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In the past, female group dramas occupied an absolute market, but in the past two years, there have been fewer and fewer high-quality female group dramas.
The IP of "Ode to Joy" launched by Noon Sunshine was once phenomenal, and it became popular with the five beauties of "Ode to Joy" in one fell swoop. But in the follow-up works, the full lineup has been greatly changed, and the original texture has long been lost.
It's not that the actors are acting too badly, but that "Ode to Joy" is getting more and more suspended.
It is possible to show the power of women, but it must be realistic. Most of the female images created in these sequels have the skills of opening plug-ins, which makes it difficult for people to have a sense of substitution.
The next female group drama with a new perspective is finally going to rectify the market.
"Phoenix: Her Legend" tells the deeds of four legendary women in ancient and modern China in the form of a documentary, all of which are familiar to everyone without exception.
The form is novel, and the character experience has its own highlights, this women's documentary is about to explode.
First, re-read historical materials from a female perspective and look at the common fate of women in ancient and modern times
Although this documentary is about real people in history, it has the flavor of learning from the past.
The choices of the four women in the documentary in terms of career, love, friendship, family, family and country coincide with modern women.
In the social context of the time, the choices and efforts they made to break through the gender dilemma, just like women today, these legendary figures used their answers to the confusion to provide life and advanced role models for contemporary women.
The first one, the princess of anxiety.
When it comes to Princess Heqin, the first name that comes to many people's minds is Wang Zhaojun. But in fact, Princess Jiewu's historical contribution is no less than that of Wang Zhaojun.
She was the princess who made the greatest contribution to the Han Dynasty, regardless of personal interests and gains and losses for the development of the Han Dynasty, accepted the mission, married Wusun, stabilized the security of the Han border, and promoted the unification of the Western Regions of the Han Dynasty.
The play revolves around this character, who is the princess of anxiety in the eyes of others, a pitiful tool that uses blood to influence the political situation.
And she was unwilling to just be the humiliating figure that symbolized the decline of the Han Dynasty's national power, but changed the situation with her tenacity and fighting spirit.
Such a real historical figure who bucked the trend is an intuitive embodiment of the power of women.
second place, Wu Zetian.
As the only orthodox female emperor in Chinese history, Wu Zetian's legendary deeds are widely known to everyone.
Wu Zetian is neither a faint monarch nor a tyrant, and the era she created inherited the rule of Zhenguan and opened the prosperous era of the Yuan Dynasty, which is considered to be an important link towards the prosperous Tang Dynasty.
A resourceful, literary and historical, and poetically talented woman could only be called a talented woman at best, but Wu Zetian became the empress step by step, and the legend of the character is self-evident.
But this documentary does not start with how she established Wu Zhou and ascended to the throne, but tells about the controversy and difficulties faced by a woman sitting in such a position.
The most impressive thing in the documentary is to tell everyone from Wu Zetian's perspective that don't learn to be a man, but learn to change the game itself.
Such a deafening heroine's speech has already made people's scalps tingle.
third place, Li Qingzhao.
Li Qingzhao, the first talented woman in the ages, was born in a scholarly family, and after getting married, she and her husband Zhao Mingcheng devoted themselves to the collection and sorting of calligraphy and paintings.
Li Qingzhao's literary brilliance has been praised, and this relationship is also widely known to later generations, and those who are familiar with Li Qingzhao know that the lyrics in the early stage of her works mostly write about a leisurely life, but in the later stage, she lamented her life experience.
This documentary presents Li Qingzhao's later situation, especially after marrying Zhang Ruzhou as his wife, which completely rewrote Li Qingzhao's life.
Zhang Ruzhou took good care of Li Qingzhao, but his ambitions were completely exposed after marriage, not only coveting the gold and stone cultural relics collected by Li Qingzhao, but also beating them.
In the documentary, there is a plot of Li Qingzhao's domestic violence, and his miserable life is rarely put on the screen, and everyone can finally understand a more comprehensive and complex Li Qingzhao.
Fourth, Shen Shou.
Shen Shou, who was known as the embroidery saint during the Republic of China, will also be one of the protagonists of this documentary.
In 1991, she embroidered the "Portrait of Queen Alina of Italy" as a national gift to Italy, which caused a sensation in the country's government and the opposition, and wrote a legendary life with the identity of an embroidered lady.
The public often understands Shen Shou during the Republic of China through two aspects, on the one hand, the peachy news, and on the other hand, the embroidery needle in her hand.
The documentary is to combine the two together, depict a more three-dimensional and real Shen Shou, and reproduce the wonderful life of this embroidery master.
presents four women in the form of a unit drama, on the premise of respecting historical facts, telling another side that the audience is not familiar with, and you can have a hunch that this will be a unique and high-quality drama.
Second, the four actresses performed with love, and the role adaptability was full marks
In this documentary, there are four main actors, all of whom are highly recognized by everyone, and from the perspective of image and temperament, they are very suitable for the role.
The first place, 斓曦.
Among the roles played by Huan Xi, the most classic is Sister Mei in "The Legend of Zhen Huan".
This time, she is no longer playing a dignified and beautiful concubine in the deep palace, but a princess who can stir the court.
In the trailer, Huan Xi is dressed in red and has a sassy temperament, and the demeanor of the woman who does not let the eyebrows have stood firmly on the characters.
second place, Wen Zhengrong.
portraying the image of the empress has quite high requirements for the aura of the actor, and it is very suitable for Wen Zhengrong to interpret it.
Wen Zhengrong, who has a fierce face, has played the most roles in the past is the villain, and when his expression sinks, he looks domineering. Although this time it is not a negative image, it also needs Wen Zhengrong to present it in the same way.
Just looking at the trailer already makes people feel very immersed.
third place, Tao Xinran.
Tao Xinran, who is also well-known to everyone because of his role in "The Legend of Zhen Huan", no longer plays the weak and ruthless An Lingrong, but has turned into a talented girl Li Qingzhao.
Different roles, different perceptions, Tao Xinran's state in the trailer has broken everyone's inherent impression of her.
fourth place, Cao Feiran.
The one with the least qualifications is Cao Feiran, but she is not inferior to several other actresses.
Shen Shou played by her, dressed in a cheongsam, is atmospheric and flexible, and has already shown the background color of the character, and then look at her firm eyes, calm state, showing that the character is completely stress-free.
epilogue
The female group portrait drama has finally come to an end.
Although "Phoenix: Her Legend" is not unusual in itself as a documentary presentation of historical figures, it is still rare to see it in the female group portrait market.
I hope that this work will make the audience curious because of its freshness, and at the same time, it can also have the quality to live up to this expectation.
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