Peninsula All Media Reporter Wang Yue Intern Li Xuexiao
This year's spring drama market is full of flowers, and among the diverse themes, costume dramas still show a strong pulse. Even if it's not in the summer file, it's still the password for the amount of traffic and playback. In addition, recent costume dramas have continued to add innovative elements while maintaining their traditional charm. The three dramas "Walking with the Phoenix", "Flower Order" and "Cherishing Flowers" have been released in succession, showing the differences in terms of narrative techniques and theme integration, and also giving the audience a fresh experience of watching the drama.
"Walking with the Phoenix" starring Zhao Liying and Lin Gengxin shows the "posture of a king" in terms of popularity and playback. "Walking with the Phoenix" is set in oriental mythology and builds a world full of fantasy. In the plot advancement and character building, light comedy elements are cleverly integrated. The protagonists in the play not only show tenacity and bravery in the face of difficulties and challenges, but also often resolve crises with humor and optimism. It not only creates a relaxed and pleasant atmosphere, but also makes the character image more three-dimensional and vivid. The play no longer focuses on the tone of sadomasochism, but cleverly uses the life flow narrative to open the audience's emotional switch, opening a new chapter for the mythological theme of costume love. The tranquil pastoral scenery and the unique warm and healing feeling of the farmhouse courtyard are also particularly prominent. It unfolds the narrative from a female perspective, focusing on the growth and transformation of Shen Li, the king of Bicang, and also writing between the "divinity" and "humanity" of the ancient gods, conveying the spiritual strength of daring to challenge fate, defying difficulties, and moving forward bravely.
The spring file "Little Dark Horse" "Flower Order" is a drama that skillfully combines costume love and suspense detective elements, telling the story of the protagonists Yang Caiwei and Pan Yue in the process of solving a series of mysteries, and gradually uncover the secrets hidden behind the prosperity. Through a series of intricate cases, each case is full of suspense and unknowns, allowing the audience to follow the protagonist to solve the mystery in a tense and exciting atmosphere. At the same time, the correlation and interweaving between the cases also increase the complexity and depth of the plot, so that the audience can feel the compactness and coherence of the plot while enjoying the fun of detective. In addition, "Flower Order" also cleverly incorporates fantasy elements, adding a mysterious and fantastical color to the plot. From the soul exchange of Yang Caiwei and Shangguan Zhi, to the ghost market adjacent to the "Knife Lake" and selling spirit snakes, and then to the blinding phantom insects, the integration of these fantasy elements not only makes the plot more colorful, but also allows the audience to feel a surreal experience while enjoying the plot.
And "Cherish the Flowers" covers a variety of elements, including the rise of the rich daughter, the house fighting and farming, the costume romance drama and so on. This drama not only depicts the growth and transformation of the heroine Hua Zhi, but also takes her as the core to skillfully construct a colorful and layered female group portrait. The storyline is intricate, not only focusing on personal struggle, but also integrating many elements such as family grievances and people's livelihood difficulties, sadness and warmth, personal choice and family fate, the superposition of multiple elements, providing the audience with more space to think, the characters are more multi-dimensional, each character has their own feelings and stories, showing the charm and humanity of the characters. This is the expression of its differentiation and innovation compared to traditional ancient puppet dramas and farming dramas.
These three works are no longer limited to a single narrative mode, but inject new vitality into costume dramas through the superposition of genres. It not only enriches the connotation of the series, but also satisfies the audience's demand for diversified stories.