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Text: Yu Dazui Booth
Editor|Yu Dazui Booth
Recently, the new drama "Flowers" directed by Wong Kar-wai premiered, which is known as "Wong's film sharpening a sword in 6 years". This series has a group of old drama bones and powerful actors, which can be described as a "luxury lineup". However, in today's entertainment industry, many viewers have been brainwashed by various vulgar content, and it is difficult to appreciate Director Wang's "high art".
I think the biggest problem with "Flowers" is that the whole style is too "cinematic" and not down-to-earth enough. Personally, I feel that the essence of this drama is actually in the performances of several old artists, and the starring role is a bit "stretched", which is too different from the state of the old actors!
The acting skills of the old drama bones crushed the whole play
In this play, the performances of the old drama bones You Benchang and Xin Zhilei can be said to "crush" the actors in the play. Their performances are very good, and there is no problem with age at all.
For example, the old Shanghai Jianghu people played by You Benchang exude the flavor of old Shanghai from beginning to end. Every little movement and look in his eyes reveals the deep temperament of the city, and it is completely impossible to tell that he is over 70 years old. Standing with young actors is not contrary to harmony at all, but more charming.
Then Xin Zhilei, she is simply a lady who came out of the old Shanghai pictorial, with beautiful beauty and elegant temperament. Standing with other actors, Xin Zhilei's beauty has no age at all, and she is simply impeccable. Her acting skills are also in place, and her eyes and small movements make the role very plump, and she can't tell that it is acting skills at all.
The leading actors did not perform well
And the leading actors of this drama are more worrisome.
Taking the male lead actor Hu Ge as an example, his acting skills are obviously declining, and he can't be compared with "Langya Bang" and "New Huanzhu Gege" back then. This performance is very stiff and contrived, not at all like a young man, but more like a middle-aged man pretending to be tender.
The point is that his role changed too quickly, he was still hip-hop at first, and then he suddenly became a big entrepreneur, which was too abrupt to justify himself.
The actress Ma Yili also has a lot of problems. Her performance is too contrived, and from time to time she has to come to a weird expression or movement, and it looks too stuck. The most terrible thing is that Ma Yili's Shanghainese is also very strange, always giving people a sense of incongruity.
The worst is the female No. 2 Tang Yan, it is said that she NG 86 times in a scene, which completely exposed her acting problems. I am afraid it will be difficult for Tang Yan to become popular, because her performance is too stiff, and her facial features have begun to have a sense of age. Compared with an actor like Xin Zhilei, he can't keep up with the rhythm.
Directing is not omnipotent
It can be seen from this play that even a big director is not omnipotent. It's not enough to have a good script and subject matter, the most important thing is the performance of the actors. If the leading actors are not good at acting, no matter how good the script is, it will be difficult to play the desired effect.
On the other hand, there is actually a certain difference between TV series and movies. TV series pay more attention to the coherence of the story and the development of the characters, and you can't directly use the cold style of the movie just because you are a big director, it is easy to "cold down" the audience.
Therefore, even if a big director like Wong Kar-wai comes to shoot a TV series, he can't be too self-righteous. The selection of actors still needs to be cautious, and the requirements for acting skills cannot be reduced. I hope that future works will learn from the lessons, and this time's luxury lineup will be able to perform as well as it deserves.
As soon as this drama was broadcast, it quickly set off a discussion on the Internet. Some netizens bluntly said that their acting skills were unsatisfactory, and some netizens defended several old actors.
The luxurious lineup of "Flowers" should have been one of the highlights, but the performance of the male and female protagonists was so poor that they were ridiculed by netizens. Some netizens bluntly said that Hu Ge's acting skills have regressed too much, and there is no youthful vitality at all, but the pretentiousness of a middle-aged uncle. Tang Yan was even more complained by netizens, known as the "Queen of Frozen Age", and she can't watch it compared to actors like Xin Zhilei.
However, some netizens defended these actors, believing that TV series and movies are inherently different and should not be overly nitpicky. Moreover, Hu Ge and Tang Yan also had many classic roles in the past, so they can't just watch one and make a conclusion. The director team may also take into account their traffic effect, hoping to attract young audiences.
In addition to the starring roles, netizens unanimously praised the performance of the old drama bones. Some netizens said that even if it is just to appreciate You Benchang's acting skills, they have to chase after it, and Xin Zhilei's beauty and acting skills are also amazing. Their part is the "lifesaver" of the whole show, and the other actors still need to continue to work hard.
"Flowers" can be described as a luxurious lineup, but the reputation is uneven, which shows that the actors' performances have a decisive impact on the quality of the play. I think the highlight of this drama is in the older generation of actors, whose acting skills are enough to support the whole show. But the performance of the leading actors is not good enough, and there is an obvious gap between them and the state of the old actors.
Overall, "Flowers" barely supported its reputation with the excellent acting skills of powerful actors, but there were not many highlights in the performances of the leading actors. The director should not be overconfident, there is a difference between a TV series and a movie after all. What do you think of the show, and which actor's performance is your favorite?