Unlike the negative characters in many thrillers, Anthony Hopkins' performance does not rely on the typical horror elements that have been inflated in the sales industry. The change of times makes people lose their patience with the simple scary tactics of thrillers. I once watched "Frankenstein" produced in 1931 collectively. Needless to say, the film is classic, but Monster's almost inexplicable "horror performance" in it has caused the audience to burst into laughter today. The subsequent thrillers, except for a few masterpieces, repeated this cheap element more or less: dark lights hit a frantically distorted ugly face, eyes frantically pulled to the largest area, fingers naive Jane vibrated back and forth normally, with unnatural fangs in her mouth and "hehehe" treacherously betraying her milky milky smirk.
But Hopkins is not like that. In his most well-known work "The Silent Lamb", we have for the first time experienced this unique cold-blooded animal-Hannibal. He conquered the Oscar review and conquered the hearts of global audiences in less than 17 minutes of departure time. After Hopkins and the ogre soul merged in the virtual space, in this "The Flaw" he once again "starred" in a shoot of his own wife, but he was defended by various "reasonable" and "procedural" defenses. The grim murderer Ted who tried to get away with it. Just like the excellent performance in "The Silent Lambs", this time Hopkins used a smile to stir up great waves in the hearts of the audience.
Before shooting his wife, Ted smiled for the first time in the conversation with his wife. When the wife responded that she didn't want to fight with her, Ted smiled and said, "I'm trying to express my feelings," and the muscles on the right side of his face twitched unnaturally. After a minute without expression, he drew his gun, killed his wife who had just turned around, and coldly began to implement his perfect crime plan.
The police arrived, and Officer Nunally outside the door poked his head in. Ted suggested that they put down their guns at the same time to have a better conversation, "then there will be a better ending." Ted smiled and put down the gun, until the end of the film, we found out how meaningful his smile was.
When the court opened the case, Ted's act of making outsiders appear to be pretending to be crazy and stupid made people feel more depressing. Giving up various rights and demanding his own defense, Ted flashed a smile for a second on the surface, and at the same time said to the judge "I like Mr. Beachum (Prosecutor)". This sentence sounds full of provocation.
The public prosecutor's contact with him before the formal debate, Ted's old treacherous cunning can be seen in full view. His smile at this moment made people sullen, but full of mysterious power. In the subsequent trial, Ted didn't care about the cross-examination and questioning of witnesses in the court, and drew a sketch of his tight toy. Ted even humorously apologized when the court made noises from tearing the paper. Only when he used "layman" to tell his secret weapon, the seeming smile on his face truly showed the power of silence.
The plot that followed was a bit monotonous, but when the scene returned to the court, Ted filed a request for the court to acquit him. He laughed again when his request was approved and released in court in accordance with "legal procedures." This smile shows not only a kind of surface relief or satisfaction, but also a challenge and attack on justice and truth. Everyone knows the murderer who committed the murder, but because of the fairness of the system, he escaped legal sanctions reasonably and legally. His laugh is not only a mockery of the legal process, but also an anger and teasing to those who insist on justice. Seeing him sneer and suggesting to Officer Nunally in the gallery, "Hey! Relax, ah!" A complex emotion could not help but gush out from my heart.
Finally, when Beachum visited Ted at night and revealed the flaws, Ted stood motionless, the expression on his face wandering between smiling and non-smiling. Maybe he shouldn’t laugh: he originally admitted that he had escaped a catastrophe, he will eventually be pushed back to the trial and convicted, and he will pay the heaviest price for the guilt he cannot escape. Starting from human instinct, he can’t help but worry. It is impossible not to tremble, it is impossible not to be afraid. But maybe he should laugh again: just as he said, all eggs will find flaws when you observe carefully, and you can find subtle flaws in any serious thinking of crimes. His words are finally fulfilled in his own head. Doesn't the fateful arrangement make people sigh? Ted's static but non-sullen expression perfectly presented this complicated mental state, and the whole story seemed to have come to an end in his eerie and eerie face.
There are two kinds of good movies: one has good stories, and the other has good storytelling skills and skills. The former is as hot and delightful as Sichuan cuisine, with ups and downs and exciting plots. Sitting in the theater, I want to watch the climax and ending of the film immediately and thoroughly, but still reluctant to give up the pleasure brought by the hormone secretion, heartbeat, and blood pulse in the process. The latter is like the original taste of Zhejiang cuisine and changeable. The film expresses the original dull and silent story in a novel and unique way. Knowing that all the tricks of the film have been guessed, it is revised again and again in front of the conclusive light and shadow screen. All the previous presets.
Similarly, there are two types of good actors: one with a good face, figure, or martial arts skills, so that the appearance of popular lovers almost makes people fascinated and have to love. The other one possesses powerful internal skills, and I am afraid that it will always be ugly. I am afraid that it will not be a blockbuster, but it has warmed the hearts of the world in the warm flame. This is true for Anthony Hopkins. Behind his silent smile, there is immortality hidden.
Anthony Hopkins said in an interview about "The Silent Lambs": "The only thing I can do is to play the rational side of Hannibal Lecter, showing his almost cold reasoning and analysis. He is cold-blooded. Animals come from the darkest corners of hell. I think this is where I am having fun in this role. He is a demon, but at the same time he is a little humorous, charming and even seductive.” And this statement also applies to Hope. Kings' outstanding performance in this film. Audiences who have watched "The Flaw", let's cheer for Hopkins' superb performance together.
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