"Space Exploration Editorial Department" received a lot of praise in six days of release. At present, the Douban score of the film is 8.4.
In 2021, when the film first met the audience at the Pingyao International Film Festival, it surprised the industry and won four awards: Fei Mu Honorary Best Film, Youth Jury Honor Film, Fan Choice Honor, and Hidden Dragon Unit Most Popular Film.
The award speech of the film at the Pingyao Film Festival expressed it as follows: "The film is born out of the absurdity of real life, and projects its gaze on a crazy and stubborn scientist, a journey of tragedy and joy that leads us to explore the unknown universe and peek into the corners of society and people's hearts." ”
As the feature film debut of young director Kong Dashan, the film has a bizarre story and unique style, with a completely different temperament from conventional films, although the film side calls itself a "science fiction comedy" film, but it is more like an "absurd" film. The protagonist Tang Zhijun, played by Yang Haoyu, took on an absolutely important role in the film, and his unique performance style also left a deep impression on the audience.
A wonderful resonance with Tang Zhijun
Tang Zhijun is the editor-in-chief of the science fiction magazine "Space Exploration Editorial Department" founded in the eighties of the last century, a typical "folk science" (folk science enthusiast). Nowadays, the magazine agency is gradually declining, and Tang Zhijun has finally become a downtrodden, widow, and lonely person. But he remained obsessed with finding extraterrestrial civilizations for decades. Finally, one day, he receives an abnormal signal suspected to come from the depths of the universe, so he gathers his fellow fallen people and embarks on a journey to find aliens again with the question that puzzles him for the rest of his life.
In the film, Tang Zhijun is the absolute soul figure, and this role is very difficult to interpret.
Tang Zhijun divorced, his daughter committed suicide because of depression, and her life was poor. But in the spiritual world, he firmly believes in the existence of extraterrestrial civilizations. The film begins in 1990, an era of frenzied popular folk exploration, but as time goes by, the frenzy of folk exploration fades. Tang Zhijun also gradually changed from a spirited young man to a weird madman in the eyes of outsiders. How to interpret a backward intellectual image, an idealist in the eyes of a normal person as a "madman" and "madman", has become one of Yang Haoyu's most important performance figures.
In appearance, Yang Haoyu is thin in appearance, wearing a pair of glasses all year round, and looks like a self-disciplined middle-aged man, but his dull clothes, fluffy hair, and huge dark circles reflect his sluggish state of life.
When he speaks, he speaks clearly, but his speech speed is slow, and his tone is obviously subdued, which can make people feel his prudence and seriousness, and he is a Sven. But the small movements of pinching his hands and shaking from side to side made people feel the unconfidence and nervousness in him.
In terms of figure, Yang Haoyu grasped the characteristics of the character's unwillingness for many years, and the overall appearance was characterized by collapsed shoulders and body contraction inward, which can make people feel the caution of the characters at a glance, as well as the grievances they have suffered.
The most important thing is Yang Haoyu's eyes. The corners of his eyes show the loss of the character, but he often stares directly at people, showing a feeling of derailment from the real world and longing to go straight to other places, both the simplicity of small animals and the purity and certainty of "God". This contradiction fills the characters with tension.
When the state is right, the foundation of the character is standing, and Yang Haoyu's interpretation in the frame is complete and coherent, allowing the audience to enter the play. And this is also one of the important reasons why some non-professional actors can play roles well, that is, to find the state of the character and how to act correctly.
In several key scenes, Yang Haoyu very accurately interpreted the inner activities of the characters.
For example, in 1990, when the young Tang Zhijun was interviewed by reporters, he pursed his lips before speaking, and his body subconsciously trembled, which was an externalized manifestation of his inner tension. When he speaks, he has a lot of hand movements and dances, which can make him very enthusiastic about the search for aliens.
When the villagers told Tang Zhijun that by putting 520 yuan in the merit box, he could see the alien, his eyes immediately lit up, and he moved from the other party to the merit box, staring straight at the box, as if it was the key to opening a new world. Such a look vividly shows Tang Zhijun's thinking process and desire to see aliens.
In the film, Tang Zhijun occupies an absolutely important role, and the story of the entire movie revolves around him, it can be said that only if Yang Haoyu plays well, this scene can stand. Judging from the current reputation of the film, he obviously did it.
There is a view that actors cannot act in a state that they do not have, and the core of performance is to present their inner world on the screen. Only in this way can the audience feel the emotions of the characters, empathize with the characters, and see themselves. Yang Haoyu can play the role well, in addition to his solid acting skills, his heart must also retain a pure and stubborn sense of faith, which comes from Tang Zhijun's spiritual world map.
When we look back at Yang Haoyu's actor career, we can find that he has been working diligently and steadily on the road of actor over the years.
Since his debut in 2001, Yang Haoyu's works have mostly been supporting roles in dramas, and the number of marks on Douban has exceeded 60. In these works, Yang Haoyu contributed many classic roles such as Uncle Gong in "Dragon Gate Dart Bureau", Xie Tingfeng in "An Home", Guan Jingnian in "Fame and Fame".
In "Fame and Fame", Yang Haoyu's performance is very interesting. In the film, he plays a silent film actor Guan Jingnian who used to be popular but has been popular, and he uses a lot of body movements to express the inner world of the characters.
Guan Jingnian met being bullied by himself on the set, but now when he is above him as a director, he took the initiative to let the other party beat him in order to defuse the other party. But in terms of movement, Yang Haoyu's body involuntarily fell backwards, one foot retreated ready to escape at any time, when the other party said that he would slowly torture him if he didn't hit him. Yang Haoyu raised his right hand and pointed at the other party and said, "You are too cruel to you. "But the body did not dare to move forward. The bluff and various fragmentary small movements on the body well reflect the characteristics of the character in a tense and weak position.
Combined with his performance in "Space Exploration Editorial Department", it can be found that he is very good at using body movements to express characters, and has extremely deep acting skills. For actors, how to accurately convey the character's message and tell the audience what the character is doing at this moment is the first priority of the performance. Being able to do this through external acting skills is a qualified actor, and Yang Haoyu has obviously achieved pure green in this regard.
In addition, Yang Haoyu will also transmit the continuous psychology of the character through coherent movements. For example, in the scene given above, his caution in the early stage, and the bravado when he knew that the other party would not hit him, the performance before and after was very smooth, and the characters could be established.
Open Yang Haoyu's Weibo, in addition to daily work content such as new work promotion and promotion, we can find another side of his love of life and sensitivity and delicateness. He will record the moment of his birthday, will recall the joy of getting along with his family, he loves the stage, and accumulates the surprise of every performance moment.
His persistence and constancy in performance have allowed him to obtain a certain otherworldly happiness and joy in his life, which has formed a wonderful resonance with Tang Zhijun in "Space Exploration Editorial Department".
When talking about Tang Zhijun in the interview, Yang Haoyu bluntly said what he and the character have in common, "If you want to find a link, maybe he and I are both extremely obsessed with something, he is fascinated by the truth of the universe, and I am obsessed with acting." ”
Twenty-two years after his debut, Yang Haoyu used his focus to write a new chapter in performance, achieved Tang Zhijun, completed the "Space Exploration Editorial Department", and also fulfilled himself.
Uncle circle expansion
It is the moment when gold will sparkle, and perseverance and focus will shine. If the glory of the opening year is Zhang Songwen, the surprise of Q2 is undoubtedly Yang Haoyu.
But treasure actors don't happen in a day, they can't do without accumulation and excellence. Actors like Yang Haoyu who have both the accumulation of life and superb acting skills have continued to emerge in recent years, with the explosive Zhang Songwen of "Crazy", Ning Li, known as the "professional villain", Yu Hewei, Liu Yijun, etc., who can not hide their brilliance whether the protagonist or the supporting role, they are all first enduring loneliness and then enjoying glory.
Debuted for many years, all supporting roles. Until 2018, I finally waited for the role of Tang Yijie, director of the Urban Construction Commission, in "A Cloud Made of Rain in the Wind". At this time, Zhang Songwen's face has more vicissitudes, and there is a sense of story in his eyes, and his personal temperament is very consistent with the role.
In "Crazy", Zhang Songwen tightly grasped the basic characteristics of Gao Qiqiang's responsibility for his family and let his family live a good life, which made the audience have a deep empathy for him. He sent special products to An'an, and after being discovered by Li Xiang, he swayed from side to side, cramped and uneasy, and there was nowhere to stay, and the little people were embarrassed.
Ning Li, after his debut, went to the United States to study in order to improve his performance, and after returning to China, he started from scratch and played every small role with heart. Until the age of 37, he waited for "Undocumented Crime". In the play, Ning Li portrayed the protagonist Li Toyota, a "ruthless character", with cold eyes and expressionless face. At that time, when the show was broadcast, it was winter, and some viewers said: "This man named Li Toyota makes the winter wind more messy." ”
This year in "The Wandering Earth 2", Ning Li played Ma Zhao, a scientist with strong self-control and extreme rigor. In order to play the role, he deliberately approached scientists and engineers to understand the content of digital science. The experiential approach coupled with superb acting skills made him finally impress the audience on the big screen.
After his debut, after filming more than ten TV series, Yu Hewei was finally able to move to the big screen. After the age of 44, Yu Hewei starred in "Old Cannon" and "I Am Not Pan Jinlian", and won the Golden Rooster Award for Best Supporting Actor with the latter.
When playing Chen Duxiu in "The Age of Awakening", Yu Hewei almost rummaged through the information of Chen Duxiu that could be found on the market. He vividly portrayed Chen Duxiu's firmness in ideals and his fearless spirit in the revolutionary cause.
In this year's hit drama "The Three-Body Problem", his performance has also attracted countless fans.
From dramas to movies, Yu Hewei has created too many classic characters, and the audience even began to jokingly say: "Everything can be Yu Hewei".
More and more acting schools that have been silent for many years have been paid attention to, and the Shuhuan Heavenly Group is constantly expanding. This is a manifestation of the industry's return to rationality, in the ranks of actors who believe in long-termism, acting is the last word, and focus and persistence are meaningful.
Looking at these powerful actors in the uncle circle, they are valuable in that after many years of acting careers, they have withstood the test of the market in one classic role after another. Focusing on the performance itself, constantly accumulating acting experience, enriching performance skills, absorbing nutrients in life, and respecting each scene, so that you can create different roles more and more freely.
Attractive characters must show the audience a variety of temperament, such as youth, vulnerability, struggle, trepidation, strength, etc., actors must retain this part of their body, in order to make themselves a good creative ontology, showing the texture of the character.
Fortunately, in this era of being filled with short videos and becoming increasingly impetuous, there is still such a group of powerful actors, who maintain their original intention for performance, love for life, and move forward steadily. Strip yourself for the characters again and again to achieve a living character.
Just like Tang Zhijun in "Space Exploration Editorial Department", no matter when and where, no matter what the reality is, he has never forgotten to look up at the starry sky and step forward with ideals. I also hope that more Yang Haoyu will usher in their own wonderful roles and usher in the highlight of their acting career.
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