Qiao Shan's new character, the audience's ice and fire
Recently, a TV series called "Riding the Wind and Waves" has caused widespread discussion among the public with its "special" casting. And the high-profile role, Peng Jinxi, a high school student who is about to go to university, is played by the well-respected veteran comedian Qiao Shan, which can't help but be surprising.
In the eyes of the public, Qiao Shan has created vivid characters with his charismatic personal characteristics and excellent acting skills. The smart eloquence and nonsensical humor he showed in the Spring Festival Gala sketch made people laugh.
However, when this legendary work was launched, when Qiao Shan's face of "preparing to go to university" appeared in front of the audience, that strong expectation instantly turned into doubts and surprises.
Qiao Shan's weather-beaten face, dark skin, wide nostrils, and obvious signs of age all reveal that he is very different from what he expects from middle and high school students. At that moment, will the audience's expectations be shattered, and will the characters be frustrated because of this?
This is the legend and challenge at the beginning of "Riding the Wind and Waves", this is the precursor of Qiao Shan and the audience, ice and fire. The huge controversy and strong expectations have formed an unprecedented conflict, and this conflict has also brought unprecedented attention to this drama.
The ups and downs of hot public opinion
However, for this on-screen world of Monogatari, this is just the beginning. Regarding Qiao Shan's role choice, the public's reaction is very different, and public opinion fluctuates.
As a comedy star, Qiao Shan is an actor with both a sense of humor and acting skills, both in the eyes of the audience and in the eyes of industry insiders.
His image has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and has been integrated into the psychological presuppositions that the audience expects of his role. In this context, the image of high school students in "Riding the Wind and Waves" carefully created and portrayed by Qiao Shan was inevitably questioned and challenged by some audiences.
Qiao Shan's wrinkled face, dark complexion, and huge figure are all very different from the image that a "high school student" should have in the eyes of the public. Not only that, Qiao Shan's age, experience, and personality traits also make his character creation inevitably reveal a sense of maturity beyond his age, which undoubtedly further increases the difficulty of playing a high school student.
However, at the same time, Qiao Shan's character direction also aroused the disgust and resistance of some audiences. They believe that Qiao Shan's character breaks their psychological presuppositions about the role of high school students and threatens their comfort zone.
However, resistance and disgust are only part of the audience's reaction, more of curiosity and anticipation, they look forward to seeing how Qiao Shan interprets this role in his own unique way, and looking forward to seeing Qiao Shan use his own understanding and insights to explain the life of this high school student. What's next?
Qiao Shan's role interpretation sparked heated discussions
The audience had a heated discussion on Qiao Shan's role, and various opinions collided fiercely in the field of public opinion, triggering a big discussion about age, image and role playing.
Qiao Shan, because of his wrinkled face and fat body, encountered difficulties in creating the role of a high school student. Although his acting skills are unique in the world, when playing the youthful high school student, his appearance seems to become an insurmountable chasm. Qiao Shan's mature and calm expression and vicissitudes of voice are incompatible with the image of high school students in the audience's minds.
Qiao Shan's choice of character and his unique way of performing have sparked heated discussions on social media. On the one hand, this is because the audience is puzzled and questioned about the choice of roles, and on the other hand, they are also full of expectations and curiosity about Qiao Shan's performance. There are many viewers who said that although Qiao Shan is old, he interpreted the role in his own way and left a deep impression on people.
Whether Qiao Shan can play a good high school student is a major focus of attention for the audience. Whether his performance can transcend the age limit and create the character in his own unique way is what the audience is looking forward to seeing.
Some people praise Qiao Shan's acting skills, thinking that he bravely challenged himself and injected soul into the characters with deep performances, while others criticized the improper casting of the crew, thinking that Qiao Shan was not suitable for this role, and even regarded this as a strange phenomenon in domestic dramas. In any case, this controversy has undoubtedly brought the TV series to more attention.
The storm retreats: think about the unique charm of Qiao Shan
Although Qiao Shan's role choice in "Riding the Wind and Waves" once became the focus of public opinion, as the plot deepened, the audience began to treat this issue more rationally, and many people began to re-examine Qiao Shan's performance.
People realize that even though Qiao Shan's physical characteristics conflict with the image of a high school student, his acting skills and in-depth understanding of the role give the character a new connotation.
In his way, Qiao Shan completely shows the unique quietness and tenacity of a high school student, which is impressive. This undoubtedly proves one thing, that is, an excellent actor can transcend the age limit, shape the character in a different way, dig into the depth of the character, and present the inner world of the character.
At this point, the controversy over Qiao Shan's role in "Riding the Wind and Waves" has come to an end. His performance brings the audience a different experience and new thinking, which has undoubtedly become a highlight of "Riding the Wind and Waves". This is Qiao Shan, an excellent actor who always dares to challenge himself and interpret the role in his own way.