On the evening of May 1, the TV series "Yunxiang Legend" was launched on a number of genuine video platforms for 6 episodes, opening the premiere mode. This TV series starring Chen Xiao, Mao Xiaotong and many other well-known actors, tells the story of chivalry and righteousness. Based on the plot content that has been launched so far, the martial arts shooting of this TV series is very exciting, but the online plot is relatively dull, Mao Xiaotong is extremely refreshing, and Chen Xiao's performance seems to be weak.
The martial arts are wonderful and visible to the naked eye. To say that "The Legend of Yunxiang" is the most wonderful martial arts drama in China, and the most elaborate filming, it should not cause any controversy. Especially in the beginning of the first episode, Mao Xiaotong stood in shallow water and fought with a group of men, and the action design and shooting completion were not lost to many shots of martial arts film directors such as Tsui Hark. From the work "The Legend of Yunxiang", it can be seen that Chinese TV dramas have made rapid progress in the level of shooting.
At the same time as the wonderful martial arts, the opening plot of this TV series is relatively dull. My personal feeling is that such a start is not enough for me to continue chasing dramas. Whether it's martial arts films or martial arts dramas, all the fights are actually flower racks. If you want to watch the fight and see the big scene, "Wuji" directed by Chen Kaige dares to say the first, and no one is willing to say the second. However, just fighting is obviously not enough. For a martial arts drama, the most important question that should be solved is: why fight.
As soon as "The Legend of Yunxiang" came up, in the drama of the male protagonist going down the mountain, he did shout a few words about the world's life and so on. But these few lines are just shouting slogans. After Mr. Jin Yong, many people who wrote martial arts knew to shout these slogans, but they did not know how to turn the slogans into practice. In the opening of "The Legend of Yunxiang", I only saw the hero and heroine investigating the case for their own affairs, and did not see the storytelling of the slogan "The World is Born".
Therefore, this kind of opening seems to be a small family in this martial arts drama. After watching the online plot of "The Legend of Yunxiang", "Wuji" directed by Chen Kaige repeatedly appeared in my mind, the picture is really good, the special effects are really good, it is too small. If the narrative pattern cannot be opened, it is not easy for a TV series to capture the aesthetic nerves of the audience. Because the narrative pattern can't be opened, it can only be small beauty, not big beauty.
At the same time, in terms of narrative technique, "The Legend of Yunxiang" does not seem to be hooked and tripped. Interesting story attribute TV series, need to let the audience find an effective story line. Why make the main line clear? Because only by establishing this main line can the audience have plot expectations, predict the plot, and obtain happiness after unpredictable. Especially the inability to predict is the story that the audience feels. The beginning of "The Legend of Yunxiang" lacks the main line, and the audience does not know what the protagonists do and the purpose of their behavior, so they will feel that the story is not good.
At the same time, in addition to the main line, it is necessary to set up suspense content on the specific narrative, or hook the audience to make a trip, so that the audience feels unexpected, so as to feel the good look of the play. "The Legend of Yunxiang" is too bland at this point, or rather faint. For example, the dice battle between the male protagonist and the local boss in the gambling game belongs to a typical pick-up bridge. When all three dice overlap a little, the routines of this TV series are too low-end. In terms of details, it belongs to the doctrine of taking it without any skills.
The plot is flat, making ordinary audiences feel weak when they catch up, which is related to the level of the original novel and the screenwriter's adaptation. Especially responsible is the screenwriter. A good screenwriter can tell a story interestingly. And screenwriters who lack technical blessings are prone to this weak plot state. Therefore, I feel that "The Legend of Yunxiang" has the meaning of "Wuji", the big production is true, the picture is good, and the special effects are also superb, that is, the story "boiled water", like a soaked steamed bun.
In terms of the protagonist's performance, there are also surprises and disappointments. What surprised the audience was Mao Xiaotong, who was really sassy. The great characteristic of Mao Xiaotong, a young actor, is that he can perform roles with a smile. Don't underestimate this way of performing with a smile, which gives the character new character traits, and the drama presented will be relatively interesting. In addition, the heroine has a lot of scenes in the opening plot, and the audience's impression is definitely good.
Chen Xiao was disappointing. Chen Xiao's problem has actually been reflected in a certain amount in "The Road of Life". However, in this modern drama, because the characters have momentum and a strong sense of desire to enter the city to live, it covers up actor Chen Xiao's own "powerlessness". In "The Legend of Yunxiang", when the desires of the characters cannot resonate with the audience's ideas, the audience can easily find that such Chen Xiao's performance is so weak.
This kind of unenergetic performance method is easy to make the role look weak. Chen Xiao's current performance level is between traffic stars and mature actors. Therefore, he still has a lot of room for improvement, and excessive praise has hurt the young actor. (Text/Ma Qingyun)