Today's entertainment industry seems to have become a world of "little fresh meat" overnight. These young and beautiful rising stars, with their exquisite appearance and huge fan base, quickly occupied the center of the screen.
However, when the camera is turned on them, the audience is often confused: what the hell is going on? The clumsiness of the performance makes one frown, and sometimes it is even difficult to understand the development of the plot.
In the face of this embarrassing situation, the audience invariably pinned their hopes on those "old drama bones" who were both virtuous and artistic. People expect these experienced actors to salvage their decline and show their true acting skills.
However, reality has given us a slap in the face. What is shocking is that some of these actors who are crowned as "old drama bones" are only older and have starred in several works.
This title seems to have taken their "shamelessness" to the next level. To put it bluntly, these people have no acting skills, and they have the appearance of "old drama bones". Some people's performance level is not even as good as those much-criticized "traffic stars".
In this Vanity Fair, some people rely on the same acting routines to play the role that should be wonderful and unremarkable. The audience saw it in their eyes and remembered it in their hearts, and they already knew this perfunctory attitude.
This phenomenon can't help but make us think: What kind of actor is worthy of the title of "old drama bone"? Should we revisit our criteria for evaluating actors? Let's walk into the world of several controversial "old drama bones" and see the ups and downs of their acting careers, and maybe find some answers from them.
Speaking of Zhang Tielin, what immediately comes to many people's minds is his iconic "Qianlong" image. As people often say: "Success is also Qianlong, defeat is also Qianlong". This "emperor professional" seems to be firmly stereotyped by this role, and in the many works he has played, there are countless roles of "emperors" alone.
Zhang Tielin seems to have been fixed by the role of "emperor". It stands to reason that if a role is played too much, the actor should be able to master it and interpret the role more proficiently.
However, in Zhang Tielin, this phenomenon did not appear. On the contrary, his performance routine seems to have been "figured out" by the audience: laughing when he is happy, blowing his beard and glaring when he is angry.
This kind of cookie-cutter performance method makes the audience aesthetically tired. What is even more regrettable is that there is hardly any trace of innovation in Zhang Tielin's performance. Whether it is a costume drama or a modern drama, the audience can always see the familiar shadow of Emperor Qianlong from his performance.
Even if he plays the role of martial arts, it is difficult for him to get rid of this inherent performance mode. This lack of breakthrough and innovative performances has made his character portrayal gradually lose its appeal.
Together with Zhang Fengyi, who is an actor, he also bluntly said that Zhang Tielin's acting skills are really speechless. In Zhang Fengyi's opinion, Zhang Tielin's performance seems to have no other acting skills to speak of except blowing his beard and staring.
Such an evaluation is undoubtedly a heavy blow to Zhang Tielin's acting skills. Looking at Zhang Tielin, who is always "Longyan Dayue" or "Longyan Angry" on the screen, the audience can't help but sigh: A good actor should be able to create ever-changing characters, rather than making all the characters a copy of themselves.
Zhang Tielin's example tells us that actors should not be satisfied with the inherent performance mode, but should constantly challenge themselves and try different types of roles in order to truly grow into the "old drama bones" in the minds of the audience.
I hope that Zhang Tielin can recognize his current situation, continue to improve his acting skills, get rid of the shackles of "emperor", and bring more surprising character interpretations to the audience. Otherwise, if you continue to use this kind of "perfunctory" acting skills to fool the audience, I am afraid that you will only end up with a reputation that will not be guaranteed in your old age.
In the 80s of the last century, Zhao Yazhi can be described as a goddess of elegance. She not only set a record of high salary for actors, but also became famous in one fell swoop with the role of "Bai Suzhen" and became popular all over the continent.
However, time flies, and the amazing "White Lady" back then is now frequently criticized for her acting skills. It is not difficult for attentive viewers to find that Zhao Yazhi will unconsciously use the iconic action of "orchid finger" in almost every role.
Perhaps, in her opinion, this gesture is elegant and beautiful, and can set off the temperament of the character. However, when this action is repeated in every drama, the audience will inevitably experience visual fatigue.
This same action is constantly used by the same person, which is very easy to cause aesthetic fatigue in the audience. It is undeniable that Zhao Yazhi's appearance can indeed be called "anti-aging growth", but her acting skills seem to have stopped.
When she and the powerful actor Hui Yinghong played on the same stage, the gap between the two was revealed. Hui Yinghong's eyes can make the audience feel the ups and downs of the character's heart.
And what about Zhao Yazhi? She squinted her eyes from time to time and kept shaking her head, as if she was about to pop out a "official" at any moment. Watching Zhao Yazhi's performance, the audience seemed to have returned to the era of "The Legend of the New White Lady".
However, times are advancing, and the audience's aesthetics are constantly improving. Beauty alone can no longer satisfy the audience's thirst for acting. Zhao Yazhi's situation can't help but be reminiscent of some traffic flowers who rely on their appearance to get out of the circle, how similar their situation is.
In the final analysis, Zhao Yazhi was able to become popular, largely because of her appearance. But the lack of acting skills is really worrying. Take the confrontation between her and Hui Yinghong as an example, Hui Yinghong can make the audience feel her inner world with just one look.
On the other hand, Zhao Yazhi seems to have no other expressiveness except for constantly squinting and shaking her head. This situation can't help but make people sigh: there is really no acting skills, it's just beauty! What is the essential difference between this and the current traffic flowers? I hope that Zhao Yazhi can realize this problem, and while maintaining her beauty, she can also continue to improve her acting skills, and truly become an actor with both virtue and art, instead of relying only on her appearance.
When it comes to Zhang Ziyi, many people's first reaction is her enviable title of "International Chapter" and the honor of 12 actresses. This may be the most awarded Chinese actor, just winning the award of 12 actresses, which has made Zhang Ziyi an old actor in the minds of many people.
In addition, after the movie "Hero" went to the world, Zhang Ziyi was nicknamed "International Chapter" by everyone. However, under the aura of honor, Zhang Ziyi's acting skills have always been controversial.
Many people will never forget some of the film and television works played by Zhang Ziyi, but when it comes to Zhang Ziyi's acting skills, netizens will generally scoff at them. This contradictory phenomenon can't help but make people think: Can Zhang Ziyi's acting skills really afford so many awards? Looking back on Zhang Ziyi's acting career, I have to mention her performance in works such as "Hero" and "Night Banquet".
These films set her out into the world, but at the same time, they also exposed her acting skills. The reason why audiences like these films and television works is largely because of the huge themes of these movies and the strong lineup.
This is also the usual trick of director Zhang Yimou, and the audience is more shocked by these magnificent scenes. However, when we carefully observed Zhang Ziyi's performance in the play, we found that her acting skills were indeed not flattering.
Although the whole work is not a character, Zhang Ziyi's facial expression has hardly changed in the slightest. The pair of eyes that are known as talking are a little godless in these works, and the audience can't substitute for the role through her acting skills at all.
Interestingly, despite the soft professional awards, Zhang Ziyi's acting skills have never been unanimously recognized by the audience. This phenomenon can't help but make people wonder: is winning the award really equivalent to the pinnacle of acting? Perhaps, these awards are more of an affirmation of her overall performance, rather than a simple recognition of her acting skills.
For Zhang Ziyi, she still has a long way to go if she wants to truly become an old actor who convinces the audience. She needs to put more effort into character building, so that each character has a distinct personality, rather than a cookie-cutter "Zhang Ziyi-style" performance.
Only in this way can she truly deserve those shining trophies, and can she establish the image of an "old drama bone" in the hearts of the audience. As a former acting teacher, Huang Lei has cultivated many excellent actors.
Many celebrities have been mentored by him. However, in recent years, Huang Lei's impression on the audience seems to stay more in various variety shows, such as "Extreme Challenge", which was once popular all over the country, and Hunan Satellite TV's popular variety show "Longing for Life".
Huang Lei did leave a deep impression on the audience in these variety shows, but this impression may become a double-edged sword in his acting career. It is precisely because there are too many variety shows that the audience is very easy to play.
Now if you look at all the film and television works performed by Huang Lei, the first thing that comes to mind in the audience's mind is the title of "God Operator" and "Huang Xiaochu", not the role he is playing.
What's more worth mentioning is that Huang Lei often relies on his identity as a teacher of the acting department in variety shows, and treats young actors mainly by preaching. This habit seems to carry over into his performances as well, and we often hear this kind of didactic tone in his character lines.
For the audience, this cookie-cutter way of performing has obviously lost its freshness. Huang Lei's example may be a wake-up call for us: actors should still focus on acting, rather than relying too much on the popularity brought by variety shows.
Speaking of Yu Hewei, many people's first reaction may be the widely circulated line: "I have fought all my life, can't I enjoy it?" With the classic image of Uncle Liu Huang, coupled with the secondary creation of this video by netizens, Yu Hewei became famous overnight on the Internet.
However, does the popularity brought about by the identity of an Internet celebrity really prove his acting strength? Throughout Yu Hewei's acting career, although he has filmed a lot of works, it seems that none of the roles can really make the audience remember.
After watching some of the film and television works played by He Wei, many netizens feel that his control of the role is not in place. Taking Uncle Liu Huang played by him as an example, as a king, Yu Hewei's performance did not show the kingly demeanor he deserved.
On the contrary, his performance feels more like an approachable ordinary person. Many shots only show his affinity, and this image is obviously very far from the image of Liu Bei in the minds of most audiences.
Some netizens also bluntly said that Uncle Liu Huang played by Yu Hewei is like a grass people. Not only that, Yu Hewei also has similar problems when playing other roles. He always doesn't seem to be able to put himself into the role perfectly, but it makes people feel like he plays everything like a small person.
This kind of "one face" performance method is obviously difficult to make him a real "old drama bone". Yu Hewei's example tells us that becoming popular on the Internet does not mean having excellent acting skills.
A real actor should be able to create a variety of characters, rather than making each character a copy of himself. hopes that Yu Hewei can break through himself on the road of acting in the future and bring more surprising character interpretations to the audience, instead of relying only on Internet popularity to maintain his acting career.