I believe that many friends like to watch "Ip Man 4", especially the part where Ip Man and President Wan fight, Wing Chun vs. Tai Chi, can be described as a dragon fighting tiger fight, it is difficult to distinguish between the two, the nearly 3 minutes of play makes people watch it intently, and they are full of energy.
Ip Man's actor Zhen Zidan and President Wan's actor Wu Fan are both martial arts champions, taking the kung fu route, Wu Fan also said in the interview that he can play thirty or forty, more powerful than Zhen Zidan!
However, what puzzles everyone is that Zhen Zidan has long become another Hollywood kung fu superstar after Jet Li and Jackie Chan, and Wu Fan has only been tepid in china.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="11" >01, different choices</h1>
Remember the last scene in Kung Fu? A beggar-like man held a martial arts secret book and said to a child who was licking a lollipop: "Little brother, look at your skeleton Qingqi, you are a martial arts wizard who is unique in the world, and it is up to you to maintain world peace!" ”
Unexpectedly, on Wu Fan's body, this magical scene also happened.
Originally frail and sickly, when he was 5 years old, he met a high-ranking person in the world, found that he was a rare martial arts wizard, not only taught him a unique learning, but also advised his parents to send him to a more professional martial arts team to train, and threatened that this person would become a great weapon.
Since then, Wu Fan has formed an indissoluble relationship with martial arts, starting professional training from the age of 7, and then participating in national competitions, winning the championship, and winning the title of "Wuying Level" like Jet Li, becoming the youngest national athlete in the country, which is the highest level of martial arts athletes, so that Wu Jing, Zhen Zidan, Zhao Wenzhuo and so on are beyond their reach.
In 1997, when the mainland and Hong Kong kung fu films and martial arts dramas were on fire, many martial arts stars followed Jet Li's footsteps and became famous in the film and television circle. And Wu Fan's parents were both laid off, and his father's income of 300 yuan a month was difficult to support the family, let alone provide his son with examinations.
Faced with the first important crossroads in life, whether to continue to study or enter the development of the film and television circle, After graduating from the martial arts school, Wu Fan finally made an important choice from his heart after thinking about it.
Wu Fan, who has the most powerful kung fu, resolutely gave up the most rare opportunity to become famous in the best years, and was admitted to the Chinese opera with the excellent results of the first place in the profession, to realize his dream of being an actor step by step.
Four years of college life, it is really bittersweet, when Wu Fan worked hard to study and won the scholarship with excellent results, Wu Jing has long been known with the roles in "Tai Chi Grandmaster" and "Little Li Daofei".
When he taught international students to practice martial arts at noon, ran to the night club at night as a host, and used work-study to earn his tuition and living expenses, Zhen Zidan also wrote and directed works such as "Legend of the Wolf Warrior" and was invited to Germany, the United States, Japan and other countries to give martial arts instruction.
Some people say that Wu Fan's original choice was wrong, and it was early to become famous. If he had focused more energy on his acting career in these four years of college, he might have gotten more opportunities and would have become a big hit by now.
But Wu Fan did not regret this at all, only through professional study, he knew what is acting and what is drama. Although he is a martial arts practitioner, martial arts is not his only one, he can also act in literary drama, he can try different roles, he does not want to set limits on his life!
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="42" >02, untenable character! </h1>
Successful actors must have a standing role, like a tree, deeply rooted in the hearts of the audience, in order not to fall, in order to continue to grow, there are expectations, there are surprises, there are gains.
Although Zhen Zidan is very famous at home and abroad, it is only at the age of 45 that "Ip Man" can truly carve an indelible shadow in the hearts of the audience. The four "Ip Man" have firmly combined Zhen Zidan, Wing Chun and Ip Man CP, inseparable!
Although Wu Fan debuted as a male protagonist, there is still no work that can stand on it, and there is no image that can be remembered and has been eager for a sequel. The character he plays cannot meet the audience's taste and market demand, so it has been tepid and has not made a big improvement.
On the performance ability, Wu Fan is a school bully, and his admission and graduation results are the first in the school, and he is not bad at literary and martial arts. But a good actor needs to fit his own role and script, but also have the cooperation of other good actors, the guidance of a good director, so that he can produce a good film and leave a good impression on the audience.
Looking at Wu Fan's works, whether it is box office or word of mouth, it is almost not high. He has also changed the path of drama, martial arts, comedy, drama, he has tried, and he has received some praise, but there is still no suitable role that can make him the pinnacle.
Wu Fan has also played some important character images in film and television dramas, and some of them are the same as the roles played by Zhen Zidan, but the scripts are different, the characters are different, the performance styles are different, and the effects are completely different.
They have all played Chen Zhen, but Zhen Zidan jumped out of the template of Jet Li and others in "Jingwumen" and played a cool and handsome Chen Zhen who dared to love and hate. A body of strong tendon flesh, coupled with that untamed look, fierce and fierce movements, is indeed unforgettable.
And then look at Chen Zhen played by Wu Fan, in "Jingwu Hero Chen Zhen", Huo Yuanjia, played by Zhao Wenzhuo, is covered up everywhere, and his performance has not reached the height of Liang Xiaolong and others, appearing to be weak and relatively young and stubborn, in the contrast of many "Chen Zhen", naturally can not be remembered.
Wu Fan also starred in the drama "Hero", and this drama also became the first martial arts drama in China. However, although the drama is a stage for actors to show their true kung fu, after all, the audience is limited, the stage is limited, there is no special effect rendering, there is no grand scene, plus there are no many big stars participating, and it is impossible to look back after watching, how can it be comparable to the attractiveness and influence of film and television dramas?
The movie "Hero" is Zhang Yimou's martial arts action blockbuster, set Jet Li, Liang Chaowei, Zhen Zidan, Maggie Cheung, Chen Daoming and many other powerful cadres to create, the film plot is peculiar, the picture is beautiful, the special effects are magical, won the praise of fans at home and abroad, with a box office of 250 million yuan became the 2002 Chinese film box office champion, and was nominated for the Academy Award.
Acting in martial arts, some people will compare him with Wu Jing, his movements are fierce enough, his eyes are poisonous enough, but the role of a thug does not even have a name, how can the audience remember?
Acting in literary drama, everyone has too high expectations of him, and they all want to see him fight, so although his literary drama is also good, it does not attract too much interest from the audience.
When remaking old movies, he always can't get out of the shadows of others; when shooting new scenes, he always can't meet the roles that can most shine his light.
Wu Fan's martial arts and performances are not inferior, but they lack the right opportunities, a glorious image that can make him stand.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="81" >03, his Buddhist pursuit</h1>
When an actor doesn't want to be on fire, it takes opportunity to come. The difference is that some people are waiting for opportunities, some people are creating opportunities on their own, some people can seize opportunities, and some people are rubbing shoulders with opportunities.
In 2011, an opportunity finally came again, and Wu Fan couldn't sleep all night when he received the news that he was going to play Sun Wukong. Classics that are difficult to surpass, if they are not filmed well, they will be scolded; the opportunity to turn red, and if they are well acted, they will be on fire. Where do we go from here?
Mohr said, "The most difficult person in life is choice." ”
After thinking about it for a long time, he finally decided to challenge the role of Sun Wukong, just like the director Zhang Jizhong said, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and it must be seized. However, the difficulties in reality were far more difficult than he imagined, and the pressure was much greater!
In order to play Sun Wukong well, Wu Fan really suffered a lot, fighting for 15 hours a day for 9 consecutive months, shooting more than 1,700 scenes. He has 4 stand-ins and shoots in 3 groups, so the daily task is to switch between 3 groups, like a spinning spinning top.
Zhang Jizhong's version of "Journey to the West" caused a lot of heated discussion in the society after it was broadcast, with mixed praise, special effects and shapes, and Sun Wukong, played by Wu Fan, was also known as the "most cute" Sun Monkey in history, and Qi Tian Dasheng, who was not afraid of heaven, seemed to be unworthy.
In the face of everyone's doubts and evaluations, Wu Fan saw more and more lightly, and playing Sun Wukong was another important turning point in his life. Before acting, he really wanted to use this play to become popular, but while acting, he was awakened and enlightened by Sun Wukong and the spirit of journey to the west, so he gave up his fame and fortune and chose to be a purer actor.
Wu Fan said: "Red and not red is a kind of opportunity, but Nu does not work hard is the foundation, only hard work is possible to be red, but if you do not work hard, even if you are temporarily red, it will not last long." ”
Wu Fan, who is not disturbed by fame and fortune, no longer covets any great popularity, he believes that the Heavenly Dao rewards hard work, and his efforts have its own rewards; he believes that he is like Wukong, letting go of his demons and becoming a Buddha. Therefore, he wrote his filming experience and life's feelings into his first book, "I Goku", word by word.
Since then, he has let go of his attachment and chosen to be relieved; he has let go of fame and fortune and returned to indifference.
Today's Wu Fan can not only stand on the set, but also splash ink at home; he can talk about ancient and modern on the drama stage, and he can release himself in nature...
Because of enlightenment, we know that everything is empty; therefore, we do not argue or rush, and believe that everything is the best arrangement!
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="114" > written at the end:</h1>
In 2019, "Ip Man 4" made Wu Fan's reputation finally catch fire, and Wu Fan also said with great emotion: "I have waited for 10 years for "Ip Man 4", and the next target hopes to be a real male protagonist!" ”
All the successful waiting is a thick accumulation!
Zhen Zidan waited for "Ip Man" at the age of 45, Liu Yijun waited for "The Pretender" at the age of 45, zhang Songwen waited for "The Revolutionary" at the age of 45...
Now 45 years old, Wu Fan is also waiting for the next role that is more suitable for himself, waiting for the golden key to open his kung fu era!
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