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“Let’s take a look at Damien Chazelle’s resume：
A new director, his second feature film. In order to prepare for his second feature film, he has been working around for nearly three years. He even turned his creativity and ideas into a short film and tried to find investment at the Sundance Film Festival, but still failed. Well, if it weren’t for Renly Hall’s helping hand, this feature film would still be in the dark and long process of gestation..
In other words, the nature of this work could not be clearer.——
This is an independent artistic work with a small budget and a small format, and the subject matter is an eccentric music genre. In today's market environment, there is almost no room for a type of movie to survive..
By the way, this is also Renly's second consecutive choice of works closely related to music after "The Ballad of Drunken Country"..
Everything is proving that Renly's acting career choices have fallen into the trap of routines and stereotypes. This is not positive and optimistic news..”
Emily elaborated on the specific reasons in the article, but in the final analysis, it is actually two aspects.
First, characters who challenge their own limits, pushing themselves to the extreme again and again, trying to achieve breakthroughs, only to fall into another mode, similar to the mode of Nicole and Malone. The similarities and repetitions between characters become Without the shackles, it limits the possibility of breakthroughs in performances. There is nothing new for the audience..
Second, it is a role suitable for film festivals and awards seasons. It is still one step away from EGOT and one step away from the Best Actor Grand Slam. At such a time, it is inevitable that people will criticize it as a "utilitarian" choice. It seems that in order to achieve a grand slam of awards, some people try too hard and act too hastily, which makes it easy to go too far..
As stated at the beginning of the article, “Is Renly entering a dead end step by step?？”
More importantly, as a person involved, Renly was a fan of the authorities, so he failed to see the overall situation and ignored his own situation..
The reason why this article is a piece of advice and concern, rather than accusation and criticism, lies in Emily’s attitude in writing the article, which can be seen from the concluding paragraph.：
“As an audience member, Renly once again chose an independent work of art. In fact, I raised my hands and feet to express welcome. "The Ballad of Drunken Country" is still the Palme d'Or in my heart, and it has also been my personal favorite since the beginning of 2013. The best on the list. Watching Renly's performance on the big screen is a pleasure. I believe he can still bring surprises in "Breaking Drummer".
But equally, as a movie fan, I can't help but worry that Renly is too young. On the one hand, he reached his peak early, and on the other hand, he limited his own possibilities. Once his career reaches a dead end, the road to climb back to the top will be extremely difficult. Long and hard, it's a loss for everyone.
‘The huge success of Fast & Furious 5' and 'Edge of Tomorrow' has proved Renly's ability to control commercial movies, and also proved Renly's potential in the box office market. If he is willing to open up more possibilities and continue to expand his In the field of acting, it is foreseeable that he hopes to become the second Tom Hanks.”
In the long history of movies, there are not many actors who have both trophies and box office. In modern history, Tom Hanks is undoubtedly the leader, whether it is "Forrest Gump" or "Cast Away", There are also movies such as "Apollo 13", "Future", "Cat and Mouse", "Sleepless in Seattle", etc., all of which are works that have both box office and word-of-mouth success, award nominations and audience popularity..
There is no doubt that Hanks is the most attractive actor in Hollywood right now. This is true both in and outside the industry..
Now, Emily is looking forward to Renly becoming the next Hanks. It can be seen from such details that she has high hopes for Renly..
“To be honest, even if Renly sat in front of the movie screen and chattered for two hours like in 'Before Sunrise' or 'Manhattan', I would still be willing to go into the cinema and watch it. I sincerely hope that this outstanding young actor can last for a long time. It is really not easy to continue one's artistic career for a long time and find an actor that one falls head over heels for..”
The above is Emily's point of view. She congratulated the young Renly for his great achievements and brilliance that were inconsistent with his age. He also expressed his worries. Hidden behind the words was the fear that prosperity will inevitably decline..
People often say that it was half a century after the birth of movies that Marlon Brando appeared. So, now another half century has passed and Renly Hall appeared? Can Renly really afford such praise and expectations?？
From a certain perspective, this is a simple summary of the current views of the entire industry..
Originally, Emily only published it on her blog. Unexpectedly, after reading it, the New Yorker obtained the exclusive copyright to reprint it and published it on her website and magazine, further arousing the interest. The long-term impact of the aftermath.
Regarding EGOT’s cross-border Grand Slam, about the Best Actor Grand Slam at the three major European film festivals, and furthermore, about the Grand Slam in the field of acting, all the speculations and expectations are now possible to be realized, and they have naturally become the focus of all media The focus of discussion, but what after this?？
Emily's perspective can be seen as a microcosm of countless perspectives.
Based on such a microcosm, many possibilities have evolved, all of which are reflected in the many questions asked during the airport pick-up. One of them raised doubts：
Who is Damien Chazelle?？
Such a little-known new director successfully attracted Renly to join, and even took over the production of the work in the name of producer..
For assembly-line commercial films with mature production processes, this is not a problem, even if the director is changed, it will not hurt; but for independent films whose production process is full of countless possibilities and many variables, this is extremely serious..
What on earth was Renly thinking? Furthermore, is Renly's arrogance and arrogance affecting his judgment?？
After continuously receiving recognition from top awards, is Renly hitting a dead end, painting himself into a corner, and becoming trapped in a rut that he cannot escape? Or was Renly so paranoid about acting that he was blinded? Putting aside the various so-called curses, is Renly lost and confused?？
Their views are not as gentle and positive as Emily's, but more extreme and sharp. It seems that Renly's career is already hanging by a thread, and "Exploding Drummer" may become the trigger point that destroys everything. It may even lead to destruction step by step like Heath Ledger..
However, this is not the first time such alarmist remarks have been made..
“After "Crazy Love" won the Oscar, the media continued to raise questions. From "Transcendence" to "Drunken Country Ballad" to "Gravity", almost every time there was news that Renly would take on a new film. After that, similar remarks will be lively again.
On the surface, they showed serious concerns about Renly's career prospects; but deep down, they were still motivated by hype gimmicks and the explosive profit-first view. In the final analysis, they were just creating topics..
However, the biggest difference this time is that：
The Olivier Awards, the Cannes Film Festival, and the upcoming Tony Awards have all pushed Renly's acting career to a new level, comparable to the series of grand events at the beginning of last year: Berlin Film Festival, Grammy, and Oscar.
Therefore, supporters including Emily have also expressed concerns, and the article written by "The New Yorker" has become a representative voice within the art field. Everyone is thinking about the same question, "When a career starts early After the earth has reached its absolute peak, how should the future road go?？”
Just like the quarterback of the high school football team, they reached the peak of their lives early in high school, and it has been downhill since then. So where should they go?？
The cheers and admirations about the Cannes Film Festival have not completely dissipated, worries and reflections have begun to boil up, interpreting the meaning of "people are famous for their rights and wrongs" in a different way. If it were other actors, all the media would be They have been praised to the heavens, but for Renly, they don't need to be praised to touch the clouds. They can only start to cool down quickly, otherwise the situation will completely get out of control..
However, everyone has forgotten one thing, and it is also the most important point——
What on earth was Renly thinking?？
People have selectively forgotten that Renly has been on vacation for the past four months and has consciously slowed down his pace; people have also selectively forgotten that since last year's Oscar, Renly has deliberately returned to Starting anew on the dramatic stage; people also selectively forget that Renly has always intended to star in comedies or other types of movies to challenge different possibilities.
At least Renly is aware of his predicament, and he is working hard to maintain energy and enthusiasm, find a suitable path in his short acting career, and ensure that he can move forward in the long term, at least from now on It seems that he has no plans to retire yet.
Not for success, but to satisfy cravings.
On the road to becoming an actor, Renly still maintains his desire.
Therefore, Renly returned to New York without any delay after leaving Cannes; therefore, Renly refused media interviews and then went straight into the preparation of his new work; therefore, Renly selectively ignored the Tony Award and the possibility of EGOT; therefore, Renly is fully focused on performing the next piece.
In fact, this is not an easy task for Renly either.
Not only because he has never experienced it, but also because there are only a handful of actors in the entire history who have experienced such a situation. Only by truly being in it can you feel the ubiquitous pressure and urgency, as well as the suffocation that words cannot describe. feel.
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