The choice between "staying away from the casino" and "death prisoner walk" is a completely different situation from the "Mission Impossible" and "Seven Deadly Sins" not long ago.

"Mission: Impossible" is a commercial movie, and "Seven Deadly Sins" is a niche thriller movie with a strong artistic color, and Hugo chose the latter to go towards supporting roles. These are two completely different development directions.

But "stay away from the casino" and "death prisoners walk". These are two choices with infinite similarities, each with its advantages and disadvantages, but no distinction between them.

Looking at the script "Far Away from the Casino" in his hand, to be honest, as a time traveler, Hugo clearly knows what this script will bring, a Oscar-best actor Little Golden Man. Although things will change if the male lead is replaced by Hugo and Nicholas Cage are played, things will change. Once Hugo's performance is not exciting enough, history will also change. Little Golden Man, who originally belonged to "Far Away from the Casino", may fly to other people's hands; but even so, this kind of temptation and temptation is still difficult to refuse, as if the key to success is in front of him, and he is already in his own hands. All he needs to do is to use the key to open the door in front of him. How difficult is this? Hugo has enough confidence in his own strength!

Just like Hugo took on the filming of "Seattle Night", he knew the value of this work, so he was willing to take a gamble and devote himself to it. The same is true for "life and death speed" and "pulp novels". This is Hugo's advantage as a time traveler, so he naturally does not want to give up.

A script that is destined to win an award, coupled with Hugo's own efforts, is half successful.

What's more, Mike Figgis proposed a plan that Hugo could hardly refuse. Winona Reid's joining will inevitably make "Far Away from Casino" exude a completely different charm. Even if it's just conceived in your mind, it will be enough to make Hugo feel excited.

But is this really a good choice?

Hugo sat on the recliner in the courtyard, looking at the lotus pond that had regained vitality in front of him. The lotus flowers bloomed quietly on the calm water surface. A small bunch of green bamboo planted on his right hand, as if it had purified the whole summer. You can also hear the sound of the tinkling water when it flows downwards, so the noise became quiet.

According to the historical trajectory, "Far Away from the Casino" has achieved success, but on the other hand, this is likely to become a rope that binds Hugo's hands and feet.

Because Hugo clearly knew that Nicholas's performance was successful, Nicholas' decadent and desperate performance injected soul into the story of "Far Away from Casino". It is precisely because of this that how should Hugo choose?

Should he follow Nicholas's way or perform in his own way? If he follows the former, then Hugo's idea of ​​honing his acting skills will not be implemented, and he will return to the simple imitation mode during the audition of "Dahe Love", which is a huge regression, which is contrary to Hugo's original intention.

If we follow the latter, how can Hugo perform roles? Should he completely abandon the original performance method like Amon Goss and interpret it based on his understanding; or should he seek a balance between learning from the role and his own characteristics like "Yihai Xiongfeng". But no matter which method is used, how can Hugo ensure that his method will be consistent with the temperament of "staying away from the casino"?

Especially when the protagonists are all replaced, the Sunny Gentleman Hugo and the pure and fragile Winona will have earth-shaking changes with the original version. So, will the historical trajectory remain consistent?

In fact, Hugo knew that when the "but" twist appeared in his heart, it meant that he had made a choice.

Judging from the current situation, "Far Away from the Casino" is undoubtedly infinitely close to Hugo's heart. It should be natural to choose it, but Hugo still hesitates in his heart. A sentence "But" exposed Hugo's hesitation and also showed his heart.

Hugo put down the script of "Far Away from the Casino" and picked up the "Death Prisoner Walk" placed aside.

"Death Prisoner Walk" also achieved success, but for the male actor, it is a bit regrettable that this work has achieved the actress.

At the 68th Oscars, the two works "Deathly Walking" and "Far Away from the Casino" competed fiercely in acting awards. In the end, the former won the Best Actress Award, while the latter won the Best Actress Award. What is the reason? The reason is of course very complicated, but the most direct reason is that the real protagonist of "Deathly Walking" is nun Helen. The story is to look at the entire incident from the perspective of nun Helen, and deeply analyze the mental struggle of nun Helen; and the real protagonist of "Far Away from the Casino" is Ben, who connects the entire story with Ben's experience and constructs the entire story with Ben as the core.

Of course, what is mentioned here is not the difference in scenes, but the weight and depth of the director's shots focused on the characters, which truly reflects the core of the movie and the part of the movie's thoughts.

But from the perspective of performance alone, the four protagonists of the two movies are very complete and almost equal.

So why did Hugo quietly lean towards the "death prisoner walk" deep in his heart? Could it be that Tim's friendship strategy really touched Hugo, who has always valued friendship? This is of course part of the reason, but it is obviously not decisive.

Hugo fell silent, turned on the script again, and started from the first page.

Obviously, Matthew did not appear at the beginning of the story, and the first line appeared until the third page. Matthew appeared in a voice, and the letter he wrote to the nun Helen was opened to read. "My lawyer is gone, so I want someone to help, but if you can't help, I still hope you will reply or visit..."

Hugo's thoughts fell silent. Matthew knew that he was guilty, but why did he insist that he was not guilty and even seek help from the nun?

Maybe... Maybe Matthew never thought he was guilty. He believed that he was forced by his companions to murder and rape. He was an accomplice, not a main culprit, but his companion, the real main culprit, was sentenced to life imprisonment because he had money, but he, the accomplice, was sentenced to death. Therefore, Matthew hopes that someone can help him.

But why? Is it just afraid of death? At least this is the first step, but what is behind the fear of death? Is it related to Matthew's family?

Also, why did Matthew come to the nun? Is it easy to be moved by the nun just because his compassionate heart is easy to be impressed, and it is free? It is just because no one else is willing to help him, and in the end he had to ask for the nun? Obviously not.

Perhaps, deep down in Matthew, he knew that he was guilty. His real thought was to get redemption because he had been suppressed for too long, and his mother was too weak and his younger brother was too weak. In order to protect them, he could not tell them that what he was even more afraid of was that his sin would be repaid to his family, so he wanted to get redemption from the nun.

But Matthew didn't realize this. He thought he was just using the nun's compassion and weakness, and he tried to play with the nun in his palms. But in fact, his inner weakness and fear had already betrayed him unknowingly.

Hugo felt the role of Matthew became more and more interesting. What happened during Matthew's growth, and what struggles and hesitations had he experienced deep in his heart. If he wanted to protect his family, he should choose to succeed, but he chose to destroy himself and embark on a path of no return. Not only did he not play a role in protecting his family, he also became a drag.

When Hugo realized it, he had already read more than a dozen pages of the script of "Death Prisoner Walking".

Suddenly, Hugo's consciousness understood what was going on. As a story, the script of "Death-Battleway" is a bit dull and gloomy, not an attractive script; but taking the characters out separately, both nun Helen and Matthew are very worthy of study, especially when both characters are real and not celebrities, this is a huge challenge for the actors.

After going around in circles, I finally returned to the original point. Both characters in the scripts have severe challenges, and both Hugo encountered unprecedented challenges.

The character "Far Away from the Casino" has a personality that is completely opposite to Hugo. It puts serious requirements on the depth and thickness of its acting skills, but the richness of the character is slightly inferior; although the character "Death Prison Walking" seems familiar, after careful study, it is completely different. The complexity of the character exceeds the challenges of any of Hugo's previous roles.

Since the "Seven Deadly Sins", Hugo has always wanted to play a role with complex hearts, especially a role that is so complicated that he deceives himself, and a serious mental illness eventually leads to the character's self-destruction. This is the best platform for Hugo to study acting skills, and it is also a platform for Hugo to challenge his own limits once again.

So, perhaps from the beginning, Hugo's inner balance has made a choice. He is eager to play the role of Matthew and to break through himself again. Even if this role cannot win him an Oscar for the Little Golden Man, Hugo doesn't care. Compared to the rewards of the Little Golden Man, Hugo hopes to become an excellent actor. Deep in his heart, there has been a distinction between good and bad.

There is no right choice, only the choice that suits you. This was the case with "Mission Impossible" and "Seven Deadly Sins" before, and this is even more so with "stay away from the casino" and "Death Prison Walk".

When Hugo understood this, a big rock fell in his heart, and then, the impatient excitement and excitement began to burst out in his body. As long as he thought that he was about to challenge the role of Matthew, Hugo wanted to scream. The drama addiction lurking in his blood for a while became boiling again. He couldn't wait to join the crew immediately.
Chapter completed!