I didn't expect that a revolutionary-themed drama would present such an exaggerated plot.
"Ask the Boundless" was broadcast on CCTV, as the finale of the year, which makes people look forward to it. However, after opening the feature film, it was dark. It may be that you want to be creative, but the casting feels unacceptable.
Song Qingling, the mother of the country played by Song Jia, makes people feel unacceptable.
Zheng Yecheng successfully created the image of *** in the play, and the director's attempt is worthy of recognition, but some details still need to be improved, such as the makeup of the characters can be more natural.
Ning Li plays Chen Duxiu, his image is somewhat unique, with cunning eyes, cigarettes in his hand, and an eye-catching shape in the middle of his head. Even if you haven't watched the version of Yu Hewei in "The Awakening Age", his image is difficult to make people think that he is a good person.
Small braised eggs"Bai Ke challenged Lao Jiang, and Wei Daxun performed Cai Hesen with a modern hairstyle. Every time a new character appears, the audience needs to pause and be mentally prepared, this is not a lighthearted episode.
Let's discuss Tang Zeng, who plays Li Dazhao in the play "Li Dazhao". After all, there is no harm if there is no comparison, let's take a look at the difference between the performances of the same role and different actors.
This drama is a biographical historical film, and its shooting techniques and Li Xuejian's performance style are very real. However, it is this authentic and unpretentious way that makes Li Dazhao's deeds perfectly presented.
Although his skills are limited, Li Xuejian's performance space is not large, but you can always see "compassion" in his eyes.
For the sake of the country and the people, he had to sacrifice his family, and his daughter's guilt was fully revealed in just one retrospective. Even through the screen, you can feel the power of crying.
In the end, he died heroically for the sake of justice, without even using any slow-motion effects. When Li Xuejian looked around, I was already in tears.
In order to better shape the image of Li Dazhao, Li Xuejian did a lot of homework in private and studied Li Dazhao's life. Although his appearance is not completely similar to Li Dazhao, his words and deeds are very consistent with Li Dazhao's characteristics.
Zhang Songwen's performance in the movie "Revolutionary" deeply moved the audience, and almost all of them shed tears. When I saw the image of Zhang Songwen in the movie, I felt that he was no longer Zhang Songwen, but really integrated the spirit of a great man into his performance.
Zhang Songwen went all out to show the audience what a real "forbearance outburst" performance is. As the main character, he has many scenes where he can show off his acting skills, but he has never deliberately flaunted his acting skills.
For example, when he witnessed the death of a child he knew in front of his eyes, he did not cry, but instantly became dazed, and the fragments he had once spent with seemed to really flash back in his mind, and emotions gradually came to his heart, and the emotions progressed layer by layer, which was extremely real and touching.
Zhang Songwen has successfully created the charismatic image of Li Dazhao, and his superb performance can be called a textbook level, which has important reference value for other actors.
There is a magic to his performance that can break the limitations of the screen and bring the static ** to life. Every movement of his life, every strand of hair is full of drama, and this kind of performance can instantly immerse the audience in the drama.
This is the true meaning of the actor interpreting the great men of his predecessors.
In order to better show the realism of the character in the performance, Zhang Songwen will stuff stones in his shoes before filming, so that his walking style is closer to the painful experience of the character.
This kind of detail processing makes it difficult to extract it during the movie.
Tang has starred in "Ask the Boundless" and played four roles, his appearance is eye-catching, although it is only a short two seconds, but the image is very close to the prototype.
After his performance began, the degree of restoration quickly declined. He was too restrained in his character, and his body seemed to be unable to move freely, especially when playing against the extremely relaxed Ning Li.
And he has too many small movements when reading his lines, more like a leader's speech than an exchange between friends, and to be honest, he doesn't act like a good person.
At first glance, it may feel a little uncomfortable, but when comparing the performances of Zhang Songwen and Tang Zeng, the difference is even more obvious. Interestingly, Mr. Sun Yat-sen in "Revolutionary" and "Ask the Boundless" is played by the old drama bone Ma Shaohua.
When meeting Sun Yat-sen, Zhang Songwen's version of Li Dazhao behaved like this-
In "Ask the Boundless", Tang Zeng's performance was moving, he seemed to want to hold the other party's hand immediately, his excitement was overflowing, and he even stuttered a little when he spoke.
Tang Zeng's performance is reminiscent of Li Dazhao, who had expressed his high respect for Sun Yat-sen long before he went to Japan to study. Although Sun Yat-sen was 20 years older than Li Dazhao, Sun Yat-sen admired Li Dazhao very much, and Li Dazhao admired Sun Yat-sen very much.
Tang Zeng's performance seems to be a reproduction of Li Dazhao's admiration for Sun Yat-sen.
Like a piece of wood, he shouted "Mr. Nakayama" and stood in place, quietly waiting for the other party to come over and shake hands. I couldn't tell who the elders were, let alone the big and small kings.
The excitement is not shown, and there is really no harm in comparison. Moreover, Mr. Li Dazhao's literati arrogance and advanced ideological momentum were not displayed.
If you want to say it, it may be better to play the statue of Huo Qing who plays He Shuheng.
I'm not skeptical about Tang Zeng's acting skills. It's just that when playing a great man, you must put aside your own shadow and integrate the most essential characteristics of a great man into the bone marrow, otherwise how can the audience fully devote themselves to the plot.
Why is the audience so emotional about the actor playing a great man?Because the core of this matter is not "acting", but "greatness", the actor must first have a sense of admiration and awe for the role he plays, and truly internalize the spirit of the character into his own beliefs.
Li Xuejian and Zhang Songwen don't just create a few characters, their success lies in their genuine respect for the archetype and the audience. When Li Xuejian won the award, he modestly said: "All the difficulties were experienced by Jiao Yulu, and the benefits were taken up by a young man."
When fans suggested that Zhang Songwen play Li Dazhao in the Spring Festival Gala, he said firmly: "I won't use this role to do anything other than the movie." ”
The audience often loves the great people who have the courage to give, rather than the performances of the actors. Those great men who have paid for the country and the people give the actors the opportunity to interpret them.
However, the appearance of "Ask the Boundless" made me worry about the future of domestic revolutionary dramas. Is this all we have to do?2023 Annual Stocktake