The shortlist for Best Supporting Actress in the 37th Popular Film Hundred Flowers Awards has been released. The one who surprised me but also took it for granted was Xu Dongdong in "三级片2".
Let’s talk about the Popular Film Hundred Flowers Award first. This award is jointly sponsored by the China Film Association and the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles. It was founded in 1962 and has a history of more than 60 years. It is known as the three major Chinese film awards together with the China Film Golden Rooster Award and the China Film Huabiao Award.
It should be noted that the Golden Rooster Award is the judges' award, while the Hundred Flowers Award is the audience award, which means that the shortlisted actresses must have been widely recognized by the audience. After all, the audience voted for them one by one, so they are very valuable. foot. Moreover, judging from the specifications of the Hundred Flowers Award organizer, being nominated for the Hundred Flowers Award is equivalent to receiving the authoritative recognition of the China Film Award.
Looking back at the previous two awards, the nominees for Best Supporting Actress are all very outstanding actors, and the winners are the best of the best. Yuan Quan in " China Captain " and Zhu Yuanyuan in " My Sister " , are all well-known and capable actors who conquer the audience with their acting skills.
Let’s talk about this year. The 17 actors selected from the 15 shortlisted films are also strong. For example, Wen Yongshan in " The Disappearance of Her " played the fake Li Muzi who made people shudder under her glamorous appearance. , Zhao Liying in " Article 20 " moved the audience with no dialogue and only relied on body language. Yuan Quan was nominated for Best Supporting Actress again for " Conferred Gods Part 1 ". Her acting skills are as stable as ever... ...Standing together with these outstanding talents fully proves that Xu Dongdong's performance is on the same baseline as them.
It is worth mentioning that it is more difficult for Xu Dongdong to get this nomination than other actors.
On the one hand, the main story line of "The Three Brigades" is the story of five people tracking down fugitives. It is a typical man's drama. Strictly speaking, the movie does not even have a heroine. When all the halo is given to male actors, the female characters in the movie want to get it. It’s really hard to have a sense of existence, and it’s even harder to be seen, remembered, and recognized by the judges and the audience.
On the other hand, in addition to competing with actors from other movies, Xu Dongdong also has to compete with Zhang Yitong and Aaliyah, who are also nominated, which makes the pressure even greater. And after a rough calculation, Xu Dongdong has the least role among the three actors. This is enough to show that she contributed a very outstanding performance in the shortest time, otherwise the organizing committee would not have given three nominations to one movie.
Next, let’s talk about Xu Dongdong’s performance in “The Third Brigade”.
From the perspective of creative direction, "The Three Brigades" uses a flowing narrative to tell the 12-year time span, focusing on highlighting the moving and powerful sense of the character prototypes, without adding much drama at the script level, and this true background The color is quite moving. The "real" requirement applies to all members, including several protagonists and Xiao Mo, played by Xu Dongdong.
Xiao Mo is a prostitute who has had several contacts with Wang Eryong. There are only a few minutes of scenes in the movie, a very short scene and two scenes. Xu Dongdong's performance is quite outstanding, which left an unforgettable impression on me. Her performance is very life-like, without any trace of acting, and her line skills are really strong. If you have read a movie script, you will know that usually the script only indicates the scene, time, actor's lines and general emotions. In fact, actors have to figure out and grasp the details of eyes, body language, and emotion.
Xu Dongdong nailed these details in the movie. For example, when being surrounded by several men for questioning, her hands were folded together in front of her, which made her look a little reserved. Her eyes were also wandering, and she would not stare at one of them. The eyes speak, and also reveal the character's own guilty conscience and lack of confidence. But she should have been able to tell that these people were not bad people, so she didn't feel nervous or afraid. When she led everyone to the house rented by Wang Eryong, she looked a little bit like "it has nothing to do with her". It was really a stroke of genius.
By the way, the only time the movie gave me a "shock" was when Xu Dongdong saw the figure behind the mirror and screamed. It successfully heightened the scary atmosphere without feeling inconsistent.
From the perspective of the functionality of the characters, Xiao Mo, played by Xu Dongdong, has a small role, but it is particularly important. The timeline of "Team Three" spans 12 years. There are not many suspense elements and almost no action elements. How to attract the audience to follow the more than two hours of the movie? It relies on every small plot where clues are obtained. These plots are the reversal and climax of the plot, adding as much drama as possible.
Cheng Bing was released from prison, and the five brothers went on the road. After meeting Lao Yu, Xiao Mo was the first important clue they got. Xu Dongdong's performance actually served as an outline, setting the tone for the supporting actors' performances, and also provided The echoes of "Tetris" finally allowed Cheng Bing to identify Wang Eryong's important clues. Thinking from his perspective, if I were playing Xiao Mo, after reading the script, I would really feel very stressed, more than other supporting characters.
It can be said that Xu Dongdong relied on his strength to stand together with powerful opponents this time, used practical actions to break through the ceiling of his personal performance, broke out a new world, and rose to a new stage of performance. In the room filled with lust and dim lights, Xiao Mo, who embodies the "big dirt" flavor of the Northeast, is destined to become a bright spot at this year's Hundred Flowers Awards, and also a bright spot in Xu Dongdong's acting career. He will be fixed on the screen, proving Xu Dongdong's hard work and progress.
