In the process of filming movies and TV series, makeup can be said to be a necessary means before appearing on stage.

Looking at all the movies and TV series at home and abroad, both ancient and modern, very few actors are filmed directly without makeup.

Nowadays, technology is becoming more and more advanced, and in the film and television industry, makeup skills are becoming more and more powerful.

From the simple decoration of the face at the beginning to the direct and substantial adjustment of the body, the span in between can be said to be very huge.

However, the advancement of makeup technology has also lowered the requirements for actors in some aspects.

The body shape that was originally achieved with so much hard work is easily achieved through makeup, which inevitably makes people a little dissatisfied.

Recently, some netizens expressed their dissatisfaction with the crew's use of fake abdominal muscles.

Fake abdominal muscles are a modern synthetic material that is very soft and looks very close to human tissue when worn on the body. It is said to be able to "turn a person into a macho man in a second."

The ideal physical condition for many boys is to have a handsome face, a strong back and a strong waist, and eight neat abdominal muscles.

But exercise is not a matter of one or two days, and eight-pack abs cannot be achieved overnight.

But during filming, in order to show the strength of the character, the abdominal muscles must be present. What should we do?

The emergence of fake abdominal muscles has solved a problem that has troubled many actors and directors for many years.

Fake abdominal muscles were first used in Hollywood, and have been introduced in my country in recent years.

On the one hand, it’s because many Hollywood movies have characters like superheroes, and on the other hand, it’s the abdominal muscle aesthetic mentioned earlier.

For Hollywood movies that promote individual heroism, abs are the standard feature of almost every tough guy hero.

There are very few male protagonists who appear in front of the camera with a flat belly.

In Hollywood movies, not all the characters appear as tough guys with eight-pack abs. Occasionally, there are also overweight characters.

But in reality, just because a muscular man is hard to find doesn’t mean that a fat man is easy to find.

But the director wants this kind of role, what should he do?

This is when you need to use a fake belly, which has the same properties as fake abdominal muscles, except that one makes you look thinner and the other makes you look fatter.

In "Avengers 4", Thor appeared in front of the audience as a fat man for a short period.

But in the later stage, Thor appeared on the screen as a muscular man.

It is unrealistic to adjust such a huge contrast between one fat and one thin by exercising alone.

Therefore, the actor used a fake belly in the film.

In Hollywood movies, actors use fake abs or belly, and there is not much discussion about it online.

However, when domestic film and television works use these things, they will cause strong discomfort to the audience.

On the one hand, this is caused by cultural differences, and on the other hand, it is caused by our fair concept of "equivalent exchange".

When Deng Chao was filming "Shadow", he was still an average-sized actor.

But the character he wants to play is a tall man with muscles.

There was no such thing as fake abs at that time, so he could only exercise hard.

Finally, when filming started, I suddenly changed from an ordinary person weighing 73 kilograms to an 83 kilogram strong man with well-defined muscles and eight-pack abs.

After filming the strong scenes, Deng Chao began to force himself to go on a diet, and his energy intake in a day was almost reduced to the limit.

After a day's filming, Deng Chao was often so hungry that he needed help to walk out of the set. He would only eat some chocolate in a hurry when he was about to faint due to hypoglycemia. When he was at his thinnest, Deng Chao once lost 63kg and looked thin.

Bones are like firewood.

For the role, Deng Chao was so thin that he lost his appearance. His professionalism is very admirable.

For actors like Deng Chao, there is also Zhang Yi in China, who was also filming Zhang Yimou's movie. When Zhang Yi was filming "One Second", in order to portray the character in the film, Zhang Yi was so skinny.

At one dinner party, Zhang Yi only ate one steamed stuffed bun. Facing a table full of delicious food, Zhang Yi was able to resist the temptation of delicious food and suffer from constant hunger. Can such a Chinese actor not make people awe-inspiring?

Therefore, some netizens believe that using fake abdominal muscles during filming is a lazy act.

Actors who lack the spirit of hard work will not be able to act well in movies.

Some people believe that using props is just a necessary means and has nothing to do with the actor's own acting skills.

And due to time constraints and schedule arrangements, it is impossible for everyone to gain weight and lose weight like Deng Chao and Zhang Yi.

I don't know what you think about this.

Do you support the traditional body-shaping performance method, or do you support the use of props to participate in filming?

You may wish to express your views in the comment area below.