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Recently, director Hu Mei's movie "Dream of Red Mansions: Golden Jade Relationship" has attracted much attention. However, the choice of Jia Mu's role in the film has sparked controversy. Prior to this, Li Shaohong's "Dream of Red Mansions" also chose a Chinese actor to play Jia's mother, which makes people wonder if the two big directors have discussed the casting of the role.
The relationship between director Li Shaohong and director Hu Mei should be good, at least from the casting point of view, their creative concepts are similar. I don't know if they have privately exchanged their experience in filming "Dream of Red Mansions", whether they sympathize with each other, and whether they intend to choose their favorite "Dream of Red Mansions" from the same film.
Looking back, director Li Shaohong's "The Joy Luck Club" has been called a "women's must-have" film by some film critics. The film tells the past and present lives of four pairs of mothers and daughters, transcending times and borders, and influencing the audience for a long time. Zhou Caiqin and Lu Yan played two mothers in the film, Aunt Linda and Xu Anmei. The characters portrayed by the two actors have their own distinctive characteristics, which left a deep impression on the audience.
Later, director Li Shaohong chose Zhou Caiqin to play her own version of Jia Mu in "Dream of Red Mansions", and the effect was obvious. And director Hu Mei chose Lu Yan to play Jia Mu in her movie "Dream of Red Mansions: Golden Jade Relationship". However, the film has been dragged on and on, and it has not yet been released.
People began to have doubts about choosing a Chinese actor to play the role of Jia Mu. Is it that no one in the mainland can be worthy of the role of Jia Mu, or is it the result of discussions between the two directors? Of course, both of them are powerful actors, but their perennial foreign life and Westernized educational background make them not have the basic conditions to understand and play Jia's mother.
In addition, Lu Yan's age has also become another issue. The old man Lu Yan was born in the twenties of the last century, and he was ninety years old when he filmed "Dream of Red Mansions". Such an old actor playing Jia's mother does not conform to the character settings in the original book.
Although the directors have their own considerations and creative concepts, for the audience, Mother Jia is Lin Daiyu's confidence and Sister Lin's dependence. How to choose the right actor to interpret this role has become the focus of attention. Judging from the trailer that has been released, Lu Yan's Jia Mu is unconvincing, the costumes and styling lack texture, and the lines and plot also seem childish and superficial.
This incident has sparked heated discussions on the Internet. Many viewers expressed doubts and criticisms of the directors' choices. A number of suggestions were made for character casting. Among them, some viewers believe that they can choose a more suitable actor to play the important role of Jia Mu, not necessarily limited to Chinese actors. At the same time, as an important role in "Dream of Red Mansions", the image of Jia Mu needs to be more in line with the setting of the original work and cannot deviate too much.
Overall, the impact of this incident on the whole society is that it has triggered people's thinking and discussion about the casting issue. The audience is looking forward to a higher standard of shaping for the adaptation of classic works, and hopes that directors can carefully choose the right actors to interpret the roles. At the same time, it also reminded directors to pay attention to the original setting in casting and avoid over-catering to commercial needs.
As for whether there is an update on this incident, it is not yet known, but we can make an objective statement about the impact of the whole incident. This incident not only sparked people's thinking about the casting issue, but also stimulated the enthusiasm of the audience to participate in the discussion. The audience actively put forward their own opinions and suggestions, hoping that the film can better restore the original work.
Taking this as an opportunity, let us look forward to the emergence of more excellent adaptations, and also hope that the directors can be more cautious and attentive in casting, and bring more surprises and satisfactory works to the audience. What are your thoughts on the casting issue? Who do you think is more suitable to play the role of Jia Mu? Welcome to leave a message to participate in the discussion.