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The "Senior Face" Puzzle: From the TVB "Ugly Trial" Turmoil, a glimpse of the aesthetic Game of Thrones
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Xu Zishan, the champion of Miss Hong Kong in 2004, stepped into TVB's star-making factory with the halo of "beauty and wisdom", this new star who was pinned on high hopes, but for a long time, he was mired in the quagmire of "appearance controversy", with fly-legged false eyelashes, greasy nude lipstick, and heavy bangs covering his forehead...... TVB created a series of "bewildering looks" for her, which not only covered up her own charm, but even made her bear the label of "TVB's ugliest Hong Kong sister" for a time
Fate is always full of drama, Xu Zishan, who left TVB, shed the shackles of "judging ugliness", transformed herself, and returned to the public eye with a more advanced and confident attitude, and people were surprised to find that Xu Zishan, who was once "buried" by TVB, actually has a highly recognizable "senior face"
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This "TVB scandal" storm has pushed a topic that has been ignored for a long time to the forefront: what is a "senior face"? Why does TVB "look away"? The popularity of "senior face" reveals what kind of aesthetic changes of the times?
1. TVB's "aesthetic blind spot": when "senior face" encounters "assembly line aesthetics"
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"Senior face" is not an accurate academic definition, it is more like a perceptual aesthetic trend, representing a style that is different from traditional aesthetics, and different from the "exquisite", "sweet" and "harmless" pursued by traditional aesthetics, "senior face" often has the following characteristics:
- Outstanding bones: The facial contours are clear, the cheekbones and jawline are obvious, and the facial lines are hard
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-Large facial features: The eyes, nose, mouth and other facial features are relatively large, but the proportions are harmonious
-Cold and alienated temperament: firm eyes, restrained expression, with a kind of "don't get close to the living" aura
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These characteristics are vividly reflected in Xu Zishan's face, she has a smooth jawline, a high nose bridge, and a pair of narrow and upturned eyes, this combination of "tough" facial features gives her a unique "cold" temperament, which is completely different from the traditional "sweet" beauty
This kind of "atypical" beauty, under TVB's "assembly line aesthetics", has become an "incompatible" existence
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For a long time, TVB's aesthetic standards have been deeply influenced by traditional aesthetic concepts and market demand, preferring "sweet", "friendly", and "non-aggressive" female images, and this aesthetic orientation is particularly obvious in TVB's TV series, whether it is Yuying in "Golden Branch Desire", Liu Sanhao in "Palace Scheming", or Ding Xiaojia in "Apostle Walker", these female characters who are loved by the audience all have sweet looks and gentle personalities without exception
Under this aesthetic orientation, TVB's styling team often uses makeup, hairstyles and other means to "standardize" the appearance of actors to cater to the public's aesthetic taste, and Xu Zishan's "angular and aggressive" appearance is obviously far from TVB's "aesthetic standards".
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In order to "transform" Xu Zishan into a "public lover" that conforms to TVB's aesthetics, the stylists have taken great pains, they cover Xu Zishan's smooth forehead with heavy bangs, try to enlarge her eyes with thick false eyelashes, and weaken the presence of her lips with nude lipstick...... These "overkill" shapes not only did not have the effect of "promoting strengths and avoiding weaknesses", but made Xu Zishan's original "sense of luxury" disappear, and became synonymous with "mediocrity" and even "rustic".
2. The breakthrough of "senior face": "self-awakening" under the wave of aesthetic pluralism
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If it is said that under TVB's "aesthetic hegemony", Xu Zishan's "high-class face" is a "misunderstood beauty", then after leaving TVB, she has completed a gorgeous "self-awakening" driven by the wave of aesthetic diversification
In the second decade of the 21st century, with the popularization of the Internet and the acceleration of globalization, people's aesthetic concepts have undergone earth-shaking changes
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Liu Wen, Du Juan, Ju Xiaowen...... These Chinese supermodels who shine on the international catwalk, without exception, have "sharp edges" and "cold temperament" "senior faces", and their popularity has broken the stereotype of Oriental beauty in the Western fashion industry, and also made the concept of "senior face" begin to enter the public eye
The rise of social media has also provided a broader stage for "aesthetic diversity", and more and more ordinary people dare to show their personality in front of the camera and refuse to be defined by a single aesthetic standard
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In this context, Xu Zishan, who left TVB, finally had the opportunity to tear off the label of "TVB aesthetics" and show her true self, she cut her hair short, revealed a full forehead, and her makeup became more concise and clean, highlighting her own facial features
In 2012, Xu Zishan played the role of "Detachment" in the movie "Jin Yiwei", which became a turning point in her acting career, in the film, she appeared in an exotic costume, cold eyes, sharp skills, the "female killer" of the ruthlessness and resoluteness of the interpretation to the fullest, this movie, not only Xu Zishan was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the Hong Kong Film Awards, but also let her "senior face" charm has been fully released
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From the counterattack of "TVB Ugly" to "Senior Face", Xu Zishan's transformation is the embodiment of personal aesthetic awakening, and it is also the epitome of the aesthetic changes of the times
3. Aesthetic Game of Thrones: From "Defined" to "Self-Defined"
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The popularity of "senior face" is not accidental, behind it is a quiet change in the aesthetic power structure
For a long time, the public aesthetic has been manipulated by an invisible "power", which may come from the propaganda of the mainstream media, from the influence of social culture, or from the drive of commercial interests, which is like an invisible "mold", trying to shape all people's aesthetics into the same "standard products"
In the case of TVB, this "aesthetic power" is reflected in the preference for "sweetness", "affinity" and other qualities, in order to cater to this aesthetic, TVB's modeling team often "standardizes" the appearance of the actors, while ignoring the personality and characteristics of the actors themselves
With the popularization of the Internet and the rise of social media, this "top-down" aesthetic power structure is gradually being dismantled, and more and more individuals are beginning to realize that there is not only one standard for beauty, and everyone has the right to define their own beauty
The popularity of "high-class face" is the embodiment of this trend of "aesthetic democratization", which challenges the single pursuit of "sweetness" and "harmlessness" of traditional aesthetics, and affirms the existence of multiple aesthetic values such as "individuality", "independence" and "self-confidence".
In this sense, the popularity of "senior face" is not only an aesthetic phenomenon, but also a cultural phenomenon, which reflects people's desire for "self-definition" and "personality expression", and also indicates that the future aesthetic trend will be more diverse, inclusive and free
4. Conclusion: In the era of pluralism, be your own "aesthetic master"
Xu Zishan's "senior face" puzzle provides us with a unique perspective to observe aesthetic changes, and it reminds us that beauty is not the same, and everyone has their own unique beauty
In the era of information explosion, we are surrounded by all kinds of aesthetic information every day, and how not to be coerced by these information and maintain independent aesthetic judgment is a problem that everyone needs to think about
Perhaps, we can't change the trend of mainstream aesthetics, but we can choose not to be defined by it, we can start from ourselves, discover our own unique beauty, and bravely show it
Just as Xu Zishan found a style that is more suitable for her after leaving TVB, each of us can be our own "aesthetic master" in this pluralistic era
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