With the 5,000-year history of the Chinese nation, filming costume dramas has a natural historical advantage, but whether it is filmed well or not is another matter.
In recent years, costume dramas have flooded, but there are very few dramas that have passed, and it is even rarer to call them excellent.
With this, let's take a look at the 10 domestic costume dramas with the highest Douban rating, which is also the 10 domestic costume dramas with the highest reputation.
Here to explain, this article limits the age of costumes mentioned in the series to before 1840 in modern Chinese history, that is, before 1840, and the number of scorers must be more than 50,000.
Tenth: Emperor Wu of Han
Douban score: 9.2
It is hard to imagine that such a masculine and majestic historical drama is actually from the hand of a female director: Hu Mei.
When we look through her resume, we will find that she has another historical masterpiece - "Kangxi Dynasty".
This is a talent destined to be written into the annals of mainland television history.
As a time from the time when the Han Jing Emperor calmed the Seven Kingdoms War to the 54th reign of Emperor Wu of Han, the entire drama of "Emperor Wu of Han" spans a long time.
During this period, the Xiongnu frequently invaded the Central Plains, and Emperor Wudi of the Han Dynasty mobilized the whole people and conquered them for decades.
However, the war drama presented by the play was criticized a lot when it was broadcast.
According to the director, this kind of scene was filmed a lot and was very careful, but it was greatly reduced when it was broadcast.
Although the war scenes are insufficient, the play still vividly shows that proud era, and the words of Emperor Wu of the Han Wu in the play, "Kou ke can go, I can also go", are still just as inspiring to hear today.
Most of the plot of the play is derived from epic records, and also shows many historical allusions, such as "Zhang Qian's mission to the Western Regions".
The romantic atmosphere, pioneering and enterprising spirit of the Han will make the audience involuntarily feel a sense of national pride.
As the first male protagonist, the life of Emperor Wudi of Han was presented in a panoramic manner, and the talent was great, the courage was outstanding, and the absurd behavior in his later years was not shy.
The "witch rebellion" that implicated hundreds of thousands of people and forced Empress Wei Zifu and her son Liu Zhao to death was nothing more than that.
It is worth mentioning that the costume of the play is also very exquisite, and the external generals and harem concubines are like characters who have come out of history.
Therefore, "Emperor Wu of Han" has also become the first impression, or even the deepest impression, of the Han Dynasty for many people.
Ninth: The Kangxi Dynasty
Douban score: 9.2
In 2001, the first part of the famous novelist February Yuehe's "Sunset Trilogy", "Kangxi The Great", was adapted into "Kangxi Dynasty" and put on the screen.
In terms of popularity, the degree of popularity of the play is not lost to another play adapted by the trilogy, "Yongzheng Dynasty".
But in terms of word of mouth, it has received a lot of controversy.
A considerable part of the audience believes that "Kangxi Dynasty" is essentially a big male protagonist shuang drama dressed in the guise of historical drama, and even Chen Daoming's personal show.
Kangxi in the play seems to be wearing a gold finger, the protagonist's aura is incomparably powerful, and there are characters like heavenly soldiers to help turn the danger into a disaster, upgrading and fighting monsters along the way, hand to hand.
The female characters in the play almost all love him to the death.
In terms of historical facts, the play also has many historical errors, the most criticized of which is Xiaozhuang's self-proclaimed nickname.
Some of the lines are also quite bold, and even now it will be shocking.
But objectively speaking, the play is still loyal to history in major events.
The main reason why it fascinates audiences of all ages is that the tension of the plot is quite in place, and the characters are very vivid and vivid.
Radio and Television once commented that it "has reached a considerable height in terms of ideology, artistry, and politics."
In addition, it is worth mentioning that the play shows the various states of Kangxi and the chancellor when he was in business, and for the audience, it is more real than the emperors in other dramas, without a trace of face.
Of course, the theme song of this drama, "Borrowing Five Hundred Years from Heaven", is even more of a finishing touch.
Overall, the show is flawed, but it's still a classic.
Eighth: "The Great Qin Empire"
Douban score: 9.3
In the history of the Warring States more than 2,000 years ago, there are not many surviving documents.
The TV series "The Great Qin Empire", adapted from Sun Haohui's novel of the same name, lasted 11 years from the premiere to the end.
The four-part series are "The Fission of the Great Qin Empire", "The Vertical and Horizontal of the Great Qin Empire", "The Rise of the Great Qin Empire" and "Great Qin Fu".
From the perspective of word of mouth, the praise of the first two parts is obviously much better, and the fourth part is a continuous spit.
The first two works are often compared, and many people think that the sense of historical heaviness of "The Vertical and Horizontal of the Great Qin Empire" is relatively weak.
But at the same time, the second part is no longer somewhat "elevated" Qin like the previous work, but portrays the complexity of human nature and shows the jagged sense of group portraits.
In the play, Qin Huiwen Wang, Zhang Yi, Chu Wang and Mi Yue and others also appear more real and three-dimensional.
In addition, the drama is particularly elaborate in presenting the daily etiquette and customs of the Qin Kingdom.
The crew specially invited experts to produce pure and simple costume props, and also hired etiquette experts to conduct professional training on the manners and conversations of the actors, which truly reflected the historical style of that era.
It is worth mentioning that when the drama was first launched, the Douban score was only 7 points, and Fu Dalong, who played Qin Huiwen Wang, was even more controversial.
In fact, there are very few records of King Huiwen of Qin in the history books, so Fu Dalong interpreted the characters after reading through the only documents and adding his own understanding.
With the passage of time, his interpretation of the "alternative emperor" of good and evil has gradually been recognized by the audience.
Seventh: The Fission of the Great Qin Empire
Douban score: 9.3
The so-called "fission" not only refers to the change of the "martingale transformation method", but also hints at the tragic end of the martingale being finally cracked by the car.
In addition to Shang Martin, there are also Qin Xiaogong, Wei Huiwang and Gong Shu and other people.
Under the wonderful interpretation of Wang Zhifei, Hou Yong and Li Liqun, each role is very vivid and three-dimensional, quite close to the historical prototype.
In addition to the performances of the actors, the most well-known thing about the play is the well-made production, which can be called an epic look and feel.
Among them, the war scenes in the play are particularly magnificent and atmospheric, with a strong sense of ceremony and quite exquisite, and the tactics and rules of the ancient battlefield are displayed very clearly.
The army is uniform and imposing, just like the classic line "Zhao Zhao Old Qin, go to the country together", full of blood.
In addition, the lines in the play are wonderful, such as the four consecutive questions and answers of Qin Xiaogong and Wei Martin.
Can't change? The Law is like a mountain. Can't slow down? Statute of limitations. Can't be reduced? Commutation law. Can't be pardoned? There is no grace outside the law.
It can be seen that Shang Martin is resolute in practicing the rule of law and enlightened in the political theory of the Qin State, and the pattern of the series is immediately opened.
However, it must be admitted that the "beautification" of shang martingale and Qin state in the drama has indeed caused a lot of controversy.
The screenwriter's admiration for the Qin State has reached the point where he believes that it is the source of Chinese civilization, which is obviously very different from our impression of the Qin State all along.
However, this courage not to follow the trend, or even to challenge the historical view, may also be one of the reasons why the series has become a classic.
Sixth: "Yongzheng Dynasty"
Douban score: 9.3
In the eyes of many viewers, "Yongzheng Dynasty" is not only a good work of word of mouth, but also represents the highest level of domestic historical dramas.
In 1999, when it was broadcast, the mainland's reform and opening up was in the stage of tackling tough problems, and the characteristics of this era also became the theme of the play, that is, reform.
This drama also lives up to expectations, while maintaining the depth of the theme, it also takes into account the popularity of the content, and truly achieves the common appreciation of elegance and customs.
The sense of heaviness, compactness and refinement that a historical drama should have, the drama handles them one by one.
Therefore, after the broadcast, it has gained both good word of mouth and heat.
"Kangxi Dynasty" really explores how a dynasty works through the two major plots of conquest and officialdom.
The play portrays the political turmoil and the wonderful court competition, with climaxes and interlocking links, so that the audience can't stop watching.
The life principles and workplace wisdom involved in it are also regarded by many modern people as a treasure book for success.
In addition, the play also portrays the complexity of historical figures, from Nian Qianyao and Long Keduo to the Eighth Master and the Thirteenth Master, which are impressive.
Among them, the Kangxi Emperor, played by Jiao Huang, is calm and sophisticated, and the emperor is from the heart, and has become the most classic Kangxi image in the minds of many audiences.
This version of Yongzheng has been portrayed as a hero of reform, and although it is embattled, it still turns the tide for the world's manpower.
But even so, yongzheng's sense of powerlessness and loneliness as an emperor was particularly obvious and always lingered.
At the end, the eighth master said, "Fourth brother, I lost, but you didn't win, you won only the insult after you died", and it turned out that the hero was lonely.
Some netizens commented that "Yongzheng Dynasty" was the last big production of the 20th century, but it left a strong mark on the beginning of the 21st century.
This sentence is indeed true, the drama triggered the trend of shooting historical dramas, followed by "Han Wu Emperor", "The Rule of Zhenguan", "Towards the Republic" and so on.
Even the Qingpu drama ten years later, focusing on the plot design of the Yongzheng Emperor, can be seen as the influence of the play.
Fifth: "The Great Song Dynasty Criminal Officer"
Douban score: 9.3
As the first costume documentary criminal investigation drama in China, "The Great Song Ti Criminal Officer" can be described as an "unconventional" theme at that time, and it is not too much to say that it is a natural flow.
The show hit an average rating of 7.85% that year, surpassing the 6.18% of the News Network.
There are many reasons for the combination of word of mouth and popularity, the first of which has to be mentioned, that is, this drama has largely restored the autopsy method in the book.
At every turn, it is what kind of steaming bone method, leaking skeleton method, and the dead body shot given directly from the front comes unexpectedly.
Then there is the design of the plot of the play, which is intricate and interlocking, and the pursuit of precision control in the details, each foreshadowing is useful.
And whenever witnesses recall, the play will also reproduce the oral content, which seems more real and objective.
In addition, the whole drama has designed more than 50 characters, and each person's appearance is closely related to the case, so the group portrait portrayal of this drama is also quite wonderful.
Among them, the confrontation between Song Ci and the villains Wu Miaoshui, Diao Guangdou and others can be called the most wonderful bridge section in the play.
In these processes, it is not only the confrontation between justice and evil, but also the subtle laws of survival in the officialdom, and it also points directly to the political foundation of feudal society.
The lines in the play are straight to the heart.
This made Song Ci go from single-mindedly seeking the truth to realizing his inability to sweep away the shortcomings of the Great Song officialdom, and a fire broke his last line of defense.
Idealism ends in pathos after crossing the bureaucracy, which is also a rare ending in domestic dramas.
In addition to the plot, the makeup of the play is also very elaborate, and the ink-style picture also highly restores the ancient charm of the Song style.
It is worth mentioning that many actors in the play, such as Guo Da, Fan Wei and Guo Donglin, are actors with comedy backgrounds, but they will not let people play at all.
He Bing, who plays the male protagonist Song Ci, has very delicate acting skills.
The close-up shot of looking at the yamen before leaving, from full of tears to a smile of relief, there is no so-called "explosion" drama, but it directly pokes at people's hearts.
Fourth: The Biography of Zhen Huan
Douban score: 9.3
Like the Kangxi Dynasty, the biography of Zhen Huan has received a lot of controversy.
However, after more than ten years of broadcasting, it can often appear on the hot list and be subjected to various interesting secondary creations, which is enough to prove that the quality of the episode itself is indeed online, and it can withstand amplification and careful consideration.
Even director Zheng Xiaolong couldn't help but ask: Do you have any other dramas to watch?
As a court drama, the roles that appear in the play are quite large, and the roles that can make the audience remember more than ten are the skills of the creators of "The Biography of Zhen Huan".
In this drama, whether it is the protagonist or the supporting role, it cannot be viewed with a black and white character setting, they are vivid and three-dimensional, making people love and pity and hate.
To some extent, palace fight dramas are "power plot dramas" from the perspective of women.
Therefore, when it was broadcast, the drama was also called the Qing Palace version of "Dulala Promotion".
In the tribulations and baptisms of the harem, the heroine image that climbs from the bottom up is indeed easy to become the object of reverence of real women.
But the biography of Zhen Huan clearly has more to say than that.
In the process of Zhen Huan's counter-killing and blackening, it is actually the failure of human resistance, which sets off the oppression and alienation of women by the feudal imperial power.
When people say that the "cool" drama does not end with a big happy heart, but makes the audience deeply feel the sadness of women in that era.
Such a series with a sense of historical precipitation is obviously not on the same level as most other palace fight dramas.
In addition, the costume of the play is also very outstanding, and almost every actress who participated in the show presented the best state in the play.
In addition, the line design of this drama is also a must, such as the classic "untouchables are pretentious" and "concubines can't do it", which are quite out of the circle today.
Third: "Langya List"
Douban score: 9.4
As a TV series adapted from an online novel, the degree of care in the film and television process of "Langya List" is really worth learning from the current production team of domestic dramas.
The series retains the overhead background of the original work, but in terms of serving the road, it tries its best to refer to the real history, and the production is very well-made.
From the costumes, utensils, interior decoration, to the picture composition of the lens, the play shows the ancient style and ancient charm, and has been repeatedly praised by audiences at home and abroad.
In terms of plot, the show cuts some unnecessary branches in the original book to make the story look more compact.
Some netizens commented: "Langya List" is to do a cool drama with the attitude of doing a positive drama.
This sentence may cause dissatisfaction among fans, but it must be admitted that compared with the historical drama of power plots in the public sense, "Langya List" does have a lot of "cool points".
From these points of view, "Langya List" is actually seriously overrated.
Like some mysterious institutions and strange tricks that appear in the play, the jianghu flavor is full of flavor, and although it is full of entertainment, it is lacking in easy distortion.
In the content of the power struggle, many viewers also criticized the plot arrangement as somewhat naïve, and the logic often has inconsistencies.
In addition, the overly idealistic protagonist and story development are also controversial.
But from another point of view, the feelings and values of home and country emphasized by this drama are indeed in line with traditional cultural values.
The moral character and political ideals of the traditional Chinese "scholar" have also been properly presented through the role of Mei Changsu.
As viewers, we will indeed be touched and resonate with it to varying degrees.
Second: "The Tale of Wulin"
Douban score: 9.6
Compared with other costume dramas that appear in this article, "The Tale of Wulin" is indeed a little "unorthodox".
On the first day of broadcasting that year, the show also had a low rating of 1.95%, reflecting the audience's "discomfort" with this novelty series.
But soon, the show climbed to 4.26 percent the next day and has been stable at around 5 percent ever since.
Until now, this drama is a leading drama in the reliability rate, and the "pinnacle of domestic sitcoms" deserves it.
Although the title of the play is "The Tale of Wulin", the protagonist in the play is "mashing paste" every day, you damage me, I hurt you.
But it is in the process of the growth of these people that everyone can see the bitterness and bitterness and joy and sorrow with the texture of life, and impress the audience with "human touch".
Tong Xiangyu, Guo Furong, Bai Zhantang, Lu Xiucai, Li Dazui, etc. in the play are all vivid and three-dimensional, just like you and me around, and the audience looks at themselves as well.
Where there are so-called people, there are rivers and lakes, and here it may be more accurate to say that true chivalry lies in the growth of the soul.
As the ending song says: There are so many unsatisfactory things in this world, but your life will continue.
The first 80 times are over, but the jianghu is not over, and the content behind is left to the audience to write for themselves.
To a large extent, the drama can be called a forward-looking divine drama, which is a subversion of the traditional martial arts narrative, and also enhances our comedic taste.
The lines in the play are not outdated today, about hitting workers, about star salaries, about love, everything is available.
First: "Daming Dynasty 1566"
Douban score: 9.7
In 2007, "Daming Dynasty 1566" was bought for Mango Station, and after broadcasting, the ratings never broke through 0.5%, which was obviously dismal.
In 2017, a video platform bought the online copyright of the show and then officially replayed it, and now there are more than 170,000 people scoring, 9.7 points of the king of the duan, the divine drama gives it up.
Where is God? God is on the fullest display of the official functioning and power struggles.
The play even put an end to the obscenity of power and politics in other plays.
From Emperor Jiajing to the cabinet, to local dignitaries, to middle- and lower-level officials, no one is absolutely turbid, and no one can have goldfinger to help.
In the vortex of power, everyone is a mortal flesh, and even if the power is in hand, they are all anxious.
The narrative structure of the play is quite rigorous, the behavior of the characters and the development of the story are in line with the logic of motivation, they stand in their own positions, and show their views and attitudes towards the current situation.
Some people say that in front of it, "Game of Thrones" can only be renamed "Brawl of Thrones".
The power struggle in this drama emphasizes the mutual restraint and balance of various forces.
And this is also true even now.
The official wisdom and philosophy of life contained in the play are also the reasons why some viewers will brush it again and again.
In terms of plot, the drama starts from the policy of "changing rice to mulberry", bringing out the topic of the dispute between corruption and the confrontation between the rich and the poor.
And the spearhead is directed at the most powerful, and the depth is unmatched by most other episodes.
At the same time, from the perspective of modernity, it criticizes the limitations and decay of the feudal system itself, and then analyzes the reasons for the decline of the Ming Dynasty.
In addition, the drama is also quite outstanding in the shaping of the character image, portraying the official sentient beings of the feudal society, which can be called a perfect group drama.
The performances of Chen Baoguo, Huang Zhizhong, Ni Dahong and others are all wonderful and infectious.
The director of the play, Zhang Li, and the screenwriter Liu Heping, have also cooperated and created several domestic masterpieces.
The fly in the ointment is that the costumes of this drama are not elaborate enough.
In addition to the above ten dramas, the 86th edition of "Journey to the West", the 87th edition of "Dream of the Red Chamber" and the 94th edition of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" also ranked in the forefront of the ratings, and the 98th edition of "Water Margin" was also well received.
Because the four masterpieces themselves have a wide audience base, in the early days, they even led the way, belonging to the existence of a unique file, limited by space, this article will no longer list it.
And "Towards the Republic" is also excellent, if you look at the word of mouth in this list is also one of the best, but because of the weight of the modern drama in the play, it will not be put in here.
Judging from the above ten dramas, more than half of them are historical dramas, which shows that such dramas are indeed concerned by everyone.
It is precisely because of this that the production of historical dramas cannot be sloppy.
We do not ask a historical drama to restore history in great detail, but we must not arbitrarily grasp the rigor and logic of the plot, portray and shape the characters.
Whether it is a historical drama, a palace fight drama or a comedy, as a costume drama, at least let everyone be immersed in the scene and give people an ancient atmosphere.
In summary, it can be seen that the birth of an excellent drama, the level of directors, screenwriters, actors and other creators must be online, and it must also be supplemented by sophisticated costumes and soundtracks.
Today's domestic dramas, often S-level, hundreds of millions of large productions, some also invited the old drama bones to sit in the lineup, and finally most of them thunder and rain are small, but they are just adding one to the list of bad dramas.
Those classic dramas with good reputation once thought to be the starting point of some kind of drama turned out to be the peak.
After more than ten years, twenty years, I never forgot it and did not echo.
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