Why did Zhang Yimou rarely appear in movies after Old Well? Is acting his weakness?

Acting is not Zhang Yimou's shortcoming. Although Zhang Yimou didn't appear in many films, his acting skills were highly recognized by everyone. Moreover, Zhang Yimou's first film "Old Well" successfully won three Best Actor Awards, which is also an affirmation and recognition of Zhang Yimou's acting skills. So it is enough to see that Zhang Yimou's acting skills are very good. There is no such thing as a short board, but everyone likes different occupations! So in the end, Zhang Yimou chose to shine on the road of directing.

1. Zhang Yimou's first film Old Well won the Best Actor Award.

The best actor is a decisive award for an actor, and it is an affirmation and recognition of the actor's own acting strength. It can be said that Zhang Yimou can be particularly proud of such achievements in his first film. Zhang Yimou's performance in the movie Old Well is remarkable. He plays Sun Wangquan, mainly telling the story of Sun Wangquan leading a village to dig wells for water.

2. Zhang Yimou has multiple identities as a photographer, actor, screenwriter and director. Finally, Zhang Yimou chose to embark on the road of his beloved director.

Perhaps for Zhang Yimou, being an actor is not his favorite thing to do. He started as a photographer, and the principle of photography is similar to that of directing, so later Zhang Yimou chose to follow the footsteps of the times and began his career as a director. Facts have proved that Zhang Yimou is very talented as a director. He can see what the audience really wants to see, so his films are well received by the audience. Today, director Zhang Yimou is honored by netizens as? Buddhist? Zhang Yimou's director level is very high.

As an actor, Zhang Yimou has appeared in several TV dramas, which does not mean that his acting skills are not enough, but that his ambition is not here. So after Old Well, Zhang Yimou rarely appeared in movies. He chose his more passionate career-directing.