Starts tonight! The period drama "The Sea in the Dream" came to Xiao Zhan to lead, and CCTV bet on the right treasure
Period dramas have always been an enduring theme.
Like "Qiao's Courtyard", "On the Beach", "Parental Love", "Mountain and Sea Love", etc., without exception, they are all ratings king fried.
Although this kind of theme is difficult to shoot, as soon as CCTV shoots, it will inevitably set off a ratings frenzy.
Far from it, CCTV has come up with a lot of "killer tools" in recent years.
First, "Age of Awakening" broke the theme dilemma and won a lot of praise from the audience;
Then the ratings of "The World" soared all the way, breaking the record that had been sealed for many years.
Finally, "Our Day" and "The Road of Life" successfully caught the traffic password, and the performance was remarkable.
Unexpectedly, as soon as it emerged in June, CCTV made another big move.
From the start of filming to the finale, and then to the start of broadcasting, it can be described as a twist and turn.
Fortunately, after 4 years of waiting, "The Sea of Dreams" is finally going to meet the audience.
When I first watched this drama, I was shocked by its "hardcore" temperament.
"The Sea of Dreams" is scheduled for CCTV, and it has not yet been broadcast, which has aroused heated discussions among the audience
On a certain petal, the audience has nearly 40,000 praises, which can be called phenomenal.
Such an amazing performance is nothing more than these 3 highlights, which support the quality of the whole drama.
The first major attraction - the sense of age
The most important characteristic of period dramas is - pyrotechnics.
Director Fu Ning, period dramas have always been his specialty.
He has directed many Beijing-style period dramas such as "Shichahai", "Pigeon Whistle", "Family Portrait" and so on.
In Fu Ning's works, they are often full of rich life background and a strong atmosphere of the times.
This time, let him guide "The Sea of Dreams", and put a lot of effort into these aspects.
It is said that the script of "The Sea in the Dream" has been polished for one and a half years, just to show the unique style of old Beijing.
The play takes Shichahai as an important narrative place, restoring the original memory of the times from various aspects such as folk customs and customs, people's lives, and geological styles.
In a trailer of less than 2 minutes, the taste of that era can be seen everywhere.
For example, hutongs, Beijing courtyards, Erba bicycles, small shops on the street...
Not only that, the costumes of the characters in the play are also in line with the life of that era.
In short, "The Sea of Dreams" can take the audience through time and space, into the burning years of passion, and feel the happy life from the imprint of the times.
The second highlight is the memory of my fathers
Perhaps, when watching this drama, young audiences cannot empathize and experience the bits and pieces of their father's life in that era.
In order to narrow the distance with the audience, the whole drama is small and large, through some special historical events, to enhance the sense of substitution.
"The Sea of Dreams" is set in Beijing in the seventies of the last century, mainly tells the story of a group of young people living in Beijing, under the wave of reform and opening up, writing ordinary little people's stories of joy and sorrow.
In the play, Xiao Chunsheng (played by Xiao Zhan), Ye Guohua (played by Liu Ruilin) and Chen Hongjun (played by Cui Hang) have grown up together since childhood and have different personalities.
The three have experienced the wave of becoming soldiers, college entrance examinations, and entrepreneurship, each with different choices and different results.
In the end, they all found their own answers in life.
From the trailer, it is not difficult to see that the focus of the entire drama is to focus on the bonding and collision of friendship, love, and dreams between the three.
These elements are often a major attraction of period dramas.
It is this group of small people who send big feelings, outline the changes of the times, and have important practical significance, which makes the whole drama plump and flesh and blood.
Interestingly, the protagonist's name is Xiao Chunsheng, and the meaning behind it is quite profound.
Spring symbolizes the rebirth of all things, and after the test of winter, everything will be reborn.
The story is based on the perspective of young people, with youth and struggle as the background.
This setting is very suitable in any era.
The third major attraction - acting
No matter how good the story is, it is inseparable from the shaping of the actors.
For the casting of "That Sea of Dreams", I can only say that it is very bold.
Generally speaking, in order to highlight the quality of the entire show, most episodes will use some old drama bones as a match.
But at first glance, the cast list of "That Sea of Dreams" is almost all young actors.
This is also what many viewers are most worried about.
Except for Zhao Xin, none of the actors in the play are native Beijingers.
You know, "The Sea in the Dream" is based on the humanistic life of old Beijing.
Therefore, whether the characters can reflect the authentic Beijing flavor determines the success or failure of the entire drama to a certain extent.
At present, it seems that Xiao Zhan and Li Qin give people the feeling in the trailer that they do not perform the taste of Beijing youth in that era.
Of course, this does not mean that if you are not native, you can't act well.
Previously, Liu Ye in "Blood Romance" was a very successful example.
Therefore, what the final effect will be, we will not know until after the broadcast.
Finally, one more digression, that is, after the filming of this drama, due to various reasons, it was delayed in broadcasting.
And director Fu Ning also died of a sudden illness at the beginning of this year.
As Fu Ning's only effort over the years, he did not see the day when "The Sea of Dreams" became popular all over the country, leaving a lot of regrets.
In general, as a period drama full of Beijing flavor, the values conveyed by "The Sea in the Dream" are to let us, the "back waves", see the strength of the older generation to fight.
No matter how hard the days are, everyone will embrace happiness.