Some dramas, just look at the cast list can judge whether it is a good drama, just like "Xiao Minjia", there is no excessive promotion and marketing in the early stage, but it catches the audience's attention as soon as it starts.
Zhou Xun and Huang Lei, one is a recognized "elf" in the circle, and the other is an acting teacher. The partner got up, as if in an instant, he returned to the "Orange Red" and "April Day on Earth" of that year.
Years have passed, and the two have moved from the green years to the year of confusion, from the original wind and snow moon to chai rice oil and salt.
The two of them are partnered, the acting skills are not worried at all, the audience can also see at ease, even if there is no excessive marketing, it still has appeal, which is the strength of a good actor.
In addition to the two old partners of Zhou Xun and Huang Lei, there are two powerful old drama bones, Liu Lili, a "mother professional household" and Han Tongsheng, a "father professional household", who can be brought into the plot just by looking at the stills.
Not only that, but there are also many powerful actors such as Qin Hailu, Feng Lei, Wu Bi, Tang Yixin, Tu Songyan and so on, and the expectation value is full.
Just looking at the cast and director Wang Jun, there is no need to use it for publicity, because they represent quality and ratings.
Sure enough! On the first day of the premiere of "Xiao MinJia", the real-time rating broke 1, and the highest peak of ratings was 1.4302%, becoming the first place in the satellite TV channel in the same period.
This is the strength, the charm of a good team and a good actor.
Who would have thought that at the end of the year, when many film and television dramas were piled up, this dark horse appeared and suddenly became the "king bomb drama" at the end of the year to sit on the throne of the king of ratings.
I have to say that Zhou Xun and Huang Lei are natural golden partners, and even the "middle-aged Mary Sue" was performed by them with a flu, and the height of the ceiling was performed as soon as they shot.
I don't know when there have been more and more puppet works of "middle-aged Mary Sue", before there are Zhang Ziyi and Zhou Zhouwei's "Shangyang Fu", and then there are Liu Tao and Lin Feng's "Star Sea", both works are very "magical" to pull the actors into the water.
Zhang Ziyi was spat on, Liu Tao was not spared, and the "middle-aged Mary Sue" gradually had the meaning of ridicule and spitting. More viewers believe that even the best actors will fall into the trap of "middle-aged Mary Sue", and "middle-aged Mary Sue" is the nightmare of actresses.
As a powerful actor, which of Zhang Ziyi and Liu Tao did not rely on a high-reputation work? Which one is not a good actor in the audience's mind? But it is planted on the "middle-aged Mary Sue", and this "magic spell" of "who plays who plants" is difficult to break.
The so-called "middle-aged Mary Sue" refers to the fact that middle-aged actors and actresses still talk about love like young people, but because of the mismatch between age, appearance, temperament and plot, lines, and actions, it brings discomfort to the audience that they can't bear to look directly or even spicy eyes.
For example, when it comes to "wall bang", the general audience thinks of the actions made by the handsome male protagonist to the young and beautiful female protagonist. But in "Middle-Aged Mary Sue", this feeling of heartbeat is covered with a layer of greasy feeling.
So, that's why "middle-aged Mary Sues" are an actress's nightmare.
Who can escape this "rollover curse"?
After watching "Xiao MinJia", it can only be said that the middle-aged actors Zhou Xun and Huang Lei escaped! This drama is probably about a divorced middle-aged couple with children, after the tribulations of life, they fall in love again.
Sending roses, playing surprises, engaging in romance, to put it bluntly, this is also a "middle-aged Mary Sue". However, this drama is not oily at all, completely breaking the "rollover curse", not only that, Zhou Xun also turned this nightmare into a dream.
The reason why it is not greasy and can get such a high rating is due to three points.
First, full acting skills online.
Huang Lei has cooperated with director Wang Jun many times, from "Husband and Wife Those Things", "I Love Male Girlfriend", "Little Parting" to "Little Joy", and now "Xiao Minjia". Wang Jun strictly controls the quality, Huang Lei is fully committed to the performance, and the works filmed and the characters interpreted are quite representative.
For this kind of urban family emotional drama, Huang Lei and Wang Jun are handy and have never disappointed the audience.
Zhou Xun starred in more movies, and she acted less in family dramas, which is also a brand new attempt. But as it turned out, she performed a unique flavor.
In the past, Huang Lei partnered with Haiqing, who had a distinct style, and the wind, wind, fire, sharp teeth and sharp teeth were still a violent temper. But this time, Zhou Xun came to play Huang Lei's other half, adopted a "Wen Jing style" performance, never chattering and burning fire to train children, but no matter what happened, he was not in a hurry or slow at his own pace.
Speaking is low, doing things is steady, and this kind of acting is also very attractive.
In life, Zhou Xun does not have children, but in the play she plays the mother of the child. But the strange thing is that Zhou Xun came out with a "motherly smell" from the moment he came out.
The love and strangeness of the child are accurate, there is no trace of performance, and every action is quite natural.
Not to mention Liu Lili, who stood there was the image of a kind-hearted mother. Whether it is the look of talking or the small act of touching the child casually, it can make the audience believe that she is Xiao Min's mother and Jun Jun's grandmother.
The most surprising thing is Qin Hailu, who for a moment felt that she was completely starring.
After reading the novels of the domineering president, she finally got her wish and played a little wife. On the outside, she is a strong and capable woman, and in front of her husband, she is a gentle and considerate little woman, which is exactly the same as Qin Hailu in private.
Qin Hailu played the role of Li Ping to life, and the scene with Huang Lei's fighting mouth contracted the points of view and laughter, like a pair of wrongdoers, and they had unfinished "debts" with each other.
The actors are accurate in their roles, the intensity of the performance is moderate, and even the love of middle-aged people is still attractive.
Second, the sense of life is strong and closer to life.
In addition to the acting skills of the actors, it is worth praising the "fireworks" of this drama, every detail can resonate with the audience, and the breath of life is not suspended, as the saying goes, it is enough to be grounded!
For example, Xiao Min, an obstetrician and gynecologist, has a serious cleaning habit and would rather go home to the toilet than love to go outside. When you get home, the first thing you do is disinfect your whole body at the door.
This habit is related to the profession and makes the role more convincing.
Also, the first thing Xiao Min's mother did when she came home was to go to the toilet, and she talked to people outside while going to the toilet. I believe that many people have had the experience of rushing into the toilet after a day of staying outside, so this detail is very lifelike.
Xiaomin wants to take her mother to the restaurant to eat, and her mother's first reaction is to cook at home, because the outside meals are very expensive, and it is not as convenient as doing it at home.
After going to the self-service hotel and learning that the price was expensive, my mother thought about eating more, and it was best to eat back.
When she saw that the Peking duck on the menu was more than two hundred, she began to complain: The sauce duck I bought myself is only more than a hundred, and the duck will become a swan when it arrives in Beijing.
These dialogues and details of mom make this drama more lifelike and closer to the daily life of the audience. So it can catch the audience's attention more and look at it.
There are only two episodes that premiere, but there are many more details of life like this.
For another example, Chen Zhuo went to Xiaomin's house to pack his clothes, but he forgot to take the key and locked himself outside the door because he answered the phone. Holding a basin in his hand, he didn't even have time to tie his shoelaces, just like the life of ordinary audiences in daily life.
When Xiao Min received a call from Chen Zhuo and did not want to be heard by her mother, she quickly lowered the volume with her hands. Who hasn't done this action?
All kinds of details are full of life, as if this group of people is all around us, adding a sense of reality to the whole play.
Third, the angle is novel and not dog blood.
The most attractive thing about "Xiao MinJia" is the unique plot, the camera focuses on the second marriage of middle-aged men and women, rather than a simple love.
In the play, several protagonists are all married twice. Chen Zhuo is divorced and has children, Liu Xiaomin has a child after divorce, and even his sister Liu Xiaojie chose to divorce after flash marriage.
The perspective of focusing on how to live and fall in love after divorce is quite novel and healing enough.
After divorce, parents often give up the pursuit of love for their children, either make up their minds, or end up alone. But "Little Min Family" allows several divorced men and women who have been hurt to bravely pursue love, and even in the year of confusion, they will talk about a vigorous love.
The attitude conveyed by the work, and what the protagonists encounter and see, is not warming and healing the audience?
What is valuable is that even if all the members are married twice, the plot is not bloody at all.
Chen Zhuo got along happily with his ex-wife without tearing, and he could also greet his ex-wife's current husband in peace and friendship.
Liu Xiaomin's relationship with her ex-husband is not very good, but more is to focus on the family conflict, which is most likely to be domestic violence, which is also a common and noteworthy couple problem.
The rhythm control of "Little Minjia" is also very good, and several important characters are introduced in the first twenty minutes, without a word of nonsense, nor deliberately, but in the dialogue to uncover the relationship and personality of the characters.
On the whole, "Xiao MinJia" has not dropped the chain either in the actors or the plot, even if Zhou Xun and Huang Lei play the set of young people's romance, they do not feel hot eyes, and even feel that they are too much like the state of love, even holding hands and kissing are quite natural.
Especially after Chen Zhuo sent flowers, Xiao Min wanted to go home, and Chen Zhuo was in love: play again.
This dialogue is like a small couple who have just fallen in love, the girl is afraid that the family will find out that they are in a hurry to go home, and the boy is not willing to keep it in many ways. Grounded and has a sense of life, Zhou Xun and Huang Lei have made the "middle-aged Mary Sue" have a ceiling.
What is acting? Zhou Xun and Huang Lei's performance perfectly interprets the word. After watching the first two episodes of "Little Min's House", I can't help but sigh that the original choice of the right actor, "Middle-aged Mary Sue" is not hot at all, and even a little "really fragrant".