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Life dramas are also a popular theme in domestic dramas, but in recent years, life dramas have always been vulgar because of the plot, and the plot has dissuaded the audience, and there are no life dramas on the market that can arouse the audience's empathy.
The audience is tired of watching it, and they can't empathize, and when they think that these people who open and close their mouths are selling miserably, they are angry.
Not only that, various forms of sibling love have almost become the trend of today's life dramas. The huge age gap is not only showing love across ages, but also hunting for curiosity and testing the lower limit of the audience's acceptance.
waited and waited, and this "Mortal Song" let the audience see a little reliable highlight.
In the 2024 iQIYI future film list, "Mortal Song" is among them, and this drama has released the latest trailer, which has achieved the ultimate in texture, lineup, and main plot, attracting the attention of a group of netizens.
Before the official launch of "Mortal Song", let's take a peek at the leopard and taste the explosion of this drama.
Three pairs of CPs, three loves, "Mortal Song" tells the story of mortals
In the main plot line of "Mortal Song", there are three pairs of CPs, Shen Lin (played by Yin Tao) and Na Wei (played by Wang Xiao) are a couple who have been married for many years, Shen Lin has been a housewife for 5 years, but because her husband was forced to lay off, she had to return to the workplace.
Mortgage pressure, contradictions in raising children, in the pair of CPs Shen Lin and Na Wei, you can almost see the problems of most middle-aged couples. Realistic and down-to-earth, all the highlights surrounding this pair are easy for the audience to empathize.
As for the second pair of CPs, they are exploring the field of spirit and values. Shen Lei, played by Qin Junjie, is a casual Buddha, he wants a plain life, but his wife thinks that he is not motivated, and the conflict of values makes the two part ways, Shen Lei's belief collapses, and finally chooses to resign and live in seclusion.
At first glance, the role of Shen Lei is too suspended, but in fact, he represents the state of mind in the current fast-paced life, where many people want to escape but can't escape.
The third pair of CPs is the emotional conflict between Li Xiaoyue (played by Zhang Ruonan) and her boyfriend Na Jun, who has an annual salary of one million, is a successful person in the eyes of others, and is an enviable senior white-collar worker, but Na Jun suffered from panic disorder due to work pressure, and serious psychological problems also led to emotional setbacks for the two.
In these three pairs of CPs, different classes are focused on, different issues are discussed, and almost everyone can find empathy in this drama.
Of course, "Mortal Song" is not creating anxiety, on the contrary, it is healing life. Take Shen Lin and Na Wei as examples, the chicken and dog bits and pieces faced by this couple, it is a headache to pull out any one of them, but the two in the latest trailer are still full of sweetness.
They are under a lot of pressure, but they understand each other, they do not deny each other's value, but become the support of each other's adversity, at the moment when Shen Lin and Na Wei encourage each other at the street food stall, love and family affection have overcome the trivialities of life.
The key is that Yin Tao, who plays Shen Lin, and Wang Xiao, who portrays Nawei, are really a good match.
The casting of the actors is successful, the acting skills are natural, and the matching is comfortable
The audience is becoming more and more resistant to middle-aged life dramas, because of TV series such as "Love Around the Corner", which causes the audience to lose interest instantly when they see sister and brother love.
But the 44-year-old Yin Tao and the 45-year-old Wang Xiao are age-appropriate, temperamental, and even more powerful. At a time when the labels of various sister and brother love are flying all over the sky, Yin Tao and Wang Xiao finally formed a popular combination of middle-aged couples.
In the play, Yin Tao is the appearance of a middle-aged woman, she is mature, rational, has a direct personality, does not speak around the corner, has the freedom of a big woman, and also has the softness and sensibility of a woman.
Yin Tao's temperament in this drama is actually the image of a strong woman that most audiences can accept.
As for Wang Xiao, not to mention, his acting skills are extremely shaping, and he can handle any role. In urban dramas, he can show his extravagance, he can match Ni Ni in a suit, and in life dramas, he can also play the nest and helplessness of middle-aged men in place.
In the preview, Wang Xiao's brother is one by one, his back is always hunched when he talks to others, and even at the moment when he is beaten, the stunned expression on his face is a kind of helplessness of a middle-aged worker.
In the drama "Mortal Song", Wang Xiao faded the glamorous labels of other characters, and truly interpreted an ordinary middle-aged man, and the smell of fireworks on his body was enough to make the audience empathize and let netizens enter the play.
Of course, in addition to the 44-year-old Yin Tao and the 45-year-old Wang Xiao, there are many actors worth looking forward to in "Mortal Song".
Zhang Ruonan, who is a little young, has a soft temperament and a delicate image, she has a pleasing and obedient female temperament, delicate acting skills, and smart performance, in terms of acting skills, Zhang Ruonan has always played a stable role, and the role of Li Xiaoyue created this time can definitely show a different character charm.
Powerful actor Qin Junjie can be said to be an idol and a mainstream drama with both hands, although he is not very good-looking, but with a little packaging, he can concave the character of an elegant and handsome guy, in "Mortal Song", he has a taste of young talent, but the character of an urban drama such as resignation and seclusion is indeed rare.
It is also worth looking forward to how Qin Junjie will deal with this somewhat stream-of-consciousness character.
In general, "Mortal Song" has obvious advantages in terms of casting, and the texture of the trailer and the direction of the plot are full of highlights. But what effect this drama can broadcast mainly depends on the following two points.
The first point is the director's stable performance.
Director Jian Chuanzhi is not well-known, but he has been studying urban dramas all these years. He participated in the creation of the "Ode to Joy" series, and also cooperated with big directors to create popular dramas such as "It's All Good".
But on the whole, the level is not stable, and when there is no problem with the script and the actors, the director, as the helmsman, is also extremely important.
The second point is the combing of the story line.
In order to mobilize a larger audience, the current plot of "Mortal Song" must be based on group portrait portrayal, and three pairs of CPs are at least three main lines. But when these three main lines intersect and how they are each full, are all issues that need to be paid attention to in the later stage.
In this regard, the latest seasons of "Ode to Joy" have fallen behind.
To put it bluntly, what the audience wants to see in life dramas is real life. Whether it is the stream of consciousness or the stream of reality, focusing on the stories of mortals and expressing the anxieties of mortals is the key to life dramas that can move the audience.
As for whether "Mortal Song" can sing this life well and whether it can sing into the hearts of the audience, let's wait and see, and look forward to the official launch of "Mortal Song".