There have been several discussions about the Stanley system in the history of Chinese theatre, the most recent one was in the 80s, when various modern art concepts came to the face, the doctrine of appropriation prevailed, and the old things of the past were all considered backward, and the Stanley system became the target of attack by those who regarded themselves as the pioneers of modern theater, and the shouts of Stanley's obsolescence were endless. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info This has been the subject of a years-long debate.

It's funny that the anti-Stanley system is a great admirer of American methodology. In the 80s, newspapers introduced actors and actresses always had one that they admired the most, and the answer to most Chinese actors was always four names outside China: Marlon Brando, Robert De Niro, Merrill Streep, and Dustin Hoffman.

Methodism is a branch of Stanley's system, and if Stanley is regarded as a sect, Methodism is Stanley's rudder in the United States. While rejecting the Stanley system, and at the same time respecting the methodology, it is a particularly strange and funny thing.

But the controversy in the '80s was confined to the performance system, and the general public did not know about it and could not participate in it. In 2005, it was already the Internet era, and the debate between the two sides was launched on the Internet, and netizens came to join in the fun and expressed their opinions one after another.

"Support Teacher Feng Yuanyi, Chinese education is too problematic now, and the same is true for performance. Do young actors nowadays have acting skills online?"

"I think Professor Liu's nature is very reasonable, when we were young, you played the father, I played the mother, and I could play the role very well, but when I grew up, I couldn't. It's just that nature is bound, and I think it's right to liberate nature!"

"No wonder the unspoken rules of the entertainment industry are prevalent now. Liberate your nature every day, can you not mess up!"

"Teacher Feng Yuanyi, what you said is right, the teacher of the liberating nature class asked me to pretend to be a fool on the street outside, and I felt anxious after pretending to be a fool outside, and I suffered from insomnia for a long time, and I almost dropped out of school. ”

Zhang Ran is very busy filming these days, but he is also paying attention to this controversy. However, he did not speak, in his opinion, there are many problems in Chinese films, TV dramas, and dramas, and the problems of these final platforms served by acting education affect acting education itself. These problems cannot be reversed by a few people, even if the existing problems are solved in performance education, if the problems of the platform are not solved, then new problems will arise in acting education.

Just like ten years later, those little fresh meat who have no acting skills and have never learned acting at all occupy the big screen and occupy the TV screen, who is willing to learn acting in a down-to-earth manner? Therefore, Zhang Ran hopes that the United TV station, media, and film and television companies will establish a training system that can give outstanding young actors in the mainland opportunities.

Of course, Zhang Ran felt that this controversy was a good thing, and that problematic concepts such as liberating nature should be eliminated, which was too misleading.

On May 15th, the students of the 01 table performed in Guangzhou, causing a sensation. The performance was like a collective carnival, and the whole theater was laughing high. When the actors returned to the curtain call, the audience applauded.

After the performance, the reporter interviewed the students of Form 01, and naturally asked about this controversy. Guo Zhen, the heroine of this performance, was a little excited, and said all the words of Zhang Ran in the past: "Teacher Zhang said that the United States does not have a liberating nature, and neither does Europe. Nortel recruits students from the acting department to come in to learn to liberate their nature? Do they need to learn this? Just go to the mountains and be wild children. The training method of liberating nature was originally a warm-up game before Western drama education, but it has been seriously misinterpreted in China. This erroneous concept has existed for 20 years, and it is still being taught in domestic schools? This shows from one side that we lack performance theory, otherwise this erroneous concept would have been thrown into the dustbin of history a long time ago!"

The next day, the newspapers were full of news related to "Zhang Ran's bombardment of China's performance education", and some newspapers even carried extreme headlines such as "Zhang Ran thinks that China's performance education should have been thrown into the dustbin of history a long time ago".

Feng Yuanyi only said that it was misleading and would mislead the actors when criticizing the liberation of nature, and Zhang Ran directly said that it should be thrown into the trash. The first lesson of most film and television majors in China is to liberate nature, and he can be said to have stabbed a hornet's nest at this moment.

Not only young teachers like Bai Fanping, but also many authoritative figures and old professors have stood up and publicly criticized Zhang Ran's remarks, pointing the finger at Zhang Ran.

In the afternoon, Zhang Ran finished the day's filming and announced the end of work with a smile on his face.

As soon as he came out of the set, several reporters surrounded him and asked him to talk about his views on the matter.

After Zhang Ran understood what was going on, he got in the car and called Guo Zhen and scolded him: "Little confused, aren't you looking for something for me!"

Guo Zhen was very aggrieved: "You said that. ”

Zhang Ran was too lazy to participate in this matter, but now all the fingers are pointed at him, and if he doesn't respond, he seems to be at a loss. In fact, as this controversy deepens, he is also reflecting on his education in recent years, and he still has something to say.

At eleven o'clock in the evening, after Zhang Ran talked to Zhang Jingchu on the phone, he sat in front of the computer and pondered. For a moment, he sat up straight and crackled on the keyboard.

After typing out the article, Zhang Ran boarded Zhang Jingchu's blog and published an article: "I am Zhang Ran, I don't have a blog, use Zhang Jingchu's blog to talk about my views on the recent controversy." There are big problems with acting education in China, and there are many reasons for these problems, both external and educational. Our performance education lacks a rigorous ideal model, is too superstitious about Western teachers, and often uses false rumors. Teachers and students in China like to say that they liberate their nature, and that Western performance is like that, to free themselves from the shackles of society, and let people release their innate nature. This is pure nonsense, I was exposed to many acting genres when I was studying acting in the United States, and I never said that I was liberating my nature. In European and American drama performance classes, many ways to help people eliminate tension are the most effective way to wear a mask to let the actor erase the self-consciousness of being afraid of being watched. But that's not to let him do whatever he wants according to his nature, but just to let him play the role he was embarrassed to play according to the ideal model, and do the actions that he was embarrassed to do. This kind of training is actually to get the actor to clear the distractions and turn them into neutral empty containers for the script and the content given by the director.

The liberating nature training in our country is often brutal, and it hurts the actors very much, especially for those students who are psychologically fragile, which will be a serious injury, resulting in students who are more and more afraid of acting the more they learn in cram schools or universities.

Zhang Jingchu's example will not be said, I have watched Li Yapeng's interview, after he entered the Chinese opera, he took a liberating nature class to drill other people's crotches, pretending to be a fool, he couldn't do it, he felt humiliated, and he was forced to cry. This kind of training method will cause damage to the students' hearts and will make the actors afraid of acting. Now Li Yapeng is very popular, but for him, acting is just a means to make a living. When he has enough money and other options, will he continue acting? I dare say no, because I don't see a passion for acting in him. Our performance education can cultivate students' love for acting, rather than stifling their enthusiasm, how many of the students we have cultivated are loving acting? The biggest problem with our acting education now is that the students we teach do not love acting, and lack real enthusiasm for acting. If an actor doesn't have a passion for acting, how can he play a role well?

Secondly, each person is unique and has their own characteristics. If the shy Lin Daiyu becomes the spicy Wang Xifeng, is this liberating nature? This is stifling nature and erasing Lin Daiyu's own characteristics. The so-called liberating nature is nothing more than putting a tough shell on the outside of people's hearts, wrapping the traits of shyness and introversion.

Acting teaching should cultivate students' personalities and characteristics, and should not be all molded out. But that's what our education is doing right now. Many seniors are saying that today's young actors lack personality, and the former actors, Chen Daoming, Jiang Wen, and Ge You, are all actors with very individuality and have their own characteristics, and now there are fewer and fewer such actors. What's the problem? Our acting education is erasing the individuality and characteristics of the students. Real education shouldn't be like this

I believe that the purpose of education should be to increase young people's interest in learning and to train their minds for lifelong happiness, not simply to acquire professional skills or to seek direct business benefits in the future. University education should be a kind of spiritual design, a lifelong education, a learning for lifelong happiness! Acting education should cultivate artistic elites, not craftsmen who can perform skills. What is the purpose of our acting education? Should the humanities curriculum be retained, and should we follow the path of professional development or universal education after graduation?"

The issue of education has been a very hot topic in recent years, and as soon as Zhang Ran's remarks came out, it immediately aroused heated discussions among netizens.

"There is a big problem in education in China right now, not only in performance education, but also in other areas. The most important thing in education is to teach people how to behave first, otherwise, all knowledge indoctrination and skill training will lose their foundation, as if building a high-rise building on a pile of sand!"

"Support Zhang Ran. The other day, I went to see the drama "Three Fools" by the students in the avoidance class, and I was particularly envious. Today's education makes students only interested in fractions, only interested in the utilitarian consequences of fractions, and not really love learning!"

"Well said, learning is one of people's nature, people are born with a desire for knowledge, and satisfying this desire should be a very happy thing. ”

Contrary to the heated discussion among netizens, the expert professor and Feng Yuanyi all fell silent, and no one spoke.

Feng Yuanyi said that what they were arguing about was originally a technical issue, but now Zhang Ran's words have led the issue to a deeper direction. What is the purpose of performance education? Is the cultural concept well integrated with the teaching practice? What should we preserve? What should be changed? Everyone is thinking about this question.

However, Feng Yuanyi still called Zhang Ran, and he said excitedly on the phone: "Zhang Ran, you stabbed you in the heart of Chinese acting education." ”

Zhang Ran said speechlessly: "Then I won't become the murderer of Chinese acting education?"

Feng Yuan was stunned for a while, and then said seriously: "Over the years, some foreign troupes have been invited into China, and we think it's great after watching it. When I really go to Europe to watch more dramas, the stage form of coming to China is a common form in Europe, but we already feel very good because we ourselves are already very backward. It's the same with acting, we should constantly explore and update and constantly look for new ways and means, and China's performance is still a big brother! If you don't stab them, you won't wake up!"

Zhang Ran felt that what he said was true, but I am afraid that things are not so easy, some concepts are already ingrained, and it is very difficult to change.

In the network, the silence on both sides lasted until the third day, and this silence made many people feel uneasy, and everyone had a premonition that the storm was coming. (To be continued.) )