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"It's hard to give up on being naturally beautiful, and the jade face is smiling and happy. A little red lip is like a flame, and the charm is fascinating. "
Guanyin is a legendary figure in the history of the mainland, for many years, Guanyin has been very popular in the homes of ordinary people, remember when I was a child, there was a saying in the family that "Guanyin sent a son to my home, my family is safe and big." ”
Due to her popularity, she appears more frequently in TV dramas, and her performances have their own merits, and some actors bring Guanyin to life, perfectly interpreting Guanyin's solemn compassion.
However, there are also people who fail to meet this standard, giving people a feeling of "thunder does not pay for their lives", and become a laughing stock on the screen.
Let's take a look at the actors who play the image of Guanyin!
Left Dajue
She is the "Guanyin Bodhisattva" of the 86 version of Journey to the West, and she is also Chairman Mao's New Year's friend, and is called "little girl" by Chairman Mao.
At the beginning, Zuo Dajun was one of the actors of Hunan opera, she played Guanyin Bodhisattva in "Chasing Fish", and it happened that Yang Jie, the director of Journey to the West, was also sitting in the audience.
With a round face and a kind smile, it directly gives people a feeling of purifying all beings, Director Yang Jie exclaimed, "Why is it so similar!" So, after Zuo Dajue's performance, Director Yang Jie found her and said: "You are too similar, I will shoot Guanyin in the future, you must come." ”
However, in 1982, the CCTV version of Journey to the West officially started filming, so Director Yang Jie directly contacted Zuo Dajun to play Guanyin.
But when he put on Guanyin's costume, he instantly startled the crew, thinking that the real Guanyin had descended to earth.
At that time, after some people knew about it, they hurriedly came here, and after seeing Zuo Dajue, they knelt directly in front of her and begged her to bless the safety of their family.
This frightened Zuo Dajue, and hurriedly said that she was not really Guanyin, but the people didn't believe it, so she had no way at all.
After the filming of the 86 version of "Journey to the West", Zuo Daxue starred in the sequel to Journey to the West.
Li Yugang
In 2006, on the "Avenue of Stars", Li Yugang broke the whole situation because of the song "The New Concubine is Drunk", directly broke the encirclement, and won the recognition of the public with his unique male and female voices, from a grassroots singer to a national idol.
After that, he also participated in the Golden Rooster Awards, and everyone was very obsessed with the song "Farewell My Concubine", and since then it has become completely "popular", and it is possible that the director has taken a fancy to him at this time.
I think if Li Yugang plays a woman in film and television, is there a different feeling, it just so happens that in ancient Chinese mythology, Guanyin's gender is invisible, and he was originally a pure and kind-hearted man.
But with the passage of time, traditional Chinese culture believes that Guanyin is female, and male Guanyin rarely appears in TV dramas, so some directors want Li Yugang to play the male Guanyin.
Just do it, in "The Blue Wave Fairy", the director invited Li Yugang to play the role of Guanyin Bodhisattva, thinking that it would set off a climax, but he didn't expect that only the sound of "abuse" would be ushered in.
Just because in the TV series, Guanyin played by Li Yugang highlights the characteristics of women, also wears a long white dress, and even has long hair.
At first glance, it is still very distinctive, but this is not the same as on the stage, the TV series does not have so many lighting blessings, so when the camera is shot, the masculinity is too prominent.
Although the voice and demeanor were simply "disguised", in the end, it still made the audience feel spicy, and over time, Guanyin played by Li Yugang was labeled as a "thunderer".
But no matter what, Guanyin played by Li Yugang, whether beautiful or not, is the only one!
Stefanie Sun
Speaking of Stefanie Sun, everyone's first impression is that she is a singer, who won the top ten golden songs of the year in Hong Kong and Taiwan on the music billboard with "It's Dark", and is regarded as the successor of the "diva".
I thought she had not participated in film and television, however, who would have thought that her first role was to play Guanyin Bodhisattva, in the movie "12 Lotus", as soon as Yanzi Sun appeared, she had a "lotus" on her head and a "gear" on her back, and this magical costume caused the audience to laugh.
Stefanie Sun's Guanyin in the play can only make you feel that this is a goddess with a little spicy eyes, and there is no feeling of Guanyin. I don't know if it's my own reason, but every time I appear, it will bring a bit of a "funny" atmosphere.
Either the expression is too "exaggerated", although it is just a cameo, but it is still complained by the audience because of this look, and there is also a voice of "persuasion".
Yanzi Sun, who became an actor for the first time, was directly frightened, so she chose to quit film and television dramas to concentrate on music.
Tao Huimin
In the Huangmei opera "Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai", there is a line called "There are many temple fairs in the village, I play Guanyin every year, Brother Liang should concentrate on making a fuss, you don't want to think about the hairpin skirt in the future." "I didn't dare to look at Guanyin from now on. ”
From then on, I didn't dare to look at Guanyin, expressing the love in my heart, however, in 1995, Tao Huimin starred in "The Legend of Guanyin", which seemed to have achieved the extent that people did not dare to look at Guanyin from now on.
Many ancient documents have recorded the appearance of Guanyin, especially the four famous works "Journey to the West" recorded the appearance of Guanyin in the most detail, the book said that Guanyin is a very beautiful female Bodhisattva, willow leaves bent eyebrows, cherry mouth, from these two sentences can be seen Guanyin beautiful degree.
However, in the TV series, Tao Huimin truly restored a beautiful Guanyin, her appearance is exquisite, her facial features are upright, and she is known as "the most beautiful Guanyin." ”
Tao Huimin played two roles in the play, from a young girl to a majestic and compassionate Bodhisattva, each role can be called perfect, especially when playing Guanyin, "fairy fluttering", kind face, a peach heart, as if the goddess descended to earth.
has become the white moonlight in the hearts of countless people, and it is very likely that ordinary actors will not be able to control such a beautiful face, and then they quickly became famous with this role.
However, it is a pity that the Guanyin played by Tao Huimin is because she is too beautiful, so she lacks a little bit of the solemnity of Guanyin.
If it weren't for the fact that the image of Guanyin played by Zuo Dajun was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, Tao Huimin would definitely become a classic of a generation.
Hou Yan
In Stephen Chow's movie "Journey to the West", many characters have been subverted, and even the compassionate Guanyin Bodhisattva has not escaped the crew's arrangement.
Hou Yan played the role of Guanyin Master in the play, but she showed a vicious side, although it was reasonable from the point of view of dress, with a jade bottle in one hand and a white dress.
However, Hou Yan is unreasonable in terms of makeup, she is expressionless and murderous, and she directly subdued Sun Wukong with one move, and even sometimes gives people the feeling that she is going to "destroy" Tang Seng.
There is no fairy spirit at all, but there is a demonic spirit, if it weren't for Wukong calling her Guanyin Master, I really thought that which goblin came!
But fortunately, this version has subverted cognition because almost all of them, and the powerful Guanyin Master has also left a deep impression on people.
epilogue
Although it is said that the Buddha is inherently intangible and may have a different image in everyone's heart, Guanyin Bodhisattva is the one who saves suffering and the distress in people's hearts, and it is also the spiritual sustenance.
Although the actors are all playing Guanyin, but because everyone's temperament and appearance are different, the feeling of the performance is not the same, there is indeed a small part of the perfect demonstration of the image of Guanyin, but some are indeed ruined.
However, now that the entertainment industry is developing so fast, newcomers have their own abilities, I believe there will be many powerful actors who can innovate this role and give people a bright spot.
Information sources:
[1] "Tao Huimin: No Small Role"
[2] "Zhao Yazhi Baidu Encyclopedia"
[4] "Stefanie Sun: At a certain stage, it is no longer to be liked by everyone"
[5] "Changeable Male Dan Li Yugang Returns to His Hometown and Sings"
[6] "Hearty and Dense Dripping into the Transformation - Remembering the Famous Hunan Opera Actor Zuo Dajue"