Huang Jingyu continues to be handsome, which should be a double-edged sword. The good thing is that this handsome performance can capture the hearts of many female fans. This kind of crime type TV series, if the male protagonist of the justice side is very handsome, it can obviously win over many female viewers. Because of this type of drama, the most important audience group in the early days was actually men. Because of the handsomeness and popularity of the male protagonist, more women have become viewers, and many of the muscle-showing content can be enjoyed by them. This undoubtedly reduces the difficulty of obtaining a good reputation for the play.
The other side of the double-edged sword is that Huang Jingyu has always had this handsome acting style, which has caused his character image in "Punishment" to be too consistent with the image in other TV series he starred in, and it is no longer a TV series. The beauty of the character is uniquely created. Some viewers joked that no matter what role Huang Jingyu plays, it is Huang Jingyu himself. This kind of ridicule is very worthy of Huang Jingyu's attention. A mature actor should have the ability to create different levels of acting skills for different roles.
In "Punishment", Yang Youning appeared later. Based on the content at the end of episode 2, Yang Youning seems to be continuing his acting style in previous film and television dramas. Why is there such a sense of similarity in performance types? Of course, there are reasons for the actors themselves.
At the same time, I think it should be caused by the director's requirements when shooting on location. Allowing actors to perform in their own comfort zones can complete the work faster and speed up the filming schedule. It also allows the director to reduce the difficulty of character control and hand over the control of the character to the actors. But at the same time, if the director does not realize the unique character characteristics through his own requirements, but allows the actors to perform themselves in the comfort zone, it is easy for the characters in the play to appear dull, not vivid enough, etc. For this problem in "Punishment", the director should be criticized first.
Teacher Li Youbin can only get a glimpse of the free plot that has been online, and it is impossible to objectively evaluate his acting skills. On a subjective level, what I don't quite understand is that Teacher Li Youbin has a position in his role and is the leader of the group. Why did he evacuate in a panic after discovering that people from the Zhao family were following him? This kind of shooting gives people the feeling of a spy drama. I hope that the subsequent plot can explain this panic evacuation clearly.
In addition to the actors, it is the plot. My personal feeling is that the plot of "Punishment" is relatively thin. In the two episodes, it only explains one thing, and that is that the male protagonist played by Huang Jingyu cannot send the third son of the Zhao family in, even if the evidence has been Confirmed. As an idol drama, if two episodes can explain one thing, it's actually pretty good. However, as a professional crime-themed TV series, its story is not rich enough.
At the same time, TV dramas are an art form of storytelling. A story must first surprise the audience before it can be called a story. When all the plots are within the audience's expectations, the storytelling is no longer valid. The current problem that "Punishment" needs to face is that the binary opposition between good and evil is too simple, and the audience can see it at a glance. Knowing who are the good guys and who are the bad guys means that we can only hope that the good guys will bring the bad guys to justice. This simple binary opposition idea is actually the same as the creative idea of the anti-Japanese drama.
At present, most of the characters in this TV series are facial makeup, lacking more in-depth character creation. I don’t know why, but it seems like the writers didn’t intend to portray the characters in depth.Especially the character Zhao Laosan, although he appeared the most and had the most important role in the first two episodes, he was very thin and looked like a fool. This facial expression of the characters also compromised the storytelling of this TV series.
Of course, if the narrative rhythm of a TV series is fast enough, many problems and flaws may be ignored by the audience, and they will only be tuned into the trap of a fun drama. The current narrative pace of "Punishment" is really a bit slow. Because the plot is too slow, the audience will stop and think more. When everyone thinks about it, they will feel that this TV series is weak.
Therefore, I think "Punishment" is in a state of neither embarrassment nor embarrassment. The genre itself can attract audiences, but its content creation is not sophisticated enough and the story is not good enough. On the contrary, it is a genre that attracts audiences. Not producing content that engages the audience. After two episodes of "Punishment", I have no motivation to continue watching the show. This is my humble opinion, it may be wrong, and I am willing to accept criticism from the Fang family. (Text/Ma Qingyun)