text | Linghu Boguang
The recent domestic dramas are really lively, especially the costume dramas. "山河月明" and "Let's Try the World" ended with a lot of curses, and "The Wind Rises in Longxi" was also quarreling. Among them, " Meng Hua Lu ", which was originally thought to be the brilliance of ancient puppet dramas, started high but fell short. In the end, the martial arts drama " Tells Who is the Hero? " also failed to keep up.
Of course, strictly speaking, the performance gap between the two costume dramas is still quite far. Although "Menghualu" has a controversial reputation, it is still the well-deserved number one domestic drama at the moment. The previous one was Zhang Ruoyun 's " Police Honor" 》. This "Speaking of Heroes Who Are Heroes" also lost to " Dark Night Walker " by Li Yifeng , which is really a bit disappointing.
Speaking of which, "Who is the Hero" was quite amazing at the beginning (although it was not a big hit). In the middle, there was a scene where Lei Chun was raped and the director responded to Tingfeng and was questioned. However, it has been broadcast smoothly so far, although it did not continue the director's previous film. The brilliance of the drama "Siteng" is generally pretty good.
However, although "Who is the Hero" did not become a hit, but based on the subject matter in the current domestic drama market, this drama is still the "new benchmark" for domestic martial arts dramas.
Liu Yifei , Chen Xiao saved "Meng Hua Lu"? "Traffic Stars" ruined "Who is a Hero?"
Since the ban on idol drafts was promulgated last year, it has been recognized as a watershed year for the " traffic economy ". And because of all the chaos caused by the traffic economy in the past, netizens are now critical of domestic film and television dramas, especially those with traffic stars. Regardless of whether they have watched such dramas, netizens will always scold them. sentence.
For this reason, Chen Xiao and Liu Yifei, who are not traffic stars but are very popular among the public, cannot be said to have saved "Meng Hua Lu". However, there are indeed a lot less complaints from netizens about "traffic stars". On the contrary, they are more popular among the public and the quality of their works is better, so netizens will follow them to praise their appearance, acting skills and status.
Analyzed from this perspective, the actors in "Who Are the Heroes" do have a certain influence. After all, there is a real traffic Yang Chaoyue in it. Other actors such as Zeng Shunxi, Liu Yuning, Meng Ziyi and Chen Chuhe are better, but they are not as popular as Liu Yifei and Chen Xiao.
The male protagonist Zeng Shunxi has too few representative works. Liu Yuning and Meng Ziyi can only play supporting roles as third- and fourth-tier actors. Chen Chuhe is a has-been Taiwanese male star. The lineup is actually average.
But a few young actors performed poorly? The answer is that although it is not as good as previous classic martial arts dramas, it still completed the task qualifiedly. I personally have read the original work, and my requirement for dramas adapted from the original work is that the protagonists should not be subdued, the villains should not be whitewashed, and original characters should not be added to the drama.
The male protagonist Zeng Shunxi fits the role and the setting in the book. He is very suitable for playing a mature protagonist. He is innocent and not annoying, which is great. Usually, this kind of character is easy to be played into a silly and sweet person. If it is too strong, it will become weak. He has just enough control to be able to perform the role of pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger. One of the few in today's costumes has an inverted triangle figure with a slim waist, and his crying scenes are also good.
Among the current young male actors in ancient puppet dramas, Zeng Shunxi is really in a state of being inferior to those who are better than those who are inferior.
Liu Yuning, the second male lead, has pretty good acting skills for a cross-border singer, especially his small eyes, which he often laughs at himself. His eyes are very good during inner scenes, like in the drama when he faces Lei Chun on a boat and is worried about gains and losses. With just a few glances, the secret joy, loneliness, and self-mockery are perfectly interpreted.
But it’s a pity that her appearance is not good enough, and her manners in ancient costumes are not very good. Her round shoulders, head and neck are severely tilted forward, and her back is not straight, which wastes her long legs. If she continues to act in ancient costumes, she must work hard on her manners. The actor really lacks the cold and aloof feeling of Bai Choufei in the original work. There will definitely be a lot of darkening in the back, because his face prefers this look.
The heroine Yang Chaoyue has no merits for the time being. She is very suitable for gentleness. The gentleness in the original work is very annoying. Some of her expressions are indeed a bit artificial, but her beauty is indeed a plus. It is rare to play a heroine who is a coquettish and willful lady without being offensive and annoying.
Some people say that this role is good because Yang Chaoyue plays the role in his true self. Even if he plays his true self, he is suitable for this role. At present, I can’t think of any actress among the domestic flowers who can play the role of tenderness. I saw someone talking about the young Ariel Ariel . The problem is that Ariel Ariel is not young anymore, and she is not as funny as Yang Chaoyue who wants to be bullied. Make her hairy at once.
I really can’t think of the young actresses in China now. Yang Chaoyue first of all has a very suitable appearance, and the acting is very cute. Of course her acting skills are not very good, but for this role she doesn’t need the so-called acting that reflects her acting skills. , if you can play gentleness in a way that makes people laugh and like you, it means you have done a good job.
Meng Ziyi and Chen Chuhe can only be said to be unworthy of their merits. Director Li Muge is very good at photographing handsome guys and beauties, so he made them look handsome and beautiful. However, the acting skills of the two were average, which was completely supported by the excellent settings of the characters, and finally produced a pretty good effect.
The same goes for the other two young actors, Zhu Xiaoyao and Lei Chun. In fact, the acting skills of the two young actors are just like that. The main reason is that the director made the people beautiful and the character setting is good, so they are quite outstanding.
As for other supporting characters, there is no need to mention them. The old man and the powerful supporting characters from the Mesozoic generation are already the mainstays in domestic dramas.
"Who is the Hero?" opens a new era of martial arts dramas? In fact, the answer is very simple
From the perspective of the original work, the most unreasonable part of the plot of this drama is the change of the Jianghu line. Wen Ruian Jianghu is a world where loyal ministers, traitorous ministers, courts, and Jianghu check and balance each other.
directly changed the Jinfeng Xiaoyu Tower at the feet of the Bianjing Emperor to not deal with the court. The original work clearly listed Zhuge Xiaohua the four famous arrests, and Fang Yingkan was a supporter of the Jinfeng Xiaoyu Tower), and the plot appeared Most of the bugs have been modified due to this line. Of course, it may be because it is difficult to find actors. After all, "Four Famous Catchers" is too famous.
In addition, the other two aspects of this drama are quite good, and it can be said to be the leader of martial arts dramas in recent years.
The first is the production level. There is no need to talk about art, composition, photography and costumes, because these are the strengths of director Li Muge. In fact, the only thing that falls short is the martial arts scenes.
Regarding the martial arts scenes, there are two PPT martial arts scenes in the first episode of this drama. This is a fact. But first of all, if the audience wants to watch the kind of physical fist-fighting seen in Hong Kong movies in the 1980s and 1990s, they really can’t do it. This is a problem for the entire industry. With the decline of Hong Kong film and television dramas, the group of outstanding action drama talents such as the Family Class have also withered.
This is one of the reasons why martial arts dramas in recent years are generally not good at fighting scenes. Of course, another reason is that the drama itself is bad. Talking back to "Who is the Hero?", one of the characteristics of this drama is that it emphasizes the value of force. Different from Jin's martial arts, both male protagonists of this drama appear with full-level accounts. After removing the hermit master, they often walk around Among the people in the world, our protagonist must be in the top 20 if not death.
Like the scene in the first episode of the show where everyone is grabbing the white jade box, those Jianghu people who are trying to grab the box are actually Jianghu Xiaoxiao who were shocked to death by Xie Xun's Lion Roar Kung Fu, and based on the original work, the true identity of the so-called martial arts people of this level Mostly guild gangs.
For example, a guild composed of sailors who run ships, or a guild composed of jugglers. Translated into game terms, the protagonist who is level 99 comes to the map outside the Novice Village. When facing a level 10 mob, he should be killed with one move.
This is not to clean up the show, because later when the protagonist reaches a high-level map, there will be many fighting scenes. I can’t say that it is comparable to the classics, at least it is not a PPT. This is for sure. Although the martial arts design is not comparable. He was in his prime, but he is still very good in martial arts dramas in recent years.
Secondly, in terms of plot, this drama really has the flavor of retro martial arts. Coupled with the characteristics of Wen Rui'an in the original work, it is different from Jin Yong's martial arts, with a chivalrous temperament that serves the country and the people.
We have also lamented when watching Jin Yong's martial arts dramas, where does the hero get the money for his daily expenses? In the world of Wen's martial arts, the martial arts people are either from aristocratic families, such as Wen Wen's family, or they belong to the underworld, such as Liufenbantang or Jinfengxiayulou. Yes, according to the current settings, Jinfeng Xiaoyulou is also a mafia organization. In addition to his own investment and business, Tang Helou actually also relies on collecting protection fees, which is hinted in the play.
As for people like Wang Xiaoshi and Bai Choufei who started to have no money, they had to rely on working and setting up stalls to make money.
At the same time, the plot basically follows the original work, but it is harmless to make changes in some places. The plot of this story can't be explained in a few words, so I won't go into details here. Overall, the plot still has a classic martial arts flavor, especially many famous scenes that are very charming.
Lost, but not completely. "Who is the Hero" is still the "new benchmark" for martial arts dramas
The results of this martial arts drama can only be said to be average, which is a pity when you think about it carefully. The audience for costume dramas nowadays is actually quite tolerant. For example, if there are martial arts scenes in dramas, even if the martial arts are not well designed, as long as the scenes are not slow-motion, everyone will maintain a Buddhist attitude.
They all say that martial arts are better without martial arts than without martial arts. As long as the martial arts atmosphere is in place, the plot characters are logically consistent, and the promotion is not embarrassing, this will be a good martial arts drama.
"Who is the Hero" has done it all. It is already a good martial arts drama in the new era. Even in the peak era, martial arts dramas were ranked among the best.
Unfortunately, Chinese audiences have watched too many classic martial arts dramas, and martial arts dramas are "adult conversations", and this role and martial arts scenes are the top priority. There are a lot of classic k martial arts dramas. Not to mention the old classic martial arts dramas from Hong Kong and Taiwan, there are also "The Condor", "Dragon", "Blue Blood Sword" and "Swordsman" shot by Zhang Jizhong from the mainland. In addition to live shooting Not to lose, the martial arts instruction is at the level of the judges.
In order to fit the role, Yang Liping was invited to play Mei Chaofeng, and an island set was arranged to film the Peach Blossom Island scene. Liu Yifei's fight scene with the little dragon girl is still appearing in various clips.
In today's big environment, martial arts dramas, fairy dramas, fantasy dramas and various ancient puppet dramas are all full of the attributes of making quick money. Directors like Li Muge who can see where the money is spent are rare, let alone Can we afford a martial arts team of that caliber back then?
The result is that the more S-level costume dramas are promoted, the more outrageous the plot becomes, the more conventional the characters are created, and the more perfunctory and plasticky the costumes become.
Finally, there are only the last two episodes left of "Who is the Hero?" It can catch up with the current audience in one breath. Most of them are not for the actors. There may be many viewers who are for the director Li Muge. Go. In the end, the remaining viewers saw the charm of the classic martial arts drama in this drama!
This is enough. After all, in this era of declining martial arts dramas, such a serious "Who is the Hero" has become a new benchmark for martial arts dramas in the new era.
Of course, sadly, it might even be the elegy of a martial arts drama!
The heroine Yang Chaoyue has no merits for the time being. She is very suitable for gentleness. The gentleness in the original work is very annoying. Some of her expressions are indeed a bit artificial, but her beauty is indeed a plus. It is rare to play a heroine who is a coquettish and willful lady without being offensive and annoying.
Some people say that this role is good because Yang Chaoyue plays the role in his true self. Even if he plays his true self, he is suitable for this role. At present, I can’t think of any actress among the domestic flowers who can play the role of tenderness. I saw someone talking about the young Ariel Ariel . The problem is that Ariel Ariel is not young anymore, and she is not as funny as Yang Chaoyue who wants to be bullied. Make her hairy at once.
I really can’t think of the young actresses in China now. Yang Chaoyue first of all has a very suitable appearance, and the acting is very cute. Of course her acting skills are not very good, but for this role she doesn’t need the so-called acting that reflects her acting skills. , if you can play gentleness in a way that makes people laugh and like you, it means you have done a good job.
Meng Ziyi and Chen Chuhe can only be said to be unworthy of their merits. Director Li Muge is very good at photographing handsome guys and beauties, so he made them look handsome and beautiful. However, the acting skills of the two were average, which was completely supported by the excellent settings of the characters, and finally produced a pretty good effect.
The same goes for the other two young actors, Zhu Xiaoyao and Lei Chun. In fact, the acting skills of the two young actors are just like that. The main reason is that the director made the people beautiful and the character setting is good, so they are quite outstanding.
As for other supporting characters, there is no need to mention them. The old man and the powerful supporting characters from the Mesozoic generation are already the mainstays in domestic dramas.
"Who is the Hero?" opens a new era of martial arts dramas? In fact, the answer is very simple
From the perspective of the original work, the most unreasonable part of the plot of this drama is the change of the Jianghu line. Wen Ruian Jianghu is a world where loyal ministers, traitorous ministers, courts, and Jianghu check and balance each other.
directly changed the Jinfeng Xiaoyu Tower at the feet of the Bianjing Emperor to not deal with the court. The original work clearly listed Zhuge Xiaohua the four famous arrests, and Fang Yingkan was a supporter of the Jinfeng Xiaoyu Tower), and the plot appeared Most of the bugs have been modified due to this line. Of course, it may be because it is difficult to find actors. After all, "Four Famous Catchers" is too famous.
In addition, the other two aspects of this drama are quite good, and it can be said to be the leader of martial arts dramas in recent years.
The first is the production level. There is no need to talk about art, composition, photography and costumes, because these are the strengths of director Li Muge. In fact, the only thing that falls short is the martial arts scenes.
Regarding the martial arts scenes, there are two PPT martial arts scenes in the first episode of this drama. This is a fact. But first of all, if the audience wants to watch the kind of physical fist-fighting seen in Hong Kong movies in the 1980s and 1990s, they really can’t do it. This is a problem for the entire industry. With the decline of Hong Kong film and television dramas, the group of outstanding action drama talents such as the Family Class have also withered.
This is one of the reasons why martial arts dramas in recent years are generally not good at fighting scenes. Of course, another reason is that the drama itself is bad. Talking back to "Who is the Hero?", one of the characteristics of this drama is that it emphasizes the value of force. Different from Jin's martial arts, both male protagonists of this drama appear with full-level accounts. After removing the hermit master, they often walk around Among the people in the world, our protagonist must be in the top 20 if not death.
Like the scene in the first episode of the show where everyone is grabbing the white jade box, those Jianghu people who are trying to grab the box are actually Jianghu Xiaoxiao who were shocked to death by Xie Xun's Lion Roar Kung Fu, and based on the original work, the true identity of the so-called martial arts people of this level Mostly guild gangs.
For example, a guild composed of sailors who run ships, or a guild composed of jugglers. Translated into game terms, the protagonist who is level 99 comes to the map outside the Novice Village. When facing a level 10 mob, he should be killed with one move.
This is not to clean up the show, because later when the protagonist reaches a high-level map, there will be many fighting scenes. I can’t say that it is comparable to the classics, at least it is not a PPT. This is for sure. Although the martial arts design is not comparable. He was in his prime, but he is still very good in martial arts dramas in recent years.
Secondly, in terms of plot, this drama really has the flavor of retro martial arts. Coupled with the characteristics of Wen Rui'an in the original work, it is different from Jin Yong's martial arts, with a chivalrous temperament that serves the country and the people.
We have also lamented when watching Jin Yong's martial arts dramas, where does the hero get the money for his daily expenses? In the world of Wen's martial arts, the martial arts people are either from aristocratic families, such as Wen Wen's family, or they belong to the underworld, such as Liufenbantang or Jinfengxiayulou. Yes, according to the current settings, Jinfeng Xiaoyulou is also a mafia organization. In addition to his own investment and business, Tang Helou actually also relies on collecting protection fees, which is hinted in the play.
As for people like Wang Xiaoshi and Bai Choufei who started to have no money, they had to rely on working and setting up stalls to make money.
At the same time, the plot basically follows the original work, but it is harmless to make changes in some places. The plot of this story can't be explained in a few words, so I won't go into details here. Overall, the plot still has a classic martial arts flavor, especially many famous scenes that are very charming.
Lost, but not completely. "Who is the Hero" is still the "new benchmark" for martial arts dramas
The results of this martial arts drama can only be said to be average, which is a pity when you think about it carefully. The audience for costume dramas nowadays is actually quite tolerant. For example, if there are martial arts scenes in dramas, even if the martial arts are not well designed, as long as the scenes are not slow-motion, everyone will maintain a Buddhist attitude.
They all say that martial arts are better without martial arts than without martial arts. As long as the martial arts atmosphere is in place, the plot characters are logically consistent, and the promotion is not embarrassing, this will be a good martial arts drama.
"Who is the Hero" has done it all. It is already a good martial arts drama in the new era. Even in the peak era, martial arts dramas were ranked among the best.
Unfortunately, Chinese audiences have watched too many classic martial arts dramas, and martial arts dramas are "adult conversations", and this role and martial arts scenes are the top priority. There are a lot of classic k martial arts dramas. Not to mention the old classic martial arts dramas from Hong Kong and Taiwan, there are also "The Condor", "Dragon", "Blue Blood Sword" and "Swordsman" shot by Zhang Jizhong from the mainland. In addition to live shooting Not to lose, the martial arts instruction is at the level of the judges.
In order to fit the role, Yang Liping was invited to play Mei Chaofeng, and an island set was arranged to film the Peach Blossom Island scene. Liu Yifei's fight scene with the little dragon girl is still appearing in various clips.
In today's big environment, martial arts dramas, fairy dramas, fantasy dramas and various ancient puppet dramas are all full of the attributes of making quick money. Directors like Li Muge who can see where the money is spent are rare, let alone Can we afford a martial arts team of that caliber back then?
The result is that the more S-level costume dramas are promoted, the more outrageous the plot becomes, the more conventional the characters are created, and the more perfunctory and plasticky the costumes become.
Finally, there are only the last two episodes left of "Who is the Hero?" It can catch up with the current audience in one breath. Most of them are not for the actors. There may be many viewers who are for the director Li Muge. Go. In the end, the remaining viewers saw the charm of the classic martial arts drama in this drama!
This is enough. After all, in this era of declining martial arts dramas, such a serious "Who is the Hero" has become a new benchmark for martial arts dramas in the new era.
Of course, sadly, it might even be the elegy of a martial arts drama!
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