Copywriting|Luo Sheng
Editor|Meow Sansan
Domestic costume dramas are about to usher in a new turning point, don't you believe it? Just look at the drama.
For example, Yang Zier and Li Xian starred in "National Beauty", which attracted much attention.
Yang Mi and Gong Jun also have a fantasy drama adapted from a popular anime IP, "Fox Demon Little Red Lady: Moon Red Chapter" is on the way.
and Zhang Ruoyun's "Celebrating More Than Years 2", which Zhang Ruoyun owes the audience, has already been arranged, just waiting for the date when the file is finalized to set off a wave of discussion.
But if you want to say that the costume drama to be broadcast is the most uncertain word-of-mouth new work, I think it is "The Legend of the Tibetan Sea".
The advantages of the show are obvious.
With history as the background, the elements of intrigue, legend, and revenge are combined, and the theme and content are quite atmospheric.
But the disadvantages cannot be ignored.
Zheng Xiaolong invited the top Xiao Xiao Zhan to serve as the male number one, his appearance is passable, but his acting skills make people sweat, after all, this is not an ancient puppet drama, and he can't stand up to the characters just by being handsome.
And the casting of the show always steps on places that the audience does not expect.
When I learned that Zhong Hanliang was going to play Xiao Zhan's father, I almost squirted out a mouthful of water in front of the screen.
The former is too handsome in Reuters, calm and atmospheric, with calm eyes, and even a charming beard.
To be honest, Zhong Hanliang's appearance is not yet the time when he was a father to young people, but the difference between him and Xiao Zhan is also 17 years old, and this age gap is barely acceptable to the audience.
However, seeing that Chen Yanxi was going to play Xiao Zhan's mother, the audience really lived in Bengbu.
01 CP becomes "mother and son", which is too outrageous
I believe many people don't know that "The Legend of the Tibetan Sea" is not the first time that Xiao Zhan and Chen Yanxi have cooperated.
In fact, the two also collaborated on micro-movies before they became popular.
In "Eighteen", they are childhood sweethearts who grew up together in school uniforms.
In "Lovelorn Jukebox", they became the boyfriend and girlfriend who regretted missing out in their youth.
At that time, Xiao Zhan was more juvenile than now, full of vitality all over his body, and he was a proper campus male god.
And Chen Yanxi is also the appearance of "the girl we chased in those years", with a sweet smile, a pure temperament, and a full sense of CP in the same frame as Xiao Zhan.
But who would have thought that if they cooperated again, Chen Yanxi would actually play the mother of Xiao Zhan, who was 8 years younger than herself?
Although Chen Yanxi got married and had children a long time ago and entered the camp of the Mesozoic Generation, her image is younger than that of actresses of the same age, and her baby face is quite old.
still remembers the last time her red carpet makeup was praised by passers-by.
Not only is the appearance rejuvenated, but the temperament is more outstanding, and there is no problem with this image to play the heroine.
However, now she has to listen to her old partner Xiao Zhan call herself "Mom" in the play, and she really wants to ask the actor if he really can't laugh?
Judging from Reuters, Chen Yanxi's state in the new drama is not bad.
The skin is fair and full, the costume is fresh and beautiful, and it has the style of everyone's ladies.
I think that even if she is in the same frame as Zhang Jingyi, Chen Yanxi will not lose too much, and even the soft and gentle temperament that she has experienced over the years is still a trait that young flowers do not have now.
It can only be said that the casting of domestic dramas is getting more and more outrageous, completely ignoring the image gap and age gap between actors and actresses, and treating the audience as blind and fooled.
02 Don't mess around with casting, middle-aged actresses are too helpless
If a TV series wants the audience to be substituted into the plot, casting is also the key.
Whether it's parents and children, or husbands and wives, once the age difference is too small, it will always make people feel dramatic.
For example, this year's hit fantasy drama "Flame".
In the play, the 43-year-old Ma Su played the mother of the 34-year-old Ren Jialun, and almost didn't entertain the audience.
The former is indeed not young, the costume looks old-fashioned, and the nasolabial folds are clearly visible.
But the latter is not young either!
Ren Jialun was so thin that he was out of shape, his cheeks were sunken, his eyes were blank, and he looked even more vicissitudes than Ma Su.
Hearing him call the other party "mother", I was numb in front of the screen, and I couldn't wait to throw my phone out.
The eyes are dirty, and the ears are dirty.
and the casting of the drama "Dragon City" is also extremely confusing.
47-year-old Ma Yili has to play a bright and beautiful woman in her 20s, dressed up rusticly, and the smell of the elderly is about to overflow the screen.
The most ridiculous thing is the actor Jiao Gang, who plays Ma Yili's father, who is even 1 year younger than Ma Yili in reality.
I estimate that when he was on the set, Jiao Gang had to call Ma Yili "Sister Ma".
But in the play, you have to listen to the other party call yourself "Dad", which is a great contrast, so that the audience is delirious and can't tell what kind of generation it is.
Of course, I don't think this is what middle-aged actresses want to see, it's just that they don't have a choice.
In the entertainment industry, when actresses reach middle age, their appearance and popularity will pave the way downward, and many people can only watch their resources downgraded, and even have to match traffic stars.
For example, Jin Sha talked about her appearance anxiety in the show, when she heard that a director asked her to play Xiao Zhan's mother.
But she was unwilling to accept reality then, and now there is nothing good to film.
This is the helplessness of a large number of middle-aged actresses.
She and Chen Yanxi just made different choices, but at the end of the day, they both encountered the same situation.
However, not all actresses are downgraded in resources.
People are more angry than people.
On the other hand, the 40-year-old Bai Baihe can not only serve as the female number one in CCTV urban dramas like "The Sun Accompanies Me", but also can stage a "sister and brother love" drama with Xiao Zhan, I don't know how many girl actors are red-eyed?
But do you think she has a bright future with such resources?
Bai Baihe is not big at this age, but he is not small.
can't play Xiao Zhan's mother, and can't play Xiao Zhan's girlfriend.
So in the end, it still caused a lot of scolding.
In the final analysis, there are too few scripts and roles suitable for middle-aged actresses, and they can't be filmed well.
03 Conclusion
The drama "The Legend of the Tibetan Sea" once again let the audience see the embarrassing situation of the current generation of actresses in the entertainment industry.
In fact, Chen Yanxi is not without good looks, nor is she without acting skills, but when she was faced with playing the mother of Xiao Zhan, who was 8 years younger than herself, she still had no way to refuse.
There will be a sense of disobedience when filming, and if you don't shoot, there will be no better script to choose from.
After all, the domestic drama market is too strict for middle-aged actresses.
Seeing that the former on-screen CP has become a combination of mother's love and son's filial piety, I think CP fans are also mixed in their hearts.
I just hope that the creators can think more about the Mesozoic actors and prepare some suitable scripts for them, I think with their polished acting skills, the effect of the performance should be no worse than that of the traffic actors, but it is just a chance missing.
At present, "The Legend of the Tibetan Sea" is still being filmed, so do you think Chen Yanxi can play Xiao Zhan's mother well?
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