If you want to talk about the dark horse in the film industry in the first half of this year, it must be "Everything Everywhere All at Once" starring Michelle Yeoh .
Since its release, the movie has received a lot of admiration, and the ratings on major movie websites are very bright.
Audience comments on social media are also higher than the last:
"Michelle Yeoh has contributed the best performance this year."
"Last night: after the movie, the audience stood up and cheered and applauded Michelle Yeoh."
movie tells the story of The story of a 55-year-old Asian immigrant mother who works hard for her family, but encounters multiverse riots that trigger a series of changes.
To be honest, Sister Bao couldn’t tell the spoilers even if she wanted to. The story is really too violent, funny and funny! As this netizen said:
"I'm not just saying it: " Instant Universe " is the most creative and best movie I have ever seen, and it is completely indescribable."
There are also reddit netizens who did this The introductory picture contains no spoilers. Friends who have watched the movie should be able to laugh out loud.
Anyway, after the movie became a hit, many viewers also expressed their desire to let Michelle Yeoh win the Oscar.
"If Michelle Yeoh does not win the Oscar, there will be no justice in the world!"
"She'd better be nominated for the Oscar for Best Actress for this movie!"
Indeed, since her debut in Hong Kong, China in the 1980s, Michelle Yeoh has always been labeled as the number one female Hit the stars.
is capable of both literary and martial arts, and has many masterpieces in the Chinese-speaking world and Hollywood.
Besides movies, she is also known for her good taste. Various endorsements in the fashion industry, stunning looks on the red carpet, and endless charm.
This time I encountered a good work that showed both the charm of martial arts and the strength of acting skills. Michelle Yeoh, who will turn 60 this year, shines brightly.
In interviews with "GQ" and "Hollywood Reporter" last month, Michelle Yeoh carefully reviewed many representative works since her debut, and told how she went from a martial arts outsider who learned ballet to a capable martial artist. actor.
This actress was born on August 6, 1962 in Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia. She won the Miss Malaysia beauty pageant at the age of 21. She comes from a wealthy local Chinese family.
She said that her dream was to open a ballet school after she started ballet in elementary school and won the beauty pageant.
html At the age of 115, Michelle Yeoh was admitted to the Royal Academy of Dance. Her family fully supported her to study art.
As a result, when she was 17 years old, due to a spinal injury, she changed her major to study creative arts and minored in acting: "I really hated acting at the time and had stage fright. If you ask my teacher at the time, 'Michelle Yeoh will become an actress' ', they will definitely not believe it. "
A wealthy daughter who did not want to act, accidentally went to Hong Kong, China to shoot commercials with Jackie Chan and Chow Yun-fat after graduation.
A talent scout spotted Michelle Yeoh, who was only 22 years old at the time, and signed a movie contract with her. Michelle Yeoh's family supported their daughter's decision and did not interfere.
She recalled:
"I could only speak English and Malay at that time, I couldn't read Chinese, and I couldn't speak Cantonese well, but I had always been brave, so I signed the contract.
What I thought was' It's easy to say no, but you can't go far in life, so I might as well give it a try."
Such bravery continued throughout Michelle Yeoh's career.
The company asked her what type of movie she wanted to make. She said martial arts movies, because watching them was almost the same as dancing. They all choreographed movements and performed them.
As a result, the company representative felt that She was crazy, saying that a beauty pageant girl who studied ballet should be like the beautiful heroines in the popular martial arts movies at that time. Coincidentally, there were no female fighting stars in Hong Kong movies at that time. Finally, I decided to give it a try and let Michelle Yeoh star in "The Royal Sisters". Later, she won the Academy Award for Best Newcomer.
Movies about women dancing with swords and guns are really new. Michelle Yeoh started with this film. Perform martial arts moves in person.
However, it is not easy for outsiders without real kung fu to have a voice in the kung fu circle:
"The first hurdle I encountered was to get accepted by the martial arts actors in the 'Martial Arts Boys Club' I.
At that time, I went directly to the martial arts actors’ lounge and asked them to teach me. "
"They didn't think much of me at that time, but I still had the courage to imitate their actions.
Then I was studying every day in the green room and on the set, and that’s when they realized, ‘Oh, this girl is not here for fun’.
If I cry every day because of being beaten during filming, then I will definitely have no way out. I have to prove to everyone that I am someone who has the real ability to stay here. ”
After becoming famous through martial arts movies, in 1988, Michelle Yeoh suddenly announced her marriage to Hong Kong rich man Pan Dishan and quit the film industry.
In this interview, she said that she is a very focused person and she really wants a family. Did it. But after three years of marriage, she and her ex-husband broke up peacefully. At the age of 13, Michelle Yeoh made her comeback in "The Police Story 3", which won both box office and word-of-mouth success. Michelle Yeoh, who performed dangerous stunts, became the number one female star. During those years when she devoted herself to work, Michelle Yeoh made 8 movies in two years, such as "Super Plan", "Tai Chi Zhang Sanfeng", " Yong". "Spring " and other Hong Kong film classics.
High-intensity work did not always go as planned. When filming " Akin's Story" in 1995, she injured her back and almost became paralyzed while jumping from an overpass. At that time, she almost wanted to give up. Career.
Who would have thought that when she was lying on the bed, Quentin director went to visit her in the ward and couldn’t express his appreciation. Michelle Yeoh said in the interview this time:
“He has watched all my movies and is very excited. As soon as we talked about it, I felt energetic and my hope was aroused. I really love making movies. "
The next year, Hong Kong style spread to Hollywood. Michelle Yeoh became the first Asian Bond girl and starred in the 007 movie "Tomorrow Never Dies.".
It was also in Hollywood that she, who had been working as a star, saw something else about herself. One possibility: “In Hong Kong I don’t need to do too many literary dramas, but in Hollywood, I don’t need to do many stunts myself. "
From then on, in addition to acting in various action movies such as "Eagle", "The Mummy 3", and "Striders 2".
In the past 20 years, Michelle Yeoh has struggled for a long time, from being a simple She has grown into an actor with acting skills. She said that she has never been one to give up or compromise, so she has persisted. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, she was 38 years old and challenged Mandarin for the first time. Lines.
" Memoirs of a Geisha", 43 years old, she played the role of Mameha, a palace-level figure who has both sides, and performed on the same stage as Gong Li and Zhang Ziyi.
and the role of the rich mother in the 2018 hit "Crazy Rich Asians".
According to the two directors of "The Universe", they were shocked by Michelle Yeoh's performance after watching "Crazy Rich Asians". It was the first time I discovered that the martial arts superstar in my childhood memories had such good acting skills.
Michelle Yeoh also said with a smile in this interview that she played the role of an arrogant and powerful wealthy mother, and her line "You will never be enough. You will never be enough for my son" scared the colleagues on the set at the time.
is also the role of mother, which brought Michelle Yeoh and the two directors of "The Universe" together.
When Kwan Ka-wing and director Daniel Schnatter were preparing the script in 2018, the original idea was to star Jackie Chan and Michelle Yeoh was chosen as the supporting role of his wife.
wrote that their plot development was not going well, so they decided to change Michelle Yeoh's character into the protagonist, an Asian immigrant woman over fifty.
This change, the two directors understood it at once.
Director Guan said in an interview with "indiewire":
"Daniel and I both have very strong women in our families. It would be so interesting for such a woman to become the protagonist!
After we finished writing, we were very nervous because there is only Michelle Yeoh in the world. She can play this role, but if she doesn't play it, the movie will be over. "
This movie is also the first movie with a middle-aged Asian immigrant woman as the protagonist and a superhero.
When Michelle Yeoh talked about such a role setting, she couldn't help but burst into tears:
"I actually didn't tell the director, but I was very excited after receiving the script, because finally after so many years, I met someone who can prove my acting skills. "
She also said: "This character reminds me of many women around me, who are getting older and working hard for their families.
You can see many such aunts in Chinatown, and you won't even notice them. But the movie gives such a woman a chance to speak out, and she is also a superhero. "
In order to get closer to the character, Michelle Yeoh dressed simply in the movie and almost appeared without makeup.
A big star who has shined many times at the Met Gala, she really goes out of her way when acting.
After more than 30 years of debut, Michelle Yeoh has gone through the ballet girl stage, the struggle stage to stand out among the male martial arts stars, the struggle stage starting to act in literary dramas, and this time, as the all-round heroine, she has reached another peak in carrying the banner. Expect.
When she is not acting and working, she devotes herself to family life and dotes on her nephews and grandchildren.
Calm and relaxed when on vacation,
Focused and serious when working,
. Nearly 60 years old, I dare to try anything and have the courage to move forward. , it’s really burning!
