Around October every year, in addition to the National Day holiday that is worth looking forward to, what excites TVB fans even more is the upcoming TVB anniversary drama.
TVB Taiwan Anniversary Drama, as the name implies, is a TV series to celebrate the anniversary of TVB (Hong Kong Radio Television Station) and is broadcast on the Taiwan Anniversary Month.
As a "birthday gift", the Taiwanese anniversary dramas will select a strong lineup and produce them every year, and are expected to receive high ratings to support TVB.
In previous TVB TVB anniversary dramas, there are many classic dramas that are familiar to the audience.
2's " Great Era " is known as one of the most exciting dramas in TVB's history. It is directed and produced by Wei Jiahui , who has not yet become the leader of the Galaxy. It is starred by Zheng Shaoqiu , Liu Qingyun , Lan Jieying , Zhou Huimin , Guo Aiming and other popular stars.
As a TV series with a realistic theme, "The Great Era" shows the worldly emotions that entangle with fame and fortune and human nature through the shell of the stock market.
How classic is this drama?
was replayed more than 20 years later and can still break the ratings record in the early morning prime time.
In addition, there are also " Monkey King Sun Wukong ", " Soaring into the Sky ", " Eunuch ", etc. Even if you are not TVB fans, you have heard of good dramas with good reputation and ratings.
However, Hong Kong dramas have declined.
With the gradual rise of the mainland market, more and more Hong Kong dramas have gone north to develop, and local Hong Kong dramas can no longer return to the same situation as they used to be.
And many dramas co-produced with mainland manufacturers are always a bit short of what's wrong with the original flavor. In a general environment like
, TVB TVB's anniversary drama is no longer a guarantee of quality and reputation.
On October 3, TVB started the first shot of this year's Taiwan Celebration - the new drama "Beautiful Battlefield" was broadcast on both satellite TV and the Internet.
has just been broadcast, and the social platform comment section has once again complained.
I have to say that this new drama really makes people who like Hong Kong dramas and those who don’t like Hong Kong dramas are silent.
1 smack point one: The plot is old-fashioned, a thousand years of a routine
The old-fashioned story comes with a pure little white flower heroine. In "Beautiful Battlefield", she is Zhong Jiabao.
In the bustling city of Hong Kong, Zhong Jiabao is an ordinary girl who lives with her father, stepmother and sister Zhong Jiaqi brought by her stepmother.
Jiaqi has a completely different personality from her. She will sell herself for money, vanity, and money.
When she exposed that Jiaqi had an improper relationship with the married director, Jiaqi and her stepmother bit each other, causing Jiabao to be kicked out of the house by her father.
Fortunately, Zhong Jiabao has two friends who rely on each other.
Friend secretly helped Jiabao sign up for the magazine's school beauty election. By chance, Jiabao finally stood out and won the gold medal.
Gold medal manager Wang Yiyan took a fancy to Jiabao's huge potential, helped her successfully enter the entertainment industry, and met the rich son Pang Zhenyu.
Jiabao has since entered the strait society, and the young girl has transformed step by step, passing the fame and fortune world.
In the process, she gradually drifted away from her former good sister, and the conflict with her younger sister Jiaqi became deeper and deeper again and again. How about
? Have you heard stories like
1?The first episode of
As the outline of the entire TV series, it should have played a role in laying the foundation and attracting the audience for the entire story.
The first episode of "Beautiful Battlefield" is the same, and it feels boring after watching it.
Not to mention anything else, just take the heroine as an example.
Zhong Jiabao is kind, simple and beautiful. The screenwriter has given her countless good qualities, but it still does not allow the audience to see the charm of this character alone.
She was bullied by her stepmother and sister for no reason. There is no discussion of human nature or the development of family stories, just because she is the heroine.
The father who had given birth to her for more than ten years was not clear about it. He just believed in the instigation of the stepmother and step sister to believe that she was a morally corrupt girl.
And as an ordinary girl, she was able to successfully enter the entertainment industry, there was no real behind-the-scenes reveal that the audience expected, nor was there any sad struggle history that made empathize with , it was just a simple help from noble people. What does this plot look like in
?
Like the master and disciple of Tang Monk and his disciples in " Journey to the West " in " Journey to the West ", the end of the disaster that Guanyin Bodhisattva forced to get involved.
deliberate and stiff,
All her personality and experiences are obviously only built by the perfunctory writers. We cannot see her true face or her life.
Why does such a heroine like a paper man make the audience want to explore, and why does it make the audience want to know her story?
The whole drama is destined to be unfavorable as soon as the heroine appears.
There is no underlying logic in the story progress and conflicts, but just imitating the plot that has been performed again and again, which is destined to be bloody.
was misunderstood and sold off, unexpectedly participated in the talent show and won the championship, noble people helped enter the entertainment industry, foreseeing the noble son joining the wealthy family, etc.
After several thousand years of unchanged plots, even if it is a bloody and old-fashioned, "Beautiful Battlefield" is really too "bullying".
snippet 2: There are many nostalgic details, which only make people feel that they are too hard
"Beautiful Battlefield" tells the story of an ordinary Hong Kong girl Zhong Jiabao who grew up into a star in the entertainment industry.
This TV series is a history of the growth of the heroine, spanning Zhong Jiabao's youthful years, and also condenses the common memories of a generation of Hong Kong people. The beginning of the episode of
was introduced by the historical event of the SARS virus that year.
The craze for citizens to buy isatis root has led to Zhong Jiabao's small family.
In addition, Zhong Jiabao is also a fan of Legislative Guorong , which is also a very contemporary setting.
In theory, "memory killing" is a factor that adds to the score of a drama, but the audience refers to "Beautiful Battlefield" selling feelings.
Why is this happening?
I think there are two reasons.
. The contact information of nostalgic elements and stories is inappropriate
In the plot, Zhong Jiabao's mother is a fan of Leslie Cheung.
Zhong Jiabao went to see Leslie Cheung with his mother. He was praised by the other party for being beautiful and could be a Hong Kong Miss. After
, the dream of entering the entertainment industry silently took root in Zhong Jiabao's heart.
such plots like this ten years ago are too deliberate, sensational and old-fashioned for today's audiences.
At the same time, the screenwriter also added an additional plot of Leslie Cheung's death on April 1, 2003.
The heroine was sitting on the bus and accidentally heard the news of Leslie Cheung's death. She was sad with everyone in the car. The plot of
has not been carried forward before and after, and there is no emotional dissipation afterwards.
has nothing to do with the plot promotion, and does not play a role in character building, and cannot express any clear theme.
The impact of Leslie Cheung's death on the heroine, the fan of the heroine, has not been shown.
So if you insert this plot a little redundantly, it is indeed suspected of consuming emotions.
. The sense of the age is just a verbal talk
Screenwriter used "SARS" and "Leslie Cheung's death" and other events to arouse the audience's millennial feelings, but apart from the narrative in the starring role, we have not seen any proof of the sense of the age in other places.
The costumes, props, and makeup of the crew are not exquisitely restored.
Therefore, it brings the audience a sense of separation and perfunctory feeling.
At the same time, this sense of age is not carefully created. The consequences are not only to weaken the audience's feelings, but also to make the story advancement and the emotional changes of the starring actors appear abrupt and unreasonable.
In addition to these two major points of frustration, "Beautiful Battlefield" has many small problems.
is a pity. As a Taiwanese anniversary drama, this script should have the potential to explode.
Burst point 1: Invite foreign players, the directors of the "professional" love movies are invited to film the drama
"Beautiful Battlefield" is directed and written by Ye Nianchen . This is only his second time directing a TV series.
. Ye Nianchen's representative works include "The World of Two People After First Love", " My Favorite ", etc. They are good at focusing the lens on the emotional state of men and women at the bottom of the city, showing a "love sketch" with calmness and profound meaning.
Ye Nianchen has always been good at portraying the entanglements of human feelings and the selfish desires of human nature to the fullest.
Highlight point 2: Holding two aces in hand, the big family + entertainment industry has the potential to hit the show
When it comes to what type of TVB drama is best filmed, many people will think of professional dramas.
But TVB dramas like " Heart-to-Greed Storm " that tell the struggle of a large family and "Ming Scheming" in the entertainment industry like " Beautiful Hidden Resolve" are also the favorites of many teachers after dinner.
Therefore, "Beautiful Battlefield" originally held two kingly themes, and just reading the introduction won the hearts of half of the middle-aged female audience.
Breaking point three: the lineup is strong, the five beauties and two coaches support the ranking
Although TVB today cannot return to the limelight of the past, the most popular actresses and young actors of the year either left or passed the best flower period.
But "Beautiful Battlefield" still invites several actors who are most popular in TVB.
first place, Chen Ying .
In 2012, Chen Ying participated in his first film " Cold War ", and collaborated with Aaron Kwok , Tony Leung , and Yeung Caini .
In recent years, she has been seen in TVB's popular " Four Girls Three Bar", " Jump Lifeline ", and "Love Beauty Rhapsody".
Her participation can be said to be the most popular actress in TVB in recent years.
second position, Jiang Jiamin .
For viewers who are familiar with TVB, Jiang Jiamin's face must be no stranger to them.
From the funny supporting role to the vicious second female lead, Jiang Jiamin took one step at a time on TVB, which is obvious to all the audience.
After years of hard work in TVB, Jiang Jiamin has created her acting skills that are not annoying. The femme fatale she plays really makes people hate her.
In addition, Jiang Jiamin's participation also comes from the strong protection of director Ye Nianchen.
Jiang Jiamin once played Abao in Ye Nianchen's movies. He is an actress who personally recognizes her acting skills and is talented.
3rd place, Fanglishen .
Fang Lishen is also a regular in Ye Nianchen's movies. He knows how to interpret various emotionally delicate characters in love movies.
For more than 20 years, Fang Lishen still maintains the image of a high-quality idol with a handsome appearance and good singing, and has been called "Modern Andy Lau " by Fang Nianchen.
This time he played the role of the rich young master Pang Zhenyu in the play. He didn't have many scenes in the first episode, but his appearance alone was very eye-catching.
(the first and second on the left are directors Ye Nianchen and Fang Lishen respectively)
fourth place, Chen Shancong .
I believe many people think that Chen Shancong is a legacy of TVB. He has good looks and acting skills but has no reputation.
He entered TVB in 2000 and has been playing a supporting role in obscurity. He did not win the Best Supporting Actor Award until 2018.
In 2019, Chen Shancong became popular with the Xiao Weiming in "Tonight Building".
This time Chen Shancong plays the gold medal agent Wang Yiyan. He is a person who is both good and evil when reading the trailer. His acting skills are worth looking forward to.
It can be seen that TVB dramas are getting worse and worse, in addition to the overall environment, it is actually related to the fact that the production of the dramas is not as careful as before.
invited foreign aid directors, focusing on the most popular themes, and digging out all the good actors who can be used. They are still "destroyed" by the old story and plot, without new output, but blind nostalgia.
The selling point of "Beautiful Battlefield" this time is to tell the ultimate problem of how human nature passes the test in the face of desire and friendship in the face of fame and fortune.
In the early years, the masterpiece " Golden Branch Desire " gave the answer, which tells us:
As long as you are involved in the struggle against human desires, no contestant will be the winner.
In "Golden Branches of Love", no one is stupid and sweet, and no one can get the protagonist's golden finger with the help of noble people.
The screenwriter's portrayal of the personalities and destiny of several women in the play is wonderful, and his grasp of the friendship and relationship between them is meticulous.
Because of "The Golden Branch", the palace drama is at its peak as soon as it opens.
Many latecomers paid tribute and imitated the plot in "The Legend of the Golden Branch". After all, they learned the superficiality of the female competition and did not understand the screenwriter's deepest explanation and advice on human nature and desire.
Good dramas and good scripts like "The Golden Branch" can bring strong entertainment to the audience, but also bring a considerable impact.
But later dramas used their own strength to make TVB fall from the altar.
It's time to wake up, TVB drama.
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