Saturday, September 17, 2011
Source : http://showbiz.chinatimes.com/showbiz/110511/112011091700040.html
Translated by sytwo at VIC/ AF
In recent years, Vic Chou threw himself into movies, not only trying out a variety of different characters, but also taking up roles which are the extreme opposite of his personality, with works in music and idol drama almost disappearing. The main reason is the hope to fill up the gap of debuting too early and being consciously aware of the issue of hollowness in acting.
When Zaizai achieved overnight success with just one drama "Meteor Garden", he has just graduated from high school and was about to go to college. His life experience was inadequate and he has not received any professional training in acting. He was also not psychologically prepared to be chased by the media and surrounded by fans, making it is difficult for him to adapt to the way of life in the entertainment circle.
He has told friends that during that time, his reputation and popularity was much higher than his acting skills, and there was a great psychological gap. He felt very empty, very unrealistic, so he was not happy for a long time.
So now, he would rather give up all kinds of opportunity to produce albums and idol dramas, politely turning down numerous drama offers to play a rich man’s son or second-generation heir, and breaking out from the established and common framework and overturn fans image (of himself) through unique roles and storyline, working with different directors, actors and crew to hone his skills.
Using the four upcoming works which he stars in as examples, some to be released and others still filming, each role is very different from his real life and personality.
In "Live With Fashion” (English title : Sleepless Fashion) he is a “poison tongue” media person who curses and hurts others without guilt; in "Home" it is in the context of helplessness and parting of life and death, where he has to cry bitterly with nose running as he crawls among corpses; in "Match Made in Heaven" he plays a single father. He has never brought up a child and is a homebody (otaku) but now needs to become king of children. And finally in "Saving General Yang" which is a totally new challenge for him who has he never acted in an ancient costume film. With his “modern/ trendy” face, he will be putting on a helmet and ancient armor suit, which will be a refreshing change for all to see.
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