Birth of an actor

After a brief meeting between film creators and the media, the lights in the theater were turned off, and in the darkness, Columbia Pictures’ classic right hand held up the torch, and the opening title imitating the posture of the Statue of Liberty appeared on the big screen.

The movie was finally about to start, and the audience fell silent, and everyone held their breath.

Accompanied by gentle piano music, in the all-black background, the names of the main creators of the film flashed one by one: director Ang Lee, Emma Thompson, Alan Rickman, Kate , Winslet, William Bran Deli...and then the title Sense and Sensibility.

When seeing his name appear on the big screen, William was so excited that he couldn't help but clenched his fists.

If someone shines a flashlight on William's face at this time, he may still be able to see the flush on his cheeks-this is the first movie starring William, and it is also the first time his name appears on the list of movie stars, and it is also his first time. Once he saw the fully edited version of "Sense and Sensibility", he couldn't help being excited.

Looking to the left and right, Kate Winslet was as excited as he was. She was putting her right hand on her chest and trying to control her breathing. Because of the constant ups and downs during filming, and being often blamed by director Ang Lee, Kate Probably the person who is most worried about his performance on the screen. Gray Wise has a good expression, while Emma Thompson has a much calmer expression.

Perhaps this is because Emma Thompson participated in Ang Lee's editing all the way, and has seen the released version a long time ago-yes, in the "producer-centered" Hollywood, Stanley Kubrick, James Cameron and Steven Spielberg are among the few representatives of directors who have the final editing rights. Most other directors do not have the final editing rights. , The film may look like this in the director's mind, but the editor's hands-on, the tone, lens, narrative method and even the ending of the film may be completely different.

The final editing rights of Hollywood movies are generally in the hands of the film company. If the screenwriters and leading actors are big enough, they can also put forward their own suggestions for editing. For example, Emma Thompson participated in the editing work of "Sense and Sensibility" throughout the process. , In the post-production, her right to speak can even be equal to that of Ang Lee-because she is the screenwriter, the heroine, the Oscar queen, and has a good personal relationship with the producer Amy Pascal.

William looked forward to receiving such treatment in the future.

"Your son has returned from London." Accompanied by the servant's respectful notice, Henry Daswood, the owner of Norland Manor, finally waited for his only son and heir John Dass by his ex-wife before he died. wood.

The story of "Sense and Sensibility" written by Jane Austen slowly kicked off.

The interweaving of light and shadow, and the well-used long shots fully show the [-]th-century British classical pastoral style in every picture. If the screen can be frozen, then every picture can be directly used as a wallpaper poster. The beauty of the film The picture at the beginning is amazing, and it is hard to imagine that this is the work of a Chinese director.

'No wonder Ang Lee became the most successful Chinese director in Hollywood. William thought, "I have never made an English-language feature film, which can fully express the British classical style without any sense of disobedience. Instead, it has a bit more subtle and introverted beauty that is difficult for modern directors to shoot. It combines East and West. It is strange that Li An is not popular because the fusion of techniques is so seamless and there is no artificial trace. '

There was a small sound of breathing all around.

William withdrew from his thoughts and looked up at the screen. It turned out that Edward, who he played, had appeared on the stage—the story was progressing to the past mistress of Nolan Manor, Mrs. Darthwood, the mother of the three Elena sisters, and the current mistress of the manor. Fanny confronted each other, and Edward, who was naturally gentle, smoothed things over.

When the scene was filmed, William felt quite satisfied. He felt that he had fully expressed Edward's gentle and refined character, but a little too weak and unable to control the scene, but now it seems that he expressed The fully overdone.

'The number of blinks seems to be a bit too much, and Edward seems a little too helpless. William thought: "Edward has just come out now, and he is still the proud heir of the Ferrars family. He shouldn't be so weak and helpless."Even under the siege of a group of women. '

Although I was a little dissatisfied with my own performance, in William's eyes, the performances of other actors were great: Emma Thompson's sanity and delicacy, Kate Winslet's romance and innocence, Alan Rickman's expression The depression and depth of love, even the playboy Willoughby played by Gray Wise, after giving up Marianne's love for money, the back view of the Darthwood house riding on the hillside, can make people completely Quan felt that although Willoughby was a bastard, he really loved Marianne.

It is particularly worth mentioning that Hugh Laurie's guest appearance in just a few minutes is perfect. He used his natural talent for comedy to bring a deeply unhappy marriage to life in a few scenes, but he knew how to endure the noise. Mr. Palmer, the wife and a wise man who knows how to entertain himself, played the role vividly, and William passed through this role at once, thinking of Mr. Bennett in another Jane Austen book "Pride and Prejudice".

With the advancement of the story on the big screen, how each plot was filmed, what happened during filming, and even how director Ang Lee mentioned himself at the time, these memories also flooded into William's memory. In his mind, he compared his state of mind during the shooting, and then scored his performances one by one based on the images presented on the big screen at this time.

Being alone with Emma Thompson, 6 points, and acting in an emotional scene with the Oscar queen is still a bit hard to let go;

The scene with the young actor who played the third daughter of the Darthwood family, Margaret, scored 9 points. It should be the most relaxing and enjoyable plot in the film. William also handles the relationship with the child star with ease, especially fencing In the part, he feels that he can play Robin Hood directly if he changes his clothes;

The scene with Kate Winslet scored 8 points. Edward's introverted character and Marianne's enthusiasm and vivacity complement each other very well, and the scenes between the two have a tacit sense of harmony;

The pain of struggling between love for Elena and responsibility for Lucy, 7 points, probably because of lack of experience, William can't tell what is right and wrong in his performance for the time being, but his instinct tells him that he The handling of this scene is definitely passing or even good, but there is still a little distance from being excellent;

Finally, the kiss with Elena in the country house, 8 points-in fact, this scene is very good, but the reason why I did not give a higher score is that William suddenly remembered that when he was filming this scene, he took Elena Ma Thompson's face is filled with paella... If William can put Edward's feelings for Elena when kissing Emma Thompson, then he will give himself more than 9 points.

The overall score is between 7-8 points.

Although he himself doesn't feel that there is any otherworldly stunning performance, but what is rare is that he has not fallen behind compared with other actors.

In Sense and Sensibility, William does not impose his own unique personal imprint on the character, he is Edward, Edward is William, they are one.

For a movie, the overall harmony is the most important thing, isn't it?

After two and a half hours, the screening ended and the hall became bright again.

William's heartbeat became faster, and he suddenly didn't dare to look at the expressions of other people, worried that he would see some expressions similar to disappointment or disgust.

Around William, Ang Lee and Kate Winslet were just as nervous as him, oh, and even Emma Thompson was short of breath!

After a brief silence—a few seconds perhaps, but it felt like hours—the applause erupted first from the last rows of seats, then into the middle seats, then to the front seats, and the crowd in the hall Everyone was applauding, the applause was so loud that it almost lifted the roof.

Someone else was yelling: "Bravo!"

William and the other actors in the same row looked at each other, Qi Qi turned around, and everyone in the hall had smiles on their faces and praise in their eyes!

William feels a little surreal: "They really like our movies? Really?"

"Don't ask me." Kate was more like living in a dream than William, and the expression on her face was frozen: "I don't know anything."

'Have we really succeeded?The film won everyone's favor? ’ William couldn’t help but think, ‘What about my performance, has everyone recognized it? '

— Maybe someone in another theater in Columbus, Ohio, could answer William's question.

……

"Look at those eyes!"

"Green is amazing! My heart is going to be pierced!"

"My heart is drunk when my eyes blink."

"See the eyelashes in the close-up? Did the makeup artist put mascara on William?"

"Rachel? Rachel? Edward has already appeared, why are you in a daze and don't watch the movie?" Roommate Hannah pushed Rachel in the seat beside her and asked in a low voice.

After "90210", the four first-year girls at Ohio State University, Rachel, Hannah, Carmela, and Nancy, were all fascinated by William Bradley—maybe Rachel didn't, but Ka The three of Meera liked this young man who was about their age very much.

Because they watched the trailer deliberately in front of the TV, the four girls knew the news that "Sense and Sensibility" would be released before Christmas, even though the national premiere was only in 72 theaters, and most of Being in New York and Los Angeles didn't stop them from going to the movies.

That's right, in order to be able to see the movie "Sense and Sensibility" for the first time-Carmela and Nancy are arguing in the dormitory every day that they are fascinated by the trailer and will never stop until they see the movie-four A girl bought a plane ticket to New York the day before the premiere!

Anyway, Christmas is coming, and the premiere of the movie is just in time, so they can use the time to buy gifts for family and friends.

Moreover, there is another purpose to distract Rachel.

Rachel Collins, the calmest and most rational of the four girls at Ohio State University, lost her relationship a month ago. Although Rachel never said much, Nancy and the others could see that she was very sad. Watching movies, shopping And travel, hopefully that makes Rachel happier.

"Ah, did you already appear on stage? Thank you." Rachel straightened her sitting posture absent-mindedly, and looked up at the big screen.

Even though Rachel was in a bit of a bad mood and didn't have any thoughts of being crazy, but when she saw the close-up of William Bradley on the big screen, she couldn't help but blush.

Just like "90210" at that time, William Bradley is still thrillingly handsome, even because "90210" is a small-screen TV, and "Sense and Sensibility" is the relationship between the big screen, when this almost perfect face is ten times and a hundred times After zooming in, the effect is even better and suffocating.

' No wonder there was so much screaming in the theater just now. ’ Rachel thought, ‘So it was stimulated by this handsome face...it made me wonder when a horror movie plot appeared in Jane Austen’s story. '

Thanks to the handsome Edward, Rachel finally got her mind out of a lot of troubles, and she was in the mood to enjoy the movie carefully.

Unlike Nancy, Hannah, and Carmella, who entered the movie theater purely for William Brandley, Jane Austen, who has read a few original books and is not so obsessed with appearance, went to the movie theater From time to time, I wanted to see how the film was shot.

Looking at it, Rachel couldn't help being moved. She regretted that she was in a daze just now, which made her miss the beginning of the plot.

Who is the director of the film?Rachel, who didn't read the beginning, didn't notice it either, but judging from the soothing music, exquisite pictures and concise and unobtrusive narrative methods, the director must be an experienced and high-level person.

Although she has read the original "Sense and Sensibility", the development of the movie still affects Rachel's heart.

And perhaps because movies are more touching than words, Rachel gradually couldn't extricate herself from watching them!

Without him, the story of "Sense and Sensibility" is simply too suitable for Rachel Collins' current life state and mood.

She saw her shadow in Marianne. They all plunged into love foolishly, plunged into love stories made up by men with lies, and then learned a heart-wrenching lesson!

The poem Marianne recited in the downpour after learning of Willoughby's engagement was simply her heartfelt voice:

"If you change your mind, you will change your mind

how can it be called love

How can I let it be erased

No, love is a mark that never fades

There will always be storms and storms, but you will not be shaken"

Rachel also saw her own shadow in Elena and Edward. During the period of broken love, Rachel actually met another man who made her heart beat, named Victor, and Victor was better than her ex-boyfriend , seems to have a good impression of her, but after her ex-boyfriend's betrayal, Rachel is very afraid of getting into a new relationship, and also doubts whether she can manage a new relationship well in such a short period of time ?So she suppressed her feelings with extreme restraint, not revealing any of them.

She even saw herself in little Margaret, the third daughter of the Darthwood family!

The former Rachel Collins was just like little Margaret, innocent and with a little courageous boyishness, she was free and easy to be herself while silently caring for others-until she met Here comes the love!

Love is something sweet and painful!

"I read in the newspaper that William also starred in "The Modern Version of Romeo and Juliet". Do you want to watch that movie when it's released?" Rachel especially wants to watch romance movies now. She learned a little bit of the true meaning of love from it.

"The one with Leonardo DiCaprio as Romeo? Yes, yes!"

"Leonardo and William, ah, I'm so excited just thinking about them appearing in the same scene!" The roommates responded enthusiastically.

"I'm so envious of Claire Danes, who can play Juliet and be admired by two handsome men at the same time!"

Rachel turned her attention back to the movie.

When she saw that Edward and Elena, who admired each other, could not be together due to various reasons, and could only endure their own feelings, and bid farewell to each other in a friendly way, Rachel couldn't help but think of herself and Victor, and felt sad for a moment.

When seeing Elena crying out to vent all her grief by taking advantage of the opportunity of her sister Marianne recovering from her illness, Rachel also shed a lot of tears—others thought she was moved by the story, But only she knew that she was crying for Elena and also for herself.

Rachel was very envious when she saw that Marianne, who was recovering from illness, had gradually become rational and finally began to accept Colonel Brandon from full of sensibility and impulsiveness.

When she saw Edward galloping towards the stone bungalow where the Darthwood family lived, Rachel realized that the film was about to usher in the final climax——

At first, the Darthwood family thought it was Colonel Brandon who came to visit, but the younger sister Margaret happily said "Edward! It's Edward!" which made them panic. Elena was shocked, nervous, and a little helpless. After being stunned for a few seconds, she quickly turned around and went back to the room, asking Marianne to take off the blouse she was wearing for work, revealing a more decent skirt underneath.

There was a smile on Edward's brows and eyes, and his white teeth were exposed in a bright smile. His whole body exuded a radiant look. The white scarf and light gray striped vest made him look very handsome, like a The bright sunshine illuminates the small living room of Dashwood's house.

——It also illuminated the hearts of the entire theater audience.

'What a warm smile. ' thought Rachel. ' Victor's smile is the same. '

After exchanging a few polite greetings, Mrs. Darthwood finally couldn't help but began to test Edward's marital status, but the answer she received left everyone dumbfounded.

"Lucy ended up marrying my younger brother Robert, not me." Edward explained: "After you left London, I was dismissed as an heir by my mother, and then Lucy sent a letter of separation."

Edward is not married!

Elena is not married!

Elena let out a few sobs violently.Covering her mouth with her left hand, she wanted to suppress the crying and restore her calm, but she couldn't, the tears and sobs flowed out uncontrollably, completely revealing her emotions, so she simply turned away With his back to everyone, he maintained his last bit of dignity.

Elena's reaction has already explained too many problems... Edward stared at her obsessively, with shock, joy and uncontrollable emotion flashing in his eyes one after another.

Because Elena only expressed her affection for Edward when they first met at Nolan Manor, and she always looked calm and rational when they met, so Edward never knew that the other party had him in his heart—he always thought he was Passionate.Now he suddenly realized that Elena loved him too, but she kept suppressing her emotions.

Happiness came so fast and suddenly, Edward was a little dizzy.

The clever Mrs. Darthwood got up quickly and hid out with her second and youngest daughters.

The two people in the room finally put aside all restraint and scruples, and opened their hearts to express their love!

And that final kiss of milk and milk.

Simply stunning!

The whole scene seemed exceptionally quiet and warm, and the air was filled with an atmosphere of gratitude and cherishment.

Even a little sublimated to pious.

It's as pious as a couple of newlyweds swear to the priest to take care of each other for the rest of their lives.

——What a perfect lover finally get married, what a perfect happy ending!

"I also want to find a boyfriend who is gentle, introverted and handsome like Edward!" Carmela said intoxicated.

"Colonel Brandon is also very good." Nancy echoed.

Hannah nodded: "Anyway, not Willoughby."

Friends were discussing the plot of the film enthusiastically, but Rachel thought more.

Rachel thought: 'What a fantasy my love and Sense and Sensibility are. '

In the cautious contact with Victor, she behaved as much as Elena, and Victor behaved as much as Edward.

Next, should she be bold and impulsive, or continue to restrain herself until the favor disappears?

Rachel kept struggling.

Hannah touched her again: "Rachel, what are you thinking?"

"I was thinking..." Rachel hesitated for a long time, and finally made up her mind, "I want to give myself a happy ending!"

What if Victor was her Edward?If she doesn't try it, she will definitely regret it for the rest of her life!

……

In the premiere theater, the warm applause finally made the actors "live". They shook hands with the media or distribution company people in the back row one by one, and invited them to a reception for a while. Finally calmed down a bit, but the tension and worry were still there.

The movie did not fail, and this can be seen from the applause of the people at the scene, but how successful it is depends on the media reviews after the premiere and box office data.

The reporters and film critics at the scene all wore masks, and they probably only told the truth when they returned to their apartment to catch up on the manuscript. There were also more media film critics and independent film critics all over Los Angeles, as well as Those ordinary audiences who determine the box office, their feedback really determines the future of the movie.

It’s hard to say how many directors and actors slept soundly tonight. Anyway, William didn’t sleep well. He woke up three times for no reason at night (didn’t have any dreams), and every time he looked out the window, the sky was dark Yes, until he fell asleep again before dawn, this time he slept more deadly, and when he woke up, the temperature of the sun was already very hot.

William checked the time, 8:40AM.

It took him half a second to make a decision: not to go out all day, not to buy newspapers or surf the Internet, not to browse anything related to movie reviews, anyway, no matter if there is good news or bad news, someone will notify him sooner or later .

Walking out of the bedroom after washing, William saw Toby sitting at the dining table eating breakfast slowly.

"I scrambled eggs and made strawberry waffles, do you want to try it?" Toby greeted William, with a large stack of newspapers on his right hand.

Seeing William's eyes glued to the pile of paper products, Toby smiled and said, "You slept very hard in the morning. I happened to see these newspapers when I went for a run, so I bought them for you. Now see?"

"No! No!" William struggled, "Let me think about it."