Recently, the suspense drama theaters of major platforms have begun to "fight each other in the air".
The first work iQiyi came up with was "The Mist of octagonal pavilions", a work directed by Wang Xiaoshuai.
I believe most people have heard of the name Wang Xiaoshuai, who is an independent film pioneer director and a leading figure in the sixth generation of Chinese directors.
In the past, Wang Xiaoshuai has directed masterpieces of more than eight points such as "Long Day on earth", "Elephant Sitting on the Ground", "Sonorous Threesome", "Red Violin" and so on.
He not only has a wealth of directing experience, but also has great characteristics and is a very thoughtful director.
Originally it was a guarantee of quality, but the online drama that was launched 13 days ago was met with endless complaints from netizens.
In the end, "The Octagonal Pavilion Mist" ended with a rating of 5.7, which was not a good result.
Moreover, on the short review interface of the octagonal pavilion fog, almost all of the 14,000 comments gave "bad reviews".
"A little disappointed, the shots, the rhythm, the performance." "The first time to watch a suspense drama with double speed" "Pan is good, there are no puzzles, only the characters keep saying that there was something nineteen years ago." ”
Most netizens disagree with the slow pace and shooting methods of "Octagonal Pavilion Mist", giving their own sincere after-effects.
In the face of the new drama's fluttering and the audience's comments, director Wang Xiaoshuai does not seem to think so.
<h1>Response to controversy one: plot procrastination. </h1>
He said: "Come up and give a lot of things, in fact, what you lose, may be the last guarantee, because the movie is like this." There are only 12 episodes of the short drama, and I think the attention should be viewed in a cinematic way. ”
Not only that, in the face of the controversy of the new drama, Wang Xiaoshuai also said:
"The audience has to lose the inherent thinking of the past, if you really think that this drama is too slow, then I don't think it's just a change in watching habits, but it shows that he is anxious."
In the view of director Wang Xiaoshuai, the beauty in life needs to be slowed down to experience, rather than rushing to the end and missing the beauty around you.
In the face of reporters' questions about "seven minutes of life and death, the first three episodes of gold",
Director Wang Xiaoshuai pointed out: "I am not afraid that the first three episodes will not be golden, what I am most worried about is that the last three minutes will be bad. ”
It can be seen that the old director still has his own ideas.
<h1>Response to controversy two: shooting literature and art. </h1>
For such a controversy, director Wang Xiaoshuai also made an explanation:
"Because the story of the series is not only suspenseful, but also more to express the emotions of the characters, it is necessary to pay attention to the priority in the narrative."
Obviously, director Wang Xiaoshuai wants to present a story of family + suspense.
On the one hand, I want to describe the complexity of the case, and on the other hand, I want to present the depth of the character's personality.
Most netizens think that such ideas and innovative starting points are good, but it is still difficult to deal with the relationship between the weight and gravity behind this.
Especially after filming, the episodes presented were particularly chaotic, and many places had a feeling of "painting snakes and adding feet".
<h1>Response to controversy three: casting failure. </h1>
For this drama, the biggest controversy in casting is Xuan Nianmei and Mira, who plays Xuan Zhen.
Many people say that "Xuan Nian Mei" does not conform to the setting of "Great Beauty" after reading it.
But the directors don't think so, they think that "beauty" is no standard.
"When I first saw her in Hangzhou, what impressed everyone the most was the kind of thing that made people feel pure in their eyes. And she fits the setting of the story. ”
Director Wang Xiaoshuai believes that the pure feeling of the actor himself is very rare, which is the biggest reason why he chose to play Mira.
Perhaps "beauty" is indeed multi-faceted, but the kind of "beauty" that does not meet the public's expectations and recognition is difficult to convince in any case.
However, it is undeniable that in the play, the old drama Bones Zufeng, Hao Lei, Duan Yihong, Wu Yue and others have all handed over satisfactory answers.
Maybe some people will think that "The Octagonal Pavilion Mist" is very good, and the plot is also very good.
But small drama fans feel that for a film and television practitioner, it is not wrong to listen to the opinions of the audience.