"Witnessing all this tonight with all the little friends who look like me, is a beacon of hope that big dreams are indeed possible. And, don't let anyone define you as 'you're gone,' and never give up. ”
First of all, congratulations to Michelle Yeoh for making history by becoming the first Asian actress of the Skar Awards.
In the live broadcast of the awards on March 13, Beijing time, Michelle Yeoh wore a Dior haute couture dress, Moussaieff jewelry and Richard Mille diamond watch, and with her role as "Evelyn" in "Instantaneous Universe", she won the trophy of the Oscar actress.
In the next Vanity Fair Oscar party, Michelle Yeoh appeared in an Armani Privé couture dress, perfect arm lines and tough silhouette, coupled with the sense of heavy work presented by the beads, to be honest, this set can be used as a post-seal "battle robe"!
Presenting her with awards is Jessica Chastain, who has repeatedly missed the Oscars and finally won the Oscars last year, and Halle Berry, the Oscar's first African-American actress. The moment when the three actresses walked side by side was also very moving.
At this moment, women of different countries, different colors, different roles, their achievements have special meaning, bringing inspiration to a certain group that belongs to them.
Recalling Michelle Yeoh's appearance in "Instantaneous Universe", under the skin of comedy is the core of women's midlife crisis, intergenerational trauma and self-exploration. The tired and stodgy Evelyn, who accidentally traveled through countless universes, gave her daughter a hug. And these are precisely the mediocre mothers from reality that can split each different self in a parallel universe.
As Michelle Yeoh said at the ceremony: "I want to dedicate this award to my mom, and moms all over the world, who are superheroes." We can't stand here without mom. ”
For the Oscar, Michelle Yeoh has not hidden her ambition to win. From starring in her first movie in 1983 to starting to break into Hollywood at the age of 35, she has been waiting for a moment to be seen in her 40 years of acting experience.
In addition to the Oscar, with "Instantaneous Universe", Michelle Yeoh wore Armani's season couture dress after winning the Golden Globe Award not long ago, saying, "40 years, I haven't let go." It's been a great journey, a great struggle, but I think it's worth it. I remember the first time I came to Hollywood... It was like a dream come true. ”
At the same time, she also paid tribute to the Asian pioneers who fought for it.
In addition, the Best Actress Award of the Screen Actors Guild of America (SAG), known as the Oscar "weather vane", was also harvested by her, which also became the first Asian American in SAG's history to win the starring award. It also put Michelle Yeoh on a par with Cate Blanchett, another Olympic favorite at the time.
As competitors, the two actresses, Michelle Yeoh and Cate Blanchett, fully expressed their appreciation and sympathy for each other, both on the stage of the awards and in the magazine's "actor dialogue session."
The double Top heroines are in the same frame, even without the blessing of gorgeous clothes, a tough and neat black suit is enough to interpret the determination and strength of the two women.
Although "Yu Xiulian" who starred in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", "Wai Lin", the first Asian Bond girl in "007: Tomorrow's Empire", and many other roles have made Michelle Yeoh gain international popularity, it seems that many people still have the impression that she is still "playing stars".
However, Michelle Yeoh aspired to become a professional ballet dancer when she was young, born into a Malaysian Chinese family, she studied ballet since childhood, and also went to the Royal Academy of Dance in London to major in ballet.
At the age of 17, she was forced to give up ballet due to a spinal injury, and instead became the beauty pageant winner of "Miss Malaysia", and after shooting a few commercials, she received the shooting of a Hong Kong movie. At the age of 22, she played the role in her first film "The Owl and the Dumbo", but the beautiful "vase" was not what she expected, so she turned her trajectory to "beating women".
In that field dominated by men, Michelle Yeoh is not easy to be recognized, and she, like every nameless character in martial arts, constantly exercises herself, personally completes action stunts, and even suffers serious injuries and is almost paralyzed during filming. From "Royal Senior Sister" to "Police Story 3" to "Akin's Story", she constantly challenges her limits and makes her a well-known Asian star.
As she grows older, in addition to martial arts, Michelle Yeoh is also constantly transforming, such as the "real beauty feather" in the literary film "Memoirs of a Geisha", the pearlescent mother-in-law in the comedy "Crazy Rich Asians", the biopic "Aung San Suu Kyi" and so on.
Although she was still a fringe in Hollywood at the time, she still took every opportunity to prove her possibilities.
Encountering "Instantaneous Universe" also made the previous wait more meaningful. 60-year-old Michelle Yeoh has reaped the pinnacle of her career today and is her new beginning.
"I'm willing to explore new areas, to broaden my horizons, to take risks, to find new experiences. I don't like to be stuck somewhere all the time, I always want to see the world. The only way to get better is to get out. At the same time, it's very important that you accept yourself and know who you are and what you want to be. ”
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