Before the release of "Article 20", there were obviously more announcements about Zhao Liying than other actors, which aroused doubts among many netizens.
The reason is that although the movie is a group scene, Lei Jiayin, Ma Li, and Gao Ye are still the main cast members.
Zhao Liying is just the wife of one of the parties involved in the case.
According to the role, she is also a supporting role.
Therefore, some netizens think that the supporting role is more publicized than the protagonist, and she is suspected of taking the lead: " Such a big battle, I thought the heroine was Zhao Liying"
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Judging from the so-called propaganda content on the Internet, in fact, most of them are spontaneous actions by fans.
(Official announcements still focus on Ma Li, Lei Jiayin, and Gao Ye)
However, Weibo fans posted Zhao Liying's crying scene over and over again, making people mistakenly think that the heroine of "Article 20" is Zhao Liying, and even think that the movie is about bitterness. piece.
In comparison, Ma Li and Gao Ye were much quieter.
But if we look at it objectively,
Zhao Liying is a traffic star, and Ma Li is a comedian. The attributes of her fans are very different. This situation is foreseeable.
Even the director is happy to see it. As long as it is publicized, it is king (Liu Yaowen actually has a lot of hot searches).
This is why many movies now like to use powerful actors and traffic stars, which can not only attract traffic but also ensure quality.
In recent years, almost all the movies by major directors have this matching pattern.
As of now, this will happen no matter which movie Zhao Liying plays a supporting role in.
is a celebrity with her own traffic. Even if she has already transformed, the market behavior will not change much.
But the traffic itself is not guilty. It mainly depends on whether the business ability of the party can withstand such praise, otherwise it will be shooting oneself in the foot.
Market behavior cannot be controlled. The director did not expect it, because Zhao Liying's announcement clip was a crying scene, which led many viewers to think it was a painful drama about a deaf-mute mother looking for her child. Those who are celebrating the Chinese New Year should consider whether to watch it...
It's because Xuanfa went astray beyond his control.
Fortunately, the film itself was of good quality and gained a good reputation, so a few days after its release, the box office began to reverse the situation and continued to decline.
has currently topped the daily box office list. Very strong stamina.
Zhao Liying, who was entrusted with the important task
"Article 20" includes one main case and two side cases:
[Main Line] Kangcun and his wife have been bullied by the village bully for a long time. He stabbed the other party to death with a knife, and his deaf-mute wife (Zhao Liying) was threatened and intimidated by the village chief, who wanted to take her daughter to escape from the devil's cave.
[Subline 1] The bus driver acted bravely and was convicted of intentional injury. He has been seeking an explanation for himself for many years.
[Subline 2] Prosecutor Han Ming (Lei Jiayin)’s son (Liu Yaowen) stopped bullying at school and broke the nose of the dean’s son.
Subline 1 is to support Han Ming’s statement: Similar cases over the years have been judged this way!
Sub-line 2 uses the phenomenon of campus bullying to make the audience empathize with the experience of Sub-line 1.
and foreshadowing the Kangcun incident.
Although the Kangcun incident was not an act of bravery, it was in line with the big proposition of self-defense: it does not mean that whoever is seriously injured is justified!
As the protagonist who appears the most in the main case, and the turning point that awakens the legal provisions... Zhao Liying's role actually plays a decisive role in the entire film.
Her character was born deaf and mute. She and her husband have a daughter who is also deaf and mute, but the doctor said that she can still be cured at a young age.
There is a lot of information hidden here, which is not deliberately shown in the film but is ready to be revealed.
The husband played by Pan Binlong is obviously much older than her, he is plain-looking and honest. In other words: coward
A middle-aged honest man marries a beautiful young woman. If she were not born with a disability, he would not have this opportunity.
Because one of them is crippled with and the other with , the village bully took the opportunity and raped, beaten and humiliated them for a long time. The couple had no way to resist.
What’s even more pitiful is that the deaf-mute woman couldn’t even shout for help.
In view of the fact that Pan Binlong only appeared in three scenes: squatting on the ground wearing a dog leash, resisting the village bully, and being questioned in the detention center.
The main driving force of this line is Zhao Liying.
Deaf-mute woman is also a special role that Zhao Liying tried for the first time.
has no lines, and relies entirely on body language, facial expressions, and eyes to show the character's personality.
happens to be an extremely tragic and desperate mother, which is really difficult to play. Once
's acting fails, it will be a disaster for the entire film.
Without the emotional foreshadowing of a little person like her, Gao Ye's struggle later and Lei Jiayin's hearing speech would not be able to have such a shocking effect.
Why did you choose her to play this role?
She is too young and has never had children, so she cannot portray the loving and deep feeling of a mother.
is not young and beautiful enough, and it conflicts with the plot of being raped and bullied by the village bully.
She needs to be thin and tough, especially her emotions.
In addition, the attitude of the actors is also a top priority.
The original script set up Hao Xiuping as a normal person, only her daughter was hearing-impaired.
Zhao Liying asked Zhang Yimou, if the child is hearing-impaired, why can’t the mother do the same.
Zhang Yimou suddenly realized, is right, why didn’t I think of . So I had someone revise the script overnight.
only had this question after carefully studying the script. This is one of the signs that Zhao Liying is rigorous enough in her work. After
joined the group, Zhao Liying always went to the corner alone to tinker with something. She ignored others when they called her. Even Zhang Yimou sometimes didn't hear him when he called her.
Zhang Yimou thought at first that she was playing a big role and ignored everyone.
Later I discovered that she was using sign language.
In order to practice sign language proficiently, she not only translated the lines recited by others in sign language, but also went into the homes of hearing-impaired people to understand their lives up close.
practiced over and over again with the sign language teacher until these sign language movements became her body memory.
Facts have proved that her acting was very good. Every time in the movie she was so anxious that she signed like crazy but couldn't say a word, the audience outside the screen felt sad and anxious.
These exaggerated and twisted expressions are very shocking when you are angry, desperate, speechless, but eager for others to understand your intentions.
She is not afraid to do this kind of , which actually vilifies her expression.
After being beaten and raped by the village bully, what was the scene like when she came out holding on to the door frame:
Her clothes were torn, her neck had large bite marks, her face was black and blue, and her nose was bleeding. This image It's definitely ugly.
But it is also visually stunning and makes people feel pity.
Reminiscent of the insult she had just received, the audience could easily relate to her emotions: pain, nausea, and despair.
Because of this unencumbered and open-minded performance, it was so contagious that even the crew on the scene felt heartbroken watching it.
Later, when Zhang Yimou was interviewed, said without any psychological burden , "I had the same impression of her before, but this time she gave me a big surprise."
Because he is convinced that after watching the movie, the audience will definitely agree with his evaluation.
What kind of impression is that?
is probably the "wall" that exists between idol drama actors and movie actors, as well as the "wall" that exists between popular stars and powerful actors.
In the eyes of movie directors, it is difficult for actors who specialize in idol dramas to make a difference in movies.
Not to mention, Zhao Liying has always been positioned as a "traffic star" in the industry.It was only after
made the transition and started acting in some serious dramas that he caught the eye of film directors.
Her performance in "Happiness Comes to Thousands of Houses" and "The Wind Blowing Pinellia" is quite good, which can be regarded as paving a sunny road for her transformation.
Summary
Zhang Yimou chose Zhao Liying to play this role because he was somewhat interested in traffic and achieving mutual business success.
It is a good plan to choose supporting roles among the traffic with decent acting skills.
But the director probably didn't expect that Zhao Liying's performance completely exceeded his expectations. That's why
said "it gave me a big surprise".
It doesn’t matter who the protagonist is, if the supporting role is well acted, it will still shine brightly.
You have to admit that half of the tears in the film were caused by the character Hao Xiuping.
There is no need to hide your praise for acting skills. I think Zhao Liying's acting skills in "Article 20" are worthy of praise.
