is obviously the same actor, why is his performance in "Mountains and Seas" loved by the audience, but he has been criticized in "Flowers"? You may still remember the scene in "Mountains and Seas", after Professor Ling and the Defu brothers fought with profiteers, the three of them rode motorcycles on the road, this scene is both funny and touching.
At that time, although Huang Jue played a rustic role, he was very charming, and his simple character setting and excellent acting skills played a grizzled mushroom farmer professor very well. The audience witnessed him pay everything for the mushroom business of the villagers, silently endured hardships, did not complain, and resolutely paid out of his own pocket to fight with profiteers regardless of his image in order to protect the rights and interests of the mushroom farmers, which made people feel deeply distressed. How many people have begun to understand and fall in love with the actor Huang Jue because of this drama and this role, and I am one of them.
However, why did Huang Jue lose his luster in "Flowers"? Like "Mountains and Seas", "Flowers" is also a highly acclaimed domestic masterpiece, and as we all know, a good director and a good script can be the icing on the cake for a great actor. Hu Ge, Ma Yili, Xin Zhilei, and even Tang Yan, under the training of Wong Kar-wai, all performed well, and their acting skills reached a higher level, and they were deeply loved by the audience.
However, why is Huang Jue, a powerful actor, questioned? Since his appearance, the bad reviews and criticisms of "Flowers" have come one after another, and some netizens even bluntly said that he was the biggest failure of this show. While some of the comments are fiery and rhetorical, there is some truth to them.
First of all, in terms of character setting, Huang Jue plays a ** boss in the play, with a strong president image and full of aura. However, his background and experience seem to struggle to support such a powerful setting. The setting of this character should be more in line with the background of a financial family, rather than an international student who has just graduated a few years ago, and this mismatched character design confuses the audience.
In addition, his attitude towards the heroine Reiko in the play and his line performance also aroused the disgust of the audience, and some people complained that his words and deeds made people feel disgusting. The drama between him and Reiko was considered too exaggerated, and the sentence "I don't miss the old, I only miss you" made the audience even more uncomfortable. The audience thought that the character should show more confidence and a strong temperament, but only saw the untimely oiliness.
Secondly, Huang Jue's voice was also criticized by the audience, his voice seemed too delicate, as if there was phlegm in his throat, and his lines were not clear enough. This is inconsistent with the image of the domineering president he plays, and the audience thinks that this character should have a more rich and masculine voice. The emotional scene between him and Reiko was criticized as too embarrassing, and the plot that was originally about pursuing the boss lady was interpreted to be disgusting, especially the sentence "I miss you" was unacceptable.
Finally, Huang Jue's role in the play has also been questioned. Although he plays a strong role, he often loses to his opponents, and he is supervised by the head office after falling by 40%, which makes people feel that he is not as strong as in the setting. His hostile attitude towards Mr. Bao is also childish, which is not convincing. The audience feels that this character is more like a foil, and his persistence and overly arrogant personality make it difficult to identify. In addition, the emotional line with Reiko also seems far-fetched and makes people feel unnatural.
To sum up, Huang Jue's role as the strong boss in "Flowers" has aroused dissatisfaction and criticism from the audience, but whether this is a problem of the actors themselves or a problem of character setting needs to be thought about in depth. Either way, we should separate the dislike for the role from the actor himself, after all, this is also a manifestation of his excellent acting skills.
Perhaps this kind of antipathy is exactly what director Wong Kar-wai wants, in order to highlight the characteristics of the character of Mr. Bao. Judging from the plot, Huang Jue's performance is basically retained, and at least some viewers think that he acted well, very real, and in line with the atmosphere of a middle-aged businessman in the 90s. This character is not the personable boss that people like, but a dislikeable, scheming character.
Perhaps this is what the director wants to achieve. Not all characters have to be likable, and sometimes, getting the audience emotionally volatile is also a sign of success. There may be no clear answer to whether Huang Jue is a failure, and each audience has their own opinions and preferences.