson needs to calm down.

"Audition?" Anson pretended not to see the waitress uniform, even though Kate's trench coat was wide open, making it hard to ignore. He was genuinely happy for Mary Jane, "You're starting to act?"

Kate smiled brightly, "Yes. I found a job. Actually, I just got off work."

Anson didn't doubt her, a joyful expression bloomed, and bright light shone in his azure eyes, "That's great! You did it, dreams come true!"

Sam Raimi noticed the details—

Although he couldn't see Anson's face directly due to the camera angle, he could still see the angle of his cheek, staring intently at Mary Jane.

Focused and affectionate.

Still green, still shy, still cautiously hiding his secret crush, but unlike before, he finally dared to look Mary Jane in the eyes.

Sam was curious about what kind of light was flashing in Anson's eyes at this moment.

Originally, in this scene, it should be Mary Jane covering up her embarrassment, accidentally being exposed, but unexpectedly discovering that Peter Parker didn't care, so she chose to let go.

But now, Kate didn't hide or panic. Seeing that the scene was about to go off track, Anson's reaction gave the scene a brand-new meaning:

Because Mary Jane didn't hide, Peter Parker noticed Mary Jane's waitress uniform from the beginning. On the contrary, Peter Parker didn't think Mary Jane was lying. She could work as a waitress while auditioning and chasing her dreams. There was no conflict between the two. He fully supported Mary Jane.

That seems not bad.

So, where is the problem?

According to the original idea of the script, this scene not only shows Peter Parker's growth, but also lays the groundwork for Mary Jane's change of heart—

If the movie wants to truly move the audience, then Mary Jane can't just be a vase. Even if it's simple and rough, she needs a character arc.

This is also the spark they hope to see from the two actors.

But now, in Anson's interpretation, Peter Parker has become more three-dimensional and vivid; but Kate has turned Mary Jane into a complete vase.

However, since Anson turned the tide and controlled the situation, the audition should continue, and Sam didn't forget his task.

He needs to play a passerby, that is, the restaurant owner. He shouted at Peter Parker and Mary Jane, "Big star! There's six dollars missing from your cash register. Next time, it will be deducted directly from your salary."

Such a killjoy.

Kate looked at Anson in front of her, the smile still on the corner of her mouth, but gradually stiffening, feeling a little uncomfortable, then raised her eyes and pretended to look at the sky, as if she didn't know who the voice was shouting at.

However, this scene is really a bit out of character—

Entering a "American Pie"-style youth love comedy in a second, Kate is like a cheerleader, ignoring the existence of the Cinderella-style heroine.

Here, Mary Jane's contradictory and complicated emotions completely lost the space to show because of Kate's action of looking at the sky. Even if Kate didn't want to show the details and levels through her eyes and expressions, looking down would be more in line with the situation here than looking at the sky—

Looking down, to some extent, represents shame and embarrassment; while looking up, carries a bit of pride and stubbornness more or less.

And Kate's expression still has some arrogance.

Details, details full of life, details full of emotional context, it is precisely these details that give the character life in a limited space.

Obviously, Kate has completely deviated from the track.

Sam didn't get a response, but he still didn't give up, "Excuse me, Miss Watson, I'm talking to you, hey!"

Kate finally couldn't pretend anymore, turned her head to look at Sam, and shouted back impatiently, "Yes, Enrique, okay, I heard you."

Sam rolled his eyes, still saying in a hateful tone that would make people want to punch him, "It better not happen again! Try rolling your eyes at me again!"

Kate didn't continue to pay attention, turned to look at Anson.

Anson—Peter Parker has always been watching Mary Jane, without surprise or panic, only gentleness, like a safety net, waiting for Mary Jane to land.

Kate was a little impatient, her eyes flickered for a moment, and then she finally realized her waitress uniform. The front of the trench coat, which was not closed, was completely open, showing it to Anson. She pulled the trench coat embarrassedly and secretly glanced at Anson helplessly, "Dreams? Huh?"

Because the emotions in front were wrong, the context was completely wrong when the lines developed here, and Kate's emotions before and after could not be effectively connected.

As an audience, the performance in front of you is really a disaster.

Maybe not all audiences are so professional and can say in detail where the problem with this scene is; but the audience has eyes and brains. They can't get into this scene and can't get into this dialogue. Naturally, the movie will lose its appeal, which is the failure of the performance.

On the scene, some people can't stand it—

More embarrassing than a movie, comparable to a car accident scene,

However.

Sam is very serious, Ian is very serious, and Laura is also very serious.

Everything is because of Anson.

With the power of one person, Anson not only made this scene barely watchable, but also made the character of Peter Parker shine with a new life, making it impossible to look away, and couldn't help but be curious about how Anson would respond—

In the absence of lines, and with the initiative completely on Mary Jane's side, how will Anson bring this disaster back on the right track?

First chapter.