China News Service, Beijing, October 13 (Liu Yue) It has to be said that in recent years, competition has become increasingly fierce on the big screen. When the commercial movie with high investment, big IP, and strong plots goes hand in hand, a minority-themed art film about the joys and sorrows of small people will most likely be labeled as "not optimistic" - for example, the movie "The End of the Sea of is Grassland ".
is more competitive than theater movies, and is the actresses on the big and small screens. "Middle Girls' Generation" is approaching, and the sisters are busy joining the group, opening their business, and transforming. They are both good at singing and dancing and are beautiful. An actress who has low production of works, infrequent personal business, and has been silent in the public eye for a long time has also been excluded from the "traffic" team - such as the heroine Masu in "The End of the Sea is the Grassland".
However, "The End of the Sea is the Grassland" was shortlisted for the main competition unit of the 12th Beijing Film Festival " Temple of Heaven Award " and won a Douban high score of 7.2. The heroine Ma Su completed her self-expanding self-defense with her extremely breakthrough performance in the film and received unanimous praise from the audience.
This is a movie from afar, like prose poetry, and a story of an actress who has experienced life practice and embarked on a new journey.
"Grassland Mother" first challenge actors to destroy their image
"The End of the Sea is the Grassland" is directed by Er Dongsheng , starring Chen Baoguo , Ma Su, A Yunga and others. The film is based on real historical events and tells the story of New China suffering from serious natural disasters in the late 1950s. About 3,000 orphans from southern cities were taken to the grassland and handed over to the simple and kind herders for adoption.
On the grassland, all the anxiety and pain of children will be resolved by the true love and great love in the world. "Sarenna" played by Ma Su is a simple and great grassland Eji (mom). When she received the role, she was a little nervous because she was too far away from a native Mongolian woman: "Before filming this movie, I had never walked into the grassland and had no idea about the lives of herders."
Experience life and understanding the role are the basis for actors to shape characters. Therefore, before turning on the computer, Ma Su went to Inner Mongolia to learn Mongolian and local customs, and eat and live with the herdsmen. In the end, the "Sarenna" presented in the film has shed all the qualities that belong to "Ma Su" - she is wearing two big braids, smiling simple and charmingly, with traces of time in her wrinkles, like the most ordinary grassland mother.
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The herdsmen who have worked hard all year round with wind and sun cannot have broken skin. The vicissitudes of face means that actors need to sacrifice their appearance to highlight the character's characteristics. Therefore, during the shooting, the makeup artist deepened the spots on Ma Su's face and the wrinkles in the nasolabial grooves and , making the whole face look rougher.
"I like this look very much. Every wrinkle on her face, including her form and behavior, tells us what Sarenna has experienced on that grassland." Ma Su believes that the actor does not destroy the image or not, and it is appropriate to restore the character: "When I enter the role, I am no longer Ma Su herself. Everything is for the service of the characters, and you cannot have any selfish intentions."
"The appearance cannot withstand time, but a good character can be, it is eternal and eternal."
There is a "stupid way" to learn Mongolian language. Ma Su asks for help. Half a month after the filming is started, director Er Dongsheng suddenly notified all the actors that they should use Mongolian language to shoot the whole process after the filming is started. This is a difficult task for Ma Su, a girl from Han . As a typical sticky language , the lines in the Mongolian version are more complex, and the pronunciation also needs to follow strict harmony - this puts Ma Su on a lot of pressure and is anxious every day: "I spend all my time memorizing Mongolian language, because only by being familiar with my heart can my language, psychological activities and behavior be unified and make the characters become real."
She recalled a highlight of the movie: "There is a scene at an adoption conference, and I want to introduce myself to the opportunity to adopt a child.When people fight for rights, they must be confident and confident, and not be stumbling. You need to fully perform the self-explanation of people living at that time, and it is really difficult to memorize lines. "
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"Nothing is difficult in the world, I'm afraid of those who are interested." This is Ma Su's summary of this Mongolian learning experience. In fact, before director Er Dongsheng issued the order, she made some preparations in advance and asked for help from the Mongolian actor A Yunga in the same crew. Ma Su recalled, "I called him and said, "Ga, can you teach me a word of life every day?" Then he taught me word by word from dinner, hello, goodbye, and thank you, and gave me great help. He is so busy and he takes time to be a language teacher for me. I am really grateful to him. "In the movie
, Sarenna has a small Chinese character book left by her husband Idel. In reality, Ma Su also has a booklet about learning Mongolian language, with dense pronunciations on it. She joked that this is "a good memory is not as good as a bad pen": "Because time is limited, I cannot learn systematically, so I used the most 'stupid' method. Just like when I was a child, I wrote down the more than 100 lines in the form of transliteration of Chinese characters, and worked overtime to read and memorize. This kind of muscle memory is very useful, and it is still very effective in the end. "
Ma Su's Mongolian transliteration booklet. Picture source: Ma Su Weibo
Whether the actors are attentive or not, the most sensitive ones are often the audience. They are never stingy in praise of those who are serious about their studies. After the movie was released, many viewers left messages to Ma Su, asking if she is a Mongolian actor, and also suspected that the lines were matched in the later stage. "When they thought I might be a Mongolian, they had already thrown away my own shadow. This voice is too important to me and is the best encouragement and support. "
" Many people have gained new understanding and affirmation of my performance, which are the gains this movie brings to me. ”
Life is like a practice Only by seeing yourself can you find the direction
After the release of "The End of the Sea is the Grassland", many viewers asked, where has Ma Su been going in recent years? Indeed, her works have not produced high in recent years, and she has always kept a low profile in the public eye. The flamboyant and straightforward "Ma Beautiful" seems to have not appeared for a long time.
You should know that as the first post-80s Feitian Golden Eagle Huading three-level video, she holds " Beijing Youth " and " Women Are Like Flowers " and other excellent masterpieces, Ma Suchun was once proud and had an unquestionable position in the industry. However, in recent years, her career has entered a bottleneck period.
Fortunately, in 2020, Ma Su ushered in a small turning point. On the stage of " Actors Please Take Place " season 2, she got the "S" card from Er Dongsheng. This recognition prompted the two to cooperate for the second time in "The End of the Sea is the Grassland". Ma Su said that she cherished this opportunity very much. "I did encounter some difficulties, but now I have cleared the clouds and seen the moon bright? "Ma Su smiled and thought that life would go through some ups and downs. We should understand ourselves, review ourselves, and adjust our mindset to face it. Stills from
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Ma Su is a typical Heilongjiang girl - cheerful, straightforward and optimistic. She attributed her previous dilemma to self-loss, "I simplified many complicated things and lacked thinking and judgment. This is a matter of self-awareness. I didn’t blame anyone because I grew up with this experience. "
. Faced with some doubts about one's own character, Ma Su said bluntly: "My human nature is fine and my three views are fine, I am very sure of this. But some things cannot be explained clearly, so don’t say them again. I have already reviewed it, and time has told me what should be done and what should not be done. "
Knows the worldly but not the worldly, and is smooth and innocent. The most precious thing in this world is that after encountering the cruelty of reality, you still have expectations for people and love life. As Ma Su said: "Life is a practice, and you can only find your direction by seeing yourself clearly. But my original intention remains unchanged. I will always be a kind-hearted person. I will help the old lady cross the road and help my friends around me without hesitation."
" I still hope that I am the sunny and optimistic Ma Su before, looking forward to all the good things. "
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: What is the feeling of working together with director Er Dongsheng again?
Ma Su: I especially like filming with Director Er. He will change a lot of my previous understanding of performance. He is like a helmsman, who will set a tone for us, regulate the performance at this moment, and lead us to finish it. Become a good character, but won't interfere with it a lot.
Every time he gives me a novel performance experience. Originally, I was a person with a special personality, and the characters I created were relatively tension and expression. But "Sarenna" does not have too many emotional waves, it is a life-like performance state, and it is also a new challenge and experience for me. It turns out that it is not passion or extroverting to express, I can also act introverted and internal dramas. I like this creation very much and saw my plain and layered performance in the film.
He is quite bold. He asked me to play a minority mother, including this time I spoke Mongolian throughout the whole process, which is difficult to achieve in the short term. But he asked me to do it and I did it too. This is a particularly satisfying thing.
China News Network : What kind of actor is Chen Baoguo in your eyes?
Ma Su: It's a pity that I have no rivalry with Chen Baoguo this time. Teacher Baoguo is our respectful role model to learn, and I hope to become like this one day in the future. Good actor with both virtue and art. As Director Er said, he is the decisive needle and backbone of our movie. With him, we feel confident.
The shooting environment on the grassland is very harsh, the sun is exposed and the wind is blowing. One day I saw Teacher Baoguo sitting alone on the grassland, holding an umbrella. Because there is no place to block the sun, I feel that the umbrella is shaking, but he is waiting quietly without any distraction. This kind of professionalism is particularly worth learning.
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China News Network : This lineup also has actor A Yunga. How did he perform?
Ma Su: I think he performed very well. He is a Mongolian himself and is very familiar with and understands grassland culture, because I and Wang Qiang are both Han nationality, and his arrival has made the Mongolian atmosphere of our family of three stronger. He told us a lot of details of life, bringing us help and confidence.
He is on the stage The light is very dazzling, and the singing is super nice, such as our ending song, which is deeply singing. He is a very good all-round actor, but he positioned himself as a musical actor. I feel a little humble, and he can develop in any field.
He was very serious. As soon as he came to the crew, he immediately came to me and said he wanted to understand the shooting situation. Because he had to memorize Mongolian lines, I only got the script in advance. He asked me and said he wanted it and quickly learned about the whole movie. Including privately, he would also discuss the role with us very seriously. A series of scenes have been polished several times.
China News Network : Opportunities and challenges in the entertainment industry coexist in recent years. How do you view this phenomenon?
Ma Su: business ability and professional attitude are the minimum bottom line that all industries should maintain. The four words "both moral and artistic" are my always pursuit and life principle.
industry will have a trough period and a peak period. When it is in a trough period, we must do our duty as an actor and settle down well. , speak with your works, use your enthusiasm for the industry to maintain and protect our career and identity, and do your best. The industry will also eliminate falsehoods and retain the truth, and keep the best and most professional people behind. It may not be a bad thing. Stick to yourself, let more audiences recognize, and let directors recognize, and more good works appear.
Always have a heart that longs for good wishes, don’t be depressed, and don’t be depressed, as long as you have the ability, I firmly believe that gold will shine.
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China News Network : In the past few years, the dilemma of actresses has been repeatedly discussed. What do you think of this issue?
Masu: The demand for subjects in the market affects the employment rate of middle-aged actresses. I hope there will be more themes to give us actors who have been young, have rich life experience, and can express themselves more opportunities. Whether it is experience, experience or perception, our age should be the most prosperous period of creative desire. We have many topics to discuss with the audience and the emotions we want to express. If there are not many opportunities, it is a pity that I can only seal this emotion.
Since the dilemma is in front of us, should we change ourselves, break out of our comfort zone, and make adjustments to the inertia of our previous performances? Should we be more professional and pay more when shaping roles? These are the self-cultivation of professional actors. Since there is no chance, we will find ways to change so that the director and producer can see more possibilities in this actor, just like "The End of the Sea is the Grassland". This is the beginning of change and gave me the driving force and direction to break the status quo. (End)
Source: China News Network
