In Tom Hanks, there is never a shortage of surprises, even after watching his countless movies. Now, "Born Loveless Otto", which will be released nationwide on March 24, has once again defined the breadth of his performance with a new role. Otto, played by Hanks in the film, turned out to be such a difficult to explain in a sentence, but so real and plump character:
Otto, an old man who lives alone just after retiring from work, is withdrawn, rigid, does not smile on weekdays, extremely obeys the rules, is committed to maintaining community order, but is quite "poisonous" at critical moments... Yes, it's the kind of paranoia that makes people stay away.
But it is also such a "tough" Otto who looks unsympathetic, but in the title he defines his life - born unloveable. You think that such a seemingly powerful person can live tenaciously, but in fact, he is already tired of the world, wants to hang himself, wants to get bored, wants to lie on the rails... Several unsuccessful searches for death, still waiting for the opportunity to prepare.
To be honest, the film "Otto Who Is Unloveable", seemingly soothing in the plot, is actually thrilling, belongs to the kind of particularly gripping movie, not only this kind of life of the elderly living alone, it seems to see our future. There are moments in the film, we will also substitute into his co-workers, his neighbors, and even his adopted kittens, wandering in the living environment in the film, which is the sense of immersion as the saying goes. Although the story of the film takes place in the United States, there are always familiar scenes and situations. Perhaps, facing the future, we will feel helpless at any age, and there will always be empathy in the process of watching movies.
If it is just to show a world-weary life state of the elderly, it will be easy for most actors to come, and it will not wait for the god Tom Hanks to make a move. Therefore, the more powerful thing about "Born Loveless Otto" lies in the gradual change of the world view and life outlook in which Otto lives. What made him decide from the beginning to gradually rekindle the enthusiasm for life later, this is the most valuable thing in the entire film. For the audience, this twist is also the most colorful movement in the plot.
This can be felt in many details from Tom Hanks' performance. The stiffness of his expression, the indifference in his eyes, and the vitriol of his words, especially when he doesn't agree with each other, does make people feel nervous and even afraid. Then, as the new neighbors moved in, several "confrontations" broke up a little unhappily. But in the eyes of his neighbors, he is not an out-and-out strange old man, but a benevolent man in his bones, and a full sense of justice.
We have to thank not only Otto for gradually opening his heart, but also his neighbors, or enthusiastic or social cows. Any change in a person is not a separate self, but a two-way rush between the self and society under the synthesis of various factors. This subversive change, but there is no sense of abruptness, is also the essence of good actors at the deductive level.
So, there are some invisible but felt changes that slowly appear in Otto. Of course, this process requires extremely subtle details, you can't see the traces of Tom Hanks' performance, but you have already empathized with Otto. His eyes became gentle, he even smiled, and he became more patient and enthusiastic with people... It turns out that a good performance is an unobtrusive moisturizing and silent. This wonderful point needs to wait until the release of the big screen to have a more subtle scrutiny. "Born Loveless Otto" can be regarded as a textbook for acting courses, which will feast everyone's eyes on acting.
Actors love movies, love characters, and it's understandable. But Tom Hanks undoubtedly loves "Born Loveless Otto" more, which is the adaptation cooperation he worked hard to facilitate, and pulled his wife Rita Wilson and youngest son Truman Hanks to the set, one as a producer, the other as a young self, only now this five-year grinding sword of the heart boutique. In other words, this is a god-level movie in the minds of god-level actor Tom Hanks. The popcorn index is 97%, and the good reputation of Douban with a score of 8.2 also confirms the excellence of this film.
There is a feeling that in recent years, the minds of our moviegoers have been maturing, and they will be more obedient to their hearts in the choice of movie theaters. Therefore, it is reasonable that many commercial special effects blockbusters fail at the box office, after all, those thought-provoking movies are easier for the audience to gain spiritual comfort. Including "Otto Who Is Unloveable", and "Son Trapped in the Heart" that is being screened in the theater of the Art Union, it is very worthy of us to enter the theater, and the movie is not only an audio-visual shock, but also a reflection and emotion in the spiritual world. Look, just look at the heart.