1. The inevitable "goof" shots, "Long Moon Embers" sparked heated discussions
Whether it was in the past or now, whether at home or abroad, the existence of goofs in film and television dramas is an unavoidable phenomenon. Some goofs have become classics and are talked about; And some goofs made the audience laugh and couldn't help laughing.
Faced with this situation, the audience holds a wide variety of opinions and attitudes, and most choose to be understanding and tolerant.
"In fact, goofs are not uncommon, after all, the shooting conditions are limited, and the audience can understand." Ms. Zhang, a post-80s audience, said calmly, "Just like the 86 version of "Journey to the West", it gives people a nostalgic feeling, which is not interesting.
However, after the recent broadcast of the high-profile domestic Xianxia drama "Long Moon Embers", the obvious goofs in it have aroused heated discussions among the audience. Many viewers have accused the crew of being too rash in their treatment of the audience, and expressed strong dissatisfaction with this blatant perfunctory production method.
"They simply take the audience for fools!" Xiao Li, a post-90s audience, said indignantly, "We are not the ones who lose money, how can we let us end it halfway?" ”
What's even more ridiculous is that in the plot of the hero's poisoning, the crew actually let the actor bleed and infused at the same time! A shot from the top of the camera portrays the scene in a thrilling way, which was supposed to inspire empathy in the audience, but it turned out to be the laughing stock of everyone.
2. The 86th version of "Journey to the West" is a classic that will last forever
For the older generation of audiences, the 86 version of "Journey to the West" is undoubtedly a well-known classic. Although there were inevitably some goofs in this work under extremely difficult production conditions, this did not shake its lofty position in the hearts of the audience.
"Alas, the conditions were really hard at that time." 70-year-old Uncle Wang said with emotion, his face was full of deep nostalgia, "The whole crew only has a dilapidated camera, and the shooting equipment is extremely scarce, and it is not easy to complete the filming of "Journey to the West".
He straightened his slightly rickety body and shrugged his shoulders helplessly, "Goofs and other issues, let's just watch the fun." Who would take a microscope and take a closer look at a TV series? ”
Indeed, although there are many goofs in "Journey to the West", most of them are some trivial problems, such as Sun Wukong skateboarding when he "soared through the clouds", the land lord revealed a modern tight autumn coat, and the Tang monk lineup changed three people.
For a wide audience, these small flaws can be completely ignored.
"You young generation, you're too calculating!" Uncle Wang frowned and said, "Like us back then, how could we have so much time to care about those details, just watch the excitement is enough."
I have to admit that his words are quite philosophical. As a well-known classic TV series in the hearts of the public, the 86 version of "Journey to the West" has a unique charm and value that cannot be ignored, and some minor flaws cannot affect its great achievements.
Presumably, it is these flaws that make this ancient play even more nostalgic.
"You young people should learn to appreciate and be less nagging." Uncle Wang shook his head, then turned to me and said earnestly, "However, some of today's new dramas have obviously only done half the effort, I really don't know who they want to deceive?" ”
3. Goofs in costume dramas are unavoidable
In fact, it is a very common and unavoidable phenomenon that some goofs appear in costume dramas. Even the highly acclaimed "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and "The Legend of Zhen Huan" and other excellent costume dramas cannot completely avoid the occurrence of such low-level mistakes.
"Look, isn't this the van of the past?" Forward film and television practitioner Xiao Zhang mischievously told me that he pointed to an abrupt white van on the screen and exclaimed, "If the actors and crew of the year could have foreseen that someone would 'hammer' the show so thoroughly in a few decades, I am afraid they would cry and laugh."
In addition, there have also been obvious low-level goofs such as cigarette butts and staff walking away in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms". This was undoubtedly a major omission and mistake for the production team.
"But after all, it's an old drama from decades ago, who cares about that?" Xiao Zhang shrugged his shoulders and looked quite open-minded, "The key is whether the quality of the whole drama is excellent, and these small mistakes are insignificant."
"The Legend of Zhen Huan", which is also a classic costume drama, has also had some mistakes in terms of production quality. Viewers found traces of modern items such as paper bags, watches, and hairpins.
"This paper bag is too conspicuous." Xiao Zhang looked at the paper bag that appeared on the screen, and shook his head helplessly, "If the current royal-level director sees it, he will definitely be furious."
However, he quickly regained his smile and said boldly: "But for the excellent "The Legend of Zhen Huan", these small flaws are really insignificant. Everyone took it out and teased it, which was also an interesting matter, and it was not a big deal.
In the process of discussing this issue, Xiao Zhang suddenly became serious, and his face was full of helplessness, "The drama "Long Moon Embers" has to be treated differently. The way the production team handled the goofs was really unacceptable, and this attitude was really unfair! "
Fourth, the many "hard injuries" of "Long Moon Embers" make people cry and laugh
There is no doubt that compared to other costume dramas in recent years, the goofs in "Long Moon Embers" are too conspicuous and inferior, and they simply fool the audience as "blind".
Just as Xiao Li was emotionally making accusations, a staff member wearing a blue overalls and a mask appeared in the camera, engrossed in his work, unaware that he had become the focus of the camera.
Frightened by Xiao Li's fierce words, I hurriedly appeased me. As an industry insider who has been following the development of the film and television industry for a long time, I naturally know something about the work "Embers of the Long Moon" and am very disappointed with its performance.
"This drama cost as much as 800 million yuan, which can be called a new record for investment in Xianxia dramas." He shrugged his shoulders, apparently disappointed with the show's performance as well. I asked him, "So from the data point of view, how is the performance of this show?" "。
"Although the premiere data seems to be quite impressive." Xiao Wang took out his mobile phone and showed me a set of data, "According to these data, the market share and membership subscriptions of "Long Moon Embers" in the same type of TV series have created a new historical record.
Speaking of this, Xiao Wang took out another set of data for comparative analysis: "Please observe carefully, the most popular TV series among the audience is still "Fragrant Honey Sinks Like Frost". Although its popularity is not as good as "Long Moon Embers", its performance in terms of word-of-mouth and detail control is far better than the former.
"All in all, 'Embers of the Long Moon' is just doing a better job in terms of hype." Xiao Wang sighed, his face full of helplessness, "It's really a waste of this huge investment of 800 million yuan."
The goofs are just a microcosm of it, and judging from the production quality of the actors' performances, makeup and styling, and special effects in the play, it is undoubtedly far from the standard of 'S+ production'."
He paused for a moment, then continued: "To put it simply, the producer is perfunctory and lacks sincerity. In the early stages of publicity, they trumpeted the concept of 'craftsmanship', but now it seems that this is indeed a bit of a self-proclaim.