Foreword by Zhou Yifei: In the past 20 years, film and television dramas with the theme of the Anti-Japanese War have emerged one after another, and the number is far more than before. However, while the number has increased, the quality of works on this subject is obviously uneven. In order to cater to the public's taste and attract attention, some dramas do not hesitate to play tricks on the plot, and various unreasonable and even bizarre plots appear. This has gradually become an urgent problem to be solved in the literary and art circles.
The theme of the War of Resistance was once a masterpiece of Chinese TV dramas, and countless classics were born, such as bright swords, snow leopards, etc. However, in recent years, in order to cater to the commercial market, many low-quality anti-war dramas have continued to emerge. In the face of this situation, it is necessary for us to deeply analyze the crux of the problem and let this theme regain its due spiritual value.
Song Yi wore black silk to play a female soldier Star traffic became a gimmick Recently, young actor Song Yi played a female soldier in a war drama, so he deliberately wore black stockings, which caused heated discussions. As an actor who has never liked wearing stockings, Song Yi's move is considered to cater to the director's requirements.
Indeed, a female soldier appeared on the battlefield wearing stockings, which is obviously unbelievable in reality. But from an ornamental point of view, the producer may use the traffic of stars to attract attention. In fact, this kind of traffic operation method at the expense of authenticity has been common in many anti-Japanese war dramas. Directors and producers often choose stars and storylines based on market and capital logic, rather than artistic and moral criteria. They also understand that just one or two traffic star names are enough to attract a significant number of theater fans into the cinema or turn on the TV, and ratings can be guaranteed.
But the question is, what inspiration or touch can works that rely on traffic rather than connotation leave to the audience? Can it shoulder the cultural responsibility of inheriting the national spirit and promoting patriotism? All kinds of questions are worth pondering.
Low-quality remakes of divine dramas Intended to be traffic is not qualityIn addition to such misguided new dramas, some anti-war dramas remade from classic works of the older generation also have serious quality problems. One of the most typical examples is a low-quality anti-war drama, which is a simple copy of the classic "Bright Sword", but does not pay any attention to the ideological connotation and artistic quality of the original work, and one-sidedly pursues gimmicks.
This anti-war drama can be called a masterpiece of "rotten drama", starring A-list stars, but it cannot arouse any emotional waves from the audience. The over-interpretation of the contrasting and cute Gazi, and the deliberately making Xie Mengwei make the play break away from the theme of serious resistance and become a light comedy. After 42 episodes, this drama barely maintained its ratings by relying on star traffic, but it was difficult to escape the fate of being criticized.
In fact, it is not difficult to see that the traffic stars invited by this drama are completely out of line with the role, and they do not allow people to see the outstanding performance. On the contrary, due to excessive reliance on star potential, the plot and character portrayal have been seriously weakened. Relying on celebrity traffic to drive box office or ratings has become a common problem for many vulgar commercial films. This phenomenon is especially prominent when remaking classic old dramas.
Poor humor weakens historical themesIn fact, many low-quality anti-war dramas often make articles on the plot in order to cater to the public's taste, adding various humorous and even funny elements. This has become a common problem that needs to be solved urgently in the literary and art circles.
Taking an anti-Japanese drama as an example, one of the breakthrough plots is arranged into a escape mode, completely losing the heaviness of history. In another war drama, in order to save the village, the heroine actually transformed into a "fairy", as if traveling through time and space, which is funny.
It has to be said that this kind of poor humor and outrageous plot not only violates the authenticity of art, but also weakens the solemnity and seriousness of historical themes. Moreover, due to the lack of originality and depth, the narration and interpretation of history in such works is also shallow and superficial.
Conclusion: Anti-war dramas should not be low-quality As mentioned in the article, anti-war dramas should not become victims of the commercial market, let alone be low-quality. We should adhere to the correct values, take the truth of history as the basis, constantly innovate and improve the artistic level of the work, so that this theme can be revitalized and bring new visual and ideological experience to the audience.
However, in order to fundamentally solve this problem, we need to deeply analyze the crux of the problem and explore appropriate countermeasures. Only by fundamentally improving the market environment, upgrading industry standards, and strengthening supervision can the anti-war drama re-embark on the road of artistry and truly become an important carrier for promoting the national spirit and patriotism.