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Editor|Northern Autumn
Stop it, Liu Xiaoqing! It's spicy enough, you're 70 years old!
The cinema line is at its climax, Wang Baoqiang's latest movie box office even surpassed "Disappearing Her", and the upcoming "Super Family" and "Feng Shen 1" have also attracted the attention of a large number of netizens. Many netizens began to bet on the box office champion of the summer file.
The popularity of the theatrical film market continues to rise, but at the same time, online blockbusters are silently decaying in the corners of the unknown world.
As soon as "Ice Sniper 2" was launched, it took only one day to make many netizens who had ignored it deeply regret with its gripping plot.
When I opened the Douban comment area of the movie "Ice Sniper 2", I found that there were only a few reviews, and all of them were negative reviews. Criticize the film for its poor quality, confused and boring.
1. Liu XiaoqingDo you know that you are 70 years old?
Liu Xiaoqing is getting older, but she still chooses to play young female roles, which makes people feel a little uncomfortable.
Perhaps we expect her to see the complaints of netizens and converge a little, and start trying to play the role of a grandmother more suitable for her age.
But in fact, she once again chose to play the role of a teenage girl at the age of 70. In the past, we usually only saw this situation in costume dramas, but now this phenomenon has spread to works with the theme of the era revolution.
A new online movie called "Ice and Snow Sniper 2" was launched, starring Liu Xiaoqing, Wang Xinjun, Yu Rongguang, Gan Tingting, Chi Zhiqiang and others.
The first day of the film's launch made netizens exhausted and deeply regretted that they had clicked to watch. The plot is extremely bloody, and there is no need to mention the perfunctory content.
But the most bizarre thing is the heroine played by Liu Xiaoqing. In the movie, she played a female bandit with a strong personality and majestic style, who likes to be called "Danye".
Her role is similar to the majestic tiger character played by Zhao Lusi in "Alley".
Liu Xiaoqing is 70 years old, and although she may not have undergone facelift, the swelling and fatigue of her face are visible, especially around her eyes.
Although the situation is not very good, she still plays the role of a little girl who has not yet left the cabinet, which makes people feel extremely contrary.
Her figure has also become large and round, and she pants after taking a few steps, which is completely inconsistent with her image of playing a female bandit. It's hard to associate her with that heroic persona.
In the barrage message area, many viewers jokingly called Liu Xiaoqing "Dan Milk" or "Dan Grandma" because her subordinates looked much younger than her.
What's even more ridiculous is that Ren Qingan, who plays her father, is only 52 years old, 18 years younger than her, but she wants to call him "daddy" in the play, which undoubtedly makes the plot absurd. No wonder Ren Qingan has always looked embarrassed, and he may also feel speechless in his heart!
Liu Xiaoqing and Wang Xinjun show a relationship line in the film that makes people want to laugh. And Liu Xiaoqing also has to show the girl's sense of shyness, which is really enduring.
Considering that the combined age of the two of them is more than 100 years old, their courage is really commendable! The audience sighed that Grandma Liu Xiaoqing was too confident and dared to compete with Aunt Ximen, which made Aunt Ximen have to bow down!
The main reason is that Liu Xiaoqing's face state is becoming more and more rigid, and he can no longer convey the emotions of the characters well.
Whether smiling or saying cruel words, the corners of her mouth are always up, and she still smiles even in the event of her father's death.
No matter how exaggerated Liu Xiaoqing shows in front of the camera, the corners of her mouth maintain a fixed arc. Such a performance makes it difficult for the audience not to feel like a play.
At the end of the movie, Dan Niang, played by Liu Xiaoqing, becomes a member of the Communist Party, showing a bright smile and girlish shyness. She seems to have found the direction of her life, and the road ahead is full of infinite possibilities.
But looking closely at Liu Xiaoqing's 70-year-old face, the audience will feel that the character may collapse at any time. This plot was supposed to convey an atmosphere of hope for the future, but it lost its original meaning because Liu Xiaoqing's aging face became strange.
This is not the first time Liu Xiaoqing has been obsessed with playing tender. In terms of film and television dramas, she may have gradually converged somewhat.
But in her daily life, she still can't let go of her favorite girly outfit in big red and green, while still insisting on using thick filters in her videos.
In fact, compared with most actors of the same age, Liu Xiaoqing's state is already very good, she does not need to pursue what she does not have, nor does she need to desperately hide her true appearance.
It is easy for viewers to label Liu Xiaoqing as "unwilling to age" when they see the refined photos showing Liu Xiaoqing has smoother skin than a girl, as well as increasingly sharp chins and inflatable cheeks.
Compared with those actors who gracefully accept the traces of time, Liu Xiaoqing appears to be smaller. Although she has achieved considerable success, she seems unable to accept her true age and instead pursues her youthful appearance excessively.
This behavior not only limits her development, but also makes the audience have a certain negative impression of her.
The movie "Ice Sniper 2" itself is relatively mediocre in terms of production and content, but thanks to Liu Xiaoqing's participation.
Its standard directly declined, becoming an unpleasant work. Compared with some low-cost, unknown starring movies, the broadcast effect is even inferior to the latter.
When the director chooses actors, it is estimated that as long as you dare to act, I dare to use it. Isn't there anyone else in show business who has a choice? Do 70-year-olds have to bear such a toss?
To be honest, this is half buried people have to come out to toss, is it not good to age at home, how, you have to show your charm?
2. The plot is rotten
The story of this film takes place in Beijing after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, and although Japan has surrendered, there is still a small part of the area entrenched by various forces, including evil bandits and unfirm intermediaries.
The main line of the plot revolves around the story of Dan Niang (Liu Xiaoqing) acting as a copycat after her father's death, and finally she awakens her revolutionary consciousness, surrenders with integrity, and assists the Communist Party in eliminating bandits.
Although the title of the movie is "Ice Sniper 2", it actually has nothing to do with the word "sniper". The only part associated with "ice and snow" is the rough snow scene, which gives a cheap feeling when the snow falls in a splash.
Judging from the current situation, the film does not show the feeling of ice and cold caves in the three eastern provinces in terms of scene shaping.
On the contrary, the actors in the film have delicate skin, fair complexion, beautiful appearance, and do not even show a trace of panting when they speak.
This makes people see at a glance that the scene is set up in the studio, which directly affects the audience's sense of substitution when watching the movie.
Of course, "Ice Sniper 2" presents some bizarre highlights in terms of plot. Although the propaganda called it a war film, in fact, war scenes are very rare, and the only airport explosion shots are mostly close-up, which seems to cover up the fact that the film side is tight-funded.
In addition, there are several absurd scenes in the movie that are difficult for the audience to understand. One of the appearances of the actor Yang Jianfeng (played by Wang Xinjun) is a parachute dive, but before he can even fully land, he is mercilessly strafed and smashed to pieces.
Surprisingly, I thought there would be thrilling shots next, but the male protagonist landed safely unscathed, as if he had the blessing of Iron Man.
This kind of plot makes people think, since he has such skills, does he still need to tie a parachute? Landing directly handsome can highlight the heroic aura of the male protagonist.
At present, "Ice Sniper 2" has just been launched, but the movie is essentially a bad movie that wastes the audience's time. The film lacks prominence, but instead brings torture to the audience in terms of casting and characterization of the actors.
As an audience, in addition to feeling helpless about the decline of the online movie market, it is even more regrettable that Liu Xiaoqing clearly has acting strength, but always chooses to play the role of a young woman in a bad script.
3. More than Liu Xiaoqing
In fact, I don't know Liu Xiaoqing who likes to play young female roles, and there are many actresses we know.
For example, Liu Tao played the role of 15-year-old Liu E at the age of 40 in "Words of the Daming Palace", and in "The Sea of Stars" he also played a little girl in her 10s at the age of 42, and pursued tenderness by tying a double ponytail and excessive use of dermabrasion filters.
A similar situation also happened to many actresses such as Lin Xinru, Zhang Ziyi, Zhou Xun, etc., who also tried to continue their young image by playing tender in their 40s, but they were all complained and criticized by the audience.
What's even more incredible is that some actresses even play the role of a girl in their 50s, such as Jiang Wenli who acted from the age of 20 to old age in "Little Women Under the Gate of Zhengyang".
In the first 20 episodes, she overused dermabrasion techniques, resulting in viewers barely being able to see her facial features, which seriously affected her perception.
In the new version of "Half Life", Carina Lau plays Gu Manlu, who is in her 20s, wearing a student outfit and a double ponytail, which makes people look weirder and weirder. At that time, the number of complaints and views on the Internet was as high as 300 to 400 million.
But in the face of Liu Xiaoqing, the originator of the "Yatou Sect", these actresses are dwarfed. In fact, Liu Xiaoqing began playing the role of a girl in her 40s in the 90s, interpreting Wu Zetian's life from the age of 14 to his 80s.
But her role was not ridiculed, but was regarded as a classic, mainly thanks to the exquisite skills of makeup artist Mao Geping.
His makeup skills, coupled with Liu Xiaoqing's smart performance, really did not give people a sense of discord, so he won many praises.
Perhaps because of the many praises, Liu Xiaoqing gradually lost himself and fell into the fantasy of eternal youth.
At the age of 53, she played a 16-year-old girl in "The Legend of the Heroes of the Sui and Tang Dynasties". She wears heavy bangs, combed pigtails, and wears a pink and delicate costume, which is out of place with her face.
In particular, she also performed emotional dramas with Zheng Guolin, who was 21 years younger than her, and Zheng Guolin also hugged her and spoiled her as "silly girl"!
Therefore, the rivalry between Liu Xiaoqing and Zheng Guolin has become a classic scene where many UP masters complain about playing tender.
Their degree of thunder is comparable to the rivalry of Zhang Junjun, Jiao Enjun and Liu Dekai back then, so some people call Liu Xiaoqing the successor of Aunt Ximen!
Epilogue:
It's understandable that female celebrities like to be beautiful and pursue youth, after all, everyone wants to maintain their charm. However, actors should also recognize that the pairing of actor's age with the role is an accepted principle.
If you can't even face your age, how can you truly interpret various life roles? Life should be calmly faced with the process of aging, and each stage has its own unique meaning and value.
The charm of youth and the wisdom of maturity are both worthy of respect and display. Actors should face their age with confidence and calmness, rather than obsessing over playing roles that do not match their actual age.
As an actress, I am somewhat concerned about my image and age crisis. But when we can really want to open up and accept our age, the mood becomes much lighter.
After experiencing our own crisis, we are more able to understand and accept our true state, and no longer pursue unrealistic age images.
This mindset allows us to face our age more confidently and show our authentic, natural charm.