This year’s Spring Festival movies are full of controversy.
Jia Ling 's " is hot and hot " is a box office hit. Is it well-deserved or is the crazy marketing effective?
Andy Lau's " Mr. Red Carpet " encountered a waterloo. Was it dragged down by Ning Hao, or did he expose his "box office poison" curse?
8 4 films have been withdrawn. Is this healthy competition in the market or the consequences of excessive commercialization?
Every topic can trigger fierce spats.
But on one thing, everyone's opinions are unprecedentedly unanimous -
Throughout the entire schedule, almost all the actors' acting skills were online.
And you can clearly feel that when forming the casts of these films, they all followed one principle -
try to avoid idol stars. Only by choosing good actors with real abilities will the audience buy it.
It is these outstanding actors who hold up half of the sky, making the overall quality of the Spring Festival movies soaring.
Today, let’s talk about the 8 actors with the best acting skills in the 2024 Spring Festival. They collectively defended the glory of Chinese movies during this prime period.
(the following rankings, in no particular order)
No. 1: Lei Jiayin
Lei Jiayin may be the most "wronged" actor during the Spring Festival.
obviously starred in two hit movies, "Hot and Furious" and " Article 20 ", but in both movies he played a submissive little man with no sense of presence.
"Hot and Spicy" mainly promotes Jia Ling, and "Article 20" mainly promotes Zhao Liying, but they seem to have nothing to do with him.
But viewers who have watched these two films will understand how good Lei Jiayin's acting is.
Lei Jiayin's performance focuses on two words - relaxation. He is a typical example of God's reward.
An actor in the same crew as him once revealed that Lei Jiayin does not need to memorize scripts.
Understand the general outline, follow the feeling after shooting, and speak the lines, which will give people a more real feeling than deliberately memorizing the lines.
Jia Ling and Zhang Yimou saw the sense of relaxation in him, and extended an olive branch to him one after another, inviting him to star in "Wimp".
But he is also playing a "wimp", but Lei Jiayin's performance is different.
In "Hot and Spicy", he played a stubborn boxing coach.
is an upright character who has to bend down due to the pressure of life;
is a bit of a scumbag emotionally, but he is not a bad person and knows how to make up for his mistakes. He is an ordinary person with stains.
After receiving Jia Ling's invitation, Lei Jiayin practiced boxing for several months and built up muscles. She was able to look thin when wearing clothes and gain weight when undressing. In
's performance, he continued that sense of relaxation, performed well, and did not steal Jia Ling's limelight. He was a perfect second-in-command.
In "Article 20", he took the initiative to take the lead and controlled the rhythm throughout the process.
was making jokes with Ma Li and while flirting with Gao Ye, perfectly portraying a greasy middle-aged urban man who has evil intentions but no courage.
In the end, this character changed from being timid and afraid of getting into trouble, to a civilian hero who upholds justice. The character transformation was very smooth, without any sense of being fake or empty.
Lei Jiayin used a relaxed performance to bring a suspended legal concept back to the ground, which is really wonderful.
Second place: Ma Li
After Ma Li became famous, the biggest problem was that she didn't know how to choose scripts. She always played beautiful women, which was full of contradictions.
In "This Killer Is Not So Calm", she played the role of a goddess that attracted countless men; in
"Walking Alone on the Moon", Shen Teng was passionately devoted to her.
These characters are very dramatic, causing Ma Li's reputation to decline.
This year she finally heard the call of the audience, quit the beauty track, and returned to acting form.
Ma Li, who does not play beautiful women, is the ceiling for Chinese comedy actresses.
In "Article 20", she played a replica of Ma Dongmei, an old and lustful housewife.
This character is very neurotic, with a sharp mouth and a soft heart, struggling to support a scale -
On one end of the scale is a child, but the child beats the leader's son;
On the other end of the scale is a husband, who ends up having an affair with his colleague.
All the laughter burst out from her uneasiness.
Characters like this are what Ma Li is best at. Her quarrel with Lei Jiayin became the biggest highlight of the film.
This relaxed performance atmosphere looks really comfortable, and the sparkling Ma Li is back.
In "Hot and Spicy", Ma Li only made a friendly guest appearance, playing the role of a sanctimonious emotional expert.
A few simple scenes, full of laughter.
is acting as an expert in analyzing the protagonist's character in one second, and in the next second he has a face-breaking battle with Wei Xiang after his identity is revealed.
Ma Li's face-changing performance satirizes the scripts and routines in current emotional programs, which is very exciting.
Ma Li's current total box office of starring movies has exceeded 18.8 billion, making her the number one actress.
As long as she remembers never to play a beautiful woman, this glory will continue.
Third place: Shen Teng
Last year was a year of crisis for Shen Teng.
" River Red " sold 4.5 billion at the box office, but it also caused huge controversy, and Shen Teng was also involved in the whirlpool;
"Super Family" directly caused his reputation to collapse.
The villain he created is indeed refreshing, but the mediocrity of the entire film also dug a big hole for him.
The failure of this film was the straw that broke the camel's back.
This time, " Flying Life 2" is to some extent a battle for Shen Teng's reputation.
Fortunately, Shen Teng seized this opportunity.
The "Flying Life" series was originally a fusion of Han Han's style and Shen Teng's style.
However, due to the failure of his previous film "Four Seas", Han Han took the initiative to self-castrate when filming "Flying Life 2".
Judging from the feature film, this is the movie with the best reputation since Han Han became a director, and it is also the least Han Han movie.
As one goes, "Flying Life 2" becomes a rich Shen Teng-style movie, and Shen Teng's performance becomes the winner or loser of the entire film.
In terms of appeal, Shen Teng is still invincible. This can be seen from the box office. With a box office of more than 3 billion, if the starring role is replaced, the box office will be reduced by at least 1 billion.
In terms of performance, Shen Teng really ushered in an explosion.
Strictly speaking, "Flying Life 2" does not have many hilarious points, which further tests a comedian's acting skills.
Most of the videos show the mutterings and self-pity of a frustrated middle-aged man.
But Shen Teng performed this unwillingness and frustration in a very light and self-deprecating way.
Whether he is pretending to be a master to guide Fan Chengcheng, or negotiating sponsorship fees with Jia Bing, he performs that kind of humble and conceited energy, and he feels a bit like Yin Tianqiu in "The King of Comedy".
Of course, the final racing scene is the highlight, and it is most likely to be overacted.
Shen Teng is very good at handling the performance.
It is passionate with a bit of humor and a bit of saucy in the burning. The audience is not tired of watching it, and they are not forced to scratch their creaks and poke their tear ducts. In one word, moist.
After this film, Shen Teng will surpass Wu Jing, and the total box office of starring movies will exceed 33.5 billion.
He is still the most box-office-charging actor in China, bar none.
Fourth place: Andy Lau
There is no doubt that Andy Lau encountered Waterloo during this Spring Festival.
"Mr. Red Carpet" had an investment of 260 million and was withdrawn in despair before the box office exceeded 100 million, and it even became the biggest joke in the history of the Spring Festival.
This failure has also brought "Hua Hei" to a collective climax. Recently, Andy Lau has been ridiculed on the Internet.
What Andy Lau is a big traffic star, he has no popularity but no appeal;
What Andy Lau has as many as 70 million fans in his short videos, but no fans are willing to buy tickets to support him;
What Andy Lau has always been box office poison, which has never been proven The older ones don't want to look at him, the younger ones don't recognize him, he is a has-been actor.
But if you really watch "Mr. Red Carpet", you will understand that the film's box office failure has nothing to do with him. The root cause of
's failure lies in Ning Hao's ambition.
Ning Hao got tired of making lively movies and wanted to make a quiet one, so he wrote the script of "Mr. Red Carpet".
Andy Lau read the script and initially rejected it.
Because the script is teasing the inside story of the entertainment industry, the starring actor Liu Weichi is almost in agreement with Andy Lau himself. He is afraid that the audience will not be able to distinguish the characters from the actors, and Ning Hao wants this effect.
Andy Lau thought about it again and again and decided to participate in this adventure.
Adventure means risk.
On the surface, the film exposes the inside story of the entertainment industry, but in fact it explores the communication issues between people. On the surface, it is a commercial film, but in fact it is an artistic film.
Most viewers cannot accept this kind of elegant comedy with a knowing smile.
Especially during the Chinese New Year, watching such a considerate movie, it is understandable that it failed at the box office.
However, Andy Lau's performance in the film is definitely worthy of praise. He almost sacrificed himself to achieve this film.
On the one hand, he has to show his true temperament and interpret the role of Liu Weichi in an almost true-to-life way.
Shooting commercials, getting married in secret, getting injured while filming, and negotiating with investors were all things he had really experienced, and now Ning Hao wants him to re-act them.
On the other hand, he has to perform absurdity based on reality.
includes sleeping in a space capsule, raising pigs in an office building, and chattering and arguing with people.
This was an experience he had never had before. Ning Hao wanted him to perform and have a sense of belief.
When performing these two feelings, he also has to seamlessly connect the sense of reality and the sense of absurdity, presenting a contradictory and entangled character.
This was the biggest challenge of the film, and Andy Lau did it.
It is a pity that the temperament of the film itself turns away ordinary viewers.
No. 5: Li Gengxi
Li Gengxi is an actor born with a golden key.
is a native Beijing girl whose father is Xu Jinglei’s classmate. She signed a contract with Xu Jinglei’s film and television company at the age of 15, and received Xu’s words and deeds.
made his debut at the age of 17 and starred in many works. Later, Yingzi became well-known for appearing in "Little Joy".
At that time, she was recognized as a resource person, the little princess in the Beijing circle, and she was in the limelight for a while.
's subsequent "Swordsman in the Snow" earned her mixed praise and praise.
She played the role of the great beauty Jiang Ni, but her youthful appearance did not have the temperament of a great heroine at all, and she received a lot of bad reviews online.
Fortunately, in last year's "The Long Season", Li Gengxi made a wonderful turnaround.
Shen Mo, who she plays, is fragile, sensitive and artistic, very much like Zhang Jingchu back then.
After this drama, Li Gengxi suddenly became more talented in acting.
This year's Spring Festival film "Let's Shake the Sun Together" can be regarded as Li Gengxi's righteous work.
This film is the director of Han Yanji's "Get Out!" The final chapter of the life trilogy released after "Tumor King" and "Send You a Little Red Flower" is also the most completed work.
The appearance of the unshaven Peng Yuchang reminds people of the depressed boy he once was.
Peng Yuchang performed all the characters' struggles, foolishness and stubbornness.
's only regret is that his performance was a little deliberate and he added too much drama to himself.
In comparison, Li Gengxi's performance is more touching.
In the opening scene, she pulled up her hair and appeared with a pale face, which reminded people of Zhang Jingchu in "The Disciple".
The two leading actors are a classic combination of mindless and unhappy. One has freckles and the other has a sad face. Their bitter appearance cannot hide their passion for life.
The two have great chemistry. The travel and wedding scenes in the film are the biggest tear-jerkers. Their fear of illness and yearning for life are really well performed.
Li Gengxi has a bright future! !
No. 6: Gao Ye
14 years ago, Gao Ye and Zhou Dongyu starred in their respective first movies "The Love of the Hawthorn Tree" at the same time.
The difference is that Zhou Dongyu is the starring role in this film. The new Mou girl has an unlimited future.
Gao Ye only made a guest appearance as a nurse in "Hawthorn Tree Love".
After that, her development was bumpy and she soon became a "disappeared population" in the film and television industry.
After reappearing in the public eye again after many years, she mainly took on some sexy vase roles. I am afraid that even she herself does not believe that she can work with Zhang Yimou again.
Until "Ideal City", the audience saw another side of her. The popularity of last year's "Crazy" made her become a new generation of sister-in-law.
Zhang Yimou offered her an olive branch again after watching "Crazy", and Gao Ye once again got the opportunity to cooperate with Lao Mouzi.
Different from the supporting role 14 years ago, Gao Ye plays a very important role in "Article 20".
In the film, she plays Lei Jiayin’s colleague and first love, and the couple played by Lei Jiayin and Ma Li create many ridiculous stories.
Lu Lingling, played by Gao Ye, is cold and capable, but has a righteous heart and is a warm-hearted person.
Han Ming, played by Lei Jiayin, was able to stand up and make a generous speech in the end, which was inseparable from her encouragement and support. Although the role of
does not have much room to play, Gao Ye performed it very steadily.
believes that she has won the favor of Zhang Yimou, and her real spring is coming.
No. 7: Jia Ling
Jia Ling has recently been pushed to the forefront of public opinion.
's "lose 100 pounds" gimmick, on the one hand, made her popular in the industry, harvested a lot of box office, and became a role model in everyone's mind; on the other hand,
's excessive marketing also brought about word-of-mouth backlash, and many people were disgusted with her.
These off-site factors have affected our judgment of Jia Ling's acting skills to a certain extent.
So how did Jia Ling perform?
First of all, in terms of body management, Jia Ling lost 100 pounds in one year, which is indeed commendable.
It is true that many actors have accomplished the feat of losing weight in a short period of time.
Bale and Aamir Khan in foreign countries, Zhang Jiahui, Qin Hao and Zheng Kai in China, it is the job of actors to lose weight for their roles.
But Jia Ling’s weight loss is different.
Her fat image has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. She has made a lot of money as an actor and director. She has a more flattering way to avoid this problem.
But she used the simplest and crudest way to teach people all over the country a weight loss lesson. The shock brought by weight loss for overweight women is completely different.
Secondly, in terms of performance, Jia Ling played a flattering personality.
She played Le Ying's inferiority and cowardice very well.
hesitates when speaking, thinks twice when typing on his mobile phone, and avoids eyes when facing the person he likes, which makes people who have had similar experiences deeply empathize.
The most amazing thing is the final boxing match.
She was beaten until her nose was bruised and her face was swollen. At this time, scenes from the past emerged one after another.
Flashbacks of unbearable scenes, we can see the fierceness in Jia Ling's eyes.
can be said to have never experienced those unbearable things personally and cannot act out this feeling.
The collapse of the second half of the plot was directly brought back because of her look.
"Hot and Spicy", as Jia Ling said, is not a weight loss movie.
At least Jia Ling’s performance was as shocking as the loss of 100 pounds.
No. 8: Zhao Liying
In "Article 20", Zhao Liying doesn't have many roles, but she is definitely the most eye-catching presence in the whole film.
The video is actually divided into two parts. The
part is the "life line" led by Lei Jiayin and Ma Li, focusing on a gag; the
part is the "case line" led by Zhao Liying and Pan Binlong, focusing on a bitter and revengeful story.
The key to the transformation of the whole drama from humor to positive is the tragic woman played by Zhao Liying.
She was defiled by the bully, her husband was beaten by the bully, the husband picked up the butcher knife, and the child whimpered. The character Hao Xiuping suffered to the extreme.
But Zhao Liying feels that she is not suffering enough.
During the filming, she made a bold suggestion to Zhang Yimou - let Hao Xiuping become a deaf-mute.
The subtlety of this adaptation is.
One, the line between Lei Jiayin and Ma Li, the two people are constantly bickering, which has a full comedy effect, but it is also a bit noisy.
If this line played by Zhao Liying is adapted into the role of a deaf-mute woman, it will just neutralize the noisy feeling.
The two lines combine dynamic and static, creating more dramatic tension.
Secondly, the CP combination of Pan Binlong and Zhao Liying, one old and one young, is very inconsistent.
But with the identity of a deaf-mute woman, the two of them seem to be more harmonious as a couple.
Thirdly, the deaf-mute woman's silent accusation is more shocking than the hysterical shouting of a normal woman.
Of course, the difficulty of the actors' performance has also been greatly increased.
Zhao Liying did an excellent job playing this role.
As soon as her unkempt appearance appeared, people couldn't tell it was her.
When performing, Zhao Liying is extremely explosive.
A jumping scene brings the whole film to a dramatic climax.
's helplessness in the face of the bully, his love for his children, and his hugging and crying with his husband after the dust settled are all particularly gripping.
Her efforts were also praised by CCTV.
After this battle, Zhao Liying gained another movie masterpiece.
believes that we will see her more often on the big screen in the future.
Well, these are the 8 outstanding actors in the Spring Festival.
Through the above analysis, we can’t help but find that the world of today’s film industry has changed. There is no market for bad movies. Actors have no real ability to take on the responsibility. Even if they have incredible resources, the audience will not star for them. The movie paid for it.
So far, the total box office of the movies starring these eight actors during the Spring Festival has exceeded 10 billion.
10 billion is just the beginning, the spring of good actors has already come.
The future of Chinese movies in 2024 is promising, we will wait and see!
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