Later, in an interview with Chen Kexin, they talked about this matter. At that time, Chen Kexin sent Zhou Xun a message to comfort her, and Zhou Xun replied: "It's okay, I understand."

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Recently, two popular girl group talent shows have made Ashin ’s circle of friends suddenly full of youthful atmosphere.

But just when everyone was debating whether to pick "Big Fish and Begonia" or Zhang Yifan , a "middle-aged girl group talent show" program " Riding the Wind and Waves Sister " came out and quickly occupied the major topic lists .

, a program with a minimum age of 30 and a maximum age of 50+, has as many as 220,000 members in the Douban topic group before it is aired.

In recent years, sisters have always been a hot topic of discussion, from the "career dilemma" of middle-aged actresses with no roles to film, to the fictional "lady's character" made by netizens out of the industry, and the audience's opinions on the age of women and middle-aged actresses. views have changed significantly.

Behind the fact that sisters have become the center of people's conversation is a silent struggle of women against age.

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Female age and aging

An inescapable shackles

Age and appearance, in the highly competitive entertainment industry, are like time bombs tied to actresses.

No matter how much praise you have received, you will be hit because your appearance is no longer good.

Recently, photos of Gao Yuanyuan and Zhao Youting 's family of three have received malicious comments from netizens.

This reminded Ashin of the time when " Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace " was first aired. Netizens' negative comments about Zhou Xun's appearance were like a hail of bullets in the comments.

Later, in an interview with Chen Kexin, they talked about this matter. At that time, Chen Kexin sent Zhou Xun a message to comfort her, and Zhou Xun replied: "It's okay, I understand."

But secretly, she still Cried.

Age and aging are a hurdle for female actors in the workplace. As Zhou Xun said: "Especially actresses, they want you to stay in a period of youth and beauty."

In addition to actresses, in real life, we have There are also many prejudices about women's age.

As early as in "A Dream of Red Mansions", there is Jia Baoyu saying: "All girls are pearls. After becoming wives and mothers, they become turbid fish-eye beads."

Zhao Lei in the ballad "Thirty" "A Year-Old Woman" sings: "She is a thirty-year-old woman whose figure is not out of shape. Can such a woman retain a trace of innocence from the past? But in this world, sometimes appearance determines everything, but no matter how brilliant the appearance is, it can't hold it back." Live aging."

At the First Film Festival, actress Hai Qing said: "Most of us are passive. The market and themes often keep us away, and we are even isolated from the beginning. "

The pursuit of young girls and. This makes the female characters on our screens more and more stereotyped, and also makes the themes of film and television dramas fall into a dead end. No matter what type of drama it is, cannot avoid falling in love in the end.

Do middle-aged actresses really have to live with what people call "beautiful women grow old"?

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Sisters who have stepped out of the teenage girl setting

Time is their capital

There was a hit drama "Perfect Relationship" a while ago. Miraculously, the one who impressed everyone the most in this drama was not the heroine, but another Actress - 43-year-old Chen Shu.

In the play, she plays an industry elite with rich experience in public relations. She walks with style, can fight mistresses, and tear down scumbag men. She is in sharp contrast to the "silly and sweet" heroine.

Judging from the current female images on the screen, the public has developed aesthetic fatigue towards the "silly and sweet" female image. With some popular TV series, such as "Sex and the City", "Broke Sisters", "Female Women" "With the popularity of ", people's appreciation of women is no longer just about their appearance, but more about exploring women's inner spirit and personality.

Last year, 58-year-old Chen Chong played a villain in the movie "Manslaughter of ". Because of her strong aura and explosive acting skills, we also saw the infinite possibilities of middle-aged actresses.

Although the appearance of middle-aged women is described in a very disgraceful way, Liang Shiqiu seems to have a deeper understanding of middle age: "A half-old lady with bangs, hiding in the house wearing high heels and practicing like stilts" Walking is also a tragedy.

The joy of middle age is to know life and yourself well, so that you can do what you can do and enjoy the life you can.

Many times we will find that only middle-aged actors can take on the responsibility. The only reason he can afford to play a major role in the drama is because he can only really understand the content of the drama when he is middle-aged. "

In "Thirteen Invitations", Xu Zhiyuan asked Chen Chong what time means to her, and Chen Chong said that she is not afraid of growing old, Time and she are the capital to show off.

In ""Thoughts of an Intellectual Woman" Series" , the author Rachel Cusk, after 4 years of thinking and creating about the situation of women, also has such an optimistic call:

"I always feel that pain is right. For me, it is an opportunity... I only know that pain seems to bring people a kind of glory. If you survive, you will be one step closer to the truth.

Yang Lan once asked Gong Li : "You have a crisis about age." "Do you feel that way?"

Gong Li replied calmly: "No."

After being sad for a while, Zhou Xun is now able to face her age normally. In a recent video, she sang "Song of the End of the World" without makeup in front of a corner mirror. , natural and not artificial.

Recently, another actress Liu Mintao put herself on the hot search list because of her song "Red High Heels".

Although the expression management is seriously "out of control", it makes people feel more casual. After we have seen the same stereotyped performances, this kind of "fresh and refined" is eye-catching.

Maybe this is the so-called, 's good-looking appearance is the same, but its interesting soul is unique.

The reason why the audience has such a good impression of the sisters is, in the final analysis, because of their strength.

"Sisters Riding the Wind and Waves" In addition to the unique combination of sisters, Yi Nengjing, Ning Jing, Christy Chung, Yuan Yonglin who participated in the show are themselves professional actors with works behind them.

Audiences want to see sisters letting themselves go and beating up their mentors. This mentality may be the same as watching cool novels or dramas with heroines.

In the eyes of the audience, these capable actors are no longer limited to a certain persona. The freedom, maturity and calmness of middle-aged women are the result of years of experience . When people realize this, age is nothing but It's just a number, even a plus.

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Sisters’ victory

When we finally stop talking about marriage

Women’s age and marriage have long been talked about together.

Before "Sister Riding the Wind and Waves", Mango TV once produced an online variety show called "Why Are You So Good-Looking", which was criticized by netizens for a series of issues such as stereotypical definition of women and complaints about female doctors over 30 who have not been in love. Accusation.

48-year-old Yu Feihong is asked about his views on marriage in almost every interview.

Chen Qiaoen also said in a program: "There are always some irrelevant people who care more about my living status and age than myself."

Judging from the available data, since the end of the 19th century, the average number of women The age of first marriage has always been between 20 and 22 years old, which has become a fixed life pattern for women.

Beauvoir, the author of "The Second Sex", believes that women in reality can be divided into four categories: those who are married, those who have been married, those who plan to get married, and those who are in pain because they cannot get married.

But today, there has been a "big reversal" in this definition.

In the book "The Era of Single Women", the author analyzes the changes in women's lives.

Today, women face more complex choices that are more confusing and frightening, but in many ways, the complete change in women's lives begins with women's independence as adults.

Although an independent and free life is usually a sign of successful women, in many movies, we are attracted to women who are financially independent and have independent thoughts.

But the reality is that the step towards an independent life is not as simple as a shell giving birth to a pearl. It stems from the dissatisfaction and resistance of generations of people to unfair religion, tradition and social reality.

In their study of single women in early Europe, historians Judith Bennett and Amy Flood found that "few women could find jobs that paid men as much as men," which made it impossible for women who didn't want to get married. Unable to survive on my own.

And in the elite class, "wealthy female heirs can control their own destiny, so they are better equipped to give up marriage than ordinary women."

In the past, for most women, apart from marriage, there was no other way for them to obtain stable economic resources and social status.

Only when women are truly recognized as equal and independent individuals can we make our families, our institutions, and our social contracts stronger.

In today's world, various groups of women live more freely than in any previous era. It is time to rebuild the world for them.

Reference:

[1] "Sister Riding the Wind and Waves" became popular before it was broadcast: Women's age, "a number that can never be recovered". Xiao Shuyan. Beijing News Book Review Weekly. 2020.5.13.

[2] Zhou Xun revealed that due to aging Crying, exposing the collective anxiety of Chinese women. President of Tanxinshe. Cao Zhi. 2018.11.04

[3] "The Era of Single Women" [American] Rebecca Traister. He Mengfei/Xue Ke Translation. Guangxi Normal University University Press

Source: Xinhua No. CITIC Publishing