"Prove the truth in words. - Tang Lei"
People are in the world and cannot help themselves.
Wherever there are people, there will be fights. This is an eternal truth.
In the film industry, various things such as resume, fame, strength, popularity, age, favor from the film studio and director, and fortune will be intuitively reflected in the "position".
Behind the titles, there are stories and people’s hearts.
previously wrote an article titled "Big Shots Overshadowed by Aaron Kwok", which only briefly discussed the facts and caused some dissatisfaction.
Let’s talk about the other side of the matter.
Which big names are better than Aaron Kwok?
Just like the topic of "big names who were overtaken by Aaron Kwok", this question is also quite interesting, and it should also start with his rise in "The Storm".
Because before an actor rises, there should be no such thing as "suppressed" and "suppressed". There are many examples of
, so I won’t go into details.
Before starting to think, search memories and verify specific cases, the author cannot answer this question in detail, only a vague outline of the impression.
only knows one fact, and the problem will gradually become clear as the thinking deepens and the facts are confirmed.
This is where it gets interesting.
is detailed below.
talked about something earlier.
With the performance of "The Hero of the World", Aaron Kwok became the first actor to win the annual box office crown in Hong Kong after double Monday success. Subsequently, he successively released the major productions "2000 AD" and "The Thunderbolts", which have already arrived in Hong Kong. Shadow peak.
Of course, Aaron Kwok’s film career is very strange.
In 2001, he and Golden Harvest Film settled their differences and jointly released a musical blockbuster "Romantic Sakura". The film's box office in Hong Kong was average, but it ranked eighth in the mainland box office of the year.
At that time, his position in the Pepsi superstar camp was stable, and he also endorsed Fujifilm and Meters-Bondwe. Subsequently, he also endorsed Xidelong, Comfort Castle, Infinite Beauty Shampoo, Clarins, Dances with Wolves, Miyuna and Celebrity toothpaste and other big-name endorsements followed.
An artist who is not popular will be favored by many international big names?
This is obviously illogical.
But under such a situation, he was forcibly denounced and dubbed the "King of the Bottom".
is really confusing.
At this moment, he was "suppressed" for the first time since his rise.
In 2004, Johnnie To filmed "Judo Dragon and Tiger List" and chose Louis Koo and Aaron Kwok to star in the dual protagonists.
is very interesting, Louis Koo beat Aaron Kwok.
Of course, looking back, Louis Koo at that time was not yet considered a big shot. Not only in the music and film circles, he could only be considered a junior, and his strength had yet to be proven.
Because not long ago, Louis Koo was still supporting Ekin Cheng, and even at the peak of his career, Ekin Cheng was overshadowed by Aaron Kwok.
But if you connect it with Johnnie To's words, things may not be so difficult to understand.
After the movie was released, Johnnie To said in an interview, "Honestly, "Judo Dragon Tiger List" is the movie that really helped Goo Jai shoot."
And Lao Du's appreciation of Louis Koo and his "support" not only More than words, more practical actions.
Not only did he publicly say that Louis Koo is "the last star in Hong Kong", he also gave Louis Koo the third male lead in the subsequent "Underworld", and in "Underworld 2: Peace Is Precious", he was even more prominent. Yam Tat Wa.
This is Louis Koo's "luck".
In 2011, Gu Changwei filmed "The Favorite". The promoter of this movie
is Hong Kong's Anle Pictures. It is precisely because of this that Aaron Kwok, a Hong Kong actor, was able to meet Gu Changwei, and after several years of accumulation, it became a trend and reached a level of performance that can be called "god-level" .
His performance is stunning.
is a realistic literary and artistic movie. Its box office was not very high in the past, only 60 million, but Aaron Kwok's performance is like a dazzling gem that shines in time.
I have seen many passers-by and movie fans, and when I mentioned this drama, they also praised Aaron Kwok.
So far, it is still the pinnacle of Aaron Kwok's performance.
Not only did he perform the role of a young farmer from Shaanxi to perfection, but the final scene of the film was astonishing. His depth, delicacy and layering, emotional richness and explosive power are hard to match. .
Gu Changwei called him a talented actor, while Zhang Ziyi said that Aaron Kwok's look from outside the camera made her deeply involved in the drama.
Although the concept of "prestige" is generally not discussed among male and female leading actors, Zhang Ziyi at that time had such titles as a lifetime Oscar judge and a judge for the main competition unit of Cannes, and her reputation was indeed very high.
This is the second time Aaron Kwok has been suppressed.
Three years later, the blockbuster "Journey to the West: Havoc in Heaven" arrived. The
movie is directed by Cheng Baorui, and has an unprecedented lineup of the "Big Three" such as Donnie Yen, Chow Yun-fat and Aaron Kwok. It is also the third Chinese-language film in the mainland film market to enter the "Billion Box Office Club".
But it can be described as an out-and-out "bad movie".
The plot is magically changed, the lines are childish, the special effects are perfunctory and uncreative. If it weren’t for the theme of Journey to the West and the majestic cast, I don’t know how miserable the commercial performance would be.
Donnie Yen, who rose to prominence in "Ip Man", has been tempered by "October Siege", "The Golden Guard", "Guan Yunchang" and "Martial Arts". In "Journey to the West: Havoc in Heaven", he emerged as an "action superstar" "The terrifying pressure.
At that time, Chow Yun-fat had already returned to the Chinese film industry and successively filmed blockbusters such as "The City of Golden Armor", "Confucius", "Let the Bullets Fly", "Tongque Terrace" and "Macao", and Aaron Kwok had also Yes, the blockbuster "Chill", which has a strong reputation for quality and commercial box office, is nearby.
was still strongly suppressed by Donnie Yen.
In 2015, the fantasy martial arts movie "The Taoist Comes Down the Mountain" from the Republic of China was released.
For this movie, Aaron Kwok joined the cast for four months, and his role has always remained mysterious. Director Chen Kaige even wrote a calligraphy as a gift, writing the word "Heavenly King" and calling him "Fu Cheng's younger brother".
Aaron Kwok plays a Tai Chi master who has a complicated life experience and spent half of his life wandering around. He later became a Taoist priest.
's performance is restrained and clean, and his extraordinary appearance is impressive.
Frankly speaking, the movie is very high-quality.
has a clean picture, and the language of the shots is very impactful. The masters in the film use their moves, which is especially suitable for the "fantasy" setting. There are flying into the sky, gliding and bending, there are also explosive blows, breaking through the sharp edges, and the punches and kicks come and go. Appear elegant. The disadvantage of
is that it has strange narration.
But the most essential problem, in my opinion, is the adaptability of the first male protagonist Wang Baoqiang.
Wang Baoqiang is certainly a good actor, but his exaggerated and grotesque performance style does not seem to resonate with this fantasy movie. Instead, it brings a deliberate, impetuous and noisy viewing experience.
What a pity.
This is the fourth time Aaron Kwok has been suppressed.
Three years later, "Wu Shuang" was released.
This is the last time Aaron Kwok has been praised so far, but it was not an arrangement by the film crew and director, but was actively "asked for" by Aaron Kwok himself.
Around 2015, at the director promotion meeting of "Blood in Search of Plum Blossoms", Zhuang Wenqiang approached Aaron Kwok and said that there was an opportunity for them to work together.
At first, Aaron Kwok thought Zhuang Wenqiang was just saying it casually.
But soon after, Zhuang Wenqiang handed over the script seriously. Aaron Kwok was very happy. He turned the script over and over and read it carefully seven times before he thought he "understood" it.
Until now, Aaron Kwok was the biggest card in the "Wushuang" project.
However, Aaron Kwok proposed to Director Zhuang Wenqiang that there is another character in the script, why not find Brother Fa to play it?
Chow Yun-fat is Zhuang Wenqiang's idol, and Wu Fusheng, who is as illusory as a shadow, was originally written according to Chow Yun-fat's image and acting style.
But Zhuang Wenqiang didn't dare to hope that he could hire Chow Yun-fat. What is the meaning of
?
Look at it the other way around.
By the time filmmakers of Chong Man-keung’s generation entered the industry, Hong Kong cinema had actually declined.
So from their point of view, as long as there are jobs open, it is already a great thing. As for the top superstars, they have always stayed away from them.
For example, Mak Siu-fai, before Lau Wai-keung led him to make "Infernal Affairs", independently directed five films, all of which were extremely cost-compressed feature films. Although they were almost "silent", fortunately they did not suffer too much loss.
When he heard Liu Weiqiang say that he planned to invite Tony Leung and Andy Lau to star in "Infernal Affairs" and make an A-level production, his immediate reaction was "more doubts than happiness". Why?
is the reason above.
shoots for mid-level productions, and the actors use the first level of the level. Even if they lose, the loss will not be too big.
In this aspect, Zhuang Wenqiang is almost exactly the same.
When he made a solo film in "Flying Sand Wind Transfer", he found Jordan Chan to star, plus Ekin Cheng, whose popularity was sluggish, and the final result was that no one was interested in the film.
When it comes to "Wushuang", Aaron Kwok "buy one, get one free", directly raising the movie lineup to the ceiling level.
movie was a big hit.
At this point, I couldn’t help but think of the word “cancer” again.
It is full of humanity.
Aaron Kwok obviously has no attachment to the position.
Because if he really cared, he would never take the initiative to speak, so I suggested inviting senior Chow Yun-fat to co-star.
Zhuang Wenqiang is also really ethical.
Faced with his idol Chow Yun-fat, he still stayed calm and placed the core of the film and narrative on Aaron Kwok's character Li Man. He did not lose his opinion because of the idol's presence.
thus wrote a great story in film history.
thought provoking.
has been around for more than 20 years since the rise of "Wind and Cloud Dominates the World".
was suppressed five times in total. Is there more than
?
