The Best Actor in the Vase of Meiyu

Chapter 989 Adding scenes
"Spider-Man" is also a typical youth campus movie, focusing on the growth of an ordinary middle school student. Therefore, there are a lot of campus violence, ignorant first love, and confused future content in the movie. This is one of the important reasons for the success of the movie. Peter Parker's image as a boy next door successfully impressed the audience.

"Spider-Man 2" continues this narrative, but Sam Raimi did not sort out his thoughts. On the one hand, he was reluctant to stay in the youth campus genre, and on the other hand, he tried to start facing the troubles of the adult world. This tug of war led to a childish and superficial narrative under a profound theme.

So, Anson has been trying to reduce the childish and whiny parts without changing the tone of the whole movie.

Anson looked at Sam. "Director, that depends on what kind of Peter Parker you want to create."

Sam chewed it carefully, his expressionless face looked distracted but actually he was thinking.

James still found it hard to believe Anson, "So you took the initiative to reduce your role?"

"Oh, God, Anson, look at Tom Cruise, who insists on increasing his role and establishing his absolute core position no matter what. How can you..."

James couldn't believe it.

What Anson wants to say is that between roles and works, always choose the latter——

It is true that a brilliant role can make the audience remember the actor firmly; but only an outstanding work can stand the test of time.

Given the choice between a good character and bad work or a bad character and good work, Anson insisted on the latter.

But Anson also understood James' considerations. Actors still need to establish their position in Hollywood. Otherwise, in this world of fame and fortune where people are fickle, no matter how outstanding their work is, it will be useless. People still need to see the "superstar charm" of the actors. Countless production companies still stubbornly believe that actors can change the quality of a work. They ignore the existence of directors and screenwriters and blindly believe in superstars.

Ultimately, it’s a matter of choice.

Choose your career in the short term, or choose to look at the future in the long term.

Therefore, Anson did not argue with James. He knew that James was worried about him, so he joked, "My role has been reduced, which means that your and Kristen's roles will be increased."

James blinked and turned to look at Sam, "Director, I think Anson is right."

Hahaha.

Sam also laughed, and noticing Anson's questioning look, he nodded in agreement, "We've completed the revision of Harry's part."

James suddenly became excited. "Wow, change it any way you want? Did he save New York overnight with his handsomeness and suaveness?"

Sam's mouth twitched slightly, "Is this all you pursue?"

James said calmly, "I can't be Spider-Man anyway, so I should at least show my charm, right?"

Sam looked at Anson, "It looks like the role you fought for Harry might be lost."

James was stunned for a moment, then looked at Anson with an expression of incredible surprise, "No way, brother, you really got a performance space for me?"

Without needing Anson to answer, Sam confirmed, "Indeed it is."

The entire story of "Spider-Man 2" revolves around Peter Parker. When Anson modified the protagonist's story line, the supporting characters naturally could not be missed.

To be precise, modifying the supporting roles is also to pave the way for the main characters, which is a complementary adjustment. In Anson's opinion, neither Harry nor Mary Jane has room to play.

A man who is immersed in the memory of losing his father, gets drunk day and night, and always thinks of Spider-Man, hoping to kill his enemy with his own hands.

A girl who started a new life after being rejected by Peter, but she could never forget Spider-Man and was still hesitant even when she was engaged to someone else.

It's not impossible to write like this, it's the typical Hollywood narrative rule that revolves around the protagonist; but the key point is that both characters have no arc and no foundation.

As for Harry, he spends the entire movie drunk, constantly shouting for killing, and then... then he discovers his father's secret chamber, which sets the stage for him to become the Green Goblin, but the character is single and flat throughout, with no arc or edges, and even though the script spent countless words on him, he is still just a paper tool.

As for Mary Jane, no matter it's her new relationship with her fiancé, why she's obsessed with Spider-Man, or why she seems to be hesitant to speak every time she sees Peter, nothing is made clear. Without the plot and details, her feelings are completely castles in the air and fail to convince the audience, let alone resonate with them.

In the end, Mary Jane became a vase character responsible for screaming. It was not made clear why Peter was obsessed with her and what was going on with Mary Jane's emotional struggles, which was very unfriendly to the audience.

Judging from the intention, Sam and his team have thought it through.

Harry represents the tug of war in friendship, and is also Peter's struggle on a moral level, because he was indeed the indirect killer of Harry's father's death. Even though he was also trying to survive, the Green Goblin killed himself of his own making, but the kind-hearted Peter still felt guilty. In the end, Peter had to face the cruel reality that his best friend evolved into the little Green Goblin.

Mary Jane represents the hesitation of love. Peter chose to reject her confession in order to protect Mary Jane, but he still could not control his feelings. The struggle between pursuing his own happiness and upholding justice became Peter's greatest torment.

It is clear and direct at a glance, and the entire emotional tension has been pushed to the extreme.

Worthy of recognition.

But on the execution level, they did not write the supporting characters as real characters, and they ended up being just tools.

So, Anson gave some advice.

Sam looked at James. "Harry's character is also going through his own arc. He has always hoped that Peter would reveal Spider-Man's whereabouts, but Peter remained silent. So Harry shut Peter out because of sadness and anger. In his opinion, Spider-Man is a bad guy and a murderer. He doesn't understand why Peter keeps his mouth shut. He can't accept it."

"But Peter still plays the role of a loyal friend and always stays by Harry's side, which puts Harry in a dilemma."

"This tug and bond eventually became the opportunity for Harry to escape into darkness and become the Green Goblin."

"Logically speaking, when Harry saw the Green Goblin equipment in the secret room at home, he should have realized that his father was evil, but hatred blinded his eyes and he thought Peter's silence was a defense of Spider-Man, so he became the Green Goblin."

Apparently, James is also a talented actor. He quickly understood, "You mean, Harry is not just angry and sad, but he has also undergone psychological changes in the process of getting along with Peter."

Sam looked at Anson. Anson was more familiar with the actor's part. This was also the bridge of trust that Anson had built with practical actions over the past few months.

Anson added, "Hesitation, struggle, torment. Harry knew he shouldn't be angry with Peter, but he couldn't control himself. He didn't understand why Peter was silent. The better Peter treated him, the more he was convinced that Peter knew Spider-Man's whereabouts."

"Finally, into the darkness."

(End of this chapter)