Recently, the suspenseful adventure drama "West Out of the Jade Gate" starring Bai Yu and Ni Ni was officially launched, which has aroused widespread attention and discussion. Ni Ni's role as "Desert Rose" Ye Liuxi in the play made the audience look forward to it. However, after the broadcast, Ni Ni's performance caused some controversy.
Ni Ni, who debuted, attracted everyone's attention with her clean fighting, resolute and fearless eyes and just the right makeup. But as the plot progresses, the audience begins to feel a certain overlap between the character's personality and the actor itself, which also becomes the focus of controversy. Some netizens used the word "greasy" to describe Ni Ni's performance in the play, and even extended this evaluation to her other works, believing that her characters have a certain degree of homogeneity.
The evaluation of Ni Ni's "greasy" mainly stems from the confidence and pompousness she shows in her role performance. Some viewers think that she is too dignified in her acting skills and lacks understanding and belief in the role. The controversy has also sparked a discussion of Nini's past work, with viewers questioning whether she can transcend herself and escape her comfort zone that is too similar to the character's image.
However, it is precisely because Ni Ni can brilliantly interpret the characters close to her own character that her career can once again soar. Her outstanding performance in "The Golden Years" led her to be shortlisted for the Magnolia Award for Best Actress, and "Disappearing Her" won her the Golden Deer Award for Best Actress and became a new actress.
However, now the audience sees Ni Ni's problems in the performance. Although some netizens only verbally complained about "greasy", some people directly labeled her as "female version of Duanwang" and "female version of Yang Yang". A similar situation also appeared in other actors, such as Zhang Han, Yang Mi and Yang Yang, all of whom were criticized by the audience for exerting too much force and lacking breakthroughs.
In any case, who will be the first to be able to shed these labels remains to be seen by the audience. After all, as an actor, challenging and breaking through yourself is an inevitable path of development. It is believed that Ni Ni and other questioned actors, after experiencing this controversy, will also respond to the audience's expectations with more wonderful performances.