Lan Li enjoys the shooting of "Lobster" very much.

On the one hand, this comedy movie allows Lan Li to try to interpret humor in the way of acting, and change the temperament of the entire performance through the change of eyes, tone and movement rhythm. This is really a very strange and extremely interesting thing. On the other hand, the script and the story itself have the possibility of in-depth exploration, which also makes the characters have more longitude and latitude, and the combination of performance and plot can collide with more sparks. This is also Lan Li's passion for performance. Part.

All in all, Renly can really enjoy it.

Thanks to the wonderful performance of the actors, the filming of "Lobster" went very smoothly, and at least the hotel scenes before entering the forest were smooth sailing.

The smooth filming schedule allows the cast members to finish get off work on time, and then... participate in the cast’s scrabble game, or relax, or else discuss the role with Oggs, discuss the script, and build for the second half of the forest scene. For more information, complete the script creation.

Tonight, after the filming and dinner, the three of Lanly, Whisshaw, and John left the hotel, and the group drove to the town of Sneem, because according to the feedback from the staff, it was the only one in the town. The movie theater will show the Buster-Keaton special tonight.

For ordinary movie fans or amateur film lovers, Buster Keaton is a slightly less familiar name; but for senior movie fans, this is one of the greatest comedians in history: About Charlie Zhuo The dispute between Belling and Buster Keaton, who is the greatest comedian in the mime era, has never stopped.

Slightly different from Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton is known as the "Sneaker". He was born in a family of jugglers. He was influenced by juggling and burlesque since he was a child. Later, he gradually transformed into a man. A creative performing artist, his performance has its own unique charm——

The character is always expressionless, even in a scene of panic or fear or admiration, it is still solemn and awe-inspiring, but he can use his body language to create a visual image that matches his inner emotional state, and he is Pass the emotions and emotions to the audience.

It is true that Charlie Chaplin is a generation of comedy masters, but Buster Keaton’s historical status is not inferior, "General", "Holmes II", "Seven Opportunities", "Hospitality" The works and so on are all classics worthy of being recorded in the annals of history. Unfortunately, this comedy master has never been able to get rid of the problem of alcoholism. The golden period of his career lasted only about six years, and then his artistic creative ability plummeted due to alcohol problems, coupled with the rapid rise of sound films. This also accelerated the fall of the comedy king, and he was so submerged in the shining stars of Hollywood.

Today, for young movie audiences, Buster Keaton's reputation is far from comparable to Charlie Chaplin. But in fact, from an artistic point of view, Keaton at his peak is not inferior to Chaplin, he may even have a better skill, and "General" ranks at the forefront of many authoritative comedy lists.

It is undoubtedly a huge surprise to learn that the cinema in Sneem is willing to show the Buster Keaton special.

Not only because this is a master of comedy, but also because this is a master of "sneer laughter"-what he is best at is to convey the effect of absurd humor through body language with no expression on his face. Undoubtedly, this For the actors who are filming "Lobster", it is undoubtedly a rare learning opportunity-learning from the past and learning the new, maybe combined with their own roles, they can get different inspirations in the process of watching the movie.

Therefore, Lan Li decided to go to the small town cinema to watch a movie after finishing the day's work, along with Whisshaw and John.

A little surprisingly, in the crew, three people with completely different personalities, styles, and characteristics have unexpectedly become good friends, just like David, the lame man, and the big tongue man formed a small team in the movie. , The three actors always gather together and talk and laugh.

John's humor, Whisshaw's delicacy and Lan Li's wit are wonderfully harmonious and harmonious, which also promoted the common outing tonight.

Olivia jokingly called "Men's Night Date".

"...I watched the'cameraman', but it was just a clip. I accidentally saw it on the TV channel before. The short clip soon ended. To be honest, that's not Keaton's peak state. I am now It can be said that the contradiction between Keaton and MGM back then can already be seen; but I still have to admit that Keaton's body language is really excellent, and improvisation is undoubtedly the source of his talent." Lan Li told the story in his own memory.

Then Whisshaw agreed, "Unfortunately, MGM didn't think so, so they'killed' Keaton."

However, John had other opinions, "It is not so much that MGM killed Keaton, it is more that the studio system killed the traditional comedy on the spot."

"It's as if the superhero movies that are now streamlined killed the creative inspiration of traditional popcorn movies?" Lan Li's response made Whisshaw and John both laugh.

Looking back on history in contemporary times, Buster Keaton’s peak and most glorious six years were from 1923 to 1928. At that time, all his works were independent productions by small film companies, but the distribution rights were handed over to MGM. However, this also retains his improvisational ability and on-site flexibility. His artistic talents have been freely used. During the twelve works created during this period, each is a masterpiece and each has been a success.

In 1928, due to a series of special events, Buster finally decided to formally sign a contract with MGM and became an exclusive artist of MGM.

Although Buster’s first work "Photographer" in collaboration with MGM is still a classic, he lost his control over the film and no technical team to support him, which led Buster to enter the studio. In the fixed routine. As MGM’s first action comedy star, the crew on the set was completely blank. They didn’t even know how to use the props. Especially after entering a sound film, the studio had stricter control over the production process, which also restrained it. Buster's hands and feet.

Buster could not directly improvise without the drama as before, and could only use the script to shoot according to the requirements of the photo studio; also because of the specifications of the studio use-use time, budget, etc., Buster could not carefully craft his own work, and more Unable to design the action as he wants, he must use stunt doubles to ensure the progress of the shooting, which also makes Buster's creative vitality and rhythm appear a significant decline.

Of course, Buster’s alcoholism and the impact of the sound film era accelerated this process; and the assembly line operation of the studio system ensured the number of films and the bottom line of film quality, but stifled the vitality of art creators.

Similar tragedies have appeared in every era, even now.

Lan Li and his party joked with each other and arrived at the movie theater, and then they saw an old and shabby traditional movie theater, as if walking into the "Paradise Cinema", unlike those large chain movie theaters that have formed an entertainment center. In this way, the traditional cinema is purer and simpler, carrying the beauty of childhood memories.

Among the three, John is the happiest and most excited. Compared with Whisshaw, who is thirty-four, and Lan Li, who is twenty-five, John, who is 49 years old this year, has been in this category since he was a child. In the cinema, I felt the charm of light and shadow of film, and those fond memories rushed up in my head. “The traditional cinemas in Los Angeles are almost unsustainable now. I sighed with them a while ago about the end of the era, but I didn’t expect it to happen. I saw it here."

John entered the cinema with brisk steps. There is only one screening hall in the entire cinema, and only one movie can be shown in each time slot. This also means that all the waiting audiences in the hall are ready to watch the same movie, plus All the neighbours in the town know each other, and the kind and familiar atmosphere immediately blows across the face.

"I remember that the movie theaters have their own brochures, I will go and see." John jumped, unable to suppress and moved sideways with excitement, like a crab walking. Then he remembered something, and he raised Lan Li again. The voice said, "Can you ask if it will be played tonight? Can we watch two games in a row? I have a hunch, it must be very interesting tonight."

Before Lan Li could answer, John almost tripped himself and stumbled.

Lan Li and Wei Shi Xiao both laughed. Lan Li patted Wei Shi Xiao on the shoulder, "You go and look at him, I will buy movie tickets. Do you need popcorn or Coke?"

"No~lightnovelpub.net~ My dinner hasn't been digested yet." Whisshaw did not refuse, showing a helpless expression, and ran towards John quickly.

Lan Li turned and walked towards the ticket counter, smiled politely at the ticket salesperson in the counter, gestured with his head, and stopped in front of the counter, raised his head and looked at the top row table, "Oh..." Steamboat Bill’, this was an unexpected surprise. I thought there were only those well-known classics. I didn’t expect to encounter a special gift tonight. Is this my lucky day? Please give me three tickets, Thank you."

The teenager standing at the counter saw Lan Li’s brilliant smile frontally: no hat, no sunglasses, no makeup, no cover at all, so he stood calmly in front of him, the teenager could not help swallowing two saliva, but I still feel badly dry in my throat.

"Um... uh... hey, Lan Li!" The young man summoned the courage to say hello, showing a smile that was uglier than crying, "Welcome to Sneem. Did you make a special trip to watch the movie?"

"Yes, who can miss the Buster Keaton special?" Lan Li smiled briskly, obviously in a very happy mood.