"Under the Bridge" is really an old movie, and in the past 36 years, many viewers were still children at that time. Looking back at this film full of the atmosphere of the times, although it is a little depressing, it is still infected by the spirit of the character, especially Zhang Tielin's performance to see his rare acting skills.
Zhang Tielin, some people think that he is the emperor's professional household, the memory feels that he can only play the emperor, from Huan Zhu Gege to Ji Xiaolan, he is the bearded and somewhat domineering and somewhat cute emperor. During the holidays, I casually looked through his early films and suddenly found that he played a small person so fascinating.
Leaving aside the unrealistic role of the work, "Under the Bridge" is a story about the 80s of the last century, the protagonist of the story is Gong Xue's unmarried and pregnant single mother Qin Nan, in that era when self-employed people were somewhat discriminated against, she relied on tailors to support the family she formed with her elderly father.
Gao Zhihua, an elderly young man played by Zhang Tielin, is also a self-employed person, who repairs bicycles in front of his home and lives with his working mother. Qin Nan, who was skilled in wenjing, was taken care of by Gao Zhihua, but did not tell her that she was already the mother of her five-year-old son. Gao Zhihua's pursuit can only turn a blind eye.
The characters of the story are simple, there is no excessive climax, except for Qin Nan's son Dong Dong's illness and loss, the other plots are slow narratives, which is such a calm work, which can best see the expressiveness of the actors. Zhang Tielin relies on delicate performances to easily capture the hearts of the audience.
From his body, he could not see any shadow of the later emperor's professional household, and at this moment, the audience completely forgot in their hearts that he was the emperor who was in the limelight, and even at first glance they did not recognize him as Zhang Tielin. Not just because he's young, but because his grasp of the character is too real.
A good actor, by no means only can play a single role, Zhang Tielin's later works are probably too concentrated on the emperor, and they are all a look of satisfaction, it is inevitable that there is a feeling of role solidification, in fact, as an actor, he is really a rare old drama bone.