The Best Actor in the Vase of Meiyu

Chapter 1428 Literary Male God
“Pride and Prejudice” is, in every respect, an attractive proposal, with few faults except the weight of its characters.

Is it because Anson is now at the top of the pyramid and is not interested in supporting roles, refusing to commit to playing supporting roles like Mr. Darcy? After experiencing continuous breakthroughs in his career, what Anson needs to do next is to seek a qualitative change and open up a new situation in Hollywood?
Or maybe it was because Anson was worried that his accent might not be up to standard and might backfire. After all, this was a work in pure British English. Later in 2007, when Anne Hathaway starred in "Becoming Jane Austen", her accent became a major shortcoming and she became the object of public ridicule.

No, none of them.

The reason is very simple, it's just because the images don't match.

Anson couldn't imagine himself performing in classical British style clothes and speaking elegant lines.

Every actor has his own image, even top actors like Daniel Day-Lewis, Jack Nicholson, and Robert De Niro are no exception. Seeking breakthroughs and challenges between different roles is one thing, and unreasonably trying to play a role that does not fit one's own image is another.

For a movie, the fit of the casting is undoubtedly crucial.

Just like in “Pirates of the Caribbean”, Anson didn’t think he could pull off Johnny Depp’s performance, not because of how difficult the role was, but because of the image and style.

However, in today's Hollywood, capital is dominant, and Wall Street, without knowing the reason, is wholeheartedly seeking big-name actors and blindly trusting them, to the point that directors, producers, and casting directors often need to choose big-name actors who do not fit the role to ensure investment in the project.

The result is often a disaster.

To be honest, Anson didn't see any British temperament in himself.

Perhaps after more time, more challenges, and more experience, Anson will have the opportunity to star in a work like "Kingsman: The Secret Service" in the future; but for now, Anson does not think he is a suitable actor for Mr. Darcy.

There is another surprise, a really eye-catching little surprise:
"Match point"!
This work was written and directed by Woody Allen, the famous "talkative young literary director" in Hollywood. This director who has always refused to attend the Oscars ceremony has always been a favorite of the old scholars in the academy. He was nominated for Best Director six times and won once, nominated for Best Original Screenplay fourteen times and won three times, and even received a nomination for Best Actor for "Annie Hall". He is undoubtedly one of the most recognized authors with creative vitality in the academic system.

Even though Woody Allen has never really cared about the Oscar statuette, and even blatantly rejected the Academy, his legend still exists in Hollywood, and each of his works attracts much attention.

It is precisely because of this that every time Woody Allen prepares to shoot a work, there will be a star-studded cast and half of Hollywood will be mobilized. No matter if it is the protagonist or supporting role, no matter if it is an important role or a minor role, everyone flocks to it.

reason?

Regardless of the quality, the old scholars in the academy are 100% willing to go to the cinema to watch it.

In Woody Allen's works, not only the scripts, but also the actors are always highly recognized. "Annie Hall", "Hannah and Her Sisters", "Manhattan", "Bullets Over Broadway", "Non-Powerful Aphrodisiac", "Midnight in Barcelona" and other works have won Oscar nominations and even won the actors Oscars.

Maybe not every work and maybe not every actor can be favored and get an Oscar nomination, but actors can indeed enter the Academy judge career, break down barriers, let those white-haired old scholars see themselves, and make a breakthrough in their acting career.

Considering the current relationship between Anson and the Academy, this move was a stroke of genius. The top executives of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences were obviously unwilling to admit their mistakes easily, but Anson's continued strong rise was impossible to ignore, so the situation was slightly awkward and stiff, and these old guys needed a step.

If Anson appeared in the works of Woody Allen, a very, very special director, who on the one hand always refused to attend the Oscars ceremony and stayed outside the Academy faction, and on the other hand was welcomed and loved by the old scholars of the Academy for thirty years, regardless of whether the Academy was willing to give Anson an Oscar nomination, Anson had already extended a silent olive branch and given the Academy a way out.

The old guys in the academy can feel at ease using Woody Allen as an excuse to ease the relationship, and it will not be difficult to open up the situation later.

After all, the Academy does not want to miss out on the top figure in Hollywood again and again, otherwise, like at the Oscars earlier this year, they may not be able to gain the upper hand.

What's more, the "match point" script is suitable for Anson no matter how you look at it.

The male protagonist is a handsome, ambitious and scheming... pretty boy. He is actually a tennis coach with limited abilities, but he tries to use the tennis club as a stepping stone to find his own meal ticket to "rise to the sky overnight" and enter the upper class of London.

Later, when he was about to succeed, he could not resist his desire and fell in love with another woman. As a result, he was caught up in an emotional tangle and had to regretfully end up committing a crime.

The so-called perfect fit not only refers to the fact that Anson's image as a vase is deeply rooted in people's hearts, but also that the film is completely centered on the male protagonist, giving the actor a lot of room to play, breaking the fourth wall, allowing the film character to interact with the real image, shining from the film into reality, and completely breaking Anson's vase image:

Although the image of the male protagonist in the movie is not so good, being dark, cunning, greedy, treacherous and cruel, but if Anson can seize the opportunity, he can use this opportunity to completely subvert Hollywood's prejudice and stereotype against him.

Playing a villain is indeed another way to open up your acting career.

Moreover, “Match Point” is different from “Pride and Prejudice.”

Although "Match Point" also takes place in London, the male protagonist created by Woody Allen has more or less his own shadow, so the two main characters are Americans. The story unfolds in the way of Americans breaking into Britain, and the main line is the challenge of American culture breaking through the British aristocracy.

Therefore, Anson's concerns are not valid here.

It has to be said that Edgar's wishful thinking went smoothly, demonstrating his keen grasp of the entire situation, and his layout was completely centered around Anson's next step.

Perhaps, the only problem is that, starting with "The Butterfly Effect", Anson's four consecutive works have tended to be low-cost independent films. Although not all of them are art films, their size, style, and type are obviously different from large-scale investment projects. In any case, they are not works like "Spider-Man".

If Anson continues to join Woody Allen's works, is he ready to completely transform into an artistic male god?

(End of this chapter)