How brilliant are the works that can land on CCTV's golden file?
This "Hometown of the Stars" has given many viewers a slap in the face, and there are almost no five-star praise in the Douban comment area.
Some viewers bluntly pointed out that even old actors such as Wang Jinsong and Huo Qing could not save the reputation of this drama. Bad reviews, what's the problem?
This is a contemporary urban drama with a lot of inspirational elements, mainly showing the tenacity of young people in entrepreneurship, as well as the unswerving and courageous spirit of two generations of wine people. It stands to reason that there should be a good presentation, but the final result is lower than expected.
It can be seen from the content of the first two episodes that the story is relatively flat, and there are basically no major ups and downs and turns.
Secondly, the heroine's "plastic face" and the male protagonist's youthfulness greatly reduced the starring lineup, if it weren't for the support of several old drama bones, I am afraid that the drama would be abandoned directly.
Now, there is a new controversy.
Many people criticized that "The Hometown of the Stars" is not rigorous in story design, and the leading actors are so collapsed, especially the male protagonist Xu Yang, whose acting skills are too bad, mixed into this group of powerful factions, is it a relation?
01
When "The Hometown of the Stars" first started broadcasting, the ratings reached the top, but I didn't expect it to be so popular. After two episodes, the plot is a little flat.
One of the big problems that exists at present is the forcible creation of contradictions.
At the beginning of the story, on the Gobi Desert in Ningxia, the agricultural development here is relatively backward, and there is barren land everywhere.
After inspecting the local soil, Professor Li Guohua put forward a proposal to build a vineyard. Many years later, it has become a grape industry base of 10,000 acres.
This part is omitted quite a bit and does not show the process in detail. Next, jump to the heroine Ouyang Yixing, and her music dream will end as soon as it begins.
After years of careful preparation, Ouyang Yixing scored good results in cello performance, and he and his boyfriend Yu Han got their wish and are about to start a new life.
However, at this time, Ouyang Yixing's father, Ouyang Bin, had a car accident and became a vegetative person.
In order to let the winery run by his father survive, Ouyang Yixing gave up his music dream, broke up with his boyfriend, and devoted himself to the operation of the winery.
The content of the two episodes basically revolves around the female protagonist, and even the male protagonist has very few shots, giving the audience the biggest feeling that it is empty and boring.
Some logical problems are also very tangled to watch.
The heroine Ouyang Yixing broke up with her boyfriend hastily, and then began to take care of the winery's business. The next step is to forcibly create an emotional line, and the follow-up content can already be foreseen.
There is no suspense, and there will naturally be a lack of impulse to follow the drama.
Although the plot is somewhat peaceful, several powerful actors in the play have shown real skills.
Wang Jinsong, the drama bone, is an old acquaintance of the audience, and Shi Mingshan, who plays in the play this time, looks like a loving elder, and he also takes care of Ouyang Yixing in every way.
When he saw that Manager Sun was going to destroy the vineyard with an excavator, his temper exploded. Shouting loudly and stopping the other party, the emotional impact of this moment is not ordinarily strong.
Huo Qing, the drama bone, is also not to be underestimated, although there are not many shots, his acting skills are quite stable.
When Li Guohua, played by him, returned to his homeland many years later, he couldn't believe what he saw when he saw the neat arrangement of thousands of acres of vineyards.
After getting out of the car and taking a closer look, my eyes were a little moist, and this kind of detail interpretation was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and there was no trace of performance at all.
In addition, there are also good actors such as Wu Qijiang, Xiong Ruiling, and Lu Yi in the play, and the characters created clearly show the characteristics of the characters.
02
"The Home of the Stars" is not without controversy.
The heroine Pan Zhilin has starred in many well-known works before, and after the precipitation of many roles, her acting skills are relatively solid.
But in the Douban comment area, you can find the audience's criticism of "plastic surgery face". Pan Zhilin's face is not too problematic, except for her lips, which look like she has had a lot of injections......
Fortunately, her acting skills have brought many surprises. The most impressive thing is a few crying scenes.
Ouyang Yixing learned that when his father was in a car accident, when he rushed to the hospital, he only saw his mother who was distracted, and the cello she was carrying fell to the ground.
Knowing that her father's injuries were a bit serious, her tears couldn't be controlled, and they continued to flow down her cheeks, and there was nothing to replace the sadness of this moment.
This kind of silent crying scene has the power to moisten things silently, making the audience feel the preciousness of family affection.
Later, because Manager Sun wanted to destroy the vineyard, Ouyang Yixing was severely beaten by Shi Mingshan, and she suddenly learned her father's love for this land, and she burst into tears again.
When she returned to the office, Yi Xing learned more about the past, and while thinking about her father, she also strengthened her inner idea to continue to run the manor. At this time, her eyes were red, and she couldn't hold back the tears of breaking the embankment again.
Pan Zhilin's handling of the crying scene is very delicate, and there are no deliberate traces, which is still easy to resonate with the audience.
Look at the male protagonist again.
As a young actor, Xu Yang's works are not too many, and there are no masterpieces that impress the audience particularly well.
In some previous works, there are mostly supporting roles. Like "Love Haijun Blue", "Our Decade" and "Love You Again across the Sea", etc., there are many precipitations in acting.
But in the new drama "The Hometown of the Stars", the male protagonist Qi Lu played by Xu Yang is obviously a little less layered, and the performance is a little wooden.
For example, in this paragraph, Qin Heming found Qi Lu, and the two walked and chatted in the vineyard. But at this time, Qi Lu just frowned, nodded in agreement, and basically had no expression.
Even when I laughed, I was a little reluctant, and it looked like a forced laugh. In just a few tens of seconds, the performance traces are a bit heavy.
Including the two scenes where Qi Lu calls his mother and friends, he basically frowns, without any other expressions, such a thin layer, he doesn't look like the protagonist at all.
Also, Qiu Yihan found Qi Lu twice to discuss cooperation, but he always had the same expression, and he couldn't see any change at all. With such a wooden performance, people have to doubt the director's vision for casting......
Therefore, many viewers criticized that Xu Yang's acting skills are too thin, and there are not too many shots in the first two episodes, but it looks emotionless, this can't be a relation, right?
Write at the end:
Judging from the current ratings, "The Hometown of the Stars" may not have too prominent trends, after all, the audience is shrinking.
The non-content of the first two episodes is relatively bland, and if there are some twists and conflict points in the subsequent plot, it may be able to add some dramatic tension.
The cast of the play is good, and the joining of Huo Qing, Wang Jinsong and Ma Yue has earned enough topicality. There are also powerful actors such as Lu Yi, Xiong Ruiling and Wu Qijiang, and the characters are very rich.
And the male protagonist Xu Yang is a little green in his acting skills, and many emotions are not handled properly, and there is still a lot of room for improvement.
What do you think of Xu Yang's acting skills?