I went to see "Article 20" because of Zhao Liying, but I didn't expect her performance to be so unexpected and impressive.
It can be expressed like this:
Zhao Liying did not show any beautiful shots in the whole film.
Moreover, few of the actresses of the same age and popularity as Zhao Liying in the mainland entertainment industry are willing to play this role, and even fewer are competent.
There are two reasons for this:
In the absence of ** movies, many people only learned through the promotion of the movie that Zhao Liying played the role of a disabled person and a deaf mother in the film.
As can be seen from the trailer, Zhao Liying is dressed plainly, her hair is messy, and she seems to appear without makeup, she doesn't care about the beauty and ugliness of her expression, but devotes herself to the role.
Her breakthrough made everyone feel something.
However, what everyone doesn't know is that the tears of the whole film actually lie in Hao Xiuping played by Zhao Liying. She is not only deaf and dumb, but also a mother and a married woman, so you can imagine the helplessness when faced with being violated by men in the same village many times.
Her clothes were disheveled, and her face and neck were covered with scars, but she didn't care, just looked at her husband in collapse and said, "I don't want to live anymore", this scene is fully seen by the camera.
What needs to be understood is that most actresses dare not give it a go in the entertainment industry.
I couldn't accept playing a bullied role, and I couldn't accept being so embarrassed.
In addition, although the character of Hao Xiuping does not talk much, her movements and eyes are full of drama.
In the theater, when the audience sits, her figure completely obscures Zhao Liying's own appearance, and the audience also forgets all the eye-catching characters that Zhao Liying has created before.
The reason why Zhao Liying can have such excellent acting skills is not only because of her personal strength, but also because of her hard work.
When promoting the film, Zhang Yimou also mentioned that when filming was underway, Zhao Liying hardly talked to others. He initially thought she was an introvert, but later found out that she was doing it to get into the character better.
During the filming, she did not play Hao Xiuping, but devoted herself to the role of Hao Xiuping.
Few actors have captured the character's traits as accurately as he has.
In the movies directed by Zhang Yimou, Hao Xiuping's success is due to Zhang Yimou's careful design in details in addition to Zhao Liying's outstanding performance.
In addition to being labeled as "deaf and dumb", Hao Xiuping also carries the obvious identity of poverty.
Because of their poor family, they had to borrow money from others to ** their daughter's illness, but it caused a series of troubles described in the film.
As soon as she appeared in front of the audience, Zhao Liying's image made people feel very sad.
At a glance, you can figure out Hao Xiuping's living standard, and even imagine what kind of market this big, torn and dirty black backpack was bought.
And then it was easy to observe that her thin navy blue coat had been washed and turned gray and old, and it was covered with dust.
The inner layer included the coat inside, and despite being a white garment, it was so old and dirty that it was almost black.
Hao Xiuping originally had a clean white vest, which is very rare. However, in that scene, she was bullied by Liu Wenjing.
When Hao Xiuping walked out of the house, Liu Wenjing had already lifted his pants and left. Her clothes were torn and loose, her hair was messily scratched, and her face and neck were covered in scars.
Her pain at the moment made the audience feel distressed in front of the screen.
Although the appearance of Hao Xiuping's house was only captured by Zhang Yimou with a few shots, in a few short seconds, real and touching details were everywhere.
The walls, doors and windows are full of large characters left by people, and although the doors are locked, they seem to be easily kicked open.
There is also a blackened pot in the kitchen, which looks not only cheap, but also rather old. The almost bottomed out spice also conveys the feeling of a family's strapped budget.
When she was about to give some old clothes to Hao Xiuping, Hao Xiuping showed an expression of disbelief and her eyes were full of sadness.
In this movie, Zhao Liying can be said to show the exhaustion to the fullest, which can be said to be the focus of the whole movie.
Even viewers with average family economic conditions can hardly imagine what the family's lifestyle and daily life are like.
Under the lens of Zhang Yimou, Zhao Liying profoundly interpreted the role of "Hao Xiuping", which directly humiliated many domestic film and television directors.
In order to be closer to real life and the lives of the people, directors have also begun to consider increasing the filming of ordinary people's lives and even the lives of the poor.
However, what is the image of the poor under their lens?
Jiang Shuying plays the role of Luo Yue in the TV series "Mr. Love", she is a hotel lobby manager with a monthly income of just over 10,000 yuan.
However, she lives in a luxury apartment in Beijing's Third Ring Road with a monthly rent of 15,000 yuan.
12,000 membership cards can be done casually; Brand-name scarves are not soft; Travel abroad first class 18000, if you want to upgrade, upgrade.
Everyone sighed that the effect of a monthly income of 10,000 yuan actually cost a million of school income.
In "Sweet Crit", Lu Han's role also made many people feel unbelievable, not only did he not have parents, but he also had to raise his younger siblings alone.
Therefore, he had to work part-time while studying.
However, when the camera swept over his residence, he was surprised to find that in Shenzhen, where every inch of land is at a premium, he rented a small double-storey bungalow with a yard, and he was wearing all famous brands.
People who don't know anything about this may mistakenly think that a "rich second-generation son" is experiencing life.
He said confidently that his classmates wanted to visit his house: "We have children at home, and the environment is relatively chaotic, so it may not be suitable for entertaining guests." ”
As soon as the heroine played by Guan Xiaotong entered the house, she had an expression of disbelief on her face, and she silently thought in her heart: "I thought I understood what poverty is, but now I really understand ......."”
This situation makes the audience begin to wonder if it is their perception of poverty that is skewed?
In general, the reason why the audience chooses a movie or TV series as an entertainment pastime is that although the characters portrayed in the story are ordinary and ordinary, their lives seem to never appear in reality.
The living environment is comfortable and spacious, and the living environment is pleasant; Work is stress-free, life is comfortable and comfortable; The sweetness of love is as incredible as the plot.
The poor need not worry, because there will be help from those who are kind and generous, and who will appear in time for the rich, and they will have the opportunity to fight back.
However, the ending of Hao Xiuping in "Article 20" is a different story, although she was saved after jumping off the building, although her husband Wang Yongqiang was finally judged to be "justified defense", although the family of three can be reunited.
Isn't there anything to worry about in their future?
They still need to repay their debts in the future, their daughter's illness is still not received, and the physical and mental damage suffered by Hao Xiuping is irreparable.
The family's life was still full of hardships.
This is a brutal fact that most poor people have to face in reality.
Zhang Yimou's mastery is really impressive, and he successfully interprets a tragic story in a comedic way.
The story is full of pyrotechnics everywhere.
Many characters arouse sympathy in the hearts of the audience, but under Zhang Yimou's lens, these characters are not deliberately rendered as pitiful images, which is the real charm of a good director.
The director doesn't know if he is only good at filming "fake poor people", and whether he will blush after watching it.