Chapter 1923 1923 Sad smile
When everyone saw Truman hit the electrician's hip like a childish prank, everyone couldn't help but chuckled, and the extras who cameoed as an electrician even stiffened his back. He wanted to look back and see what was going on, but his head turned slightly, and he remembered that he was shooting a movie. He shouldn't have done anything that was not in the script, so he forced himself to turn back and pretended to be calm and continued to "busy" work.
This abnormality that seems too normal, no one will be fine after being hit by a stranger in the buttocks, but it coincides with the scene in the story: everyone in the whole town except Truman is an actor, and they will not do anything that is not in the script, even if it is an accident.
This cruel and distinct reality made the smiles on the crew's faces stiff. The indescribable sadness and bitterness made people unable to help but avoid their sight, and they even couldn't bear to see Truman.
At this moment, Truman, who plunged into the sun, turned around and looked at the electrician who was tricked by him. He found that the electrician was indifferent at all, like a puppet, which made Truman's escape stop suddenly, standing on the edge of the street, in a daze. Because he also realized that this normal scene was actually abnormal, the lost back was completely wrapped in the sun, like a child who had always lost his direction in the vast crowd, gradually blurring into a piece of land.
However... the staff on the scene couldn't tell whether it was the halo of sunlight or the mist of tears.
It was just a look back and pause, and it was impossible to even see the expression clearly, but the stiff limbs and lonely back told all the stories.
The entire crew was quiet, and even the extras looked at Hugo standing by the street at a loss. They didn't know whether they did it right or wrong because they didn't know what the story of the whole movie was telling. No one got the script, but at this moment, they were just looking at the "True" in front of them, but clearly felt the surging loss and confusion. The faint sadness was like a big hand squeezing the heart, one after another.
This is not only the power of performance, but also the power of the story, because Hugo fully demonstrates the story of Truman through performance. Even if he does not know the cause and effect of the script, even if he does not know the ins and outs of the story, when he sees Hugo's performance at this moment, he can deeply feel the surging emotions in Truman's heart, and the confusion of falling into collapse little by little is staged in front of him so vividly and cruelly.
Especially those who know the whole story of "Trumen's World" have a deeper feeling at this time. As an ordinary audience, they feel so deeply that "this show" is so cruel and terrifying. The program team is using their own hands to tamper with it and control a living life, while they are enjoying Trumen's struggle and pain.
Looking at Truman's blurred figure in the sunshine, Alex actually had an idea: he hopes Truman can expose this scam, he hopes Truman can break through the studio and come to the outside world, he hopes Truman can truly spread his arms and embrace freedom.
More importantly, there is a faint sense of dramatic humor in the bitterness. Whether it is seeing Truman standing in the center of the street like a superhero, or seeing Truman rushing into the elevator childishly, or venting the electrician's buttocks in the end... it is an indescribable irony, which seems to be a satirizing the whole story, and also seems to be a satire of Truman's own actions. Almost before he realizes it, his smile has already been outlined on the corner of his mouth. But the real effect of "iron" lies in the bitterness and hardship after laughing, which is thought-provoking.
The smile at the corner of my mouth is outlined, but I feel sad.
It is hard to imagine that it is just a play, with almost pitiful lines supported by Hugo's performance alone, but it has brought such surging emotional fluctuations, almost condensing the entire script of "Trumen's World" into it, and unconsciously completing the preview and advancement of the story, making people look forward to the subsequent development with great enthusiasm.
Hugo waited for a long time, but he didn't wait for Peter Will's "card". He could only continue to stand by the street and fully demonstrate his inner confusion and loss.
Truman is simple, but not stupid. On the contrary, Truman is so delicate and sensitive inside, he knows everything that happens around him. It’s just that Truman is unwilling to face it. He chose to hide those doubts deeply in his heart. The reason is very simple. He believes in his mother, his wife, his friends, and he believes in this world...
Therefore, when Truman sensitively realized that his world was falling apart little by little, his inner pain did not burst out suddenly, but slowly penetrated deeply like a wound cut by a knife. Just like at this moment, Truman had noticed the truth behind him and even saw it with his own eyes, but his inner simplicity still made him have a glimmer of hope: I hope that all this is just his random thoughts, and at the same time, the desire for freedom in his heart is constantly pushing him to dig out the truth. Only Truman himself can savor the conflicting tearing and struggle.
Hugo stood in the center of the street like this, as if he had been abandoned by the whole world. Everyone focused their attention on him, but it seemed that everyone had forgotten him.
The surging emotions finally made Alex unable to bear it anymore. He turned his head and turned his back to Hugo, breathing heavily, calming down his terrible emotions. Nicole, who was standing next to him, still holding her chin gracefully, as if indifferent, but her gaze drooped slightly, and her long eyelashes covered her eyes, covering her irresistible sadness.
Nicole finally truly felt the power of performance different from the powerful power during script practice, as if there was an invisible hand behind it pushing the story forward. Such an experience cannot be felt in the cinema. This is also the biggest situation in the two art forms of movies and stage plays. Watching the performance of stage plays on the spot, the overwhelming emotions almost make people unable to resist, but they also rely more on the performances of the actors.
"Card!" Peter finally came to his senses. He heard the faint sound of wiping tears beside him, and then he realized that his eyes were filled with tears. He coughed twice and shouted again in a hoarse voice, "Card!" But this sound did not allow the scene to remove the magic. Everyone was still standing there blankly, no one spoke, but there was silence, and speechless emotions were surging.
Hugo stood there and closed his eyes, breathed a long sigh, trying to calm down the surging emotions deep in his heart. Although he could enter the play and get out of the play freely now, the "Truemon's world" is different because there are so many similarities between him and Truman. During the performance, Hugo could easily enter the play, but after entering the play, it seemed that he and Truman were completely integrated, so that he could not distinguish who was who.
This state is different from the "Death Prisoner Walking". It is more because Hugo has immersed himself in too much of his emotions, which leads to the blurring of the boundaries.
In fact, this time, like "before sunrise", during the performance, it was more of Hugo's own characteristics. He tried to use the performance-based acting skills to drive the method-based acting skills, and more often he used the performance-based way to perform. Therefore, many deliberately dramatic small movements will appear in Truman's body movements, which are a little exaggerated, more accurate, and more dramatic, giving more stage play styles.
But even so, Hugo was still lost in the role of Truman, because he empathized with all the experiences of Truman, and he almost had the illusion that this was not "Truman's world", but "Hugo's world".
This mixed emotions were mixed. Hugo closed his eyes and knew clearly that he was filming. He knew clearly that he should come out of Truman's role. He knew clearly that he and Truman could not confuse him... But even so, he still needed a little time to calm down the surging in his heart.
This performance experience is brand new, and it goes further than "Deathly Walk" and "Los Angeles Secret". Hugo can feel that he is perfectly combined with the character, but he is two relatively independent individuals. "Starting" and "Card" are like two passwords, allowing Hugo to distinguish the script from reality. However, during the performance, the shock that invaded the soul is even more surging and stronger, almost reaching the level of the last death penalty scene of "Deathly Walk". But this time Hugo can clearly distinguish the difference between the script and reality.
Hugo could feel that he had figured out some different things on the road of acting. Perhaps the fusion of the two performance methods of expression and method can continue to expand.
Opening his eyes again, Hugo looked around again. He did not rush to take steps, but carefully looked at the amiable town residents around him. They were so real as if they were real. Hugo let out a long sigh and told himself in his heart: This is indeed true.
Then Hugo took a step and walked towards the direction where the monitor was. Peter, Nicole, Alex and others were all standing behind. A kind smile appeared on Peter's face and gave Hugo a thumbs up, "This scene was really outstanding just now. Even if you pause and review it carefully, there will be absolutely no flaws!"
Peter's words made Hugo's cheeks slightly hot, and a smile gently outlined the corner of his mouth, but he couldn't help avoiding his gaze. "I think I should say thank you, but this seems too arrogant, so I decided to remain silent." This sentence made everyone laugh.
Chapter completed!