After the costume drama "Cherish Flowers" was launched, the performance of the leading actors Hu Yitian and Zhang Jingyi was a big disappointment. Although the two actors are known for their good looks and popularity in their daily lives, their performance in the show failed to meet the audience's expectations. Hu Yitian once again exposed his shortcomings in costume dramas after "The Peerless Twins", and although Zhang Jingyi performed slightly better, she was also not fully qualified for the costume role.
Hu Yitian's long face and stiff expression in "Cherish the Flowers" sparked widespread discussion among netizens, and he was nicknamed "ugly man in ancient costume". The make-up artist tried to shorten his face through styling, but the effect was not ideal, and it made the look even more bizarre. Especially under the upward shot, Hu Yitian's facial lines appear particularly rugged, which is very different from his handsome image outside the play.
In contrast, although Zhang Jingyi's performance was slightly better, her appearance and acting skills in the costume drama also failed to meet the expected level. Although she has an outstanding temperament, she looks relatively ordinary in ancient costumes, and has no obvious advantages compared with other female characters in the play. In addition, her acting skills are also relatively jerky, her lines are vague, her nasal voice is heavy, and her emotional expression is not in place.
This phenomenon has raised people's attention to the business capabilities of celebrities. Compared with those costume drama actors with distinctive looks and outstanding acting skills in the past, today's new generation of actors seem to frequently show their feet in costume dramas. The audience began to question whether these actors only focused on their appearance and neglected the cultivation of acting skills.
Industry insiders pointed out that behind this phenomenon is the problem of the star training system. In the context of the pursuit of traffic and quick success in the entertainment industry, many celebrities are required to quickly gain popularity and traffic at the beginning of the contract, resulting in them often only focusing on appearance and packaging and ignoring the in-depth cultivation of performance skills. Costume dramas have high requirements for acting skills, and once they encounter this kind of theme, the shortcomings of these actors will be exposed.
In addition, the producers pursued the popularity and traffic of the stars too much, and ignored the quality of the script itself. A good script is the basis for an actor to show his acting skills, but in the absence of a good script, it is difficult for even well-known stars to show a high level of acting skills. At the same time, some costume dramas have problems in key positions such as screenwriters and directors, and the overall strength of the production team is insufficient, which also affects the performance of the actors.
In the face of this situation, industry insiders call on the industry to abandon the short-sighted "star is IP" thinking and pay more attention to the quality of the script itself. At the same time, the long-term training of actors should also be strengthened, and they should be encouraged to accumulate basic skills and cultivate unique personal charm, rather than pursuing quick results. Only in this way can we cultivate a group of excellent actors with both appearance and acting skills, and present more wonderful works to the audience.
With the improvement of the audience's aesthetic level, this problem has become an urgent issue that the industry must face up to and solve. In the future, we look forward to seeing more talented and powerful actors shine in costume dramas and bring more deeply rooted performances to the audience.