The Best Actor in the Vase of Meiyu

Chapter 136 Elegance
Julie Andrews is here.

Everything came as planned. 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 more than two-thirds of the crew have also appreciated Julie's appearance on the big screen. Regardless of age or gender, for those in the film industry, I am afraid that no one has not. Know the two works "Mary Poppins" and "The Sound of Music"——

In fact, in 2005, on the th 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 beautiful and kind-hearted nun Maria, they all represent warmth, happiness and unlimited imagination.

Although time has passed, 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.

——It is conceivable.

When Julie arrived at the resort where the crew was staying, there was a commotion throughout the crew. In the movie, Julie plays the queen of a fictional small country; 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 transformed into fans and fans, staring longingly at Julie. Every look and movement was enough to make everyone excited.

As the saying goes, distance produces 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. Rather than deeply 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 air of oldness or decay on 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 in her every move is full of vitality. A kind of lightness, and you can return 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.

At first I was a little skeptical, 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 Julie did have a very comfortable aura about her. , 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 entire movie, and even the chance to share the same screen was only during the dance at the end; however, this did not affect Anson's enthusiasm.

From the day Julie joined the crew, Anson resumed his previous habit of going to the set every day to watch the filming and watch Julie's performance up close, regardless of whether he had his own role or not. To be honest, Julie Andrews is a superstar in the musical era. Along with the decline of musical 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 movie.

In other words, Jolie's performance has a distinct imprint of musical and dance movies. Just like the superstars of the silent film era who were eliminated when they entered the sound era, Jolie's performance seemed out of place in the film works after the 1970s. Therefore, she later More active on Broadway.

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, 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 a little strange but can't explain why. Only a very, very small number of professionals can catch it. To those slight deviations of misalignment.

So, does it matter?
It seems important, but it doesn't seem important.

but.

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’s even a subtle sense of misplaced humor.

Anson isn't sure if this was Gary's intention with his casting, but whether it was or not, the results so far are 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. He is now purely an amateur, relying on instinct to move forward ignorantly. He stands outside the door, peeks inside curiously, and steps inside cautiously. But I haven’t found my own path yet.

Everything is fresh.

Therefore, observation becomes an instinct.

In fact, Annie is the same. She turned from an ignorant young 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 young newcomer, she then... Coming down is Julie Andrews.

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 step is an opportunity to gain experience and grow and transform. Not just anyone can do it. To win such a precious opportunity.

Anne, like Anson, was seizing her chance.

　Second update.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)