There is a successor to the image of the chairman, Wang Renjun has succeeded Tang Guoqiang, and Gu Yue which one do you like better
The explosion of historical dramas such as "The Awakening Age" and "Armageddon" has made the audience's expectations for mainstream dramas higher and higher, but the historical dramas launched in the second half of this year always lack some heat.
It wasn't until the launch of the TV series "Ask the Boundless" that I realized that CCTV was pressing the trump card in its hand at the end of the year.
According to the data, the TV series "Ask the Boundless" won a rating of 1.3 on the first day of its launch, and in the field of star dramas with serious involution, "Ask the Boundless" has shown full momentum.
What does "Ask the Boundless" ask?
Mao Zedong's poem "Qinyuan Spring Changsha" gives the answer: I am sparse and ask the vast earth, who is the master of ups and downs?
The TV series "Ask the Boundless" focuses on the Liberation War from multiple perspectives, not only telling the famous battles that are well-known, but also focusing on the growth of great men, and interpreting the magnificent story of the sparks.
Judging from the content of the premiere, the history of 1921-1927 told by "Ask the Boundless", in the context of the big historical background, many representative events occurred during this time.
During this same period, Mao Zedong, who was still a young man, led the workers' movement in many places, launched an agrarian revolution, and tested the significance of the masses to the revolution with practical practice and advanced theoretical ideas.
In other words, the most important soul of "Ask the Boundless" is Mao Zedong.
But the interesting thing is that "Ask the Boundless" did not look for experienced special actors in the selection of actors. But in the portrayal of Wang Renjun, the audience smelled the aura of the great man, and faintly saw his strength beyond Tang Guoqiang and Gu Yue. Today, let's take stock of whether Wang Renjun has enough potential to succeed Tang Guoqiang.
Gu Yue and Tang Guoqiang have both form and spirit
At the age of 28, Gu Yue was already pointed out by many people that she was very similar to Mao Zedong in his youth, and in the selection of Mao Zedong's special actors in 1979, Gu Yue stood out and was successfully selected.
Since then, Gu Yue has started her career as a special actor.
Now looking back on Gu Yue's acting experience, you will find that in his life, he has played Mao Zedong more than 80 times, and on the screen, the audience has truly witnessed Gu Yue's change from youth to sophistication and maturity.
Especially in his pinnacle work "The Founding Ceremony", he has both the shape and spirit, both the bearing of a great man and the hidden courage, he is proud and bold on the screen, from the beginning of "The Founding Ceremony", the audience realized that Gu Yue has completely figured out the role, from his body language to the tone of speech, the audience can see the shadow of Chairman Mao.
In contrast, Tang Guoqiang, who is 15 rounds younger than Gu Yue, was born to be an actor.
Before Gu Yue became famous, Tang Guoqiang was already famous.
In 1996, Tang Guoqiang, who was still a teenager, played Chairman Mao for the first time, and Tang Guoqiang at that time could be said to be under the pressure of Gu Yue, and if he was not careful, he would completely overturn.
But fortunately, Tang Guoqiang's own image is similar to Chairman Mao, coupled with his solid acting skills, he has passed the test steadily several times to portray Chairman Mao.
Since 2003, Tang Guoqiang has officially taken over a large number of historical themes and brought many surprises to the audience.
It's a pity that people will grow old, and now Tang Guoqiang is familiar with Chairman Mao's experience and personality, but he still can't perform Chairman Mao's courage when he was young.
In works such as "The Great Turning" and "The Age of Awakening", Hou Jingjian, the successor of the new generation, has received more support. But "Asking the Boundless" avoided the most popular Hou Jingjian and chose Wang Renjun, who is not very experienced.
The performance is more delicate, and the smell of fireworks is vividly reflected in him
Even though the current historical and revolutionary themes pay more and more attention to the polishing of roles, the image of a great man like Chairman Mao in film and television dramas is the same, and most of the themes focus on shaping the side of Chairman Mao's great man, but forget the fireworks of the mortals in him.
But actor Wang Renjun used a more delicate performance to emphasize the taste of fireworks on the characters.
In the movie "1921", the TV series "Zhongliu Hitting the Water" and other works, Wang Renjun's portrayal of Chairman Mao's image has always been relatively young and reckless, and he is immature and does routine actions, and he has been criticized by netizens during the period.
But in "Asking the Boundless", Wang Renjun obviously strengthened his aura during the performance, and when he stood there staring into the distance, he was the high-spirited and scolding young Mao Zedong.
In the plot, Wang Renjun's intimacy overflowed the screen.
When talking to fishermen, his every move is shaping the enthusiasm of young people, but his Mandarin is mixed with some Hunan accents, such as "Come on" and "I'm leaving", which have more tone and auxiliary phrases, all of which shape Chairman Mao's image more specific and delicate.
At the time of the establishment of the self-study university, Wang Renjun's portrayal of the young Mao Zedong was even more indescribably high-spirited.
He held the slogan of the self-study university in his hand, his eyes were full of anticipation and longing, and at this moment, Wang Renjun's expression seemed to be in the square Chinese characters, foreseeing the future of the self-study university, and even the future of the revolution and the people.
Of course, Chairman Mao in the play also has sad moments, he is busy with the revolutionary cause during the day, and when he sits on the edge of the bed at night, he will also think of his deceased parents and his cousin's sister-in-law.
And at this moment, Wang Renjun's eyes are more of the warmth of his brother, he understands the suffering of his sister, but he is not good at saying anything, the apology in his eyes is gentle and long, Chairman Mao at this moment is not only a great man, but also a patriarch who is full of feelings and values family affection.
In these more pyrotechnic episodes, Wang Renjun has created a more three-dimensional young Mao Zedong, who has magnificent ambitions, but also has a compassionate and gentle side of the present.
Compared with the portrayal of Gu Yue and Tang Guoqiang, Wang Renjun is indeed a little less courageous, but such a delicate Mao Zedong is, of course, a new interpretation of the image of a great man in domestic film and television dramas.
Of course, Wang Renjun is still young, and he still has a lot of room for growth on the road of special actors, and his lack of "form" is destined for him to work harder on "God". At least in "Ask the Boundless", he let the audience see his strength.
Compared with today's Wang Renjun and Gu Yue and Tang Guoqiang in their youth, can you get the potential of Wang Renjun to succeed Tang Guoqiang?
Finally, participate in the discussion in the comment area, nominate your favorite special actor of Chairman Mao, and predict what kind of achievements Wang Renjun will have in the acting career created by this great man.