The charm of "stupid beauty".
The title "stupid beauty" comes from a classic type of character in film and television dramas. They often have a charming appearance and a noble elegance in their gestures. But in the inner world, they are either innocent and kind, simple-minded, or naïve and childish, and their IQ is not online.
This type of character gives people a sense of misplaced contrast, and the external beauty is in strong contrast with the inner innocence.
But it's the contrast that produces an irresistible charm. The former is innocent and lovely, and the latter is silly and cute, which makes the audience want to take more care of them. This kind of "stupid beauty" often becomes a beautiful scenery in the play, their innocence purifies people's hearts, and their stupidity amuses people.
Perhaps it is their inconsistency between inside and outside that brings novelty, and their clumsy actions add laughter, which makes the audience have a good impression of imperfect characters. Even if they do something wrong, the audience will think that such people should be embraced more and criticized less.
Such characters often take on the task of "funny", but their charm clearly outweighs the funny effect. They present a kind of sincerity and simplicity of human nature, and it is precisely because they are not smart enough that they arouse the audience's pity.
This kind of character design is novel and unique, and it has also achieved the classic of "stupid beauty".
Su Youpeng's insightful insights
Su Youpeng is a hot and powerful actor in today's film and television industry. He once put forward an incisive and unique insight in an interview - in order to successfully play the classic role of "stupid beauty", the actor himself needs to have outstanding external conditions.
He explained that this type of character has both commendable and obvious flaws. If the actor's appearance is insufficient, it can easily lead to the audience's resistance to such a role.
And if the actor himself is beautiful and moving enough, then this external "bonus" can attract the audience, and it will naturally be easier to be accepted and loved by the audience.
This point of view is in one sentence. Beauty itself has the power to captivate people. A beautiful face can envelop the various shortcomings of the character, and it is easy to create the illusion of beauty.
If the character itself outputs positive value, then a good appearance is undoubtedly a plus. And for characters who are slightly deficient, beauty can also play a role in making up for it, so as to avoid the character incurring disgust.
Su Youpeng's point of view provides a new perspective for us to comment on "stupid beauty". It also inspires us that when judging a role, we can't ignore the role of the actor's own conditions.
In many cases, the charisma of the actor is sometimes more memorable than the portrayal of the character itself.
Typical case verification
1。 Chen Xiuli's "Unruly Princess" Wen Meier
In "The Savage Princess", Wen Meier played by Chen Xiuli is a typical "stupid beauty". She is the emperor's favorite concubine, with monstrous power, but she sets herself up everywhere and causes trouble all day long.
She has problems with both IQ and EQ, and is simply synonymous with "stupid". However, her beautiful and fragrant appearance made the audience have a good impression of this not-so-smart character.
Chen Xiuli's facial features are three-dimensional and powerful, her skin is fair, and her makeup is carefully created, which perfectly interprets an arrogant and rude palace beauty who can't take her eyes off.
Her thick lips and charming eyes came alive on the silver screen. Even if she stumbles everywhere in the play, her charming face makes the audience can't bear to blame her.
In addition, Chen Xiuli also showed excellent acting skills. She successfully deduced the image of a princess whose IQ and EQ are not online and who is dead everywhere. The audience shook their heads at Wen Meier's unauthorized trouble, but they were also amused by her straightforward actions.
If there is no actor's outstanding appearance and acting skills, such a role is easily disliked.
It can be said that it is Chen Xiuli's beautiful bonus that makes Wen Meier, an unlikable character, also loved by the audience. She became one of the classic representatives of "stupid beauties".
Zhang Benyu's "Supreme Red Face" Xiao Shufei
In "Supreme Red Face", Zhang Benyu successfully created a delicate and moving "stupid beauty" - Concubine Xiao Shufei. A simple-minded, low-IQ, and used everywhere, but the image of a pitiful concubine.
Zhang Benyu was born with a good skin - melon seed face, apricot eyes and bright teeth, coupled with delicate gestures, vividly interpreting a delicate wife with IQ and EQ who is not online.
The coquettish meaning in her tone and the innocence unintentionally revealed, coupled with her moving face, make it difficult for the audience to feel disgusted with this silly white sweet.
Although she often becomes a stumbling block to the separation of the male and female protagonists in the play, when her big watery eyes look at the audience aggrievedly, you can't help but want to open up to her.
If it weren't for the actor's own eye-catching appearance, it would be difficult for such a role that is not heavy and not very friendly to the audience to be recognized.
Zhang Benyu can be said to have played the role of this stupid concubine to the extreme. It is precisely because of her charming appearance that this "stupid beauty" classic that is difficult to replicate has been achieved.
Tang Yixin's "The Legend of Zhen Huan" Qi nobleman
In "The Legend of Zhen Huan", Tang Yixin's Qi nobleman is also a typical example of "stupid beauty". She is as beautiful as a flower, and her gestures are full of nobility and elegance. But the huge gap with the outside is that she has low intelligence and shows timidity everywhere.
A typical character whose appearance does not match the connotation.
However, Tang Yixin's outstanding appearance makes up for the shortcomings of this role. Her big watery eyes flashed with innocence, and her full lips were slightly feminine. Even just a smile is enough to make people unable to take their eyes off.
The audience shook their heads at her clumsy move, but were also impressed by her picturesque face.
If the character doesn't have Tang Yixin's sultry appearance, I'm afraid it will become the object of disgust from the audience. And because of the actor's strong appearance bonus, this role that should not be loved has also won the audience's love.
It can be said that Tang Yixin has successfully shaped the role of Qi Guiren, a seemingly difficult "stupid beauty", through his beautiful face.
Deng Sha's "Beauty Scheming" Li Miaoren
Deng Sha played the role of Li Miaoren, a daring woman, in "Beauty Scheming". Li Miaoren is ambitious and wants to climb to the throne of the queen. But her IQ can't keep up with her ambitions, and every calculation backfires.
Such a vicious and clumsy character is easy to disgust the audience.
However, the actor Deng Sha himself is beautiful and fragrant, and the beauty of pear blossoms with rain overwhelms the various shortcomings of the character. Her calm and calm demeanor exudes elegance, and her plump lips and slender eyebrows add color to the character.
Even if Li Miaoren makes small moves in the play, Deng Sha's appearance and charm make people unable to dislike this character.
It can be said that it is Deng Sha's beauty blessing that a woman who should be vicious has also turned into a dignified and noble court beauty under the camera. The actor's beautiful face successfully makes up for the lack of the role, and interprets an unruly villain decently without losing his elegant temperament.
This also confirms Su Youpeng's opinion, if you want to play a good "stupid beauty", the appearance of the actor is an indispensable factor.
Miao Yiyi, "Wu Zetian", Helan Shi
In the legendary drama "Wu Zetian", Helan played by Miao Yiyi is a typical "stupid beauty" who is in arrears of emotional intelligence and dies everywhere. She is arrogant and arrogant, and she wants to replace her aunt Wu Zetian, but her methods are clumsy and always backfire.
Such a character can easily be set up as an object that the audience hates.
However, Miao Yiyi herself is beautiful and slim, and she deduces this woman who should have no one in her eyes into an unparalleled noble temperament. Her upright facial features and fair skin are particularly touching against the backdrop of gorgeous clothes, even a look can seduce the soul.
The audience regretted her various behaviors, but they were also impressed by her demeanor and appearance.
It can be said that it is Miao Yiyi's beautiful face that makes this unlikable character unable to be spurned. She used her beauty to dissolve all kinds of negative impressions of the character.
This also proves a truth - "stupid beauty" must rely on the actor's appearance to make up for the defects in the character design, in order to successfully control this contradictory role.
Through the above typical case analysis of five "stupid beauties", it is enough to prove that Su Youpeng's views are justified. All five actors have outstanding physical qualities, and it is this advantage that makes up for the shortcomings of the roles they play, so that they are not criticized, but are recognized and loved.
We can see that although the roles they play have more or less unpleasant shortcomings, such as rudeness, arrogance, stupidity, etc., with the actors' own good faces, they successfully dissolve the negative impression of the characters and show a cute side.
A beautiful appearance is like a protective shield that covers the character's shortcomings.
Therefore, it can be concluded that in order to successfully play the contradictory role of "stupid beauty", the actor himself must have extraordinary physical charm, which is an indispensable condition.
Only the standard of beauty can dissolve the shortcomings of the character and turn decay into magic. Otherwise, the character can easily become an object of audience disgust.
Of course, we must also see that these five actors not only rely on their appearance, but their excellent acting skills are also an important cornerstone to support the role. But no matter how good the acting skills are, it is difficult to replace the blessing of beauty.
The two are indispensable, and together they create these "stupid beauty" classics that are difficult to replicate.