Special feature of 1905 film network Recently, the new film was announced to be launched. This is the first suspense film that she stepped out of comedy and challenged after "Exchange of Life". According to the filing and publicity of the National Film Bureau, the film tells the story of a Chinese female lawyer who was caught in a conspiracy because of her daughter’s kidnapping accident. With the in-depth investigation of the case, the truth gradually surfaced. From national mother to lawyer mother, Zhang Xiaofei welcomes more opportunities with Hi, Mom, but still continues the image label of mother. What are the reasons behind this?
Zhang Xiaofei took the role of "Save the Suspect", and many viewers were very emotional. Because of the Hi, Mom fire, she didn’t cling to such a halo, but immediately bid farewell to the comedy genre and her old partner. Is it a good breakthrough opportunity to make a transition at this time? Ma Rongrong, a film critic, said: "This time is very urgent for her. Zhang Xiaofei is a post-80s floret, and her classmates and friends have already got their own places by costume idol dramas and commercial works. It is only by Hi, Mom that Zhang Xiaofei has achieved "overtaking in corners" and ushered in her own world. At the same time, her age is over 35, which is a very urgent matter for China actresses. I believe that becoming a comedian is far from her original intention, but she just can’t find the right opportunity and role. Whether it is from "Exchange Life" or "Save the Suspect", she personally hopes to make steady progress and reach her ideal state on the basis of previous success as soon as possible. "
Zhang Xiaofei’s new play "Save the Suspect" is different in genre, but the role she plays continues the image of national mother in Hi, Mom. Does this mean that Zhang Xiaofei has always been in the circle of mother role? Judging from Zhang Xiaofei’s face, she prefers the dignified and atmospheric female image, not too glamorous and sexy, nor naive and sweet girly female. Her success in playing the role of mother type is largely due to her more vivid image, which is more consistent with the image of young mother in the audience’s memory.
The lawyer’s mother in "Save the Suspect" is a steady choice for Zhang Xiaofei personally. On the one hand, she continued the image of Hi, Mom’s mother before, and the mass base was consolidated; On the other hand, there is nothing in common between the two mothers. If the former mother is more of a traditional forbearing and emotional image, the mother in Save the Suspect not only has a warm side to her daughter, but also has a maverick side in the workplace, as well as a side that fights with criminals in the face of crisis. For Zhang Xiaofei herself, this role has both consolidation and development, which not only continues the image of her national mother, but also further expands and deepens this image.
Speaking of the role setting of lawyer and mother, the excellent lawyer played in this film also suffered the fate of her daughter’s disappearance. Ma Rongrong said: "Saving the Suspect is both an opportunity and a challenge for Zhang Xiaofei. She can use this film to realize her transformation from a comedian to a mainstream drama actress, and this role will be found in the big environment. In fact, the heroine drama is not a scarce type in the current film and television circle, and many Mesozoic actresses are working hard in this direction. "
There have been a series of images of women in the workplace created by Yao Chen, the image of women managers in TV dramas, and The Law of Ladies. For Zhang Xiaofei, the role of mature women in the film and television market has begun to saturate, and she will easily fall into the dilemma of homogenization competition with other actresses. If Hi, Mom lets Zhang Xiaofei "overtake" in the corner among the flowers born after 1980s, then whether "Save the Suspect" can help her again is not only related to her acting and performance, but also related to the maturity of the script and the director’s mastery. If she doesn’t control well, there are so many roles in front of Zhu Yu, and the audience will be more dissatisfied with this role after comparison.
Women’s roles have a very rich space to expand, and the market also needs diversified women’s roles. The image of mature women has many blank spaces that the market can fill. Looking at the world film industry, there are not a few complex, diverse and multi-faceted female roles. There are many representatives with complex souls and deep hearts, such as Chinese and Chinese. Every woman in domestic movies is also very free and has lived her own wonderful life.
When an actress really creates a successful artistic image, she is easily limited by this image, because the audience may not accept her other images. Whether you can break your own success spell and go to a higher level requires Zhang Xiaofei’s own courage and opportunity, but also depends on whether the market gives this opportunity. I believe that Zhang Xiaofei has more potential to be tapped, and I look forward to bringing more diversified images and more wonderful interpretations to the audience in the future.