The Best Actor in the Vase of Meiyu

Chapter 170: Loyal to the Original Work
Sam, not the right director in the eyes of Sony, Columbia and Marvel, spends the entire hour proving his worth.

Anson, who is not a Tobey Maguire-like boy-next-door type, now needs to spend energy proving that he is the right choice.

Invisibly, this is an intertext. Perhaps, it can become the key for Anson to impress Sam. The empathetic position can awaken resonance, so the content of Sam's meeting will play an important role.

Edgar's intelligence has two points of information.

First, Sam knows comics very well, maybe even a master.

With Anson's half-baked understanding of the original comics, there is no need to try to do anything he likes, otherwise his shortcomings may be exposed in front of experts. Just say what you know. If you don't understand, there is no need to pretend to understand.

Second, Sam is an original character.

Whether it is comics, novels, games, or later live-action movies adapted from comics, all adaptations need to face severe challenges from the original party, because preconceptions are deeply ingrained, and they have their own interpretation of the work, and their own standards for characters and plots. .

Naturally, the original author may have his or her own imagined image in mind.

This is somewhat detrimental to Anson, because Tobey Maguire is the boy-next-door image that is close to the original comics, which is why Sam favors him.

In fact, Toby is the same as Scott Speedman. Both were born in 1975 and are twenty-five years old this year. It may not be completely appropriate for them to play high school students, but Toby’s career-limited picture Having a baby face throughout his career is actually an advantage here.

However, the original author's imagination of the character is mainly a vague outline, of which appearance is only a part. What is more important is the character.

Perhaps, Anson can start from here.

Here, there is a key message. Although Iron Man has become the most popular character in the Marvel universe with the popularity of "Avengers", before the release of "Iron Man", the undisputed king of popularity in Marvel comics was Spider-Man. He is also the only comic book character who can compete with the "DC Big Three" Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman.

So, why is Spider-Man so popular?

Of course, if you look into the history of comics in detail, the competition between Marvel and DC, the changes of the times, etc. all play an irreplaceable role, just like the times create heroes, but Anson has limited knowledge of that history. What is in his mind now is another key piece of information.

Stan-Lee, who single-handedly created Spider-Man and many Marvel superhero characters, once said in an interview:
The unique thing about Spider-Man is that he is a high school student who is inexperienced in the world. He is the first superhero who needs to worry about dealing with personal trivial matters. He has a lot to do with Superman, a mysterious and elusive character in daily life. s difference.

In fact, it’s not just Superman. Batman is a billionaire with super powers for money, Wonder Woman is an Amazon, Iron Man is also a rich man who throws money all over the sky, and Captain America is the official representative of a country with scientific research power. And so on and so forth.

Other superheroes also have their own troubles and dilemmas, but compared to their own situations, their missions are more about grand propositions such as saving mankind and the earth.

Not so with Spider-Man.

He is just a child, and his superpowers do not have the energy to destroy the world and turn the world around - so when Disney tried to integrate the entire Marvel universe, they simply completely modified the setting of Spider-Man and used the high-end animations produced by Iron Man. Technology is used to enhance Spider-Man's abilities. Only in this way can it fit in with the theme of saving the earth in the movie.

Although integrating Spider-Man into the Marvel Universe in this way is tantamount to destroying Spider-Man's setting that attracted readers from the beginning and distinguished him from other superheroes. Therefore, Tom Holland's version of the Spider-Man series of movies performed well at the box office, but received poor reputation. But it is far inferior to the animated movie "Spider-Man: Into the Parallel Universe" that later returned to Spider-Man's true image.

In fact, when Stan Lee set up the character of Spider-Man, he specifically emphasized various deeds in the character's private life, and achieved an effect that is similar to ordinary people but extraordinary. This is the charm of Peter Parker.

And this is something Sam Raimi, the "originalist", also deeply understands. Not only was it demonstrated in his "Spider-Man", it also won unanimous recognition from the audience. This superhero story focusing on the growing pains of high school students has always been Twenty years later, it is still the best in the same type of movies. Looking back at the "Spider-Man" movies in his previous life, Anson remembered that when Peter Parker first got super powers, he didn't think about becoming a hero. He just wanted to make a little money. It wasn't until his mistake indirectly led to the death of his uncle that he Embark on the road to fighting crime.

Peter Parker's youth, recklessness, impulsiveness, and innocence, these characteristics of a high school student give this character an unparalleled unique temperament. He makes mistakes like ordinary people, he needs to grow up like an adolescent child, and he has the same qualities as every high school student. With many advantages and disadvantages, I write my life stumblingly.

Perhaps, this is Anson's breakthrough.

Moreover, the character of Michael in "The Princess Diaries" can also bring revelations.

They are both high school students with different temperaments and preferences, but they also want to grow up; the biggest difference between the two characters is that Michael has no chance to show himself, he needs to revolve around Mia, and Peter Parker Then you have your own space.

This means that Anson can expand his hands and feet in the character's space.

So, Peter Parker, what kind of high school student is he?

For the audience, they are used to Peter Parker as Spider-Man, but before he got super powers, he was just an ordinary high school student.

Does this sentence sound familiar?

Mia, Mia in "Princess Diaries", before she learned that she had a queen grandmother, Mia was also an ordinary high school student, like a transparent person.

Anson remembered that Peter Parker was also a nerd who was ostracized and teased by his classmates at school, so he could learn from Mia's experience.

Otaku, nerd, geek.

But obviously, Peter Parker and Michael are different types of nerds. Peter Parker likes photography and provides photos for the school magazine; he likes natural science and has some interest in biotechnology.

Therefore, Peter Parker likes to read, but the types of books are different from Michael's.

Little by little, Anson conceived a new image in his mind. He was not Tobey Maguire. If he wanted to win this role, he couldn't simply imitate Tobey Maguire, otherwise he would just use his own performance. Proving that Toby is the best, he needs to have his own colours.

An idea flashed in my mind.

Staying true to the original may be a good idea for Anson.

Anson looked up at Edgar and smiled, "I have an idea, how much time do we have until the audition?"

"Two hours." Edgar couldn't keep up with the rhythm, and there were a lot of questions in his eyes, "What are you going to do?"

　First update.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)