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014 Meeting the Challenge

Standing under the shower head in the bathroom, the warm hot water washed away the fatigue of the muscles. The long day finally ended, and it also meant that a brand new day was about to begin.

"Pacific War", this work is a brotherly chapter of "Brothers Company", but the focus angle is slightly different.

"Brothers Company" focuses on describing the cruelty of war, and through the experience of a company soldier, it shows the revolutionary friendship between soldiers and the ups and downs of World War II. Among them, the real Normandy landing became the representative work of the entire work, and was hailed as exceeding the shock of "Saving the Soldier Ryan". The theme of "I am not a hero, I fight side by side with the hero" is even more exciting.

The "Pacific War" focuses on describing the impact of war. The series connects the entire series with three characters, Eugene-b-slegde, John-basilone and Robert-lekie. These three are real characters in real life. The entire series is adapted from the memoirs of Eugene and Robert. The main line of the war revolves around three people, showing the influence of all aspects of their lives in all aspects, aiming to show the profound impact of World War II on each independent individual, each individual family, and even the entire social state.

The role of Lan Li is Eugene, who carries the core soul and sublimation of the entire series.

In his previous life, Renly watched the "Pacific War" and left a deep impression on Eugene. This is a very interesting and complex character.

He was originally a boy with no power to tie his hands and could not exercise vigorously due to heart disease, but on the battlefield he gradually grew into a soldier covered in blood and even a little irritable. When he first stepped onto the battlefield, he would vomit when he saw the corpse and vomited until his bile was overwhelmed. But later he watched his comrades die one after another. The struggle and difficulties of survival began to distort his beliefs. Human nature disappeared little by little, and even when he saw a crying baby, his first reaction was human/meat/bomb, rather than protecting the weak.

He had unswervingly believed that this war was to protect his home from invasion, but on the battlefield he realized that even the enemies were alive, and they had their own families and the belief that they wanted to protect. Their battle was not to protect their homes, but to kill each other. So how did all this happen? This made him begin to question his belief. If God loves every people, why did he allow the existence of war? If God is willing to bear the punishment of sin on behalf of everyone, why did his hands be covered with blood and not his own will?

The extinction of human nature and the collapse of faith made Eugene's world soar. He was lucky enough to survive, but he hated such a self because his braver and stronger comrades were always buried on the battlefield, while he survived the timid and cowardly. He didn't even know how he returned to his hometown. The confusion, pain, and struggle were rooted in Eugene's blood.

He returned to his hometown, and he persisted with all his limbs until the end of the war, but he didn't know how to continue living. Eugene was no longer Eugene.

Among the entire series, Eugene is the most complete, fullest and richest character. It can almost be said to embody all the ambitions of the "Pacific War". In just ten episodes, it shows the magnificence of life. Even compared to "Brothers", the depth and height of the character Eugene is far ahead, and it can be shot into a movie.

Of course, this also means that the performance is so difficult, far beyond imagination.

Joseph Mezero, who was born as a child star, is the actor of Eugene in his previous life. He has a fragile temperament like Bambi, which gives Eugene a special touch. The confusion, hesitation and despair in his eyes are very consistent with the style of the whole series. However, Joseph's performance is a bit monotonous, without layers or depth. He is unable to show that delicate change, which invisibly weakens the core idea of ​​the series; especially in the second half, the magnificence from falling apart to silence in his heart is almost completely unrepresented, which is a major blow to the hard work of the main creative team.

After the broadcast of "Pacific War", the professional reputation was still highly praised, but the audience's response was not as good as the "Brothers Company".

There are many reasons. First, the high expectations of pearls and jade in the front, and the audience's standards have been raised to a new level, which will inevitably be compared in all aspects; second, the intention of the series has shifted, which has led to changes in focus and weakened chemical reactions in the war scenes; third, it is also necessary to consider the issue of the reference object of the adaptation. "Brothers Company" is adapted from a novel, while "Pacific War" is adapted from two different memoirs, with a certain impact on coherence, and the first half is particularly obvious.

Last and most important point, Joseph was unable to interpret enough depth and failed to support the soul of Eugene, which led to the sublimation of the second half of the series coming to an abrupt end, lacking the summary baptism of "Brothers".

The audience is subjective, and the gap caused by the difference between the two works is enough to make them feel dissatisfied; the critics are objective and give enough affirmation from the aspects of the drama framework, scene quality and ideological core.

Now that the role of Eugene is taken over by Renli Lilly, what will his performance be? Can he meet expectations? Can he surpass Joseph's performance? Can he rely on the power of the performance to present the ideas of the creative team? Can he light up the soul of the entire work of the "Pacific War"?

The overall quality of the work cannot be changed by an actor, let alone Lan Li is still a new actor without any acting experience, but the quality and strength of the performance are the actor's responsibility, the entire responsibility. This is not an easy task, strictly speaking, it is a difficult task.

Renly's blood rushes rapidly, and the excitement and stimulation brought by adrenaline penetrates into the muscles, jubilating with difficulty.

Becoming an actor was his greatest dream and persistence since his rebirth, but everything before that was just a matter of paper. Even after experiencing the fragmented performances of the West End and Broadway on London, he didn't know whether he had enough talent to become an excellent actor and whether he had enough ability to constantly challenge his acting skills; not to mention that the huge pressure from home was so heavy that he couldn't breathe.

Now, the opportunity has finally come! And it is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!

Not only did Lan Li not feel embarrassed because of the difficult challenges, but was extremely excited because of the difficulties of the task. Although this was only his first official performance, he was already ready to try it out now.

He did not come to live again to look back and forth, but to be afraid. He wanted to truly let go of his hands and feet, constantly sprinting to the limits with flaunts, and see how much light his life could bloom. Life is as gorgeous as summer flowers, and death is as quiet as autumn leaves. He wanted to follow Tagore's footsteps to explore this journey.

After the excitement and excitement, Lan Li gradually calmed down. If you want to complete the challenge, it is not enough to just talk about it on paper. It is precisely because of the severe challenge that he needs to pay more attention. Perhaps, tomorrow he should go to the New York Public Library and start to learn about the background information during World War II.

For most actors, performance is just a performance, relying on instincts and skills to present it, which is enough. However, the experience of watching movies in the last ten years, as well as the study experience at Cambridge University and the Royal Academy of Drama Arts in the UK, made Lan Li understand that performance is based on roles. Only by fully understanding background knowledge and life experiences, can the performance temperament exudes from the inside out give the character a vivid and realistic image.

This is like the British aristocrats insist on learning elegant art and reading paper books. Their inner temperament is difficult to describe in words, but it is often the key to determining essential differences.

I thought I would be too excited to sleep, but I didn't expect that after my head was touched by the pillow, I quickly fell asleep. Because Lan Li knew better than anyone that he had been waiting for this day for the rest of his life and had already been prepared. Now the only thing he needed to do was to accumulate energy and then prepare for it.

The mornings in New York are always particularly noisy, with the roar of the noisy car engines deafeningly, and the noisy voices fill the building everywhere, and are accompanied by the struggle and groaning of water pipes and pipes. The vitality is full of energy but with a hint of restlessness.

He slept comfortably until half past ten. If it weren't for the plan today, he would have hoped to stay in bed and sleep forever. Today, Lanli was going to go to the New York branch of the American Actors Union to ask about the next schedule of the "Pacific War" and learn about the specific situation, and then go to the library to check the information. Lanli didn't know how the TV series crew, the film crew operated, and how the actors' preparations were carried out. As a novice, he could only rely on his own understanding and prepare as much as possible before entering the crew.

After washing and taking care of it, he opened the refrigerator and browsed up and down, but did not find too much food. Then he remembered that he hadn't gone to the supermarket for a while. Now it seems that Chris has forgotten about this. He searched for it, picked up an apple, stuffed it into his mouth, closed the refrigerator door and prepared to leave directly.

"Wait." Chris opened the door, holding a T-shirt in his hand, and was busy putting his shoes on, "Wait, will you go to the actors now? I'll be with you too."

Lan Li raised her eyebrows and showed a puzzled look. Chris casually explained, "I'll go over and see the situation."

Lan Li didn't think much. It seemed that Chris had been bored at home for two months, and probably couldn't wait any longer. He waved his hand and said neatly, "Come on."

Chris put on his shoes and chased after him step by step. Then he saw the apple in Renley's hand, "...Is this the apple I bought? I'll get one too."

"This is the last one." Lan Li said with a calm look on her face, and took a big bite on the rosy apple. The crisp sound was particularly crisp.

Chris stood beside him, with black lines on his head.
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