[US Entertainment] Kise's Hollywood Diary

"There will be snow tonight. After the snow stops, we will continue the scene."

After Ang Lee confirmed the upcoming weather changes from his assistant, he made arrangements for the next rehearsal.He glanced at Vincent and Heath Ledger. The two young people were sitting on two stools, not too far apart. After more than half a month of filming, they got along pretty well.

When Ang Lee took over the script, he filtered in his mind the young actors that can be chosen in Hollywood. The choice is only his subjective choice, but whether the other party will come is the actor's decision.

As a director, Ang Lee himself has carefully studied the original novel, and even had many in-depth communications with the two screenwriters.Before the actor is determined, Anne has a certain say in the casting as a screenwriter. She has repeatedly emphasized her own standards-Ennis must show that sense of self-contradiction throughout, and the actor who plays Ennis must He has a very contradictory temperament. From him, one can see the fortitude and toughness, and also feel the hot and passionate emotions when the other party's feelings flow.

As for Jack, there must be a pair of particularly "good" eyes.

As for the specific requirement of "good", Li An didn't ask any more, it depends on the eye.

Until they met Vincent Landmore during the interview, the 20-year-old actor returned empty-handed at the Oscars ceremony that just ended, but received no less praise and appreciation than the actor Sean - Pan.

The most important thing is that the other party has not only a handsome and tall figure, but also has acting skills that cannot be underestimated. Otherwise, he would not compete for the best actor among a group of senior actors in their forties.In general, this is an actor with very high competitiveness and potential value.

But in the eyes of Anne-Proulx, all these conditions, she only saw the other party's pair of azure blue eyes that were full of love.

It's him—it's him!

Anne Proulx said to herself, this is the young man, he is your Jack Drizzt!

Almost on the spot of the audition, Anne Proulx wanted to decide on the role of Vincent, but Ang Lee hesitated between the two roles of Jack and Ennis.

Before Heath Ledger, only the work "Knights of the Holy War" was a little splashy, and even the first two years had entered a low period as a young actor. After entering 2004, Heath Ledger entered a During the busy period, before joining the crew of "Brokeback Mountain", he had been working continuously for nearly a year, and during this period, he probably only had a few days of rest.

Although busy, this young man's acting skills and abilities have been greatly improved.

Both of them are actually suitable for the role of Ennis-Delma. Heath Ledger has that kind of temperament, and Vincent comes from his own digestion of character settings, and what he acts like.

Although after a long period of entanglement and hesitation, the crew settled on the roles of Ennis Delmar and Jack Twist for Heath Ledger and Vincent Landmore respectively.

Heath Ledger wasn't overwhelmed by Vincent, who was a mix of talent and performance.Compared with Vincent's natural way of acting that has become one with himself, Heath Ledger seems too involved.

Ang Lee saw it, but didn't point it out for the time being, because the filming task of this film has not yet entered the real climax.Entering the play now will obviously help the performance of the entire movie.

Although Vincent is stronger than Heath Ledger in terms of expressiveness, he will not appear to be suppressed because of the role setting. The two have a posture of healthy competition.This is also where Ang Lee is happy to see his success as a director.

After waiting for about three days, the town of Canmore, located at the junction of Kananaskis, Fort McClung, Blake and Crossfield, located in the west and slightly south of Canada, is finally about to usher in its first visit this year. a snow.And the weather of the three mountains that concentrated most of the previous scenes: Three Sisters Mountain, Fortress Mountain and Moose Mountain will also meet the framing standards required by the director tonight.

Including some important photos that will be used in the later stage will also be shot tonight, which is the origin of the postcards used by the two male protagonists who each married and married after they became adults.

During the three days of waiting for the snow, Ang Lee had already shot some backup shots intermittently, and now, the first climax of the movie is finally coming.

Li Ang watched Vincent and Heath were still preparing for the two big scenes tonight, stepped forward and patted the shoulders of the two young men: "How is the state now? Are you ready for the main event later?"

Heath Ledger glanced at Vincent, nodded, pursed his lips and replied, "Of course, I think Vincent and I have a good understanding."

Vincent looked up at Mr. Director from the script. The other person's appearance was kind and easy-going, but he had a serious expression because he was at work.Obviously, even in Hollywood, this Chinese director maintains his own character, neither humble nor overbearing, has his own way of doing things, and can be in a good relationship between work and after work.

Just like now, leaving the camera and the host, he is like a friend who came to chat with the two young guys, asking the two leading actors if they are under psychological pressure, and if they still look forward to their "first time" with men, with a relaxed and easy-going tone .

"Perhaps, before filming starts, we should talk about this topic." Ang Lee also set up a stool and sat in front of the two of them. He wanted to know how the two young protagonists saw the love between men. What kind of attitude does a man have when he loves another man?

Vincent raised his eyebrows slightly, and spoke first: "Who is not love?"

It is a self-preservation behavior to be in a group with the majority because it is necessary to exclude and discriminate against others because of a different orientation from one's own.There is essentially no difference between liking men and liking women. If the purpose of love is to produce offspring through the combination of yin and yang, then some people will always give up such love.

Ang Lee seemed to have heard a great answer. He glanced at the young man in front of him, "Yeah, loving someone is not love. Most of the time, people are willing to associate love with inheritance and responsibility. Pure love It’s not that there are none, because the cost is too high, so it’s rare.”

Heath Ledger lowered his head slightly. He was indeed deeply involved in the drama. Before that, he was very sure that his orientation was the opposite sex, and he also liked girls with soft and warm bodies.But with more and more "overlapping" parts between him and Ennis, he is now a little wandering-this is not to say that he has become a gay because he made a gay film, but that while integrating into the role, His inner orientation is also loosening with the change of roles.

Just like Ennis in the plot, he has a childhood sweetheart, and when he earns enough money to go down the mountain, he will marry him as his wife. The two start a family and open a small ranch, and live like this.

But after he met 19-year-old Jack, everything changed...

The conversation between Vincent and Ang Lee continued, and Heath Ledger occasionally said a few words, but he listened carefully to both of them the whole time.

"True love does not always end well, but without exception, true love will always be unforgettable. In front of true love, there will be countless realistic factors in front of it, belief, family, money, and perhaps reputation, although Ennis and Jack are both It's just an ordinary cowboy, a small person who can't be smaller. But the smaller the place, the more vulnerable they are to the shackles of human speech."

When the director was talking about the play, the two leading actors had to listen carefully. Vincent and Heath looked at each other and sat upright.

Li An glanced at the fire in front of him, and when the wood was burning, it occasionally brought out a little spark.He talked and stopped, occasionally looking at the expressions of the two actors.

"The love between Jack and Ennis was born on Brokeback Mountain. When leaving this mountain, both of them can't help but consider the factors that lie in front of reality-pure and profound love is indeed a spiritual wealth, but Under the background at the time, revealing his sexuality was an act that would lead to death. Even if Jack loves actively and passionately, he still needs some necessary shields to protect himself."

"When they were poor, worthless, and had nothing else, Jack and Ennis undoubtedly loved each other. This kind of love was passionate and pure... So, I only need you to show the two words pure and profound. "

This kind of pure love, whether it was then or now, belongs to forbidden love.Rao is good at dealing with this kind of emotion, Li Ang, who has rich experience, has to be cautious.

Since "Ice Storm" in 1997, Ang Lee's career as a director has been smooth. After "Riding with the Devil" and "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", his career once reached its peak.However, the big failure of "Hulk" in the summer of 2003 almost gave the director who holds a lot of trophies the idea of ​​taking a break from filming.

This kind of exhaustion and trouble has been filming "Brokeback Mountain" before it was alleviated. The accumulation and introspection of more than a year allowed Ang Lee himself to be precipitated.

He wants to share this feeling and experience with his two leading actors, even if they are just young people in their 20s.But Li Ang felt that this kind of experience in the frustrated period of life is a rare wealth-the prosperity of the past is gone, and when the beautiful scenery like a mirage disappears, what is revealed in front of you is the reality, and it is also the reality that everyone needs to recognize themselves. The place.

The same is true of the love between Jack and Ennis. Brokeback Mountain carries their pure love, and it is also a relationship that cannot continue to be pure once they leave Brokeback Mountain.The past days are like a mirage, disappearing.When their feelings lost the cover of the mountain, they had to face the cruel reality: in order to survive better, they had to marry wives and have children separately, and they needed to live like ordinary men so as not to be suspicious.

For the next intimate scene, Ang Lee's original idea was to divide the entire boat scene into thirteen parts, and shoot more than 20 scenes separately.He has even made preparations for this segment, which is only two or three minutes in the movie, but it will take several days to shoot.

The significance of splitting the shot is not only to avoid the overly pornographic complex in the original work from affecting the performance of the protagonist, but also to ensure that the shooting effect is at least acceptable to most audiences.

But now Ang Lee feels that his approach has limited the empathy of the leading actor. The original intention of splitting the shot is to prevent the leading actor from being awkward and unsatisfactory in shooting scenes, but this is actually a less "real" shooting method. .Intermittent filming has exhausted emotions and energy to a certain extent. If it is still unsuccessful, it will not only waste the cost, but also consume the mental strength of the actors. They are brewing emotions and getting ready for the boat scene. It's not easy either.

"If you guys can't make it (perfect), then I'll take another plan."

So, Mr. Director said to his two leading actors after setting up the scene.He has already prepared two sets of plans, and he absolutely does not want to use the latter method of patching together shots as a last resort.

Vincent and Heath looked at each other, and saw the ready attitude in each other's eyes.