Chinese films and TV dramas have always been a mirror of social culture, reflecting the social outlook and concepts of the time through the plots and characters in the works.
In recent years, a domestic drama "Big Man Gets Married" starring Xu Zheng and the movie "Love Call Transfer" have attracted widespread attention from the audience. The two works share similarities in theme and characterization, both focus on the emotional dilemmas of middle-aged men, and explore the complexities of marriage and love.
Through the analysis of these two works, we can get a glimpse of the mainstream view of marriage and love in Chinese society ten years ago, as well as the in-depth thinking on emotional themes.
First of all, from the perspective of plot structure, "Big Men Get Married" and "Love Call Transfer" both unfold stories on the emotional dilemma of middle-aged men.
In "The Big Man Gets Married", the older leftover man played by Xu Zheng went on a blind date with many women in the play, and a series of blind date experiences allowed the audience to see the struggle and confusion of middle-aged men in terms of feelings.
And "Love Call Transfer" also focuses on the protagonist's marital crisis, and deeply explores the crisis and salvation in marriage through emotional transfer.
These two works start from a male perspective and cut into the real problems faced by middle-aged men in marriage and love, which resonated with the audience.
Secondly, by analyzing the characteristics of the characters, we can see the wonderful performances of Xu Zheng in these two works.
In "Big Men Get Married", Xu Zheng portrayed an older bachelor who is funny and funny, but has endless depression in his heart.
In "Love Call Transfer", the male protagonist played by Xu Zheng is also full of helplessness in life and entanglement in his heart.
This kind of solid acting makes it easier for the audience to resonate and see a true portrayal of ordinary middle-aged men in life.
In addition, the emotional entanglement of the character Cao Xiaoqiang in "The Big Man Gets Married" has also caused a lot of speculation, and the audience has speculated that the woman Cao Xiaoqiang shouted at may be Xu Ruoyun, adding more suspense to the story.
In terms of the analysis of the female characters in the play, Xu Ruoyun is very critical in "The Big Man Gets Married" and "Love Call Transfer".
Her appearance is not only an outlet for emotions, but also a sustenance for the hero's soul.
In "The Marriage of a Man", Xu Ruoyun may be the one who ends, which is in line with the development clues of the plot. In "Love Call Transfer", the female characters promote the development of the plot through the transfer and redefinition of emotions.
This in-depth portrayal of women's roles reflects the thinking of Chinese society about the role of women in relationships and marriages ten years ago.
It is worth noting that both works present a more realistic and close-to-life style in terms of emotional depiction.
Compared with some romanticized and idealized love stories in the past, these two works pay more attention to showing the real face of marriage and love in reality.
This more realistic depiction makes the audience feel the ups and downs of life more behind the laughter, and has a deeper understanding of the emotional struggles of middle-aged men.
In general, the domestic drama "Big Man Gets Married" and the movie "Love Call Transfer", as representative works ten years ago, revealed the mainstream concept of marriage and love in Chinese society at that time through the portrayal of the emotional dilemma of middle-aged men.
Through the vivid portrayal of male protagonists, the in-depth portrayal of female characters, and the presentation of the real face of marriage and love, these two works have aroused the audience's deep thinking about the topic of marriage and love.
Ten years later, we may be able to better understand and reflect on the concepts and values of the society at that time through these two works.