novellhall Chapter 326 Character Card: Joker
Chapter 326 Character Card: Joker
Chapter 325 Character Card: The Joker (Seeking Monthly Tickets)
Every character featured is a legendary figure in film history.
Each character card represents a complete performance system.
"stop!"
The spinning wheel slowed down, eventually settling on a silhouette with a bizarre smile and insane makeup.
[Congratulations, host! You have drawn a classic movie character card: Joker]
Unlock character's core talents:
[Character Empathy]: Capable of perfectly empathizing with illogical and unscrupulous villains, breaking the shackles of conventional acting logic to achieve a seamless portrayal of mad characters. [The Essence of Extreme Contrast Performance]: Able to seamlessly switch between gentleness and madness, divinity and bestiality, restraint and explosion, with unlimited layers of performance. [Audience Mental Control]: The performance directly draws the audience's emotions and attention, completely immersing them in the character's constructed mental world, achieving absolute control in front of the screen.
The moment the lines of notification text fell.
A surge of intense and crazy performance insights flooded Chen Xun's mind.
Completely different from all his previous performance experience.
Whether it's Star-Lord's outgoing roguishness or Gao Chun's introverted melancholy, there are clear character logics and emotional threads to follow.
But the Joker is different!
The core of this character is illogicality and rulelessness; it is pure madness that tears apart and exposes the dark side of human nature.
He finally understood.
Why do countless actors regard the Joker as the Mount Everest of their acting careers?
Being able to play this role well means completely breaking the boundaries of human performance and mastering any character with extreme contrasts.
"Chen Xun, what are you thinking about?"
Jackie Chan's voice brought him back to his senses. The older brother walked over with a smile and patted him on the shoulder.
Chen Xun turned his head: "The Berlin matter is over. Marvel has been urging us several times. We should go back to Hollywood and wrap up the remaining scenes."
Xin Zhilei, who was standing nearby, also came over, her eyes full of gratitude.
Her performance at the Berlin premiere had already been reported by the media to Hollywood and the Chinese entertainment industry.
She has a number of film offers waiting for her now.
Three days later, in Hollywood, at the Marvel Studios.
The huge blue screen still covered the entire venue, but this time, the scene was changed to the core area of Planet Ego.
In the boundless expanse of deep blue light and shadow, the divine radiance of the planet's core is simulated.
This is where the film's most crucial conflict will unfold, marking the completion of Star-Lord's character arc.
From the joy of recognizing his father, to the immersion in his father's love, to the collapse of his faith when the conspiracy was exposed, he finally achieved the awakening of humanity overcoming divinity.
This is the most difficult scene to act in the entire film, and also the scene most likely to produce a top-tier attribute ball.
Director Gunn picked up the megaphone and shouted to the entire set, his eyes gleaming with excitement: "Today we're shooting the most important scene in the whole film! Ego confesses the truth to Star-Lord, and father and son become complete enemies!"
"Everyone, get ready! Give it your all!"
All cameras were in place instantly, and the scene quickly quieted down.
In a distant corner, Xin Zhilei opened her notebook again.
Her scenes have been completed.
But she still sat on set studying.
Jackie Chan has changed into Igor's white divine attire.
Standing in the center of the blue screen, his usual gentle smile vanished, replaced by the indifference of a celestial being who had lived for millions of years.
Even just standing there, he exudes an aura that makes people afraid to look him in the eye.
Chen Xun was wearing Star-Lord's red leather jacket and holding the Elemental Gun.
He instantly immersed himself in Star-Lord's mode.
At this moment, Peter Quill had just found the fatherly love he had longed for all his life and touched the power of the Celestials, thinking that he had finally found his home.
Little did he know that the next second he would fall into the deepest hell.
"Action!"
Jackie Chan, playing Ego, slowly walks towards Chen Xun, his voice gentle and persuasive, as he recounts his ambition to expand the universe.
The gentler his tone, the colder his expression became, as if everything was perfectly normal.
He portrayed the two extreme contrasts with remarkable depth and nuance.
The smile on Star-Lord's face gradually faded as Chen Xun played the role.
From initial bewilderment to gradual astonishment, his voice trembled as he said, "Those children—"
"They did not inherit my Celestial bloodline, so they are of no use to me."
Igor spoke casually, as if he were talking about a trivial matter.
The camera was fixed on Chen Xun's face.
His pupils suddenly contracted, and he felt as if he had been hit hard by an invisible hammer, staggering back half a step.
The longing for fatherly love that I had previously held was now ripped open with a hideous crack.
The light in his eyes dimmed little by little.
"Cut! My God, that's perfect!"
Director Gunn jumped up excitedly from in front of the monitor and shouted at the top of his lungs.
The entire audience erupted in enthusiastic applause.
Wow~
Several attribute orbs fell between the two, it was impossible to tell whether they came from Chen Xun or Jackie Chan.
[Extremely emotionally charged performance +15]
[The villain's complex and nuanced portrayal +18]
[Father-son scenes resonate deeply +12]
[The tug-of-war between divinity and humanity enhances empathy by +10]
"absorb!"
Chen Xun instantly absorbed all the attribute orbs scattered on the ground.
He did the mental calculations and found that all the attribute points added up to 75, which was still a long way from 1000.
But this is just a show.
The subsequent filming took place entirely under the control of Chen Xun and Jackie Chan.
From the Star Wars between Ego and Star-Lord, to Star-Lord's struggle between divinity and humanity, and finally to Star-Lord's complete awakening, using the power of the Celestials to fight against Ego.
One major scene after another was filmed.
The two actors are becoming increasingly in sync in their scenes together.
Even director Gunn couldn't help but sigh.
The two actors' performances went beyond the framework of the script, bringing the characters of Star-Lord and Ego to life.
As each scene was filmed, the attribute ball began to fall off continuously.
Perhaps it's because Chen Xun and Jackie Chan are getting more and more invested that the quality of their attribute balls is getting higher and higher!
[Masterful action scenes with emotional integration +20]
[Extremely well-developed sense of conviction in the character +15]
[Improvisational acting compatibility +20]
[The Villain's Ultimate Madness +18]
Chen Xun accepted all of them without hesitation, absorbing each attribute orb instantly, causing the accumulated values to rise rapidly.
[108/1000]
[119/1000]
When filming the final scene where Star-Lord is trampled underfoot by Ego and watches his Guardians of the Galaxy companions fall into dire straits, the two actors' performances reached their peak.
Jackie Chan's portrayal of Ego completely sheds his gentle facade, revealing the madness and tyranny of the Celestials who are arrogant and domineering.
Every line of dialogue carries an overwhelming sense of power.
Chen Xun's portrayal of Star-Lord is filled with wounds, pinned to the ground, yet his face bears Star-Lord's nonchalant smile, while his eyes reveal an unprecedented determination.
He finally let go of his obsession with Celestial bloodline, let go of his yearning for fatherly love, and fully accepted Peter Quill, who was raised by Yondu and had a group of friends who would share life and death with him.
This scene was filmed in one continuous take, without the slightest interruption!