Recently, the realistic film "Morning Clouds and Dusk Rain" directed by veteran actor Zhang Guoli and starring Fan Wei and Zhou Dongyu was released, however, this work with high hopes unexpectedly suffered a double Waterloo of word-of-mouth and box office. Especially Fan Wei, a recognized veteran actor, his acting skills have also been rarely questioned by the audience, which makes people ask: What caused all this?
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"Morning Clouds and Twilight Rain" is adapted from real events, and was originally intended to stimulate the audience's emotional resonance by showing the warmth and suffering of the protagonists Lao Qin and Chang Juan. However, after the release of the film, it was criticized for its stiff connection of the plot and the excessive intensity of the dramatic conflict. The audience said that the advancement of the plot was "inexplicable", and the emotional line was abrupt and difficult to invest.
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What's more serious is that the portrayal of the core character Chang Juan in the movie is thin and incongruous. In the original book, Chang Juan is the soul of the story, and her experience and emotions are the main thread throughout the story. However, in the movie, Chang Juan's story was greatly downplayed, and more ink was put on Lao Qin. This adaptation not only weakens the depth of Chang Juan's character, but also makes the original profound discussion of human nature superficial.
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As a veteran actor, Fan Wei's acting skills have always been highly praised. However, in "Morning Clouds and Twilight Rain", his performance was unexpectedly questioned. Some viewers believe that Fan Wei's performance style seems to be somewhat "fixed", failing to fully show the inner complexity and layering of the character. Especially in the second half of the movie, Lao Qin chose to take care of Chang Juan, who became a vegetative person, this plot was supposed to be an emotional climax, but Fan Wei's performance was a little bland and failed to move people's hearts.
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Of course, the actor's performance is inseparable from the director's guidance and the support of the script. Zhang Guoli, as the director of this film, naturally cannot escape his responsibility. In fact, many viewers said after watching the movie that Zhang Guoli's directing ability needs to be improved, and some even shouted bluntly: "Don't be a director anymore!" They believe that there are obvious problems in the film's plot setting, character building, and emotional expression, which is not unrelated to Zhang Guoli's directorial level.
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In addition, there are also deviations in the core expression of the film. The reason why realistic films can resonate with the audience is largely because they can profoundly reveal the complexity and diversity of human nature, and show the powerlessness and struggle of small people in the face of fate. However, "Morning Clouds and Twilight Rain" seems to be unable to do so at this point. The first half of the movie does not exaggerate the suffering of the characters, and the second half emphasizes too much on "warmth" and "redemption", which leads to a great reduction in the dramatic tension of the whole movie.
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Overall, the failure of "Morning Clouds and Twilight Rain" is not accidental. From the stiff connection of the plot to the thinness of the characterization, to the deviation of the core expression, this movie has problems in many aspects. Even an old actor like Fan Wei is difficult to recover the decline of the movie. For Zhang Guoli, this directing failure may be a heavy blow, but I also hope that he can learn from it and continue to improve his directing ability. After all, both actors and directors need to constantly learn and improve in order to gain a foothold in this highly competitive industry.
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