On November 7, a series of videos of a TikToker playing the character Tang Tang in the series Journey to the West were widely shared on Chinese social networking sites. Accordingly, this TikToker is actually an amateur actor who regularly plays Tang Tang and performs as well as records videos recreating movie scenes and posts them on social networking platforms.
The male TikToker who plays Tang Tang (left) is said to have many similar features to actor Tri Trong Thuy’s Tang Tang (right) in Journey to the West 1986.
After a video recording of this actor’s performance at the Happy Valley tourist area in Chengdu was posted, he suddenly became famous because of his outstanding appearance and amazing performance.
Accordingly, the appearance of this actor Tang Tang is considered very eye-catching as he not only restored the appearance of Tang Tang played by actor Tri Trong Thuy in the 1986 version of Journey to the West but also make the character “come back to life” with “exactly original” mannerisms, movements and dialogue.
The actor’s “Tang Tang” performance received many compliments from the online community
Under the description of the videos, people who watched the actor’s performance in Happy Valley said his movements and eyes were really perfect, he could even shows the compassion and simplicity of the classic character in the hearts of many audiences.
According to other netizens, this Tang Monk is 90% similar to Tang Monk in the 1986 version of Journey to the West. When acting scared of monsters, the similarity can even reach 100%.
The image makes many people mistakenly think this is a scene cut from the 1986 movie Journey to the West
Sharing about his sudden fame, this TikToker said: “I didn’t expect to be famous. To play this role well, I often re-watch Journey to the West and imitate Tang Tang’s eyes, movements, posture, etc. I didn’t expect to receive such praise. .”
It is known that this amateur actor actually dressed up as Tang Tang and many other classic characters to perform and broadcast live for a long time. Not only the character Duong Tang that he plays is praised, some other characters in his group such as Sun Wukong, Bodhisattva, Pigsy are also commented to have looks and gestures that are not inferior to them. 1986 film version.
Photos of the troupe performing in Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Source: Sohu