Many movies and TV series will release behind-the-scenes footage or Easter eggs after the screening, continue the fun of the audience watching the movie, and also see the process of the crew's work and private appearance, which can not only satisfy the audience's curiosity about the show business, but also increase the exposure of the behind-the-scenes workers, and even express respect and gratitude to them.
The Japanese drama "What About the Waste Wood Man" does the opposite, releasing the four-episode preparatory process documentary "Make a manga with me as the protagonist into a Japanese drama" before the TV series starts broadcasting! The film presents a complete planning and selection process, an exclusive project tailored for actor Keita Machida, attracting nearly 80 groups of submissions, and finally came out with Omori's manga "What About Waste Wood Man".
The documentary has two advantages, one is that Japan is very good at shooting "professionals", whether it is a professional drama or a professional documentary are very profound, prompting the audience to understand the hundreds of works, the film filmed the creative process and life background of the six groups of manga artists who entered the re-selection, and exposed the process of Machida Keita, producer and director Isamu Ota, and other crew members to jointly select and shoot on the spot, so that the audience can have a little understanding of how a Japanese drama is born, and how much effort it takes to complete the manga. Second, Isamu Ota also revealed that through the public tidbits of the documentary, taking advantage of the characteristics and enthusiasm of today's fans, the documentary can make the Japanese drama accumulate iron fans before it starts.
From the characteristics of this project that "tailor-made for actor Keita Machida", as well as Omori's setting of the protagonist as a Gunma person, speaking the Gunma dialect, etc., it can be seen that this is a work that relies heavily on the personal characteristics of the actors and has the potential of fan appeal. As for how such a work goes out of the circle? It is related to whether the theme, plot, and even the overall quality of the show itself can resonate with the public.
In the film, there are many works that sprinkle fan welfare, whether it is nude pictures or intimate interactions, once the "picture that the audience may expect" is given priority, giving up the rationality and coherence of the plot itself, it becomes a film drama with empty appearance or sweet plot. And "What About the Waste Wood Man" did not fall into such a dilemma. The drama tells the story of The wasted shiba man Kwonta Tachi, who failed to apply for a job, but because of the accidental popularity of the photos published on social media, he began to disguise his real life.
Kwon's behavior shows the self-identity anxiety of modern people, which may be one of the reasons why the show can spread from the fan base. When encountering difficulties in real life and unable to change the current situation, people retreat to the Internet, create a satisfactory image of their own expectations and satisfaction in social media, the speech we leave behind based on feelings and mood changes, gradually become a tool to get attention, people exchange false mood for false care and pursuit, because the person on the other end knows nothing about us, he enters any text at the moment, may also be shaping a personal image, your unintentional and his unintentional, there is no intersection.
In order to maintain the illusion of smooth sailing in life, Kwon Thae constantly lies to his parents, lovers and himself, and every photo he uploads and every outfit he constantly replaces is too much for the Internet that Tamachi Kwon has lived too much, and he has created a new life, but it is not real. We may feel sorry for Quan Tai's behavior, but we must also think about why people like Quan Tai seem to be more and more. In this regard, the play vaguely gives an answer.
Grandmother Ochiai Kazuyo was entrusted by Kwon's mother to go to Tokyo to care for Kwon, but found that Kwon was too depraved to live, and couldn't help but slap him, unexpectedly the two souls exchanged. Kazuyo unexpectedly gains a young body, and begins to want to do something that his old self is already overwhelmed, and also hopes to help Kwon Tae complete his dreams, so he replaces him to participate in the Internet celebrity selection meeting. In the selection process, the company's final decision is mixed with extremely strong personal preferences, and the minister has a high degree of authority to guide the final result.
Even though the plot development is to enhance the tension of the drama, it also presents the dilemma faced by young people in their 20s and 30s today, even if combined with Kazuyo's energetic, sincere attitude to people, serious life, and quantai's advantages in age and physiology, it is still impossible to break through such an unfriendly system, and all kinds of difficulties can't help but wonder whether the phrase "hard work is rewarded" can still be true today. Kwon's apprentice's proposal to start a business is also another kind of rebellion against the system. However, even if we do not enter the system and find another way, we still need to make considerable efforts to overcome the difficulties on the road.
On the other hand, Kwon Tae returned to his hometown of Gunma, lived in the guise of Kazuyo, far from the hustle and bustle of the city and the pursuit of the masses, and he actually gained peace and satisfaction from the soil and the farm he took good care of, which was the result of his hoeing the soil and warming it with his palm, and the sweat he dripped produced beautiful fruits, perhaps this was one of the few moments in his life to feel "rewarded". Young people still have a lot of time, but they are already afraid of making mistakes, and in the process of exploring the way, they gradually close off every possibility of adventure, and people who enter the twilight always look back at the regrets that have not been completed, and through the exchange of souls, they can re-examine their lives through different perspectives.
The friendship between Kwon Tae and Kazuyo's old friends is deeper than that of those who can't be touched on the Internet, who care about each other's harvest and living, and can drink and eat together around the hearth, which is so real, visible, and closely connected. People go to the metropolis to pursue their dreams, but in the end they are blinded by the city and swallowed up by the weak and ruthless relationship between people. Returning to his hometown is not Kwon-tae willing, but he has found himself in this old house and on the land of his hometown, which may correspond to what Kazuyo said to Kwon-tae, "You were originally an honest and kind child, how did you become like this?" Such a setting is also quite a return to basics. (Today's headlines: Film critic Mtalk)
"What About the Waste Wood Man" shows the daily life that modern people are afraid of- they have not yet lay flat, but they are unable to get up again, and although Kwon Tae's change is forced, it also encourages people to try a new attitude to life and a way of dealing with the world. It is difficult for us to experience the adventure of soul exchange, and we do not need to wait until the day when we are forced to change, perhaps just stand a little farther away, call on our childhood selves, or leave words for the future of us, when we stand at a certain point in life and feel lost, through a long scale, we can re-examine our lives. Text/Wu Si'en