402 Take orders in times of danger
Renly knew what Seth was talking about about the movie, "Me Fighting Cancer."（50/50）”.
To be precise, the translated name of this movie is not accurate. It should be called "50-50", or "Half Chance"”.
When the movie was originally titled, "I Have Cancer" was chosen. However, because the title contained negative words like cancer, which did not match the style and tone of the movie, it was changed to "Living with It" and finally evolved. Become the name at the time of release，“50/50”.
Therefore, the translation of "I Fight Cancer" actually goes against the intention of the crew. However, this still does not affect Renly's enjoyment of this movie..
As Seth said, this movie focuses on cancer from a special perspective. Since the story is adapted by the screenwriter based on his own real experience, the script is extremely real and delicate..
Although cancer is no longer a terminal disease under current medical conditions, it is still one of the most difficult diseases to cure. "Cancer", just this word, has a powerful lethality and can easily be cured. Life is destroyed to pieces.
Just like facing difficulties, choices, and death, everyone has the right to choose their own attitude, anger, sadness, pain, struggle, despair. And the male protagonist of "Fighting Cancer", Adam, he chose strong and optimistic.
Adam is not a robot, he also has his own emotions. He will be confused, he will be angry, he will be depressed, he will be sad, he will be fragile. When facing the attack of cancer, he is also facing the threat of death. However, He chose to be brave.
When Renly watched this movie for the first time in his previous life, he hated it..
Because Adam at least still had a chance to fight, but he had been deprived of the right to fight; because Adam reflected all his shortcomings, cowardice, timidity, fear, and hesitation; because Adam was finally cured, just like Like a fairy tale, he defeated cancer, but he is still trapped in the hospital bed.
It's also because he knows better than anyone else how valuable Adam's courage is and how incredible Adam's strength is, but he himself can't do it..
The movie projects too many personal emotions, and it is not easy to look at it objectively..
Later, after a long time, Renly finally plucked up the courage to watch the movie again. This time, he fell in love with it deeply because he saw hope and life..
Life is always full of hardships, and cancer is just one of them. Many times, people do not have the right to choose the form of hardship, but at least, people have the right to choose the attitude they face and the way they live..
Destiny is really a funny thing.
When Renly missed "Bad Boss" and missed the opportunity to participate in a comedy movie, he expressed regret. This also became an opportunity for Andy to agree to Seth's request for an assignment in a critical situation; then he rediscovered the ability to perform comedy in another way. opportunity, and it’s a project tailor-made for him.
Not even Andy, not even Seth, not even Renly himself could have predicted this scene..
When Seth was only halfway through the introduction, Renly had already reacted. He knew that "the cancer-fighting me" had come to his hands in this way of reincarnation..
In this movie, Renly saw too many familiar shadows. He saw himself, he saw Heather and the children at Mount Sinai Hospital, and he also saw the motivation that supported him to keep going. It's family, love, and friendship. James McAvoy missed it actively, Joseph Gordon-Levitt missed it passively, but Renly would never miss it..
In this script, Adam reflects Will Reese's shadow, but in Renly's eyes, Adam reflects himself. To be more precise, Renly will play his previous life, Chujia. Tree.
Seth's nagging voice was still heard in his ears, but Renly's emotions were immersed in his own world and began to fluctuate uncontrollably..
Somewhat excited, because this is the return of himself. Like Will, he has the opportunity to share his story with the audience; some nervous, because he is about to expose himself in front of the camera - his former self..
Some expectations, because he will reach the extreme on the road of method acting - complementing the "detached" expressionism; some anxiety, because he is worried that he will confuse the relationship between Adam, Chu Jiashu, Will and Renly the difference.
The emotions were so overwhelming that his fingertips could not help but tremble slightly. Renly sat up straight, rummaged under the coffee table to find a pack of cigarettes, pulled out one, held it in the corner of his mouth, hesitated for a moment, but still did not light it. , just letting the faint scent of tobacco linger on the fingertips, the whole person finally settled down a little..
“Seth, I have a question. You just told the story, but you didn't tell much about the character. I'm just not sure what kind of character this is.？”
Renly forced himself to calm down and said half-jokingly.
Seth was caught off guard by this question. As a screenwriter, his talent was recognized, but as an actor, he only had comedy talent and lacked the depth of acting skills. Therefore, Seth really didn’t know how to answer for a while. , "Well, I'm not sure, but maybe you could meet with Will.”
In the crisis, Seth could only come up with this last resort..
But after saying it, Seth also realized that this sentence was not appropriate, and quickly added, "I mean, this is a very special character. Although Will casts a lot of his own shadow on the character, but I still did some artistic processing and created a brand new character. This part will be left to you to give life to the character..”
Seth's brain finally connected, "Leave it to an outstanding actor like you. You know, the tone of the entire movie is determined by you. I'm just responsible for being funny on the side. The steering wheel, accelerator and brake are all In Your Control. We want this to be a hopeful story, but how it plays out will depend on how you perform it.！”
It has to be said that Seth's quick wit is really good. He just rounded up the topic without saying anything, but he still secretly pursued Renly, which made Renly smile..
Renly knew Adam's character better than anyone else.
Adam has his own sadness and struggles, but the faint sadness has never really taken over, let alone defeated him. Under the strong and optimistic appearance, he is sensitive and fragile, delicate and warm, clear and powerful, that kind of His perseverance and perseverance throughout have become his biggest motivation for regaining his life..
As Seth said, Adam determines the tone of the entire movie, and he is the soul of.
Renly knew everything about Adam, and he was even worried that he was so clear that he confused the difference between Adam and Chu Jiashu, and crossed the boundary between Chu Jiashu and Renly. Then he couldn't help himself, which ruined the tone and rhythm of the movie itself, leading to a disaster..
This is himself, but it is not himself.
This challenge is a brand new challenge, a challenge in which you compete with yourself, a challenge that is not inferior to "detachment" but is completely different..
Seth waited for a while, but didn't hear Renly's answer. He couldn't help but start to feel uneasy, and said hurriedly, "Renly, I'm serious. The whole crew is looking forward to your arrival. I know, we I missed you in the preparation stage and chose other actors, which led to the current situation. Now, all words sound like quibbles. But the fact is that I really, really, really hope that you can star in this work..”
Without the rhetoric, Seth's words became more honest, but the sincerity in his words was not compromised at all..
The corners of Renly's mouth couldn't help but slightly raised, "Okay, I'm willing to play the role..”
Renly was certain that he would not refuse the proposal..
Even though he knew that the film's box office performance was destined to be difficult to achieve a breakthrough, at best it would be like "500 Days of Summer" with a box office of around 30 million in North America; even though he knew that the film's awards season prospects were very low. It is difficult to go further, and it is probably to show his face at the Golden Globe Awards; even if he knew it, the topic effect of this movie would not be comparable to "Buried Alive" or "Crazy Love"”.
But he still won't refuse.
“…… Uh, good? "Because Renly agreed too quickly and too simply, Seth was choked and frowned. His first reaction was that Renly was joking, "Are you sure? You don't need to think about it anymore? You know, with five days until filming starts, you still have at least, uh, I'm not sure, forty-eight hours? Seventy-two hours? think again.”
Renly knew he had time and space to think, but he didn't need to.
“Do you need me to think about it again? "Renly showed a smile and said rhetorically..
“No, no no." Seth immediately panicked, "Of course not! Seth quickly emphasized, "Very good, you agreed to star!" Great, everything is fine! I'm going to call your agent right now to discuss the contract. We will be filming this film in Seattle. When can you come over?？”
Seth took a deep breath, his whole face wrinkled, and he shook his head, "No, no, I will discuss this information with your agent. All you need to do is, have a good rest, yes, have a good rest! We will It’s settled! You’ll be in this production! It couldn’t be better!！”
As he spoke, Seth couldn't help but scream, "Jesus Christ, I really can't believe you really agreed to play the role! Renly, although we have never met, I must say that I Love you. You are my superhero.”
The excitement that could not be concealed was also infected by Renly through the phone, and the smile on the corner of his mouth also rose..
This movie is of extraordinary significance to Seth. It is understandable that Seth is excited and happy at this moment. You can feel that his friendship with Will is indeed touching..
After Seth screamed for a while, he gasped for air, "I'm sorry... Huh, I'm sorry, I forgot to tell you one more thing. I hope you won't regret your decision after hearing it.".”
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