The national drama really ushered in a big year.
But in this big year, it is not difficult to see a feature: almost all the hot dramas since the beginning of the year are modern dramas and period dramas.
"Crazy" and "Three-Body Problem", which ushered in the popularity of national dramas, are era anti-black dramas and science fiction dramas respectively.
The last wave of spy war drama "Infernal", which set off a climax in ratings, needless to say, is also a period drama.
"The Long Season", which has a new reputation since the beginning of the latest Chinese drama, is still a suspense drama spanning decades.
Found no, the costume dramas that were once active on the small screen of Chinese dramas seem to have disappeared en masse.
Even if there are occasional hits, it is a controversial ancient puppet drama like "Long Moon Ember Ming", but it lacks a real popular costume hit.
The audience's long-awaited "Knife in the Snow 2" and "Qing Yu Nian 2" are still painting cakes in the wind, and they are far from landing.
Can't you let the audience quench their thirst first?
At the critical moment, I also watch CCTV. On April 27, that is, tonight, a costume historical legendary drama "Mrs. Guo" led by Ye Xuan and Ren Zhong will be broadcast on Yangba, starting at 9:30 p.m., that is, the sub-prime time.
Followed by the noon sunshine urban drama "Ode to Joy 4", which once again caused controversy with the ending.
"Mrs. Guo" represents not only a costume drama that has been lost for a long time on CCTV, but also a kind of drama that has been increasingly forgotten by the audience: a female costume legendary drama.
After a long silence, the costume legendary drama should be lively again.
1. Another costume legendary drama potential hit? This time, the characters are interesting
Compared with many costume dramas, the most "big" of "Mrs. Guo" is the protagonist in the play - Mrs. Guo, that is, the famous Mrs. Xian in history.
For her evaluation, just one sentence is enough.
"Feng Xiangu Martyr's Wife, Weng Qianguo Yuzi." Premier Zhou once praised Mrs. Xian as "the first hero of China".
What kind of figure can get such a high evaluation from Premier Zhou?
Mrs. Xian was a native of Gaoliang County (present-day Maoming and Yangjiang, Guangdong).
At the age of sixteen or seventeen, she had already gained the reputation of "the first talented woman in Lingnan", and later married Feng Bao of Gaozhou.
Mrs. Xian was born in the most turbulent Southern and Northern Dynasties in Chinese history, in the most barbaric Lingnan, when wars were raging and the people were in ruins, Xian Ying befriended a group of loyal and righteous people, formed a "division of the king of Qin", eliminated the chaotic minister Hou Jing, and assisted Chen Baxian to establish the "Chen" dynasty.
Because of her meritorious service in protecting the territory and the people, she was loved by all ethnic minorities in Lingnan and was jointly respected as "Our Lady of Lingnan" and "Our Lady of China". Throughout his life, this hero was committed to promoting the integration of nationalities and the unification of the country, which not only won the unanimous respect of the emperors of the three dynasties, but also was respected by the people in Lingnan region. The official histories such as the Book of Sui, Zizhi Tongjian, and Northern History did not hesitate to record Mrs. Xian's great achievements in large volumes.
As a slang woman, she combines "loyalty, love, will, kindness, wisdom, sincerity, knowledge, humility, caution, and admonition". Compared with the imperial power, she cares more about the people in her heart, and she is indeed a remarkable figure.
Throughout the ages, many works of art have been created based on the series created by her life.
For example, the documentary "Mrs. Sin" broadcast by CCTV Documentary Channel.
The movie "Mrs. Sin Hao Qi Yingfeng", starring us is familiar with "Grandma Rong" teacher Li Mingqi and Ji Chunhua.
There are countless related works in the southern Guangdong region, and Guangdong has produced the Cantonese opera "Lady of the Empire".
Gao Zhisen and Huang Baiming once collaborated on the opera musical "Mrs. Sin", and the lyrics were written by Zheng Guojiang, the talented son of Xiangjiang.
The script of this episode has been polished for ten years, and combined with the trailer, there are two obvious characteristics:
First, the genre of the drama is a legendary drama rather than a historical drama.
There are many martial arts scenes in the play where Mrs. Xian personally fights against the enemy, and she can even blade the leading general of the other party in the play, and she can really do kung fu.
There is also no lack of plots in the story in which she uses intelligence warfare and psychological warfare to defeat the weak enemy and uphold justice, so this should be a very popular and good-looking costume legendary drama.
Second, although the story highlights the legendary character of the character, it still maintains the core "kindness spirit" of the character.
There are also many virgin heroines in the play who oppose the war and advocate the passage of protecting the territory and the people, the character and spirit of the characters, and there is no absurdity.
2, the screenwriter of "Iron Tooth Copper Tooth Ji Xiaolan" + the director of "Bright Sword", the main creative lineup is guaranteed
Whether costume legendary dramas are good or not, a key is the creative team, because this genre seems to be easy to shoot, but it is actually the most difficult to produce high-quality products.
If you shoot too seriously, it will not look good. Shoot too freely, and the legend becomes a fool's errand.
Fortunately, the production team of "Mrs. Zhao Guo" is not weak.
Screenwriter Zhu Yulin, has "Iron Teeth Copper Teeth Ji Xiaolan", "Han Hero" and other masterpieces. It can be said that what the screenwriter is best at is a historical legendary drama adapted from the stories of historical figures.
The director of this play, Chen Jian, is Li Youbin's old partner, and the most classic work is "Bright Sword".
The success of "Bright Sword" goes without saying, and he has also directed works such as "Invincible Benevolence" and "Blue Sea Ambition".
This is obviously a director who is good at anti-war dramas, but if you look closely, whether it is Li Youbin's "Bright Sword" or "The Invincible Benevolent", in fact, it exudes a strong taste of legendary dramas, but there is a sense of righteousness in his bones.
This pair of choreographers may not be the hottest creative lineup at the moment, but they are definitely the most suitable high-quality lineup for the show.
3, Ye Xuan + heavy responsibility, acting skills are not lacking, the key depends on Ye Xuan's state
Historical figures have plays, the choreographer is reliable, and next, it's up to the starring role.
The lineup of "Mrs. Zhao Guo" is a standard powerhouse, and the lineup may not be gorgeous, but it tastes.
First of all, let's talk about the biggest key to the defeat of the drama: Ye Xuan.
She plays the core character of the whole play - Mrs. Sin.
Although in recent years, Ye Xuan has impressed the audience the most is her endless gossip news and exaggerated performance in the live broadcast room.
But once upon a time, she was definitely the most promising actress in Hong Kong, and she could even be said to be a trump card for actresses in TVB costume dramas.
In 1999, Ye Xuan participated in the Miss International Chinese beauty pageant held by Wireless and won not only the championship, but also the "Most Classical Beauty Award".
Subsequently, she was quickly reused wirelessly, starring in her representative works "Golden Years" and "Rushing to the Clouds", but the most impressive thing is her costume works, "Cloud Sea Jade Bow Edge", "Regeneration Edge", "God Sealing List" and so on.
Ye Xuan's performance of a classical beauty is a TVB costume textbook. Especially Meng Lijun, who she played in "Regeneration Edge", appeared, stared, smiled, and cried appropriately, and she couldn't get tired of watching it.
The best thing is that Ye Xuan's interpretation is both heroic, and her eyes and spiritual energy pressure cannot be suppressed. At the same time, it can control the quiet and elegant side of the character.
At the peak of her performance, many roles are full of classical beauty, and the drama path is very wide, the brute lady can, the gentle woman can, let her be small, vulgar and charming, she can also hold it.
Under her interpretation, the roles are decisive, delicate, and the infatuation of a girl with Huaichun, even silly, but not a one-sided vase role.
After leaving wireless, Ye Xuan once developed well, participating in "Supreme Scoundrel", "Great Search", "Assassination", "Eavesdropping 3", etc., and won the 29th Hong Kong Film Awards Best Supporting Actress in 2010 with the film "Accident".
Unfortunately, since then, Hong Kong films have increasingly fallen into decline, and Ye Xuan has also fallen into confusion more and more.
But it is up to her to play the role of the legendary Xian Ying. There is no problem with casting.
Because Ye Xuan has a heroic spirit on herself, whether it is Mrs. Xian's sassy heroic posture, but also the gentle and intellectual side, when she was at her peak, she was all at hand.
So the biggest suspense of this play is Ye Xuan's performance state, if she can return to the peak of performance, the success of this character will be without suspense.
Second, the task is heavy.
Responsibility became famous very early.
In his early years, he cooperated with Chen Baoguo in "The Great Emperor of Hanwu", and after becoming famous early, he successively participated in "Home, N Power" and "Beijing Youth", and his popularity has risen all the way.
Unfortunately, over the years, the heavy acting career has encountered a bottleneck, and the weight of resources and roles is not the same as that year.
But his acting strength is still there.
And Ren Zhong also has the biggest performance feature, that is, he is good at setting off the big heroine.
In recent years, the two dramas with the best performance, one is the costume heroine "That Year the Flower Blooms and the Moon is Full",
A big heroine period drama "The Wind Blows Half Summer", his rivalry scenes with the two heroines Sun Li and Zhao Liying are very exciting.
Ren Zhong can not only perfectly set the heroine's character, but also interpret the character's personality. There are no exaggerated body movements, and there are not many scenes, but they are just right and unforgettable.
The male protagonist Feng Bao he played this time is Xian Ying's husband, and he is also a taishou, with an affectionate side and a serious side, which is obviously the type of role that Ren Zhong is best at.
I think there is no suspense at all that he plays the role well, it depends on how brilliant the role is.
The third place, Jia Yuanyuan.
Looking at the poster, you can find that this is a domestic drama that has more female characters than male characters in the protagonists in recent years, and it also gives many powerful actresses the opportunity to play.
The actress has starred in "Do You Know If It Should Be Green Fat Red Thin", "Big River" and "The Wind of the Langya List Rises and Grows Forest", it can be said that the familiar face in the noon drama, although it has not become popular, but noon will not always use actors whose acting skills are not hard.
This time is Jia Yuanyuan's opportunity. She played the sister of the heroine in the play, who used to be in the same spirit, but in her later years, because of her family and country, she chose to turn against her, and the role was played, and she looked at the actors.
The fourth place, an old acquaintance of the audience of "Bright Sword", Yang Qingwen.
Old audiences should remember his role as Kuroshima Morita in the play, this old actor has not had many film and television works in the past two years, but in fact, he has always appeared in anti-war dramas, such as "Snow Leopard".
Watching actors who are accustomed to playing the Japanese army acting in costume dramas is very interesting, and I hope that he has a wonderful performance with a lot of scenes this time.
4, costume legendary dramas ten years difficult to sharpen a sword? It's time to shine the sword this time
From the perspective of the market, although it is a prime time, the show is still likely to achieve good market performance.
The basic plate of costume dramas in Yangba has been stable, and the market has accumulated demand for costume dramas for a long time.
Criminal investigation, spy warfare, and life suspense have all been watched, and the audience will want to watch a good-looking costume drama. It can be said that it has the right time and place.
But the biggest suspense in front of this play is: can this heroine's costume legendary drama grasp history and jokes?
The so-called costume historical legendary drama, different from historical dramas such as "Yongzheng Dynasty", "Kangxi Dynasty" and "Hanwu the Great", the story will present the characteristics of "positive", or reflect historical figures, historical events as the structure, or take the growth and struggle of small characters as the core, but the story will not completely follow the true history, but there will be legendary dramas. The main line is real, and the details may be exaggerated.
This kind of exaggeration is for the good look of the TV series.
The golden age of historical legendary dramas began with "Prime Minister Liu Luoguo" played by Li Baotian, followed by "Iron Teeth and Copper Teeth Ji Xiaolan" participated by the screenwriter of this play, pushing this genre to a peak.
In addition to this kind of drama that uses a large amount of artistic fiction and humorous ridicule to show court characters, costume legendary dramas also have other styles, such as "The Legend of Miyue" and other "costume heroine growth dramas".
"Madame of the Empire" is actually a combination of two style types.
The biggest advantage of this type of series is that the characters are based on real history. For audiences familiar with these characters, there can be a sense of intimacy and familiarity, and for unfamiliar audiences, it has the effect of popularization.
The heroine in the play, the character experience has a part that carries the function of refreshing text, but there is a "people-oriented" setting in traditional costume dramas, and she will experience the people's feelings and maintain unity.
These are the advantages of the series, but to make the story look good, you need to absorb the essence of the "Iron Tooth Copper Teeth Ji Xiaolan" series: the characters must have distinct personalities, perform their own duties, and collide with points of interest.
The production may not require many big scenes, but whether it is the actors, costumes, or set props, it must be real, and cannot be tricked on the audience.
The most important thing is to be close to the real people's feelings, with the experiences of legendary figures and the hardships and struggles of ordinary people. Dressed up looks like a variety of people.
Unlike many big productions now, although there is money in dramas, the dramas are all distorted glitz, and costume dramas are all photo studio photos, and you can't see the world.
The reason why the costume legendary drama of that year is good is that the story is really wonderful, each actress has a natural and fresh appearance, the starring actor has vivid and accurate acting skills, and finally can take a breath of evil for the audience and promote a sense of righteousness.
This is the reason for the success of costume legendary dramas that year, and the reason why this genre gradually disappeared, when the production became more and more routine rather than exquisite, the story became more and more routine rather than intentional, and other genres were impacted, and this genre soon lost its audience.
Therefore, if "Mrs. Guoguo" wants to win, it is necessary to find back the unique skills of costume legendary dramas, so that this wonderful historical figure story can be interpreted fascinatingly.
Although this genre has faded off the screen for a long time, the audience will miss the era of the real and unadulterated costume legendary drama, filmed well, and may be called back at any time.