In this film, Deng Chao's acting skills surprised many audiences. This film tells a story about shadows. Here, Deng Chao played two roles by himself. At the same time, during this period, in order to better stick the characters in the photo, he lost 20 pounds, which shows his intention and performance for this role.

And these two roles, one is the wily and haggard son Yu, and the other is physically strong and training for himself. And these two roles must be completed by Deng Chao alone. Director Zhang Yimou played opposite body double and Deng Chao. In order to fit every shot and time, Deng Chao must accurately grasp every second of the picture without any confusion. Therefore, Deng Chao has to fight his opponent for a dozen or twenty dollars in each shot, which shows his intention to this role.

And his physical condition has also become very bad in this work. Because of the rapid increase and decrease of weight, his immune system was destroyed and he fainted five or six times on the set. At the same time, his temper became very bad, which led to his wife, Sun Li, who played female No.1 with him, also revolving around him. It can be seen that he has paid a lot for this work.

A major feature of this film is its visual effect. Every frame is like a landscape painting, rendered and spread out. At the same time, this work has also been nominated for the Golden Horse Award 12 awards, and I have to praise it. It is worth mentioning that both the hero and heroine of this film were nominated for the Golden Horse Award for Best Actor and Actress, which is the only couple in history who were nominated at the same time.