The Chinese movie "Bach Nhat De Dang" has just aired and attracted attention because of the participation of two main actors, "Newborn beauty" Dilraba Dilmurat and actor Chen Feiyu.
However, one of the most controversial issues immediately after the movie was released is the "chemistry" between the main couple - a very important factor in the historical romance film genre.
Sohu analyzed that the awkwardness in the film comes from the difficult-to-concile temperamental difference between the male and female leads.
The character Ha Tu Mo played by Dich Le Nhiet Ba, in the first 6 episodes, pretends to be a weak, lonely girl to approach teenager General Doan Tu (Tran Phi Vu).
But Nhiet Ba's inherent strong aura is not suitable for the weak "little white flower" image; the segments try to appear fragile, unconvincing and forced.
When Ha Tu Mo reveals her true identity to the male lead, returning to a cold, sharp image, the male lead's attitude also changes; the process of emotional transformation is unnatural.
Nhiet Ba's appearance is too radiant and carries a mature aura, while her character needs coldness and distance. Tran Phi Vu has a clear youthful and delicate look. When standing next to each other, the two lack the ambiguous atmosphere of a couple, the difference in age and aura makes the character's relationship separate.
This is not the first time Dilireba has been criticized for lacking "couple feeling" with male co-stars.
Looking back at previous works, when she stood next to actors with sharp faces like Cung Tuan, Ngo Loi or Tran Tinh Huc, she often fell into a situation where "each person has their own beauty, but standing together is out of tune".
In the historical film genre, "couple sensation" or "chemistry" is the key to determining most of the spread of the work.
Constantly causing controversy on the emotional front not only limits the film's reputation, but also makes the market and audience increasingly doubt Nhiet Ba's ability to collaborate with her co-stars.
According to the media, "couple feeling" is a difficult to define element, but in fact it contains logic that can be analyzed.
In addition to the core element of the script, the suitability of the appearance between actors, character setting, and even the knots in the industry's creativity all affect the "chemistry" of the couple on screen.
Producer Sui Bai believes that the most ideal configuration for a couple is "contrast compensation".
For example, the cleverness of Ngao Thuy Bang when combined with the "ignorance" of Bach Loc or Ly Lan Dich; or Vuong Hac De just needs to draw eyeliner to change the eye shape to be able to express the eerieness of Dong Phuong Thanh Thuong - all are taking advantage of the addition of appearance to amplify the character's appeal and the feeling of the couple.
Meanwhile, Dilraba Dilmurat belongs to the sharp five-dimensional style. According to Sui Bai, she is more suitable when paired with a male actor with "gentle beauty".
More notably, as age increases, Nhiet Ba's transformation pressure becomes increasingly apparent. The "difficulty matching couples" issue, which previously only existed implicitly, has now become a career barrier that she is forced to face.
As a long-time active actress, Dilraba has passed the stage of relying only on beauty to attract fans. If she continues to revolve around idol movies without escaping the familiar pattern, her weakness in "chemistry" with male co-stars will be exaggerated, making it difficult for her to go far in her career.
