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At the beginning of 2024, CCTV will "kill" crazy in the national drama circle.
In the first month of the year, the dramas on the CCTV platform were almost broadcast one and the other exploded.
stepping on the 2024 New Year's Eve bell's hit "Flowers", it will set off a nostalgic style of Shanghai in the 90s throughout the play and beyond.
Whether it is the heated discussion of Mr. Bao, Miss Wang and other characters in the play, or the hot sale of props such as pork ribs and rice cakes outside the play, it all reflects the good out-of-the-circle degree of the play.
"Flowers" dispersed, see "Big River" again.
"Dajiang Dahe 3", produced by the drama Wang Noon Sunshine, landed on CCTV in mid-January.
With the excellent foreshadowing of the first two works in the series, the career stories of the protagonist Song Yunhui and others are also full of highlights after entering a new chapter in the 90s.
Under the good texture of the play, the popularity of the play and word-of-mouth fly in both directions, and the score of the work is 8.4, which also maintains the consistent level of the series.
And in late January, CCTV changed its taste and threw out a new drama.
The anti-Japanese comedy "Dog Leftover Run" starring Qin Hailu recently landed on CCTV 8.
This name looks a little "cheesy" drama, but the popularity response is not good at all.
On the first day of broadcasting, the show hit a peak rating of 2, and then won the first place in the national ratings for 3 consecutive days.
After the first few episodes were broadcast, some netizens left a reminder comment of "Don't be persuaded by the name, it's really good-looking".
So, why did this work with a bit of a "strange" name make a reputation?
Below, let's talk about its highlights in combination with the plot.
01, the protagonist has a unique perspective, focusing on the anti-Japanese stories of the "laity" in the market
The title of "Dog Leftover Run" sounds very vulgar, and the setting of the protagonist is actually very "vulgar".
Compared with most anti-Japanese dramas that portray the heroic anti-Japanese resistance of the protagonist, this "Dog Leftover Run" mainly tells the process of the little people in the market being involved in the anti-Japanese wave.
The protagonist of the story, Gou Yu (played by Jiang Long), is a thorough layman.
He was an abandoned baby and was adopted by the farmer Wang Daju's family, and he only had three simple wishes in life:
赚钱、盖房、娶媳妇
He has a soft spot for his adoptive father, Wang Daju's daughter, Xing'er, and he was originally happily moving towards his life goal.
But in that era that was disrupted by the Japanese invaders, it was too difficult for "ordinary people" like Goyu to realize their wishes.
After watching the first 4 episodes, he encountered 3 unfortunate things that he couldn't help himself.
The first - passively go to the front line for your lover;
In the play, the same pursuit of apricots as the male protagonist is Yang San (played by Jiang Yi), the director of the village office.
Taking advantage of his position, Yang San took the Wang family's stupid son Wang Mao, who was mentally deficient, into the conscription list as a "threat" and asked Xing'er to marry him.
But he never thought that Yang San, who was originally just a false shot, accidentally reported the roster with Wang Mao written on it.
Seeing that Wang Mao's soldier was decided, the Wang family cried together.
Seeing this situation, Gou Yu, who couldn't bear the embarrassment of his adoptive father's family, had no choice but to sacrifice himself and involuntarily joined the army in the name of Wang Mao.
the second unfortunate thing - being surrounded by the Japanese army and becoming a "dead corpse";
After joining the army, the national army team where Gou Yu belonged was originally only "paddling" in the rear and had no major combat missions.
But just when the dog thought he could go home safely, the surprise attack of the Japanese soldiers gave him a head start.
On the battlefield, seeing a group of old fritters escaping cunningly, the dog left, who was the egg of the new recruit, stiffened in place.
Surrounded by enemy troops, Goyu was forced to hide on the ground and pretend to be a corpse, and was extremely lucky to avoid the enemy's refill gun.
But at this point, he broke away from the team and became a "dead person" registered in the rear.
The third thing is not only unlucky, but also ironic - being treated as a "deserter" by the deserters;
Although he escaped from the battlefield by luck, he still embarked on the road of becoming a soldier again in order to get the military salary and marry his daughter-in-law.
But seeing that Gou Yu returned, the platoon commander who had previously "led the team to escape" not only set up a name to deduct military salaries, but also backhanded Gou Yu with a big hat of "deserter".
Good guy, if you want money, you don't have money, and your life hangs in the balance.
Behind the life of the unlucky dog leftovers, it reflects the helplessness of the little people of the times.
And in the future, how this "just want to live well" layman grows up and plays a role in the process of resisting Japan will also become the core suspense of this play.
02, the joy is piled up, and there are laughs in every episode
Judging from the various encounters of the protagonist Dog Leftover, his character is indeed very unlucky.
But after watching the first few episodes, the audience didn't feel too much pathos from the dog leftovers.
The reason is simple.
The director added a lot of comedic design to the play to dilute the tragic core of the work itself.
And this is also a distinction between the director team and the film version 10 years ago.
This "Dog Leftover Run" has an adaptation model, which is a remake of the Golden Rooster Award-nominated movie "I Am Not Wang Mao" produced in 2014.
also tells the story of the protagonist Gou Yu joining the army for love, but the direction of the film shows a trend of three points of joy and seven points of sadness.
The black-and-white pictures throughout the film are in harmony with the tragic fate of the characters, producing a strong tragic color.
In essence, the film version of "I Am Not Wang Mao" is a "black comedy" that people can't laugh at.
In the remake of the drama version 10 years later, although the script is still written by the screenwriter Li Haijiang, the latter has obviously adjusted the tone of the work under the expansion of the length of the 24-episode play.
also tells the story of "the dog is left in the army", but the audience experience of this drama version is not as heavy as the film version.
The most prominent change is the increase in comedy plots and comic characters;
There are a few funny plots in the film version, which are magnified and displayed in the drama version.
For example, after the dog returned to the village, he "showed his talents" in front of his neighbors, and this big set of flower fists and embroidered legs made people laugh coldly.
For another example, the scene where Gou Yu angrily chases his rival Yang Sanran has expanded the length of 3 minutes in the drama version, and the laughter is equally simple and direct.
In addition, the screenwriter also added a comic character line to the originality of the drama version.
The heroine Peach, played by Shi Ce, is the original new character of the drama version.
As an anti-Japanese young woman, Peach's "formal encounter" with the male protagonist Gou Yu began with a ridiculous misunderstanding.
And the occurrence of this toilet oolong incident also made the heroine appear in a joyful style.
In addition to the comic setting of the plot, the detailed design of the lines and other details is also a bit of comedy.
For example, the quarrel between the righteous squire played by Liu Peiqi and the old village chief played by You Yongzhi,
"Why don't you go to the sky" and "Why don't you go to the ground" are childish to each other, and they also feel the joyful painting style of the characters.
In Qingshi's view, even the different expressions of the same scene can intuitively feel the difference between the drama version and the film version.
In the two versions of the work, there is also a plot where the dog is suddenly tested by the platoon commander when he signs up for the army.
In the film version, the platoon commander used a simple and rude scare to brutally achieve the detection effect.
In the drama version, although the way the platoon leader measured his hearing was also simple and rude, the grimace shape added a sense of joy to this scene.
With the same content of the play, the drama version is obviously filmed cheerfully.
03, Qin Hailu is willing to match, but she is setting up a stage for these 5 comedy newcomers
After chatting about the plot, it's time to talk about the lineup.
Compared with other dramas such as "Flowers" that have recently been launched on CCTV, this "Dog Leftover Run" is obviously "not enough to watch" in terms of cast.
In addition to the actress Qin Hailu and the two old drama bones You Yongzhi and Liu Peiqi, the other leading actors in this play are mainly young actors with low fame.
From the perspective of acting skills, Qin Hailu, the second female actress, is obviously under a lot of pressure to carry the drama.
And judging from the first few episodes, the actress's performance is indeed powerful enough.
In the play, she plays the role of the hostess of the old Wang family and the godmother of the male protagonist Gou.
In terms of the interpretation of the role, Qin Hailu can be said to present the image of a "Chinese-style mother" like a textbook.
Internally, she is a mother who always puts her children first.
Whether it is for her own two children or for her adopted son, she treats them warmly and warmly.
engaged in the details of the details, to the various distressed eyes of the children, all highlight the warm and motherly style of the characters.
Externally, the role also reflects the tough attitude of "being a mother is rigid".
When he heard that his stupid son Wang Mao was filled in the "conscription list", although the character didn't say a word, the anger that can kill people was felt very clearly.
When Yang Sanshun climbed the pole to propose to the Wang family, she was even more angry at Yang San's mother for the sake of her children.
Between words and deeds, an old mother who cares for calves is played brilliantly by Qin Hailu.
However, despite her excellent performance, in terms of the proportion of roles, Qin Hailu can only be regarded as the second female lead.
The actress's stage matching, in fact, is the "acting skills" for several other young starring.
And looking through the list of these young leading actors, it is not difficult to find a common denominator.
They are all cutting-edge comedians "selected" from the same variety show.
On the 2021 hit comedy variety show "Annual Comedy Competition", a number of comedians with outstanding performance ability were discovered in the form of sketch competitions, so that many of them have become emerging forces active in film and television works in recent years.
And the starring team of "Dog Leftover Run" has "introduced" a large number of outstanding contestants of the show.
After watching the first few episodes, there are at least 5 comedians who are out of the limelight.
Jiang Long, the champion of the first "Annual Comedy Conference", is the actor of the male protagonist of the play.
And Jiang Long, who often plays the "unlucky egg" on the sketch stage, also integrates the cowardice temperament of the character into the interpretation of the drama version of the male protagonist Gouyu.
And Jiang Long's lean small body with a "aggrieved" expression does not lose a bit of fun.
Shi Ce, the female contestant who won the top three in "Annual Comedy Conference", plays the heroine Peaches in this play.
Although the character of the character is a young woman who promotes the anti-Japanese salvation, Shi Ce's interpretation of the role is not acted.
On the contrary, while showing the patriotic attributes of the character, she also performed the immaturity and youthfulness that fit her age in a down-to-earth manner.
In addition to the male and female protagonists, Jiang Yi, the second male protagonist who plays the villain Yang San, and the actor Ye Liu, who plays his sidekick, and Song Muzi, the corrupt platoon leader, are also contestants in the finals of the "Comedy Competition".
And they also have their own brilliant joys in the first few episodes.
Judging from the comedy effect of the first few episodes, the performance of these five comedians is indeed worthy of the stage assist of actress Qin Hailu.
Of course, the current drama is still only in the "comedy comfort zone" of these five new actors.
But when serious interpretation is required in the later plot, whether they who are used to acting in comedy can withstand the pressure and switch images will largely determine the follow-up reputation of the work.
04, refusing to "anti-Japanese dramatization", "Dog Leftover Run" is on the right path
In Qingshi's view, anti-Japanese comedy is a difficult subject to film.
After all, under the serious and deep theme of anti-Japanese resistance, how to stuff the "entertainment effect" without affecting the main purpose is a technical task.
In the past anti-Japanese works, there were many works that deviated from the theme due to "excessive pursuit of entertainment or topicality", so that they became anti-Japanese dramas.
In the past, "Anti-Japanese Heroes" added a fantasy "hand-tossed devil" plot to the plot for entertainment, and it is still regarded as a "legend" in the thunder drama industry.
Later, there was a strange "hidden thunder in the crotch" of the national drama "Fighting Devils Together", and the strange lines and plots made the "pathos" of the character's sacrifice change.
In Qingshi's view, the "entertainment effect" of anti-Japanese works is difficult to add, but it does not mean that it cannot be done.
In many excellent works of the Anti-Japanese War in the past, while retaining the core theme of the Anti-Japanese War, it played a good entertainment.
In the national drama "Little Soldier Zhang Ga", Zhang Ga's gags and other children's gags are borrowed to bring a lot of funny plots.
But behind the laughter, the theme of Baiyangdian F4 bloody anti-Japanese did not fall at all.
In the movie "Hands Up", it is more accurate to demonstrate how to stuff "high-level laughter" into anti-Japanese works.
In the film, the old man played by Guo Da "beats" the traitor by scolding the donkey and insinuating it, under the brilliant performance of the actor, people can't help but watch it and laugh once.
While unlocking the laughter, the old man's gag and scolding also made us clearly feel the national backbone of the older generation of Chinese.
And in the "Dog Left Run" that I talked about today, the intensity of laughter is of course far less than that of a masterpiece like "Raise Your Hand".
But at least Qingshi is gratifying to see that the joke setting of the show does not ignore expression for the sake of entertainment.
Behind some of the joys and jokes, the creators have also injected some cores worth thinking about.
For example, the heroine Peach's anti-Japanese fundraising was cold;
After the charity performance was messed up due to the heroine's broken voice, the picture of the heroine "asking for money" in embarrassment was certainly joyful, but the picture of the audience scattering birds and beasts also hinted that the anti-Japanese enthusiasm of the village people needed to be strengthened.
Another example, the various military scenes that the male protagonist saw when he first joined the army;
The actors' joyful performances are certainly amusing, but the soldiers' casual military discipline style is also touching.
Compared with the picture of the Japanese army marching into the front line, this huge sense of contrast is even more thought-provoking.
Although this "Dog Left" has only been on the air for a long time, the lack of acting experience of the leading actors may still be a hidden danger for the follow-up works.
But at least from the current point of view, the play has not neglected the thinking and expression of the War of Resistance against Japan in the pursuit of comedy effect, at least at present, there is no trend of "dramatization".
And this time, I choose to believe in "Dog Leftovers Run", and I choose to continue to believe in CCTV's vision!
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