I have always felt that eyes are the most important part of an actor. The eyes of my brother playing Ning Caichen are clear and fearful, inexperienced, timid but persistent. At this moment he is Ning Caichen, just Ning Caichen. Just like I asked a classmate, when you see him in "A Chinese Ghost Story", can you think that he is the one who played Cheng Dieyi in "Farewell My Concubine"? The classmates laughed and said that they couldn't see it at all. As for Xiaoqian played by Sister Zu Xian, the most precious thing is her charm, the seductive atmosphere in her eyes, she always remembers the scene that was seduced in the small pavilion. Only the silly boy Ning Caichen could push her away.
Chinese aesthetics focus on a "spiritual resemblance". When the two of them are there, you can feel that they are completely two ancient people, a poor scholar, a female ghost, and the ensuing relationship between human and ghost. But many people, even with beautiful faces and retro clothes, standing there, you can't feel that he is a scholar, or she is a ghost, classmates said, this is called aura. This is called "similarity". I always feel that an actor can't just look like one thing, but must strive to be "similar". And that feeling is not made up for by stunts or anything.
And the reason why I like watching my brother's movies is not limited to my brother's beautiful appearance, but more importantly, his attentive interpretation, every character is interpreted with heart, Cheng Die in "Farewell My Concubine" Yi, He Baorong in "Breakthrough", Peng Yixing in "Gun King"...
Through the re-screening of "A Chinese Ghost Story" in 1987, I expressed my deep love and nostalgia for him.
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