Preamble:
In recent years, anti-Japanese dramas have always been loved by the audience, especially some classic anti-Japanese dramas are deeply rooted in the hearts of the people and have become indelible memories in the hearts of the audience. Among them, "Bright Sword" is undoubtedly the most representative one, not only the plot is touching, but the actors' performances are also in place, which can be said to be a clear stream in anti-Japanese dramas.
However, although "Bright Sword" has achieved very good results, in 2010, an anti-Japanese drama called "Snow Leopard" attracted the attention of a large number of audiences with its excellent plot and wonderful performances, and even overshadowed the light of "Bright Sword".
It can be said that the emergence of "Snow Leopard" has brought a new breakthrough to the development of anti-Japanese dramas, and has also made more people have a strong interest in anti-Japanese dramas.
After a lapse of four years, the highly anticipated "New Snow Leopard" was finally released, but compared with the previous response, this drama has encountered very big complaints, and the Douban score even dropped to 6.6 for a time, which can be said to have fallen to the bottom.
What is the reason for the complaints about "New Snow Leopard", and what does the audience say about this drama?
1. The comparison of "Snow Leopard" and "Bright Sword" is loved by the audience
When it comes to anti-Japanese dramas, I believe many people's first reaction must be "Bright Sword", this drama has done a very good job in both the plot setting and the actors' performances, especially the character images in it, almost every one of them can leave a deep impression on the audience.
It can be said that the emergence of "Bright Sword" has laid a very good foundation for the development of anti-Japanese dramas, and has also become an example for later anti-Japanese dramas to learn.
However, just when the audience's impression of "Bright Sword" stayed in their minds, an anti-Japanese drama called "Snow Leopard" suddenly appeared in the audience's sight, and it quickly attracted the audience's attention with an extremely strong attitude.
Compared with other anti-Japanese dramas, "Snow Leopard" can be said to be unique, both in the setting of the plot and in the shaping of the characters, it has its own unique style, especially the protagonist Zhou Weiguo, who perfectly interprets the image of an anti-Japanese hero, and allows the audience to see a new anti-Japanese drama.
It can be said that the emergence of "Snow Leopard" has brought a new breakthrough to the development of anti-Japanese dramas, and has also made more people have a strong interest in anti-Japanese dramas, and even some viewers have a deeper thinking about the history of anti-Japanese dramas because of this drama.
Therefore, many viewers gave a very high evaluation of this drama after watching "Snow Leopard", thinking that this is an anti-Japanese drama in the true sense, and it also made "Snow Leopard" a dark horse in the anti-Japanese drama at that time, and even covered up the light of "Bright Sword".
It can be said that the appearance of "Snow Leopard" gave the audience a new understanding of anti-Japanese dramas, and also set a high threshold for later anti-Japanese dramas, so that the audience has higher requirements when watching anti-Japanese dramas.
Second, "New Snow Leopard" suffered complaints, and the Douban score fell to 6.6
It is precisely because of the appearance of "Snow Leopard" that the audience is full of expectations for the follow-up anti-Japanese dramas, especially in 2014, when the highly anticipated "New Snow Leopard" finally started filming.
At the beginning, after the crew announced the starring lineup of "New Snow Leopard", it caused a lot of heated discussions, especially the role of the actor Zhou Weiguo, because in the hearts of the audience, this role has already been vividly interpreted by Zhang Jiayi, so the audience also has very high requirements for the role of Zhou Weiguo later.
And in the end, Zhang Ruoyun became the candidate to play Zhou Weiguo, at the beginning, many viewers had a skeptical attitude towards him playing this role, after all, in everyone's hearts, Zhang Ruoyun is more of a representative of young idol dramas, and it is indeed a little difficult to accept that he should interpret an anti-Japanese hero.
However, just after the audience questioned his appearance, the crew made some low-level mistakes in the use of special effects, especially in some important fight scenes, it can be clearly seen that special effects are used, which makes the audience have a very strong sense of disobedience when watching, thinking that such special effects treatment does not conform to the setting of the overall plot, and even affects the audience's understanding of the plot.
In addition, in the shaping of some characters, the crew also made some unreasonable settings, so that the characters who should have been the audience's laughing point became the point of complaining, which can be said to have made the audience feel very disappointed in many aspects.
Therefore, after the launch of "New Snow Leopard", the audience's complaints about this drama have become higher and higher, and the audience believes that such a plot setting and character creation have seriously deviated from the setting of the original novel, and it also makes the audience unable to resonate in the process of watching, and even has a feeling of being "played".
It can be said that the appearance of "New Snow Leopard" did not leave too many surprises for the audience, but made the audience question the production level of the entire crew, and also made the audience full of worries about the follow-up anti-Japanese dramas, worried that the plot and characters they were looking forward to would be affected by some unreasonable processing.
It is precisely because of this that the score of "New Snow Leopard" on Douban has declined all the way, and finally even dropped to 6.6, which can be said to have suffered the Waterloo of word-of-mouth moviegoing, and has also become one of the anti-Japanese dramas with the lowest score on Douban in recent years.
3. Analysis of the reasons for the complaint of "New Snow Leopard".
So, what is the reason why "New Snow Leopard" was complained?
It can be seen from the current audience's complaints that the irrational use of special effects scenes in the play is likely to be one of the main reasons for the audience's complaints.
In today's film and television dramas, the use of special effects can be said to be very common, and it is also to better present some thrilling scenes, so that the audience has an immersive feeling when watching.
However, special effects are only used as an auxiliary means of the plot, and they cannot completely replace the actors' performances, let alone become the main highlights of the plot, otherwise the audience will have a very strong sense of disgust, feeling that such a plot setting is not real, and it cannot bring them the joy of watching the movie.
In "New Snow Leopard", the audience can obviously feel the "power and blessing" of the special effects scenes, which are obviously some scenes that can be completed through the performances of the actors, but the crew uses special effects, and the processing is very blunt, so that the audience has a very strong sense of disobedience when watching, and feels that such special effects treatment does not conform to the setting of the overall plot, but has become a stumbling block to watching the movie.
In addition, the audience also raised some questions about the setting of the characters in the play, especially in the role of Zhou Weiguo, who is obviously an anti-Japanese hero and should have a very high leadership temperament, but the portrayal in the play made him a little "naïve", which had a very big deviation from the image in the original novel, which made the audience have an unacceptable psychological gap when watching.
It can be said that the reason why "New Snow Leopard" encountered complaints from the audience was mainly because there were some low-level mistakes in the production process of the crew, whether it was in the use of special effects or in the shaping of characters, it did not achieve effective communication with the audience, nor did it respect the setting of the original work, so that the audience could not resonate in the process of watching, and could only have a questioning attitude towards everything in the play.
Fourth, Zhang Ruoyun's article starred, and the special effects made people "sick"
In addition to the special effects scenes in the play being complained about, the audience also raised some questions about the actors in the play, especially the role of the actor Zhou Weiguo, the importance of this role is self-evident, and the audience's expectations for him are also very high.
In "New Snow Leopard", this role was finally played by Zhang Ruoyun, at the beginning, after the crew announced the news of Zhang Ruoyun's appearance, it caused a very big heated discussion, and many viewers felt that Zhang Ruoyun played the role of Zhou Weiguo A little "fei", after all, his previous image was more of a fresh idol drama role, and it was indeed a little difficult for him to interpret the anti-Japanese hero.
In the play, the audience's worries have also become a reality, although Zhang Ruoyun does have a certain breakthrough in acting, but when interpreting the role of Zhou Weiguo, it makes him a little "fei", and after seeing his performance, the audience feels that he plays Zhou Weiguo and makes himself have some "psychological shadows", which cannot resonate at all.
In addition, in the processing of special effects scenes in the play, the audience also found some "flaws", obviously some scenes that can be completed through the performance of the actors, but the crew uses special effects, and the processing is very blunt, which makes the audience have a very strong sense of "gagging" when watching, and it is completely unacceptable to such special effects processing, which also affects the understanding of the entire plot.
It can be said that the audience's complaints about "New Snow Leopard" are not aimed at a certain aspect, but they feel that there are some problems in the overall plot setting, the handling of special effects makes people feel "disgusting", and the actors' performances cannot bring people the joy of watching the movie, but instead make the audience have some negative emotions and cannot resonate with the entire plot.
5. Ma Yili's persuasion and guidance
In fact, Zhang Ruoyun did not accept the role of Zhou Weiguo at the beginning, he felt that his conditions did not meet the setting of the role, and he was worried that he would not be able to interpret such a role well, so he once refused the invitation of the crew.
However, just when he was hesitating, his ex-wife Ma Yili appeared by his side, not only persuaded him, but also gave him some advice and guidance, so that he could better understand the role of Zhou Weiguo, and in the end, Zhang Ruoyun accepted the role and had a very good performance in the play.
It can be said that it was the appearance of Ma Yili that made Zhang Ruoyun have such a breakthrough, and also gave him a new understanding of the role, from the initial hesitation to the final acceptance, in fact, it is also conveying a very important message to the audience, that is, in the entertainment industry, "connections" and "experience" are very important, maybe a sentence, some suggestions, can inspire the actors and give them greater help.
After the audience saw Zhang Ruoyun's outstanding performance in the play, they also changed their opinion of him, thinking that he could interpret the role of Zhou Weiguo very well, and the original worries became redundant, which also made his appearance add a lot to the whole plot.
6. Versatile articles
In addition to his outstanding performance in acting, Zhang Ruoyun actually has other "talents", he is not only an excellent actor, but also participated in the creation of the script and became a screenwriter in the play.
It can be said that his ability to control the plot is very good, and his understanding of the role is also very thorough, and through his own efforts and creation, he has successfully added to the role of Zhou Weiguo