Although the box office of " Hot and Spicy " has been soaring, its reputation has shown polarization. So why do critics target Jia Ling 's sincere work?
Personally, I think there are no more than three possibilities:
1. The work is limited.
From the perspective of a commercial film, "Hot and Spicy" is undoubtedly successful, but it does not mean that it is good enough. The reason is that when the public discusses this film, they basically focus on Jia Ling herself. In other words, the person who moved the audience was not the character Du Leying, but the actor Jia Ling. It is a typical actor who is greater than the role.
The reason for this situation is that in addition to Jia Ling's 100-pound weight loss being too shocking, there is another factor that cannot be ignored, that is, the script of "Hot and Spicy" is slightly mediocre, which in turn leads to the film's insufficient work. For rational viewers, it is indeed possible to remove the buff given by Jia Ling first and then review the film, so it is reasonable to give a negative evaluation.
2. Marketing Public Opinion War
There is now such a theory that the negative reviews of "Hot and Spicy" are due to touching the cheese of some people, so who are the "certain people"?
The answer is very simple. Competitors in the same period, looking back at last year's Spring Festival period, due to the participation of popular artists, it eventually turned into a farce. Although there are no films this year with popular artists taking the lead, the essence of traffic is capital operation. The success or failure of a movie is often related to the interests of many parties. Therefore, in order to grab the box office, marketing and public opinion wars are naturally inevitable.
This is like a foreign election. In addition to boasting, they also go to great lengths to attack other candidates, and even discredit them. The same is true in the movie market. If someone doesn't watch "Hot and Furious" because of negative reviews online, they will most likely choose another movie.
3. Rule Breaker
From the perspective of the audience, Jia Ling's weight loss of 100 pounds to star in "Hot and Spicy" is inspirational and dedicated, showing the utmost sincerity. Changing positions, presumably in the eyes of quite a few artists, Jia Ling's move is tantamount to involution, and even threatens the foundation of others.
The reason is very simple. Everyone knows that when an actor creates a character, he must be both physical and spiritual, and be close to the character he plays in all aspects. However, the current film and television industry is already dominated by artists. For artists, personality is undoubtedly greater than roles and acting skills. Even if they ask the film studio to modify the script in order to maintain the personality, it is almost impossible to expect these people to abandon their inherent image and get closer to the role. It's nothing more than a fool's dream.
Such an environment has long formed unspoken rules in the industry. At this time, Jia Ling lost 100 pounds for her role in "Hot and Spicy" and won praise, becoming a new benchmark. We are afraid of comparison in everything. In the future, if someone is exposed as unwilling to get close to the character, especially those popular artists who are reluctant to cut their hair, they will definitely be criticized by everyone. Since it has touched the nerves of those with vested interests, they will definitely protest, and they will definitely criticize Jia Ling and "Hot and Spicy".
Conclusion
As for whether "Hot" is worth watching, my personal suggestion is to follow your heart and don't be swayed by good or bad reviews. After all, everyone's aesthetics are different. After all, movies are only the cognitive carrier of the main creator, and they cannot meet everyone's spiritual needs. Different voices should be allowed to appear, and only with criticism can progress be made.
personal opinion, don’t comment if you don’t like it.
