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Sandra Bullock's version of Ryan successfully used fragments of memories of the unexpected death of a daughter to successfully establish a bond between the female character and nurturing life, thereby sublimating the theme..

The Renly-Hall version of Ryan now needs to get rid of the complications caused by gender differences, return to the origin of life, and expand the already grand theme again..

This is no easy task for Renly. It is like cramming the one hundred and thirty-nine minutes of "The Tree of Life" into the scattered fragments of "Gravity", and then through Renly's performance It is presented and further sublimated, bringing reflection. It is so difficult that just imagining it makes people stop..

Now, through repeated thinking, Renly has constructed the entire character's lineage, origin, turning point, return and sublimation. But the problem is, how to refine it? How to streamline? How to perform？

Birth, family, finding oneself; chasing, fulfilling dreams, drifting away, severing family ties, social attributes disappearing; numbness, loss, giving up, death; then, returning to the origin, re-exploding, reincarnation, and opening up the meaning of life again.

Then, the whole starting point should be the family.

In Renly's several conceptions, family has always been an indispensable part, because among social attributes, family is the origin of life. However, the context and core, motivation and origin of the story are completely different..

After entering the second stage, the memories of his parents and younger brother appeared in Ryan's mind again. But the point is here. What Ryan thought of was not family affection and care, nor family and care, but their expectations and expectations. Pay attention, and Ryan’s own original intention.

In the process of chasing himself and realizing life, his family never questioned or worried, but followed him wholeheartedly and ran forward, walking side by side; they were not his driving force, but they were his best partners. .Especially in the eyes of my younger brother.

For his younger brother, Ryan is his life goal. He follows step by step, overcomes all difficulties, and achieves a breakthrough in life..

Once upon a time, Ryan set his goal and ran all the way, faster and faster, gradually leaving his family behind, drifting further and further away, and finally disappeared completely..

Deep down in his heart, he once blamed his family because they did not understand his world and they had no common topics; but after calming down, he truly understood that they understood him and had always supported and followed him. What I don’t understand is that it’s actually him..

Their companionship and support always reminded him of his goals, his dreams and his perseverance; however, after becoming an astronaut, his dream came true, his life became stable, and his daily routine became regular, and he suddenly discovered that those reminders The sound has long since disappeared, and the power of life has also fallen asleep unconsciously..

He didn't notice the abnormality, or in other words, he noticed the abnormality but didn't take it seriously..

Now, in the ethereal space, the first image that came to his mind was the scene when his younger brother was born. He stood timidly outside the nursery, looking at the small, pink, soft baby The little baby's loud cries make people full of curiosity and joy. The pea-sized toes are cute and delightful..

Then, the image that appeared again was another pair of pea-sized toes. That was not his younger brother, but his younger brother's child..

My younger brother got married and had a baby, and he was in Houston preparing for the next space flight. He missed the wedding, and then missed the birth of the baby. He didn't come in person, and didn't even receive a phone call. In the end, he just received an email, and then He replied congratulations.

“My brother is an astronaut. He is a genius and the way he thinks is so different. You know, if someone talks to him about quantum mechanics, he can get a pure orgasm." The younger brother said with a proud tone that even on his first date with his current wife, Ryan was still indispensable in his conversation..

But, that is already an extremely distant past.

In despair, the memories that had almost disappeared emerged in Ryan's mind, and then he recalled his original dream again: studying the universe, studying life, and studying the unknown. This was his pursuit; exploring black holes, exploring space, It is his persistence to explore the meaning of existence of the entire world and the big bang at the origin of the universe..

Now, he is a conscientious space station astronaut. Nothing less, but nothing more, that’s all. The meaning of existence seems to have been forgotten long ago..

Therefore, he must survive. He needs to return to his family, his brother, his nephew/niece who has never been masked, and feel the joy and curiosity at the beginning of life again; more importantly, Yes, he needs to leave NASA, return to the study of the universe, re-explore the mystery of life, and re-pursue the meaning of his existence..

It's not easy but he won't give up.

He needs to cut off all thorns, he needs to split all obstacles, he needs to break the entire chaos, just like the first big bang at the origin of the world, and then, he needs to feel the center of gravity of life, and he needs to feel the call of gravity. , falling, falling again, feeling the weight of gravity down-to-earth.

Thus, the second stage transitioned to the third stage.

In fact, all of this happened in Ryan's mind, even in Renly's mind. In the actual scenes of the movie, there may only be a few sporadic scenes - continuing the entire script. The streamlined style uses the most core and profound picture to outline the entire magnificent picture in just a few strokes. At least it will not be completely integrated into the narrative line like "Interstellar"..

In other words, all of this content will be presented through Renly's performance.

How much can he show, and how much can the audience understand? How well does the performance fit the story, and can it promote the sublimation and transformation of the theme? How much delicacy and depth there is, and how much aftertaste is left behind?？

Everything depends on Renly's performance. This once again proves that "Gravity" is a work that is more difficult to perform than imagined. It easily beats "Buried Alive" and surpassed any of Renly's previous works. work.

From constructing the entire character, to understanding the origin and core meaning of the character, to refining the fragments of the character, using memory fragments to resonate with the core of the character, and finally determining the basis and context of the performance. The whole process is extremely long and extremely difficult, even if Now, Renly's ideas are still not completely clear, and he still needs to further discuss with Alfonso..

However, such a process made Renly very excited. After experiencing so many movies, and also experiencing the test of London's West End and Broadway, Renly could still clearly feel the enthusiasm and excitement that made his blood boil. People are completely immersed in it and cannot extricate themselves.

For Renly, the joy of an actor lies not only in "deduction", not only in "interpretation", but also in "interpretation and extension", and also in "drilling and polishing". Through a character and a performance, you can get a glimpse of A real person and a life experience that really happened.

Art life, taste life.

Art and life have always been inseparable. This is also the most beautiful and important part of art..

“The script itself leaves actors with limited thinking space, and the real performance space comes from the director. Therefore, before the official start of filming, the creative team needs to have a good communication. What ideas do you have for the character?？”

Standing in front of Renly, Rooney also had the same idea..

Compared to the role of Ryan Stone, the role of Alex Kowalski is obviously much weaker, but its significance is not trivial..

The first is the dilemma. Either the two of them die together, or Alex sacrifices himself to help Ryan. In a life-and-death situation, under the influence of survival instinct, this is definitely not an easy choice - everyone wants to live. came down, but Alex cut his rope without any hesitation, leaving the chance of survival to Ryan..

Secondly, in a desperate situation, Ryan fell into a hallucination and almost gave up the desire to survive, but he saw Alex again. She became Ryan's spiritual support and awakened the confusion deep in Ryan's mind. Emotions, and get back up and start fighting for survival again.

“The only characters who appear completely in "Gravity" from beginning to end are Ryan and Alex. Their importance is self-evident..

After Alfonso thought deeply, he named this female character "Alex". In fact, just like "Ryan", many women now actively choose "Alex" as their name - such as "Modern Family" The second daughter in the film, in a sense, blurs the differences between genders and allows the audience to focus more on the essence of life.，

After the definition of the two characters changed, Alfonso also made adjustments to the script.

Although the role of Alex is not that important, Rooney still read the entire script carefully and thought deeply about the character. The difference can be seen in the preparation work before the official filming started..

“I think that the resonance and connection between Alex and Ryan should get rid of hormonal attraction and should be more about communication on the ideological and spiritual level..

Therefore, I think that Alex needs to make some adjustments based on Ryan's settings and find a unique response from the two characters. Otherwise, at the critical moment, why can Alex awaken Ryan's will to survive? ? If it's just about love, this would be inferior. I don't think it fits the theme of the movie..”

After speaking, Rooney did not wait for Renly to express his opinion. He spoke his thoughts eloquently, and then waited for Renly's response..

With these words, Renly's eyes lit up slightly: the two of them had actually reached an agreement.！