CCTV's historical revolutionary drama "Ask the Boundless" was launched, and the peak ratings exceeded 1.7! The audience's expectations for such a TV series with history as the background are quite high. However, as the series progressed, some casting issues caused controversy.
Song Jia plays Song Qingling and Bai Ke plays Chiang Kai-shek, and the performances of these two actors fail to fully match the temperament and image of the characters, which makes people feel awkward.
In such a historical drama, casting is especially important. This is an investment and a gamble, the gambler Wu Jing bet right again, but the investors are on the street!
Cast the actors: the top priority of historical dramas
Historical dramas have always been a genre loved by the audience, whether it is film and television works or stage plays, there are certain portrayals of historical figures.
However, historical events often involve complex political backgrounds, cultural atmospheres, etc., and how to integrate these elements into the performance of the characters is a very important test. And in this process, the casting of actors is particularly crucial.
In CCTV's "Ask the Boundless", the casting of actors has attracted much attention. Song Qingling played by Song Jia and Chiang Kai-shek played by Bai Ke are both important figures in history.
However, the audience was not satisfied with their performance. Although the acting skills of both actors are excellent, there is a gap between their images and the real images in history, which makes it difficult for the audience to have a sense of substitution.
The issue of casting cannot be ignored
The attraction of historical dramas to the audience lies in the fact that they can let the audience see the truth of historical events and feel the special temperament and charm of historical figures.
Therefore, the casting issue will affect the audience's perception of historical dramas to a certain extent. In CCTV's "Ask the Boundless", the casting problem obviously exists.
Song Jia's image of Song Qingling is not satisfactory, perhaps because her appearance and personality are quite different from Song Qingling.
Similarly, Bai Ke's role did not fully reflect Chiang Kai-shek's strong and domineering image. In such a situation, the audience's sense of substitution is greatly reduced, which is very unfavorable for historical dramas.
The charm of historical dramas lies in the restoration of reality
Historical dramas use real restoration as a selling point, and to truly restore historical events, casting is particularly crucial.
The image, temperament and even body language of historical figures need to be taken into account in order to give the audience a sense of substitution and a better understanding of the development of historical events.
In CCTV's "Ask the Boundless", the casting issue obviously needs to be paid attention to. Song Qingling played by Song Jia deviates from the image in history, and Chiang Kai-shek played by Bai Ke also has problems.
If these actors can better restore the image and temperament of historical figures, then the look and feel of this historical drama will be even better.
Summary: Casting should not be underestimated
All in all, in historical dramas, the issue of casting should not be underestimated. The charm of historical dramas lies in the real restoration, and to truly restore historical events, casting is particularly important. Although CCTV's "Ask the Boundless" has performed well in ratings, the casting issue must be paid attention to.
Only through better casting can the image and temperament of historical figures be better restored, so that the audience can better understand the development of historical events.