The Greatest Showman

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It's really difficult to describe David's footsteps with a simple adjective. The indomitable persuading action is clumsy and cute, but also a little paranoid and flustered. If you have to find an accurate answer, "child" is the best choice - especially a child who is learning to walk but has not yet fully established himself.

Why?

It's as if the child saw the parents who were arguing, tried to stop it but didn't know how to stop it, so he exhausted his strength to suckle, blocked between the parents, and then couldn't stand firm at all, so he stumbled. When he got up, even the silly shouting, "friend", was exactly the same as that of a child; coupled with the childish fighting posture of the lame man and the big tongue man, it became even more vivid.

All of them reveal a kind of naive and arrogant, obviously expressionless, but one can imagine the child pouting his mouth in protest. Those seemingly clumsy and childish actions are unbearable, but in the whole scene there is a It's absurd, and it instantly changes the atmosphere of the whole scene.

But, it's not over yet.

The big-tongued man has returned to the bench and sat down, and his angry expression vividly indicates that he is very dissatisfied now.

David's footsteps were a little slower, and he moved slowly and step by step: step out of his left foot, join his right foot with his left foot, stand together, then step out of his left foot again, put his right foot together again... No The normal cross-step walking, but the step-by-step movement, as if studying one's own footsteps.

After his footsteps came to the bench, his movements became a little more natural, and he sat down, but still put his hands on his knees with his fingers together, sat upright and straightened his waist, and then adjusted his shoulders a little to smooth the suit. And the folds of the shirt, as if preparing for a meeting.

However, out of the corner of his eyes, he glanced at the man with the big tongue secretly, and then returned to his normal state; then he secretly glanced at the lame man again, and the erratic state of scrutiny once again revealed his nervousness and anxiety. Unconsciously, he held his breath like this, lest his breathing might break the existing calm.

Because of the suffocation, David's face began to swell slightly - his eyes were still moving quietly, but he refused to start breathing again, and then his cheeks became rosy little by little, visible to the naked eye.

The entire shooting scene remained completely silent, and the atmosphere of silence was slowly spreading. Oggs did not interrupt the shooting, and the performance did not stop.

"Card!"

When the sound of Ogus stopping filming finally sounded, the first action of everyone on the set was to take a deep breath. The sound of wheezing was particularly obvious. Some people even coughed violently because they were too anxious and choked on their own saliva. Getting up, that unexceptional action made everyone look at each other in dismay:

It turned out that he was not the only one who started to hold his breath because of Renly's performance. The tacit understanding that pervaded everyone gradually made everyone react, and then they couldn't help it anymore, and the audience burst into laughter.

The more you think about it, the funnier it becomes!

John and Whishaw's performances are excellent, showing that childish battle of spirits, which complements the absurdity of the whole story; but both are far less than Renly. All eyes and highlights fell on Renly.

Although Renly only has one line, "friend", the grievance and helplessness in his voice are fully revealed through body language. Whether it is footsteps or movements, the dark humor conveyed by those details not only shows the tone of the whole story It's just that, it also extends the innocence and dullness of the role of David——

Just like the previous performances, he pieced together the appearance of David who is not familiar with the world and embraces a childish heart, which has become the only light in the entire black comedy.

In the roar of laughter in the audience, even Oggs couldn't help laughing.

John and Whishaw, who had lifted the performance seal, also both laughed, "God, you really want to kill me! I almost laughed." John complained speechlessly, and still can't believe Lan Li Gang's performance was so successful and unique, "You're a born comedian."

"No, the real comedic genius is Buster Keaton," Renly said earnestly, shaking his head.

"Keton?" Whishaw was surprised.

Renly nodded in affirmation, "I got some inspiration from watching the movie last night. In fact, Buster Keaton's seemingly expressionless performances showed a changeable emotional level through body language, and the speed of his footsteps. , body posture, rhythm pauses, etc., these are all direct signals, I think, maybe we can try in the performance to give the characters more emotions, and then, there is today's performance. "

There was a sigh all around: it was Buster Keaton's inspiration.

John waved his hands, "Wait a minute, don't be fooled by this guy. Ben and I watched the movie yesterday, and of course we were inspired as well, but we couldn't fit into the show like him. What really matters is that Renly Still a genius, otherwise wouldn't everyone watch Keaton and become a comedy legend?"

"Oh!" Everyone suddenly realized that in the final analysis, Renly was still the best.

This time, Renly didn't refuse any more, just spread his hands, "Yes, I'm a genius." With that unrequited appearance, with the gesture of spreading his hands, the comedic effect came out again.

"Renly, how did your performance just now end?

made? After hesitating for a moment, Whishaw asked sincerely, "I mean, hand movements and footwork movements, I always feel that the expression is not enough, you know, this should have been my crutch. "

"You're doing a great job," Renly said sincerely. "You're using the lame very well. I don't think you need any guidance. But let's talk about it. My movements are actually very simple, just Make all movements rigid and trivial."

While there is no such categorization in performances—at least not professional performances—it is true that performances can be divided into facial expressions and body language.

The body language of British theatre actors is very rich, because these movements are all supplements to their lines; but American actors are relatively weak in this regard, and the most representative is Meryl Streep, who A top actor in history, there is no doubt about her expressions and lines. Even if you don't like it, you must admire her handling of details and give the role too many possibilities, but her body language is very clumsy.

Careful observation of Meryl's film works shows that her hands and feet are often lacking vitality, and most of her movements are stiff and awkward, especially at the moment of emotional outburst, her body movements become dull and clumsy, unable to extend further. The emotions, actions and expressions of the characters are often easily separated, at least the actions cannot give the expressions more emotional support.

Of course, this cannot be blamed on Meryl. On the one hand, it is due to talent, and some people are naturally good at physical movements; on the other hand, it is the shackles caused by media such as film and TV - unlike the theater stage, film and TV are often more inclined to Close-ups or close-ups are used to show clearer facial expressions, so as to communicate with the audience. Over time, body language outside the camera is not valued.

It can be said that this is related to the development of the times.

This is also the reason why British actors must return to the theatre stage regularly. Those physical performance training plays an important role in the whole performance.

As an Englishman, Whishaw also has enough body language, but he is still working hard and learning because, like Renly, he firmly believes that body movements are also an integral part of the performance.

This is the case at this time.

There are skills in physical performance, such as deliberately straightening the knees, which can make the walking posture awkward, and the steps presented by bending over and not bending over will change subtly; The pace of a person’s pace and the pace of being in a constant state of anxiety must be different. The size of the pace and the change in the eyes can often show a completely different mentality.

During the performance, Renly consciously restrained his movements, even his thumb was firmly attached to his palm, and then the entire shoulder line was exerted, creating a hunchback effect - not timidity or fear, but. It is clumsy, like an ostrich. While dodging danger, it has to face it at the same time, and then he can only shove his head into the sand; finally, with penguin footsteps, that kind of simple and honest clumsiness becomes complete.

Of course, the finishing touch is the eyes, the kind of eyes staring at the ground, which completes the whole performance. During the persuasion process, David can even blink quickly because of fear, and his facial features are distorted because of fright - these details may not be seen in the chaos, the audience will still be robbed of all eyes by body language, and there are still What about the two scuffles, but the details are the best way to make the performance complete.

It is these details that Whishaw lacks. He makes full use of the cumbersomeness created by the character's lame leg, but he fails to find the correct chemical reaction in the details of the upper body movements and the expressiveness of his hands. This is the character being robbed. The reason for the light - it may be because he lacks a little inspiration for his understanding of body movements, or it may be because he lacks a little in-depth study of the character's character.

A truly profound performance can tell the audience: why he walks like this, why he sits like this... Every move can find the context, and the director's lens can capture these details keenly and present them without a trace; at the same time, the actor It can also be integrated into it naturally, and there is no clue of carving, that is perfect——

But it's really too difficult to perform like this. So far, even Renly himself is still exploring, which is why he needs to study hard.

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