On December 27, 2023, "Flowers" officially launched, this work, directed by a well-known domestic director and adapted from the award-winning novel, has undoubtedly become a blockbuster drama at the end of the year.
At this point, let's take a moment and take a look at what so-called developed countries plan to broadcast, take Japan, South Korea and the United States as examples, and get an in-depth look at the content of their new dramas, and you may find an interesting pattern.
Japan "The Nurse Sister Next Door"
This is the story of a young nurse assistant who struggles to find her place in a new environment while challenging the existing healthcare system. It reflects the stereotypes in society about the roles and responsibilities of health workers, as well as the pressures and constraints that this perception places on health workers. (Premiere: January 2024)
Japan "The Indelible "I"
It's a story of bullying, online violence, and revenge. It mainly tells the story of a female high school student who became a celebrity by chance, but because of the jealousy and bullying of her classmates, as well as malicious attacks on the Internet, her life suffered a major blow, and in the end, she decided to stand up and take revenge on those who had hurt her. (Premiere: January 2024)
South Korea's "Death is Coming"
This is a story about the meaning of life and the attitude towards death. The protagonist chooses to end his life in extreme ways because of his frustration in life, but the strange thing is that he keeps being reborn and experiencing different lives. In the process, his attitude towards death changed, and he rediscovered the meaning of life. (Premiere: December 2023)
South Korea "Please Marry My Husband"
The story follows the rebirth experience of a 31-year-old cancer patient. Before being reborn, she was a friendly, beautiful, slim woman who didn't know how to dress up, went through the pain of an incompetent husband, annoying in-laws, and a difficult work life, and eventually developed cancer. After being murdered by her husband and friends, she travels back ten years to start her life anew. (Premiere: January 2024)
American "Brotherhood"
This is a story about a gangster family, affection, betrayal, and revenge. It mainly tells the story of the eldest son Charles Sun who travels to Los Angeles to protect his mother and younger brother Bruce after the assassination of the powerful Taiwanese gang leader, while healing the wounds caused by the separation and figuring out the true meaning of brotherhood and family before countless enemies attack them. (Premiere: January 2024)
At this moment, I suddenly had a thought that "shouldn't have arisen": our TV dramas always seem to be immersed in looking back on the past, repeatedly telling about those old feelings that we were touching, and even the famous director Wong Kar-wai is doing this.
Finally, I can't help but ask: why is our film and television culture paying less and less attention to the many social issues we are facing today?
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