Conscience of heaven and earth, I am not a person who likes to look at old puppets.
If I don’t watch Guppets, it’s mainly because I’m tired of watching ten dramas equal to watching one drama. Take the most popular fairy tale fantasy in Guppets as an example: one is to make thousands of the same, such as a "Three Lives III" ", the "mosquito net style" on the clothing can be seen in several similar themes in a row; the second is the sameness in the plot, and there is a "fairy calamity" fire, and you will have to give you a few loves if you open any ancient puppet Jie; the third is the most important thing, that is, the sameness in the writing of emotions. There is no need to give examples. It is estimated that audiences who have watched several ancient puppets can feel the similarity.
But this time, I fell, I fell on "Sauvignon Blanc", and now I am living and dying, I must admit that the level of my current superiority, it is not an exaggeration to say that I am dizzy and demented.
"Sauvignon Blanc" poster
Just watched the first episode, and I'm surprised that it's so hard to see an S+ series that spends an entire episode telling the main character's childhood story. A while ago, I seriously criticized the writing method of a certain puppet that only used three or four minutes to explain the important history of the childhood of the hero and heroine, but to be honest, that is the norm in the puppet market.
The female protagonist Xiaoyao and the male protagonist Xuanxuan formed a bond when they were young
For the S+ series of the big cast, the first-line star configuration means that the star should show his face as soon as possible in order to complete the data demand for the retention of click-through rate. There is more drama, which is a simple and crude logic of input-output ratio for investors and producers, but this kind of operation often leads to perfunctory scripts about character history and character growth.
The male protagonist Xuanxuan has a shared family affection for the female protagonist, and also has the last resort of his family, country and world
But "Long Lovesickness" is different. The childhood friendship between the heroine and the heroine can only achieve the emotional cognition of "we only have each other" through the changes of the family and the country, the death of relatives, and the trauma of difficult survival. In the original novel, there is a deep bond between the hero and heroine and the premise that the heroine has repeatedly sacrificed for the hero. In terms of character logic, childhood scenes cannot be omitted.
It can also reflect the show's respect for the logic of the characters, as well as the appearance of the male second, Tu Shanjing. It's been a long time since I saw such dirty, ugly, and miserable makeup and hair in Xianxia and Guppets. Deng Wei is good, There's really no idol baggage.
The second male lead, Tu Shanjing, is responsive to the female lead and will never leave
Before meeting the heroine, the male second experienced several years of physical and mental abuse. The tragedy described in the original book was even worse than in the play. It was also during this process that the male second’s talent, family background, and appearance brought all the His self-esteem was completely destroyed. At this time, the hostess picked him up when he was dying, and took care of him like a baby for six years before restoring his physical and mental health.
This historical setting can make the aloof young master Qingqiu willingly obey and never give up on a poor little doctor. Therefore, the visually tragic appearance in the play is the prerequisite for the construction of the relationship between this group of characters.
Efforts have also been made on the logic of the characters, as well as the emotional establishment of the heroine and the third man. The heroine was imprisoned and abused for decades when she was a child, and the third male has a similar history. Through the important flashbacks of a few scenes, this relationship based on "empathy" can begin to be established.
The male Sanxiang Liu is hard-spoken and soft-hearted to the female lead, silently giving
Why emphasize "character logic", because emotional drama without solid character logic is the "industrial saccharine" that has been criticized in recent years. The sentence I hate the most is "Love does not ask the reason", I bah! Love is the thing that most needs a reason. Otherwise, why are "fate", "eye relationship" and "fate" discussed in love stories for thousands of years? Regardless of ancient, modern, Chinese and Western, most love stories are not the external expression of love, but the reasonable change of internal character relationship and the natural spread of emotion.
To put it bluntly, what the audience "sucks" is not only the bridge design of "Noodle Kiss", "Princess Hug" and "Wall Dong". The "lifting high" of "love", am I here to "eat" a weightlifting competition?
One is the mutual dependence in childhood, the other is the six-year life-saving grace, and the other is the empathy of the tragic past. This is the reasonable opening of the relationship between the three groups of characters. Then let’s talk about the character design and the correct opening of the "harem" Way.
"Harem" essays are often a slightly derogatory title, representing some kind of fast-food writing routine in the era of Internet literature. But if we look at "harem" returning to "polyamorous love", this is a long-established and easy-to-use drama method. In many of Jin Yong's novels, such as "Yi Tian Shou Long Ji", "The Legend of Condor Heroes" and "Dragon Ba Bu", there are quite wonderful polygamy settings and writings, and even become classics, allowing generations of readers to become "Zhao Lian". Min or Zhou Zhiruo" and "Ah Zhu or Ah Zi" were arguing.
Therefore, there is nothing wrong with writing polygamous love. The problem lies in how to write the characters of polygamous love with different charms and different emotions, so that both the protagonist and the audience (readers) can fall into the difficulty of choosing and increase the attraction of the story. force.
During the episode update period, the audience voted for the male character who hurt the heroine to be "punished" (as of July 28)
The male protagonist is the best in the penalty stand list, and he withdraws from the race for the female protagonist early
The several male characters in "Sauvignon Blanc" undoubtedly have their own charms, which are inseparable from the writing ability of the original author Tong Hua.
Netizens said that the male one was dark and cruel, ambitious, and took the script of "Ba Boss"; What I took was the script of "Beautiful, Strong and Miserable". But behind these online-feeling labels, Tonghua still gave these characters relatively sufficient personality flaws and fatal tragedies.
The biggest ideal of the first man is to become the "hegemon of the world", so even if he has a deep bond with the heroine, he does not hesitate to use his identity and marriage to pave the way for his political future; the second man is gentle and weak, unable to break free Family affection and family shackles have caused harm to the heroine; the third man's political stance and choice of characters have already determined the tragedy of the emotional relationship.
The differences caused by these power desires, temperaments, and choices have brought the grayscale and complexity of the characters, and also made the relationship between them and the heroine interesting. It is not blindly "sweet pets" and "competition for wives", but betrayal, Abandonment, sacrifice, and confrontation can maximize the tension between these character relationships and the contradictions of character emotions. And these character designs, in the original work, all have the character's history and growth background that can be traced back, which is also the detail of Tonghua's writing.
The heroine Xiaoyao appeared as a man in the early stage, and she was extremely pessimistic about emotions
Now that the original work has a solid foundation of characters, it brings a "grasp" to the actors' performances. To be honest, apart from "Family with Children" and "Battle of Changsha", Yang Zi's dramas have not been finished yet, but it is undeniable that whether it is acting skills or understanding of characters, she is indeed in the ancient puppet works. As a very prominent actress, she mainly focuses on "not acting" and "sense of substitution". These two points are simple to say, but after watching too many boring stereotyped performances of some ancient puppet show heroines, Knowing Zimei's acting ability is not easy.
The role of "Wen Xiaoliu" is not easy to play. We all know that "female pretending to be a man" is either too fat and unconvincing, or too greasy. The most important thing is that the heroine is neither a "silly white sweet" nor a "big heroine" in the conventional sense. She has been abandoned and hurt, lacks trust in others, and is extremely pessimistic about emotions. Cold and warm, the world is impermanent, and she can see clearly. Yang Zi's role in this role basically doesn't have too many past puppet drama heroines to refer to. It all depends on her understanding of the original characters and scripts. Now it seems that Zimei All the strength is in the right place.
Several male characters, in terms of makeup and performance, also obviously put a lot of effort into it. Not only is he accurately invested in the performance, the key is the director's shooting, he is also very good at creating the atmosphere in visual effects, and capturing the details of the emotional performance of the actors in close-up, which makes people especially able to immerse themselves in the implicit flow of the characters' emotions.
Many years ago, I also seriously praised "Chen Xi Yuan". In addition to the intention and innovation in the creation, there are also some deconstructions and reflections on the structure of the fairy world and life in the fantasy fairy-tale drama. Quite interesting. The same is true for "Long Lovesickness". In the original work, you can read some emotional thoughts that Tonghua wants to express through the shell of fantasy.
Screenshot of the original "Sauvignon Blanc" (from WeChat reading)
These words spoken through the mouth of the heroine established the heroine's pessimistic attitude towards emotions. "Sauvignon Blanc" was published in 2013, but these emotional expressions are not outdated today, but they have been maximized in a fictional fantasy world.
In the fantasy world, gods have a long life. In addition to the love that has been written repeatedly, in Tong Hua's writing, they have to deal with the emptiness and loneliness brought about by a long life. Although "Long Lovesickness" is called Lovesickness, the biggest tragedy behind it is the struggle of each main character to avoid loneliness, but if you want to establish a link and rely on someone, you have to take responsibility and give shackles. After being repeatedly betrayed, betrayed, and lost, we still long to be healed, trusted, loved, and understood. This is the case in the ultimate fairy tale fantasy world, and so is the real and short life in the city.
During the episode update period, cp fans of different camps actively voted (as of July 28)
Finally, I would like to sigh, the actors are really not as good as their acting skills. In the play, there is more than one "competition". Healthy competition is a great thing that brings benefits to the audience. Because eating sugar is not a crime, and there is nothing wrong with watching some romance dramas. Who would not want to watch some dreams to relieve stress in addition to the mediocre reality.
I originally decided to take a look at this drama because of Zhang Wanyi's participation in "Awakening Age" and "Children of the Qiao Family". People", each group of CPs are full of true feelings, this "King Zhou" is very confused now, and sighs while chasing dramas day after day, "Every night is fine, why don't you cry, Jianjian doesn't blame you", who Understand my insanity (the author's comment is written with a calm face, but his heart is screaming and rolling crazy).
The audience produces all kinds of wicked emoticons, so which couple are you talking about?