Chapter 1131 1131 Relationship Change

Why is the actor's play path fixed? Why is the actor's performance range getting narrower and narrower?

This is an interesting topic. It seems that every moviegoer is curious about this question, professional or amateur. Of course, many times it is because the actors are not strong enough to make breakthroughs. For example, the famous vases such as Megan Fox and Jessica Alba, they are eager to make breakthroughs, but unfortunately they are just powerless after repeated attempts.

In addition, there is also a possibility, just like what Matthew McConaughey said, if the actor restrains himself, then the script of the door will become more and more limited, when the whole Hollywood has formed a fixed image , to break through this framework is not an easy task. Not everyone has the courage of Matthew to break the shackles of their own imprisonment; not everyone has the courage of Matthew to not take work for nearly two years.

A typical representative of Tom Cruise and Johnny Depp, Tom has gradually become a professional actor in action commercial films since 2005, and Johnny has not jumped out of the image shackles of "Pirates of the Caribbean" since 2006 , has reached a dead end on a bizarre performance road - "Public. Enemies", "The. Tourist", "The. Rum. Diary" (The. Rum. Diary)" "Dark. Shadows", "The Lone. Ranger", "Transcendence" and other works are all typical cases of box office and word-of-mouth failures.

Tom relied on "Mission Impossible" for support, Johnny relied on "Pirates of the Caribbean" to continue, the situation of the two people is almost exactly the same, in the ten years before 2014, they are all works except their own masterpiece series, the rest of the works All turned into box-office poison.

The situation like theirs is a two-way result. On the one hand, Hollywood thinks that they have achieved great success in this type of film, so the script of the similar theme continues to find them, Johnny's "Lone Ranger" It is a typical case, almost a western version of "Pirates of the Caribbean", which makes their choices less and less.

On the other hand, it is because they rely on this type of film to achieve success, do not want to take too much risk, just hope to replicate the same success, simple and easy, and continue the glory of their careers. So they and their agents have become conservative and reluctant to try other genres.

People are always like this. When they are young, they always break the rules and try to change, but after forming a habit, the courage to change gradually wears out, so they lose their spirit, and they begin to learn to compromise. Tom and Johnny are like that.

Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Jack Nicholson, Dustin Hoffman, the four top actors who swept the army in the 1980s, are another typical representative who are keen to study Acting skills, and also dedicated countless amazing performances, but when they form their own performance style, they often form a fixed frame, all performances will be limited within this frame, and no breakthrough can be achieved.

Since Al entered the 1990s, he has been playing some roaring and irritable types of roles, and has never jumped out of the role of "smell the fragrance and know a woman"; Robert has gone all the way in the role of a gangster, and even the media has become impatient. He shouted, "Wow, the latest news, De Niro has played another underworld boss."

Both Jack and Dustin are subject to their own image limitations, and it is not easy to make breakthroughs. Dustin has reached the peak in the image of a simple and honest ordinary man, but there has been no breakthrough after that; relatively speaking, Jack's play style On the contrary, it is the widest, but his role is always a little more hostile and uninhibited.

This is a development trend that is hard to resist. It is the inertia of people, and it is also human inertia. There are very few actors who have the courage to constantly challenge themselves and succeed in breaking through like Meryl Streep and Marlon Brando.

Hugo couldn't help but wonder if he would be bound by performance one day, and then he would never be able to make a breakthrough. However, these are all things in the future. Hugo has no way to predict. At least for now, he still has a long way to go from the peak of his acting skills. Compared with these old actors, he still has a big gap. .

From this perspective, take advantage of the opportunity to challenge different types of works when you are young, enrich your resume, and make the experience in the performance process more diverse and real. For example, commercial blockbusters such as "Mission Impossible" are indeed good. The choice - not everyone can be like Harrison Ford, Liam Neeson and still make action movies at 60 years old.

Thinking of this, Hugo is more looking forward to appearing in "Mission Impossible". This is a different work from "Speed ​​of Life and Death". There are many differences in shooting techniques, story patterns, and content focus.

"I think, maybe I should start exercising again tomorrow, at least to show my sincerity to Paramount." Hugo's thoughts flashed through his mind, but the words in his mouth did not stop, chuckling lightly. ridiculed.

Steven smacked his lips and said with a chuckle, "Paramount would love to see this, of course, if they don't know how to cherish it, I think you always have somewhere else to go." Tiven gave Hugo a meaningful look, obviously saying that the "Men in Black" was still waiting for him.

The corners of Hugo's mouth rose slightly, "So, you mean that DreamWorks has a project in preparation now?" Hugo deliberately ignored the "Men in Black" and distorted Steven's eyes, which made Steven Wen was stunned, smiled helplessly, and shook his head, "No, not yet."

"DreamWorks has only been established for less than half a year, and everything is currently under preparation. Even if there are works, it will be next year at the earliest." Steven explained.

Hugo clicked his chin and wanted to change the subject, but he suddenly remembered and said, "Steven, I've always had a question I'm very curious about, can you answer it for me?" Steven Hearing Hugo being so formal, he put down the knife and fork in his hand, raised his head and looked at Hugo seriously, "Why didn't DreamWorks set up its own distribution department? I think you and David should know better than me. The importance of the distribution sector.”

Steven was stunned for a while, he didn't expect Hugo to bring up this topic, but then he also laughed. Now Hugo is no longer the new rising actor when he collaborated on "Schindler's List" two years ago. Hugo is already qualified enough to talk to Steven on these topics.

"Hugo, you know that the establishment of the distribution department is a very complicated process, requiring a lot of professionals, experienced managers, and a lot of effort. It's not that simple." Steven simply Said, and then shrugged, "Me, David and Jeffrey are all producers in essence, we focus on the work itself, the production process, but we all know too little about distribution, saying yes It’s not an exaggeration to be a layman. Now that DreamWorks has just been established, we don’t have the energy to take care of other things.”

Steven makes a lot of sense. First, they don't know anything about distribution. Second, they don't even take care of the production department, so how can they manage the distribution department?

Hugo sighed slightly, which was similar to the answer he expected, "Steven, forgive my abruptness, but I think there is another important reason, because you think you have enough friends, DreamWorks You can always find a distribution partner after your work is produced, right?”

Although Hugo and Steven are friends, the two are twenty-one years apart, and Steven is a long-established Hollywood veteran. Hugo is only a junior who has risen strongly in the last three years; therefore, Hugo said these words, it is actually a little rude. Especially for Steven, in fact, Steven is a very strong and confident person in his bones, and this has not changed from beginning to end. So when DreamWorks was sold off in 2004, it was definitely a huge blow for Steven.

After Hugo said these words, Steven's expression froze, but Hugo apologized first, so he was mentally prepared and not too surprised. However, Steven didn't speak either. He lowered his head and started to enjoy his own lunch. He didn't plan to take care of Hugo, which immediately made the atmosphere stiff.

In fact, Hugo can completely shut up now and pretend that this has never happened, but after that, he and Steven will definitely not be as harmonious as before. So, Hugo decided to continue talking, standing on the side of a friend, "Steven, you've been in this circle much longer than me, so you should know better than me that in Hollywood, in absolute interests In front of me, friendship always comes second."

"I just want to say that you, David and Jeffrey all want to build DreamWorks into a unique movie paradise, where all the works don't need to be concerned about the mercenary nature of the consortium, and leave the film a pure land." Hugo said simply, which made Steven's movements pause for a moment, "Me too." Hugo only said a word, and Steven raised his head and looked at Hugo.

Steven saw a faint smile in Hugo's amber eyes, generous and calm, calm and calm. This suddenly reminded Steven of "Schindler's List" filming, that time when Hugo tried to persuade himself without knowing what to do.

"But I know very well that, for a movie, distribution channels are crucial, because without distribution channels, a little bit of profit can become a bargaining chip for the distribution company to restrain the production company and make the production company fall into absolute turmoil. Passive." Hugo didn't say much, because he knew that Steven knew much more than he did. "It's not just theaters, but with the development of technology, the next cable channels, TV networks, including now The emerging computer network, these distribution channels, will be the core link in determining the competitiveness of the production company.”

Steven was still wondering what a computer network was when he heard Hugo go on to say, "We all see MGM's dilemma, and DreamWorks doesn't want to be in the same situation."