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I thought that a drama with a revolutionary theme would become more and more outrageous.
But I never expected it to be so outrageous.
"Ask the Cangmang" debuted on CCTV. As the finale drama of the whole year, it is a trump card no matter how you look at it.
You can click to open the feature film, which is almost blinding.
Maybe you want to be innovative, and at the same time, in order to match the age to the characteristics of the characters, just don't let actors with special characteristics play the roles. Your casting is too outrageous.
Song Jia played Soong Ching Ling, the mother of the country -
Premier Zhou was played by Zheng Yecheng.
I really don’t want to comment too much, I just want to say that director, you really dare to try, but this big black silkworm looks a bit unhealthy.
Ning Li plays Chen Duxiu.
She has a sinister eyebrow and a stern eye (no harm to the actor), holding a cigarette between her legs and her hair parted in the middle.
Uncle, when you looked in the mirror, did you ever doubt your identity for a moment?
Even without Yu Hewei's "Age of Awakening", he doesn't look like a good person.
There is also "Little Braised Egg" Bai as Lao Jiang, and Wei Daxun plays Cai Hesen with modern hairstyle.
Whenever a new character appears, the audience has to stop the play to do some mental construction for themselves. Isn't this kind of drama really just for fun?
But these are just appetizers.
What we are discussing this time is Tang Zeng, who plays Li Dazhao in the play. After all, there is no harm without comparison. Let’s take a look at the differences in the performance of the same role by different actors -
Li Xuejian: "Li Dazhao"
Veteran drama actor Li Xuejian has created too many characters that are deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
For example, Jiao Yulu and Zhang Zuolin in "The Young Marshal", etc. Perhaps few people know that he actually played Li Dazhao 34 years ago, and the title of the play was "Li Dazhao".
This drama is a biographical historical film. Both the filming techniques and Li Xuejian's acting style are very simple.
However, it is this unpretentious way that vividly interprets Li Dazhao's deeds.
Due to limited technology, Li Xuejian's performance doesn't really have much room for development, but you can see "compassion" in his eyes all the time.
For the sake of the country and the people, he mistreated his own family. His guilt towards his daughter could not be expressed with just one look back. You can feel the tension of the performance through the screen as you wail.
In the end, he died righteously, without even a slow special effect. Li Xuejian looked around, and my eyes were already red.
In order to get closer to the characters, Li Xuejian privately spent a lot of energy studying Li Dazhao's life.
In fact, his original appearance is not similar, but his gestures and gestures are very flattering.
Zhang Songwen: "The Revolutionary"
Almost everyone who has watched the movie "The Revolutionary" did not shed tears and burst into tears.
The moment I saw Zhang Songwen in the movie, he was no longer Zhang Songwen, but he really injected the soul of a great man into his body.
Zhang Songwen tried his best to show the audience what the real "suppressed explosive" acting skills are.
As a leading male protagonist, Zhang Songwen has many scenes where he can show off his acting skills, but he never deliberately shows off his skills.
For example, seeing a child you know die in front of your eyes.
He didn't cry loudly, but was stunned for a moment. The fragments of the past together seemed to really flash back in his mind, and the emotions gradually came to his heart, and the emotions were so real and real.
Zhang Songwen really brought out the charm of Li Dazhao.
I even dare to say that the image of Li Dazhao he portrayed in the entire film and television drama can definitely be written into textbooks and become a template for other actors to learn from.
His performance has a tension that can break through the screen and make static stills become dynamic.
Even the hair is a play. Such a performance can instantly draw the audience into the play. This is what it means for an actor to interpret the great men of the past.
In order to make his performance more realistic, Zhang Songwen even stuffed stones into his shoes before filming, so that he could really get rid of the pain when walking.
has taken this step into consideration, and it will be difficult for the audience to come up with the drama.
Tang Zeng: "Asking Cangmang"
In "Asking Cangmang" Tang Zeng was the fourth character and had many scenes.
When Tang Zeng appeared, this look really made my eyes shine. Although it only lasted for two seconds, this image was really close to the prototype.
But when he started his performance, the degree of restoration plummeted.
He was too upright when interpreting the character, and his whole body seemed to be unable to move. Especially when playing against the very relaxed Ning Li, the contrast was even stronger.
Moreover, he did too many little tricks when reciting lines, like a leader speaking instead of discussing issues between friends. To be honest, he didn't act like a good person.
Maybe just watching it, it feels a bit awkward, but when comparing the performances of Zhang Songwen and Tang Zeng in the same scene, the difference becomes more obvious.
Coincidentally, Mr. Sun Yat-sen in "The Revolutionary" and "Inquiry into the Cang Mang" were both played by veteran actor Ma Shaohua.
When he met Sun Yat-sen, Zhang Songwen's version of Li Dazhao was like this -
He wanted to grab the other person's hand, his excitement was beyond words, and he even stuttered a bit when he spoke.
You must know that Li Dazhao expressed his high respect for Sun Yat-sen long before he went to Japan to study.
Moreover, Sun Yat-sen was 20 years older than Li Dazhao. Sun Yat-sen admired Li Dazhao very much, while Li Dazhao admired Sun Yat-sen extremely.
In "Asking Cangmang", Tang Zeng performed like this -
Like a piece of wood, he called "Mr. Zhongshan" and then stayed where he was, waiting for the other party to come over and shake hands with him.
I couldn't tell who was the elder for a moment, let alone the big and small kings. Even though I was excited, I didn't perform. There really is no harm without comparison.
Moreover, the arrogance of the literary man and the drive of Mr. Li Dazhao with advanced ideas were not shown in the performance. If you ask me, they are not as good as Huo Qing who played He Shuheng.
Of course, I am not questioning Tang Zeng's acting skills.
However, when playing a great man, you must get rid of your own shadow and engrave the great man's most fundamental character in your bones. Otherwise, how can the audience get into the play?
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Why are the audience so excited about the actor playing a great man?
Because the focus of this matter is not "acting", but "greatness". The actor must first respect and awe the character he plays, and truly turn his spirit into his own belief from the bottom of his heart.
Li Xuejian and Zhang Songwen also played more than just a few characters.
The reason why they are recognized by the audience and their reputation has soared is because they really respect the prototype and the audience.
When Li Xuejian won the award, he said, "Jiao Yulu suffered all the hardships, and all the benefits were taken by a stupid boy."
When fans asked Zhang Songwen to play Li Dazhao in the Spring Festival Gala, what he said was-
"I will not use this role to do work other than movies."
No matter how realistic the acting is, what the audience recognizes is always the courage to dedicate Self great man.
It is not the actors who have achieved these roles, but the great men who have dedicated themselves to the people of the country, which can give the actors the opportunity to interpret themselves.
So after clicking on "Asking Cangmang", I really felt a deep sense of powerlessness.
Is this really the only way domestic revolutionary dramas can go?
