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In recent years, with the development of society, people's living standards have been continuously improved, and their cultural quality has also grown steadily. But there is one aspect that seems to have been forgotten – and that is aesthetics.
Especially in costume dramas, we can often see some strange shapes that make people laugh, which is undoubtedly surprising.
Today, let's explore the reasons behind these bizarre looks in costume dramas and analyze the impact of this phenomenon on the industry.
First of all, let's take a look at the jaw-dropping strange shapes in costume dramas.
Whether it is a movie or a TV series, props and costume styling have always been one of the important factors that determine the success of a work.
But sometimes, some overly peculiar head shapes often have the opposite effect, causing ridicule and heated discussions from the audience.
The design caused a lot of controversy at the time, and many viewers expressed their inability to understand such an aesthetic choice.
Liu Yifei's appearance in "Mirror Twin Cities" is also quite strange, with feathers inserted on his head, just like a bird's nest.
Of course, there are some shapes that seem exaggerated, but they pay attention to practicality. For example, in the giant production "Qiannu Ghost", the ebony palm on the top of Yang Mi and Nie Xiaoqing's heads looks a little weird at first glance, but it plays the role of shading the sun and rain.
On the other hand, some stylists also like to add modern elements to traditional elements in pursuit of novelty.
Even Di Li Gerba did not escape the "transformation" of the stylist
She is obviously the "Black Mountain old demon" in a TV, but she is shaped into an old cow into a jing.
In the drama "Feng Shen", Yang Ying's appearance is also unexpected, and the balls on her head are two huge mulberries.
Wu Qilong's appearance looks like an "old cow spirit"
and the drying rack above Wu Jinyan's head in "The Legend of Ruyi", all incorporating some modern home elements.
Later, in the movie version of "Three Lives and Three Lives and Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms", Liu Yifei's appearance in the play was also very eye-catching.
Of course, behind the different styling designs, it is still necessary to consider the identity status of the characters, the needs of the plot and other factors.
Ignoring the rationality of the character attributes and plot just for the sake of novelty will also be counterproductive and cause disgust among the audience.
No matter what, strange styling is always a big topic in the entertainment industry. Whether they are ugly or beautiful, they can attract attention to a certain extent, trigger discussion among the audience, and hope that future stylists can break innovation, but do not forget their original intentions, take the characters as the center, and present more meaningful works for the audience.
In addition to TV series, there are also strange shapes in many movies. For example, in the classic movie "Journey to the West", the protagonists such as Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie and Sha Monk are quite eye-catching and have become one of the iconic images in Chinese movies.
In particular, Sun Wukong's tall feet and Zhu Bajie's big pig nose left a deep impression on the audience, and these shapes may be a little weird, but they greatly enrich the imagination of the movie.
Unlike movies and TV series, in some stage performances, the styling design tends to be more abstract and exaggerated, for example, in many song and dance dramas, the costumes and headdresses of the actors are often large and intricate, and some even add brilliant lighting effects.
This is partly to cater to the needs of the stage, so that the audience can see the performers more clearly, but some of the shapes are still too exaggerated, but affect the perception.
Of course, for the audience, the most important thing is the story itself and the level of performance. Only works that are novel and have good acting skills can truly move people's hearts. It is not enough to rely on external styling design.
Therefore, while pursuing innovation and individuality, we should not ignore the core and quality of the work.
Although these peculiar modeling designs can certainly attract attention, it is more important to consider many factors such as character attributes, plot needs, and stage effects, and to promote the connotation of the work as the highest principle. Only by doing both inside and outside can the work be visually and content impressive and evocative.
In fact, in some dramas, not only these strange head hairstyles, but even masks have a variety of strange hairstyles.
As a traditional clothing accessory, masks have long carried the mysteries of different cultures.
But with the changes of the times, the mask has also begun to go to the other extreme from the original sacred and solemn image, becoming very weird and even weird.
For example, in historical dramas, some actresses often appear to wear masks. But stylists always seem to like to be creative and make masks very strange.
For example, the gas mask worn by Ma Sichun in "Xin Huan Zhu Gege".
In the TV series "Dragon Babu", when Mu Wanqing appeared, everyone was stunned by the lace mask on her face, and many people who know something may know that this is a mask, but those who don't know will think that this is putting pants on their heads.
The jade ring worn by Yang Mi in "Late Qing Fengyun" makes it difficult to understand for a while what kind of effect this is pursuing.
There is also Liu Shishi's black veil in "Weird Man Yizhimei", and the function of covering the face is almost zero.
Not only can these weird masks not play any role in covering, but they become the focus of the camera, which is ironic.
In addition to actresses, male actors also often become "victims" of masks.
In "Beauty Heart Scheme", Luo Jin's whole person is almost crushed into a pie shape by the mask, and he is a replica of a three-star pile cultural relics, and the mask covers most of his face, only revealing the bottom of his mouth, allowing the audience to guess who this person is.
Mao Ning's face in "Fire Commander" is tightly covered by a cloud of threads, like a prisoner tied by five flowers, and these bizarre mask designs seem to have become a great pleasure for stylists to play with innovation.
Of course, the strange shape of the mask is also reflected in the material, not only soft silk or lace, but also hard metal materials.
For example, the small metal mask worn by Di Li Gerba in "The General is Above" is very incompatible with his petite face, and is reminiscent of the punishment of "striking" by ancient Chinese officials.
The mask made of steel imprisoned Di Li Gerba, and her expression could only be seen through the small hole of the mask, like a prisoner.
There is also Huang Xiaoming's leather mask in "Dragon Babu", which wraps his entire face, but the mask itself is rough and constantly shifts when he frequently turns his head, so that this "mask" cannot play its original role.
In addition, tree bark and animal fur have also become wonderful materials for making masks, and the bark masks of Cheng Yi and Meng Xia in "New Dragon Babu" are exquisitely made, but the deformed facial features after wearing them are also ironic.
And the fox skin mask worn by Yang Mi in "Wang Zhaojun" frightened many children. All kinds of bizarre and bizarre mask designs seem to deliberately highlight the visual impact, but they often backfire and become the object of the audience's stunned and unsatisfactory attention.
Masks are supposed to feel mysterious and solemn, but in current film and television works, they are often designed to be strange and eye-catching, becoming synonymous with strangeness.
This kind of grotesque aesthetic taste may be the alternative exploration of tradition and mystery in modern society, but while pursuing visual impact, we should also pay attention to the practicality of masks, not just for the sake of strangeness.
As a tradition, masks still need to have their solemn and mysterious side, rather than being unleashed by the imagination of designers, and finally becoming the laughing stock of the audience.
In costume dramas, props are the most indispensable, but those props that are strange in the play are also funny and can't stand upright.
When actors perform brilliantly on screen, audiences are often attracted by their performances and cannot look away.
But sometimes, overly exotic hairstyles, props and makeup can distract viewers and even trigger negative reactions.
Take Hu Ge's appearance in "Xuanyuan Sword Traces of Heaven" as an example, the half-black and half-white "yin and yang head", plus big red lips, lives like a vampire.
This look is difficult to control on any actor, causing the audience's attention to be attracted by the "strange" appearance and unable to focus on the performance.
Also blackened his lips is Wu Qilong, with exaggerated crescent eyebrows, dubbed by netizens as the "male version of the Black Mountain old demon", which is seriously out of touch with his handsome appearance.
Of course, what drives the audience crazy the most is some bizarre hairstyles and headgear.
Take Han Xue's styling in "Fuxing Gaozhao Pig Bajie" as an example, in order to play the "Iron Fan Princess", the concubine of the bull demon king, she deliberately clamped two horns on her chest.
This approach seems to be invested, but it gives people a taste of getting married.
Some actresses have hairstyles on their heads as high as Babels, raising concerns about their freedom of movement.
In fact, the actors also complained about these whimsical props.
Han Xue's many "rollover" looks also made her regret her original choice, however, as an actor to be responsible for her role, she can only bite the bullet, even if she wears strange props, she must strive to attract the audience's attention through performance.
Therefore, to blame should be blamed for the aesthetic diversification of this era, the visual impact can attract attention, and the bold and novel design has brought endless troubles to the actors while pursuing ratings.
We, as audiences, should also understand the hard work of the actors with empathy while judging the screen shape.
Let's wait and see what new and interesting and eye-catching designs the future entertainment industry will bring us!
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