Birth of an actor

When the film returned to the normal narrative rhythm, when the decadent young man Jerome played by Jude Law appeared pushing a wheelchair, how did the "natural man" Vincent with an unyielding soul become the chief astronaut of the space center The suspense of "Jerome" was solved by the director - the real Jerome sold his identity to Vincent,

Jerome, played by Jude Law, is a man with excellent genes. He was born to be the favorite of heaven. He was a former swimmer and won a silver medal. However, because he is currently paralyzed and extravagant, he has to choose to sell himself. genetic identity.

Although Vincent and Jerome reached a cooperation, it was just a business. The relationship between the two was not friendly at the beginning. Vincent could not understand Jerome's arrogant and decadent appearance, and Jerome always believed that As a "natural person", it is impossible for Vincent to be successful, so every time the two of them share a room and chat about a certain topic, it is almost always accompanied by a quarrel like a needle point.

AO Scott thinks this arrangement is very good. The theme of the movie itself is very heavy. The protagonist Vincent has been highly nervous since entering the space center as Jerome. While trying to express himself, he is always paying attention to the people around him. In order to prevent his identity from being exposed, Vincent does not open his heart to any colleagues. Even Irene, played by Uma Thurman, gradually develops a good impression after repeated temptations and precautions. Such a fast-paced and high-pressure plot will The audience who watched it also felt highly nervous, and they were worried about every identity test Vincent encountered. If this kind of tension lasts for too long, it will bring a lot of fatigue to people.

People's nerves are like tight strings. If they are stretched for too long, they will break sooner or later, so proper relaxation and relief are very necessary. In AO Scott's view, the friendship between Vincent and Jerome, It is the most important condiment in the movie. Whether it is the tit-for-tat confrontation between the two at the beginning, or the mutual understanding and care for each other later, the cheerful and warm feelings conveyed from it constitute the most relaxing and even grinning feeling in the movie. Great passage for laughs.

Just when Vincent was selected to be an astronaut who was about to go into space and was about to fulfill his dream, a murder of a senior executive occurred in the Gattaca company. There were clues pointing to Vincent, and Vincent became a police officer. Focusing on suspecting the object of investigation, followed by a wits and courageous scene that almost made people have no time to breathe. With the help of the heroines Irene and Jerome, Vincent cleverly cleared himself of the suspicion - among which In order to help Vincent conceal his identity, the scene where Jerome climbed up the stairs to the second floor by dragging his paralyzed lower body with only the strength of his upper body made AO Scott feel sour.

The final ending of the film is even more shocking: Vincent successfully boarded the spaceship to go to Titan, and Jerome chose to commit suicide in order for Vincent to use the identity of "Jerome" forever.

AO Scott did not expect the ending to be like this, and he was shocked by the director's arrangement.

Only then did AO Scott understand why the title of the movie is "Gattaca", and why the four letters G, A, T, C in the title and other letters have different sizes and colors, like It is the director’s intention to highlight these four letters—these four letters are derived from the four nitrogen bases in DNA, G-guanine Guanine, A-adenine Adenine, T-thymine Thymine, C- Cytosine is composed of the initial abbreviation of Cytosine.

Aren't G, A, T, and C the most primitive units that make up human beings?

The title of "Gattaca" is not at all inexplicable, in fact, it is the most meaningful and most in line with the theme of the film.

When the picture freezes on Vincent's dark green eyes that contain countless complex emotions, there is an emotion that is so strong that it cannot be resolved, is it sadness?pride?Guilty?or joy?More importantly, the thin water light also moved countless people at the same time.

When the screen went black and the lights came on in the theater, a female student sitting to the left of AO Scott uttered a loud and loud sob and said to her friend, "I can't help it." , why did Jerome commit suicide, his fate is so tragic, Vincent must be very sad and painful to lose such an important friend..."

Although the female student's friend was also moved, but not to the point of crying bitterly, she racked her brains for a while and analyzed: "Isn't Vincent planning not to return to Earth after flying to Titan? There should be no chance of reunion, so Jerome will choose to die."

"... Huh?" The female student's eyes widened in an instant. Why does this interpretation sound so much like martyrdom?

The two young men sitting in the front row of AO Scott were also discussing enthusiastically: "I feel like I didn't understand a lot of plots. Anyway, it's still early. Let's continue to watch the second scene?"

"Didn't understand? Ha, thought I didn't know that you just wanted to re-watch the clip of the seaside." The other mocked: "If you insist on saying that you don't have enough IQ to understand the movie, Columbia University should immediately urge you to drop out of school." .”

"That's right, I just want to watch Will, who made him so good!" An exasperated voice said, "It's fine if you don't want to watch the second scene, I will take a taxi home by myself!"

"Don't be angry, honey, it's not that I don't want to be with you, I'm just jealous, very, very jealous..."

"GAY." AO Scott thought strangely, New York has become so open and diverse that same-sex couples can openly flirt in movie theaters like heterosexual couples, and maybe one day, they will allow same-sex couples to do the same. Are you married?

Out of respect for other people's privacy, AO Scott didn't listen any more. He stood up and left the screening hall to queue up to buy tickets for the second show. When he saw the long queue at the ticket gate, he couldn't help being shocked. Voice: "Jesus Christ."

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"The first guest is an actor who is very popular and has great acting skills. He is one of the most shining stars in Hollywood. His new movie "Gait Shot" has been released this weekend. It is a very good movie. I also went to the cinema to watch it. Let us Please—William Bradley!"

Jay Leno slapped the table down, stood up from his seat, and turned his body towards the back of the stage as he clapped.

And in the archway behind the stage, William, who was dressed very casually in a purple shirt and black trousers, came out with a smile.

"Hi Will, nice to meet you."

"Good evening, Jay, me too."

William and Jay Leno shook their right hands and hugged again before walking towards the sofa while waving to the audience.

The camera lens swept across the auditorium. Every seat in the not too big studio was full. The audience consisted of men, women, old and young. They were all women like the "Oprah Winfrey Show" that William had participated in before. The audience was very different, and they were all standing in front of their seats, applauding enthusiastically, with sporadic shouts of "Will!" and whistles.

This is the recording site of "Jay Leno Tonight Show", the oldest and highest-rated late-night show in the United States. The host is Jay Leno. Because of his particularly thick and wide jaw, Jay Leno also has a nickname It is called "Big Jaw", and some people even joked "The Tonight Show" as "Big Jaw Tonight Show", but the ridicule is ridicule. Jay Leno is currently one of the most well-known talk show hosts in the United States, and Oprah Winfrey Almost occupying half of the talk show world, the reason why we say that the two are evenly matched rather than having to be higher or lower is because the difference between the two is too obvious. One hosts a late-night show, the other hosts a daytime show, and the other focuses on humor. One player focuses on the sensational card, one has more male audiences and the other has more female audiences. Although they are both talk show hosts, they cannot be compared together.

It is a coincidence that William will participate in "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno". Originally, according to the popularity of "The Tonight Show", they may wait for William to have one or two blockbuster movies, or get an Oscar nomination. He will be invited—this is a talk show that even the President of the United States will participate in, and the range of guests is wider than that of "The Oprah Show". Hollywood movie stars?Sorry, no priority.

However, after the premiere of Gattaca, William went to the bar for a drink with Amon Goffman and Danny Bourne, and happened to meet Jay Leno himself. Gacha came to the bar for entertainment. Jay Leno took the initiative to say hello to William and the others. The five of them chatted happily at the same table. They even talked about movies. Jay Leno was full of praise for William’s performance. After Lan finished his stomach, he suddenly had a flash of inspiration: "How about you come to my show tomorrow?" And under the expectant eyes of Amon Goffman, William also laughed and replied: "Why not?"

This is why William appeared on the "Jay Leno Tonight Show" program under the arrangement of Jay Leno himself. Speaking of which, when he walked into NBC TV station today, everyone here was very surprised, even The hosts of NBC's morning news show "Today" ran to the TV production department and asked, "Have you brought Will into a guest TV show? Which show, "Friends" or "Law and Order?"

Of course, the audience in front of the TV was even more surprised. "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" is usually broadcast at eleven o'clock in the evening. When I was on Jay Leno's stage, I don't know how many office workers jumped up from the sofa with a scream, and I don't know how many husbands looked at their sleeping wives and thought again, or went to the TV to find A new tape is ready to record the program.

The stage design of "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" is different from that of "The Oprah Winfrey Show". On a long sofa, trying to create a sense of no sense of distance, and the stage setting of "Jay Leno Tonight Show" is very urban, with a walnut table in the middle, and Jay Leno's seat is behind it , and there are two single sofas and a small table in front of the table, which are the guest seats. As for the stage background, it is the night view of Los Angeles projected on the large floor-to-ceiling glass, and there are some green plants embellished—— The entire stage looks like a house on a high-rise building in a bustling city, a small comfortable reception room overlooking the night view of the entire city.

William sat down on the single sofa next to Jay Leno's desk, almost as soon as his butt touched the seat, Jay Leno said: "I'm sorry to see that the seat next to you is vacant In fact, Jay Leno not only wanted to do an episode of William’s show, he also wanted to invite Madeleine Bradley to be on the show. He made this request yesterday, and William said at the time that he would ask his mother’s opinion. Madeleine, of course, declined.

"Thanks for the invitation, Madeline, Jay, but she's really bad at being on camera."

Jay Leno sighed heavily: "That's a pity, I wanted to know what a beautiful and charming lady it must be to give birth to a handsome son like Will." Then he waved his hand towards the camera: "Hi , Ms. Bradley, if you are watching the show, I want to tell you that your son is amazing! Also, if it is convenient, please send a photo of you to NBC. Remember, the recipient only writes Just Jay Leno, don't send it to the production department!"

William laughed with the hundreds of spectators.

"You live in Boston now, right?"

William nodded: "Yes, because I'm still in college."

"Harvard University, every American knows." Jay Leno suddenly showed a malicious smile: "But I think what most Americans don't know is that Harvard University has an activity every summer, which requires Every freshman—"

"Hey! Jie, let's not talk about this!"

Jay Leno slapped the table and laughed and said: "The freshmen are all stripped naked, running around the campus naked in groups!"

When Jay Leno finished the last word, William had no choice but to face the audience with a hopeless expression.

The camera gave this expression a close-up that took up the entire screen in a vicious manner.

"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

Jay Leno would not let William go just because he was silent, and he chased after him: "Does Harvard still retain this tradition? You know that although I am from Boston, I have never been to Harvard. I don't know." Are people there still running naked before the twice-yearly term exams a few hundred years ago?"

After the audience's voice was a little quieter, William replied: "Yes, Harvard still has this tradition of streaking. It is impossible to verify when it started. Harvard students have long given people the impression that they are They are smart, but most of them are rebellious. In fact, everyone has a lot of pressure in school, from academics, family, friends, environment, feelings, and even the pressure of starting an independent life for the first time. If this kind of pressure is not vented correctly, it will have a bad influence on yourself and others. Holding a streaking activity the day before the semester exam is probably a good way for many students who have been under pressure for a whole semester to vent their emotions. I I think that's why the tradition is still alive."

"So you did that too?"

The screaming started again, and William had to gesture to the audience to be quiet, while laughing and said: "I didn't attend, my roommate Dixon went to watch, I was going to go with him, but then When I heard from a friend that the members of the LGBT club at school were ready for the camera and waiting for me to appear, and were going to strip me naked in public and sign my ass as a souvenir, I was scared to hide I dare not go out in the bedroom."

One tidbit that William didn't say was that when he heard about the plans of the LGBT club from Jonathan Bates, he not only decided to lock himself in the dormitory for a day, but he didn't even go to the library and cafeteria (the two The place is the key area that the streaking team will pass), and he even persuaded his roommate Christopher Dixon not to watch the excitement-yes, at this time of the year, in addition to the streaking team, other students who do not want to participate can also be nearby It's okay to watch and take pictures as long as they don't use these photos for commercial purposes.

But Christopher Dixon insisted on going to see the excitement. His original words were: "In my previous life, the number of naked girls I saw with my own eyes was less than three, and one of them was my mother! Now I can see so much in one go, I will never miss this opportunity!"

Then, poor Christopher Dixon encountered an even more pitiful experience-the members of the LGBT club did not wait for William, and in a rage, they simply picked up William's roommate.

After the streaking event was over, when Christopher Dixon returned to the dormitory and told William about it, William couldn't help but sympathize with him. With a silly smile on his face, he said: "Three very hot girls did it, hehe." It really left William speechless.

"Hahahaha!" Jay Leno laughed loudly: "Although I believe that many people would like to see news such as "Will participates in Harvard Streak" or "Will Suffers a Prank and Gets Stripped" in the newspapers, I have to commend you though - wise decision. But, even though you didn't run naked at Harvard, people still saw you all."