Philip Seymour Hoffman was known to the Chinese for the first time, thanks to the popularity of "Smell the Scent and Know a Woman" in the film fan circle, although the focus of the people at that time was that the blind could still be cool and cool. Al Pacino, who danced the tango, but Hoffman, with his curly blond hair, caught some people's attention. Since then, he has played a series of roles of passers-by in films such as "Boogie Nights" and "Murdering Green Toes". With the popularity of "Magnolia" and "Genius Ripley", more and more people pay attention to When it came to this fat man who was a little weird but very good at acting, in 2006, he finally won the recognition of Hollywood with "Capote" and won the Oscar for best actor, and also opened his slightly "dark" character interpretation.
The reason why Hoffman's character interpretation is "dark" is because he was born with an unattractive face, which made him only rely on nuanced psychological and morphological changes to show the character's character and shape when he played the character. connotation. In "Capote", Hoffman reproduces the whole process of the novel "Cold Blood" written by Capote, a controversial gay writer in the history of American literature, with wonderful body language. Capote's sensitive hypocrisy and cruelty are vividly represented by Hoffman. A story of trust, betrayal, and conscience, Capote struggles with every choice he makes. His friend Harper Leigh's work was adapted into a movie, which became the last straw to crush Capote's longing for fame and fortune. Capote followed his inner dark pursuit and abandoned Perry who trusted him for fame and fortune. When Perry was hanged, he also felt uneasy and painful, but Harper Leigh pointed out his hypocrisy in a flash.
"Capote" made Hoffman a successful Oscar-winning actor, and he seems to have fallen in love with this kind of character that is both good and evil. Three years later, he played a more intriguing priest image in "Doubts about Child Abuse." There's no way to tell if he actually assaulted the 12-year-old black schoolboy, but he exuded a vicious aura that convinced Myrtle Streep's nun and many viewers that he was a pervert. Hoffman's wonderful performance also makes the film rise from a simple child abuse story to a philosophical discussion about "doubt".
In "Doubt of Child Abuse", Hoffman's two sermons have fully demonstrated his personal appeal, and his words have a touching power, which he fully exploited in the film in 2012, Completed the transition from "priest" to "master".
"The Master" is very much like a post-World War II American social style painting. It outlines a fragmented America. Hoffman's "Master" Custer skillfully captures the psychology of people who are at a loss after the war, trying to become a "Captain" who leads people forward. He uses the past and present therapy based on the theory of time to liberate the world. However, his theory is more like the teachings of a cult. Hoffman accurately brings a character with the dual attributes of "master" and "liar" to life. We can not only see him boasting in front of the believers, but also see him go wild when questioned by bystanders. It can even see the true character of the master as an ordinary individual. A hesitant "master" reflects the confusion of the entire era.
Of course, Hoffman is not just obsessed with these "dark" characters with complex emotions. He has also participated in many entertainment films, such as "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" which has just been released, and "Jack" Go Boating", "The Savages", etc., but when he plays an ordinary character, it is difficult to produce unexpected surprises. Removed the dark temperament, Hoffman is just a fat man who can act, just an ordinary artist on the Hollywood assembly line. Only by entering the dark heart of the character, Hoffman can make his performance exude like a drug. The power of the human heart.
Perhaps this is why Hoffman used his own life to interpret the darkest story, an endless sad song about masters and drugs.
"I have never liked to say goodbye, but there is a gust of wind behind everyone that controls our life. We can't see it, let alone control it, and we don't even know its intention. I really want to spend more time with you, but That gust of wind decided to take me away, and I'll miss it here."
- Child Abuse Doubt
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