Recently, the TV series "The War of the Roses" has caused heated discussions on the Internet. Many netizens arbitrarily believe that this is a Chinese legal drama disguised as " The Good Wife ". There are similarities between the two in the initial plot settings, but the essence and core are indeed completely unrelated things. "The Good Wife" actually shows the upper middle class in the United States and is an "American Main Theme" drama; while "The War of the Roses" tells the hot needs of all strata of our society. Today Bai Yu will take you to learn about
1. Legally Blonde
When Lao Bai was in college, there were many girls studying law. When everyone chatted together, they would always talk about people studying law. The girls were puzzled, why would a woman choose to study law?
Are they going to go to court and argue face to face like stereotypical old aunts?
Do women who study law still act coquettishly when facing their boyfriends? If my boyfriend is disobedient, will there be strong legal provisions to restrain him?
"The War of the Roses" gives its answer. Even women who study law still have their own character and style. They are still beautiful and gentle, just like their original appearance!
After her husband got into a lawsuit, Gu Nian found the law firm of his old classmate Fengsheng, and with his help, he resumed his old career, starting from the lowest level as a paralegal. The audience watched her go from not being able to use WeChat to scan documents, hurriedly scattering files on the floor, and soaking her notes with a cup of water, and slowly taking on her own role, from handling cases independently to taking on high-level cases.
While Gu Nian is slowly getting rid of her label of "housewife", she is also inspiring equally brave and independent women. The screenwriter
has not given up on the unique Chinese family values. In this drama, the case involving her husband Song Jiachen looms as the main plot line. The wife needs to carefully find a balance between family and work, and between her old husband and her old classmates. On the one hand, she has to take care of her daughter's emotions, while on the other hand, she has to find a new home for her relationship to avoid conflicts caused by various factors.
2. The Good Wife
Wisdom is the main reason for women’s confidence. Lao Bai noticed that the heroine Gu Nian used bean paste-colored lipstick when she was caring for her husband and raising children. After returning to the workplace, she used a rose-colored lipstick. This touch of rose seems to be the color of self-confidence driven by wisdom.
The biggest difference between "The War of the Roses" and previous legal dramas is the boundary between legal principles and human relationships. In almost every case that the heroine Gu Nian encounters, she will encounter human issues outside the law.
The case in the first episode was originally the simplest and most common traffic accident case. The female driver Zheng Zheng had already pleaded guilty, and the facts of the case couldn't be clearer. It was entirely because the heroine was careful enough. In Zheng Zheng's testimony, she discovered the loophole that the cram school she sent her daughter to had been closed long ago, and then revealed the truth that she had taken the blame for her husband.
The second case was a "burglary case" commissioned by the boy next door, Yan Xuanting. It was based on trust in Gu Nian that the subsequent commission was made. Gu Nian and Fengsheng were soaked by the automatic sprinkler system in the green belt. Only then did have the most critical evidence in the second trial. The witness's testimony was false.
The third case is a case where the old man made a will to "gift a nanny";
the fourth case is an "unwarranted rape case" between the famous star Gao Tianyu and an Internet celebrity;
the fifth case is an "unknown murder case" between a great male writer and his nanny. Case";
The sixth case is The "property division case" between the singer's extramarital affair and his wife;
In this drama, behind every case, there is a conflict between the law and social customs, the contradiction between the law and human nature, and the intricacies and variety of life. relationship. Legal dramas reflect the collision of "emotion and law", but no matter how fair the law is, it cannot explain the complexity of human nature.
So, in the ninth episode, this scene appeared: lawyer Li Dawei had a falling out with his female client, and his boss immediately arranged for Gu Nian to engage in "crisis public relations" because he took a fancy to the " empathy" possessed by the female protagonist. " capabilities.
Even the most staid boss has to admit that women have women’s advantages, women have women’s endurance, women have women’s persistence, and women have women’s persistence and “empathy ability” to break through conventions.
This drama is narrated from the personal perspective of a female lawyer, and the audience can often see many factors outside of the court trial. The screenwriter leaves the right to speak to various characters in the play and tells the social reality through their experiences, thereby increasing the enjoyment of the plot. At the same time, the audience can also observe everything through the vision and experience of the female lawyer, allowing them to have more direct and natural contact with the detailed and complex inner activities of each character.
3. Sonorous Rose
For domestic dramas in my country, innovation seems to be a bigger problem. The innovation of TV series is not a process from "nothing" to "something". We can learn from many high-quality foreign TV drama frameworks to tell "the people's own stories."
In the 12th episode of "The War of the Roses", a "malicious defamation case" by an Internet celebrity appeared. Gao Ge, as a network anchor, likes to reveal harsh information in his programs and dares to say harsh words. In the end, he insisted on describing a missing child case as the person involved selling his daughter. It caused an uproar on the Internet. People who didn't know the truth abused the female client wantonly, causing the female client to drink pills and commit suicide.
The network anchor relied on his popularity to even describe the video of the female protagonists Gu Nian and Fengsheng investigating the case in the hotel as "an office romance between a female subordinate and a male boss."
This narrative mode directly breaks the cover-up of evil and the infinite exaggeration and praise of the truth, goodness and beauty in traditional legal dramas, abandons moral kidnapping and chicken soup for the soul, leaving only the naked reality.
In this drama, there are no confusing cases or complicated and tortuous relationships between characters. It always revolves around law and morality, and is told from a unique female perspective. In the magnified lens, it not only peeps into others, Also looked at myself.
Among these cases, there are arrogant company presidents, domineering female citizens, ignorant boys next door, and arrogant little Internet celebrities. As bystanders, the audience will have different views and opinions on both parties involved in the interest relationship. From the perspective of their own experience and emotions, the audience will have different emotions such as sympathy, anger, regret, etc.
The characters in the play use legal knowledge and professionalism to conduct professional and rational analysis of the case. Only through the "internal focus" narrative method can the two be gradually integrated. While the audience understands and is familiar with the judicial process, they can complete the legal process. The perfect ending that combines "love and law" in a political drama.
Bai Yu’s comment: Although this drama unfolds from a female perspective, it is not a so-called “feminist” drama. feminism does not necessarily mean winning "half the sky" in a patriarchal society, but when men are unable to find a balance between emotion and legal principles, they need women's delicate emotions as a decision-making support to promote things. Therefore, women should have more confidence in society and have confidence in themselves to give confidence to helpers. Just like what is sung in the lyrics of the ending song: Fading away the wounds on the petals, facing the light with a bare face, the darkness in the soul, the forgiveness of the gentle world.
