In China's Spring Festival culture, watching the Spring Festival Gala has become a tradition for every household. However, in recent years, with the retirement of a group of comedy superstars such as Zhao Benshan, the New Year's flavor of the Spring Festival Gala seems to be gradually weakening. Behind this, there are not only the predicament of the Spring Festival Gala itself, but also social and cultural changes.
Zhao Benshan, this name is undoubtedly familiar to Chinese. His sketches, with their unique Northeast accent, humorous language and deeply rooted social satire, have become a highlight of the Spring Festival Gala. However, since Zhao Benshan announced his withdrawal from the Spring Festival Gala in 2011, the Spring Festival Gala seems to have less flavor.
Zhao Benshan's sketches are not only jokes, but also a reflection of a social phenomenon. His works, whether they are "selling abduction", "selling cars" or "selling houses", all reveal various problems in society from their unique perspectives. His sketches have both laughter and tears, both irony and warmth. His sketches are like a miniature social drama that makes people think in laughter and move people in tears.
However, Zhao Benshan's withdrawal made the Spring Festival Gala lose an important laugh. Although many new comedians were also invited to the later Spring Festival Gala, their works, both in depth and breadth, could not be compared with Zhao Benshan's sketches. Their works are more about the accumulation of jokes, and ignore the in-depth analysis of social phenomena. Their works cater more to the taste of the public, and ignore independent thinking about social issues.
Sketch actor Zhao Benshan
In addition, the weakening of the New Year's flavor of the Spring Festival Gala is also related to social and cultural changes. In the past, the Spring Festival Gala was a festival event that people looked forward to and a symbol of people's reunion. However, with the development of society, people's life rhythm is getting faster and faster, and people's entertainment methods are becoming more and more diverse. The Spring Festival Gala is no longer people's only choice. Moreover, with the development of the Internet, people can obtain entertainment information in various ways, and no longer need to meet their entertainment needs through the Spring Festival Gala.
At the same time, the content of the Spring Festival Gala is constantly changing. In the past, the content of the Spring Festival Gala was mainly based on traditional culture, such as opera, dance, acrobatics, etc. However, with the changes in society, the content of the Spring Festival Gala is also constantly updated. The current Spring Festival Gala is more based on modern culture, such as songs, dances, sketches, etc. This change, although it makes the Spring Festival Gala closer to the life of modern people, also makes the Spring Festival Gala lose some of its traditional New Year's flavor.
Zhao Benshan and apprentice Song Xiaobao performed on stage
In the future Spring Festival Gala, we look forward to seeing more reflections of social phenomena and more voices of independent thinking. We look forward to seeing more inheritance of traditional culture and the return of more New Year's flavors. We look forward to seeing the Spring Festival Gala once again become a festival event that people are looking forward to and a symbol of people's reunion. We look forward to seeing the Spring Festival Gala regain the lost taste of the year and once again become an important event for the Chinese Spring Festival.