Chapter 630 Two Madmen
Heath has his own understanding of the character.
Indeed, from a movie perspective, only Evan’s character has a context and arc, and all the other characters show are fragments, because the movie is equivalent to a small universe with Evan as the heart. Follow Evan's footsteps and go back to the past again and again to modify history and create parallel universes.
However, from the perspective of the characters, although they are all supporting characters who are passively affected and changed, they have their own story lines in different parallel universes, whether they are angry or sad, getting better or worse. They don't just appear out of thin air. Even the supporting characters have their own world and their own development path.
The butterfly effect affects every character.
Like Tommy.
Originally, Tommy wholeheartedly protected Keller and refused all people who tried to get close to Keller, including his childhood friend Evan. This was why Evan and Keller were not able to go further in the initial timeline. reason.
Now, after Evan changed history to save Caleb, their father vented all his anger and pain on Tommy, which also pushed Tommy to hell, completely distorting his mind, making him not only more violent but also darker, Naturally, Keller once again became the only life-saving straw in his life. Keller was the only person who would not leave him and always protect him.
So.
When he learned that Evan and Caleb were together, Tommy lost control.
He thought that Keller was about to abandon him, he thought that he was about to escape into the darkness alone, he thought that without Keller, he would have nothing and no life to love——
Heath, his eyes lit up slightly, his mind There was a flash of inspiration.
"That phone call was from Tommy, right?"
In the scene just now, there was a phone call that interrupted Evan and Caleb. Evan picked up, but there was no sound on the phone.
In a moment, Heath connected the things.
"Tommy heard Evan's voice, so he remained silent and refused to speak."
"At the same time, Tommy heard Keller say, 'Leave him alone,' even though Keller had no idea who it was. The caller had no intention of listening but it became the last straw for Tommy. "So, Tommy took the baseball bat and prepared to die together with Evan." >
In the script, Tommy's appearance is sudden and murderous. Everything happens too fast, and the whole world spins into chaos.
One second ago, Tommy beat Evan half to death.
The next second, Evan counterattacked and punched Evan to death.
For ordinary viewers, dramatic and tense plots follow one after another. Even if the logic and emotional context are not clear, they do not have much impact.
But as Anson said before, the space paved and filled by these details is precisely the key point leading to the climax of the third act.
Heath, thinking.
Anson, the same thing.
Heath found the source of Tommy's emotional outburst, while Anson found a missing detail in the key turning point in Heath's words.
Anson, "Do you know how difficult it is to kill someone entirely with your fists?"
Heath: ...?
After being slightly startled, Heath followed up, "So the last blow in the movie was when Evan snatched Tommy's baseball bat and used it to complete the blow."
Anson Shaking his head, "That's the point, but it's not the point."
Heath remained patient.
Anson, "From a script perspective, I can understand Evan's loss of control. On the one hand, he is afraid that his hard-won happiness will slip away again; on the other hand, the near-death experience makes him regardless "What's more, Tommy killed his pet dog in front of him, tortured his friends, and killed innocent neighbors and children."
McGee and Eric have indeed spent countless efforts on the script, and there are no obvious loopholes. There is a corresponding set of reasons behind every "dramatic event". This is undoubtedly one thing. thing.
Heath nodded slightly in agreement, "As you just said, Tommy obviously needs to bear important responsibility for blaming others for the mistake."
Then, Evan lost control. But here -
Anson raised a question, "Is this reason enough to turn Evan, a gentle and kind-hearted person, into a brutal murderer? Beat Tommy to death with both hands."< br>
Heath was about to correct Anson, "baseball bat," but he didn't expect Rachel to say, "No, that's unreasonable."
Although the final fatal blow was a baseball bat, In the entire scene, Evan frantically beat Tommy with his fists, leaving Tommy in a state of residual health, and then used a baseball bat to complete the final fatal blow. How crazy, cruel, and cold-blooded does this need to be?
Returning to Anson’s question: How difficult is it to kill someone with bare hands?
Heath couldn't help but look at Rachel. The two exchanged a quick look. They finally understood what Anson meant.
Indeed, judging from the script or the movie, such a small amount of missing details will not affect the perception. Even if they are only noticed after peeling off the layers, ordinary viewers will probably not notice it at all.
But from another perspective, if these details can be filled in completely, not only the plot, but also the characters will become more complete.
Just like the scene between Anson and Rachel——
Good, everyone says it is good; but not everyone can tell what is good about it. However, this kind of goodness can make a movie complete and even better.
Of course, this is not the job of the director or screenwriter, but the actor's.
So, what is Anson hinting at? Should actors fully fill the flesh and blood of their characters? What is the reason that makes the usually kind-hearted Evan become so crazy and completely lose his mind?
All kinds of thoughts are spinning crazily in my mind.
Then.
Heath's eyes lit up——
Tommy.
The answer, of course, should be Tommy.
Heath looked up at Anson, with a look of interest in his eyes.
“What if Tommy provoked me?”
Anson didn't speak, but looked at Heath with a focused look in his eyes.
“Hey, let’s make a hypothesis.”
“Tommy is a madman. He has no nostalgia in this world. From the beginning, he came with the mentality of dying together. ."
"He was planning to beat Evan to death, and he didn't care about his life or death at all. Maybe he was also planning to commit suicide, or spend his life in prison."
"Later, Evan used anti-wolf spray to turn the situation around and completely suppress Tommy, but Tommy didn't care. He mocked and provoked Evan, constantly irritating Evan and making Evan completely lose his mind and make mistakes."
"In other words, he used his own death to completely destroy the possibility of Evan and Keller being together. He wanted Evan and Keller to carry guilt forever and leave his mark in an immortal way. .”
Hello!
Rachel took a breath and looked at Heath in disbelief.
However, Heath looked into Anson's eyes with excitement and excitement -
In this way, not only did Evan's motivations and characters become fully fleshed out, but also the character of Tommy. Flesh, flesh, and edges also became richer and more three-dimensional.
Be it Heath or Anson, there was a storm in the minds of the two of them. The characters, the plot, and the stories about the characters outside of the script seemed to have their own vitality, growing and spreading wantonly and savagely.
Rachel noticed the madness in the eyes of the two people, and her heart trembled slightly:
Two lunatics.
(End of this chapter)