CCTV's set of golden-time historical DRAMA "Crossing the Yalu River" has been broadcast for more than 30 episodes and is nearing its end.
While the ratings have gone all the way up, the show has also gained a good reputation, with a score of 8.6 points on Douban, and most viewers believe that this will be the king of this year's drama.
This is the first time in the past 10 years that CCTV has broadcast a TV series on the theme of "Resisting US Aggression and Aiding Korea" with such a high-profile posture.
Not only that, from the official start of filming on August 15 to the completion of the whole drama on November 26, it took only more than 3 months; from the completion of shooting to the approval of the film on December 27 and the official broadcast, it took only one month, creating the fastest speed of film and television works.
The historical picture is extremely grand and there are many characters, which is the biggest feature of this drama.
Tang Guoqiang, Ding Yongdai, Sun Weimin, Wang Wufu, Guo Lianwen, Wang Zhifei, Liu Zhibing, Wang Ting, Liu Tao, Lian Yiming and other well-known actors joined, constituting a strong cast of this drama.
Next, we will take a look at the characters created by these excellent actors in the play and their distinctive characteristics.
1. Mao Zedong (played by Tang Guoqiang)
Tang Guoqiang debuted at the age of 23, and successively starred in Li Tiecheng in "Walking in Front of the War", Zhao Yongsheng in "Little Flower", and Zhao Shutun, the Prince of Dai in "Peacock Princess", and other roles, because of his handsome image, he was known as "Cream Xiaosheng".
With the increase of age and the improvement of acting skills, Tang Guo forced Che to get rid of the image of "creamy little student", but it was not until 1990 that he ushered in the opportunity to transform, playing Zhuge Liang in CCTV's large-scale historical drama "Romance of the Three Kingdoms".
After the drama was broadcast, it won many awards such as Feitian, Golden Eagle, and Five One Project, and Tang Guoqiang's Zhuge Liang also became an insurmountable classic image.
But his greatest achievement was to become Chairman Mao's special actor.
Tang Guoqiang began to play Chairman Mao in the 1996 movie "Long March", although the similarity is not as similar as Gu Yue, but the acting skills are indistinguishable from Gu Yue. Because of the connotation of Chairman Mao's role, it was generally recognized by the audience - and in this play, he also continued this character image.
The film begins on March 4, 1950, when Chairman Mao and his party end their study tour of the Soviet Union on the train back to China. At that time, China had just been founded, and everything was waiting to be done, and in the face of internal and external troubles, Chairman Mao was still calm and calm, and although he had some concerns when the Korean War broke out, he already had plans in mind whether to fight or not to fight.
Tang Guoqiang very well interpreted chairman Mao's temperament as the leader of the country at that time, which was strategic and decisive. Chairman Mao's self-confidence and boldness, enthusiasm and firmness when he spoke were also well expressed through body language, which is a solid acting skill as an outstanding actor in the country.
2. Peng Dehuai (played by Ding Yongdai)
Mention Ding Yongdai, I believe that many people will first think of Huang Youfa in "Trident", he debuted as early as 1981, so many years, but also created a lot of classic roles, including "White Mountain and Black Water" Yang Jingyu, "The End of the Road" Bai Baoshan, "Langya List" Liang Emperor.
Ding Yongdai's image is actually far from General Peng Dehuai, and it is said that when the crew found him, he did not expect how the crew would find him.
But in fact, the crew attaches great importance to who will play General Peng Dehuai, and has made great efforts in selecting actors, and after careful screening, it was finally determined that Ding Yongdai would play, which is also an affirmation of his acting skills.
And to be selected, Ding Yongdai also cherishes this opportunity, he has made great efforts in shaping the character of the character -
First, by watching video materials to imitate Peng Dehuai's body movements, and strive to achieve "shape"; and through reading Peng Dehuai's life deeds, peng Dehuai's innate domineering and iron-blooded personality is restored.
Second, it is to show its unknown thick and tender side, making the role appear more flesh and blood. This painstaking and serious interpretation was indeed affirmed by the audience.
3. Zhou Enlai (played by Sun Weimin)
Sun Weimin is a special actor of Zhou Enlai, who played Zhou Enlai in his first TV series "Laiwu War" when he debuted in 1994, and he is well known to the audience as "Seven Battles and Seven Victories" in 1995.
In the past 27 years, Sun Weimin has starred in Zhou Enlai more than 50 times, and together with Liu Jin, he has become one of the two major "professional households" in the mainland to play Premier Zhou.
Although he has played Premier Zhou many times, Sun Weimin has never relaxed, and he has never felt that he is familiar with it, but feels more and more difficult.
He regards every time he plays Premier Zhou as a new challenge, believing that "every time he plays Premier Zhou, it is a baptism of the soul." ”
Now the audience's requirements for performance are getting higher and higher, playing a great man not only requires similarity, but also pursues god-likeness, and must stand at a higher aesthetic height to perform well.
By collecting relevant information, Sun Weimin understands the background of Premier Zhou Enlai's era, ponders his thoughts, and then restores his image, so that we can see the distinctive image of Zhou Enlai in the play.
4. Zhu De (played by Wang Wufu)
Wang Wufu began to become a special actor at the age of 32, and after participating in the large-scale song and dance epic "Song of the Chinese Revolution" in 1984, the Secretariat of the Central Committee identified him as a special actor of great people together with Actors such as Gu Yue and Wang Tiecheng.
Wang Wufu's image of Zhu De was also recognized by Zhu De's wife, Kang Keqing, and his comments were also written into the archives by the State Council Cultural Group.
So far, he has played commander-in-chief Judd more than 40 times, and is known as the "first Judette type in the country".
The people of Yilong County, Sichuan Province, Zhu De's hometown, also liked the image of Zhu De played by Wang Wufu, and once called him "the son of the Yilong people", which was the greatest affirmation for him, and it was also a very honorable thing to be able to get such affirmation.
In the play, although the role of Commander-in-Chief Zhu De is not much, Wang Wufu still performs it seriously, and he is very in place with his hands and feet, just like a real person.
This is the highest state that a good actor can achieve, even if he has acted many times, he will not slack off at all.
5. Liu Shaoqi (played by Guo Lianwen)
Guo Lianwen debuted as early as the 80s, and unlike his predecessors, he was not a special actor at the beginning.
In the 1987 film The Murderer and the Coward, he played a gang leader named Zhang Fenglin, nicknamed "Wildcat"; in the 1990 hit drama "Desire", he played a worker whose name did not even appear.
Until 1998, in order to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Comrade Liu Shaoqi, CCTV prepared to shoot the TV series "Comrade Shaoqi", when Guo Lianwen was participating in the TV series "Blue Three Rings", the role of Geng Biao in the play made people see that the image was somewhat similar to Liu Shaoqi, so he was recommended to play Liu Shaoqi.
At that time, the relevant leaders of the central government, including Liu Shaoqi's wife Wang Guangmei, were all approved, and since then he has begun to play Liu Shaoqi specifically.
Guo Lianwen is 1.78 meters tall and his weight remains at about 70 kilograms all year round, which is Liu Shaoqi's physical characteristics, so his image in the play has also achieved both shape and god.
6. Nie Rongzhen (played by Wang Zhifei)
Like Ding Yongdai, Wang Zhifei is not a special actor, he debuted relatively early, in the 1987 hit children's drama "Good Dad Bad Dad", he played the teacher Chen Ping.
After entering the show business circle for so many years, Wang Zhifei has participated in many types of movies and TV series, and is a prolific and good actor with changeable acting skills.
For example, he has acted in the costume historical drama "The Legend of the Warring States of Sun Tzu's Art of War"; he has also acted in Yu Yutong in Jin Yong's martial arts drama "Book of Swords and Enmity"; and he has also played Tian Zixing in "Dazhaimen 1912".
The most recent intimate contact with the theme of revolutionary history was to play Zhu De in the movie "Gutian Jun".
As for playing Nie Rongzhen, Wang Zhifei is still the first time, but with years of acting experience, his interpretation of this great man role can be said to be at ease and mastery.
Although Nie Rongzhen's role in the play is not much, the audience is still very impressed by his performance.
As a CCTV blockbuster drama, the cast of "Crossing the Yalu River" is really very strong, and there are many well-known actors in the starring list.
For example: Liu Zhibing as Deng Hua, Wang Ting as Han Xianchu, Liu Tao as Du Ping, Lian Yiming as Li Kenong, Li Jinrong as Qiao Guanhua, Li Tianye as Wu Ruilin, and Zhao Bo as Liang Xingchu.
The biggest feature of this drama is that for the first time, it seriously restored those classic battles in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, and for the first time, many heroes who appeared only in newspapers and magazines appeared in real names and real names.
These truly restored historical shots and scenes are a comprehensive tribute to the heroes who sacrificed that year, so they are unanimously praised by the audience.
For those of us who grew up in peacetime, the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea was too far away, and we could only feel the greatness and hardships of that war by understanding history.
And "Crossing the Yalu River" is a good conscience drama that allows us to look back at that history and understand that history.
(Rotten Tomatoes Movie Editorial Department: Blood Dan Heart)