Do you still remember that classic picture, which once broke the hearts of countless people?
It has almost become an eternal imprint in the hearts of literary and artistic youths is the four words "Daiyu Funeral Flower".
Chen Xiaoxu's version of Lin Daiyu really makes people can't help but put down the remote control and gaze poetically at the gentle and moving woman on the screen, who seems to be a weak willow supporting the wind.
With her unparalleled talent and affection, she played the role of Sister Lin very well.
His image is so deeply rooted in the hearts of the people that it seems that those who come after him will not escape its influence.
The era of the new generation has come, but the drama of "Funeral Flowers" is staged again, this time by Jiang Mengjie.
After watching this plot, the audience couldn't help but ask: Is this really still the sister Lin who is weak and willow Fufeng?
She looks more like a hard-working and simple country peasant woman, who is diligently hoeing and ...... in the fields
Today, we're going to dive into the moments that recreate classic scenes on the screen.
What is the difference in style that shows the differences between the two generations of "Sister Lin"?
In terms of tools: Lin Daiyu appeared in the 87th edition of "A Dream of Red Mansions" with a flower hoe on her shoulders and a flower bag in her hand, while in the 10th edition of "A Dream of Red Mansions", the prop of a flower broom was removed.
In the 87th edition of "Dream of Red Mansions", the background from Lin Daiyu's appearance to the funeral flower process** has always been "Funeral Flower Yin".
In the process of Lin Daiyu's funeral flowers, she kept stopping and wiping her tears with a handkerchief.
It seems that the body still needs to be barely supported with the help of a flower hoe in order not to fall.
Her "love" and "resentment" were vividly displayed by her like a weak willow supporting the wind.
In the end, the petals fell into the water lightly in Baoyu's hands, and at the same time, Lin Daiyu looked at Baoyu with a frown, her eyes were full of tears that she wanted to say but couldn't help shed, and then she turned her head and left.
The screen naturally conveys a strong poignant and gloomy emotion to the depths of the audience's hearts.
In the 10th episode of "Dream of Red Mansions", Lin Daiyu did not hold a funeral for Hua'er like in the original book.
In order to prevent the flowers from being polluted by the soil, Lin Daiyu put the flowers in the flower sac and buried them.
In version 10, the flowers are placed in a flower sac and then poured into an earthen pit for burial, which can be said to be "buried, but not completely buried".
If you don't stick too much to the original, this scene is actually quite suitable for modern aesthetics.
The actor's appearance and temperament do not match Lin Daiyu, and the pretense of the copper wire head highlights the roundness of her face.
Netizens jokingly called "Daiyu Burial Flowers" rough actions one after another, which is understandable, and it is not unreasonable to hoe.
In addition, the background** is extremely inappropriate.
The bel canto version of the funeral flower chant eventually shifts to the form of chanting, as if trying to imitate the style of The Phantom of the Opera, but fails to grasp its essence.
The background ** sets off the original unbearable picture even more weird.
When night falls, watching it is like watching a thriller movie, giving you goosebumps all over your body.
The audience commented that the director, you might as well go and shoot Xinliaozhai, you are indeed very talented in creating a terrifying atmosphere.
We can clearly see the differences between these two versions of Dream of the Red Chamber description.
However, we are rarely aware of the tremendous effort that actors put into creating on-screen characters.
Chen Xiaoxu did not enter the crew through the national audition, but joined the crew of "Dream of Red Mansions" in other ways.
She successfully joined the crew with a cover letter in her unique style.
Chen Xiaoxu's family is closely related to the performance industry, his father is the director of the Anshan Peking Opera Troupe, and his mother is a dance teacher.
After completing secondary school, she joined the city's repertory troupe, but did not choose to join her father's Peking Opera troupe because she did not have a strong interest in Peking Opera.
Chen Xiaoxu learned in 1984 that the crew of "Dream of Red Mansions" would recruit actors across the country, in other words, to find ordinary people to perform.
For a person who is engaged in acting, interpreting a classic work is undoubtedly one of their dreams.
With the encouragement of relatives and friends, Chen Xiaoxu wrote a cover letter to the crew of "Dream of Red Mansions", attaching two poems he had just published.
Because the information sent was very complete, and the two poems were well written, which stood out among the many cover letters, Chen Xiaoxu was able to travel to Beijing to interview for the role.
However, she was faced with another choice: although she had the opportunity to interview, she had to pay for not only her own room and board, but also the round-trip travel expenses if she was not selected.
Her father told her not to hesitate in this situation, because there may never be such an opportunity in the future. Our family still has enough money to pay for it.
Chen Xiaoxu went to Beijing for the first time to take an oral exam, during which the director's assistant asked her many questions. That's it.
Because Chen Xiaoxu once knew the original work of "Dream of Red Mansions" well, he answered freely in the oral examination and successfully advanced to the second round of interviews.
When director Wang Fulin saw Chen Xiaoxu for the first time, he felt that she might be suitable to try to play the role of Lin Daiyu.
Chen Xiaoxu officially joined the crew after signing the contract and participated in the training of the Red Mansion cadet class.
She has a total of three candidates vying for the role of Lin Daiyu.
Because Zhang Jinglin's personality and role did not match well, she was transferred to another role, and the other actor was not very suitable for the role due to her age.
Chen Xiaoxu was the only one who was most suitable for the role, and the rest were eliminated.
However, the crew of "Dream of Red Mansions" is very strict with the requirements, they pursue excellence, although they think that Chen Xiaoxu's temperament is already in place, but they are worried about whether his figure is a little too thin, so they plan to continue to look for more suitable candidates.
In the crew, it shouldn't be one person who has the final say, it is not enough for Wang Fulin to recognize Chen Xiaoxu alone, Chen Xiaoxu needs to win everyone's approval.
Since Chen Xiaoxu was an actor recruited by himself, he took the initiative to ask Chen Xiaoxu's opinion on playing other roles and asked him if he was willing.
Chen Xiaoxu said with great certainty
If you let me play another role, the audience will say that you let Lin Daiyu play another person.
Wang Fulin saw the firmness and confidence on the face of a melancholy and sentimental person, as if it was a living Lin Daiyu talking to him.
Lin Daiyu later became the first confirmed role, and Lin Daiyu played by Chen Xiaoxu has also become an unparalleled film and television masterpiece.
The filming of a drama is inseparable from the cooperation of all links, in addition to the efforts of the actors themselves.
This good drama with an excellent reputation is the crystallization of the joint efforts of the entire crew.
In order to ensure that the crew of the 87th version of "Dream of Red Mansions" can excellently present the scene of "Qin Keqing's funeral", they spent up to half a month to fully prepare.
The Red Scientist personally instructed to ensure that the images in the scene, including the appearance of props and characters, as well as the walking posture of the group performers, were carefully checked.
Many of the props used in the play are genuine antiques, and most of them are provided by the "generous donation" of the museum in Suzhou.
In the Red Mansion Cadet Class, each student performs basic skills in the morning, and in the evening is a "rest" time - they practice piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. However, for the students who practice their bodies all day, qin, chess, calligraphy and painting have become a kind of rest.
The 87 version of "Dream of Red Mansions" not only restores the original work in terms of actors, costumes and props, but also strives to present Cao Xueqin's Red Mansion in a real way, allowing the national audience to see this wonderful work.
It is precisely because of this demanding pursuit of excellence that there is no room for an "unsatisfactory" attitude.
Therefore, the ending is not "almost ......"The degree of the Red Mansion is unsurpassable!
In "Dream of Red Mansions", Chen Xiaoxu shows a side full of literary and artistic charm with her seemingly weak but strong image, leaving an indelible mark.
Each frame is like a line of poetry off the page, charming and moving.
Although we appreciate the visual impact and discussion space brought by new things, the sincere emotions shown by Jiang Mengjie's version of "hoeing" are also admirable.
Some people still doubt: can they really understand the exquisite beauty of Lin Daiyu's inner world in the original book?
Experience has shown that when faced with classic roles, there is no need to rush or deliberately change.
It is only when the audience is deeply emotionally invested in the original work and fully understands and is in awe of it that it can leave a lasting impression on their minds.
Is it a copy or a reinvention?
Imitation or innovation?
Perhaps every brave successor has the answer, and the final decision is in the hands of the audience.