Recently, the drama circle has been really lively.
The anger of British drama fans was ignited, and the whole network boycotted the new drama "Anne Boleyn" launched by Channel 5.
IMDB scored only 1.2 out of 10, setting a new record for the network's lowest score since its inception.
Douban 2.2 points, the comment area is full of one-star bad reviews and a variety of sharp and spicy reviews.
In the past, British historical dramas were "probably more aware of Britain than the British".
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The production team of "Anne Boleyn" has even had works like "The Crown".
Who would have thought that the glorious British historical dramas of the past would turn over so thoroughly.
But this time the overturning, but there are also traces to follow.
The production team of "Anne Boleyn" had been involved in the production of "The Crown", and the gap was quite obvious
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Anne Boleyn, one of the most controversial figures in British history.
She was imprisoned in the Tower of London on 18 counts including adultery, treason, poisoning and witchcraft, and then beheaded for public display.
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Because she did not leave much information during her lifetime, she is also considered a mysterious being.
She has sparked the enthusiasm of her creators, and at least a dozen series and movies have revolved around her life.
There is also no shortage of actresses such as Natalie Portman, Actress Claire Fuyi, and Little Rose Natalie Domo.
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She is a woman who can play with the dynasty in the palm of her hand, a woman who can subvert the cognition of the times and challenge the moral bottom line.
Her story has long been heard by the audience, so how to shoot the freshness has also become a headache for the creators.
Channel 5 promised before the series began that it would tell an Anne Boleyn story from a whole new perspective.
The trailer aired, and the audience was shocked; the episode began to air, and the audience was angry; after three episodes were broadcast, the audience threw up.
The creative team actually let a black actor play a white character that really appeared in history.
What a magical operation this is???
The cousin opened the play with curiosity and was indeed frightened.
The level of clothing styling plummets, like a capital product for the sake of shooting.
Writing the script with his feet, the dialogue is funny, the plot forcibly adds various equal rights elements, and the slogan is shouted loudly, but it is still pale and weak.
It is undeniable that the actress who plays Annie, Judy Turner-Smith, performed a wonderful performance, playing the role in a state of still unwavering in the turmoil.
However, what is more important than acting is not respect for history?
Let a black actress play the Queen of England in the era of the black slave trade, what a irony!
My cousin thought that when "The Legend of Merlin" was launched many years ago, there was such a dispute.
The black actress starred as Arthur Princess Guinevere, which sparked a boycott from the audience.
Fans of the drama gave her the nickname of "Rolling Lady", and even edited the "non-rolling version" to avoid hot eyes.
One thing to say is that The story of King Arthur is a legend after all, and the use of black actors to play can also justify itself.
But for a figure like Anne Boleyn, who has been documented and supported by historical facts, is it not a kind of "discrimination"?
Although many British media "whitewashed" the play.
The Daily Telegraph said that "casting is not a big deal regardless of skin color, and the audience should look for something deeper in the characters".
But the show did not create a "deeper level" for the audience to explore, superficial lines and bad scripts, making people sigh.
Second, it has not fulfilled the respect for history, and the magic has been changed in a chaotic way, which is too outrageous.
The third failed to respect the audience, leaving only the nutritious "self-touching" and the dilapidated "political correctness".
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I don't know whether the power of capital is too strong, or the hearts of netizens are too kind.
Now open IMDb, the rating of Anne Boleyn has been "fixed" to 6.9.
But look closely at the rating trend, 1 score of 88% is mixed with anger and speechlessness of the audience.
From an all-time low of 1.2 to a false prosperity of 6.9, this god operation also shocked the cousin.
The gag operation is too familiar, but can it be blocked for a while, can it be blocked for a lifetime?
Today's "Anne Boleyn" rollover is just a microcosm of Hollywood and European film and television circles in recent years:
"Political correctness" is eating up creative freedom.
Far from it, let's talk about the live-action version of "The Little Mermaid", which has recently been pushed to the cusp of the storm again.
In 2019, Disney officially announced that black actress Harry Berry will play the classic role of The Little Mermaid.
This groundbreaking casting is far from the audience's impression of the image of the little mermaid with "red hair and white skin".
The exposure of a set of stills last week made the audience scream hot eyes.
The film recreates the little mermaid's rescue of the prince, but from the stills, her hair is not red but ginger.
The "ruining childhood" operation is repeated, and the audience's anger value is also soaring.
As a disciple of Beyoncé, Berry may be able to interpret the golden song skewers in the original work very well.
But she is not the little mermaid that the audience wants to see.
Disney has always been "keeping up with the times," and that's true.
But the audience didn't buy it.
In "Kuila", which was released some time ago, Anita chose a black actress to play the role.
Only three voice actors in The Lion King are white, and the other roles are voiced by black actors.
Even a big coffee like Shi Huang, starring in "Aladdin" has been questioned by the audience.
But these "god casting" operations also puzzled the black community.
They asked rhetorically, "If more representatives of race and skin color are needed, why doesn't Disney create more black characters?" ”
Isn't it more "correct" to base a new image on the story of a minority and conform to their cultural label than to forcibly adapt a classic image?
It's true that blacks aren't treated well enough in Hollywood, and giving them exposure is a positive change.
But for the sake of being right and right, specially installing black actors, is this really good for them?
In Kuila, Anita is played by a black actress
Adding minority faces to film and television works can see the tolerance of the film and television circle to some extent.
But true tolerance is not a superficial show for the sake of political correctness, or even a distortion of history.
Having black actors play white roles in real history, such a distortion, would not help racial relations.
And Elizabeth I, the daughter of Anne Boleyn, was the biggest supporter of the slave trade in Britain.
Imagine if a white actor were to play Martin Luther King Jr., would the black community be acceptable?
Stills from Anne Boleyn
The true side of European and American society will not be obscured by the ridiculous casting again and again.
Discrimination continues to emerge, exclusion is still commonplace and struggles remain commonplace.
Last year's Freud tragedy, the cry of "I can't breathe," was a wake-up call.
There is still a long way to go to truly respect human rights and eliminate racial discrimination.
This cannot be done by adding minorities to film and television works, but it will be counterproductive and intensify the contradictions between races.
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Marvel chief Kevin Feige said in an interview last month that the choice of Tilda Swinton to play "The Ancient One Mage" was a wrong decision. (In the original book, Master Koichi was originally an Asian man, but the film chose a white actor to play)
Last June, the 9.3-point classic film "Gone with the Wind" was removed from the HBO MAX platform because the film was reported to "portray racial discrimination".
At the same time, Netflix removed "Little Britain" because there were plots in the play in which actors blackfaceed africans.
The producers of Friends wept and apologized for "failing to adequately promote racial diversity in the production show." (The 6 main actors in "Friends" are all white actors)
The Simpsons also announced that it would no longer use white actors to voice non-white characters.
In order to pursue "equality" and "equal rights", classic works have been emasculated by reporting censorship, and the current creators are walking on thin ice, afraid of saying what is wrong and what is wrong and what is wrong to cause controversy.
Political correctness is devouring the film and television circle with lightning speed.
To be sure, giving exposure to non-whites and minorities and vulnerable groups is a fairly positive sign.
Let diversity enter the world of the audience and see more possibilities.
But this must not be an unbridled demand and a compulsive correction.
"Widow sister" Scarlett Johansson was boycotted by LGBTQ+ groups.
The original reason is the film "Rub & Tug" produced by her, she will play the transgender role Dante Tex Gill.
But the LGBTQ+ community believes that:
The role should be played by a truly transgender person, not a white heterosexual.
Under the resistance, the widow withdrew from the project.
Widow sister, to have acting skills, to have good looks, to have influence and influence.
If this work can be formed, it will inevitably be a masterpiece of the Olympic standard.
Her original intention was to promote equal rights, and starring herself can increase the exposure and publicity of the film, and the starting point is quite positive.
However, under the pressure of "political correctness", a film that may have achieved something is stillborn and will not be finished.
An actor who is willing to speak out for the group is questioned, saying that she is using the group to earn heat to satisfy her desire to win awards.
Archetypal character Dante Tex Gill (left)
"Call Me By Your Name" was a hit in that year's awards season.
But then there is also a question that is not correct enough: why did the director find two white straight men to play the gay image?
"Club Dallas" helped Young Master Leto sweep the award.
But during the promotional period, he was protested by angry transgender people: Why don't transgender characters look for transgender characters?
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The director of "Call Me By Your Name" hit back at unwarranted skepticism in an interview.
He gives a very simple example:
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Forcibly "pluralism", known as the "pursuit of equality", is also destroying the creativity of art and interfering with the freedom of creation.
The hurricane of "political correctness" has blown from the political circles to the showbiz and creative circles, from casting to script creation, a large number of works have forcibly added a few elements to the characters.
It is true that creators should have a social consciousness, use their influence to speak for the group, and pass on the concept of progress to the public.
But in terms of heart, are the audience really willing to accept affirmative action in this way?
The most absurd thing is that behind these claims of equal rights, the oppression of some groups by European and American countries still exists.
Asian actors are still at the bottom of the chain of contempt, stereotypes are constant, and insulting Chinese content is secretly poking and poking at the edge ball.
The Golden Globe Awards, which have a history of more than 80 years, have also been revealed, and there are no African-American members in the association, and the activities are even more discriminatory.
If the fundamental problems are not solved, "political correctness" will always be just empty talk.
Some people may say that British and American dramas are finished without watching.
But think about it, if one day Hollywood "magically" transforms the historical figures we are familiar with:
Wu Zetian, Empress Dowager Cixi, and Bao Qingtian looked for African-American actors to star, and "Journey to the West" and "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" became carnivals for African-American actors...
True "correctness" should be respect, not taking sides for the sake of correctness, and superficially putting on a show for the sake of "political correctness" to whitewash the essence of racial discrimination.
The real "equal rights" should be equality, not the bolding of certain groups in red and giving them satirical "preferential treatment".
"Anne Boleyn" was scolded, giving the European and American film and television circles a wake-up call:
Political correctness should not be fooled like this.