Superstar

Hugo and Henry stood quietly in the corner, looking at the brightly lit courtyard. At this time, Alex was playing tennis with Sandra. Next to him, you could see the eager Meg Ryan, as well as Pedro, Cameron. Hugo was a little surprised, he didn't know that Meg was here too.

Then someone ran forward and looked around looking for something. Hugo looked around and shouted, "Joe, here I am."

Joseph was looking for Hugo. He heard a faint voice from the wind and looked for the source of the sound. After seeing Hugo, he walked quickly over, "Mr. Parker and Mr. Newman are leaving."

Hugo immediately stood up straight, stuffed Joseph with the glass in his hand, and walked quickly to the stairs next to the courtyard. At the end of the steps, he caught up with the Parkers and Newmans. Paul seemed to be in a good mood tonight. Yes, I pointed to the small courtyard next to the garage and said to Hugo, "You should plant some roses and orchids here, and then make a swing..."

Before Hugo could respond, Gregorian smiled and said, "Paul, do you want to build a garden or a playground? The kids don't care how expensive your orchids are."

Just one sentence made several elders laugh, Hugo, the unmarried bachelor, could only stand beside him laughing stupidly. "Okay, you go back quickly, I know, the party will not start until eleven o'clock, and now it's warming up, don't worry about us." Paul waved his hand and said goodbye to Hugo, Hugo We said goodbye to the two couples in personal greetings, and then watched them get in the car and leave.

Standing there, Hugo breathed a long sigh of relief, saying that partying is a tiring thing. Hugo didn’t believe it before. He always felt that a party was not just about a lot of people coming to the house to have fun. Now it seems that being the host of a party is indeed a very hard work.

"What's the matter, are you hiding here to breathe?" A voice came from behind to make Hugo tense again. When he looked back, he saw Tim Robbins.

"No, I'm just sobering up." Hugo said with a chuckle, and looked behind Tim, but didn't see Susan Sarandon. "Are you leaving?" Yu Guo's eyes seemed to indicate: What about your female companion?

Tim also laughed and raised the cocktail in his hand. "Although I think your glass is very delicate, I don't have the idea of ​​taking it away." It means that he is not ready to leave. Hugo also laughed, "I saw you walking by, and I came here to look for you."

"Me?" Hugo raised his eyebrows in surprise. He had actually met Tim back and forth several times tonight, but Tim never mentioned anything to him.

"As the host tonight, you are very busy. Obviously there is not much time left. I chose the wrong time." Tim raised the cup in his hand and motioned to Hugo to walk into the small courtyard and not stand. Talking on the stairs, which means that what he wants to talk to is business, one needs silence, and second, it needs time.

Hugo and Tim walked to the small courtyard. At this time, the small courtyard was not well taken care of. It was empty. It was just piled up with some flower pots, because Hugo had not yet figured out what to transform it into a garden or what, "But I I talked to Rick, and he said that I still need to talk to you about the details. I think maybe tonight is a good opportunity." Tim looked at the puzzled Hugo, and he added, "At least you seem to have A little drunk."

Is it better to be fooled? Hugo chuckled, "Then you must be disappointed when you hear me coming to sober up."

Tim shrugged helplessly, "This is beyond my control." Tim paused, then looked at Hugo and said seriously, "You should know that I have always wanted to be able to cooperate with you."

"I thought it was just a polite remark." Hugo's simple words made Tim couldn't help but smile.

"No, I'm serious." Tim said with a smile, "I had a phone call with Morgan last week and he...obviously praised you." Tim pursed his lips, obviously a little excited." I happened to have an excellent project in my hands. When I was looking for a suitable person among actors, I was the first to think of you. I think you are the perfect choice."

Hugo suddenly remembered that on the night of the Oscars, Tim had been trying to test himself if nothing seemed to happen, but he didn't think much about it, and Tim was also because of the "Mission Impossible" and "Seven Deadly Sins" at the time. Talk about it without going into details. "The most suitable role for me? Is it true performance?"

"No, no, it's definitely not a true performance. This is a bad boy character..." Tim shook his head repeatedly, "How should I explain it, you've heard the story of Elmer Patrick Soniel (...) Isn't it? No, to be more precise, it should be the story of the nun Helen Prejean."

Hugo frowned and thought about it, "No, I haven't heard of it."

"Uh, the story is like this." Tim briefly explained, "Soniel is a young man in his thirties. He and his companion brutally killed a couple in 1977. They were sentenced to death. His companion was sentenced to life imprisonment. In 1984, six years after he entered prison, he began to write letters to Sister Prekin. He denied the fact that he had acted and emphasized that he was innocent. Lei Jin was able to appeal for him. But unfortunately, all appeals failed in the end. He was still executed. Before his death, he confessed everything to Prekin, restored the truth of the matter, and repented."

"Later, this story was written into a novel by nun Prekin, and it was published, trying to tell everyone a truth. The truth can save you and set you free. Her different interpretations of religion, the difference between loving and being loved The perception, including the view on the death penalty, has had a profound impact.” Tim’s narration is not complicated, and the whole idea is very clear. It took only two minutes to finish the speech, and it even seemed a little short. But he hesitated for a while, and there was still nothing. Continue to say, "This is the story. I want to adapt it into a movie. When conceiving the role of Sonnil, the first candidate that came to my mind was you."

Hugo didn’t know the story at the beginning, but as Tim tells it, Hugo gradually understood it. He knew the story and he also watched this movie. This is a film written and directed by Tim. The work of "Dean. Man.".

Hugo has seen this movie. Objectively speaking, the overall film is a little loose and procrastinated, and part of the plot about family affection is a bit too sensational, but on the whole, it is a very good movie because Tim is the director. He adopted an absolutely objective standpoint to tell the story. He did not express his views on the death penalty, nor did he express his views on the murderer, nor did he express his views on religion, but it was precisely this kind of bystander’s perspective. But it has aroused the audience's infinite reflection. After watching the movie, everyone will have their own ideas. For love, for redemption, for truth, for belief, etc., only oneself can savor the reverberations in the mind.

This is also what Hugo believes is the most successful film "Death Row", because many times it involves court misjudgments or death sentences or religious works. It is easy to be too biased to lose the director’s objective position and become a reality. The director instilled his ideas into the audience. For example, "Yihai Xiongfeng" is like this, but in fact the justice in "Yihai Xiongfeng" is also full of controversy, and Rob Reiner is not absolutely objective.

A truly outstanding movie should show the facts and dig out the details. As for the thinking, it is left to the audience. Right and wrong have never been so simple. Because everyone's outlook on life, values, and world outlook are different, they naturally have different opinions.

However, the real success of "Death Row" lies in the acting part. In the film, in order to protect the personal rights of the deceased Soniel, it was renamed Matthew Poncelay (matthew.), whether it was Matthew. It's also the nun Helen, and their roles are very mixed.

Naturally, Matthew needless to say more, from full of lies, professing innocence to finally confessing all his sins, inner changes, and the vulnerability and panic of facing death, all can be called super-difficult inner performances for actors. Both fineness and depth have high requirements.

The same is true for nun Helen. Because of her religious beliefs, she opposes the death penalty, because she firmly believes that all beings are equal, which makes her have a kind heart when facing the heinous Matthew Times in the eyes of outsiders. She tries to use her care and love. And faith to appease Matthew; but for the victims’ family ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ her behavior hurts them, because when they are the victims, they are the ones who need to be comforted, and as a nun, Helen But standing on the side of the murderer. This kind of inner contradiction and suffering also has strict requirements on the control of actors.

In history, Sean Penn played the role of Matthew, and Tim’s partner Susan Sarandon played the role of the nun Helen. As a result, the former won his life’s first Oscar nomination, and the latter in After the fifth Oscar nomination, he finally reached the top.

Sean and Susan contributed an acting feast in "Death Row", and they were commended.

In fact, Sean’s role as Matthew is consistent in terms of temperament. Sean has always been a famous bad boy in Hollywood. The hot marriage between him and Madonna is well known. After entering the nineties, he He began to shine in acting. The rivalry with Al Pacino in the "Dawn of the Love Owl" the year before made many people marvel at the scenes. His performance style is restrained and delicate yet explosive, which makes people look forward to it. Yiliang. Later, he won the Oscar Goldman twice, and won the Grand Slam of the three major European film festivals, becoming one of the most outstanding actors in film history.

It would be excusable to find Sean to play, but why did Tim think of Hugo in the first place? This is illogical.