"I came from the wilderness and want to go to the sea. The whistle in the distance has sounded, but life has blocked my way." The movie "Hedgehog" was released recently, and as of September 1, the box office has exceeded 123 million yuan. The film is directed by Gu Changwei and is adapted from Zheng Zhi's short story "The Immortal Disease". Ge You and Wang Junkai play a pair of "weird friends" who have been friends for years. Although they are "stuck" by life and family ties, they accompany each other and support each other. redemption.
In Wang Junkai's eyes, Ge You is kind and humorous. "He himself is a person who is very considerate of others." Wang Junkai said frankly that although the two people are very different in age, they both protect each other and have a mutual redemption relationship. Talking about the theme that the movie "The Hedgehog" wants to express, Wang Junkai also used the example of a hedgehog rolling into a ball to protect itself when it encounters danger: "When you don't want to, or many people and things may not be the way you like. When I treat you, you have to learn to protect yourself. I think this is a point that the movie wants to convey to the audience."
Talking about challenges:
The acting status of having a wife is the most difficult to handle
Cover news: You play Zhou Zheng in the film. , what kind of person is he?
Wang Junkai: Zhou Zheng is a repeater and a child with a very different growth experience. Zhou Zheng is completely different from some of the young characters I have played before. The special thing about this character is that he has a confidant, but apart from this confidant, he is ostracized by the world, so the feelings his growth experience brings to him are very special, including how he reconciles with himself. , then going to the other side, and then coming back when he grows up, is also very closely related.
Cover News: In some of the group scenes in the movie, you performed without lines. Is this difficult for you?
Wang Junkai: In a group scene, how do you perform without lines? In fact, I found it very difficult to act at first, because you have to express many emotions with your eyes or your actions. Sometimes you may not even act. If not, it will be harder to express your feelings at that time. But I think the role of Zhou Zheng may be that the more you play the role, the more you get into his heart, then you will feel that it is right for him not to speak, and that he should not speak, and this will gradually become a habit for you.
Cover News: What was the most challenging part of the entire movie for you?
Wang Junkai: In fact, whether it was some domestic violence that Zhou Zheng encountered when he was a child, or some rejection at school, I may have seen or heard about these in my life, and I will have a certain concept. I think for me, the biggest challenge is that after Zhou Zheng went through these things, he pursued his dream, then wandered for 7 consecutive years, and finally came back to a state. How to handle that state? By then he had grown up, had children, and had his wife, so this state was the hardest for me to handle and the biggest challenge for me.
Talking about the relationship between characters:
It is very valuable to insist on being oneself
Cover news: In your eyes, what kind of person is Wang Zhantuan?
Wang Junkai: Wang Zhantuan is a person who failed in the pursuit of his dream. Of course his experience was miserable. He is actually a person with very own thoughts, but he was shot down by reality, so he is pursuing his dream. The roads are crazy. What others thought was crazy was actually completely different from what Zhou Zheng understood. Even if Wang Zhantuan is "crazy", you can still see that he is a very individual person, including the way he greets others with "Hello, my name is Wang Zhantuan", or "I am Wang Zhantuan", he never He would greet others in other ways, and he didn't want others to call him eldest brother-in-law, or let "me" call him eldest uncle. He hoped that such an identity would not constrain him. He would always be the king of the war group. In such an environment, he can still be himself, which I think is very valuable.
Cover News: What do you think of the tacit understanding between Wang Zhantuan and Zhou Zheng?
Wang Junkai: Zhou Zheng and Wang Zhantuan are best friends, even though they are very different in age.At the same time, they are all protecting each other because they also suffer from the harm from this family. In fact, Zhou Zheng could feel it when the Wang Group was protecting Zhou Zheng. Zhou Zheng didn't like Wang Zhantuan at the beginning, but gradually became very good friends with him in the end. I think you don't have to watch the end to feel that they are lifelong good friends, because they can understand each other and are both pursuing themselves. dream. So the two of them redeemed each other. Although Wang Zhantuan failed to reach the other side in the end, I think he changed Zhou Zheng's mind and allowed Zhou Zheng to firmly be himself and pursue his own dreams.
cover news: Are there people like Wang Zhantuan around you?
Wang Junkai: I have not met or heard of people like Wang Zhantuan in my life, but I will respect such people very much. In fact, they are either crazy or people can't understand it, but that doesn't necessarily mean that something that people don't understand is an abnormal thing. Because everything he does is logical.
Cover News: What theme does the movie "The Hedgehog" want to convey?
Wang Junkai: Hedgehogs are animals that protect themselves when they are in danger. I think just like the title of this film, everyone should learn to protect themselves when encountering some dangers. This danger is not the kind that affects life safety. In fact, it is about learning to protect yourself when you are unwilling, or when many people and things may not treat you the way you like. , I think this is a point that the movie wants to convey to the audience.
Talking about cooperation:
There is no pressure when filming with Director Gu. I learned a lot from Ge You.
Cover News: This time you are working with Director Gu Changwei. In your eyes, what kind of director is he?
Wang Junkai: Director Gu is a very gentle person. He has his own humor and usually makes jokes, but the director is actually very persistent. Maybe he won't just say straightforwardly, "What do I want to do?" He will use his own way to slowly make you believe in his things and enlighten you in this way. The director will talk to you about many things in a friendly manner, including his play, his understanding of the script, his understanding of the character, including the director's requirements for each scene. You will feel that the director is discussing with you, and after being in contact with you for a long time After that, you can slowly feel what the director wants. I think this method is very easy for actors to accept, and it will also make actors trust the director more. So there will be no pressure when filming with the director, and you will feel very comfortable. I am very happy and honored to work with the director this time.
Cover News: You have a lot of opposite roles with Ge You in the film. Are you nervous about working with him?
Wang Junkai: It’s quite stressful to work with the uncle. I remember my first scene, I was so nervous that I didn’t even know how to run. But in fact, the uncle is a very humorous person. We were chatting about dramas together in the hotel in the evening, and there were many interesting things. The uncle often guides me on how to play a character and how to perform a scene well. I learned a lot from him. The uncle is a very nice person. He is a person who considers others very much. Sometimes, he may be embarrassed to tell you some of his understanding or what he thinks is better, because he is afraid that you will think that he is educating. you. So the uncle is actually a very cute person, and he is also a person who takes good care of his younger generations. He is also very kind, and he is very good at acting, so I can really learn a lot from filming with him.
text/cover news reporter Zhou Qin
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editor/Gong Lifang
