Chapter 136 Elegance
Julie Andrews is here.
Everything came as scheduled. A full two weeks after the filming of "The Princess Diaries" started, Julie, the most famous cast member in the entire cast, arrived on the set.
The crowd is excited!
Not only young actors like Anne and Anson, but also more than two-thirds of the crew have appreciated Julie's appearance on the big screen, regardless of age or gender, for those in the film industry Say, I’m afraid everyone doesn’t know the two works “Mary Poppins” and “The Sound of Music”——
In fact, in 2005, on the 50th anniversary of the founding of Disneyland, Mickey Mouse appointed Julie as a goodwill ambassador for a term of eighteen months. This means that Julie still has a profound influence even among the younger generation. The screen image has long become an eternal classic.
After all, in children’s childhood, whether it is the magical Mary-Poppins or the kind-hearted nun Maria, they all represent warmth, happiness and unlimited imagination. force.
Despite the passage of time, classics are still passed down from generation to generation.
If I could see her up close, or even work with her, it would be a dream come true, and I’m afraid no one would be able to refuse.
This is the same for everyone.
But it is very, very regretful that Jolie has not appeared in mainstream movies for many years. For film industry practitioners, the desire to cooperate with her has become increasingly difficult to realize. Even Gary, a director, has only visited the thatched cottage and repeatedly expressed It was her own willingness to cooperate that convinced Julie.
——As you can imagine.
When Julie arrived at the resort where the crew was staying, the crew was in a commotion. In the movie, Julie plays the queen of a fictional small country; but in reality, the crew did treat her like a queen.
At that moment, all the crew members, including Gary, were the same. One or two, they all turned into fans and fans, staring at Julie eagerly. One look and one movement were enough to make everyone Excited.
As the saying goes, distance creates beauty.
The same goes for idols, and even more so for Hollywood superstars.
Once you get close, it may be the beginning of disillusionment, and the image in your mind collapses. Instead of in-depth understanding and destroying the beauty in your imagination, it is better to keep a distance and leave room for your imagination to develop.
But!
Julie is different.
What you see on the screen and on stage is the same in real life.
Julie is 65 years old this year, with wrinkles creeping into the corners of her eyes and graying on her temples. In the movie "Sunset Boulevard", the heroine was already considered outdated when she was only 50 years old, and she looked like a vampire in the camera. Generally speaking, according to Hollywood's calculation method of a woman's age, sixty-five years old should be equivalent to one hundred.
However, there is no aura of oldness or decay in Julie's body at all. She exudes a kind of indifferent and calm elegance, calm from the inside out. The traces left on her body by the years have become the precipitation of her temperament. The vitality revealed carries a kind of lightness, and it returns to the story of "Mary Poppins" in a second.
"Age gracefully".
It turns out that this thing is real. He didn't do anything, he just sat there quietly, but his eyes couldn't help but drift away.
I was a little skeptical at first, maybe it was just because of the "Julie Andrews aura". After all, that was Julie Andrews, how could I not pay attention to it; but gradually I discovered that there is indeed something about Julie. A very comfortable aura, like a pearl, not bright but shining quietly.
And, Anson quickly noticed, watching Julie perform was also a joy to watch.
For Anson, it is a bit regrettable that he and Julie did not play opposite each other in the whole movie, and even the chance to share the same frame was only once in the dance at the end; however, this is not Influence Anson's enthusiasm.
From the day Julie joined the crew, Anson resumed his previous habit. Regardless of whether he had his own role or not, he went to the set regularly every day to watch the filming and watch Julie's performance up close. To be honest, Julie Andrews is a superstar in the musical era. Along with the decline of musical and dance movies, Jolie's career has also gradually declined. Although she once again won attention with "The Male and Female" in 1982 and was nominated for the Oscar for Best Actress the following year, this was also a musical and dance movie.
In other words, Jolie's performance has a distinct mark of musical and dance movies. Just like the superstars in the silent film era who were eliminated when they entered the sound era, Jolie's performance after the 1970s She seemed out of place in her film works, so she later became more active on the Broadway stage.
So, why would Anson observe Julie's performance?
Temperament.
An indescribable but real temperament. When Julie appears in front of the camera, her figure and posture are different.
On the one hand, it is slightly special, and on the other hand, it attracts attention.
The picture seems unbalanced——
Because Jolie's performance is different from all the other actors, slightly off-channel, just like the band playing on wrong beats.
Maybe, not much, that is, one-eighth beat or one-quarter beat. Most ordinary listeners can't win at all. A small number of listeners feel it is a bit strange but can't explain why. Only very, very A small number of professionals are able to detect those subtle deviations of misalignment.
So, is it important?
It seems important, but it seems not important.
However.
If it were other roles in other movies, Jolie's elegance and restraint would seem too "pretty", but in "The Princess Diaries", she plays a royal family and a queen, and the dignified temperament brought by her status is particularly natural. Even if it doesn't fit in with the surroundings, it's natural.
There is even a subtle sense of misplaced humor.
Anson is not sure if this is Gary's intention in casting, but regardless of whether it is, the effect presented so far is very good.
Anson has been observing, how does Julie's performance convey those subtle and complex messages?
The world of performance is mysterious and interesting to Anson. Now he is purely an amateur. He relies on instinct and gropes forward ignorantly. He stands outside the door and peeks inside curiously, cautiously. I'm taking steps inside, but I haven't found my own path yet.
Everything is fresh.
As a result, observation has become an instinct.
Actually, Annie is the same. She turned from an ignorant middle school student to an actress. Although she had experience in performing stage plays in school, the world of movies is still completely unfamiliar. After spending two weeks as a teenager, After the rookie period, Julie Andrews is about to come next.
Unlike Anson, Anne and Julie have many opposite roles, very, very many. In the whole movie, Anne has the most opposite roles with Julie.
For Anne, every scene opposite Julie is an opportunity to learn how to digest tension, how to get into the role, and how to complete the performance. Every aspect is an opportunity to gain experience, grow and transform, and it is not just a random opportunity. Anyone can win such a precious opportunity.
Annie, like Anson, is seizing her chance.
Second update.
(End of this chapter)