I never felt that way – you should know by now that I enjoy all our conversations, on any subject.
I actually did not read much of Wang. I used to be pretty picky about my readings and subconsciously reject those books if they are too痞-esque, although I got used to Bourdain on TV after a while, a long while. Of course it's his ingenuity overshadows other sides of him.
Talk to you later.
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I know sometimes I could be too gibberish :))
If you like 王朔, then you would enjoy Bourdain, they are alike in terms of writing style, personality. 痞，傲，狂.
Good Night!
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Oh no. I'm the one that should be pardoned since I constantly leave the blog unattended.
About Al & Bob, I do give a lot of thoughts as I've watched many of their movies, sort of grow up with them, and love their acting religiously, especially their earlier works done in their prime time.
The “holding hand" scene is at the end of the movie, HEAT, where Bob, while is dying after Al shot him, reached out for a handshake. Al took his hand and looked away from Bob’s dead body with his eyes all welled up. Check out this link when you have a chance.
Good for you to start reading Bourdain now. I haven’t got around to his book yet. Let me know what you think of his writing when you’ve done.
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Pardon me for the late reply. Certainly you have put some thoughts and done such a great analysis on them, the best I’ve read! And we are truly lucky to be able to enjoy so many great performance by these two quintessential American actors.
I know Al is always active on stage if not in front of a movie camera. Maybe that’s why he gets so accustomed to showing his emotion. Sometime during the interview, I even had an impression that he might have been contemplating his next role, ha Bob on the other hand, so much relaxed, just an ordinary Italian Signor De Niro~~
You’re right, I did pay attention on the facial expression of both gentlemen when the F-word was spoken(I knew Brian was referring to the movie character). I awaited “Bob’s reaction” upon hearing it, no, of course he would not, yes, he is a "still waters run deep" type of guy, 静水流深! In movie Meet the Parents, he displayed some of his true characters, I believe.
Don’t remember the holding hands scene in Heat but definitely the emotional departure, touching and tender.
Also, after seeing the movie Merchant of Venice, Al’s body language and countenance just imprinted in my head, in particular, the scene of him losing the court battle, it broke my heart to see a man so hopeless like that.
Oh, the answer to the chef question in your prior post, you are right, it is Chef Bourdain not Chef Boyardee :)) and I change my mind, 厨房里的机密instead of 厨房里的秘密。 I might not like what he cooks but I like reading what he tells.
Thanks!
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That’s right – persona is at variance with real person, as always. The relationship, either love or loathe, between audience and performer should has less to do with the real person, though we often see things otherwise. That said, I thought Al in person is more akin to some of the characters he portrayed on big screen, as we see his passion is constantly revealed by his body language, when he talks, even in a casual interview as such.
Bob is so different. He is reticent, indeed a quintessential man of few words, seldom showing emotion almost to the extent you would think he is indifferent and dull. But he becomes a totally different person when he plays a role. This is someone you would call “born to be an actor”. He enlivens only when he is into a role. He gives the soul to the role her plays, and it also seems true the other way around. In terms of acting style, the idiom, "still waters run deep", comes to my mind when I think about Bob, while Al is an active volcano that may erupt at any minute.
This clip is only the main portion of the whole interview. The introduction part, which chronicles their lifetime achievements, is left out where Brian mentions they both don’t like to be interviewed and they’re not the easy ones to be interviewed. I thought there’re a few places where you can sense Brian’s uneasiness when he is at the mercy of those “dead-eye look”, in particular when he cites that F-word movie title to Bob.
About the Ending of the movie, there’re a couple of things that you may have already taken notice: the theme music was collected in Pure Moods IV; And it’s the first time I saw Al holds back his tears, when he holds Bob's hand, - I don’t remember he ever showed such tender emotion in any other movies.
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They both had "dead-eye looking", what a descriptive phrase from Brian, no to mention that he is one of my all time favorite TV anchors.
I am sure Al would like that kind of phrase even more than Bob since that phrase to me has a same mean of "staying sharp"~~~ but being sharp and being on edge sound like a mutual personal trait they both share and cherish.
Very interesting interview, thanks for sharing it.
