In the trilogy of sin, there is actually a philosophical question: when a person is born, is his nature good or is his nature evil?

For example, the little overlord in "City of God" has a dream since childhood that he is a villain, wanting to rule the entire City of God; for example, Vincent in "killing with a knife", he has no moral concepts or justice standards, and interests are the only driving force of his behavior; for example, the yellow mafia in "City of Sin" is purely evil, and he has no means to achieve his goal. ⊙

So, is the evil of these people caused by nature or society? Is the depravity of society caused by the evil nature of human greed?

This is a huge proposition. If you really explore it in depth, it is obviously not something that Lance can control at the current level. Therefore, Lance did not intend to go further to this level. He just passed by and substituted his point of view into it. "Human nature is good, and the influence of evil comes from the influence and corrosion of society." When Lance sets the role, he deliberately avoids this philosophical proposition and directly sets the essence of each character as kind.

In "City of God", Lance did not condemn the evil bully, but instead told his story in a reincarnation with a hint of pity. After the audience not only won't hate this character, but on the contrary, many people will like this character; in "Killing with a knife", Lance did not make Vincent end up miserable. Instead, he used Max's values ​​to shock Vincent's world, which made Vincent have flaws and led to different endings.

Similarly, in "City of Sin", Lance does not intend to discuss this issue. For other characters, Lance gives the right to build a background to the actor, but on the big screen, those past will not be shown, just like "killing with a knife", but helping the actors enter the role; but the role of Nancy is different. She appears twice, once in childhood and the other in adulthood, and the changes in the role are obvious, so her growth curve will become the carrier that runs through the core idea of ​​"City of Sin".

In Lance's idea, Nancy was a canary imprisoned in a cage when she was a child, but her parents' dark transactions permeated her life everywhere. The so-called "canary" is not that she is ignorant of the world, but that she takes these sins for granted. She does not think that those dark transactions are wrong. The rebellion in her bones made her sneak away from her home, but was kidnapped. What's even more terrible is that the kidnappers wanted not ransom, but her, so she fell into an isolated situation where no one could save her.

Under such circumstances, Hadigan saved her. She became her hero, which also became a bond between the two. But after that, Nancy's world began to collapse and was dragged into the abyss of darkness bit by bit. Eight years later, when Nancy met Hardigan again, her soul had begun to rot, living like a walking corpse, and only a little push was needed. She would completely fall - and the last straw that broke the camel's back was Roger, who transformed into a yellow bastard, and eventually lost control. Nancy, who was overwhelmed by anger. She killed the yellow bastard with her own hands and died in the world; Hadigan volunteered to become a scapegoat and chose to commit suicide, which cut off the last trace of conscience and kindness in Nancy's heart.

The city of sin will be dark from now on.

Nancy's main line is the most mainstream, from kindness to sin, from purity to filth, from victim to perpetrator, and it is also the carrier for Lance to completely explain the condemnation of the social status in the trilogy of sin from a mainstream perspective. It can be said that this is a very simple, but very complex, and more important role.

Emma just participated in a brief audition today, and at most read the script outline, but she was able to adjust her thinking to the right track so quickly - although it was still not completely correct, this once again brought Lance a surprise.

Lance was not in a hurry to correct the mistakes in Emma's words, nor did he plan to correct them - this was the homework left for Emma, ​​"Oh? Why are you so sure? Isn't it depends on the director's intention?" Lance's voice contained a hint of doubt and provocation, covering up his curiosity, as if it had caused Emma a new problem.

Emma showed a confident smile, "Because I could smell the director's thoughts during the audition just now."

Lance raised his eyebrows gently, suppressing the ridiculousness of laughter and crying, and spoke again, "So, what are you thinking now?"

This is the same question. Lance asked it just now, so why did he ask it the second time? Emma couldn't help but be stunned, but after a while, Emma reacted, "You mean, my own thoughts?" It was not the idea of ​​the character Nancy, but her own thoughts. Lance meant that interpreting Nancy based on her own ideas of her age will not only be more realistic, but will also make the performance more convincing.

Emma stood there in surprise, unable to believe her ears.

As we all know, actors who are glamorous under the spotlight are always just a chess piece in the hands of the director and a money-making tool in the hands of the producers. Unless they can reach a height like Jack Nicholson and Meryl Streep, it is almost difficult for actors to have independent rights, let alone newcomers like Emma who have no acting experience.

But now, Lance clearly stated that she hoped Emma would integrate her ideas into the role. How could Emma not be shocked? She stood there in a daze, but couldn't react for a moment.

Seeing Emma's reaction, the smile in Lance's eyes swelled up. To be honest, Emma's understanding far exceeded Lance's expectations, which made Lance have an idea that if Emma can become his favorite actor, just like Michael Fassbender, it seems to be a good choice.

In the distant future, among the new generation of actresses, especially young actresses under the age of 25, Jennifer Lawrence is unrivalled. She won the Oscar winner of the Best Actress in Film at the age of 23 and became the second youngest actress in film history. At the same time, she relied on the "X-Men" series and the "Hunger Games" series became the box office guarantee, and can almost be said to be the well-deserved first person for young actresses.

Of course, in addition to her, actresses such as Emma Watson, Kristen Stewart, Shailene Woodley, etc. have also achieved many outstanding achievements, but among actresses of similar age, Emma Stone is the first to be comparable to Jennifer.

In terms of box office, Emma has excellent performances such as "Amazing Spider-Man" series and "Crazy and Stupid Love"; in terms of performance, works such as "Help" and "Gossip Plan" have won many recognitions, and "Birdman" has won her first Oscar nomination for acting. It can be said that she is a very malleable actress.

Emma's acting skills are quite solid, especially her talent for comedy shows, and her performance details and emotional communication are very good, but the most regrettable thing is that she lacks a little spirituality. However, "performance spirituality" is hard to come by. Jennifer is known as the most spiritual actress of the younger generation, but since "The Bones of Winter", her spirituality has gradually disappeared.

In Lance's view, the biggest problem with Emma's performance is the lack of diversity. In fact, after winning the Oscar, Jennifer also faced similar problems. He kept repeating his performance and repeating his own pattern. This is a problem that every actor must face, and it is also a bottleneck that young actors cannot ignore. Emma's performance routines in works such as "Help", "Birdman", and "Magic Moonlight" are quite similar, with explosive power, delicateness, but lacking depth and change.

In fact, it is ultimately a matter of richness and diversity in performance skills.

If you can guide you step by step effectively in the early stage of learning performance, integrate your own characteristics while constantly referring to the characteristics of other actors, and accumulate and transform into your own things in the process of accumulation of experience, then the thickness and strength of the performance can often burst out in every move.

Of course, this is not an easy task. Lance did not have such talent, but after three lifetimes of experience, ten years of precipitation on Broadway, and the influence of thousands of movies, he now has such a possibility, but real performance still needs to be constantly honed in practice.

Lance is not sure whether Emma has such a talent. At least the understanding she showed today has certain possibilities. So, there is no harm in trying it.

"A good actor must have his own ideas, not only his understanding of the character, but also his understanding of the script. If I remember correctly, this is someone's dream." Lance said a lot of words with a rare moment, and the sudden contrast made Emma stunned.

At this moment, the parking guy drove the car over, and Lance closed his jaw with a smile, "I hope you can become an excellent actor, maybe this is a good start." After that, Lance walked straight to the driver's seat, then left without stopping.

Emma stood there for a long time, watching the car go away, for a long time, "He remembers my dream." She did not forget the conversation about the dream, nor did he forget, "He remembers my dream." Emma couldn't help but murmur, and then the smile on the corner of her mouth slowly rose, getting higher and higher, bigger, and finally released completely and brilliantly.

Regarding the dream of an actor, she never gave up, and she did not intend to give up. She became an excellent actor and an actor who shocked the audience with her acting skills. This was always her goal. And now, she finally ushered in the opportunity to start this dream. If "City of Sin" can become the starting point of this journey, if he can become the guide of his dream, if...

The excitement in his heart was surging, making his smile brighter and stronger, and his eyes became more and more firm. He clenched his fists gently, and Emma looked at the afterimage of the car that had gone away, and before he knew it, his mood slowly settled down.
Chapter completed!