veteran actors and powerful actors are the guarantee of the success of a film and television work.
But gradually, the appeal of these actors is not as good as before.
Because there are many appearances on the market, it seems to be a "magical drama" on the surface, but after it is broadcast, it is hard to describe and ends with an unfinished ending.
These dramas occupy a lot of resources and occupy gold ratings, but the quality is not satisfactory and lack of qualities.
Tomatoes will take stock of 10 TV series that look great but ended with a "unfinished" in the end.
0, "Moonlight in Mountains and Rivers" Douban 5.5
Before the show was broadcast, it was awe-inspiring the audience's appetite.
On the one hand, although the number of TV series adapted from the Ming Dynasty history is small, there are many dramas that can be called magical. The familiar " Ming Dynasty 1566" and "Zhu Yuanzhang" are all the same.
This "Mountains, Rivers, Moonlight" , is one of the rare large-scale Ming Dynasty dramas in recent years, naturally attracts strong attention.
On the other hand, "Moonlight" has top-notch actors, young actors include Yinger , Zhang Zixi , Feng Shaofeng , He Shengming , and old actors gather together Chen Baoguo , Zhang Fengyi , Wang Jinsong , Zhang Guangbei , Bi Yanjun ... Any of these people can support a drama.
. Judging from the materials released in the early stage, "Moonlight in the Mountains and Rivers" is also an epic historical drama created with a lot of investment.
But after it was broadcast, it received countless complaints.
The biggest problems of this drama are two.
The first one is to do the kernel of ancient puppet dramas under the guise of serious dramas.
Historical script should be a serious proposition. "Moonlight in Mountains and Rivers" is not an novel , but in order to strengthen the love scene, it has added plots that do not conform to historical facts. For example, the addition of the alien Bai Yueguang Fuli of Zhu Di made the audience confused.
In the official history, Zhu Di and Empress Xu have a deep love, but in the play, Zhu Di not only escaped marriage repeatedly but also secretly played ambiguous relationship with Fu Li, which made people unbearable to look at it.
The second one is a variety of magical modifications to history .
The fierce general Xu Da appeared for eating roast goose and was even killed by his daughter. This was almost impossible in ancient times. The dialogue between Xu Da and Zhu Yuanzhang did not have the etiquette of the ancient "monarch and minister".
In ancient times, it was a blessing for the emperor to marry a daughter. I had never seen any minister who met the emperor's marriage, but he ridiculed "flowers were put on cow dung."
In addition, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di are well-known "illiterate", but in the film, there are scenes where father and son are studying, and even Zhu Yuanzhang supervises Zhu Di's endorsement, which is ridiculous.
, and the scene where Princess Fu Li was taken into the tent of the general Lan Yu , and she also carried a firearm and injured Lan Yu, was also very "magic". It would be fine if the prisoners entered the general's tent and did not search them. The firearms in the Ming Dynasty had to be ignited and stimulated. It was illogical how a weak woman ignited the main general among the generals.
History is not well told, ancient puppets are not reliable, and the characters' timeline is in chaos - the failure of "Mountains, Rivers, Moons and Brights" is doomed.
9, " is also beautiful for the second time and is beautiful for " Douban 5.3
As an urban drama, "The second time and is beautiful for the second time and is beautiful for ", but it is inevitable that you will imitate yourself. Although there are powerful players like Wang Ziwen and Zhang Luyi , they still failed in the end.
The problem with the show is very simple.
First of all, it is the singularization of character creation. Wang Ziwen plays the typical silly and sweet heroine. Although he always says that he graduated from Jiaotong University, he doesn’t know that the Chinese and British seasons are the common sense of geography that primary school students know clearly. Wang Ziwen's performance is still possessed by "Qu Xiaoxiao", straightforward and uneducated, and has no sense of layering.
Secondly, the plot logic is unreasonable. In order to tell a story, Zhang Luyi plays a male elite character, but when he is fighting for custody of his child, he transforms his home into a studio to let employees live with his children. Can such a person become an "elite"? The problem of this drama
is also a common problem in most domestic urban dramas. The characters are all in pieces. For the sake of the plot, the characters are demented. In the end, the audience can only see the boring self-pleasure of the main creators.
8, "Meeting Season" Douban 4.8
"Human World" , Lei Jiayin has become a resource celebrity, and has frequently appeared in various popular dramas and films. "Meeting Season" is one of them.
plus acting school Yuan Quan , production company Noon Sunshine , before the broadcast, this drama received a lot of expectations, and some viewers even predicted that this is the first "magical drama" at the beginning of 2022.
But judging from the final result, "Meeting Time" not only lost completely, but Lei Jiayin also lost some of the reputation he had accumulated before.
From beginning to end, "Meeting Time" gives people a twist of insufficient motivation for the characters. The grudges and conflicts between the two families at the beginning of
are more like the powder keg deliberately arranged by the screenwriter. There is nothing more exciting than blood revenge. However, the characters when they grow up do not have sufficient motivation for behavior and character logic. Especially the Ning Shu played by Zhang Yixing , which has brought the brainlessness to the extreme.
In addition, the sister in the play Jian Minmin , gave up her studies at the age of 18 and went to the factory. She went through hardships to bring the company back on track, but in the end she couldn't even get the family property. This is obviously unethical and universal values.
The confusion of characters and plots led to fierce conflicts in "Meeting Times", although "Meeting Times" are superficial, without deep motivation, and it seems that there is no sense of substitution, and eventually falls into the "bloody" cliché.
7, "Yanyuntai" Douban 4.4
After "Qing Yu Nian", ancient puppet dramas ushered in a climax, and various ancient puppet dramas emerged one after another, including some dramas that look very good but are actually difficult to change the essence of the play, such as this "Yanyuntai" .
Tang Yan, Dou Xiao, Charmaine Sheh , Jing Chao, Tan Kai, Liu Yijun... lineup, S+ production, Tang Yan made her first work after giving birth, but after the broadcast, the quality was quite good.
"Yanyuntai" implements the value of "who says women are worse than men", and the heroine feels full of feelings. However, in terms of plot arrangement, it relies on various unexpected advances, including the unexpected acquaintance between the male and female protagonists, accidental kiss scenes, how to write the plot, and how to shoot the scenes fake.
"Yanyuntai" most costumes and props, especially when actors ride horses, you can tell at a glance that it is a green screen cutout, almost just wandering on props.
didn't even look at the details, and the tent was actually covered with floor tiles.
Overall, I can feel that the main creator did not have any sincerity when filming this drama. The so-called S+ production is not sure where the money is spent.
In the end, the entire drama was not motivated enough. Although it claimed to have 3 billion views, the reputation of several actors also took a sharp turn for the worse with the broadcast of the drama.
6, " Fighting Break the Sky" , Douban 4.4
online article adaptation is the hardest hit area of bad dramas, and this "Fighting Break the Sky" is like the beginning of this severely hit area.
"Fighting Break the Sky" is adapted from the novel of the same name by days Can Tudou , and is also one of the many novels of enlightenment and cultivation of immortals among the post-90s generation.
Because of the huge fan base, it is understandable that the production company has set its sights on such an IP, but this kind of novel full of fantasy is actually difficult to be shot truthfully. The recent "Swordsman in the Snow" is an example, let alone "Fighting Breaks the Sky" four years ago. It is understandable that
cannot produce special effects, after all, it is a hardware problem; but the software of "Fighting Break the Sky" is unrecognizable.
The screenwriter and director made random changes to the original work, and there were problems with the timeline, character relationship, plot, and character image. There was basically no match for the original work. With the lineup of Wu Lei , Lin Yun , Li Qin , Chen Chuhe , Xin Zhilei , Yu Rongguang , Li Ruotong , and Xu Shaoqiang , the things that were shot were not obvious at all.
plus the actors are not concerned about the original role. The performance is superficial, and some scenes are too awkward, which seriously affects the viewing.
fans, especially the original fans, have large-scale reviews, which makes it understandable.
5, "The Legend of the Heavens" 4.3
is also adapted from online novels with fans. "The Legend of the Heavens" is more fantasy, and most of the concepts are demons, etc., which requires strong industrial production capabilities. However, the dramas that were adapted on the screen disappointed the fans who had initial expectations.
starring Luhan and Guli Nazha . It is obviously not supported by the acting skills of a fantasy drama. Most of the performances in the drama are superficial, with a dull expression, stiff face, no emotion, and no delicacy.
Not only that, the screenwriter and director also made large-scale magic modifications to the original work. Lu Han Chen Changsheng 's character, people cast envious eyes everywhere, making many fans of the original work feel uncomfortable.
is also quite perfunctory in the production of kimono and costumes. Most actors' costumes and props are very inferior.
Because of fantasy concepts such as designing demons, the special effects production in the play is also very bad, and the web game style full of screen looks very outrageous. The drama version that was previously highly anticipated by
almost disappointed fans after it was launched. The screen was the last disgust of everyone for this movie "The Legend of the Heavens".
It is also after TV series such as "The Legend of the Heaven" were released in large numbers, and the Chinese dramas began the process of "de-trafficization".
4, " Perfect Relationship " Douban 3.7
As an urban workplace drama, "Perfect Relationship" was very popular before it started broadcast.
As soon as we came, we had the support of the cast of Huang Xuan , Tong Liya, Chen Shu , Zhang Kaili , which suddenly increased everyone's expectations.
Secondly, workplace dramas such as " Anjia " were released at the same time. Various workplace dramas fought each other from afar, which also attracted the attention of the melon-eating crowd. The size of
50 episodes and the display of the public relations industry that is not familiar to the public are all promotional gimmicks of this drama. Unexpectedly, after it was launched, it was unanimously criticized by netizens. The biggest problem of this drama is actually, like most domestic workplace dramas, it is a little bit of aware of the (crisis) public relations industry.
In the drama, Huang Xuan plays Wei Zhe , an independent public relations person with a full halo. In fact, from a professional perspective, independent public relations persons do not exist, which is a false proposition in the entire public relations industry.
In addition, as a service industry practitioner, the public relations person in the play is full of superiority from top to bottom, from beginning to end. The content gives people the impression that the public relations person is not serving customers, but being a "father" to customers.
In fact, PR is a profession that uses various methods, money and means to handle messes for customers. It is far less superior and so arrogant than in the play.
That's not all. In order to reflect the excellence of public relations people, "Perfect Relationship" has also produced many scenes that do not conform to the logic of reality to add dramas to public relations practitioners, such as investigating cases like detectives, disguising as a star, or squatting on people to take photos in a star hotel with strict security and cameras everywhere...
can be understood as these scenes to improve the mystery of this profession and enhance the storyline of the drama, but the excessively exaggerated facts and various bloody tricks have made the whole drama fall into a sense of a farce.
Huang Xuan's acting skills are still OK, but Tong Liya's acting skills in the play cannot handle the show. In fact, the character of her role as Jiang Dalin and is problematic, which directly lowers the quality of "Perfect Relationship".
In short, domestic workplace dramas have always been the "black hole" of domestic dramas. Currently, 360 domestic shows have been almost finished filming by workplace dramas.
In order to shoot more curious workplace dramas, some screenwriters and directors are willing to create the profession of "bargaining master". This is really shocking and they cannot understand the minds of the producers. What exactly is it?
3, " If the years can go back " Douban 3.4
If you want to accurately summarize this drama with one word, it is " greasy ".
As a male group drama, "If Time Can Turn Back" has gathered the lineup of Jin Dong , Li Zonghan , Li Naiwen , and Jiang Xin and Zuo Xiaoqing . Logically speaking, this lineup cannot be a Douban 3-point drama, but after the show is launched, many netizens said they "want to get a negative score."
In the play, three middle-aged male actors play three rebellious middle-aged people from three families. They all want to escape from family life, but their behaviors are like kindergarten children.
They dyed their hair like a child, wore cuckolds, and often drilled into the table and pretended to be tender, which made the audience in front of the screen very embarrassed.
That's not all. "If Times Can Turn Back" adheres to the bad habit of establishing "elite character" in Chinese dramas. There are only three people, and they still have to be company executives, university professors and top ten chefs in the country...
If the identity is really like this, how can these behaviors be explained?
plus Jin Dong's performance in the play is too formal, with straight lines, awkward acting skills, inconsistent plots, and stereotypes about men , negative renderings of marriage, etc., all push the drama to the forefront.
In fact, some domestic dramas are not only not good at filming female group portraits, but also in a mess. Look at the recently removed "East Eight Districts" and then watch this "If Times Can Look Back", can some normal characters be arranged?
2, " Love Me Don't Think Too Much " Douban 3.3
Before the show started, Tomato Jun was actually very optimistic.
Why? Yifan Chen Jianbin is a powerful actor in acting; Erfan Pan Yueming , before " White Night Chasing Murder " and later "Ghost Blows Out the Light", as well as Li Yitong and Xu Wenguang ... Logically, such a lineup should not be lost.
But as soon as this drama was launched, it was really thunderous and I didn’t dare to take a look at it again.
"If you love me, don't think too much" has the biggest problem lies in the "father flavor".
The drama is arranged to fall in love with Chen Jianbin and Li Yitong. Chen Jianbin is 52 years old and Li Yitong is 32 years old. The two happen to be the age of father and daughter.
Of course, the age difference itself is not a problem. When you look at Zhou Dongyu and Takeshi Kaneshiro in love, don’t you also have a good time? The problem is that Chen Jianbin’s image is really unsatisfactory.
has a fat figure, a bloated face, a full face, and his unique way of pronunciating words. These are superimposed together, and falling in love with a girl like Li Yitong, it is really a bit unmatched.
In the drama, Chen Jianbin is still the domineering character, but after a dream, he dumped his girlfriend and staged a scene of jumping off a building to force a marriage.
As a result, he actually ran away from the marriage at the wedding; then, naturally, on the way to escape, he and Li Yitong were full of their arms, and it was easy to get along after a while.
In the process of falling in love, the plot is rustic and vulgar, and it is full of stereotypes about men. Behind various golden sentences and preachings, this drama is also destined to be nailed to the pillar of shame in the history of Chinese dramas with a low score of 3.3.
1, "Deep Love and Relationship" Douban 3.2
Before the broadcast of "Deep Love and Relationship" , fans were mixed because it was adapted from Zhang Ailing's work " Half-life Relationship ".
There are certainly sufficient reasons for people who think the drama is good. After all, there are Carina Lau stars, and there are also powerful actors such as Zheng Yuanchang , Jiang Xin, Guo Xiaodong , Zou Tingwei , Dong Yue , Liu Wei and other powerful actors. The lineup cannot be underestimated.
People who have doubts about the drama naturally consider the literary value of the original work and the jade adaptation of the previous film and television series.
However, after one episode was broadcast, this debate settled, because in just one episode, you can probably see the quality of this "Deep Love".
The biggest problem with this drama is casting and adaptation.
In the original work, Gu Manlu and Gu Manzhen are twin sisters, but Carina Lau and Jiang Qin have no sisterly appearance. At this point, "The Deep Love" is out of place.
In addition, Gu Manzhen in the play is simply the heroine Qiong Yao, crying at any time. The various literary lines are wrapped in a shallow display of the essence of the original work, a distortion of the character's personality, and an erase of Zhang Ailing's original style.
In addition to this, I don’t know what the basis for the screenwriter’s adaptation is. The whole drama is chaotic and the plot is driven by coincidence and accidents. The original work shows the Gu family and the complex thoughts on that era and individual emotions are not mentioned at all in this drama.
No wonder the title of the drama is not dared to be called "Half a Lifetime". It is no exaggeration to describe this drama as "magic modification".
Summary:
Through the inventory of the above ten dramas, you may be able to find a problem.
These dramas cover almost all domestic dramas, whether in terms of genre or background, whether in terms of story or plot.
From historical dramas to fairy tale dramas, from fantasy dramas to classic adaptations, from Republic of China dramas to workplace dramas, without exception, they all failed.
This also caused Tomato Jun to think about why these "high-quality dramas" that look well-made, have gathered big names, have huge investments and many fans will eventually become "bad dramas"?
, two reasons are indispensable.
First of all, some domestic drama creators lack sincerity for their works.
shoddy costumes, backgrounds for cutouts, fake and artificial characters - these are actually the ability to avoid them as long as they are introductory directors, but in the end they appear on the big screen, it can only be said that their purpose of filming the drama is not to create an artistic work.
Secondly, it is the loss of the screenwriter.
Some domestic dramas have the habit of "focusing on directing rather than editing", which has led to the adaptation of some classic works, which ultimately became beyond recognition. During the filming of the drama, there will be various temporary additions and adaptations. The screenwriter has no right to decide the story, which is inevitable that he will be bloody and clichés.
In fact, the total number of domestic dramas is very large and the size is large, there will naturally be the bottom of the pyramid and the top of the pyramid, and there will be high-quality dramas and bad dramas, which is understandable. But bad dramas shouldn’t be these dramas that gather powerful actors, have great investment and are well-known in lineup. If such dramas are all bad, what is the future of the Chinese drama?
This is a question worthy of the audience's consideration and a reality worthy of alertness of the entire industry.
(Movie Rotten Tomatoes Editorial Department: Miaomiao)
