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"My Altay" is a TV series produced by CCTV and iQiyi, based on the essay collection of the same name by writer Li Juan. It tells the story of Li Wenxiu, a young woman in literature and art, who returns to Altay after hitting a wall in the city and discovers the beauty of the local area. The preview before the start of the broadcast was attractive enough, and the results of the broadcast lived up to expectations and received rave reviews.
"My Altay" was shortlisted for the Best Long Drama Competition Unit at the 7th Cannes International TV Drama Festival in March this year, and as of 10:02 on May 9, the effective broadcast volume of Maoyan on the whole network exceeded 10 million. On the 10th, Douban opened with a score of 8.5, which is currently the TOP1 TV series in 2024, and the popularity of "My Altay" is expected.
The picture is beautiful, so beautiful that it is a wallpaper
The story takes place in Altay, Xinjiang, and the play was filmed on the spot in Altay. The summer pastures are full of cattle and sheep, the vast meadows are dotted with yellow flowers, the pine and birch forests not far away are towering into the clouds, the sun shines through the forests, the dead trees are covered with fungi, and the small rivers flow quietly between the valleys, nourishing the land. In the distance, the snow-capped mountains are covered with a blue sky, a large thick cumulus cloud, and the sun and rain from time to time drench people. In winter, the camel caravans walk slowly in the vast desert, the strong sun and wind tan the faces of the people, and the winter nights are cold and windy, and wolves are occasionally infested. If Xinjiang is the closest place to heaven, then Ataylor is the center of heaven. Many empty shots in the play show the beauty of nature, giving people visual enjoyment and making people feel relaxed. It's no exaggeration to say that every frame can be used as a wallpaper.
Focus on the real life of the nation, with a high degree of restoration
The play focuses on the life of the Kazakh people at the beginning of the 21st century, who are simple and have their own cultural traditions. It was not for nothing here, and the clash between nomadic culture and modern civilization was stark in that era. The local characters in the play all speak Kazakh, except for speaking Mandarin to outsiders. The locals in the play have dark faces under the strong sun and wind. The places, rituals, and costumes in the story are highly restored.
What is very attractive in the play is the love between Wenxiu and Ba Tai. Ba Tai (played by Yu Shi) has the majesty and height of a grassland boy, he is good at riding and shooting, and has full sexual tension, but he himself does not realize this. He is kind, sincere, gentle, and even a little naïve. He raised a horse when he was a child, and after his death, he hung his head on a tree as a memorial. Li Wenxiu (played by Zhou Yiyi), a young woman in literature and art, stepped on cow dung on the way back to find her mother Zhang Fengxia (played by Ma Yili) after hitting a wall in the city, and it happened that the horse's skull fell from the tree into Wenxiu's arms, which scared her into running wild. It can be said that it was Ba Tai's beloved pony who guided Ba Tai to meet love. Seeing each other in the pasture, the two were embarrassed not to go over.
Ba Tai sat on a tree and slapped the water with a stick, and Wenxiu tried to cross the river by walking on a small bridge made of wood, but he suddenly let out a cry and frightened Wenxiu into the river. He would quietly pin a small flower on Wenxiu's head and tie her shoelaces while she was sleeping on the grass, and Wenxiu woke up and immediately fell. The naïve boy will always play tricks on the girl he likes. Every time the audience thought that there was going to be some intimate act between Ba Tai and Wenxiu, the next move was always unexpected.
Ba Tai casually smeared sheep dung on Wenxiu's face and said that it was anti-frostbite. He didn't remember his sister-in-law's advice to him to buy a washboard, but he could remember that Wenxiu was short of paper to write, and took her to cut birch bark to make paper. When Wenxiu heard the elders say that they wanted Ba Tai and Yilan to marry, her annoyance manifested in every cell in her body, and she thought that Ba Tai came to her at this time to explain something to her, but she didn't expect to take her to watch the progress of the pony's "snow treading". She asked Ba Tai who he liked, and he said that it was the first time he had seen the progress of "stepping on the snow". The expression is subtle but clear, "Do you like me?" Because I like you too, I know how good you are" The shyness and sincerity of the confession were in the eyes. After stealing Wenxiu, Ba Tai was excited like a monkey, dancing and cheering on the grass. Beautiful pure love, how can it not be touching.
If watching this drama only focuses on the love between Wenxiu and Ba Tai, it is too shallow. Whether it is a generational conflict or a cultural conflict, it is very rich. Ba Tai originally worked at the horse farm. However, due to the death of his elder brother, his father wanted him to stay in the pasture to graze and inherit the family business. The elder brother died and left behind a sister-in-law and two children, and the sister-in-law wanted to remarry, but the father-in-law felt ashamed and did not let her take the two children. My father-in-law used to be a hunter, and the regulations for the protection of animals forbade hunting rifles, but he still secretly hid a shotgun. Zhang Fengxia, a Han nationality, is very frank in the face of a man running away, "A man runs away when he runs, we outsiders don't feel ashamed." The people in the village thought it was a big deal.
Gao Xiaoliang (played by Jiang Qiming), a treacherous young man who came from Guangdong to work, wanted to make a lot of money and came to Hotan to dig jade, but was robbed by the locals halfway, and Zhang Fengxia saved him when he passed by. In the pure natural environment of the play, there are countless treasures. A variety of natural ingredients such as cordyceps and fungus are available. However, some outsiders want to dig Cordyceps to fake Tibetan Cordyceps for money, and people with interests are crazy to dig Cordyceps to destroy grasslands, and here we also see the contradiction between human profit and ecological protection.
Female perspective, comfortable and soft
The expressions and movements of the actors in the play are very natural, and the eye drama is very good. Especially Ma Yili, Jiang Qiming and Yu Shi, there is no trace of performance, as if they are the person in the play. Ma Yili's powerful aura shows Zhang Fengxia's open-mindedness, chivalry, and wild beauty. Zhang Fengxia's attitude to life perfectly reflects the theme of the play: "to love, to live, to be hurt", and "no matter how bumpy the life is, it must be lived brightly". After experiencing the grief of losing her husband, she can live alone with her daughter in a remote and distant foreign land, and she can also love bravely after meeting Gao Xiaoliang with a spark, and she can face it calmly after being deceived. The rivalry with Gao Xiaoliang in the play, even if the two are more than 20 years old in reality, it is not against the harmony to play a couple. Before delivery, the two sides "negotiated" to go or stay, and the micro-expression on Zhang Fengxia's face showed his worry and inner wavering.
Director Teng Congcong said that he wanted the picture to be beautiful, but Ma Yili didn't care much, she just acted well. The makeup is made by herself, her hair is combed by herself, Ma Yili will not leave after the performance, and if she can't shoot, she will play with the opponent and help the other party perform, which is very dedicated.
Teng Congcong, as a female director, also controls the language of the camera just right, and there are no points that make women feel offended in previous TV dramas, which is a widely praised reason. In the picture of the women's bathhouse, there is no particular explicitness. The women generously let each other rub their backs and began to sing alone in the bath, followed by a chorus, the sound of joy echoing through the steaming bathhouse. Comfortable and cozy, without any male gaze, just a maternal halo.
"My Altay" is adapted from Li Juan's essay collection, before the broadcast, many netizens (especially those who have read the original work) were full of expectations for the show, and after watching it, they had opinions on some of the adaptations, such as changing grandma to grandmother, Sichuan people to Northeast people, the emotional line is too strong, and the obvious matriarchal emotions are diluted. Since it is an adaptation, director Teng Congcong has her ideas, and it is understandable that there are some differences.
"My Altay" has only eight episodes and belongs to the miniseries, but the story is rich and compact, and the rhythm is good. Many viewers said that they couldn't watch enough, and there should be more such dramas. Some viewers also said that their hearts had flown to Altay when they watched. In any case, "My Altay" can be regarded as a TV series masterpiece.