The 2018 Lunar New Year comedy "Demon Bell Bell" broke through 200 million in three days of release, and the box office performed well. Behind this box office, we can see the star-studded list of main creators, such as Wu Junru, Shen Teng, Yue Yunpeng, Aruna, etc., which almost sweeps the new forces of film comedy in Hong Kong and Taiwan. The film tells the story of the trap of "fake ghosts" and "catching ghosts" that occur between the house opener and the nail household. In the film, the "powerful ghost" played by Aruna frightens the nail households and trembles, and the opening shot not only initiates the sense of danger of the plot, but also grabs the attention of the audience.
Of course, if the film brings you a thriller effect at the beginning, the character design behind it makes you feel the humor of a cute stupid villain. The sense of plot substitution of the early characters determines the fluency of the later plot. A lot of comedic effects are hidden in the characters, and when played properly, you can have emotions about the conflicts and internal conflicts of the relationships between the characters in the plot. In "Demon Bells", a ghost stepping on a pulley, what secrets are hidden, such characters and scenes are impressive.
Different from the characters who are related to their vital interests, the opening chapter of the film uses the perspective of "Zhao Electric Cannon" to show the hearts of these characters. For example, in order to drive away the nail households, Zhao Diancang once played a ghost to scare the children, and the children were not afraid; he played the dead female wife to resurrect, and the male head of the household was not afraid; he also used high technology to create a toilet blood-soaking scene to scare the two male dicks, but it still did not work. The funniest thing in the impression is that Zhao Diancang faces the poor skills of the two "perverted nail households", and this comedic effect makes the audience feel a different sense of character from other characters.
In particular, the Zhao Dian cannon played by Aruna conveys to the audience not a traditional employee image of obeying the boss, this character has his own wisdom and humor. Although in the face of the boss's strength, he only promises, in fact, has his own judgment. In particular, the three of them pretended to be a corpse in the middle of the night and met a dead ghost old lady (played by Wu Junru). In such a picture, the sense of individual role must reflect the character's judgment of the situation. Zhao Diancang uses a white paper face and black panda eyes to show the character's psychology from "scaring others" to "being frightened", such as: "a pair of long black nails take over the red bloody heart" such details decisively show black humor. When creating a character effect, actors not only communicate with their opponents, but also explore the inner sense of the character experience. There is a scene in "Demon Bell Bells" that shows the facial expression characteristics of Zhao Dian cannon after killing people. Although in the general state, the eyes, skin, expressions, and voice are the most attractive way to attract images, Aruna integrates the state produced by this imitation performance into the inner emotions. When he was shooting, his mind was completely immersed in the character, his body trembled, and he felt the inner feeling of Zhao Diancang.
In the later plot of the film, Zhao Diancang also showed obvious character recognition. Zhao Diancang went from a villain to a good person, the same thing, the same personality, made different choices, and paved the way for the whole film's theme of justice. Of course, the audience can remember that this role is on the one hand the charm of the role, on the other hand, the acting skills of the actor.
If you are familiar with the happy twist works of the audience, you will certainly not forget the movie "Donkey Got Water". In the film "Donkey Got Water", the coppersmith is a character with a strong sense of character. The first half of "Donkey Got Water" is a relaxed and pleasant spring dream of literary and artistic youth, and the second half is a close connection between justice and human absurdity, and this close core character is the transformation of the coppersmith. The coppersmiths of Aruna bring together the human colors of male "abstinence", "revenge", "machismo", "mune", "resistance" and so on. In the beginning, the coppersmith's conservatism makes the female advocate Yiman a typical "debauched female teacher", and his dark skin and super blunt details release the "entertainment" of the characters. In the middle of the plot, the coppersmith adds some responsibilities and inner extroverted explorations, such as the only romantic picture in the whole film: the coppersmith looks at Zhang Yiman holding a wildflower, wants to confess but does not know what to say, and conveys a huge change in a man's sexual life. This shot is not only the most romantic scene in the movie, but also an important watershed in the character's emotional line. The coppersmith's inner irritability, attachment to women, and personality distortions all come from the "aphasia" of emotional sustenance at this moment. I have also thought countless times in my mind that if it were not for the coppersmith's daughter-in-law who had to find out the truth, maybe life would go on like this. This shows that the character is very contagious. Later in the plot, the coppersmith experiences Zhang Yiman's ridicule and the humiliation brought by his wife, and then boils himself into a vengeful beast. A craftsman who did not dare to speak open his mouth, did not hesitate to fight with the headmaster and the commissioner, he represented the complexity of a character's rebellion, and assumed the double-sided symbol of "victim" and "evil".
The movie "Donkey Got Water" is not only about the shaping of the character image, but also the sense of the times and the thinking of fate transmitted by the characters, from "suppressed" to "actively deprived" of the human transformation process, Aruna's expression is unique, beyond the level of actors of this age. In "Demon Bells", Zhao Diancang's temperament is weak and firm, and he enhances the sense of position of the film as an intervenor and an observer.
As a post-90s actor, Aruna's ability to shape the role surprised me. As everyone knows, in the process of performing, he still continues the concept of "really listening, really seeing, really feeling" when studying in the class. In "Demon Bell Bell", there is a shot of Wu Zhenyu hitting the door frame with Zhao Electric Cannon on his back, and director Chen Kexin said: "This shot, you don't have to really collide." The actor is guided by the director, knows the characters of the script, and experiences this emotional memory. In this film, Zhao Diancang is a somewhat stupid and cute character, in order to amplify the personality color, Aruna has been using his flesh to knock on the door until the director shouts cards. After the shooting, the headache came.
The shaping power of a good actor should be viewed from multiple angles, emotions and skills are very important, and grasping this fire is the experience and understanding of life. The characters that Aruna pursues are not complicated and shocking, but each role brings a different sense of experience to the audience. A good actor is like that, he allows you to find a kind of truth in the role and get the motivation to think.
"Donkey Got Water" is Aruna's debut work, but also his masterpiece, many comedy celebrities have seen this movie have been deeply touched, which is the main reason why he can stand in the movie "Demon Bells" where comedy celebrities gather. It is reported that this year, Aruna will continue to bring a number of works to the audience. Among them, in the movie "Sea Eater", the name of the character he played is his real name Aruna, which shows the director's love and support for him.