newbobooks Chapter 69
Chapter 69
"Vincent, your movements should be more deliberate. Yes, when you put your hands in your pockets, the angle of twisting your wrists is too natural, but it doesn't suit Jack's current mood. He should be eager to calm down now. , but still nervous and slightly excited."
Ang Lee stood behind the camera and poked his head out to correct Vincent's movements, "Yes, this is good now. Unit 2 stepped forward, and now the cloud above our heads has been blown away by the wind, and the light is too strong gone."
As a Chinese director, Ang Lee's directing style also contains a lot of delicacy and lingering in the bones of Chinese people. Even if this is a love story between two tough guys, Ang Lee insists that there must be some softness in it. Color, he has very strict requirements on the details of film shooting.
It's like Jack fell in love with Ennis at first sight, but he hesitated when he wanted to start a conversation, because the three words homosexuality in this era are almost a taboo that can be attacked as soon as they are touched.
This budding feeling is like a white feather in the heart of a 19-year-old boy, and it stirs Jack's heart all the time.
He chose to peek at Ennis secretly by pretending to straighten his face in front of the rearview mirror of the car, tracing the outline of Ennis in the mirror with his hidden longing eyes.At the beginning of the relationship, Jack's eyes are erratic and clingy. The clinginess is because of the desire to pay attention to the other party, and the erratic is because of fear and expectation.
Ennis is just the opposite. Because of family growth factors, he is taciturn, masculine and resolute on the outside, but sensitive and fragile on the inside, even full of fear and anxiety.In his character, he has the toughness and violence of a western cowboy, but also contains a trace of indecision.
It is precisely because of this indecision that the love between him and Jack has become difficult and tossed, and finally ended in tragedy.To some extent, Ennis struggled and hesitated in this relationship precisely because he was led by his father to see the tragic experience of homosexuality when he was a child, and the important role played by religious belief.
Their first meeting is dreary and prescient—Jack is the one who initiates and gives more throughout.
After the first meeting between the two protagonists, Vincent removes his cowboy hat to block the light that hits his face in a straight line, and Ennis' Heath Ledger does the same , the two looked at each other and smiled because of this coincidental tacit understanding.
Speaking of the audition for "Brokeback Mountain", it is no less than the twists and turns contained in the script itself.As early as last year, Vincent got the script in his hands, but the production team at that time seemed to have a big problem, and finally nothing happened.But as early as 1997, a production team bought the script of "Brokeback Mountain". After several twists and turns in the past few years, it finally fell into the hands of producer James Shams.
And another script that also included same-sex love was shelved because of the same fate. Compared with "Brokeback Mountain", which pinned the righteousness on the pure emotions of two men, the other script involved more human ethics and morality. related questions.
Both Martin Scorsese and Clint Eastwood wanted to seize the opportunity to change another book, but "Brokeback Mountain" was taken down first and started successfully.The opportunity is gone, and to some extent, the precedent is gone.
And Vincent also met a lot of "old acquaintances" during the audition. What is familiar is that he also met these two faces in the previous film auditions.Heath Ledger also spotted Vincent for the first time. On the one hand, he was worried about whether the other party was competing for the same role as himself. To audition for a film like this, I didn't actually make a choice, did I?
With such a mood, Heath Ledger even thought that he would lose the selection, but he did not expect to receive the notification that the crew had successfully passed the audition. When he saw the list of actors who played Jack Twist, he had to say, in his heart It's shocking and anticipating.
Vincent Landmore, as a young actor born in the 80s, has just been nominated for an Oscar winner. To be honest, Heath Ledger is both admirable and At the same time, it aroused the desire for challenge deep in my heart.
Heath Ledger, who has re-read the script of "Brokeback Mountain" countless times and also turned the pages of the original novel, is looking forward to the collaboration with Vincent. He even thought that it would be better if no one saw the movie — so that I can devote myself wholeheartedly to it.
Because it is the background of western cowboy movies, both of them have to receive training for a period of time at the same time. Vincent, who has rich riding experience as early as in "The Pentium Era", only needs to focus on the rodeo under the guidance of a professional athlete. Short-term efficient training for a highly dangerous sport is enough.
Compared with Ang Lee's praise of Vincent as "sexy and handsome" when he was riding a horse like a cowboy, Heath Ledger, as an Australian, although his temperament is somewhat similar to that of a Westerner, his image, expression and accent They still can't meet the standard that Ang Lee needs.This made the Australian actor very anxious. In addition to the necessary training every day, he watched a large number of western movies when western movies were popular in the last century, observing and imitating the tough, wild and slightly violent western cowboys. image of.
Although the story of "Brokeback Mountain" took place in the western Wyoming of the United States in the 60s, in fact, the entire crew shot most of the shots in the mountains in northern Canada.Whether it is the scenery, the weather, or the architecture, Ang Lee is satisfied.
Frank complained about this but did not dare to speak out. After all, Vincent was his boss, and he could only obey the boss's decision.
Before, he thought that Vincent was going to audition for Ennis Delmar in "Brokeback Mountain", but after finding out that the other party's target was actually Jack Twist, he nodded helplessly: "Okay, I have to remind you, dej's side There are two shooting plans for this year."
"Clint also mentioned to you before that Paul Haggis couldn't let go of another script after all, and he was going to shoot "Crash" immediately after "Million Dollar Baby", so you need to make room for it. Time, Vincent."
Vincent had already prepared, "Jack's part in the scene is not as much as you imagined."
Frank thought about it, his eyebrows furrowed tighter and tighter, "Vincent, you can't do this, although I'm glad you have a fixed number of works every year. But the results of the two male lead films of "The Age of Pentium" and "To Cover Up" last year You have also seen that this year, "Brokeback Mountain" and "Crash" are two movies with supporting actors, I don't want them to crash in the awards season!"
Vincent raised his eyebrows in disbelief, still sitting by the aquarium and staring at the guppies swimming around.
Time goes back to the filming scene of "Brokeback Mountain". Heath Ledger's personality is partly similar to Ennis. He also likes to hide his thoughts and emotions in his heart.If Vincent hadn't taken the initiative to talk to him, the two male protagonists of this film might not have the necessary communication until the intimate scenes were filmed.
Jack is a very suitable role. Unlike Ennis who maintains a silent and dumb expression most of the time, Jack's expression does not fluctuate too much, but his eyes are a good focus.Even when Jack and Ennis were in the same frame, Ang Lee arranged for the main position to take close-ups of Vincent's face, especially the eyes.
Starring in a gay film is a major breakthrough for both actors and actresses: taking on the role is already a major attempt, and the freshness of this experience will follow along with the filming process of playing the role. With more and more difficulties and gradually disappearing, actors need to rethink the way of acting from a completely unfamiliar perspective.
For example, the sparks that were originally created when the opposite sex gets along, are now placed on the same sex, which requires reconsideration of the temperature and brightness.
Before Ang Lee decided to shoot this movie, he didn't even know how men and women do this kind of thing. After the "science popularization" by screenwriter Anne Proulx, Mr. Director decided to revise the two men he designed again. The boat scene between the male protagonists.
For the next intimate scene, the two leading actors must have some necessary communication, at least Vincent originally wanted to go there.
During the chat between Vincent and Heath, they just started with the content of the script, and then slowly diverged, talking about their respective acting experiences and insights. When they got a little more familiar, they slowly talked about their respective lives.But when it came to the critical point, both of them "tacitly" avoided the kiss scene and boat scene that would appear next.
Vincent has never filmed a kissing scene with anyone in his life. He didn't expect that the first kissing scene and boat scene happened with male actors first.Although the last dimension already has experience in this area, it is not easy for Heath Ledger, a completely straight man, to film the sex and love between two iron-blooded tough guys. matter.
When Jack returned to the camp and found that Ennis, who had gone down the mountain to purchase, still hadn't returned, he was restless and anxious, and he had some faint worries but couldn't express it too clearly.
The 19-year-old boy dismounted and tied the horses. Before the night was completely covered, he set up the tent by himself and boiled water for dinner.
As the night deepened, Ennis still didn't come back, Jack closed his eyes in a daze against the fire light slightly, and pursed his thin lips.After opening it, he picked up a bottle of wine at his feet and drank it alone.
Following the mule's footsteps in the dark woods, Jack turned his face and glanced coolly, then quickly turned his head back.
"Come here, you animals." Ennis's low and slightly tired voice sounded at the edge of the dim fire.
After Ennis struggled to get off the mule, Jack slowly capped the wine bottle, put it by his feet, stood up, and walked towards Ennis.
"Where have you been?" Jack put one hand on his waist and shifted his weight to the other foot. His tone was mixed with reproach and impatience, but his eyes were full of worry, because he found Ennis It doesn't look good.
"(I) hang out with the sheep all day and come down here half-starved and only find beans."
Ennis made a beeline for the fire, knocking over a can at his feet, and he didn't even look at Jack, who followed the other's pace, eyes downcast.
"What's going on?" During this period, the close-ups have been focused on Jack's face. The subtle changes in his eyes, the changes in the curvature of his lips, and even the slight shaking of his eyelashes are all manifestations of Jack's emotions.
Ennis opened his eyes forcefully, touching the wound on his forehead, he snorted, "I met a bear, that's it." He grabbed the hat off his head and put it on his left knee, panting heavily Get angry.
"what happened."
"The damned horse was startled, the mule ran away, and the food was scattered on the ground. We only have beans left." When he said this, Ennis paused and hesitated for a moment, because before purchasing, Jack mentioned I was tired of eating beans, so I wanted to get some other food back, but now the fact is that he messed up everything, and the two of them can only return to that life of eating beans.
While Jack was drinking wine and scolding that stupid mule, Jack bent down and took out a cloth towel from the hot pot, wrung out the water with one hand, and gently stamped it on Ennis' forehead wound that was even blood-stained.
This move was interrupted by Ennis, who frowned and took the cloth from Jack's hand, and wiped the blood casually, even if he touched the wound, he just suppressed two muffled groans.
Jack dropped his head and sat down again, the brim of his hat covering his eyes.