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Evaluating an actor's acting skills does not depend on how much time he appears in the play. Just like in the 1991 movie "The Silence of the Lambs", Anthony Hopkins' performance, although only 16 minutes of appearance, conquered the Oscar judges with his superb acting skills, creating a record for winning the actor award in the shortest time. This shows the key role of acting in the performing arts.
In 2021, the TV series "Merit" set off a warm pursuit from the audience. This drama is divided into 8 independent units, and Wang Lei only played the protagonist in the first unit drama "Nengwen Nengwu Li Yannian", and only starred in the first 6 episodes. However, this did not affect his excellent performance. With this role, he defeated competitors such as Yu Hewei, Zhang Jiayi, Huang Xuan and won the Feitian Award for Best Actor. Wang Lei uses the fewest scenes but performs the most outstanding effects, which is exactly the realm that all actors pursue in their lives.
Recently, another veteran actor has also successfully unlocked this achievement, he is Wang Zhiwen. 20 years ago, Wang Zhiwen was a brother in the TV drama industry. At his peak, no matter how many big coffees there were in the play, he was the first male protagonist. However, due to his mother's illness, after filming "Black Ice", he took the initiative to reduce his workload and chose to retire from the rapids. Many people were puzzled by this move, but Wang Zhiwen responded calmly: "The work is endless." ”
Subsequently, Wang Zhiwen rarely participated in variety shows, advertising endorsements, and did not act in clumsy works, almost retiring behind the scenes. However, although he is no longer seen in the rivers and lakes, his legend is still passed on. Today, Wang Zhiwen is recognized in the industry as the "God of Lines". Powerful actor Wang Jinsong said in an interview: "Mr. Wang Zhiwen's play can be listened to with your ears, you don't need to look at you, you can feel his movements, his behavior, and his rhythm just by listening." Wang Zhiwen is also the ultimate representative of experiential actors, his performance does not rely on the reinforcement of external methods, but is fully integrated into his real emotional experience, and finally presents a very natural state.
Although he is a god in the industry, Wang Zhiwen does not seem to care about false names. Over the years, the phenomenon of competing for the top spot in the film and television industry has been very serious, but Wang Zhiwen has never fought. Most of his works in recent years have been played supporting roles, such as "Beijing Meets Seattle: A Love Letter", "One Step Away", "Rebel" and so on. Although there are not many scenes, each of his performances impresses the audience. Recently, in the spy war drama "Infernal", he has reached the extreme of his acting skills.
The whole drama gathers powerful actors such as Jin Dong, Wang Likun, Zhang Zhijian, etc., and Wang Zhiwen is listed as a "special star", which has a tortuous story behind it. At the beginning of the filming of the play, Chen Daoming initially recommended the script and director to Jin Dong and suggested that he play the leading role. Originally, the two also planned to cooperate again in the play, but before the start of filming, Chen Daoming could not participate in the filming due to schedule conflicts. At this time, Wang Zhiwen took over the heavy responsibility and entered the crew to start shooting. After the series started, many viewers were looking forward to Wang Zhiwen's performance.
However, it was not until the end of episode 7 that Wang Zhiwen appeared, and episode 8 officially appeared. In the first 10 episodes, his scenes totaled less than 10 minutes. In this spy war drama, the protagonists are flying away and doing a lot of eye-catching action scenes, while Wang Zhiwen is almost all indoor dramas, sitting there most of the time reading lines. However, none of this can hide Wang Zhiwen's brilliance. In the limited time and space, he still grasped the core of the performance and became the acting pillar of the entire series.
To understand why Wang Zhiwen's acting skills are so good, we need to understand the special background of this drama. "Infernal" is an interesting work, the director, screenwriter and starring are all played by the same person, which makes the whole work present a rare unified tone. But the director is obviously not satisfied with shooting an ordinary spy war drama, but dares to venture forward.
The first adventure is the extremely complex relationship between the characters. Traditional spy dramas usually only set up two forces, Rong
I set the "protagonist's perspective" to clarify the opposition between the enemy and us. However, the story of "Infernal" is set in Shanghai, and after the "island period", although liberation is coming, various forces are still competing for interests in the Yangtze River Delta region, and fighting openly and secretly. The drama vividly reflects the complexity and diversity of the society at that time.
The director adopted the setting of four different forces: the Wang pseudo secret service organization, the Japanese secret service, the Chongqing naval command agency in Shanghai, and our party's intelligence agency and underground organization. This makes the character relationships of the entire plot intricate, and the plot is confusing, increasing the audience's challenge to the plot. This kind of adventure increases the difficulty of chasing the drama, but also enhances the viewing value, which is a brave step for the director.
The second adventure is to add a lot of action scenes to the traditional spy war drama. The protagonist not only has to fight wits in the office, but also unfolds intense action scenes outdoors. The audience can see Wang Likun raising a sniper rifle, Jin Dong falling from a cliff, and director Qi Dao himself also participated in the scene of torture to extract a confession. Almost every episode contains intense gunfight scenes, the protagonists are often in danger, and characters are taken offline in each episode. This innovation makes the pace of the show more compact, and although it deviates from the essence of traditional spy dramas, it is still an adventure.
The third adventure is a constant reversal. The plot of "Infernal" is complex, but in short, it is "reverse and reverse and reverse". The relationship between the characters can change at any time, with twists and turns. One moment it may be a friend, the next moment it may be an enemy. This kind of reversed plot gives the audience a sense of tension, but it is also easy to cause the distortion of the character image, and the audience may feel aesthetic fatigue. It's still an adventure, but the director incorporated these reversals into the plot, making them part of the story, not just creating suspense.
After these three risky steps, the audience's first impression of the play can be confusing. The first seven episodes present a lively and even somewhat noisy atmosphere, but the appearance of Wang Zhiwen makes the entire series calm down at once. His performance gives the plot an important fulcrum, giving more emotional depth to the constantly reversed plot. As some netizens commented, as soon as Wang Zhiwen appeared, the glory of Chinese spy war dramas returned.
"Infernal" has been the first in the ratings for 12 consecutive days since it was broadcast, and Wang Zhiwen's appearance has made the plot more exciting. His outstanding performances hold up the lower limit of the entire show, allowing the director to exercise creative freedom more boldly. No matter how bizarre the plot is, it can be stabilized by his excellent acting skills; No matter how complex the relationship between the characters, they can be brought together under his interpretation. Wang Zhiwen's talent is indispensable, and he gives the drama "Infernal" more depth with the highest level of performance ability.
Audiences who like this actor should hurry up to chase this drama. His outstanding performance will take you into a complex and gripping world of spy warfare, and he himself has once again proved himself to be a shining pearl in the Chinese film and television industry.
In general, the evaluation of an actor's acting skills should not only look at the number of scenes, but more importantly, how they interpret the role deeply and vividly, as well as their grasp of the character's emotions. With his superb acting skills and good performance, Wang Zhiwen once again proved to the audience that he is a giant in the Chinese film and television industry, and has outstanding performance in both the field of drama and film. I hope to see more of his wonderful performances in the future and continue to surprise and move the audience.
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