"The Young Marshal", which is known as the opening drama of 2016, is nearing the end. This is a very unusual TV series, rarely seen in the early stage of publicity, quietly launched, not a few episodes, public opinion struck, praise more than bad reviews. From the perspective of the script, from the content to the lineup, it is full of topicality - the century-old legendary experience of Zhang's father and son, Yu Fengzhi, and Miss Zhao Si; After Li Xuejian's illness, the sword is not old, the actor's first appearance after the article "Derailment Gate", even including Liu Yan's charm in wearing a cheongsam... At the end of the play, according to the usual practice, the "Hot Drama Diagnosis Report" column of this newspaper will synthesize the voices of public opinion, history and audiences to listen to their evaluation of "The Young Marshal". Today's introduction is the character chapter, let's start with the familiar faces.
Judging from the current domestic TV drama market, to become a "hot drama", there must be two conditions, one is an actor with appeal, and the other is a strong plot and production. Generally, the first round of broadcasting, all rely on the "familiar face" to support the scene, the typical case is last year's "Mi Yue Biography" Sun Li, Liu Tao and "The Pretender" Hu Ge. After the first round of broadcasting, the test of resistance is the excellent plot and production, typical of countless replays of "Latent", and even "Journey to the West".
When "The Young Marshal" was broadcast in the first round, it did not create much of a topic, but it set off a tide of public opinion, and naturally it was inseparable from several big names that supported the scene: Li Xuejian, Article, Song Jia, Liu Yan, etc.
Actresses add color to "The Young Marshal"?" Shenyang girl 'five mothers' are wonderful"
Under the pressure of Li Xuejian and the article, the performance of the main female characters of "The Young Marshal" is really average. Little Song Jia changed his previous straightforward and spicy image, and Liu Yan also put on a cheongsam, but the impression left was not deep. The standouts are the 'five mothers' and the 'eldest daughter'."
The "Five Mothers" are historically Zhang Zuolin's five aunts, named Zhang Shouyi, also known as Lady Shou. The actor in "The Young Marshal" is Chang Fangyuan, an authentic Shenyang girl. Previously, Chang Fangyuan followed Feng Xiaogang to shoot several scenes, and starred in "Tangshan Earthquake" and "Private Order".
Chang Fangyuan said that he was sandwiched between Li Xuejian and the article, and he was afraid of even speaking loudly when filming, "There was an article that knelt down and begged me to help him enter the martial arts hall, and that scene should have been like I had a lot of aura, but as soon as he knelt, my knees were inexplicably heavy." ”
When shaping the character, the director also specially designed small details such as snorting melon seeds and speaking Northeast dialect for her, so that the role of Mrs. Shou is more flexible and relaxed - these are not difficult things for Shenyang girls at all.
"The Young Marshal" saved the article?" It's a little bit of a comeback."
Another point of "The Young Marshal" is the first comeback after the article "Derailment Gate Incident". At the beginning, the article playing Zhang Xueliang was not very optimistic, one is that Li Xuejian, who played the role, is too strong, and the other is that Zhang Xueliang, a historical figure himself, is not very good at acting. To this day, the play of the article is still full of controversy.
There are public reports that "the audience is almost one-sided accusations against zhang Xueliang in the article." Some people criticized him for his cynical and unsparing tone. Some people say that he is playing himself, and he is playing and spending..."
This is a very interesting topic setting - no matter how hard the article is now, public opinion is inseparable from the mistakes he has made.
From the beginning of "Snow Leopard", the image played by the article is inseparable from "rebellion" and "rage", until "The Young Marshal" has not departed from this path. Before the broadcast, some people worried that how can an article with too much play a figure with an important position in Chinese history?
Another report said that before the start of the play, some netizens made a "strike" because of their views on the article itself, causing the article to tearfully plead with everyone at two press conferences in Beijing and Shanghai: "I really tried my best for this play." After the episode was broadcast, many netizens still expressed their affirmation of the acting skills of the article: "No matter how the article is, his acting skills are really amazing." ”
In fact, if there is no strong pressure from "supporting characters" such as Li Xuejian and Xiao Songjia, the performance of the article should be recognized: "The article is really good, and it cannot be generalized because of other things, but if there is a big breakthrough, it can only be a small turnaround battle after the derailment incident." Some viewers commented so.
Li Xuejian lifted up "Young Marshal"?" I don't want to see it when I'm blown up."
Shortly after the launch of "The Young Marshal", some professionals spoke highly of the play. Li Yandong, a teacher at the School of History of Liaoning University, said: "The book is excellent and is polished with heart and time. And the Republic of China characters are not simplified. After that, he gave the reason: "Old Li (Li Xuejian) is willing to play, will it be the same response." And for Li Xuejian's work is "to see one less." He said: "In fact, his age and body are not suitable for Zhang Zuolin, who is more than 40 years old. I think he's acting in a way rather than an experience, and he's acting on precise action design. ”
In fact, although the title of the play is "Young Marshal", Li Xuejian's role accounts for a large part; Nominally the article is the protagonist, but Li Xuejian's performance has turned the drama into a "double protagonist". Some viewers even shouted directly on the Internet: "Is this filming Zhang Xueliang or playing Zhang Zuolin?" Teacher Li Xuejian, you can perform one more episode..."
Li Xuejian said that after taking over this play, he set a requirement for himself, did a good job of green leaves, and could not steal the limelight of the article, and could not drag the "Young Marshal" and the article behind. He did a lot of work in advance, read a lot of books written by Zhang Zuolin, and also made special field trips. But in actual effect, Li Xuejian, who does not want to be the protagonist, can steal the scene with one action, and a line can circle fans. Some critics said that Zhang Zuolin's image is quite a lot in film and television dramas, but what can leave more memories is Li Xuejian's version, "the character personality is three-dimensional and full of personality charm."
It is not an exaggeration to say that Li Xuejian lifted up "The Young Marshal". Yesterday, a male audience member who chased the drama said: "When Zhang Zuolin, played by Li Xuejian, was killed by the explosion, the desire to watch it was not strong. Before that, he had to watch every episode, "in fact, he was watching Zhang Zuolin played by Li Xuejian, especially Zhang Zuolin during the Huanggutun Incident."