Ying Bao's appeal in the ancient puppet ruling area is really strong, and after four years, "Walking with the Phoenix" starring directly ushered in a hit.
Aesthetic production online + respect for the original plot + to meet the audience's preference for watching dramas, which supported the huge traffic in the early stage, and also avoided the word-of-mouth rollover of high and low.
The heroine Shen Li is a demon phoenix born of a pearl, and the male protagonist is an alienated and arrogant ancient god, and the two start a strange love for the demon god in the world.
The mysterious and magnificent setting has always been in line with the aesthetic physique of Chinese babies.
The protagonist is powerful, and the supporting roles are also wonderful.
The character design of the Dragon King of the East China Sea "Reads and Sends Randomly" has a natural comedic effect, breaking through the previous viewing experience of mythological dramas that are not so down-to-earth because of their luxury and seriousness
It brings a more tangible sense of substitution to the audience, and also makes the gods and demons full of human desire
Including Yingbao, who praised Lin Gengxin as the crooked mouth dragon king during offline publicity, how can it not be regarded as a performance of human nature + high emotional intelligence?
Born from the grassroots, she is a representative of what we have seen soaring from the red dust. Obviously, the background color of the original appearance is full of affinity and sweetness, but it can contain magic and divinity in the style interpretation.
Aesthetic pluralism is also reflected in the mixture of these contradictions
"Walking with the Phoenix" 2024
Today, let's talk about the aesthetic trifecta of "gods, men and demons" and the corresponding triados of faces.
What are the classic aesthetics and new popular styles born from the combination of various concepts, and what kind of inspiration does this play in shaping our personal charm?
Aesthetics triple realm & face triple texture
(1) The demonic nature that has fallen due to the dictatorship of desires
Once called by the number one demon of the last century: "the only person who can approach me without going through a body search", she is the superstar Garbo.
Favored, she is known for her amorous, mature and sexy magical charm on the screen. The eyes as deep as a black hole and as seductive as a witch have a depraved attraction.
Rolling your eyes has a kind of beauty that "Rao is ruthless and moving".
In reality, she is completely opposite to the screen image because of her tragic childhood experience, withdrawn and paranoid, indifferent and self-egoistic.
Extremely money-loving but unusually frugal, she is a charming witch and an evil dragon who collects money.
This kind of image is put on the Chinese screen aesthetics, which is the exquisite and self-interested beauty and goblin in "Journey to the West", and their charm and glamour are the commonality of their style.
Their demonic nature is the evil that is inflicted, and they are simply and rudely defined as villains just because they want to eat Tang monk meat and stay young forever
It also reflects the fate of women being forced to bear the fate of "red face and trouble" in the social background of male dictatorship, and none of the four beauties in ancient times were spared.
That's why Wen Bixia's version of Su Daji is so classic, because she faces up to the reasonable part of her desires
The Naran version is more in line with the spiritual connotation of contemporary people. Turn Daji into a mirror that reflects human desires, and free Hongyan from the stereotype of calamity
(2) Return to the human desire of nature
The stigmatized images of women throughout the ages are basically based on beautiful style, and beauty is not enough to take on the important task of charm.
Therefore, the representative of human desire to be beautiful, which breaks prejudice and respects nature, is the culmination of inclusiveness, "women can hold up half the sky".
Because of the pursuit of abundant vitality + mediocre beauty of human nature, it has its own sense of intimacy + red dust and fireworks, and the style is unlimited.
They take pride in the beauty of a healthy body and are empowered by wisdom.
At that time, the posters of 3.8 Women's Day and the spirit of promotion, there was never a need to deliberately cover up the emptiness and emptiness of the core with "Goddess Day", so it is still aesthetic chaff now
Affected by this, the popular characters who have not yet opened the traffic era can always taste a special pure and sweet from the unique local flavor of the times.
"Little Aunt Duohe" 2009 | This shape is now acceptable to few small flowers
Converted into a contemporary popular aesthetic faction, one is Japanese friendly and sweet, and a face full of truth, kindness and beauty.
The other is the Chinese-style world of wealth and wealth, which is more of a great country.
Just like Liu Yifei in Bai Xiuzhu's period, the joys, sorrows, and sorrows derived from human desires have all turned into nourishment for her beauty.
(3) Infuse human desires with reason and sublime divinity
The ancient Greek aesthete and literary theorist Langius mentioned in "On the Sublime": "The words of beauty are the brilliance of thought. ”
The ruler who implemented the Song and Ming Dynasty's philosophy of "preserving heavenly principles and eliminating human desires" and engraved the preference for pure aesthetics + human loyalty and kindness in his bones was Zhu Youji, the Ming filial piety sect who created "Hongzhi Zhongxing".
The beautiful love between him and Empress Xiaokangjing Zhang's "one life and one couple" was unprecedented at that time
The Second Bust of Emperor Ming (1)
Unlike most emperors who had a monopoly on indulgence, the goodness of Ming Xiaozong's virtues had begun to favor the selflessness of divinity.
Therefore, the expression on his portrait is not oppressive and gloomy, but more benevolent and straightforward.
Throughout the past, the divine faces of love or compassion all have a sense of decency + a sense of alienation + a detached character that makes people follow and yearn for.
For example, Jun Ji-hyun, who stands at the pinnacle of Korean Qingli aesthetics.
Her divine beauty is reflected in her weariness of glitz, exuding a sense of calm from the inside out. Even if he is always immersed in Vanity Fair, his weightlifting attitude has never changed.
Aesthetic characteristics are upgraded after the combination of two pairs
The above mainly explains the triple realm of demonic nature, human desire, and divinity from the perspective of aesthetic theory.
Below, on the basis of human desire, we will start with a more intuitive and emotional face aesthetic to see what kind of characteristics and charm the beauty + style combination that arouses public association
(1) Demonic nature + human desire = the fatal attraction of evil nature
The woman in Hollywood who is known for her glamorous witch image is Elizabeth Hurley. Her magical charm is pure and healthy, plump and sexy.
Even if you play the role of the devil, you don't have the gloom of a villain, but there is a kind of majestic atmosphere that is straight to it
"Ghost Wish" 2000
Similar representatives of Western bone phase + Eastern skin phase beauty, as well as the more lustful Zeta Jones
Her facial features + bone structure should be more upright, so her magic is not high, and her charm comes from her overly beautiful and delicate face.
Especially the dynamic beauty, the seductive and depraved sense of seduction will be stronger
The representative of both lust and lust, but also a more demonic sense of gloom is the green baby. The bone phase of the eyebrows and eyes + the slender and sharp facial features also have more villain potential.
Among the faces of East Asia, the representatives who inherit the subtle meaning of Japanese aesthetics and have undercurrents of color and gas to add to the magical charm are like altar honey.
As her name suggests, her charm is like a jar of dense and fragrant nectar.
The Korean aesthetic with a slightly solidified style rarely sees such a magic, and it is more of a kind of madness combined with the local delicate characteristics.
For example, Xu Ruizhi himself.
Or Park Yeon-jin played by Lim Ji-yeon.
For Chinese aesthetics, demonism is more like the explosion of excessive accumulation of human desire, and it is the distortion of desire that is not respected squarely.
Therefore, the mother earth actress with a thick and beautiful background has the potential to cut white and black style, and is very inclusive of the villain boss.
In addition, Yingbao's sweet interpretation of magic with harmless human desires is a model of a different way.
The role that can be called the pinnacle of acting charm in Uncle's heart is Liuli in "Palace Lock Agarwood", which has an evil charm that does not need the blessing of black makeup.
In the same way, there is also a new generation of Japanese actress Nakagawa Rika who inherits the charm of Showa beauties, and her mixed charm and sickly style are particularly recognizable.
"The Truth of L Reika" 2020
(2) Divinity + human desire = a combination of light and beauty
It is embodied in Western aesthetics as an angel in the world, focusing on the truth, goodness and beauty that reflect all the filth in the world.
The glorious appearance of blonde hair and blue eyes has made the whole of Hollywood flock to it.
It is embodied in the oriental aesthetics of bodhisattva-like peace that embraces everything, and benevolence that brings compassion.
The Legend of Guanyin, 1995
Because the divinity itself is stripped of human desires, the point of becoming a walking god is to return a moderate amount of humanity to God.
Just like the woman shaped by the aesthetics of Our Lady of Raphael, there is both the untouchable sacredness and the kindness of the girl next door
Madonna on a Chair
Abandon the dull and pale, painful and rigid image of the Virgin Mary, and replace it with a quiet, peaceful, leisurely and beautiful temperament, plus a touch of charm.
The divine beauty style that has left a name in film history is a charming breakthrough that interprets the charm of magic with a divine face + human desire.
The typical style representative is the French beauty of the 20th century.
Rilke once wrote in "Duino Lamentations": "Beauty is not what it is, but the beginning of the horror that we can just bear." ”
This aesthetic concept has been interpreted by Zurasky with his strong emotional + postmodernist theatrical structure, and it has also been discredited by the different aesthetic acceptances of the public.
"Wearing Demon" 1981
It's like Adjani's interpretation of evil with pure beauty: "What flows from my body is faith, and what is left is joy." ”
Because the contradiction of the integration of the three sexes has a fatal attraction, as well as the breadth and depth of breaking through the stereotype.
A top-notch starlight where the three sexes converge
The actresses who have left their names in film history, the necessary element of their success is the top starlight that is guided by human desire and echoes the sexual intercourse of magic + god.
This never-fading starlight aesthetic can originate from the phased growth and change of style, and is formed by the accumulation of different characters.
赵雅芝 | 魔性白素贞、人欲冯程程、神性观世音
It can also be reflected in the complex and inclusive connotation of a certain role.
For example, Zhen Huan. In the early days, she was a 100% innocent girl with human desires, and she had a city government but would not take the initiative to show her scheming, nor would she be high in the world.
Since the Niu Hulu period after Concubine Xi returned to the palace, she has had a vicious iron and blood hand because of revenge
When all the dust settled, she was upgraded to the Queen Mother, and she had more condescending compassion in the face of her old rival Queen.
The change in the style of makeup and clothing conveys the change of mood of the character, and the charm that can make people shine also comes from its auxiliary blessing of the underlying charm.
Just like Jiang Xin, who was not favored before trying out, as soon as her appearance came out, her original beautiful and delicate face supported Concubine Hua's graceful and domineering temperament, and a classic character was born in the collision of good and evil.
In the same way, the popularity of many new styles + popular faces lies in the contradictory and conflicting characteristics of the inherent impression of clever integration, so there are enough surprises.
For example, Jennie fuses childish human desire + arrogant and evil milk fierce face, and stands out from the single style of the girl group face
There is also a moving picture of Ding Zhen who is directly a god.
He fused the wild side of the demonic nature + the ignorant and innocent divinity that was separated from the world, and gave birth to the smash hit wild pure wind
Since then, these two originators of their respective styles have fed a group of Internet celebrity bloggers.
The multiple interpretations of magic + human desire are undoubtedly the preference of the current popular aesthetic trends, and they also give birth to style leaders.
For example, the recently popular "Dune 2" villain Baron, with a cold face and smiling lips with pressed eyebrows, has a conquering charm that tears and devours everything.
The attribute of the sister dog who kneels is another layer of reversal.
It can be predicted that in the future, the indulgence of male stars to let others be dogs in front of them and make dogs themselves after people will become a new explosive point + high point for women's color appreciationIt is also a must-have character for the oil king.
And the YSL opening male model, who is similar to slender facial features but less sensual, will undoubtedly open the abstinence style of being addicted to academics and getting thinner and thinner that provokes my sister's pity
A female character similar to the villain Baron, Mia Goss, the representative of the popular lust bead beauty, lies in the crazy explosion after the selfish desire is compressed to the extreme.
The style of no eyebrows/light eyebrows is also a subversion of the traditional aesthetic constraints of women.
With an overkill attitude, she has become a new generation of horror queens who strip away the divinity of dedication + focus on self-demonism, from fearing others to fearing others.
The shaping of sexuality and desire is the most scarce style in us at the moment, and it is not as good as that of Japan and South Korea.
Tang Wei's interpretation of purity and desire in "Lust, Caution" was only a flash in the pan, and it was soon hidden in the snow and the style was submerged.
If actresses want to get milestone classic roles, and women want to break through the increasingly tight aesthetic environment, it is important to cut in from the perspective of facing desire.
No matter how bad it is, it is okay to start slowly with the fresh characteristics of human desire. For example, with the rough vivid beauty of Zheng Hehuizi's mixed face + congenital farming holy body, he created a wave of internal entertainment and down-to-earth "living style", which will also be popular against the backdrop of the current ancient puppet funeral style.
In the end, no matter which state popular aesthetics tend towards, it is a fluctuating process of trade-offs.
The emergence of different faces will continue to expand new aesthetic content for the aesthetics of the times, and it will be easier for us to find our own benchmark style and make faster progress.