"Hiss," Shu Payne took a deep breath and grabbed the armrest of the chair in the theater.
He had seen the trailer and knew that in the trailer, Lanny would be rescued by Andre, but at this moment he was still affected by her extremely frightened eyes and couldn't help but worry about her.
Jiang Se's acting skills have once again undergone a qualitative transformation in "God's Redemption", from the appearance similar to his previous works to the spirit similar to his current works. He used emotions to render Lanny's fear, and his acting style has become much more advanced, even the audience has been affected by it.
When she was filming this scene, she was acting opposite a prop 'devil', but she was able to face the virtual 'devil' and burst out with real feelings. Even though she knew it was fake, she instinctively and subconsciously immersed herself in the atmosphere of fear created by her and was affected by her.
To achieve this feeling, she must first "hypnotize" herself, and then she can "hypnotize" the audience.
This ability is much better than her role as Zhang Yuqin in "Devil", for which she was nominated for the "Best Actress" at the French Film Festival.
Only then did Shu Penn vaguely understand the real reason why Cesare was willing to withstand the pressure and make an exception to use her in such a blockbuster.
She is like a lump of clay, being molded into different lifelike characters in the hands of each director. Along the way, even she herself might find it difficult to say which movie is her masterpiece, but every character she has created has become an unrepeatable classic, bearing her own unique mark, and no one can replace her.
The directors who have worked with her probably love her the most because she has no characteristics and only serves the script and the story.
The 'devil' was approaching step by step, and Lanny huddled in the corner of the god. This cold stone statue could not be her salvation. The camera froze on her face. The fear in her eyes was inconsistent with the fact that she curled up, but clenched her hands, still maintaining a prayer posture.
She has properly grasped the balance between the despair and hope of the character deep in her heart. When the "devil" reached out to her, she subconsciously shrank back, and her instinctive movement of leaning towards the statue made people's hearts tense.
At the desperate moment, Andre finally arrived. When he cast the spell, the 'devil' roared in despair, and his huge body was hit by the spell. "Don't worry," he stretched out his hand to the little girl: "I will save you."
This scene originally appeared in the trailer. The lines that could make people's blood boil were moved to the feature film at this time, which made Shu Payen feel quite touched.
No matter how disgusting Andre's act of betraying Shireen in exchange for powerful strength was in the previous plot, it cannot erase the tenderness and touching feeling he brought when he extended his hand to Lanny at this time.
Lanny's "weakness" at this time highlights that in addition to the "despicable and shameless" side of Andre's humanity, there is still some humanity left. Such contradictions and complexities more truly reflect human nature, making the character of Andre fuller and more vivid.
Shu Penn felt that he should retract his previous thought that Jiang Se's fear when facing the "devil" was the sublimation of her acting skills. At this time, her cooperation with Andre once again refreshed Shu Penn's opinion of her.
Her cooperation with Andrea was seamless, and the joy of survival at this moment was captured by Cesare in a way that made people's noses sore.
Lannie stretched out her hand tremblingly. At this moment, Andre seemed to be her salvation.
The 'devil' cursed Andre before his death, and there was a cry of surprise in the theater.
This night was undoubtedly like the doomsday prophesied by God for the people in the small town. Andre sent every "devil" back to the depths of hell. When the dawn broke in the sky, his face was already very pale.
The survivors he saved followed him closely, basking in the sunshine, feeling happy for having survived the catastrophe, but also feeling pain for their loved ones who died at the hands of the "devil" last night.
After this battle, Andre became famous and he became the salvation of the entire town.
His actions in eliminating heretics and "demons" made his name famous throughout the Vatican.
The Vatican Center sent him a call letter, and the Pope was ready to meet him in person and canonize him as a devout priest.
The strength and power he had prayed to the gods for by sacrificing Shireen had been realized at this moment.
After leaving the town, one can imagine that his future will be a journey paved with flowers and worship. The Pope's reception and his extraordinary promotion meant that he had truly gained the qualification to enter the theocracy by virtue of his "prayer" this time.
Just as he prayed, he would become the future Pope under the protection of God, calling the shots in the Vatican, which meant that the era of Andrew had arrived.
The people in the town saw Andre off and when he left, he took with him Lannie, whom he had rescued. Her relatives had died at the hands of the "devil". Perhaps it was because the child trusted him completely, or perhaps it was because Andre knew deep down in his heart that her helplessness was related to the "miracle" he had created, so he rushed to Rome with Lannie with a contradictory mentality.
He was received by the Pope and became a national hero.
His deeds were sought after by believers in the small town, and people believed that his battle was a miracle. Andrew's reputation reached unprecedented level and he became one of the successors to the Pope.
He is no longer the poor, destitute and neglected priest in the small town. He is about to become the future master of the Holy See and rule over this vast religious empire.
But on the other side of the extreme scenery, Andre felt that something was wrong.
When he rescued Lanny, he was affected by the devil's dying curse. At the beginning, he found that his feet had turned into dry bones, and the curse could not be eliminated.
Even though he read all the files of the Vatican and tried all the holy waters, he could not eliminate this curse from hell.
The power of the curse grew stronger, starting at the feet, then gradually spreading to the calves and knees, and eventually to the waist, chest, and arms.
Moreover, the power of this curse was growing stronger day by day. He could clearly see how his body was decaying. His movements were hindered and he already had difficulty walking.
If this situation continues, he will die one day.
There is nothing more terrifying in the world than knowing that he is facing death, especially when he has just gained power and strength, how can he be willing to accept it
Chapter 2
Andre had worked so hard to get all this, he even sacrificed Shireen, he was about to become Pope, he was the people's hero, but now he is dying.
Under such circumstances, Andre once again remembered the spell to summon the gods, and he decided to make another sacrifice to ask God for "eternal life".
Desire is always endless. Once the door called 'greed' is opened, it will be difficult to close it again.
Andre not only wanted to pray to God for eternal life, he also wanted to create a "miracle" to make his reputation unprecedented.
But praying to God requires a sacrifice of a pure soul, and he thought of Lannie.
She was one of the survivors in the town that night. Because she was saved by Andre, she trusted him very much. She was a pure child and had a very reverent and pious heart towards the gods. If she was used as a sacrifice, perhaps her wish would be fulfilled.
Shilin once said that with this spell, the more you ask for, the more you have to pay. After Andre made up his mind, he became more gentle and caring towards Lanny.
This is a precious memory for Lani.
Until she was taken to the altar by Andre in the name of exorcising the curse of evil spirits, she was full of trust in Andre.
In front of the huge statue of the god in the center of the Vatican, the area below was already filled with believers who had received the news early and rushed to witness the miracle.
Several heretics cursed by the "monster" were tied up and hung in the air. Andre's lower body had already lost some sensation. The dark curses devoured his mobility. He was helped to the platform by the knight.
As soon as he appeared, the people cheered wildly and shouted his name. His arms were no longer under his control. Under his priest robe, his lower body had lost consciousness and his abdomen had turned into a skeleton. When he swayed, they could hear a slight 'cracking' sound from the bones colliding.
All this made him panic, and Cesare showed his panic through the camera: the believers in the audience shouted loudly: "Great God..."
"Your Excellency..."
All these sounds were erased from Andre's ears. All he heard was the 'crackling' sound of bones colliding. He could hardly even hide his fear, as if he was afraid of being heard by the people around him. Every time he moved, he subconsciously observed the expressions of the people around him.
Cesare captured this fear with great irony.
He was still looking at Lannie with a complicated look in his eyes. She was full of trust in him and had no idea what terrible thing would happen next.
Time was running out and he couldn't delay any longer. With every passing minute and second, he could feel his vitality disappearing.
Maybe the next moment his heart would suddenly stop beating and he would die here on the spot.
By then, everyone will discover his secret and burn his body. Everything he has done before will come to nothing. He will no longer be able to receive honors, enjoy delicious food, or breathe this pure air. He will even need someone to support him to get down from this high platform.
"Supreme Father, I am your devout believer."
He chanted a spell, and sparks began to appear on Lanny and several other "heretics". They showed pain on their faces and screamed crazily.
Lannie endured the pain, she remembered the "exorcism" ritual Andre mentioned, even though she had a vague feeling that something was wrong.
The people in the theater already knew Lanny's ending, and they all looked reluctant. Shu Penn sighed and heard Andre read: "I am willing to use Lanny... as a sacrifice to show my respect for you. Please grant me endless life..." When he said this, Lanny, who was closest to him, widened her eyes.
She had been burned beyond recognition, and the pain on her face was heartbreaking. When she was burned by the fire, the girl did not scream or cry, but silently followed Andre in chanting the spell until Andre said her name and offered her soul as a sacrifice. She stopped chanting silently and turned her head with great effort. Andre seemed to have known that his conspiracy had been exposed:
"… until the end of the world…"
"No, no, Father..."
At this moment, Lanni knew she had been deceived, and she began to struggle desperately, like a dying ant:
"No, no..."
The flames engulfed her, and the rage of being deceived made her screams louder than those of her sacrificed companions.
The people were chanting:
"Drive out the heretic, burn her, burn her!"
Lanny's struggle at this moment made Andre feel a little uneasy. He didn't expect that this gentle and introverted girl, after learning the truth, would burst out with a resistance far more terrifying than Shireen's.
"Your Excellency..."
The knight subconsciously stepped forward and wanted to help Andre away. He felt that as the spell was finished, several heretics turned into dust and disappeared from the world one after another, and his originally skeletonized body began to stop.
He could feel that the dark curse that had been devouring his life seemed to have stopped at his chest, with no tendency to spread upwards.
But what made Andre feel a little uneasy was that Lanny's body was still burning and she did not disappear like the others.
She struggled and let out shrill screams. This strange situation made people more and more worried. More and more knights gathered around her. As the flames surrounding Lanny grew bigger and bigger, the people from the Vatican finally changed their expressions.
The statue of God the Father in the center of the square had cracks showing due to the high temperature. The people were also affected by the strange atmosphere and felt a little uneasy, and their shouts gradually became quieter.
In Andre's solemn eyes, the high temperature of the flames on Lanny's body burned the chains that bound her red, and her face looked quite hideous under the firelight.
Her back began to bend, as if something was trying to pierce through her body. She tried her best to hunch over. The next moment, she raised her head and screamed. A pair of black wings broke out of her body and quickly grew in the wind.
"Hiss..." The believers made terrified noises, and those who saw this scene retreated one after another.
Andre was also shocked, and subconsciously recited a spell, blasting it towards Lanny.
The black wings behind her spread out and fluttered gently, and the fire was taken back into her body. She angrily tore off the chains on her body. When Andre's spell hit her, it seemed as if it could hardly cause any harm to her.
When she raised her head, her black eyes showed a bit of seductiveness.
The light in that look was flowing, seemingly ruthless and yet also condescending, completely different from the original Lanny.
At this moment, Shu Peien felt the resentment after she was reborn from the ashes. She was high above, suspended in the air, without saying a word, but she was already able to control the situation with absolute strength. This could be felt from the short film on the small screen, and when it was on the big screen, it was indeed felt more real! (To be continued)