Hollywood Domination Chapter 352: This movie is not a movie with color

It has been nearly a year since the Oscar dinner last year, except for the news about Salvi from Heath Ledger, Jenny has not heard anyone talk about his recent situation, even Even the British tabloid reporters who were very interested in him at one time failed to catch any news about him. He seemed to have disappeared from this world. If the two hadn't sent a few emails about the new untitled movie, The phone can also be connected. In Jenny's mind, Salvi seems to have gone to some hidden temple to live a quiet life-he really looks like the type who can do that.

"You're in Wellington now," Jenny began as she opened the hotel room door, eyeing Salvi nonchalantly—of course, fame didn't change him, or That big boy with a little youthful air—even though he is nearly thirty. His appearance still looks a bit nervous, but maybe because it is summer in New Zealand, he wears a wrinkled shirt and linen trousers, and his somewhat rough demeanor makes him look more easy-going, but the stubble is still carefully planned Grooming - Salvi always gives away his parentage in these small details. "Tell me, am I allowed to be surprised by this statement??"

Salvi raised his eyebrows at her, as if wondering why she would be surprised by his whereabouts, as if it was a common thing for him to suddenly appear in Wellington, "I really came to Wellington See you, so maybe you shouldn't be surprised."

"You came to see me in Wellington," Jenny confirmed. She found that Salvi looked seriously absent-minded now, or that he had also undergone some changes since the two met last time, although the rp sound was still the same Pleasant, but he doesn't look like Salvi two years ago... well, at least outside of work - so strict and polite, so British, his blue eyes seem a bit Her expression was apathetic, and her expression could even be said to be dreamlike, which made her somewhat suspicious—but Jenny decided not to ask this question, "Then why didn't you contact me or Mary first, you know I might not be here Wellington."

"I didn't think so," Salvi said, sitting on the sofa, "I was wandering in the wilderness where McCandless died, and then I suddenly wanted to see you, so I came to New Zealand. — but I read on the news that you went to London, so I went to Queenstown, Matamata... walked everywhere, roamed, and after that I thought maybe you came back to New Zealand, so I I came to Wellington, and you called as soon as I got out of the car."

He wrinkled his nose in confusion, and said reproachfully, "But I don't understand why you're interested in these things, you want to see me, I happen to be here, so I'm here, isn't it that simple ?”

Jenny didn't smell marijuana from him, and he didn't look like he was in a hallucination—however, Salvi's performance was indeed almost different from his usual, just It seems that he has let go of all the rules of politeness, transformed from a meticulous gentleman to a child without secular shackles: now Salvi has removed all guards and precautions, and what he shows is the most primitive emotional response.

This new film is about what a man sees on his wanderings - and Jenny is slowly picking up on things, mostly because she's made a lot of films but this is the first time she's seen... Before that, her films generally had a script first, and then found a director to shoot. The director was engaged in a technical work of deconstruction, analysis, and shooting, just like Salvi was filming "Dream It’s the same with Lu, with a set of industry-standard, textbook-like techniques, but this time, perhaps because he wanted to shoot an original story of his own, Salvi actually chose such an extreme preparation method...

The wilderness where McCandless died refers to the wilderness in Las Vegas - Sean Penn's "Into the Wild" was a strong Oscar contender in 2007, and Jenny actually appreciated it For this story, she knew that it was almost impossible to survive in the wild there in winter. Judging from the time Salvi said, he should have wandered outside for at least four months to prepare for the movie, and it may even be longer.

In order to prepare a movie, roaming freely in the wilderness and secret environment around the world, chasing the spark of inspiration in an instant, enriching the world in my heart, and even completely changing my character, letting go of the secular world around me There are many thorns and vigilance...Jenny has always felt that she loves movies very much, otherwise she would not stick to the path of an actor under the current situation, instead of completely changing jobs to become a producer and investor, but she is in Sarah. A familiar sense of guilt still appeared in front of Selvi: Of course, Salvi himself definitely didn’t mean to judge her, but before the purity and purity he represented, it’s hard for a person like Jenny not to feel the complexity and innocence of herself. Vulgar.

"Yes, it should be that simple." She wasn't going to talk about those spoiler details anymore, the fact should really be that simple: she wanted to see him, so he received the call when he first came to this city Phone, fate is so ingenious and natural that there is no need to make a fuss about it. ——Perhaps, in essence, they do have such a miraculous tacit understanding, such an indescribable fate. "Did you enjoy your stay in Queenstown? I think you should have seen a lot of beautiful scenery."

"Yes." There was an undisguised smile in Salvi's blue eyes, he showed his white teeth, and leaned back relaxedly, "there are the most beautiful hiking trails in New Zealand, they are That said, it is indeed quite beautiful, there are a lot of people in the peak season, but it is still a place that is inaccessible to human beings - just like in "The Lord of the Rings", when you walk on the open grassland highlands, the sky is on both sides, and there are mountains at your feet. There are no traces of human civilization in any accessible place, the feeling of returning to the wild - but when you pass a small river and walk into the virgin forest, every time the leaves brush your shoulders, it seems to take you away When you cross the creek and walk into the depths of the jungle, you are naked and free, as if you have returned to a mysterious and original state, and you and yourself have embraced together again... "

Salvi's deep and magnetic voice, coupled with his pure rp accent, made his speech even feel like dubbing a landscape film - but Jenny didn't think it was funny, on the contrary, following Salvi She has entered the beautiful and primitive world and found the feeling that Salvi said: In fact, what Salvi described is exactly the state she needs urgently. It is the reason why many successful people like mountaineering, rock climbing, hiking, camping and other activities. When your mind is stained with dust due to work, a trip in isolation from the world can indeed bring people back to nature and that kind of pristine' condition, and that's an excellent charge.

For Salvi and Jenny, the beauty of this mysterious and somewhat religious jungle has more meaning. The ideal jungle in the high sky of the grassland is the place where the story takes place. In this story, the jungle itself has an important meaning. It is the boundary between reality and fantasy. It is passed on to the audience, which is one of the keys to the film's success.

Salvi's films are always related to beauty. His keen sense of beauty and poetic narration are the distinctive features of all his works, "Then, in the dark sky, I suddenly met a cow , it stands there, looking solemnly at me and Heath, I want to walk up to it, reach out to it, it wags its tail, comes out of the cows, it's a white, extraordinary The Indian **** bull, which is the mount of Lord Shiva, looks very peaceful in a herd of black and white Holstein cattle, and it looks at me, and turns to the iron-gray sky in the sky. Under the vast twilight, it is the forest The only moving shadow around me, I followed it into the jungle, even though it was dark, its invisible guidance made me not afraid of getting lost..."

Following Salvi's narration, a picture scroll slowly unfolded in front of Jenny's eyes. The once lost youth, like Christopher McCandless in "Survival in the Wild", followed the guidance of the white bull, Leaving the established route of roaming, walking into a real secret place, deep into the twilight, and walking into a small town hidden deep in the jungle, that is Salvi's spiritual home, where no one will ask " Should I be surprised by your appearance?" All his doubts can be found here. He met a girl who was as beautiful as an elf and briefly participated in her life, but he still felt a sense of moving forward. The urge to go, something felt wrong, he didn't know, he was driven by the urge to go far, in her tears, he left her.

"I think he will also be reluctant when he leaves, but boys at that age always have to hurt girls-when he is in front of her, he returns to his boyhood, Remembering every mistake in the past." Salvi said, "but his love for her was so sincere, when the darkness came, he took the sword and rushed out the door, fighting valiantly... when he When he was leaving, the village saw him off with the etiquette of seeing off a soldier... And he followed the guidance of the divine bull, walked into a brand new jungle, and wandered on the edge of the swamp full of fluorescent lights..."

Before this, his story had only a prototype and a few scattered concepts, but in Salvi's narration, Jenny felt the story full of spirituality and beauty, the lightness and beauty, wandering in the real world. Between the picture and the fantasy, I feel the relationship between Heath and her—the hero and heroine in the story. Heath has gone through the girl's life. He was her short but beautiful first love when she was young. Adventure together, a partner who overcomes obstacles together, the temptation outside of family chores at the age of thirty, the pillar that shelters her from the wind and rain in the family's misfortune at the age of forty, the lover who can still appreciate her beauty at dusk at the age of fifty, It is also the soul mate who witnessed her aging as a junior at the age of seventy, and Jenny also passed through Heath's life, she played his first love, his wife, his affair, his soul mate, his mother— —Maybe the plot of the movie is not so important, what is important is the feeling it conveys to people, through the pictures, music, and the performance of the actors, it leaves traces in people's hearts.

Of course it's not a commercial film, not even like "Monroe". With its beauty as a clue, it has hyped a very high box office, but it can't leave a deep mark in people's hearts-it's not the fault of the movie. , but Monroe's life is too alienated, most people can only look at it with a curious eye, and can't empathize with it. Although this movie has fantasy elements, the root of the story is still the most common elements in people's lives: love, life, disease and death. In Salvi's retelling of the journey, which is half memory and half imaginary, Jenny easily outlines the outline and core of the story, and she also finds that, just like hearing the concept of this story for the first time, she is indeed attracted by it. The poetic atmosphere is deeply attracted-at this moment, all considerations related to box office, film critics, and audience affinity seem to be no longer important. With Salvi, the movie returns to the movie, the simplest and purest thing , There is only one reason to decide whether you act or not, and that is whether you want to or not.

"Wow." When he closed his mouth and ended his murmur almost to himself, there was a long period of silence in the room, and then Jenny said, "It's been--a beautiful journey , isn't it?"

It can be seen that with the completion of the retelling - or finishing, Salvi's mood is no longer so trance, and he has gradually returned to normal - or returned to the socialized state Under the mask, but still with a trace of laziness and satisfaction after confessing and releasing, he smiled at Jenny, "Yes, this is a beautiful journey. I went to every corner of the world—if it wasn't I stumbled across your news one day in Mumbai, maybe it will be a while before we meet, but fate is such a miracle, isn't it? I came to New Zealand just because I wanted to see you, and Heath decided to join me on the trek , we were in Queenstown? I don't remember, we thought up the whole story on the edge of a lake, yes, under the moon, and all of a sudden, the whole picture came to my mind just like that, like a gift from the moon , and right there, the whole movie came out to me very clearly, and all I had to do was film it in its entirety."

He moved a bit, and became a little more serious and business-like again, as if the drink had faded, "Of course, this also means getting back to reality, after all, converting everything you think into Graphics, this requires a rigorous and lengthy workflow—this is one of the reasons why I came to New Zealand. I know that Weta is doing the special effects for "Code Shero" for you now. If possible, I can trouble you to arrange a study session or two And the opportunity to visit, if you guys are going to do a reshoot of "Code Shero" recently, I would also like to apply for a visit."

"We shouldn't need to reshoot, but it's not difficult. Ann Lee is filming "Life of Pi", and he used a lot of Cameron's technology-if you want to work with James If you are studying, I can also ask for you, but of course I can arrange you to Ann’s studio, as for the Weta studio, it’s just a phone call.” Jenny said, she couldn’t help asking curiously, "So you came to me because of this incident? I mean, you saw my report in Mumbai, and then you suddenly thought of special effects, and you came?"

This is a dangerous question—in fact, she can feel Salvi's possible answer to some extent: Just like Heath Ledger took her as a candidate for the heroine without thinking, Jenny also I can understand the essence of the story. The hero in the story is actually the projection of Salvi himself. The roaming in the movie is not so much the roaming of the character Heath, but rather Salvi’s deconstruction of himself and love. And fantasy, he found Jenny to act, at least it shows that in his heart, Jenny is suitable to be his lover, or more extreme, when he thinks about love, he originally regarded her as the heroine.

This is a delicate relationship, the current does exist, and it does not disappear because the two parties avoid talking about it, but Jenny doesn't know whether to move forward, and her life has been in a mess of countless schedules. , and her relationship with Cesare—has become so obvious that she can only admit that no matter how uncomfortable she is, because of the long-term close contact, there is a tendency to get out of control. Is it wise to tell Salvi now that she no longer 'doesn't want to be in a relationship for the foreseeable future', Jenny has no clue as she really doesn't know if she has changed her mind, and to say so, This question is really out of place.

"No, that was an idea that came up by the lake. Only when the story is formed, you will be in the mood to learn special effects, otherwise the efficiency must be very low before then." Salvi said, he paused, as if he was organizing Language—Although still wearing a crumpled shirt, he is now completely a director, and his eyes on Jenny become sharp and inquiring, even with some consideration, "It's just—hope to say no It will make you unhappy, but when I saw you on TV, I felt that you were... I don't know, can you use strange to describe it? In your temperament, part of the characteristics that attracted me seem to have disappeared, I'm starting to wonder if you're good enough for the role. Nine, Avatar, and Codename Shero also exacerbate my concerns—"

When the whole world is trying to invite her to join his new film, Salvi actually ran to her and took the initiative to interview her, suspecting that she would not be able to be his heroine!

Jenny was of course a little uncomfortable, but she also had respect for Salvi for this, and she said sincerely, "Which part of the feature do you mean? - Now, you see me, what do you think?" What is it? Do you think I can still do it?"

"If you have to describe it in words..." Salvi pondered for a moment, then said frankly, "Ambition—I feel that you have lost your ambition for movies. The performance in Li is too safe."

"Avatar" is about to step into the 2 billion club in a short period of time. She has just made a hugely influential prediction and has become a world-renowned film expert—a big shot with forward-looking judgments on the entire industry. Newspapers are full of stories about her, and every day someone tells her that she thinks she will be the next to change the film industry. The dream is steadily expanding, but for Salvi, she has lost her position in the film industry. ambition.

Jenny pursed her lips. She didn't get angry, nor did she find it funny. On the contrary, she felt a slight sense of shame just like every time she saw Salvi and contacted him. ——Now she should be richer than Salvi himself, and she no longer has a very urgent goal, there is no reason to justify herself, there is no last resort, she just can't be as pure and focused as him Faced with her own life and career, two years of brewing for a film, roaming and hiking around the world, looking for inspiration - in front of Salvi, she can't offer "do you know how hard I worked", it's no different To deceive herself, the fact is that she acted in a lot of hits, or in a lot of movies for the sake of hits, the most important thing here is not the movie, but the box office.

"I have to admit, the last time I really devoted myself to a character and worked on a performance up to your standards—that was "Monroe,"" she finally let go of some worries and guards, and said frankly ,"Yes, whether it's "Avatar", "Nine", "Iron Man" or now "Code Shero", they can't make me devote myself to that level, have I lost my ambition? Maybe, my pursuit of movies is not enough As pure as yours, you already knew that, didn't you—this whole engagement drama must have seemed embarrassing to you—"

"Oh no, I actually think that's funny," Salvi said, his blue eyes lighting up and his lips pursed in a pleasant way. I feel lucky to be a part of it.”

In Jenny's helpless expression, he continued, "As for your pursuit of film, yes, this is a problem-of course, you have achieved amazing achievements now, and in the field of film business, your enthusiasm It is difficult for me to compare love and talent. What I need to confirm is whether you are still interested in art films, whether you are still interested in the role, and even the painful performance process-whether you still have some of the qualities I need, I can Whether I can excavate enough fresh beauty from you to move the audience, this is a question I need to determine. Pragmatically speaking, after "Avatar", this is your fourth character with extraordinary beauty, Monroe, Claudia, Neytiri, including Jane, all have the same alienated traits, I have to be sure whether you can give the same type of characters a different new idea, and this is why I came to New Zealand.”

Perhaps it is this kind of personality that can switch between pragmatism and romance just right, and unifies the passionate artist and the rigorous British gentleman, that makes Salvi a successful director and has a series of excellent works. The possibility of Jane - Jenny has no doubt that even if there is an undeniable chemical reaction between the two, if she is considered no longer suitable for the role of Jane, Salvi will not take her box office appeal into account, but will directly It was announced that she was kicked out, which also made her feel uneasy after an audition for the first time after a long, long time.

"So, now that you see me," she said, "how do you feel?"

"You have heard the whole story now," Salvi asked back, "How do you feel?"

This is a story that appeals to her, and Jenny can also foresee how painful it will be to play the role of Jane-not because of how bleak Jane's role is, but because of Salvi's request, or The method-style performances that must be used in this kind of movie will indeed be a burden on her spirit, and if she plans to take care of the rest of the work, frequent switching will bring an unparalleled mental burden. If there is no love for movies, and the awareness to burn everything for a good role, or fanaticism, just for career, box office, and movie reviews, she probably won't be able to persevere—in other words, if Acting in this movie is a rational decision, sacrificing her own spiritual peace will not bring her a certain degree of spiritual satisfaction, the pain during the performance may have serious consequences, if she does not persist, it will ruin the whole movie Movies will also seriously affect the rest of her career.

In Salvi's quiet and sharp expression, Jenny could feel a whole paragraph of wordless interrogation waiting for her answer - Salvi had no anger, no disappointment and discrimination, unlike those who only focus on the spirit , an avid film critic who doesn't pay attention to the material world, has no judgment on Jenny's outstanding acting talent, but plays mediocre vase roles time and time again. He just hopes that she can face herself and give Give an honest answer: Do you want to act in this movie that may not have a high box office, and may not be appreciated by film critics, but still requires you to contribute and burn yourself?

Do you still love this kind of movie? If love, how much love - is there such a love?