The Greatest Showman (Big Play Bone)
Chapter 757: Comfort zone
As a musical, "Les Miserables" has numerous classic singing fragments, and "Single Shadow" is one of them. This piece appeared twice in the entire repertoire.
The first time it was Eppeny. She was the daughter of Denadier. During the process of getting along, she fell in love with Marius. This song is about the story of Eppeny after she learned that Marius and Cosette fell in love. , Her unrequited love ended without disease, the sadness and loneliness in her heart; another time was the end of the whole play, when Jean Valjean was dying, Fantine’s soul appeared, guiding Jean Valjean into heaven, filled with sadness and loneliness. In reluctance, die forever.
The melody of the two sections is the same, but the lyrics are different, and the emotions and connotations presented are also different.
The melodious, sorrowful, full, and eloquent melody in Epeni’s bridge gives this song a special texture; more importantly, the delicate and deep emotions, the words are unforgettable, but the sadness Tough, painful but stubborn-a little too much, you may fall into the pit of self-pity; a little too little, you may get rid of the character's determination to fight the fire with moths.
This stage is an extremely harsh test for the actors. The understanding of the lyrics, the control of the singing, the release of emotions and the control of the characters must not be sloppy in every link; in addition, the stage belongs to Ai For the female character of Penny, for Lan Li, the challenge is even higher.
"In comparison,'Shaping Single Shadows' is more challenging and breaks the rules. I want to perform Eponine's segment. It completely subverts the audience's thinking of watching this audition video." Lan Li's decision was deliberate. of.
The biggest difference between now and three years ago is that Lan Li is a more mature actor. He knows his strengths and shortcomings. The understanding of the role and the interpretation and analysis of the director are all further. Therefore, when recording the audition video, Lan Li's thoughts became clear.
After the warm-up exercise, Lan Li stood in front of the camera, exhaling slowly and slowly, to settle the emotions bit by bit. The impetuousness and briskness surrounding the body in the air gradually subsided, the whole People are in a state of calmness, no rush, no rush and slowness, their heads are blank, and the mood is calm.
Unlike movie performances, what a theater performance needs is to completely empty the brain. Because of the hard-worked training and the basic skills imprinted in the bones, it is like a program that accurately and deeply integrates all performances into the blood. The expressions, every line, every action, and even every position are accurate, just like exquisite German instruments.
After three years of absence from theatrical performance stage, just closing my eyes, the familiar feeling made my body tremble slightly. There is no tension, only excitement; no complexity, only comfort. Perhaps this is his comfort zone, regardless of the role. The stage itself makes him feel comfortable, as if it belongs here from beginning to end.
Nathan and Roy, who were standing behind the camera, kept quiet. The two exchanged their sights, and they caught similar confusion and puzzlement in each other's eyes.
When shooting movies, Lan Li always read the script repeatedly to cut into the roles and performances in this way; but today, Lan Li did not read the script at all, nor did he consult the episodes of "Les Miserables", just adjusting Breathe.
The silence in the room slowly spread, and Nathan and Roy didn't dare to speak, they could only stare at them with big eyes, at a loss.
"On-My-Own (On-My-Own), pretend that she is by my side..." With her eyes closed, Lan Li sang softly, melodious and soft, her hoarse voice gliding slowly in the tranquility, as if pushing away the water. The oars, shallow ripples spread. There are no special emotions, no special ups and downs. The whispered mood is wrapped in a cold, lonely, hesitant, sad, and that faint emotion faints in the ripples, beautiful and moving.
"Stay alone, I will be with her until...the dawn." The gentle singing paused slightly when the last word was uttered. It was just a choking of half a breath, but in the corners of the mouth that was gently raised, it was bitter. Can't get rid of it. Smile and sadness, two completely different emotions, were perfectly combined, and then I saw Lan Li slowly open his eyes.
Those deep eyes were full of expression and devotion, and it seemed that even the bitterness of the night was melting quietly, "She is not there, but I feel her embrace; when I get lost, close my eyes..." In the milky yellow halo, her eyelids reveal a touch of tenderness, and the corners of her mouth are so happy, so beautiful that people can’t bear to shock, indulging in the romance and devotion of love, like a sky full of stars Pouring down, "She can find me again."
Without warning and without accompaniment, Lan Li just sang like this. In just four lines of lyrics, he showed the sweetness of love to the fullest, but the bitterness of the tongue was lingering, gentle and cold. Happiness and sadness, without any verbal explanation at all, the character image has been sketched out in a few words.
Without realizing it, Roy stood up slowly, straightened his waist, vigorously, and cast his eyes intently. There is no spotlight, but Lan Li seems to have his own spotlight, which makes the world around him dim, and the entire stage is controlled by him!
Lan Li stepped to the left, one step, another step, his slow footsteps with a trace of reluctant throbbing, as if he could hear the thumping heartbeat, cheering and cheering; but the slightly raised face and the smile on the corner of the mouth But there was a little nostalgia and reluctance, the sorrow of remembrance and longing was like mist, covering the whole person with a shallow mist and adding a touch of melancholy.
"When I was in the rain, my face flashed with silver light; the lights of thousands of houses were like the mist on the surface of the river; in the depths of the night, the treetops were full of stars; what I reduced to was that she stayed with me forever."
Smiles bloomed; the corners of the eyes shone with tears. In that happy and cheerful smile, faint tears flickered in his eyes. Due to the distance, both Nathan and Roy could not see the mist in the corner of the eye, but the light was reflected in the pupils, as if the sky full of stars fell into the eyes, and the calm tears seemed to fall on the river bank. Moonlight above.
In the next second, the sparse sorrow appeared from the bottom of the eyes, the smile faded little by little, and the deep eyes became deeper and farther away, lonely and lonely, sad and painful. The light pierced the heart, and the pain fainted slowly and slowly.
"I know it's just wishful thinking. I'm talking to myself, not talking to her." The footsteps stopped abruptly, but the stop was so fierce that the body couldn't help but start to shake gently. There is no extra action, but the muscles are tightened to the extreme, but it leaks the turbulent waves in the heart, almost suffocating, "Although I know that I am not in her eyes, I still deceive ourselves. We have a future."
The corner of his mouth was pulled lightly, forming an arc, the bitterness of self-deprecating was too strong to dissolve; the eyelids drooping again, you can see the collapse of self-esteem and pride. Secret love and unrequited love, alone, alone, walking lonely, just like waltz dancing alone, in the magnificent melody, the footsteps are elegant, the posture is moving, and the loneliness and loneliness follow like a shadow.
Silent, Lan Li just stood there in silence, letting the grand grief slip slowly from his shoulders, and then took a step forward, but forced himself to stop again, the timid hesitation that tried to get closer but was timid. With hesitation, the fingertips couldn't help but curled up, clenched into fists, and a desperate roar deep inside.
"I love her, but when the night goes by slowly, she also leaves. The river is just river water." She shook her head invisibly, and the smile on the corner of her mouth was full of bitterness and pain. The eyes turned away, and it seemed that she couldn't bear to look at it. To her happiness. Lan Li straightened his waist and stood up again, showing an upright attitude, firmly and stubbornly defending his final dignity, "Without her, my world is completely unrecognizable, the leaves are withered, and there are only strangers all over the street. "But the vast but lost eyes, when they look around, there is only a hole.
He staggered back half a step, but the next time, Lan Li took two big strides, and walked forward with astonishment, full of urgency, full of desire, full of determination, and let Nathan Roy and Roy couldn't help but held their breath, and then clearly-very clearly saw the blazing flames in their eyes, rolling in the azure blue lake.
"I love her!" whispered, "but, every day I am more sober, and I have been deceiving myself and deceiving others all my life." It fell apart, "the world still works normally without me~lightnovelpub.net~." Almost suffocated, "That world is full of happiness, happiness I have never tasted before." Falling into the abyss.
Sing loudly, arbitrarily, and madly, and the emotions in the heart burst out continuously. He knows that this is a unrequited love that is destined to be fruitless; he knows that it is a crush that is destined to have no response; he knows, he knows everything. He even knew how stupid, ridiculous, and sad he was. The fullness of emotion was completely torn apart in the high melody, and the whole room was filled with emotions, deafening.
But... But what can he do if he knows it? He still couldn't control his heart. The singing stopped, the eyes fell into unprecedented sadness, and the turbulent emotions gradually settled down again, but the strong and straight shoulder line was so fragile, as if even a little dust could completely crush it.
"I love her." After struggling for so long and fleeing for so long, he couldn't betray himself, "I love her." He was firm in this point like never before, even if he died without a disease, even if he was alone, Even if he never gets a response, even if he is alone dancing in the rain, he still chooses moths to fight the fire, "I love her." His eyes gradually become firm, all the confusion, all the pain, all the struggles. It all disappeared, those deep eyes were shining again, and the stars in the sky were bright, "I love her, but it's only wishful thinking."