1. Professionalism is the foundation of an actor! A new generation of actors is emerging, and those former film and television superstars are also inevitably doomed.
Art comes from life, but the complexity and diversity of life cannot be fully presented on the screen. Whether the actors can vividly interpret the emotional entanglements and subtle expression changes of the characters is undoubtedly a severe test of their professionalism and professionalism.
A new generation of actors is emerging, they may still be young, and it is normal for their acting skills to be a little rusty; However, even those red stars who were once known as leaders in the film and television industry will inevitably fall into the predicament of over-interpretation and pompous artificiality in some works, which makes the audience laugh.
This kind of excessive performance that lacks a sense of naturalness is really laughable. For example, when faced with danger, one moment the face is full of confusion, and the next moment the eyes are exaggeratedly wide, the facial features are distorted, and the antics are thrown into the arms of others, such a blunt and contrived performance is really hilarious.
Moreover, the excessive roaring, squeezing of eyebrows, and gnashing of teeth during the monologue seem to be using this "acting" to declare that "the plot of cultivating immortals is pure fiction". As an audience, witnessing this tooth-wrenching scene is also full of helplessness and irritability.
Whether it is a first-line film and television superstar or a newcomer actor who has just entered the entertainment industry, excessive acting skills often ruins the viewing experience of the whole work and becomes a "stumbling block" for the crew. For actors, professionalism is the bottom line of professional ethics, and for directors, guiding actors to grasp the scale of performance is a necessary skill.
After all, art comes from life, and if it is divorced from real nature, no matter how delicate the work is, it will lose its vitality. Only by always being in awe and carefully shaping each role can an actor present more wonderful works to the audience.
2. Several famous film and television stars in the film and television industry, such as Zhou Dongyu, the queen of the Three Golden Films, Sun Li, the Queen of the Three Golden Films, Qin Lan, the girl of Qiong Yao, and the national goddess Tang Wei, etc., have all had serious problems of over-interpretation and exaggeration in their later works.
Zhang Yishan, a young artist who has won the Golden Horse Award, the Golden Rooster Award and the "Three Golden Actors" honor of the Academy Awards, is the best in the industry for his outstanding acting skills. However, in the recent costume fantasy drama "Eternal Juechen", his facial expressions are too exaggerated and his facial features are distorted, and this image of "twisted face" is far from the image of the "first beauty" set in the play, which makes people laugh.
Also attracting attention is Sun Li, who is known as the "Three Golden Queens", her crying scene in "The Legend of Zhen Huan" in her early years can be called a textbook level, and no one has been able to surpass it so far. However, in the subsequent works such as "The Legend of Miyue" and "An Home", her performance was expressionless, stiff and rusty, and her former spirit was gone, only the exaggerated and contrived "staring" scene made people sigh.
The well-known Qiong Yao actress Qin Lan successfully created the image of a beautiful, gentle and extraordinary "alternative queen" in "Yanxi Raiders", which won unanimous praise from the audience.
However, in the anti-corruption TV series "Breakthrough", she incarnated as a "lone ranger"-style workplace editor-in-chief, raising eyebrows, glaring, and sneering, this kind of exaggerated and contrived performance is annoying.
Tang Wei, known as the "National Goddess", revealed the image of the tenacious and unyielding "Jiazhi" in the movie "Lust and Caution" in the movie "Lust and Caution", which was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people and won wide praise. However, in the later "Daming Fenghua", her performance seemed too hard, and her "hideous" appearance of staring and gritting her teeth undoubtedly became an obstacle to the development of the plot.
Such an excessive acting performance is really surprising.
3. Let's review the well-known Zhang Yishan's growth from a child star to a film and television superstar. Although his performance in the remake of "The Legend of Deer and Ding" was exaggerated and attracted criticism from the audience, his acting career was still full of brilliance.
As we all know, Zhang Yishan has been involved in acting since he was a child, and in the well-known sitcom "Family with Children", he played the role of the naughty and witty Liu Xing, which is deeply loved by the majority of post-80s and 90s audiences.
With his superb acting skills, he played this role vividly and made people laugh, which is really rare.
As an adult, Zhang Yishan became popular again with popular dramas such as "Residual Sin" and "Seven Me", and his excellent acting skills have won him many awards, and he is known as a new star in the film and television industry, and his future is limitless.
According to the current trend, he is 30 years old this year and is very likely to become a top traffic star in the entertainment industry.
However, time flew into 2020, and the remake of "The Legend of Deer and Ding" directed by Ma Yili, which attracted much attention, was staged as scheduled, but Zhang Yishan, who played the actor Wei Xiaobao, was really surprised by his excessive acting skills! Wei Xiaobao, who thought he should be smart and clever, was not afraid of danger, but under his interpretation, he became derelict in his duties, exaggerated and funny.
He jumped up and down in the play, squeezed his eyebrows, scratched his ears and cheeks, and let out a monkey-like roar from time to time.
When the audience saw his crazy performance in front of the camera, they couldn't help but be dumbfounded, and even the actor of the classic Monkey King, Liu Xiaolingtong, was left far behind by him. In an instant, the audience's patience and expectation for this remake of "The Legend of Deer and Ding" were also completely exhausted.
Yang Ying, the "big baby" who was once famous for refusing to cooperate with big names, could only sigh and be eclipsed in the face of Zhang Yishan's "acting show".
4. Flashback: Let's review the wonderful performances of those stars at the peak of their careers, such as Tang Wei's outstanding performance in "Lust and Caution", Sun Li's touching crying scene in "The Legend of Zhen Huan", and Qin Lan's widely acclaimed performance in "Yanxi Raiders", etc.
Looking back on the peak moments of these stars is truly wonderful and unforgettable. The first thing to mention is Tang Wei, who became famous in the film "Lust and Caution" directed by Ang Lee.
She played the student Wang Jiazhi, although she was young on the outside, but she was firm and brave on the inside, Tang Wei perfectly interpreted this role through her restrained and tangled, but tenacious and unyielding performance, which won warm applause and high praise from the audience, and became famous overnight.
Let's take a look at Sun Li again, she can be said to be a powerful actor who has risen from the bottom. With the textbook-level crying scene in the TV series "The Legend of Zhen Huan", she instantly became a leader among the younger actors and won the honor of "Three Golden Queens".
Her eyes full of anger, grief, and despair seem to be captured directly from life, which makes people feel emotional.
Finally, let's talk about Qin Lan, this Qiong Yao girl's beauty is simply impeccable. In the TV series "Yanxi Raiders", she played the queen Fucha Rongyin, who was beautiful and generous, gentle and virtuous, but had a bad fate.
Qin Lan portrayed this character as pitiful and hateful, which won unanimous praise from the audience.
It is true that these acting superstars who have stood at the top of their careers have shown outstanding strength, showing the incomparable charm of a generation of powerful actors. However, even such an eye-catching first-line star, in the subsequent creative process, there will inevitably be excessive force and pretentiousness, which makes people laugh and jaw-dropping.
5. Analyze in detail the stiffness and excessive exertion of their later works with specific examples, such as Tang Wei's performance in "Daming Fenghua", Sun Li's interpretation in "The Legend of Miyue", and Zhou Dongyu's interpretation in "Eternal Juechen".
Looking back on the outstanding performances of these stars at their peak, it undoubtedly left an indelible impression. However, even such a first-line superstar, in some later works, it is inevitable that there will be problems of excessive force and artificiality, which makes people laugh.
Taking Tang Wei, who is known as the "national goddess", as an example, a ridiculous drama was staged in the costume drama "Daming Fenghua". In the play, she blocked the dart for the emperor, which should have been a life-and-death critical moment.
However, Tang Wei's performance was shocking - he was ignorant one second, but the next second he exaggeratedly widened his eyes, his facial features were distorted, and he made an overly exaggerated and contrived expression and action of throwing himself into the emperor's arms, which was really laughable.
Let's take a look at some clips of Sun Li's "Three Golden Queens" in "The Legend of Miyue". For example, the line "I am happy", as the king of a country, it should be an embarrassing and secret plot to have an illegitimate child with others.
However, Sun Li's performance is a hideous face like a roar, and her eyeballs are almost protruding from her sockets, which is really incomprehensible.
What's even more ridiculous is the performance of the "Three Golden Queens" Zhou Dongyu in the costume fairy drama "Eternal Juechen". When she is angry, she just squeezes her eyebrows, and when she is angry, she screams and screams, and her facial features are distorted like "twisted flowers", and she can't see that she is playing the role of "the first beauty", but more like a funny clown.
These stiff and contrived over-the-top acting skills are undoubtedly a double blow to the director and the audience. Not only do they destroy the well-constructed plot atmosphere, but they also completely ruin the audience's viewing experience, which makes people laugh.
6. Art comes from life, and actors must always maintain professionalism, constantly improve their acting skills, and dedicate more high-quality works to the audience.
Returning to the origin, it is not difficult for us to find that art always comes from life. As cast and crew, we should take professionalism as the cornerstone, work steadily and aggressively, improve our acting skills, devote ourselves to shaping each role, and present more exquisite and excellent works of art to the audience, rather than those flashy and pretentious.
Please remember that the birth of each character is not an easy task, it requires the actors to study the script in-depth and repeatedly speculate, and to have a nuanced understanding of the character's personality.
Taking the high-profile costume masterpiece "The Legend of Zhen Huan" as an example, in order to accurately grasp the character traits of Zhen Huan, Sun Li can gain insight into the ups and downs of her heart with a look and a subtlety in the script, which makes this character lifelike and impressive.
However, in contrast, those performances that are too exaggerated and contrived are stiff and rigid, and it is ironic. When the audience sees the ugly appearance of the actors squeezing their eyebrows and screaming, how can they resonate? This lack of realism will undoubtedly hinder the emotional communication between the audience and the plot, and may even destroy the artistic pursuit of the entire crew.
Therefore, our actors should always maintain a sense of awe and interpret each role with a sincere attitude. Only in this way can each character be vivid and vivid, vivid and natural, and then create a truly fascinating and memorable masterpiece.
Dedication is the most basic professional ethics of actors, and only by constantly honing their skills and keeping up with the pace of the times can they present more wonderful and excellent works to the audience, and at the same time inject new vitality and glory into the Chinese opera tradition.