In recent years, the showbiz has been facing a situation where there is a lack of success, and the public has become increasingly picky about the aesthetics of films. Relying solely on the small faces and bumpy figures of the stars can no longer satisfy the public's desire to watch, and the old drama bones are also likely to come back and become popular again.
However, it is undeniable that in today's showbiz, there are still a group of small stars who do not rely on faces and figures, such as Zhou Dongyu, a seemingly ordinary and simple girl, lacking in acting skills.
Zhou Dongyu was first discovered by director Zhang Yimou. At that time, Zhang Yimou was auditioning the heroine of the movie "The Love of Hawthorn Tree" all over the country. When Zhou Dongyu was taking the Nanjing dance exam, he happened to be selected by the deputy director of the film and recommended to Zhang Yimou. Thus, Dongyu Zhou started his film career. Zhang Yimou once said that it is difficult to find the innocence of girls in the 60s and 70s from the girls now. However, this girl with single eyelids, melon-seeded face and immature face has won this role among thousands of people by virtue of her charm.
In order to film "The Love of Hawthorn Tree" directed by Zhang Yimou, Zhou Dongyu did not take the college entrance examination, but the following year, under the recommendation of director Zhang Yimou, he applied for the acting department of Beijing Film Academy and was successfully admitted. "The Hawthorn Tree Love" brought this girl a great success, and allowed her to win the 20th Shanghai Film Critics Awards Best Newcomer Award and many other awards.
As a member of the girl, Zhou Dongyu has received great attention from her debut, especially the success of "The Hawthorn Tree", let her reap many aura and glory. However, what we are more curious about is whether this ordinary girl can continue to create good-looking movies, or will soon be overwhelmed by ordinary artists.
From 2011 to 2015, Dongyu Zhou participated in a series of movies, such as the 2013 costume film "The Palace Lock Aloes", the 2014 "You at the same table", and a guest appearance in Ning Hao's comedy film "The Flower of the Heart" "and many more. This series of films has won her a lot of attention and made the audience realize once again that this girl is slowly moving forward in the show business circle with her own strength and acting skills.
The 2016 youth love movie "July and Ansheng" starring Dongyu Zhou and Ma Sichun. There is no doubt that this movie is a major breakthrough in Dongyu Zhou's acting career. She vividly expressed the rebelliousness, sensitivity, and affection of the heroine "An Sheng" in the play, and also let us witness the birth of an actor. In addition to this movie, she won the 53rd Taiwan Film Golden Horse Awards for Best Actress, the 31st Chinese Film Golden Rooster Awards for Best Actress, and the 34th Popular Film Hundred Flowers Awards for Best Actress and other awards.
2019 is also an important year for Dongyu Zhou. In "Youth You" created by the original production team of "July and Ansheng", Dongyu Zhou plays the heroine "Chen Nian". How this realistic movie about campus violence presents the helpless and hysterical state of the heroine "Chen Li" who has been bullied, excluded, and isolated, which is quite different from the outgoing personality of Zhou Dongyu. But Dongyu Zhou showed it perfectly, and received tears from a large audience. A good movie is not only a pure performance by the actors, but also a true representation of the characters in the play, which arouses the attention and resonance of everyone. Dongyu Zhou also won the Best Actress Award in New Chinese Film at the 4th Macau International Film Festival for this film.
As an audience, we do not only appreciate the figure and face of the actor, but also care whether she has performed the soul of the play and moved our hearts. As a new-generation actor, Zhou Dongyu did it, and I hope to appreciate her more works.
