In 1983, in the movie "The Man Who Helped Me on a War Horse", Peng Dehuai's image appeared in the film for the first time.
Lei Fei, the actor who played Peng Dehuai, has since performed in "Weiwei Kunlun" and "Peng Dehuai in the Third Line", and he has also become the first person to become a Peng Dehuai-type actor.
In the decades since, from Lei Fei and Ding Xiaoyi to the widely recognized Zong Liqun, many actors have interpreted Peng Dehuai's image in film and television works.
But in these film and television works, although Peng Dehuai is an indispensable role, he is basically a supporting role in the film, and there are not many scenes, so he has not left too many memory points for the audience.
Until recent years, with the continuous emergence of film and television works related to the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, Peng Dehuai, as the central figure of this historical event, began to be written with great color.
Among them, Dong Yong in "Marshal Peng Dehuai" and Ding Yongdai in "Crossing the Yalu River" left a deep impression on the audience.
The two actors conquered the audience with their superb acting skills, so that people had a richer understanding and understanding of Peng Dehuai's image.
At the same time, the question of who is better, Peng Dehuai, played by Dong Yong and Ding Yongdai, has also aroused a lot of heated discussion.
So what is the difference between the performances of Dong Yong and Ding Yongdai?
First, Dong Yong's version of Peng Dehuai
Let's first look at Dong Yong's interpretation of Peng Dehuai.
Before playing Peng Dehuai, Zong Liqun and others laid the image of Peng Dehuai in the hearts of the audience through performances with both form and god.
In front of Zhu Yu, dong yong wants to play Peng Dehuai well is not an easy task, not to mention that Dong Yong is not a professional special actor, he is most familiar with the various police images in film and television dramas.
From "Six Groups of Serious Cases", "Black Hole", "Plum Blossom Files", and then to "Trident", which focuses on the daily life of middle-aged criminal policemen, Dong Yong's series of police roles have long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
So at that time, when he received a call from the assistant director of "Marshal Peng Dehuai", Dong Yong originally thought that he would play a supporting role, and he never dreamed of playing Peng Dehuai.
However, when Dong Yong's parents learned that their son was going to play Peng Dehuai, the second elder was very excited, because they had all gone to the front line of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea and were soldiers under President Peng.
In order not to live up to the expectations of his parents, Dong Yong made up his mind to decide to play this role well.
In order to better shape the role, Dong Yong went to Xiangtan, Hunan, where Peng Dehuai was born and raised, to experience life, visited and investigated in the local area, and collected a large amount of information related to Peng Dehuai.
Since the time of this drama spans more than 40 years, Dong Yong also needs to study Peng Dehuai in different periods, from video materials to related biographies, all of which are repeated observations, and strive to achieve true restoration.
Moreover, in Dong Yong's view, the audience is quite familiar with the character of Peng Dehuai, and if he wants to convince the audience, he still tries to be close in appearance, so at different stages of Peng Dehuai, Dong Yong also makes corresponding changes in appearance.
For example, in order to approach peng Dehuai's thin image in his later years, Dong Yong insisted on losing weight every day, and even pulled out two teeth to make his face look more dry.
In order to perform the pain of Peng Dehuai's suffering from illness, Dong Yong only ate one light meal a day in the high-intensity shooting of continuous rotation, so as to achieve the fit of the image.
In fact, in Pi Ge's view, Dong Yong has some similarities with Peng Dehuai in terms of internal temperament.
Born as a Peking Opera actor, he has played the role of a martial artist for many years, not only practicing a good kung fu, but also practicing the style of a general between the eyebrows.
In terms of personality traits, Dong Yong focused on shaping Peng Dehuai's biggest characteristics: straight, but calm and heroic.
To use one word to describe, it is "iron-blooded tough guy".
In the play, Peng Dehuai had two scenes that left a very deep impression on Pigo.
One scene is a head-on confrontation with Chiang Kai-shek.
During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, when he heard Chiang Kai-shek slandering the guerrillas for "swimming without attacking," Peng Dehuai, a straight man, first stopped his steps, and then he really couldn't contain his indignation and prepared to talk with Chiang Kai-shek in person.
In the face of the humiliation of Chiang Kai-shek hiding needles in his cotton, Peng Dehuai was very calm and unhurried, and finally he countered the first army so that Chiang Kai-shek almost could not get off the stage, and the calmness and determination between his hands and feet showed the general's style.
There is also a scene during the period of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, when ministers of various departments complained about the difficulties encountered in supporting the front line, peng Dehuai first frowned and did not say a word, and then slowly stood up and said:
"I invite you to go to the front line to see what the cutest people in your eyes eat and wear on the front line!"
"It's all said to be a handful of fried noodles and a handful of snow, but more often than not our warriors don't have fried noodles, only snow!"
At first, the voice was very low, and then the more he said, the more excited he became, peng Dehuai's statement was passionate, and at the end, there were tears flashing in his eyes, which made people deeply feel Peng Dehuai's excitement and anger at this time.
It can be said that Dong Yong interpreted Peng Dehuai's "iron-blooded tough guy" trait into three points, and his natural military temperament was fully presented.
Second, Ding Yongdai's version of Peng Dehuai
Let's look at Ding Yongdai again.
Ding Yongdai is also not a special actor, he was an actor in the Inner Mongolia Repertory Theatre in his early years, and later left the troupe to develop in the film and television circle.
Contrary to Dong Yong, Ding Yongdai's fame in the film and television circle relies on his successful villain image.
In 2000, the 42-year-old Ding Yongdai made a name for himself as Bai Baoshan, the notorious "gangster" in the TV series "China Criminal Police Case No. 1".
Killing and destroying the corpses of his fellow inmates, Bai Baoshan's calmness and cruelty are chilling, and this role has become a lingering nightmare for countless viewers overnight.
Later, when Ding Yongdai went out, he met a mass actor who participated in the "China Criminal Investigation No. 1 Case", and in reality, he was also a real criminal policeman, and the first reaction of the other party to see Ding Yongdai was to draw a gun, which showed that his performance was indeed deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
In addition, his role as a ruthless and suspicious emperor in "Langya List" is also extremely real, and there is hardly a trace of performance in sight, which makes people shoot the case.
Letting such a villain professional interpret Peng Dehuai, who has made great achievements in battle, it is easy for the audience to play, which undoubtedly takes a great risk.
Moreover, Ding Yongdai has no similarities with Peng Dehuai in appearance, and does not seem to have an advantage in all aspects.
But with the broadcast of "Crossing the Yalu River", Ding Yongdai unexpectedly received more and more audience recognition.
The reason is that Ding Yongdai's interpretation of Peng Dehuai is not only straight and temperamental, but also highlights the "iron man tenderness".
The most emblematic of this trait in the play is Peng Dehuai's two "crying scenes".
The first time was after learning of Mao Anying's sacrifice, peng Dehuai's eyes were intertwined with shock and sadness, he pushed aside the crowd and staggered to the wall, holding the wall with one hand and clenching his fists with the other hand, crying bitterly, making people deeply feel the grief and remorse in Peng Dehuai's heart.
The second time he cried was when he returned to Beijing to meet Chairman Mao, Peng Dehuai was afraid of arousing the pain of the chairman's loss of his son, and he forced himself to report to the chairman in a hoarse voice of sadness, until the moment he turned around and went out, his eyes could not help but burst into tears.
In addition, when Ding Yongdai flipped through the materials, he noticed that Peng Dehuai was not as serious as originally thought, but was actually very approachable, and his smile was often on his face when he was with friends and soldiers.
So he grasped this point and tried to restore Peng Dehuai's rarely exuded affinity, so that he could transform him from a "founding marshal" into an ordinary person with flesh and blood.
For example, he who loves to play chess will find Hong Xuezhi to play chess between wars, but he often regrets that Hong Xuezhi suffers dumb losses.
When others asked Peng Dehuai to play chess, he said that he had no time or that others did not know how to play chess, and his words revealed Peng Dehuai's frankness and childishness.
As Ding Yongdai said in an interview, in the past, everyone felt that Peng Lao always did not smile, but this time he wanted to show the "true temperament" side.
In general, no matter who Dong Yong or Ding Yongdai is, they do not stick to the difference in appearance, but focus on the artistic performance of the inner level, one is the "iron-blooded tough guy", the other is the "iron man tenderness", and they dedicate their own performances.
Interestingly, the two actors have the word "brave" in their names, and in the play, they also accurately interpret peng Dehuai's "brave" side, and on this basis, they have made different interpretations.
After "Marshal Peng Dehuai", Dong Yong starred in Peng Dehuai in works such as "Diplomatic Storm", but he did not cling to the identity of "special actor", and also played different roles in "Surgical Storm" and "Trident".
Ding Yongdai was also not shackled because of Peng Dehuai's role, such as fu Tianming, a black-hearted businessman played in "Breakout", and the image of the black heart made people feel the profound foundation of his performance once again.
Dong Yong and Ding Yongdai, two outstanding actors who have struggled on the road of acting for decades, still continue to present wonderful performances at this age, and their devotion to performance deserves our tribute.
Text/Pippi Film Editorial Department: Ah Zhi
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