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“"Gravity" is a unique work. Before formally understanding the characters, you must understand the creative background of the entire story and the finished effect that the director is trying to present..
From a purely story point of view, "Gravity" is actually the space version of "Buried Alive". The main line and core of the story is escape. In the cosmic environment, a thrilling alternative room escape is staged, with ups and downs and twists and turns. The journey of survival has become an outstanding commercial work.
If that's all, "Gravity" is far from being called a masterpiece. There is not much difference between it and "Buried Alive". The style, type and story theme are the same. So, Renly's reappearance It's just repeating yourself. It's not necessary at all. This is not an exploration of acting skills, let alone an improvement in acting skills. It's about standing still, or even reversing the car..
But in fact, "Buried Alive" is an excellent work, and "Gravity" is a classic worthy of being recorded in history. Not only because of Alfonso Cuarón's technical breakthrough, but also because of the core of the entire movie. Thoughts and sublimation as the final chapter approaches.
From the perspective of the audience, the performance methods of "Gravity" and "Buried Alive" are actually the same. The despair in the secret room, the anger in the desperate situation, the giving up after step by step, and the letting go when hope is rekindled. The emotion of oppression and tension, the feeling conveyed after revealing the screen image, is very similar..
But from the perspective of actors and directors, the two works are completely different. Because the starting points of the characters are different, because the directors’ demands are different, and because the characters’ mental journeys are also different..
During the filming of "Transcendence", Renly went through this kind of self-polishing process, which was during the filming of the scene where he met Erica for the first time on the bus..
The changes in the starting point, turning point and ending point of Henry's inner emotions, when they collide with external conflicts, will inevitably trigger a series of chain changes, which will have more chemical reactions on the plot and story, and even enhance the core of the theme. Naturally The appeal and penetration of actors' performances are also different..
It is difficult for the audience to explain these detailed differences, they cannot see clearly or touch them, even professional film critics are no exception; but they are crucial for actors, especially when polishing their acting skills. in the process.
Now, the difference between Buried Alive and Gravity can also be explained in this way.
“In the work "Buried Alive", the male protagonist Paul Conroy is a blue-collar driver. In an accident, he becomes the scapegoat and victim of the war game..
In the process of survival, Paul suffered from official shirk, indifference from the company, and family disputes. It was not so much his struggle for survival, but the whole social background. Just an ant, insignificantly becoming cannon fodder.
This is also the appeal of director Roderick Scott. Through this work, it reflects contemporary wars and social issues, and mocks the lies coming from the White House. Therefore, during the performance, the inner driving force is the emotional bond and the little people in society. The powerlessness; that despair seeps out step by step.
“"Gravity" is a work in which the male protagonist Ryan Stone is a highly intellectual man who was passively trapped in space in an accident. If we say that the story of "Buried Alive" is artificial, An indirect accident, then the story of "Gravity" is much more pure, an accident is just an accident.
The same purity continues into the story.
In the process of survival, Ryan fought against himself, without the involvement of social background or the promotion of family factors. The complete loneliness and loneliness became the main theme of the entire movie. In "Buried Alive", A mobile phone has become the connection point between the male protagonist and the outside world, and in the "gravity" space environment, he really has nothing..
So, what is the core factor that troubles Ryan - or the core motivation?？
In the story of the previous life, Sandra Bullock played the role of Ryan Stone. The unexpected death of her daughter cut off Ryan's connection with society. She began to work crazily, forgetting to eat and sleep. Gradually, I numb myself, and my life begins to lose its meaning..
Therefore, Ryan was in a desperate situation and she went through such a mental journey：
At the beginning, everything was a reaction of the survival instinct, just like a drowning person. The first reaction of the instinct was to kick and breathe; then, after struggling and working hard, she began to give up deep in her heart because she could not find it. The meaning of survival began to gradually sink into the pain and torture of the past..
Finally, I woke up again and felt the call of survival again. In line with nature and the instinct at the birth of human beings, everything started from scratch. I started to give it a try for survival again, and then found the meaning of life - just like the heart. Normal, always jump, never give up.
Sandra's performance is undoubtedly wonderful. She gives the character of Ryan Stone more vulnerability and tenderness from a female perspective, and then she recovers and becomes strong again. This flexible strength, Successfully gave birth to life, and also opened up a glimmer of hope, guiding Ryan back to the earth..
Such a mental journey is far simpler and purer than the political appeal of "buried alive", but it is also more grand and vast. This also brings the overall quality of "Gravity" to a whole new level..
Especially the audience's feelings during the movie, from being trapped and lonely to igniting hope, from being fragile and collapsed to being indomitable, the entire emotion is stripped of all external influences and completely focused on the emotional dialogue between souls, which is enough to touch. The shock of the soul. Breaking away from the shallow level of "buried alive" and entering a higher stage..
It can be understood that "Buried Alive" pays more attention to a kind of empathy..
Focusing on people like Paul Conroy, who were implicated in the war, deceived by the White House, abandoned by their companies, and forgotten by society. They were filled with anger. They tried their best to oppose the war, but they became victims. There are bitter stories If you don't come out, you will be sacrificed like this. For this type of people, when watching a movie, they can't help but become involved in it, and then enter the director's mood and rhythm..
But for the upper class or the highly educated and high-quality people, such themed works cannot impress them - because they are the group of people criticized in the movie.
On the other hand, "Gravity" focuses more on empathy and sublimation.
The movie does not focus on any one type of person - although Ryan Stone also has a social component, the movie focuses more on Ryan's original emotions. After stripping away the social attributes, it returns to the most primitive human beings. The most basic emotion, this applies to everyone.
Regardless of age, class, education, culture, wealth and other additional conditions, everyone is experiencing their own difficulties, loneliness, pain, struggle and even numbness; at the same time, everyone is trying to survive, even those who The same is true for people who have suicidal thoughts flashing through their minds. The thoughts of life and destruction are always fighting against each other..
This is like a philosophical question. Maybe not everyone will think about it, but it can be felt everywhere in life. Therefore, movies can awaken everyone’s empathy..
From an artistic point of view, "Buried Alive" is still discussing life, while "Gravity" is already discussing the universe and nature..
In other words, getting rid of the plot of the story and the characters themselves, "Buried Alive" brings the pleasure of a thriller and horror movie, while "Gravity" brings a feeling rooted deep in the soul. Shocking, truly amazed by the greatness of life. But on the other hand, these differences in viewing experience are themselves caused by the plot nature of the story and characters..
Returning to the starting point again, standing from the perspective of the audience, watching "Buried Alive" and "Gravity", regardless of the viewing effect and the quality of the finished product, the tension and horror during the viewing process are similar. They are also paying attention to a person's journey of self-survival after falling into a desperate situation. The ups and downs are the focus of watching the movie..
But what is the difference between the two works?？
First, during the movie-watching process, personal senses are different. Watching "Buried Alive" is a sense of parallelism, and oneself and the character are equal, while watching "Gravity" is a sense of looking up, insignificance in front of the universe..
Second, after watching the movie, reflection and aftertaste are completely different. The discussion topic of "Gravity" will enter a higher and deeper level; of course, even if it is simply viewed from the popcorn effect, because the whole shock is It directly affects the depth of the soul, and the actual experience is also doubled..
These two differences come from the actors' performances, not the structure of the play itself..
Undoubtedly, this presents an extremely harsh distinction for actors. For Renly, it is even more so..
Prior to this, "Buried Alive" had achieved great success and won an Oscar nomination, which can be regarded as his famous work; now, Renly once again challenges a similar work. If it is slightly less, the audience may fall into Among the clichés of "repeat the same tricks", I think Renly's performance did not break through, and was even repeating himself, which affected the perception of the entire work..
As a gimmick, Renly can already imagine that the media will inevitably call "Gravity" the space version of "Buried Alive". This is a common propaganda method used by reporters, and it is innocuous; but if the audience really thinks so, then it is Blue The ritual performance failed.
The differences in details slowly seep out in the actors' performances, and present different textures and styles, giving the entire work a more three-dimensional feel, distinguishing "Gravity" from "Buried Alive". This is Blue The serious challenge of etiquette.
It can even be said that this is Renly's biggest challenge as a movie actor, because he not only needs to surpass the original Sandra Bullock in the previous life, but also needs to surpass his own "Buried Alive" and distinguish the two works while also Need to interpret the grand meaning of "gravity".
The performance is so difficult that just thinking about it will make people gear up..
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