1905 movie network feature She plays a hearing-impaired mother in the new Chinese New Year film. She also chose to use sign language to introduce her new role to the audience on Weibo.
The title of the film "Article 20" is taken from Article 20 of the Criminal Law, focusing on the situation and legal dilemma behind cases related to legitimate defense.
In the trailer that has been exposed, the hearing-impaired mother played by Zhao Liying is faced with a major change in her family, and she has no way to ask for help. She "roars" in despair on the rooftop, while signing, the blue veins in her neck bulge, and tears flow, full of contagion.
The director also revealed that the setting of the hearing-impaired person was proposed by Zhao Liying. In order to play this role well, she not only appeared without makeup, learned sign language, but also minimized language communication on the set and immersed herself in Hao Xiuping’s world.
"She has broken through her own ceiling and is no longer the Zhao Liying of the past." Zhang Yimou commented.
The video of Zhao Liying introducing herself in sign language also received a lot of praise from hearing-impaired girls: Sign language is very standard, and I am very happy that Zhao Liying can play this role. I hope her social influence can make hearing-impaired people more inclusive and valued.
Then, Zhao Liying also recorded a sign language video reply: Thank you for your liking, I received it!Seeing such a "two-way rush", netizens couldn’t help but exclaim: It’s too warm.
Not only Zhao Liying, but also many actors have starred in "special groups" in film and television works. While gaining audience recognition, they also helped these groups to make their voices heard.
In the just-concluded "If Running Is My Life," the actor, Anxin, "lost" his legs in a car accident.
The realistic prosthetic effects that audiences see in the play are the result of a combination of special effects, props, and actors.
Zhong Chuxi revealed in an interview that she often communicated with the teacher in charge of amputation makeup on the crew about the state of the person at different stages after amputation, kneeling on the wheelchair to find the feeling, and walking to simulate the state of prosthetic toddlers, unable to bend significantly.
What’s more important is to understand and interpret the process by which characters regain their confidence and dignity after being hit, so as to encourage more people to face life more positively.
People with physical disabilities are also depicted in movies.
She plays the high paraplegic Ma Jiaqi, although only the head can move, but with his expressions and lines to show the character’s personality and rich and delicate emotions.
Ren Suxi interpreted Ma Jiaqi’s "pungent" this way: she can only express herself through her mouth, and the more fiercely she scolds, the more fragile her heart is.
In addition, they have also played visually impaired groups.
In order to play the genius fencing boy who went blind by accident, Wu Lei learned how to use braille and a blind cane, and kept his eyes in a state of no focus at all times. He often broke down in tears while patting.
Yang Mi said that playing blind people should not only look similar, but also show their unique psychological state, such as relatively "passive", strong protective desire and so on.
In Andy Lau’s opinion, the blind detective Johnston in the movie is the most difficult role in his 30 years of career.
Before the performance, Andy Lau went to a blind school to experience life for three months, learning life skills with people who had just lost their sight, and finally reached a state where they could "close their eyes" and do many things.
In order to break the stereotype of this group, he also insists on not wearing sunglasses, using "eyes" and limbs to more realistically interpret the every move of the blind.
In China, Hui Yinghong also did not want to use a "lazy" way to show the visually impaired group, and worked hard from appearance to expression.
She first found an ophthalmologist and took a pair of copper contact lenses, wearing them to carefully guess the state of mind of the blind, and then constantly trained herself to control the eyes, imitating the state of the prototype’s eyes that kept moving and scattered.
Hui Yinghong, who has blind relatives, admitted that starring in the film is also to help this group speak out: to make them feel equal is the greatest respect.
In the movie, the character of He is a mentally disabled person with only the intelligence of a few-year-old child.
Before the filming began, Zhang Junjun, Qiu Ze, and other leading actors spent a month in a welfare home, learning crafts and painting with children, observing the clothing, food, housing, and transportation of these special people up close, and completely subverting the past role image in terms of style.
Zhang Junjun said: I don’t want everyone to focus on "pretending to be ugly", but I hope to truly present the state of these special people, so that the audience can feel their love and innocence.
This is also the meaning of presenting special people in film and television works. It should not be curious or sensational, but should provide a window and an opportunity for their true life state and inner world to be "seen" and "heard".
As the director of "Best Encounters" put it: "I hope people don’t just focus on the special parts. Their needs and expectations for love and being loved are the same as those of ordinary people."
