Recently, middle-aged idol and romance films are attracting attention on Chinese screens. "Why is he still single" starring Huang Jianhua and Zhou has just ended, immediately followed by the film "Dancing City" by Chung Han Luong and Qin Lan, which aired and was discussed.
Although both are urban love-themed films, the styles of the two works are completely different.
Why is he still single is a remake of the Japanese film The Man Who Cant Marry. The character Du Du played by Huang Jianhua is a strange, quirky but kind person by nature. He made the audience laugh and aroused reflections on people and life.
At the age of four, Du Du announced that he was "not married", but after meeting female doctor Co Diep Gia (Chu Chau), from being bored with hating each other to gradually understanding each other, the two finally got together.
The audience has many positive reviews of the film, praising the novel plot, with attractive humorous elements. Choosing Will Kien Hoa as the role of a monotonous and bad middle-aged man was the right choice.
This multi-talented, self-conscious, and controversial character has been successfully portrayed by Huang Jianhua. The actor born in 1979, despite his old age, has clear wrinkles around his eyes and his skin is no longer as firm as when he was young. But overall he still brings a sense of form and freshness.
The wrinkles are very natural, in addition to being in good shape, not "drinking beer" or oil on the face, making him exude the typical attraction of middle-aged men.
It is the calm attitude of accepting the time traces of Huang Jianhua that helped the role become more realistic and lively. The audience gave the actor the line: "A Ferrari is still a Ferrari even though it is old".
Meanwhile, the newly aired film "Dancing City" is adapted from the novel "Who on the other side of time". The film tells the story of a 12-year relationship with many misunderstandings and endlessness between Phung Due (Chung Han Luong) and Dam Tu Dinh (Tan Lam).
Right from the opening episodes, the plot of Dancing City was commented to be old-fashioned, with many unreasonable details.
Chung Han Luong and Hac Kien Hoa were once voted into the group "Thien nhai bon My" - the 4 most outstanding male historical idols on Chinese screens. Both are 7X generation actors, but their current on-screen status is very different.
Chung Han Luong in the role of Phung Due was commented to look less natural. His face is almost un wrinkled, his skin is shiny but he can easily see signs of cosmetic intervention, and under the light, he is sometimes slightly swollen and lacks angles. This status, while maintaining a "youthful feeling", also causes the expression to lose flexibility.
Chung Han Luong has played many great roles, a modern film god in the hearts of many people, such as Luc Le Thanh in the film "The most beautiful time", Ha Di Tham in "Give Along for the whole life"... He was an ideal model for many female audiences.
However, in the movie "Dancing City", the character Phung Due, although looking quite young compared to Chung Han Luong's real age, is unlikely to convince the audience.
In fact, in recent years, the public has easily accepted that actors are aging naturally. Viewers want to see actors in a state that suits their age, without having to rush to force their youthful appearance.
Moderate aesthetics can keep you young, but if overused, it will affect the expressions - an important thing for actors.
