The arrival of the National Day holiday has made many serious dramas appear one after another. Yangba's "Hutong" aims at the stories of three generations of neighborhood women, showing the development and changes of the times. The theme is both positive and eye-catching. So far, it has exceeded 1 in 4 consecutive views, leaving other prime dramas far behind.
However, the drama showed an embarrassing situation. It was obviously very popular, but its reputation in Douban was not satisfactory. There were many negative reviews of one-star and two-stars, and it was estimated that the final score would not be too high.
Actually, this is not CCTV’s first drama this year. I still remember that after "The World" was launched at the beginning of the year, it was also a top-notch viewership, and even had a record of ratings of 3.
, but the reputation of this drama is quite strong, with Douban scores as high as 8.1, and it is a buzzing praise. So, why is "The World" more popular than "Hutong" for the same era drama?
The effects of the past are different, and the production gap is obvious. Good era dramas can bring more feelings and memories to the audience. In the production of "The World", director Li Lu has already attached the details to every brick and tile, and what comes to the pavement is full of the sense of the era.
Zheng Juan has an elderly mother on top and a blind brother at the bottom. She has a poor family. She lives in a small earthen house. The walls of her home are covered with newspapers. After a long time, she turns yellow and black. The words "poor" are just around the corner.
In that era, everyone could have a warm set of cotton coats. If they wash once, they could only wait until they were dried before wearing them out. As an old lump, Zhou Bingkun still wants to wear old wool pants that his sister doesn't want, which is too real.
In addition, the winter scenes in the Northeast are also grasped. The ground is covered with snow at the entrance of the Volkswagen bathhouse. Pedestrians are wearing thick gloves and ropes can be hung around their necks. If you look closely at the bricks and tiles on the walls, there are traces of time. Good scenes can make people immersively appreciate the story.
Watch the drama "Hutong" again. The first chapter is in the early days of liberation, which is 20 years earlier than the background of the first episode of "The World". However, the floor tiles on the street are not even damaged, and the vehicles coming and going are brand new enough to be exhibited. Other scenes are basically the style of the studio.
The heroine Tian Zao is an orphan, so there is no need to say much about the conditions, but the house has all kinds of wooden furniture, the walls are spotless, and even the quilt is in a fresh style, which looks the same as the new one.
There are also clothing styles, how can there be "hutongchuan" soles without even some dirt, and you can work in sedan chairs all day long? The little people at that time were so hard to imagine wearing a pair of new shoes.
There is another scene where everyone is making coal balls in the yard, but the hands, legs, and feet are all black. The combination is like a concave shape and makes a lonely life. This perfunctory costume and props lack the fireworks of the times, which can only make people lose their drama in minutes.
has different levels of control over emotions. The plot is verified immediately.
"The World" is an epic of people's lives spanning 50 years. It depicts the group portrait of ordinary working people. The family, love and friendship in the "photon film" are delicate and moving, and there is also analyzing human nature. Because of its extreme reality, every time I watch an episode, I feel surging.
The male protagonist Zhou Bingkun and Zheng Juan did not have many emotional ups and downs from acquaintance to staying with each other, they just wanted to live a good life. This is the sincere and pure emotion unique to that era.
life is impermanent, the mother is seriously ill and coma for many years, the death of her child Zhou Nan, and the imprisonment of Zhou Bingkun, these plots show the cruelty of reality to the fullest.
There are also the estrangement between the Zhou family and the Hao family, and the changes in the friendship between the six gentlemen with Guangzi. The plot is told in a casual manner, without being artificial or exaggerating, and truly put the content on the ground, bringing deep touch to the audience.
And the drama "Hutong" is said to be a period drama, but it cannot see the heaviness of the period drama. The heroine came up and took her younger brother to snatch the spy on the street, but no one noticed it.
Then she was full of energy and wanted to fall with the male protagonist , but she was thrown out of two nosebleeds and ran away angrily, leaving the male protagonist alone in a secret worry, and you could find the smell of vulgar idol dramas at a glance.
As expected, there is a more intelligent scene behind it. The heroine takes a gun to avenge her father. Everyone comes to the car, but he doesn't shoot a single shot, and is beaten to the bruised face by the enemy, waiting for the hero to finally come to "heroes to save the beauty."
Follow-up heroine catches spies, selects activists, and helps neighbors. The plot is basically like a child playing house. The plot and theme cannot be integrated together, giving people the feeling that it is forcibly sensational and positive energy, which makes people look like a thorn in the back.
acting skills are a big flaw, and young actors are far behind.
"The World" can become popular in the circle naturally without the blessing of the actors. The drama has an extremely powerful lineup. Not to mention how outstanding the old actors are, the two leading actors can even bear the banner and show the charm of middle-aged powerful people. The male protagonist Lei Jiayin is Zhou Bingkun, who is honest and honest, and has the humorous cells of Northeastern people.
And this character can feel his helplessness towards the family. There is a scene where Zhou Bingkun and his father quarreled face to face. Lei Jiayin's crying scene was so contagious. He choked up and said the lines, his face full of tears, pouring out all the grievances and unwillingness over the years, and seeing how many viewers have cried.
heroine Yin Tao is worthy of being the "highest actress". She can put aside her own characteristics and integrate into the role of Zheng Juan. When she received the money from Zhou Bingkun for the first time, she felt offended and humiliated. She had tears in her eyes but did not shed. The sense of breakage and strength were combined with her strength. This old woman completely stood in the hearts of the audience.
The image of Yin Tao and the characters are perfectly matched. They are braided with plain faces, and every move is restrained. Such a woman with a low-level culture is simply coming from the past without any sense of incongruity.
. On the other hand, Hou Minghao, the male lead of "Hutong", looks white and clean. Even if he is wearing shabby and rough clothes, he still cannot cover up his modern temperament. He lacks the simplicity of the bottom-level little people in his bones. Experience and performance experience are an obvious weakness.
At the same time, the emotional expression of the characters is not enough. For example, when he heard that Han Qingkui was going to be interrogated, he wanted to express his excitement, so he pouted and stared at people, his performance was superficial, and he was not attentive, so it was difficult to impress the audience.
As for the heroine Zhao Lusi , who is the most popular in the drama, he also does not look close to the characters. Although he is bare-faced, his cheeks are fair and rosy, and he doesn't look like an ordinary person who can work.
Moreover, in the new drama, she is also an idol drama. In order to create a true personality, she shakes her head at any time, and her acting style is extremely embarrassing.
crying scene is even more difficult to describe. I expressed my dissatisfaction with the organization, so I grinned and squeezed my tears, my facial features were flying, which was quite exaggerated. I can only say that this kind of acting skills is not a little bit worse than taking on a serious drama.
In short, the gap between "Hutong" and "Human World" is clear at a glance. The former drama with the guise of an idol drama is difficult to gain audience recognition in the plot and acting skills. No wonder it has received a lot of complaints.
The latter reflects the sincerity of the drama party and the actors, the costumes and makeup are well-made, and the characters are fully three-dimensional, fully demonstrating the unique charm of the era drama. I still hope that the domestic era dramas will all learn from "The World". So which of the two dramas do you think is better?
