Dujiang Du Jiang, an actor who has appeared in new mainstream movies such as " Red Sea Operation ", " Fire Hero ", " China Captain ", " Me and My Motherland ", has never forgotten his original intention in the film industry and is persistent in his dreams , creating a deeply moving character image.
moves with emotion
The motherland is the most solid support for the people, and the hero is the brightest coordinate of the nation. In the final analysis, the film performance is to use appreciable and sensible artistic images to move people with "feelings", and to interpret the abstract view of history, nation, country and culture with vivid individual images.
"Almost all of our generation had a 'heroic dream' when they were young, in which they longed to uphold justice, help the weak and the poor, and devote themselves to their ideals." Du Jiang said, "Today, when the 'post-80s' and the post-90s are born. 'They have gradually become the mainstay of the society. After years of growth, perhaps everyone's cognition of 'hero' has a richer, more three-dimensional and diverse connotation. I often ask myself about my understanding of this question, and my understanding of "hero" The depth of each character is actually an exploration of this issue. Especially in recent years, from "Operation Red Sea" to "Heroes of Fire", from "Captain of China" to "My Motherland and Me", I have the honor to participate in He performed a series of hero-themed works and witnessed the birth of a new 'hero group portrait' on the screen today."
Du Jiang's stills in "My Motherland and Me"
Writer Wei Wei in " Who is the cutest person " wrote: Their quality is so pure and noble, their will is so tenacious and strong, their temperament is so simple and humble, their mind is so beautiful and broad!
The "cutest person" in the new era is a soldier who charges and protects the safety of our expatriates home; a captain who protects the lives of passengers, who is not chaotic in the face of danger, and who uses his excellent professional skills to save danger; he is not afraid of raging flames and goes retrograde On the other hand, the firefighters who formed a solid wall of people; the angels in white who signed the life and death letter in the face of the fierce epidemic situation and rushed to the battlefield without gunpowder smoke... Du Jiang believes that they are heroes , is a group of ordinary and great Chinese sons and daughters.
In "Operation Red Sea", Du Jiang played the Jiaolong Commando deputy captain and blaster Xu Hong, who portrayed the characters' characteristics vividly. He said that a large part of the reason for being loved by the audience should be the audience's support and love for these unknown and heavy-lifting people. He also hopes to continue to make movies of this theme and tell the story of Chinese soldiers well. After the release of
"Heroes of Fire", some viewers asked Du Jiang, you must have been a soldier before you just came out of the Red Sea and then fell into the sea of fire? He replied that he had not actually been a soldier, but he did play various military roles, and he was proud and proud of being able to shape these military roles.
Rooted in life
Art can unleash the wings of imagination, but it must be down-to-earth. There are a hundred or a thousand ways to create literature and art, but the most fundamental, critical, and most reliable way is to take root in the people and in life.
In 2019, Du Jiang starred in the movie "Heroes of Fire". Speaking of the word "fire", he said: "When the movie was filmed, in order to accurately restore the working environment of firefighters, we were really impressed." The fire heroes, they seem to have three heads and six arms. savePeople are like fire and water; they can always put life and death aside, and put the safety and interests of the people first; they can always appear in front of you when you need them most. Just like the promotional slogan of the movie "Heroes of Fire", "Ordinary heroes, go through fire and water, and protect you and me with flesh and blood!" 20 fire trucks and 30 local support fire trucks were used for 840 hours of shooting to restore the real front line of the fire scene. In the early stage of shooting, the main creator visited 2 fire brigades and 6 fire squadrons, and interviewed 81 firefighters, which ensured the solidity and credibility of the script. Actors have undergone up to 100 days of professional training.
"When filming "Heroes of Fire", our entire crew put in the greatest enthusiasm, we just want to be worthy of the subject matter of the filming, worthy of the real hero." Du Jiang said.
"In order to truly restore the situation at that time, the crew arranged for professionals to train us." The film "Captain of China" was adapted from the Sichuan Airlines flight 3U8633's successful handling of the real incident. Du Jiang plays the second captain Liang Dong in the film, who provides flight plans for the responsible captain Liu Chuanjian, and also undertakes the navigation and communication of the aircraft's alternate landing to ensure the smooth completion of the alternate landing. Before starting the aircraft, Du Jiang followed the flight of Sichuan Airlines 3U8633 to learn the work flow of a pilot for a day. "This is the flight at 6:30 in the morning. It is already very painful for us to catch the early flight. They have to get up at 4 o'clock, get dressed and go to the medical examination, check in, hold a flight meeting, communicate briefly, and then leave again after boarding the plane. A pre-flight meeting." In order to truly restore the situation at that time, the crew arranged for professionals to train them. I learned all the aircraft driving theory in one day, and the next day I entered the simulator and started driving and learning.
Du Jiang's stills in "Captain China"
Du Jiang also tried the feeling of being blown by the strong wind. When the blasting equipment was driven to a wind speed of 200 kilometers, he could not stand at all, and he could barely stand silently with all four limbs on the ground. To endure, he tried to get close to the characters and to the crew members who had challenged their limits and persisted in their work in a wind speed of 800 kilometers. The more Du Jiang came into contact with these prototype characters, the more Du Jiang admired them. Through the filming of the film, Du Jiang has a new understanding of the profession of captain, and has more admiration for the civil aviation people who shoulder the responsibility and mission. He said that the film is a tribute to the civil aviation system, outstanding civil aviation personnel, and the great civil aviation spirit. Civil aviation personnel are a group of people who are willing to give and give. Many viewers were also moved to tears by the plot in the film, and they all said, "Du Jiang played the Chinese soldier's body in a majestic and upright manner, and he played the role incisively and vividly, and he was full of faith in both appearance and eyes."
Interpretation of life
Art should shape people's hearts, and creators must first shape themselves. After Du Jiang determined the role he would play in "Operation Red Sea", he stayed in Morocco to start training. Before filming, several actors who played the members of the "Dragon Commando" received extremely professional military training and were corporally punished. , Do push-ups, if one person makes a mistake, the whole team will be punished together, and the requirements are extremely strict. Every day, he was escorted to an abandoned factory building, guarded by the Moroccan army at the gate. He had to hand in his passport, get a gun, and start the day's training. There was only 20 minutes for lunch, and then the afternoon training began. Even with such strict training, it is still impossible to capture the official shooting. A large number of action scenes in "Operation Red Sea" were filmed in the deserts and Gobi of Morocco. The big test, in order not to get injured and not affect the shooting progress, they not only suffered from the pain of filming, but also insisted on exercising every day in addition to shooting.
"I think hard work is the least worth mentioning thing. Everyone in this society works hard." Du Jiang took the initiative to win the role of Demoman Xu Hong, and he kept repeating to the director: "I have always been very hardworking. I like it, I have always wanted to play such a role." In order to be closer to the image of a tough guy, he has thick eyebrows and big eyes, a humble person, and a gentle temperament. He maintains 8 hours a day.During high-intensity fitness training, the diet is only simple vegetables and fruits, plus boiled chicken breasts with zero seasoning, and even sometimes dinner is only half a glass of water and a few mouthfuls of salt. After various trainings such as actual combat exercises, he finally succeeded in gaining this role that was quite difficult for him.
Facing this experience, Du Jiang said bluntly: "Opportunity does not fall from the sky, it depends to a large extent on yourself." In 2018, with the role of Xu Hong, Du Jiang won 's 34th Popular Film Hundred Flowers Award for Best Supporting Actor prize. When he took the stage to deliver his acceptance speech, he said: "I've never been so nervous before, everyone is saying that winning an award is not important, nomination is an encouragement, and I always feel that as long as an actor can immerse himself in his role, he likes to act when he is filmed. The role is the happiest thing. But let me tell the truth, I sincerely want to win more honors for "Operation Red Sea", because the filming of this film is really not easy." Filming "Operation Red Sea" " also let him really know what it means to have no hesitation and give it a go. He believes that the Chinese People's Navy is the real protagonist in this play. Only with their escort and adherence to our sea frontier can our country be so prosperous, stable, and prosperous, and the people so happy, so that we can shoot more and better s work.
Regarding this award, Du Jiang once mentioned that the Popular Film Hundred Flowers Award is an honor with a very high weight and position in his heart, because it is voted by the audience one by one. In the new era, there are new forms, and new types of films emerge in an endless stream. The close and face-to-face communication between audiences and filmmakers will not change. The audience's approval and the audience's love are the most important encouragement and the greatest compliment to every actor. He said that he will continue to learn from the film predecessors, to be down-to-earth, step by step, and conscientiously shape the characters well, and to be a good actor who is satisfied with the audience, himself, and the times.
In the "Return" of "My Motherland and Me", Du Jiang played the honor guard of the People's Liberation Army Zhu Tao who raised the first five-star red flag in Hong Kong in 1997.
Because he knows the weight of the subject matter, Du Jiang needs to think about how to create a good image through his personal efforts. He must be responsible for the history and the prototype characters, and at the same time, he must make the audience feel close and similar, and can produce a real feeling. Du Jiang recalled that in the segment of "Return", in order to interpret the role well, he entered the honor guard to learn how to raise the flag, trained to stand in the military posture, held playing cards with his legs, and had to carry a wooden frame on his back to keep it straight. He practiced hard until he formed muscle memory. , so that the curvature of the raised chin cannot be deviated, and the flag can be raised accurately without looking up.
plays the tough guy blaster Xu Hong in "Operation Red Sea", plays the second captain Liang Dong in "Captain China", plays the special service squadron captain Ma Weiguo in "Heroes of Fire", and plays the flag-raiser Zhu in "My Motherland and Me" The splendid roles played by Tao and Du Jiang touched audiences one after another, and he also benefited from these "cutest people" who really existed and was defined as a representative of positive energy actors.
Literature and art is the horn of the times, it can best represent the style of an era, and can best lead the atmosphere of an era. Over the past ten years, the Chinese film "Hundred Flowers Blooms", a group of stories with Chinese characteristics with the flavor of the times that adhere to the people-centered creative orientation, carry forward the main theme, convey positive energy, and have a variety of genres have emerged one after another, which are well received by the audience. I love it, and it has achieved a double harvest of box office and word of mouth, economic and social benefits.
Du Jiang is a film and television actor in Mainland China. In 2018, he participated in the action movie "Operation Red Sea", playing the role of Xu Hong, the deputy captain of the Jiaolong team and a blaster, and won the Best Supporting Actor Award at the 34th Popular Film Hundred Flowers Award and the 1st Hainan Island International Film for this film. Supporting Actor of the Year Award. In addition, he has also participated in such films as " is forever ", "Chinese Captain", "Heroes of Fire", "My Motherland and Me", " Me and My Fathers ", " Shocking Rescue " and other films.
(Originally published in China Youth Magazine, Issue 18, 2022)
《中国青年》杂志2022年第18期
《经典青春梦想》
总监制：皮钧郝向宏
总策划：蔺玉红冉茂金
总统筹：杨玳婻张斯絮韩冬伊
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来源| 中国青年Magazine
cover design | Gao Han
author | Bao Mengxuan
