On April 25th, this seemingly ordinary day became different because of the launch of "Painted Skin Love".
In this new movie, Zhong Xintong plays a central role, she was the Gillian who was a household name and famous all over Hong Kong.
Over time, she continued to expand her artistic boundaries.
In recent years, she has challenged herself and began to devote herself to the field of online movies, conquering a new stage with her talent and charm.
However, Ms. Zhong's transformation path can be described as a twist and turn.
Whenever her new work comes out, there are always some voices that sound in the corners of the Internet, and not all audiences are fascinated by it.
Instead, with a critical gaze and sharp words, she makes a relentless critique of her work.
Especially recently, Ms. Chung's state has been somewhat unusual, and her performance in the new film is often compared to other actresses.
The result of this constant comparison always makes people feel an indescribable helplessness.
The luxurious lineup can hardly hide the plot flaws
Imagine Gillian leading a group of superstars, including Hong Kong's well-known goddess Wei Shiya, who everyone loves Cui Zhenzhen.
and Du Yuming, a professional who can make people guess that he is a bad guy every time he appears, and they staged this good show together.
It can be called the "Avengers" of the acting school.
In addition, among them, there is Wei Qing who plays the grandmother in "I Am Not the God of Medicine", and her acting skills are praised by everyone to the point that there is nothing in the sky or in the earth.
Just playing the role of a grandmother can make people talk about it so much, it can be seen that Wei Qing's acting skills are not covered, and the role of "grandma" is completely played into a classic role!
And for big online movies, such a lineup is undoubtedly quite luxurious.
Each actor has their own brilliant resume, and their joining not only adds countless highlights to this production.
also made the audience's expectations for the film soar to the peak.
Therefore, as soon as this work was released, it spread quickly among the crowd like a light in the morning light.
Within two hours, it soared like a rocket, occupying the top position of the new film list, and became the focus of heated discussions among countless audiences.
Its tight and imaginative storyline, distinctive characters, and unique worldview settings have attracted a large number of fans, as well as widespread attention from the media and critics.
According to industry predictions, the box office share of this film is at least tens of millions, showing its huge profit prospects.
If this trend continues, this big online movie starring Gillian is not only expected to easily cross the mark of the online list.
It may also set a new record in the field of online fantasy films.
Imagine that with word of mouth from the audience, this movie is like a rising star, lighting up the entire sky of virtual entertainment.
Its fame has not only spread among the audience, but has even become a fashionable topic on the film history list of the Internet University.
However, beneath this glossy façade lies some subtle cracks.
The audience experienced a visual feast in front of the big screen in the theater, but when the frenzy faded and they calmed down, they began to leave their true feelings on major social platforms.
Among these feedbacks, there are many doubts about the depth of the plot and the creation of characters, and it seems that the connotation of the film has not fully met the audience's expectations.
43-year-old Gillian challenges the role of a girl
Judging from the current plot of "Painted Skin", it seems to be adapted from the classic film "Painted Skin", and the storyline is based on the ancient anthology "Strange Tales from Liaozhai".
The work is meant to serve as a reminder that things should not be judged by their appearances alone.
Although the film "Painted Skin" has been remastered several times, and the one starring Chen Kun was a box office success, audiences seem to be less enthusiastic about the genre of stories now, and large-scale film projects rarely get involved in this genre anymore.
Instead, big online movies began to pick up the baton and continue to explore similar fantasy worlds.
However, the makers of big online movies always have an innovative heart, and they are not satisfied with simply copying the original.
Rather, they are keen to transform it beyond recognition.
"Painted Skin Love" is just such a work, which not only changes the fate of the characters, but also introduces an unprecedented plot twist.
In the film, Gillian wants to play the role of Ah Ruo, who is not only the daughter of the Dragon King of the East China Sea, but also a female mage with the power of ancient legends.
It is rumored that three hundred years ago, a powerful demon empress once acted recklessly in the world.
However, the forces of justice will eventually converge.
The Dragon King on the coast of the East China Sea and the Kunlun Immortal Palace in the depths of the clouds concluded a sacred covenant and worked together to cast an ancient seal.
locked the raging empress forever under the dust of history.
Since the power of the empress was far and wide, the gods and immortals were helpless and could not completely eliminate her.
After a fierce struggle, they had to resort to the final resort - sealing the Empress's powerful soul in Ah Ruo's body, hoping to limit her power.
However, despite the empress's shackles by powerful seals, her ambitions have not been extinguished, and she is still planning one conspiracy after another.
However, the wheel of fate quietly turned, and the young master of Kunlun Immortal Palace, a handsome young man with a heart for the world, discovered the crisis.
He knew that only his own sacrifice could break the impending catastrophe.
So, under the witness of a bright moon, he released all his power and turned into a bright light, penetrating the empress's conspiracy and protecting the helpless Ah Ruo.
But he himself died and entered reincarnation.
In this regard, Ah Ruo waited for a long and lonely three hundred years in ancient time and space, and his heart was like a stone tablet carved by time.
It is engraved with thoughts and loyalty to the young master.
She hoped that the gears of fate would turn again, so that she could show him her loyalty, and spend her days being the most steadfast companion in his journey.
But the bigwigs in the heavens strictly forbade the immortals and mortals in the lower realm to mix together, but Ah Ruo is not a fuel-efficient lamp.
She disguised herself and fought a vixen, but in the end, she just wanted to find an excuse to sneak up on her sweetheart.
The story seems coherent and fine, but in the story, there is one plot that seems a little illogical.
That's why, with the mysterious spirit leaf that can suppress the evil power of the empress, he has to choose a more tortuous path.
Seal the Empress's soul in Arro's body?
If Spirit Leaf is really useful, wouldn't it be simpler and more effective to use it directly?
In addition, Lord Dragon King obviously has that magical spirit leaf that can save his life, but he doesn't use it, which is really confusing.
Did he want to play a game of "see how I don't use cheats"?
As for that spirit leaf, it has become a super prop for the whole film, and whoever gets it will be able to dominate the world.
There is also that fox spirit Xiaoman, who was beaten by Ah Ruo before, but later turned into a new empress in the demon world, this change is too big!
She longs to become an immortal, dreaming of one day being able to break free from the shackles of mortals and soar in the boundless sky.
However, behind all this, the deepest desire in her heart is so simple - she just wants to be an ordinary person and experience real human emotions and life.
The Spirit Leaf is a treasure that all creatures dream of.
This leaf not only awakens the souls of the deceased and allows them to return to the human world, but also fulfills the long-cherished wish of the yokai to become humans.
The gears of fate turned slowly, and Xiao Man's hand inevitably took Wang Sheng's life.
Driven by love, in order to resurrect the other party, Ah Ruo tearfully used the spiritual leaf containing strength and hope on Wang Sheng.
Aro who has lost her leaves, the flame of her life will be extinguished in just seven days.
So, she decided to make a big deal and talk to the empress to see if she could get high enough together, even if she left, she had to pull a cushion.
Before leaving, she took out the "memory eraser" and gave Wang Sheng's brain a deep cleansing, emptying all those annoying modern memories.
Then, transform into a super maid, with a smile and a tray, like a caring little angel, accompany Wang Sheng to spend seven days in the "aristocratic experience camp".
Surprisingly, Wang Sheng's memory did not disappear.
Faced with the imminent end of Ah Ruo's life, Wang Sheng made a decision - he wanted to accompany her until the end of time.
In the end, he also returned the spirit leaf containing great power to Ah Ruo.
After wind, frost, rain and snow, Wang Sheng and Ah Ruo's journey finally came to an end, and their breath was forever frozen in that mysterious land.
Xiao Man witnessed this poignant and heroic bond, and his heart rippled like never before.
Under the baptism of moonlight, she made a shocking choice - she gave up the path to the peak of power, and instead used all her demonic power to reverse the cycle of fate and let Wang Sheng and Ah Ruo return to the world.
The villain turns into sarcasm
In the plot chapter of this new movie, Xiaoman's character setting is not only ironic, but also the key to the development of the story.
Her role is to hinder the hero, to use cunning schemes, and to dim the light of justice under her dark plans.
It should be the high-minded and terrifying villain.
However, the gears of fate are misaligned, and in the vortex of emotion, her heart is entangled in an intricate love triangle.
not only lost the horror aura that the audience expected.
Instead, she has become a laughing stock in the eyes of others, and her image and plans have been completely subverted by the absurd drama of love.
However, the story always develops in surprises.
In just seven days, this cold empress who was once a nobody in the demon world dared to provoke, but she melted her heart under the sunshine of the male protagonist.
Became a woman who was crazy about love.
Although this transformation is rapid, as if it is a dramatic turn deliberately arranged by the screenwriter to cater to a certain preference, there is no logic behind it.
Speaking of Gillian, this lady who has entered the club at the age of 43 has bravely accepted the challenge and incarnated as Daji.
A character full of seduction.
However, she encountered a little hiccup in this performance - her figure became the laughing stock of the audience after dinner.
And she also won a new and not-so-glamorous title: "Meat version of Daji".
When the remake of "Painted Skin Love", although her face has not undergone the erosion of time, it seems to have lost some indescribable power.
Compared with other actresses on the screen, she is more maverick.
It seems that the agile beauty that was once as elegant as the wind has been quietly taken away by time, leaving a touch of sorrow.
Under such conditions, playing the role of Ah Ruo, who is still in her teenage years, in the movie, is like putting on a glass slipper for Cinderella.
It's just that there's a little bit of Cinderella here... Belch... Senior.
Such a scene, for the discerning audience, is a performance that challenges their acceptance limits.
Especially when her master always calls her by the title "silly girl", every such interaction makes the atmosphere seem a little awkward.
Many netizens have pointed out that if Ah Ruo continues to ignore the age limit and accept those characters that do not match her age, her reputation may suffer a big blow.
In addition, there is also a love-hate triangle drama, where the age difference is like a banana peel that accidentally falls in, making people inevitably slip out of an embarrassing step in the romantic dance steps.
Wang Sheng is played by Li Mingxuan born in the 90s, Xiaoman is played by Cui Zhenzhen born in 95, and Gillian is an actor born in 81, and the age gap between them is obvious.
In this way, Xiaoman and her team inadvertently became eye-catching presences in the movie.
In this new film, Choi Jin-jin presents himself with an unprecedented bold image, wearing a very avant-garde style of clothing.
Challenging the traditional notions of society.
Especially in those two scenes set against the backdrop of a swaying boat, her performance is undoubtedly bold and seductive.
However, while these adult-level scenes try to grace the film, they fail to bring the expected boost to the film's overall reputation.
The production of the special effects is crude, especially when Arro transforms into a dragon in one scene, and the cheapness of the scene is unbelievable.
This scene was supposed to be a visual feast, but it became comical due to the lack of special effects.
Despite the film's success at the box office, the audience's applause and laughter seemed to prove its commercial success.
However, that is only with the help of the fire of passion of Gillian's loyal fans, and this flame is slowly depleting at an imperceptible speed.
In this regard, I found a thought-provoking phenomenon.
It seems to be a microcosm of the Hong Kong film industry, with screen veterans like knights guarding ancient traditions, sticking to their stage.
Everyone is reluctant to abdicate easily, and the new force is given a chance, and this insistence makes the golden age of cinema fade away, and the dream of replacing the old and the new becomes unattainable.