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In 2008, "Painted Skin" starring Zhou Xun, Chen Kun, Donnie Yen and other powerful actors was released, and won a box office of 232 million in one fell swoop, becoming the most popular movie of the year.
Four years later, "Painted Skin 2", starring the original lineup, was released, and although the word-of-mouth evaluation declined, the box office doubled several times, directly exceeding 700 million.
In the period when it is difficult for domestic thriller and fantasy movies to produce high-quality products, the "Painted Skin" series can still have such a dazzling performance, which already shows how successful this work is.
And a classic like this will inevitably be remade, after the first work was broadcast, a TV series version of the same name was launched, and in 2022, another online movie of the same name will be released.
I thought that the popularity of this movie was already unstoppable, but I didn't expect that in 2024, Gillian would come to play "Painted Skin".
Or is it a familiar IP, replaced by a new cast, so, how is this movie?
First, the plot is magically changed, and "painted skin" is just a gimmick
Whether it is from the plot synopsis or the trailer of this movie, it can be seen that this "painted skin" is not the other "painted skin".
This movie is just under the banner of "painted skin", but from the perspective of the story and character design, it has nothing to do with the original version, so there is a high probability that it will be a work that sells dog meat with a sheep's head, just using "painted skin" as a gimmick.
In this film, Wang Sheng's wife Ah Ruo (played by Gillian) was originally very affectionate with her husband, but she didn't expect the fox demon Xiaoman to see through Ah Ruo's identity and learn that Ah Ruo was not a mortal, but the little princess of the Dragon King of the East China Sea.
Xiaoman herself doesn't love Wang Sheng, she just wants the treasures on Ah Ruo, the little princess of the Dragon King of the East China Sea, so she changes her skin to win her love.
On the surface, part of the original story content is retained, but in fact, all the essence has been deleted, but this is also very in line with the style of online movies, and it has always been about the topic regardless of quality.
Therefore, as long as the title is eye-catching enough, and then choose a well-known actor, it will be considered a success if the audience can click in and take a look, and it is naturally impossible to put more effort into the script.
And in the trailer of this movie, I also saw the edge scenes that are often criticized by everyone, even if it is the same passion scene, the actor is dressed tightly, just like wrapping zongzi, and the actress is also how cool and how to come, and all the places that can be exposed are exposed.
If it weren't for the requirement of scale review for the launch of the movie, I'm afraid that the female characters in the play would have to be stripped naked, this way of catering to the special preferences of a small number of people is simply more and more exciting.
But just in the few versions of the trailer that have been released so far, there are a lot of meat-revealing shots, and I don't know how many similar shots there will be after the film is launched.
However, compared with the nonsense plot and this vulgar eye-catching way, what really persuades her is the state of Gillian in the film, she has gained a new height in this new movie, with big shoulders and a round waist, almost unrecognizable.
Second, the big shoulders and round waist are like a strong man, and Gillian's state has collapsed again
Judging from the trailer, Gillian does not have many shots in this film, because she is the most well-known in the cast list, so she was put in the position of Ichiban.
Gillian, who was obviously successful in losing weight on the stage of "Sister Lang" and the Twins concert, has gained weight back to her original form in this film, and her big face is simply scary when she is on the camera, is this still the look that makes people glimpse?
When she stood with the supporting actress in the film, Gillian had two big heads, and this face plate was about to catch up with the two faces of the supporting actress.
In the scene of bathing in the water, because Gillian only wore a tulle, she could see how outrageous her figure was, her collarbone was invisible, her neck was shortened, and her arms looked thick and round.
For example, in this scene where Ah Ruo called Wang Sheng, but was blocked by the fox demon with a demon method, Gillian's jawline disappeared from the side lens, and the chin and neck were directly connected together, and the neck was thicker several times, just looking at this head, I am afraid that it is more than 30 pounds fat.
This makes it possible to put on a white costume, which does not make Gillian look fairy, but like a guy with a big head and a thick neck.
In the trailer, there is also a scene where Ah Ruo's true identity is revealed, Gillian who wears a blue costume has no princess style of the little dragon girl, but she looks quite tough.
In addition, Gillian acted very hard, and always felt that she could slap these fox demons flat, and she didn't need to use mana at all.
This kind of Gillian is really a little disillusioned, as an actor, paying attention to body management is the basic homework, like Gillian who is fat for a while and thin for a while, as long as she is acting and has a thick chin, it is really not beautiful!
This is not the first time Gillian has been controversial because of her figure, when she starred in "Fengshen: Daji", Gillian was fat like a ball, playing the demon concubine Daji.
Portraying this kind of role requires the actor to have both appearance and figure in order to be convincing, Gillian's image and temperament are no problem, but after getting fat, they are judged to be like two people.
Gillian is a little stronger than Wang Du in the film, just looking at her physique, this is not like Daji, but Li Kui and Zhang Fei!
After getting fat, the flesh on Gillian's face was also piled up, and she looked a little greasy when she didn't exaggerate her expression, and when she made an exaggerated expression, it looked terrifying.
Although beauty is diverse, fat or not fat is Gillian's freedom, but when acting as an actor, you must consider all aspects, and fit the character as much as possible in terms of acting skills and image, which is the basic respect for the audience, and you can also see whether the actor is dedicated.
When she starred in "Fengshen: Daji", she was ridiculed by the group, which made Gillian the target of public criticism, and now that the new film is released, Gillian has not learned a lesson, but has become even more outrageously fat, which is completely challenging the minefield of the audience!
However, it can also be seen from this that in order to make quick money, Gillian has also disregarded her acting career and reputation, and it is no wonder that Gillian, who has always been very popular, has gradually fallen to the point where she can only act in big online movies.
Seeing Gillian in "Painted Skin: Love Extinguished", do you feel like a play?