Однако не все с этим согласны
Я считаю, что она играет очень хорошо, это то, почему все смогли понять этот сериал и почему мне интересно его смотреть. Может быть, она не супер-какой-то дар, но играет талантливо и от души, мне так кажется по крайней мере. И еще оригинально, не так как все знаменитые актрисы, которых я знаю.
Вот пост про особенности игры Люси, большой, но интересный
Acting choices
I love good acting. I spent several years as an actress myself, and I
get thrilled when I see good acting on the large or small screen.
Lucy's acting is the primary thing that drew me to the series. Below
are my impressions of some of Lucy's acting choices in the two
episodes that made up "The Debt".
One of the most spectacular moments in the series, and one that has
been oft discussed on XENA lists, is Lucy's _expression after Gabrielle
slaps her in DEBT II. Lucy is simply beyond incredible in these
moments. She tapped into something so deep that she was able to
communicate with us every thought in her head. We, the audience,
literally become successful mind readers here. How extraordinary. She
gives us a mystical power. We know what she is thinking as clearly as
if she has told us in two pages of detailed dialogue, yet she never
says a word.
One of the things I love about Lucy's acting is that she often uses
subtlety instead of scenery chewing. "Scenery chewing" is a theatre
_expression about those performances where an actor shouts and wails
and carries on almost appearing to rip up the scenery, in order to get
across that the character is angry or passionate, etc. In the slapping
scene, another actor might have chosen to try to communicate Xena's
feelings by giving us outward anger or dissapointment or hurt or
betrayal. Instead, Lucy is "stone-faced" (though of course, there's
nothing really stonelike at all in her _expression, is there? It is
just the outermost layer of this layered piece of acting. The one that
tells us Xena is a stoic, which we all know. Xena doesn't want to let
go).
In acting, what is interesting is not the emotion that needs to be
portrayed, but rather the struggle against the emotion. Think of a
scene you've seen where an actor bursts into tears at the slightest
provocation. Now think of one where you see the actor fight against
those tears and finally, they lose that struggle. Why is that more
interesting? Because that's what we do, as humans. Once we're past
childhood, we stop crying at the smallest provocation. We learn to
fight our tears and our emotions. We don't want others to see our
weakness.
So here is Xena, on her knees, her head trapped in that heavy wood,
her "best friend" slapping her and screaming at her, and she knows she
cannot do what Gabrielle asks. She cannot promise because she will not
go against her word. And she knows it means her own death. And she
knows that it was Gabrielle who led her there. So she puts on a stoic
mask, not giving Gabrielle the satisfaction of showing her own
feelings. But those tears. Those swiftly flowing tears (and my God,
Lucy didn't even blink to make them fall -- they just poured from her
eyes. These were real tears. You can even see her nose drip -- a major
clue that it isn't glycerine drops just prior to yelling "action").
Silent, swift tears were the only thing Xena couldn't stop. It isn't
like she could turn away and hide them. She can only go on pretending
with her _expression that they aren't there. She doesn't sniff, she
doesn't blink, she pretends to be stone. Amazing.
Okay, so everyone has mentioned that moment. It's an obvious one. What
about a less obvious moment? Again, I love subtle moments. When
instead of punching a line, Lucy throws it away, or puts an
interesting spin on it.
Debt 1: When Xena first meets Lao Ma. Lao Ma calls her by name and
Xena says, "Oh, you've heard of me." Notice the wonderfully subtle
emphasis on the word "me" instead of just on "heard." I think most
actors would read this line punching "heard" because that's the
obvious meaning -- 'No kidding? I'm famous?.' But Lucy, with that big
smile, puts just enough on 'me' to show pride, and the hint of
competition with Borias (of course she's heard of you, but look,
Borias, she's heard of *me* too!). What it does is take away the
question, the surprise. Xena isn't finding it strange that Lao Ma has
heard of her, she's basically saying, "That's as it should be. I'm
important. Me." With just this one simple shift in emphasis, Lucy
gives us an insight into Xena, sets the stage for her interraction
with Lao Ma at the start, gives us clues into xena's *need* to be
important and special and feared and not just Borias' woman. And yet
the line is basically thrown away. Just a quick moment that hits the
audience more subliminally than overtly.
There are many moments like this. Many times when a small line will be
almost thrown away but the impact of it, and Lucy's read, will make
its way into our minds as we watch until we get a picture forming
without being beaten over the head.
And those scenes without dialogue, like the slapping scene, or the
scene with Xena in the cage -- Lucy speaks volumes without saying a
word. Watch her face in the cage. Watch the way the scene is cut. Look
at how much we learn about this almost animalistic Xena from just her
eyes, the sharpness of her movements, the way she holds her body, etc.
She does an incredible job in that scene.
One more example and then I'll stop.
DebtII: Xena is in the dungeon. She's confused, worried, still new to
it. Then men drop clothing by her. She asks why they're doing it. The
other prisoner tells her it's tribute for attempting to kill the
emporer. "Oh, they like that, huh?" she says. I love how she says this
line. It's a very soft read, but there is self-disgust in it. Her
_expression is harshly judgemental of herself, but the line comes out
so softly, a marvelous contrast. She knows this is why she is in the
dungeon, why her life is falling apart. She knows that killing is why
Gabrielle betrayed her. She sees all this and now she's getting
tribute for it. It's almost too much to bear. You can hear the irony
in her voice; it's almost humor. The strength of Xena. The warlord
getting tribute and her own mockery of herself and her life for having
chosen this path instead of that of Lao Ma.
What I love about this was that the disgust was in her face but not in
her voice. Many actors like to make sure you get the point. "I want to
show self digust here, so I'll make sure you know that's what's going
on." They'll put it in their face, their eyes, their voice; they'll
punch the right words, they'll drive that point home. But Lucy knows
that we'll see it with just that small movement of her mouth, and by
looking away, dropping her head. So she lets that speak and says the
line calmly, softly, ironically. This way, it's layered. We get more
than just the one emotion, we get several. She does this so often.
Giving us information with her voice and information with her eyes and
information with her face -- and sometimes, it's all different
messages. Depth. Such incredible depth.
-- WordWarior
[ Это сообщение было отредактировано: mercury 2005-11-11 13:02 ]