Who is he?
Who was the man in the mask?
Who is the actor who can paint a thousand words just by looking at him?
If the actor tears off the perfect disguise and uses only the eyes to convey emotions, what can we interpret from these resolute and gentle eyes?
Maybe it's a rebellious warrior, maybe it's a fierce desert maniac, maybe it's a brutal and cold-blooded wilderness hunter, maybe it's a villain hero who is desperate, or maybe he's just the pilot who walks from backlight to hope in the ruins of war.
In the great Hollywood, there are thousands of actors, there are not many actors who dare to try to break through, dare to cover their faces and do not say too many lines, and he is the most successful and serious one, even Christopher Nolan also said: "He is my MUSE and lucky charm, only he can impress me with his eyes." ”
△ Christopher Nolan and Tom Hardy
So in the image of Christopher Nolan, he reined in his rebellion and became a guardian and aphasia, escorting Leonardo, dying for Marion Godia, and soaring in the air for the warriors in Dunkirk.
△ Nolan movie group portrait
Such an actor expresses the informality and elegance of his inner world, and is more alert to all those who aspire to become actors, we are all ordinary people, you do not need to know who I am. And who is he? He was just an English man named Tom Hardy.
First, the young do not know the fearlessness of the brave
As the mainstay of Hollywood's mesozoic male actors, he seems to be mainstream, but he has been hovering on the edge.
It seems that many actors are like this, like to be more true to themselves when performing, when he transforms from a handsome teenager into the image of a muscular tough guy, the audience really likes Tom Hardy, which is Hollywood's favorite actor image, but it is easy to be stereotyped.
As an outsider, he and his contemporaries Michael Fassbinder, James McAvoy, Christian Bell and others are exemplary actors who strive to be authentic and strive to break through, their characteristics are very different from those of Americans, and they often like to change their performance characteristics in different film genres, moderately matching different film styles.
But becoming an actor is not simple, although he was born into an artistic family, his mother is a painter, his father is a screenwriter, he more or less carries the artistic genes inherited, but the teenager is always frivolous and ignorant, wanting to explore the operating principles of the flower world, so he takes drugs, alcoholism, robbery, gun ownership, violence... It seems to have become a role for himself in a future movie.
But no one is perfect, people are learning to find themselves in growth, and people must make mistakes when they are young to learn lessons.
This kind of growth story is not special, at least most of the Hollywood actors we are familiar with are squandering in the green years, and there are many problems.
But the Tom Hardy we see, both in life and in the movie, seems to retain this fringe and rugged trait, and it is precisely because of this mutilated and real personality that he has made a weapon for interpreting the role.
So the charm of Tom Hardy that we see behind those characters is the pure essence that three points of evil, three points of toughness and four points of actors should most retain.
Second, the post-tough guy era
At the scene of the 87th Academy Awards, Leonardo stood on the stage and said: "Tom, you are unbeatable, you are my good partner, but also my good brother." ”
We pull the timeline back to Inception, which is Leonardo's first collaboration with Tom Hardy, and the first collaboration between Nolan and Tom Hardy, and although he is only a supporting role, it still firmly catches our eyes, this man does have an innate aura, and is very confident in showing his acting ability.
But before that, he had already had his own screen moments in Company of Brothers, Black Hawk Down, and Star Trek.
The appearance of "Inception" opened his first door to Hollywood, Nolan is his Bole and the director who knows him best, although in the "Dunkirk" and "Batman Prequel 3" he later cooperated, he wore a mask and armor, but the charm of the character he used to create with his eyes and body language was enough to make people have a strong sense of immersion.
In "Batman Prequel 3", when Bane chooses to use his life to protect Miranda, the emotional color revealed by this villain character is only interpreted with the last tearful eye, even if people don't know that this is Tom Hardy. His role is always ahead of him, and it's an actor's mission and an actor's value.
Iron Man Tenderness – This is the most notable feature of Tom Hardy's character.
A desert ronin, in order to find an oasis, does not hesitate to embark on the road of the end of the twilight, just to fight against the tyrant, and give the people a democratic and free world.
△ Movie "Mad Max 4: Fury Road"
This Max is not simple, he is taciturn, he is straightforward, he is agile, he is fearless and thrilling, and he leaves the camera with a dashing back and eyes at the last moment.
As a masterpiece of art and commerce by George Miller, "Mad Max: Fury Road" not only constructs a crazy and violent utopia in text and audiovisual, but also gives us enough imagination and blank space in the ink of the characters.
And Tom Hardy, as a soul figure, let max the role of max jump on the screen, he represents a hope, but also a symbol.
This is completely different from the aura of his role in "Warrior", that hard but fragile free fighter, has transformed from a reckless teenager into a good actor who is restrained and mature.
△ Movie "Warrior"
Therefore, the appearance of "Venom" has aroused people's curiosity, and this somewhat rough, talkative and refined blackened hero is also very attractive.
In fact, it is not easy to create a character in a comic book, Marvel DC is extremely rigorous in casting, they value the true charm of an actor, and Tom Hardy seems to have a wonderful connection with loser in "Venom" in life.
△ Movie "Venom"
People love to find themselves in movie characters, and from the moment people believe that Venom is Tom Hardy, they have already identified with his eclecticism, and even a certain rebellious uneasiness.
Third, it is a sweetheart, not a star
An actor should know how to protect himself, and he should know how to sacrifice himself.
So we rarely see him in interviews and celebrity lands, only talking about movies during publicity. But he is often seen changing his form for the role, in "Stuart Rewind Life", he lost a lot of fat and weight in order to shape the identity of the homeless; in "Warrior", he had to reflect the robustness of a fighter; and in "Legend", he played two roles alone, portraying the Clay brothers who were in the gangster scene vividly, with the opposite personality.
Forget the self, the true self, the superego.
This is the realm pursued by an actor, but it is the most difficult state for ordinary people to achieve.
While we see most Hollywood stars scandals going on, he still maintains his truest feelings as an ordinary person, does not like Vanity Fair, is with his wife so far, has a happy family, loves dogs at home, and occasionally shows a charming and bright smile in interviews and says some interesting topics.
Fans call him "soup old wet" or "sweet soup", which means his contrast is cute, but in fact, he is still a naked child in his heart, while doing a good job of acting work, he also strives to live well, and even catches thieves in life to see the righteous and courageous; such a male actor is always precious, time is on him, forming a sharp sword, out of the sheath to see the sharp edge, the knife is low-key and simple.
At the time of the release of Venom 2, he still had to be the alternative hero who fought against the world, because from the beginning, he was not a good boy, he put pure into life, leaving rebellion to the role.
If you want to describe what color he is, he is more like a dark blue, as mysterious and changeable as the starry sky, but also as calm and vast as the sea.
He never wanted people to know that his name was Tom Hardy, and it didn't matter if he knew it or not, because he would still be willing to hide his face, still seriously invest in the role, and still embrace his mediocre and brilliant life with performance.
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