Curse of the Golden Flower : Gong Li's beauty…………. !
1
2
Re: Gong Li's beauty…………. ………………. ….
Yeah, it's hard to believe she's 41, eh? She seriously looks like in her late twenties to early thirties.
Re: Gong Li's beauty…………. ………………. ….
I guessed late 20's when I did not know how old she was.
Re: Gong Li's beauty…………. ………………. ….
She could really pass for her late twenties early thirties at the most. She has beautiful skin.
Re: Gong Li's beauty…………. ………………. ….
41 is not that old for a woman who takes care of herself, or a man.
She is truly poised and beautiful but there are lots of things
they can do in movies to help too. Older women who are beautiful
are even more beautiful that younger women in my eyes, they have
more depth teenage girls while they are soooo cute look to me
like they just popped out of the barbie mold.
Though in all cases there are the exceptions that disprove the
absolute rule.
Re: Gong Li's beauty…………. ………………. ….
like they just popped out of the barbie mold. Most actresses in Hollywood look like that.
Re: Gong Li's beauty…………. ………………. ….
> Most actresses in Hollywood look like that.
Most women want to look like that. I mean it is attractive sometimes
in a physical sense, it is over time though that someone's real life
force or human competence comes out .. or bad genes depending on how
you want to look at things.
I enjoy Gong Li's performances because she seems to consummately
professional and perfect this from someone who has to read the
subtitles so I imagine she must be really great if you can
understand her.
All the performances were top rate here.
I wonder if there are some discussions on the themes in this movie.
Dysfucntional family was one Father Knows Best is what I think.
Where does the dysfunction start, is it all about power? Not for
the eldest or middle son obviously. This is the dysfunction of all
of us having free will and free perception and living in a non-free
world.
Most women want to look like that. I mean it is attractive sometimes
in a physical sense, it is over time though that someone's real life
force or human competence comes out .. or bad genes depending on how
you want to look at things.
I enjoy Gong Li's performances because she seems to consummately
professional and perfect this from someone who has to read the
subtitles so I imagine she must be really great if you can
understand her.
All the performances were top rate here.
I wonder if there are some discussions on the themes in this movie.
Dysfucntional family was one Father Knows Best is what I think.
Where does the dysfunction start, is it all about power? Not for
the eldest or middle son obviously. This is the dysfunction of all
of us having free will and free perception and living in a non-free
world.
Re: Gong Li's beauty…………. ………………. ….
I agree bruce.
Re: Gong Li's beauty…………. ………………. ….
Yes, she is the most beautifule Chinese actress EVER.
My family have a claim on her cos she lived most of her life in my home town. lol.
I fell in love with her from Raise the Red Lantern.
There is a movie she did called Piao Liang Ma Ma, which translated to "beautiful mother", but I don't know if that's the actual western title of the movie. Anyway, in it, she plays a mother who is trying to bring up her deaf son, and it's all very hard etc etc. Anyway, in it, she famously wore NO make-up in any of it.
Look it up, if you want. she portrays a beautifuly strong every day woman.
Also, I like her beauty because it isn't dazzling "Hollywood" beauty. It isn't big eyelashes, and pouty lips, and sculpted cheekbones, and bronzed skin, and beautifully sculpted hair.
Instead, it is much more earthy and real. It is like "girl-next-door", but more mature, and more actual "girl-next-door".
My family have a claim on her cos she lived most of her life in my home town. lol.
I fell in love with her from Raise the Red Lantern.
There is a movie she did called Piao Liang Ma Ma, which translated to "beautiful mother", but I don't know if that's the actual western title of the movie. Anyway, in it, she plays a mother who is trying to bring up her deaf son, and it's all very hard etc etc. Anyway, in it, she famously wore NO make-up in any of it.
Look it up, if you want. she portrays a beautifuly strong every day woman.
Also, I like her beauty because it isn't dazzling "Hollywood" beauty. It isn't big eyelashes, and pouty lips, and sculpted cheekbones, and bronzed skin, and beautifully sculpted hair.
Instead, it is much more earthy and real. It is like "girl-next-door", but more mature, and more actual "girl-next-door".
Re: Gong Li's beauty…………. ………………. ….
Gong Li has "Girl next door" beauty?????? And she has VERR pouty lips
Re: Gong Li's beauty…………. ………………. ….
Are you kidding???? There is nothing earthy about li in this film.
Re: Gong Li's beauty…………. ………………. ….
I agree, Gong Li is an amazingly beautiful woman and this is coming from an Anglo-ancestry American who is definitely NOT one of those guys with the "fetish" for Asian women Gong Li is someone who has the real beauty that shows with or without makeup and I agree she looks much younger than her years.
She's welcome at my home any time :)
Jeff
She's welcome at my home any time :)
Jeff
Re: Gong Li's beauty…………. ………………. ….
it's not just taking care of herself. asians are well-known to look younger than many other types of people. I had Caucasian friends in uni who were already balding by the time they were 19 or 20, but most of my Asian friends looked like mid-teens. it might be genetic, it might be diet, or healthier lifestyles, or a combination of all these things.
traditional Asian food didn't include a lot of meat (though that's changing as Asian countries adopt western eating habits and lifestyles, particularly fast food). lots of good stuff that nutritionists will tell you about: soy protein, fish (omega fatty-acids), green tea (anti-oxidants and catechins that fight cancer), etc. Okinawans (from the southern-most island of Japan) are recorded to have the longest average lifespan, though that's reversing, no thanks to Army bases and the influx of high-fat foods like spam and burgers.
sorry for the tangent. Gong Li has aged visibly to me tho she's still really beautiful. I've been following her films since she was in her 20's. what she was doing in that ***-awful role in Miami Vice is beyond comprehension a Chinese lady playing a Cuban-Chinese druglord's lover.. was really unnatural.
traditional Asian food didn't include a lot of meat (though that's changing as Asian countries adopt western eating habits and lifestyles, particularly fast food). lots of good stuff that nutritionists will tell you about: soy protein, fish (omega fatty-acids), green tea (anti-oxidants and catechins that fight cancer), etc. Okinawans (from the southern-most island of Japan) are recorded to have the longest average lifespan, though that's reversing, no thanks to Army bases and the influx of high-fat foods like spam and burgers.
sorry for the tangent. Gong Li has aged visibly to me tho she's still really beautiful. I've been following her films since she was in her 20's. what she was doing in that ***-awful role in Miami Vice is beyond comprehension a Chinese lady playing a Cuban-Chinese druglord's lover.. was really unnatural.
Re: Gong Li's beauty…………. ………………. ….
a Chinese lady playing a Cuban-Chinese druglord's lover.. was really unnatural.
Why? There are Cuban/Chinese.
Why? There are Cuban/Chinese.
Re: Gong Li's beauty…………. ………………. ….
I never found Gong Li extremly beautiful, but she's THE most charismatic actress out there (this movie is another proof) her charisma make her SO beautiful on screen !
Re: Gong Li's beauty…………. ………………. ….
"a Chinese lady playing a Cuban-Chinese druglord's lover.. was really unnatural.
"Why? There are Cuban/Chinese."
"Cuban" and "Chinese" are nationalities, not races. "Chinese" are Asian, of the "Mongoloid" race as are all other Asians of other nationalities. Thus a person of "Chinese" decent, born in the US, is USian, not Chinese.
And "Cuban" is "Hispanic" (a designation to which "Hispanics" not from Hispaniola/Spain object), which includes individuals of at least wo of the three races: Caucasian and Negroid.
Thus one can be Cuban or Chinese but not both, unless one has dual citizenships in Cuba and China, in which instance the duality is national, not racial.
"Why? There are Cuban/Chinese."
"Cuban" and "Chinese" are nationalities, not races. "Chinese" are Asian, of the "Mongoloid" race as are all other Asians of other nationalities. Thus a person of "Chinese" decent, born in the US, is USian, not Chinese.
And "Cuban" is "Hispanic" (a designation to which "Hispanics" not from Hispaniola/Spain object), which includes individuals of at least wo of the three races: Caucasian and Negroid.
Thus one can be Cuban or Chinese but not both, unless one has dual citizenships in Cuba and China, in which instance the duality is national, not racial.
Re: Gong Li's beauty…………. ………………. ….
She is my favorite actress but the #1 secret to her youthful look is no sunbathing!
Re: Gong Li's beauty…………. ………………. ….
Chan's hotter.
Re: Gong Li's beauty…………. ………………. ….
Watermelon is she 41 or 42????????
Re: Gong Li's beauty…………. ………………. ….
41
Re: Gong Li's beauty…………. ………………. ….
As do most Asian women. They age beautifully. Curse them! =[
Re: Gong Li's beauty…………. ………………. ….
She is a good actress and has a hint of traditional Chinese beauty.
but she is hardly considered a real beauty or even "godess" among Chinese actresses.
However, beauty is in the eyes of the beholders.
but she is hardly considered a real beauty or even "godess" among Chinese actresses.
However, beauty is in the eyes of the beholders.
Re: Gong Li's beauty…………. ………………. ….
She is an icon in China alright. They call her Goddess a lot. Well deserved title IMO. A lot of the reviews note how beautiful she is.
Re: Gong Li's beauty…………. ………………. ….
^ i second it.
she's absolutely stunning, both her looks and her acting.
she's absolutely stunning, both her looks and her acting.
Re: Gong Li's beauty…………. ………………. ….
so I imagine she must be really great if you can
understand her"
LOL!! yeah.
understand her"
LOL!! yeah.
Re: Gong Li's beauty…………. ………………. ….
I'm 40 and look 28.
Stay active, eat good food, and smoke and drink in only very small amounts.
Stay active, eat good food, and smoke and drink in only very small amounts.
Re: Gong Li's beauty…………. ………………. ….
"I'm 40 and look 28'
Cool!
Cool!
Re: Gong Li's beauty…………. ………………. ….
Stay active. Great advice. Wondering if Gong Li stays active
Post deleted
This message has been deleted.
Re: Gong Li's beauty…………. ………………. ….
Li mentioned she has dogs so she must do some running around with them.
Re: Gong Li's beauty…………. ………………. ….
I loved her makeup in this although she does not need much. Not much in real life.
Re: Gong Li's beauty…………. !
Personally I don't like her but i agree with the 'Queen of Chinese Cinema for over 20 years' thing cos she's just the one and only, who else, what other Chinese actress, can u think of who have her beauty, talent, fame, aura, and international status, and can still charm the (world) audience as she does at her age?
Re: Gong Li's beauty…………. !
maggie cheung
Post deleted
This message has been deleted.
Re: Gong Li's beauty…………. !
Well, both of them are awesome actress, but Maggie Cheung is far more beautiful than Gong Li.
Re: Gong Li's beauty…………. !
Not even close. Not even after she had plastic surgery on her eyes, a well known fact. Watch Qiu Ju Da Guan Si and you will know Li's beauty doesn't necessarily come from her make-uped face. She is very causal in person and doesn't wear much make up.
Post deleted
This message has been deleted.
Re: Gong Li's beauty…………. !
^^That's a very good point, and that's why I admire her beauty so much. Most people say Michelle and Maggie are very beautiful and still youthful for their ages, but they LOOK like they are in their forties. They are just very beautiful forty-somthing-year-olds. Whereas Gong Li does not look like she is 41 at all, and everyone, just about everyone who learns of Gong Li's age is shocked at how amazing she looks.
www.myspace.com/uglyazn7289
www.myspace.com/uglyazn7289
Re: Gong Li's beauty…………. !
"but they LOOK like they are in their forties"
Yes they do. Good looking women though.
Yes they do. Good looking women though.
Re: Gong Li's beauty…………. !
Forties are fabulous.
Post deleted
This message has been deleted.
Re: Gong Li's beauty…………. !
For HER they are@!!
Re: Gong Li's beauty…………. !
Not even close. I prefer the high Checkbones and shapley figure of Gong Li. Ziyi(and Maggie) are flat and have a round face (although some prefer that).
Re: Gong Li's beauty…………. !
The woman who played Jiang Chan in Curse of the Golden Flower was far more attractive.
Re: Gong Li's beauty…………. !
She looked like a little girl. Gong Li's all woman.
Re: Gong Li's beauty…………. !
I thought she WAS a little girl?
Re: Gong Li's beauty…………. !
Zhang Ziyi. And Maggie Cheung.
Li Gong is over-rated as an actress. And not everyone agrees on what is or isn't "beauty". Li Gong isn't ugly; but she isn't beautiful either.
Li Gong is over-rated as an actress. And not everyone agrees on what is or isn't "beauty". Li Gong isn't ugly; but she isn't beautiful either.
Re: Gong Li's beauty…………. !
I see why they say she's one of the most beautiful women in the world, she's a very good actress.
Post deleted
This message has been deleted.
Re: Gong Li's beauty…………. !
Gong Li is pretty, but I have to say that Ziyi Zhang is just beautiful.
1
2
▲ Top
Gong Li's beauty…………. !