The movie "Hot and Spicy" directed by Jia Ling became a hit.
worked hard for a year to shape the character, first gained 40 pounds and then lost 100 pounds. She was slapped in the face by the voice that said her face was changed by AI.
But it was originally just a simple performance of dedication and sincerity, but it changed in the polarized comments.
criticized her for using weight loss as a selling point, inciting body anxiety, and even serving in the US military. There are countless comments.
For this reason, Jia Ling also had to respond to the controversy.
Because her original intention was that the heroine becoming stronger has nothing to do with being fat or thin, and the interpretation of excessive attention to body shape has never been a public opinion ecology that she can easily incite alone.
The reality is that the general public has long been trapped in this environment where "you can just say something even if you have nothing to do".
That's why she said she wanted to hide herself. Appear a little later, a little later, and let the discussion of fatness and thinness come even later.
leaves enough soil for "love yourself" to sprout and grow.
Most of the audience felt the sincerity and refreshingness of her words, and were inspired by this invincible perseverance to inspire passion and fighting spirit.
Looking at it from another perspective, if a male director did this, would he receive such abuse and criticism?
Jia Ling's efforts and the criticism she has suffered all show how difficult it is for female directors and female protagonists to interpret their good and evil, growth and transformation from a female perspective.
Behind this is not just a simple external problem, but also the long-term solidification of female style charm.
At the same time, how can we get the positive core of how to reinvent ourselves from "Hot and Spicy", which can only be defined as a comedy and is not even said to be an inspirational comedy for women?
will talk about these today.
When did
fat loss and body shaping spread body anxiety?
When people questioned that Jia Ling's weight loss of 100 pounds was unrealistic and a gimmick, she first gained 40 pounds to achieve this reduction.
went from being overweight and unhealthy at 166cm and 210 pounds, to dehydrating 8 pounds to 109 pounds in order to achieve the flag and show clear abdominal muscles, and finally stabilized at 117 pounds with a healthy balance of muscle and fat. Behind
is unspeakable perseverance and the effort to make choices in order to achieve goals efficiently.
My muscles were almost stretched in the end
So, many people will be touched by inspiration when they see her real training process and every drop of sweat she left behind.
But when faced with the results, this perseverance was distorted into something else. For example: "Give me 100 million and I can lose 100 pounds."
In fact, it is difficult for most people to lose 10 pounds every day.
Let alone losing 10 pounds in life, there will be obvious visual changes. Every 10 pounds will bring a different style and experience.
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Therefore, Jia Ling, who has successfully gained weight, lost fat and gained muscle by relying on her metabolism at the age of 42, was said to have lost weight, feeling depressed, suffering, sharp eyes, and wrinkles on her face. It’s...
It’s just as magical as being questioned and spreading body anxiety even though you have returned from sub-health to health. Behind it is the public’s cognitive dissonance about the true beauty of adults and their anxiety about the success of others.
The original image is suspected to have been sharpened
Compared with fatness and thinness, which are the most discussed, what should be paid more attention to is health, and the true and natural beauty that should be faced at different ages.
What's more, after fat reduction, skin sags can be alleviated by photoelectric radio frequency and other programs, and wrinkles can also be reduced by injection filling. Today's "deficiencies" in appearance can be solved with scientific methods. The only thing
cannot solve is not changing the matter itself.
To take a step back, if a 42-year-old woman still has a plump and plump face after losing 100 pounds, some people will say that it is because of the use of sheep placenta and the use of technology.
In this case, Jia Ling, who weighed the pros and cons and tried her best to present her true state and was always responsible for the results of her choices, has gained a brand new self.
and ’s smiles are still bright, but they have a cheerful and peaceful face.
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Some people thought that Jia Ling bumped into Ashley Park, the actor in "Emily in Paris".
Only when we saw her actually losing weight did we suddenly realize that the woman who once made her debut on the Spring Festival Gala at the age of 28 and brought laughter to the public has become more mature and powerful.
She is not a popular female star, she is just herself.
At this time, the negative voices from her figure to her face had become a thing of the past and could no longer hurt her in the slightest.
And this anxiety was transferred to the minority group who were afraid and jealous of her becoming stronger. Because they discovered that female images have begun to break through the shackles of stereotyped classification and definitions, and they can no longer be disciplined casually.
When will we stop
stereotypical definitions of feminine style and attractiveness?
Let’s first look at the first wave of stereotypes since the Spring Festival Gala - 85 Hua Shi Mi is said to be thin and not suitable for the Tang Dynasty system where "fatness is considered beautiful".
Everyone has their own beauty.
However, the Tang Dynasty did not only regard fatness as beauty, but also tolerated the superficial characteristics of fatness and thinness, and extended the beauty of different deep styles.
If we really want to break it down, the power is closer to the softness and slenderness of the early Tang Dynasty, and the poetry is closer to the strength, thinness and lightness of the late Tang Dynasty. They are all beauties in ancient costumes who can show the charm of the Tang Dynasty.
This one-sided understanding is just like the current public opinion environment that loves to create a monotonous female style, unable to accept that they are lively people with diverse charms.
Gao Haining, who shined in "News Queen", said that during the early stage of filming, her figure management was not "strictly in place" because she had not been on the set for a long time.
Concubine Yang was as sensual and sexy as she was in ancient times, but some voices ridiculed her into being round and thick.
Waiting for her body style to become the "normal" for female stars, such a healthy and tight figure is still said to be strong.
Such a typical public opinion orientation reflects the one-sidedness of 's disciplinary aesthetics for women: white and thin women have been deprived of their power, leaving only weakness; sexy is often given the name of charm, and cannot be supplemented by purity.
What’s more, female comedians have to be cruelly stripped of their gender sense.
is like the "Maitreya Buddha" who appeared for comedy in "Hot and Spicy", as if projecting the style image that was solidified in variety shows before Jia Ling lost weight.
You should use your food intake and weight to create laughter to "please", use your own humor to compliment all the topics, and become the green leaves that set off the flowers.
Even behind the jokes about being able to have CPs with countless male stars, it's like overt praise and covert criticism.
is particularly "tolerant" because she is a loving, optimistic, and safe image without outstanding female characteristics.
Therefore, when Jia Ling's image in the movie and in reality changed from passive and harmless likability to proactive and polite alienation , she was said to have "changed".
She has wisdom and beauty, becomes full of human desires, and becomes independent and powerful.
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So, those Jia Ling who said she likes the fat style, what exactly does she like?
Facing today, she feels that her eyes have become sharper and her popularity with the audience has become worse. What is she afraid of?
is afraid that she will be sharp and charming.
I am afraid that she will change from a superficial joke that cannot even be called a vase to an unpredictable and independent woman who exudes peace and tenacity from the inside out.
Jia Ling's humor, just like Monroe's naivety, is not a natural dullness, but an expression of great wisdom and foolishness.
They are all trying to open up a path, a path for women to struggle and grow in a patriarchal society.
uses this to realize the charm of women's different subjectivities and create the soil for them to explore and realize their own styles.
Only when these women who are regarded as benchmarks break free from the mud of various eras can we give more powerful forward power to women who live cautiously and fearfully in real life.
Who can define
women’s success and failure?
From appearance to style to inner core, it is too difficult for women to walk on this road of transformation.
Today, it is time to redefine "women should look good to please themselves": they do not look beautiful for others, nor do they educate others to highlight their superiority. only work hard to become a better version of themselves and live bravely in the present.
Accept failure and success calmly, and draw the energy that truly makes you happy from the process.
Here is a phenomenon that reflects the bullying of human nature: not only the success of netizens is chilling, but the failure of netizens is still ridiculing.
Some voices expressed that they could not accept this kind of inspirational movie with nothing for love and career. Losers are always lonely losers.
Shouldn’t it be just themselves that define women’s success?
Compared with the depressing ending of the Japanese version, the Leying version has given us a good answer: devote yourself to fighting for yourself, even if you only throw one punch, you will win.
As for the former male god, his priority has to be slightly lower than his own.
Just like reading a novel, the number of channels for male channels vs. the direction of female channels are always different. The same is true for the different cores conveyed by the works of
male directors vs female directors, both of which are based on true portrayals of public workplace life.
Men's Channel has always been a miracle where noble people come from all directions to help ordinary mortals transform into dragons and proud gods. It is also a myth of winners in life at all levels. The
female director expressed the opposite view. allows women to wake up from the dream that there will always be someone riding on the colorful clouds to rescue them.
There is no way, the reality is so unfair.
Therefore, there is no need to criticize the sisters for arranging bloody things for Le Ying. Let’s not talk about how they would have been beaten if these two characters were male figures.
is now being ridiculed for the setting of why it no longer helps girls. It is because separates women from the image of the perfect, moral pacesetter-like Virgin.
They can also be like men, they are gray, egoistic, have desires, need to transform, and "make the same mistakes that all men make".
Just like crush is unreliable, girls help girls will also fail.
In the end, the only one who can "over and over again, and again, and again, and thousands of times, without hesitation, save himself from the fire and water in this world" is himself.
Jia Ling also interpreted the new state of female growth: not thin and beautiful, but strong and beautiful.
Women are good, women are beautiful.
returns to reality from the movie. Although none of this is 100% impeccable, there are still shortcomings that can be magnified and interpreted.
But we can still choose to accept the positive aspects and replenish positive energy. It is always more meaningful to move forward than allowing negative antagonism to make us stand on the opposite side.
Finally, please do as the movie poster theme "yolo: you only live once you only live once" explains.
Start boldly and enjoy the bloom.
