1. "In the hot summer evening, the afterglow of the sunset outside the window is reflected on the TV screen like a poem, and the new costume comedy drama "The Legend of Magpie Knife Gate", full of expectations and surprises, is like the dawn of dawn, successfully breaking the silence of this summer's TV drama market.
However, unexpectedly, this popular drama series that brings together many sketch stars caused a fierce controversy and criticism on the Internet as soon as it was broadcast, especially with Song Xiaobao's extremely exaggerated and contrived performance, which became the focus of the storm, and his "related household" jokes made the audience laugh.
Against this backdrop, the summer night breeze gently blows through the city, and people travel in groups on the way home. Many people turn on the TV at home, hoping to find a touch of coolness and joy in this sweltering night.
This summer, which can be said to be a trough period in the TV drama market, except for a few controversial online dramas, there are very few new drama works to choose from on the entire video platform.
Just when the audience is worried about the lack of new dramas to watch, a highly-anticipated costume comedy masterpiece "The Legend of Magpie Knife Gate" finally kicked off at this moment.
As a rare comedy masterpiece in costume dramas in the first half of this year, "The Legend of Magpie Knife Gate" has attracted countless attention since the day it was launched. The biggest highlight of this series is that it has a unique cast - all of them are powerful actors from the stage sketch world.
In the film and television industry, they are undoubtedly new faces, making the majority of audiences full of endless curiosity about their performance on the screen.
However, who would have expected that the show would be subjected to such fierce doubts and criticism at the beginning of its premiere. Among them, the most criticized is the image of sketch actor Song Xiaobao who is labeled as a "related household".
When he appeared on the stage, his exaggerated acting skills were immediately revealed, and the whole person seemed to be frantically waving his arms and shaking his head. This method of transplanting the performance style of stage sketches directly into film and television works is undoubtedly shocking and hilarious.
2. "In the play, after Simon took over the power of the gang leader for his younger brother, he encountered a series of absurd events. Zhao Dezhu has been secretly in love with his younger sister Ximen Rou for a long time, but Ximen Rou has a soft spot for his younger brother Jiang Yulang.
In order to win Jiang Yulang's favor, Ximen Rou did not hesitate to frequently show her pretentious coquettish appearance to the other party, and the funny contradictions and conflicts between the two were really hilarious.
At the same time, in order to solve the fertility problem, Gao Damao actually made the amazing move of adopting an "old naughty boy", and its unexpected reversal made people laugh.
In the plot, Ximen Chang, who was originally just an ordinary knight, had to replace his younger brother as the leader of the gang due to a sudden change. In this way, a character who was originally leisurely and complacent suddenly shouldered a heavy burden and faced a serious challenge.
The first thing in front of him is the intricate teacher-student relationship. For example, Zhao Dezhu, who has a rough appearance, obviously has an indescribable admiration for his younger sister Ximen Rou, but Ximen Rou is particularly fond of his junior brother Jiang Yulang.
In order to win the favor of her sweetheart Jiang Yulang, Ximen Rou frequently played coquettish tricks to him, her posture was delicate, sometimes she was coquettish, sometimes she was moving, but Jiang Yulang was indifferent to this, and the two were repeatedly entangled in the contradictions and conflicts between you and me, and staged scenes of hilarious laughter.
In addition to this, the show presents a series of jaw-dropping comedic reversals. For example, the character of Gao Damao originally racked his brains in order to make his wife get pregnant and have a child smoothly.
However, after some twists and turns, Gao Damao actually came up with a "genius" plan - he decided to adopt a child! However, when the child was brought home, he turned into an old man, and this unexpected reversal made people laugh.
3. "In recent years, with the popularity of domestic costume dramas such as "Lotus Tower" and "Sauvignon Blanc", the theme has once again won the warm pursuit of the audience. Inspired by the success of the previous work, the audience has high expectations for the new season of costume drama, which also gave birth to the birth of a new comedy masterpiece "The Legend of Magpie Knife Gate".
The crew is unique in casting, inviting many sketch actors to join, aiming to inject new vitality and highlights into costume comedy.
In recent years, with the significant improvement of the production level of domestic costume dramas, this theme that was defined as "outdated" in the past has once again won the enthusiastic pursuit of the audience. Among them, the TV series "The Mystery of the Lancang River" co-starring Zhang Jiayi, Chen Daoming and other senior performing artists is all the rage; Immediately afterwards, "Sauvignon Blanc", which was jointly created by powerful stars such as Song Jia and Li Junxian, was a blockbuster, not only gaining a good reputation, but also achieving good ratings.
Looking back on last year's hot summer, "Lotus Tower" starring Hu Ge also achieved great success, which can be called a double victory of quality and reputation.
Under the background of many excellent costume dramas leading the trend, the new masterpiece "The Legend of Magpie Knife Gate" came into being.
In order to give the show a new vitality, the production team was unique in casting, and invited a group of outstanding actors in the sketch industry to join. They hope to use the unique charm of these experienced stage actors to inject new vitality into the theme of costume comedy, which was once considered "outdated", so that it can show a new style and highlights in the clever use of comedy elements.
It is worth mentioning that in addition to Song Xiaobao, a controversial actor, the acting skills of sketch actors such as Song Xiaofeng and Wen Song in the play have been highly praised by the audience. Their profound skills from stage sketches make them unique in character creation and joke grasping.
Characters such as Zhao Dezhu, Jiang Yulang, and Ximen Rou have become lifelike and interesting under their wonderful interpretation.
The audience was full of praise for their excellent performance, and they all expressed "unexpected surprises". However, Song Xiaobao, a "special treatment" actor, has become a big problem for the entire crew, and his exaggerated acting skills are seriously inconsistent with the needs of the plot, but have become a "stumbling block" that hinders the development of the whole drama.
Despite this, the performances of other sketch actors except Song Xiaobao still won unanimous praise from the audience. For example, the role of Zhao Dezhu played by Song Xiaofeng made the audience admire.
Song Xiaofeng vividly portrayed this rugged-looking strong man, his shyness and shyness when he had a crush on his junior sister, and his every move. Whether it was his shy eyes when he peeked at his junior sister, or his panic after being noticed by his junior sister, it made people feel as if they were in it and felt that sincere emotion.
Actor Wen Song perfectly interpreted the role of Jiang Yulang with his delicate acting skills. He devoted himself to making the arrogance and shyness of this young man who was deeply loved by his junior sister vividly present and leap onto the page.
When Ximen Rou played tricks on him, the slightly raised corners of his mouth and the complex emotions in his eyes all showed the tenacity and subtlety of this man's heart.
These artists from the sketch stage have a unique experience when creating comedy roles. Under their wonderful interpretation, Zhao Dezhu, Jiang Yulang, Ximen Rou and other characters are each lifelike and interesting, which makes the audience full of praise, calling it an "unexpected surprise".
However, it is regrettable that the performance of Song Xiaobao, a "related household", really dragged down the whole play. He completely copied the exaggerated and contrived style of the sketch stage, regardless of the needs of the plot, forcibly exported himself, and the whole person looked as extremely uncomfortable as a "zombie face".
This kind of performance mistake caused by insufficient understanding of the script has become a "stumbling block" for the entire series.
The fifth part reveals Song Xiaobao's current situation: "As an actor born on the sketch stage, Song Xiaobao still adheres to the old routine of many years ago, and moves the exaggerated and contrived performance style on the stage to the screen.
He doesn't seem to be aware that there is actually a huge difference between a stage sketch and a film and television performance. The plot needs to be interpreted appropriately by the actors, and they need to have a precise grasp of the script, rather than doing it randomly.
Song Xiaobao ignored the needs of the plot and stubbornly forced his own style, which is undoubtedly wrong.
For Song Xiaobao's absurd acting skills, we can find some answers from his background. As a pure sketch stage actor, Song Xiaobao has been committed to an exaggerated and contrived performance style for many years, so as to win the laughter of the audience on the stage.
However, when this style is rigidly applied to film and television dramas, the effect is very different.
There are essential differences between stage sketches and film and television works in many aspects. The sketch is vivid and exaggerated, and the actor only needs to amuse the audience with all his heart.
However, film and television dramas require actors to have accurate control of the script, have a deep understanding of the character and plot development, and be able to interpret it appropriately.
Unfortunately, Song Xiaobao does not seem to have recognized this problem. He still adheres to the pretentious, flashy and exaggerated performance mode of the past, and ignores the real requirements of the script for the actors.
Under this kind of chaotic and wild performance, the behavior of the characters forms a strong contrast with the plot setting, which has become a "roadblock" for the whole work.
In addition to key elements such as script, direction, and cinematography, the expressiveness of an excellent film and television drama is also crucial. If a character wants to be lifelike on screen and impress the audience, it must require the actor to have a deep understanding and perception of the subtle details in the script.
The actor should go all out to figure out the character's personality traits, inner world, and the grandeur of the plot development. Only with an accurate grasp of the script can the actors vividly show the emotional fluctuations and behaviors of the characters in front of the audience, and work closely with the director, photography and other members of the team to create the most perfect visual feast.
On the contrary, if the actor's understanding of the script is not deep enough and he just blindly repeats his old routines, then it is inevitable that there will be a conflict between his behavior and the plot setting.
This will not only ruin the audience's viewing experience, but also seriously reduce the quality of the whole work. Therefore, for actors, it is essential to have a deep understanding of the script, otherwise it is very easy to become a "roadblock" for the whole work.