Produced by iQiyi and co-produced by Radiant Pictures and Ten Media, "Grandma's New World" was launched on iQiyi on May 7. Since its launch, the drama has been ranked first in the TV series soaring list on the station, with 86 Douban long reviews, including 37 5-star praise and 47 4-star praise, with a praise rate of 97.7%, which can be described as a double high reputation of popularity!
The play is a super avant-garde cinematic drama jointly created by the famous screenwriter Li Xiang's top film team, with Dai Ying, Gao Mingqian, Chen Yan as the chief producer, Yan Ni, Deng Enxi, Zhang Yao starring, Yao Chen, Wang Luodan, Mei Ting and other special starring, Lu Fangsheng, Huang Yao, Liu Lin, Zhang Zixian, Miao Miao, Geng Le, Guo Keyu, Hou Yansong, Li Naiwen, Zou Yuanqing, Jiao Gang, Li Qian, Xin Yunlai (in order of appearance) and many other actors joined.
Grandmother Sun Yuping (played by Yan Ni) resolutely decided to "run away from home" in her later years to find the value of her life. During this adventure, she constantly explores the outer "new world" while awakening the inner "new self". This play can be called a romantic fable of three generations of ancestors and grandchildren exploring themselves and pursuing the meaning of life.
Pioneer Chinese drama stylistic innovation on realistic background
In the process of creating "Grandma's New World", the screenwriter and producer Li Xiang adhered to the background of realism, and the theme setting, character shaping, plot design, etc. all pointed to the present and echoed the following, striving to truthfully, meticulously and profoundly describe all aspects of the current society.
At the same time, in terms of structure and details, Li Xiang has also carried out stylized innovations, telling twelve stories in twelve genres, and changing or mixing certain types of elements, using genre as a grasp, enriching the current realist creation and opening up the boundaries of realist tradition.
The well-known film and television industry self-media "Film and Television Monograph" wrote an article commenting on the play: "The main creators have integrated and innovated the film creation experience and applied it to the creation of the series, thus bringing a unique avant-garde texture." The well-known radio and television industry self-media "Radio and Television Exclusive" also commented that the play "uses a pioneering expression to tell the most original philosophical proposition." ”
Douban netizens commented on the play: "There is no precedent to compare", "Multiple buffs superimposed", "The creation of Chinese dramas has entered a new stage of 'cinematic sense'", "The director really dares to shoot"...
Digging deep into women's independence and liberation, the era of the big heroine has arrived
As a road unit drama, each unit story in "Grandma's New World" has an impressive female character: Liao Xiangmei (played by Huang Yao), a female wanted criminal in "Your Eyes", Zhu Meihong (played by Yao Chen), a disabled female shopkeeper in "With Cat Disease", Tian Shufang (played by Liu Lin), an elderly female anchor who is difficult to find a red in "When Flowers Are Plastic", Haiyan (Miao Miao), a factory flower whose life was ruined by love in "The Name of the Rose", Han Ling ( Han Ling ( ) who cheated with her grandmother's husband 30 years ago in "Behind the Mirror" Guo Keyu as )...
These female characters with an independent spirit and the courage to emancipate their minds have become a hot topic of discussion after each update of netizens. Some people praised Liao Xiangmei for being brave, and some questioned Zhu Meihong's paranoia; Some sympathize with Haiyan's experience, and some are dissatisfied with Han Ling's escape. The famous drama critic Zhan Taifeng wrote a special article, deeply discussing "Zhu Meihong's independence, is it extreme paranoia beyond the scope of ability?"
The kindness, enthusiasm, narrow-mindedness, selfishness and other characteristics of these female characters in "Grandma's New World" are not only common to human beings throughout the ages, but also reflect the manifestation of individuals and the resulting encounters and difficulties.
With the in-depth excavation of women's independence and liberation, "Grandma's New World" led the arrival of a new form of "the era of big heroines".
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