How to evaluate the performance of actors with a history of romantic disappearance?

The History of Romance Disappeared is a rare film with unique texture among domestic films in recent years. Director Cheng Er took a group of beautiful photos of the beach for us.

All kinds of forces are secretly competing in the stormy Shanghai beach, and there are not a few film and television dramas with the treacherous Shanghai beach as the background. What's so special about this romantic death history? Let's analyze how this work became a classic from the actor's performance.

In this film, Ge You Ge You plays Mr. Lu, the second-in-command of the Shanghai Gang. Mr. Lu, who was born in Shanghai, is still a polite gentleman even if he is engaged in squeezing workers' hard-earned money. If he hadn't been ruthless, we wouldn't even see a gangster in his city.

Although Ge You started as a comedian, he got his comedy status today by partnering with Xiaogang Feng, but we always ignore his own acting skills. Perhaps it is because his performances in some plays, such as The Banquet and Orphan of Zhao, are too formal and easy to be ruined, but in the movie Romance of Death, Ge You showed his acting skills.

"Face like a peach blossom, mind the world, heartless" is the best interpretation of Mr. Lu's role. Take the first act of the movie as an example. The workers went on strike under the leadership of the president, demanding a raise. As a shareholder of the factory, Mr. Lu came to negotiate with the president. Enemy before enemy is always the only way to negotiate. Ge You handed in two cages of steamed buns and had dinner with the President. There is no intense negotiation between every move, but it is like a party between old friends. Ge You calmly asked the president, but remained calm after being rejected, showing Mr. Lu's personal charm everywhere.

Zhang Zhang Ziyi Ziyi plays a female star raised by a gangster. Behind her seemingly glamorous life, there is also unknown bitterness. She is being watched everywhere. She obviously doesn't love the big boss, but she has to cling to him in order to survive. She was found fooling around with an actor in private and exiled by the mob boss. Who knows that on the way away, the person in charge of escorting her was malicious, not only shot the actress on the spot, but also imprisoned her.

Zhang Ziyi's image is suitable for playing some strong and resolute female roles, such as Yu Jiaolong in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, and Miss Sister in House of Flying Daggers, all of which are in line with her own temperament. But in The Lost Romance, she plays a little actress who can be played by others, and even when she just walked out of the Longtan of Wang, she was taken into another den.

To tell the truth, although Zhang Ziyi's performance makes this role attractive, I still think Zhang Ziyi is not suitable for this role. Zhang Ziyi is too decent, too serious, and can't play a state where a little actor gives face in order to survive. Even so, it is undeniable that Zhang Ziyi's performance is really perfect, especially in the scene of wild racing, Zhang Ziyi's micro-expression is in place.

Tadanobu Asano

Tadanobu Asano's Japanese Junichi Watanabe was originally a spy of the Japanese army. He was sent to Shanghai undercover very early. He completely regarded himself as a Shanghainese and took Mr. Lu's sister away, so that he had enough opportunities to steal high-level secrets for Japan and invade Shanghai from the inside. Watanabe looks like a serious Shanghainese on weekdays. He is good at morning tea, mahjong and bathing, but he never forgets his mission. He is a Japanese spy who lurks deep.

Tadanobu Asano's performance is very real. He is a heartless two-faced man. During the day, he regarded himself as Watanabe and lived as a real Shanghainese. But when night falls, he can get a little peace in his Japanese restaurant. Only in that narrow space can he miss his hometown and expect the army to invade Shanghai as soon as possible.

After he imprisoned Xiao Liu, he had a little breathing space. However, he also fell into a greater pressure vortex: to be a good father who loves his wife and protects his children during the day, only by being in prison can he expose his dark nature and completely release his beast. He is an intruder himself, but he can rely on strong self-control to integrate into Shanghai society, and he has never given the clues. Tadanobu Asano vividly depicts such an ambitious but shrewd Watanabe.

The great success of "Romantic Death" depends not only on these three outstanding actors, but also on many wonderful supporting roles in the film, which makes this classic film a success. Yan Ni's housekeeper is loyal, Du Chun's killer is silent and only admits death, and Eric Wang's footman is humorous and affectionate. Without this group of supporting actors, no matter how high the starring ability is, it can't afford such a grand epic.