1. Review the historical chapter: Pursue the birth of the model-level "lady show" image in costume dramas
Dressed in a collared gown and a full and solemn bun on the top of her head, Zhao Jing's graceful steps always attract people's attention so easily. Her graceful eyes flowed, showing the innate style of being born in a scholarly family, and showing the elegant charm of the nobles of the family between her gestures.
Chen Xiaoxu, who is also from the fertile soil of Liaoning, uses her extraordinary acting skills to vividly depict Lin Daiyu's melancholy and ethereal personality, and vividly presents the background world of the 87 version of "Dream of Red Mansions" in front of the audience.
Whenever I recall Lin Daiyu played by Chen Xiaoxu, the side gaze with skin and eyebrows like ink seems to be in front of me. Her expression and eyes are full of melancholy bookish atmosphere, and every subtle movement makes people feel as if they are in it, and they deeply feel the elegant and refined temperament of everyone.
I seem to be able to see that in the play, she who is "afraid that people will not lose her life", is standing in front of me alive.
In the same TV series, Zhang Li successfully interpreted Xue Baochai's generous and decent character traits with her superb acting skills. Her smile and smile are charming and moving, the bone is hidden under the skin, and the edge is not exposed at all, which can be called the embodiment of "the rich flower of the world".
On the surface, she is gentle and demure, however, deep down, she contains an otherworldly and proud temperament, which can be regarded as a perfect reproduction of the image of Xue Baochai who is "glamorous and beautiful".
These outstanding predecessors, with their excellent shaping ability, brought the classic characters in the classics of literature to life in front of the audience, making the audience unforgettable.
Their interpretation of the image of the ladies shows the essence of noble elegance and knowledge in classical art, allowing us to get a glimpse of the essence of traditional Chinese culture.
2. Realistic dilemma: the lack of a charming and beautiful image in contemporary film and television dramas
However, in recent years, it has become increasingly scarce for us to see such a good image of the ladies on the screen. Taking the recent remake of the costume drama "Happy Affair in a Sedan Chair" as an example, the role of the female No. 2 Du Bingyan is played by Bai Bingke, but her appearance is really disappointing.
According to the description of the original book, Du Bingyan is known as "the first beauty in Yangzhou", who is not only proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, but also good at handling housework and giving advice. However, when we saw Bai Bingke's performance, her nasolabial folds were deep, her face was yellow, and her whole person looked like a "bitter and hateful", completely losing the nobility that a rich daughter should have.
What makes people feel even more helpless is that the role of Du Bingyan portrayed by Bai Bingke in the new version of the TV series "The Wrong Mandarin Duck", whether it is walking posture, dressing, or turning his head to look into the distance, looks extremely unsightly, and even a little vulgar and presumptuous, which forms a sharp contrast with the gentle and elegant image of Du Bingyan in the original book.
Looking back at the original Du Bingyan played by Xiao Li Lin in the TV series "The Wrong Sedan to Marry the Right Lang" broadcast in 2000, she is beautiful and elegant, intellectual and gentle, and with only a green shirt and a simple bun, it is enough to show a thousand demeanors.
Whether it is tasting in an elegant private seat or dealing with family affairs, she can deal with it with ease and calmness, and every subtle expression and movement makes the audience feel as if they are in it, and deeply feel the temperament and demeanor that a real lady should have.
However, compared with this, the role of Du Bingyan portrayed by Bai Bingke in the new version of the TV series "Wrong Mandarin Duck" seems inferior and vulgar, and has lost that reserved and noble. Her vulgar face is really unbearable, which is undoubtedly a serious blasphemy against this excellent classic.
Nowadays, this wanton destruction of classic works and extreme disrespect for traditional cultural images have become a common phenomenon in the current film and television industry, which is really distressing.
3. Exploring the answer: Deeply explore the true meaning of the art of "everyone's girlfriend".
recalled the unforgettable images of noble women in the long history of costume dramas, all of them were elegant, demure, and decent. This kind of demeanor is by no means easy to show by merely being unkempt and vulgar.
If you want to become a "lady in the real sense", whether it is the inner quality or the external image, from the spiritual temperament to the behavior, you need to go through careful training and carving in order to achieve the realm of "wealth but not arrogance, dignity but not arrogance".
Take Du Bingyan played by Xiao Li Lin in "Marrying the Right Man in the Wrong Sedan Chair" as an example, she has been deeply influenced by opera since she was a child, and her gestures naturally reveal a strong classical charm. She only needs to bow her head lightly and bow her head slightly, and she can show her intellectual gentleness, subtle and generous demeanor.
Looking at Bai Bingke's role of Du Bingyan in the new version of the TV series "The Wrong Mandarin Duck", it can be said that it is a complete failure.
The same criteria apply to the quiet and gentle Qing Gege and Martai Ruolan. In "Huanzhu Gege", Wang Yan successfully interpreted the role of Qing Gege, she walked freely between gentleness and intellectuality and cheerful and open-mindedness, no matter what she did, she exuded her elegant and graceful girly nature.
And Liu Xinyou's portrayal of Maltai Ruolan in "Step by Step", his unique character of "quiet and quiet like water" can be said to be vividly interpreted. Her cold and dazzling face and indifferent eyes revealed a trace of irresistible allure.
Every time her lips and teeth are lightly opened, she reveals a gentle and dignified lady's demeanor.
However, it is important to know that becoming a truly luxurious lady is not something that can be achieved by just having slender hands and fair skin. Inner cultivation and quality, such as traditional virtues such as knowledge, gentleness, and virtue, as well as the appropriateness and ease of words and deeds, are indispensable elements.
As the old saying goes: "A smile and a smile, conduct in the bones".
Taking Xiao Li Lin's wonderful performance in "The Wrong Sedan Chair" as an example, when she sat down and tasted, she was able to show Du Bingyan's talent and elegance to the fullest. Even when dealing with household chores, she is still able to remain calm and calm, showing full of nobility and elegance.
However, unfortunately, the temperament of this kind of really rich and noble people on the screen is indeed becoming more and more rare.
I once witnessed Xue Baochai played by Zhang Li in the 87 version of "Dream of Red Mansions", her cheeks and smiles are charming and moving, her bones are hidden in the skin, and her edge is not revealed, showing the elegant demeanor of "the rich flower in the world".
However, where can we find such a classic image of the ladies now? Is there a lack of interpretation and presentation of this traditional culture in film and television dramas? In this regard, I am full of emotion.
Fourth, the glory of predecessors: count the classic ladies that have bloomed on the screen
In order to understand the essence of the image of the noble lady, we need to look back at the exemplary works of those who came before us in the more senior era. For example, in the 2011 hit "The Legend of Zhen Huan", Han Xi successfully interpreted Shen Meizhuang's quiet, elegant and upright character vividly and abides by his duty.
Huan Xi has studied martial arts since childhood and is proficient in Huangmei Opera, and naturally exudes an elegant and intellectual scholarly atmosphere. Shen Meizhuang played by her looks supple and gentle on the surface, but in fact she has a proud spirit that is not afraid of power and is loud.
No matter what kind of difficulties she encounters, she always sticks to her principles and shows a spiritual outlook that traditional ladies should have.
Looking back on the past years, we can't help but think of the 87 version of the legendary and far-reaching "Dream of Red Mansions", in which Zhang Li and Chen Xiaoxu played the roles of Xue Baochai and Lin Daiyu respectively.
Xue Baochai portrayed by Zhang Li is dignified and elegant, with appropriate advance and retreat, the beauty of the bone phase is hidden under the skin, and the gestures are charming and moving, which can be called the perfect embodiment of "the rich flower of the world"! .
And Chen Xiaoxu, with his superb acting skills, successfully interpreted Lin Daiyu's melancholy and ethereal unique personality. She is naturally beautiful, her face is like a hibiscus, her waist is like a willow, her skin is white and snowy, her eyebrows are like ink paintings, and every demeanor and subtle movement reveals a cold and refined scholarly temperament, just like the portrait of Lin Daiyu who is "afraid that others will lose their lives" is lifelike and unforgettable.
Dating back to 1995, director Chen Jialin's costume masterpiece "Wu Zetian" gave birth to an eternal classic - the talented Xu Cairen played by Li Jianqun. Although her years have passed, her manners and speech are still comfortable and chic.
She wears a bun on her head and wears plain clothes, elegant and refined, with an extraordinary temperament, exuding a strong bookish atmosphere, as the ancients said, "There is poetry and books in the belly". Every time she appears on the stage, she can always make the audience feel an innate intellectual bearing, so she is known as the first talented woman in the Tang Dynasty.
Finally, naturally we can't forget the classic image of Du Bingyan created by Xiao Li Lin in the 2000 version of "The Wrong Sedan to Marry the Right Lang". This Wuhan-born actor exudes the beauty of Zhong Lingyuxiu, a woman in the south of the Yangtze River, wearing a green shirt and buns, and her demeanor is all right.
Her movements are fluid, her eyes are moving, and every look and subtle movement is unforgettable. Whether it is tasting masterpieces in the private seat or taking care of housework, she can handle it with ease and calmly, so that the audience feels as if they are in it, and they can experience what the real lady's subtle and introverted, gentle temperament and demeanor look like.
This is the bookish charm and aristocratic demeanor that classical beauties should have. However, it is a pity that today's film and television entertainment industry has ignored this kind of "everyone's ladies" type of talent.
It is a pity that in today's film and television industry, few people can vividly portray the classical noble characters with profound heritage like the ancients. Most audiences now seem to prefer those heroic and arrogant and independent "cool cover" female images, which undoubtedly triggers our in-depth reflection on the promotion and inheritance of traditional culture in the film and television entertainment industry.
I often wonder why many directors only pay attention to the beauty and ugliness of their appearance when choosing actors, but ignore the cultivation of the actors' inner temperament. is like the corner of Du Bingyan created by Bai Bing, although she has a beautiful face and a moving demeanor, she lacks the noble temperament and decent posture that a woman from a family should have.
When she turns her neck or walks in front of the camera, her body movements are too exaggerated, and the hypocrisy and cheesiness revealed in her expression are really hilarious. It really hurts and indignant me to witness such an act of wanton desecration of classic images and extreme contempt for the spirit of traditional culture.
Digging deeper into the reasons behind this is actually the result of the gradual neglect of classical moral concepts in modern society. Today's young generation of actors generally lack systematic traditional cultural education, and even if they are selected as costume roles in the play, it is difficult to reveal the true style of a famous daughter from their gestures.
The humanistic charm of a city can be reflected to a large extent through its film and television artworks. However, the frequent distortion of classic images in current film and television works makes people worry about whether the reverence for traditional culture in today's film and television entertainment industry has fallen into a crisis.
I deeply hope that in the future, more and more actors and directors will pay attention to the influence of traditional culture, and interpret the beautiful images of the ladies in classic works with a pious heart, so as to reshape this symbol of traditional culture and continue the glorious chapter of classic art.