Spy war dramas are easy to become popular, and they are also easy to become "bad dramas".
After "Harbin 1944" was launched, the word of mouth collapsed directly. was originally a work seen by the industry, but was ridiculed by the group because of a heroine?
After carefully looking at the group portraits of the characters in the play, it is not difficult to find that whether it is Song Zhuowen played by Qin Hao, Pan Yue played by Zhang Zixian or Tian Xiaojiang played by Jiang Qiming, they are all real characters with distinctive characteristics and completely standing.
Let's take a look at the heroine Yang Mi.
The outside world's evaluation of her is: the traces of her performance are too heavy, her emotions are unnatural, her facial features are forceful, and she is emotionless throughout the whole process, and the more she looks at it, the more embarrassing she becomes......
Is that really the case?
It is undeniable that Yang Mi's acting skills do have too many things that need to be improved, especially in the processing of expressions, if they are more calm, the sense of drama of the characters will be significantly reduced.
And then the emotions are more abundant, and the three-dimensionality of the characters will come out. can act, no matter how hard you try, it is not what the character itself should be.
At present, the drama "Harbin 1944" is full of controversy, and the reputation has taken a sharp turn, and it all revolves around Yang Mi, which is a fact that cannot be changed.
Now, looking at the director of this drama, Zhang Li's evaluation of Yang Mi, does not mention the acting skills, but every word is fine.
It turned out that the refined acting skills also collapsed.
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Let's not talk about the plot design of "Harbin 1944" for the time being, let's just look at the current actors, the starring Qin Hao lived up to expectations and showed more solid acting skills.
There are also outstanding characters in the supporting roles, such as the drama bone Tian Xiaojie, the powerful Zhang Zixian, and the young actor Jiang Qiming. Even the female number two, who has fewer scenes, can express rich emotions in a few minutes of camera switching.
Looking at Guan Xue played by the heroine Yang Mi, it is really hard to say.
Director Zhang Li said a meaningful sentence in an interview:
Yang Mi is the kind of actor who is very good at shooting, he can shoot any light, he is really good-looking. But I soon found out that it didn't work, how to shoot it was wrong, this kind of good-looking didn't belong to the character at all.
Although some adjustments have been made to post-production, in many scenes in the play, Yang Mi can still be seen deliberately showing his beauty.
In the first part of the scene, Guan Xue was dressed exquisitely and walked on the street, at first glance, who could tell that this was the chief of the secret service department?
Looking at her makeup again, although she is not a flaming red lip, she has flickering big eyelashes, eyeliner, and big waves, like an urban woman, where is there a sense of age?
This is a spy war drama, not an idol drama!
When she went on a mission with Song Zhuowen to find the assassin, she wore a striking yellow trench coat, carefully dressed up before going out, and wore sunglasses, which no one loved.
When Guan Xue appeared on the street like this, how could it not attract attention.
What's even more excessive is that there are some scenes in the play that show off your figure.
When Guan Xue was injured and she treated the wound herself, wouldn't it be nice to show her arms. No, the whole coat is taken off, good guys, this "scale" ......
When she was about to go to the prom, Guan Xue was choosing from the closet and asked her brother if the dress looked good. Dressed in a black dress with a large neckline, there weren't many such clothes at that time, so she was here to attract attention.
Moreover, when this kind of bridge appears frequently, the audience really has to ask, is this a spy war drama, or an idol drama with the atmosphere of the era?
Zhang Li also admitted that when filming, Yang Mi would deliberately look for the camera to show his better looks. This kind of deliberateness seriously affects the shaping of the character, resulting in heavy performance traces.
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Actors who are dedicated enough know that only by putting down their bodies and performing can they make the characters more real.
Of course, in order to complete the role of Guan Xue, Yang Mi also worked hard.
In order to break his own performance framework, Yang Mi had already invited a professional acting teacher to guide him before receiving the role of Guan Xue.
However, when there are too many idol dramas, it is difficult to break the inertial thinking.
The acting teacher also admitted that Yang Mi paid too much attention to the angle of the camera and couldn't completely break the previous state.
But the roles are different, if everything is the same, how can we talk about progress?
has acted in a play for too long and has accumulated a lot of acting skills, this is Yang Mi's acting skills. No matter what kind of role she plays, she will carry this skill with her.
There is also such a paragraph in the interview that is thought-provoking:
However, behind the laughter and crying, what is the deeper level, what is the underlying logic and the relationship between the characters, including the understanding of people, is the most missing part of Yang Mi at that stage.
There are two scenes with intense emotional conflicts in the play, from which you can see that Yang Mi's understanding of the role of Guan Xue is not deep enough.
The first paragraph was when she recognized Song Zhuowu again after many years, she had a lot of questions in her heart, and her hands were trembling when she listened to the other party's explanation.
The originally calm emotions began to fluctuate, and she wanted to restrain herself, but her eyes moistened but stopped abruptly, as if this sadness was gone all of a sudden.
Can't you make the transition?
There is also a paragraph in the latest plot, Aunt Chang took things from Song Zhuowen's house without permission, and Guan Xue was furious when she found out.
Her mood was like a roller coaster, at first she was angry, then she tried her best not to explode, and she was very touching to say a monologue, and the trace of pity that flashed in her eyes quickly disappeared......
Then she was alone in a daze, and when she recalled the past, the person was trembling. It's just that the tremor is a bit loud and looks unnatural.
During this period, there were also a lot of irrelevant micro-expressions, eyebrows squeezing, uncontrollable lips, dull eyes, and so on.
All in all, Yang Mi still can't be as relaxed and calm as powerful people like Qin Hao and Zhang Zixian, always caring about his image and not paying attention to expression.
There is also a sharp sentence in the interview:
After the filming of the drama ended, Zhang Li felt that Yang Mi's completion was enough, seventy or eighty, but he felt like participating in a weightlifting competition, which had already broken the record, but he might as well give it a try if he added another kilogram.
In other words, Yang Mi can have a better breakthrough. The director didn't mention acting, but he got to the point.
Of course, in order to complete this role, Yang Mi's efforts are worthy of recognition.
Director Zhang Li also revealed that during the filming, Yang Mi did not bring the script to the set from beginning to end, because before that, she had memorized all the lines.
I work hard in private, I want to break my own limitations, and I may need more role experience, and I look forward to Yang Mi being able to create a better role.
Write at the end:
"Harbin 1944" can't be said to be a bad drama, after watching the first ten episodes, it is not difficult to find that the plot is exciting, and the powerful actors are also outstanding.
The heroine Yang Mi's acting skills have exposed many flaws, but she has also improved more obviously than her previous roles.
Breaking out of one's own framework takes a process, and one role alone is not enough.
For Yang Mi, there is still a long way to go in acting, and he must cherish his feathers, integrate more roles, and constantly break through himself.
What do you think of Yang Mi's acting skills?