I believe that as audiences, everyone has an inexplicable expectation for domestic dramas and always hopes that more high-quality works can be released.
However, looking at the new dramas in the past two years, there are very few that can be called well-made. Even those works with higher ratings have many criticisms.
There are also some works that have put a lot of effort into promoting them, but after the broadcast, it was disappointing.
, the contrast of opening and closing high is like a basin of cold water pouring on the audience's heads, directly losing the motivation to watch the show.
. The threshold for directors and screenwriters is too low
In this era of "traffic is king", the entertainment industry has lower and lower requirements for ability, and instead attaches more importance to the capital behind it and the money in hand.
This leads to some capable directors not having the opportunity to film, while those actors who are "less than a bottle of half a bottle" are scrambling to become directors or screenwriters, such as Zhang Han .
Some time ago, " The Gentlemen of East Eight District " was released and the whole drama was full of complaints in all aspects.
Actors have exaggerated acting skills, bloody and vulgar plots, and their lines involve gender discrimination. Even outrageous behaviors such as "scared hands" and "sexual harassment" are emerging one after another.
After watching it, netizens called on the official to remove the show, which shows how bad it is.
Ironically, this drama is known as "a sword that lasts several years". Zhang Han also made a lot of publicity for it in the early stage. Every time he appeared on the show, he would complain, saying how difficult it was for the crew to film.
The result showed such a bad effect, and I don’t know where I tried.
Of course, some viewers have already expected this result. As the saying goes, "If you act well, you will be director." Zhang Han's acting skills are not up to standard, and the TV series he made can be imagined.
If Zhang Han is considered to be "a god", then package Bell can be described as "a god in all parts".
Since collaborating with Xu Zheng in " Hong Kong Humbun ", Bao Beier seemed to be inspired and began to take the director's route.
However, his talent is not as talented as Xu Zheng, and he cannot create any high-quality scripts by himself alone, so he simply "draws on" those excellent works.
" "Big" Character ", " My Girlfriend is a Robot ", " Sunshine Sisters Tao " and other works are all high-scoring movies remakes from other countries. Before the movie was released, Bao Beier specially invited peers in the circle to stand.
For example, when "Sunshine Sisters Tao" was launched, Gong Hanlin once praised it at the premiere of the movie, saying that this movie is "the highest comedy realm."
Thanks to this kind of "spicy words", netizens have bought seats one after another. But after watching the movie, everyone gave a completely different evaluation from Gong Hanlin.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Bao Beier's movie is for making money. The original script, cheap sets, plastic soundtracks, and even history and national conditions are copied.
Remake of other people's movies is understandable, but at least it must be a bit novel. How can the audience endure this "full reception" method?
Instead of spending money to buy tickets to watch these inferior remakes of his, it is better to just watch the original film.
In addition to the above two more representative "directors", many actors have failed in their transformation.
In fact, many directors admit that the current threshold is very low, but this does not mean that everyone has the qualifications and abilities to be directors.
Freezing three feet is not a day long. After acting in a few works, I tried to transform. I was indeed overestimating my ability, and in the end I could only become a laughing stock.
. Conflict for conflict, suppress for suppression
In a good work, the story must have contradictions and the plot must have conflicts, and the ups and downs of the plot will be more likely to attract attention.
As this view gradually becomes recognized by everyone, more and more works have begun to create "meaningless conflicts". " Dear Kid " is a typical case.
At the beginning, the whole drama has a good reputation and rating. Everyone also recognizes the performance of Ren Suxi .
But the plot becomes more controversial the more it becomes. The male protagonist suddenly becomes disliked and returns home. The mother-in-law smokes while taking care of her granddaughter, and she also prevents the female protagonist from asking for month nanny .
The entire transformation process has no logic or premise, as if everyone began to target the heroine overnight. The contrast of
will make people feel very interesting at first glance, but it will create a strong sense of incongruity over time. To put it bluntly, it is "selling anxiety".
puts all the ideas you can think of together to make the audience talk about. This "hodgepodge" is indeed a kind of traffic password.
But if too many contradictions are concentrated together, it will backfire and affect the quality of the work itself.
There are life dramas such as " Heart Residence " and " Our Marriage ".
Originally, the theme of this type of work is to reflect the life problems faced by adults, and ultimately brings thoughts and healing to the audience.
As a result, when telling the story, many bloody and contradictory plots were forced to be added, and all the issues that everyone cares about were placed on the table to demonstrate the so-called "realism".
Finally, with a few golden sentences that are "thinkingly induced" to complete the task.
However, they never thought about the audience's feelings at all. Do you really like this kind of plot of "contradictory for the sake of contradiction"?
I remember a bad screenwriter once said this, "I can be sorry to the audience, but I must be worthy of the Party A."
If everyone has this "distorted" mentality, then is domestic drama still worth looking forward to?
. Resource Cast and Stars are rampant
I believe everyone has seen this phenomenon: in some works, there are always one or two characters who are outside the main plot, and even deleting this character has no effect on the plot.
Moreover, even some works with high ratings have experienced this phenomenon, such as the previous " Awakening Era " with a good reputation.
There is a character named "Liu Mei" in this drama, and the character is set as the confidante of the protagonist Chen Yannian.
In fact, this character has no original form in history, but the screenwriter deliberately added it to enrich the protagonist's image.
That is to say, whether there is or not, it has no effect on the main line.
However, this character has become the biggest complaint in the play, and it is no exaggeration to say that "a rat shit is ruining a pot of porridge".
The actress who plays "Liu Mei" is named Zhang Sile . When I just heard this name, many viewers were probably confused.
Why can an actor like this who has neither good looks nor acting skills be "given" to her?
It was not until later that everyone knew that Zhang Sile was the daughter of actor Zhang Guangbei , and Zhang Guangbei was precisely one of the producers of "Awakening Age". Everything can be explained now.
In addition to "Awakening Age", Zhang Sile also participated in popular works such as "The Inspection Team" and " A Cradle ", and her performance has been negatively reviewed by the audience without exception.
Since then, Zhang Sile has gradually disappeared, and it is estimated that she is also afraid of being scolded by netizens.
As a second-generation star, Zhang Sile has unique advantages, but it is impossible to reach the top in one step.
She can start with some supporting roles and constantly polish her acting skills, so that even if she is not strong enough, she will not be criticized by the audience.
But she took on those roles that are prone to controversy, but she performed very poorly and naturally would not be recognized by the audience.
As for the representative figure of "resource celebrity", it is the very familiar actress Jiang Shuying .
Before "Sweeping the Black Storm" was broadcast, some viewers found that Jiang Shuying's role in the play was completely out of the main line.
, and Jiang Shuying's acting skills have no highlights, which makes her role give people a feeling of being extravagant, and it may be better to delete it directly.
In fact, there has always been no shortage of "resource celebrities" and "second-generation stars" in the circle, but in recent years, there have been many.
like Liu Haocun , Chen Feiyu , Zou Yuanqing , etc. are all people at the center of the topic, and everyone has the controversy about "morality is not worthy of position".
The final problem lies in the capital behind it. Whoever capital favors will be incredible. On the contrary, even if you have the ability, it is difficult to become popular.
Fortunately, the audience's eyes are all sharp. Everyone will not give up any good actor, nor will they always admire a "resource celebrity".
If you want to get the audience's recognition, you still have to rely on your strength to speak.
4. Actors don’t pick scripts. They know they are bad movies and still have to follow them
Ning Jing once said in a program: As an actor, of course he is unwilling to use cutouts or other means, because this will affect his reputation.
But if the director gives her 300 million, it doesn’t matter.
This sounds like a joke, but it is very common in today's environment. After all, with the mainland's pay level, it is possible to shoot a movie with tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of dollars.
This view is also the idea of many celebrities: reputation is indeed more important than money, but if the money reaches a certain level, reputation can also be abandoned.
Even actors like Ning Jing who have been famous for a long time can put down their figure, so there is no need for young actors to stick to.
Take the actress Guo Xiaoting as an example. She debuted as a child star and has participated in works such as "The Legend of Sword III" and " Step by Step 1 ", which is also quite well-known.
Logically speaking, she should have her own arrogance and artistic pursuit. But in fact, Guo Xiaoting even takes photos when encountering bad movies.
When filming, she didn't have to have her own ideas at all. She followed the director's instructions step by step, just like shooting an advertisement.
Later, with special stunts and background music, a complete film came out.
And often during auditions, you can see the overall level of a crew. But even if a certain team is very poor, Guo Xiaoting will not refuse.
Just after the filming, she will silently pray that these bad movies will not be released.
As the saying goes, "the authorities are confused, the bystanders are clear", this law does not apply in the entertainment industry because actors know some of the shortcomings of filming better than outsiders in the circle.
For example, the filter is too heavy, the actors are not dubbed by the lines, the filming is not carefully marketed but very hard, etc.
These are real cases that happen every day in the entertainment industry. If you see it more, you will become numb. After being numb, more actors will join this ranks.
Let me ask, if there is an opportunity to make money by "lying down" in front of you, how many people can't be moved?
Instead of trying hard to memorize lines and brew emotions, it is better to paddle. Anyway, it is all those paychecks, who doesn’t want to be more relaxed?
After all, for most actors, the most difficult thing is not to make bad movies, but to have no scenes to shoot.
. Awkwardly plays a girl and a handsome guy, without self-knowledge
I believe everyone has a deep feeling about this issue, because there are indeed many actors who have taken on roles that are not suitable for them, even actresses such as Liu Tao and Chapter Ziyi are no exception.
They are obviously in their forties, but they insist on playing a teenage girl in the play. No matter how well they are maintained, it will bring a sense of incongruity to the audience.
What's more, the two of them are in very ordinary state in the play, and their various cute and coquettish behaviors are simply eye-catching.
In fact, this problem is easy to solve. Just find a small actor and wait until the plot develops to the later stage before letting Liu Tao and Zhang Ziyi appear.
But I don’t know if the crew did not consider this aspect or deliberately left a "handle" to cause controversy.
. Liu Tao and Zhang Ziyi are willing to take on such a role, and they are probably ready to be criticized. It can only be said that the producer has given too much.
followed by various "beautiful men" in costume dramas. The original setting is obviously romantic and elegant, but after being moved to the screen, it becomes a crooked person.
I have to say that some male stars are indeed not suitable for acting in costume dramas, which has a certain relationship with their appearance and temperament.
Some people are obviously in good condition in modern dramas, but when they get into costume dramas, they become publicly executed.
But even so, there are still many male stars who are happy and appear in various costume dramas frequently, such as Yang Youning, Bai Shu , etc.
After all, it is just for the word "money".
Ancient puppet drama is the mainstream in the current market, and generally speaking, the production cost is relatively high, so the actors' pay is also more generous.
This has led to many actors focusing on this cake. Regardless of whether the image is in line with or not, they will take the money and leave after joining the group and filming. In the end, the audience will suffer.
Generally speaking, the source of bad movies is mainly two aspects: one is the production team and the other is the actors, and the fundamental purpose of both is to make money.
It is understandable to make money, but it is their fault to treat the audience as fools.
As long as actors use more snacks, think carefully about the script and experience the roles, the production team should not blindly follow the market and seek traffic, the quality of the work will definitely rise to a higher level.
A truly good work is to respect the audience and the industry. Just like works such as " Mountains and Seas " and " Beginning ", although there are no grand scenes and exaggerated special effects, they can still have a market and reputation.
Domestic dramas still have a long way to go, and all practitioners need to take them seriously along the way. Can domestic dramas get rid of these shortcomings bit by bit?
Looking forward to the birth of more excellent domestic dramas in the days to come, and I also wish that China's film and television drama industry will get better and better.
