Thank You, Luot, You Know Me Quite Well!

謝謝 luot，很懂我呢！
2009-03-19 00:30
source:steven ma yahoo blog

I've liked Steven for a long time now, have watched many of his series; all different characters, but always exuding freshness and naturalness. Duke of Mt. Deer is his earlier work. He had just started acting in tv series. Still very green around the edges. He himself had said he did not know how to act then. But what we see on screen is an extremely real and captivating Siu Yun Ji. I guess this is in part due to his own clean personality closely resembling young Hong Hei's then; therefore evoking a divine, dreamy kind of charisma that lured us.

Young Hong Hei’s shoulders carries a heavy burden of responsibilities, naturally ‘aging’ him beyond his real age. However, his juvenile’s spirit cannot be entirely suppressed. And Steven at the time, clean/pure and decent plus his greenness fitted the quality substance of 气质 of such a teen disposition. But resided inside him is righteousness that can erupt as kingly aggressiveness / forcefulness. Steven became Hong Hei, summarily transported into an ancient era to later transforming into a shrewd and enlightened emperor. Through a gesture, a smile, knitting of brows and bodily movements, he effortlessly and naturally brought forth a real life young Hong Hei before us.

Chin Ka Chun in Steps is quite similar to Chuen Ka Fuk in that he is not a typical serious, heroic protagonist but a regular joe (xiu yan mat) , and not a little bit frivolous, at that. Similarly clad in western suit, Chin Ka Chun differs from Tong Chi-Ko’s solid respectability. When I see Chin's wicked smile 坏笑, I almost swoon.

Tong Chi-Ko in TBOL exudes righteousness; suave and elegant he views evil as archenemy. He is also astute and resourceful. He is very responsible toward his family; tolerant and accommodating. He’s faithful to love yet not wishy-washy. A good man, a good big brother; a quintessential, classic tv series protagonist. This kind of character though good, can easily come across as being wooden and masklike. But his portrayal was convincing and very warm. (亲切)

Steven is truly like what he said, which is portraying each and every character with his heart. He invoked and fully portrayed his characters’ eccentricities and traits without contrivances and without overacting but with a natural fung lao (自然的风流)。He is a very 灵气 actor.

But, no matter how good Steven is, in the beginning, I truly didn’t want to fall in (be captured, to succumb). I’ve watched his interviews; I do not like the Hong Kong media noisy style. I didn’t want to fall into the pain of pursuing a star 追星, to live vicariously through that person’s ups and downs. Too tiring! (san fu) I struggled for a long time, finally it’s Steven’s own person that helped me choose. He’s a genuine and bighearted person. His eyes shine with enthusiasm for his work and passion for life, but without consumed by the pursuit of fame and wealth; all very sunshine (yong kwong)/ (open) and transparent /clear. And so I’m reassured. I know he understands the real meaning of life (living). Regardless of the ups and downs in his career, he will live life with optimism and sincerity.

This, is his off screen 自然风流

Steven's fn*
I just read the above article on baidu. I didn’t transfer the article here just because of her but because she seems to understand me quite well, especially this phrase: 自然風流. Haha! I accept it. So, besides thank you, also want to share. Hopefully, lout and you all would not mind! 4th Brother.

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baidu【清浚出尘】〖美文〗马浚伟－－天然风流 

喜欢上浚伟这么久，看过他这么多作品，虽然角色千差万别，但是总给人一种清新自然的感觉。 《鹿鼎记》应是他早期的作品。当时他涉足电视剧不久，经验尚浅，他自己也坦言当时还不太会演戏。可是我们在屏幕上看到的小玄子却如此生动惊艳！我想，这多半要归功于他本身纯净剔透的气质在符合少年康熙心境的同时，更赋予了他仙一般的梦幻魅力，让我们惊喜！ 少年时代的康昕肩上挑着沉重负担，必然少年老成，少年天性又不可能完全压抑。 而 马浚伟当时纯净善良，又有一点初入行的青涩，非常符合十几岁少年的气质。但他内心的正气又使得他可以爆发出帝王霸气。他把自己变成了康熙，想像着进入那个 古色古香的时代，成为了那个令后世仰望的千古明君，然后，看似随意地通过一颦一笑，一举手一投足自然流畅地把一个俏生生的小康熙呈现在我们面前。 金牌冰人应当是浚浚演得最开心惬意的一部剧。里面的全家福可爱到爆！贪财狡猾又怎样？恰恰此时的福头最调皮可爱搞笑。而且他对爱情永不放弃，误会再多也要把爱的人抓在手里。这样的懂情趣会变通又专一的活宝男友，怪不得百合被休了还是要再嫁给他！ 浚浚在里面的发挥简直可以用如入无人之境来形容！同样一张脸，在全家福身上，小玄子的英武威严纤弱完全不见，只有让人抓狂的可爱。可爱到可以忽视他的帅！                                                   舞动全城中的程嘉俊有点类似全家福，不是正经严肃的英雄角色，而是普通的小人物，还有点玩世不恭，虽然西装格缕，却不同于唐志高的正派稳重。当时我看到他的坏笑，差点摔倒～～ 《突 围行动》中，唐志高一身正气，外型帅气潇洒、风度翩翩，内心嫉恶如仇，又机智善谋。他对待家庭非常有责任感，宽容忍让，对爱情忠贞，又不拖泥带水。是个难 得的好男人、好大哥，也是电视里典型的正面人物。这样的人物虽好，却容易让人觉得死板、脸谱化。但他演来却让人信服，非常亲切。 他真的如他自己所说，用心揣摩每一个角色，挖掘人物最核心的特点，真挚的发挥出来，没有丝毫刻意、做作，别有一股自然的风流。他是一个很有灵气的演员。 可是，虽然浚伟如此好，但刚开始，我很不想陷下去。 看过他的采访，我不喜欢香港媒体吵闹的风格，我不想陷入追星的痛苦中，因为为了一个人的际遇好坏让自己的心跟着跌宕起伏，太辛苦！我挣扎了许久，最终，是浚伟本人让我释然。 他是一个纯粹真诚坦荡的人，他的眼中有对事业的热情和对生活的热爱，却看不到追求名利的混浊，一切都那么阳光而透明。所以我放心了，我知道他懂得生活的真谛，无论事业顺利与否，他都会乐观而真诚地生活下去。 这，是他在戏外的自然风流。 *以上這文是我剛在白度吧看到的，不是因為他讚美我而轉貼，而是他好像真的挺懂我的，特別是一句自然風流，哈哈，我認了。所以，道謝之外，也來個分享，希望luot和大家都不介意!  四哥