The Beijing Film Festival is in full swing, and an actress we know well appears on the red carpet. She is Ma Li.
At the Beijing Film Festival, Ma Li stunned in a black dress on the red carpet.
In addition to her role as an actress in "Article 20", Ma Li also has two identities at this Beijing Film Festival, which surprised the audience.
is the leading star in the movie "The Dumpling Queen" . The film is directed by Liu Weiqiang and produced by Luo Xiaowen. It is also the first time that Ma Li plays the leading female role in a commercial legendary female film.
Another one is a judge of the "Tiantan Award" of the 14th Beijing International Film Festival.
There are seven judges this time, and Ma Li is one of them and the only Chinese female judge.
Ma Li has always left us with the impression of "Comedian Ma Li".
But as everyone knows, Ma Li has already overtaken others in a corner, successfully transformed, and her influence in the film and television industry has been increasing year by year.
The box office of the movies she starred in has exceeded 19.4 billion, ranking fifth in the country.
is among the top ten in this list, and the remaining nine are all male actors.
In the new Spring Festival film "Article 20", Ma Li played the heroine and won .4520 million box office.
Many viewers may still have an impression of her as "Ma Dongmei"; but in recent years, Ma Li has gone against the trend and become a leader among domestic actresses.
Is she a simple "comedian" or a truly capable actor?
Today, while the Beijing Film Festival is still hot, let’s talk about Ma Li, this unique actor.
01. The background of stage dramas, the "Queen of Sketch" deserves the title
After Zhao Benshan and Song Dandan, whose combination is the sketch that everyone is most looking forward to?
believes there is no other answer to this question: Shenma combination.
Shen Teng and Ma Li have dominated the Spring Festival Gala sketches for many years, and she is still one of the few actresses who can make the audience laugh on the Spring Festival Gala stage.
last year's "pit" , this year's "humble house is not cold" , are all like this.
In fact, Ma Li's first debut was in stage plays.
In 2003, when she was in college, Ma Li starred in "The Diary of Anne Frank" , and then appeared in "The Master Builder" , the opening drama of the second China National Theater International Drama Season "Forever Ibsen". He even collaborated with Pu Cunxin and Tao Hong.
Ma Li is good at dramas and loves performing. She is always acting all year round. She was nicknamed the "Queen of Thousands of Dramas" at the time.
2013 was a life-changing year for Ma Li.
Before this, her "Super Happy Insole ", which she collaborated with He Jiong, became a hit. Ma Li's iconic image and laughter gradually entered the audience's field of vision.
Also in this year, she and Shen Teng co-starred in the stage play "The Count of Wulong Mountain" , and the "Shen Ma Group" began to take shape.
This year, she appeared on the CCTV Spring Festival Gala and played Hao Jian's female leader in "Today's Happiness 2".
The first year of the Spring Festival Gala seemed to be the beginning of Ma Li.
In fact, she has been practicing on the stage for nearly ten years.
The term "brother ex-husband" became popular because of this sketch. Also popular was Ma Li, who was considered the "successor of Song Dandan" at that time. The sketches that followed
, "To Help or Not to Help", and "Follow Him" are all Ma Li's masterpieces. The old lady who walks according to the clock is still talked about by everyone today.
From lines to performances, from body movements to facial expressions and language, Ma Li captured the heart of the Spring Festival Gala audience by mastering this old lady.
The diversity of Ma Li's performance actually became apparent from this moment on.
She can be a housewife in love;
she can also be an old lady who fell down on the road.
Later, from section chief to leader, his temperament changed 360 degrees, and his charm remained unchanged.
The sketch has a different kind of joke in Ma Li's hands.
And Ma Li no longer just limits herself to the "situation comedy" frame.
She began to explore the path of film and television and tried to become a professional actor.
Many sketch actors have been recognized for their acting skills as soon as they become movie actors. After all, it is much more difficult to act on the spot than to shoot over and over again in front of the camera. This is true for Fan Wei, Chen Peisi, and Zhu Shimao.
Ma Li is certainly no exception.
In 2015, "Charlotte Trouble" premiered, and Ma Li became an instant hit with her role as "Ma Dongmei".
followed by "One Thought in Heaven", "The Shy Iron Fist", "Sisters at the Point", "My Motherland and Me", "My Hometown and Me" and so on, movies all have Ma Li.
With these movies, Ma Li has won numerous awards.
International Chinese Film Festival Best Actress, Golden Eagle Award for Best Supporting Actress, Huading Award for Best Actress, Golden Deer Award for Best Actress... But as her strength and fame increased, a voice of doubt also arose: Ma Li How are your acting skills?
But Ma Li uses her strength to tell everyone: from stage plays to film and television dramas, from supporting actress to heroine, Ma Li relied on her acting skills all the way.
What’s so good about Ma Li’s acting skills?
02. From "Ma Dongmei" to "Li Maojuan", Ma Li's advancement in the history of film and television has opened a door for Ma Li.
Ma Li is like an actress born for the big screen. Because of the experience accumulated in stage plays and sketches, she is naturally adapted to the screen.
And those roles that shine in the movie are also proof of Ma Li's transformation and advancement in acting skills over the years.
We might as well take a look at Ma Li's performance from past film and television works.
Ma Li's role has probably gone through three stages, and each different stage also represents an improvement in her acting skills.
The first stage is a "female man" who combines humor and comedy.
html Ma Dongmei 2009 years ago was the most impressive character that Ma Li left for the audience.She is not only Ma Li’s famous work, but also Ma Li’s dilemma.
Ma Dongmei is fierce and fierce, and has the image of a shrew. When
appeared on the scene, she had the attitude of "strong women and weak men", chasing Charlotte all over the world.
plays a student, with a tough head and a tomboy appearance.
But in this movie, the aura of the character itself did not overshadow Ma Li's performance.
In the student drama, you can really feel the ignorant feelings between Ma Li and Charlotte in adolescence.
Even everyone who has experienced the student days can relate to it.
As for the love between husband and wife in adulthood, Ma Li often only needs one look, and everyone can instantly understand it.
"female man" is a label, but this label does not represent Ma Li.
only became synonymous with the label because her interpretation was so vivid.
After "Charlotte's Trouble", "feminine" became Ma Li's exclusive domain.
followed by "Shameful Iron Fist" and other popular movies, all like this.
can be a "female man", which also brings troubles and dilemmas to Ma Li.
When "Ma Li" and "comedy" were connected, and when the name became a promise of "laughter" to the audience, Ma Li felt pressure.
This kind of pressure eventually became a motivation for Ma Li to pursue her own performance ability.
A truly capable actor is not limited by image, style, or even age.
Later, we saw a lot of very "unmali" characters.
The second stage: personal characteristics combined with character charm.
In her career, Ma Li has challenged many roles that are different from those of a "female man".
"Jianfeng Sisters" is a sassy beating girl, "Me and Mine" series is a pregnant woman with gentleness and perseverance.
In "Siberian Tiger" , Ma Li plays a wife who is about to give birth. After discovering clues about her husband's cheating, she forces her husband to show her hand and meets the mistress. The scene is still fresh in people's memory.
is not only a bit scary and frightening, but also the stress after she was injured. The poignancy of
is very realistic and appealing.
But what impressed me the most was the characters in "Beyond". There is no "comedy" attribute in the character
.
Ma Li completely relies on her own personal image and acting skills to shape her appearance. When
came on the scene, it was amazing.
While others were celebrating, she went to the outdoor skating rink with the body of a pregnant woman, looking for talents who could skate.
The TV series has two timelines. The characters of different ages are all played by Ma Li.
Ma Li in the play shows two completely different temperaments in herself. When
treats the team members, the audience can clearly feel that in her eyes and expressions, there is not only motherly and elder-like tenderness and concern for the team members, but also an incomparable sense of responsibility and majesty.
smiled from the bottom of his heart when he saw his team members training on the sidelines.
is kind and sincere in her words to her apprentices. Look at Ma Li, there is always light in her eyes when she is acting. When the
team member was injured and said goodbye to short track speed skating, she cried alone and sadly outside the door, which was very contagious.
It is worth mentioning that the elderly character in "Beyond" is also played by Ma Li herself.
The scene where An Ran closed her eyes at the end made many viewers cry.
Everyone discovered that "comedian" Ma Li is also very good at acting in serious dramas.
Some viewers said that Ma Li looks like whatever she plays.
Some people say that she is a real acting savant and a truly good actor, and her acting skills are too underestimated.
When Ma Li became serious and became less "Ma Li", her acting charm was seen by everyone again and again.
The Golden Eagle Award for Best Supporting Actress is an affirmation of Ma Li's acting skills, and "strength" is not just a few words, it is also what Ma Li has been pursuing for decades since her debut.
The third stage: Break through yourself, have the courage to change, and become a master of live streaming performance
In this year's "Article 20", Ma Li completed a qualitative breakthrough.
We can find the similarities between Li Maojuan and Ma Li's previous roles, such as her being fierce and fierce, outspoken, and blabbing.
You can also find her more life-like performances.
A middle-aged housewife with an impatient temper is trapped in her family looking for a way out to solve problems.
But what is even more eye-catching to the audience is that Ma Li put aside Ma Dongmei's tomboyish style and got rid of the stereotype of being trapped in sketches and comedy. Instead, she integrated into the flow of life and became an experiential actor.
Li Maojuan in "Article 20" is open and close, both aggressive and violent, but also strong as a mother.
In the dinner table scene with Zhang Yi, the two fought each other and the atmosphere was full.
Later it was proved that many of the scenes were fake, especially the sentence "I finally understand why Zhang Ke divorced you", which showed Ma Li's outspokenness.
also has a side as gentle as water and as delicate as silk. The son of the director of
was beaten, and Li Maojuan was in charge of the interview. She looked embarrassed, but said with such an innocent and sincere expression, "It's not even a centimeter away." We can always think of the eldest sister next door and the housewives in our lives.
Ma Li created Li Maojuan's character in a very layered way.
plays with different actors and has different auras.
When I met the deaf-mute mother and daughter played by Zhao Liying in the hotel, her kindness almost overflowed the screen.
When I saw Zhang Guisheng lost his life due to being hit and left behind a daughter, the tears in his eyes were heartbreaking.
Therefore, Mr. Tomato has already changed his opinion of Ma Li's acting skills.
I even think that Ma Li's acting skills surpass those of most Mesozoic actresses today.
She can control a variety of roles and perform a variety of emotions.
Chinese online review: Ma Li’s performance is in a class of its own.Ma Li like
has a real future to look forward to.
03. The way out for female comedians is here
Judging from Ma Li’s performance over the years, her transformation into a “female comedian” has been the most solid and successful.
In fact, she has already embarked on another major path as an actress.
On the one hand, this stems from her many years of stage performance experience and extraordinary hard work and dedication.
On the other hand, this is her uneasiness in her comfort zone and her continuous expansion of role types and her own drama.
Change requires courage, especially for actresses, change is never so beautiful.
But Ma Li is on the road to change. The next "Dumpling Queen" is very exciting.
Wang Jing commented on Ma Li: I believe that the actress will be just around the corner.
This is what we all look forward to.
There is no doubt about Ma Li’s strength.
We look forward to Ma Li bringing more exciting film and television works in the future.
Her love and persistence in acting are certainly worth learning from all actresses.
(Movie Rotten Tomatoes Editorial Department: Miaomiao)
