On December 27th, "Flowers" finally started broadcasting!
Great directorWong Kar-waiDirecting a TV series for the first time, plusHu Ge, Ma Yili, Tang Yan, Xin Zhileiand other big-name actors gathered, this combination of kings and bombs made "Flowers".Fire before sowing
Moreover, the author only knows that it is normal for movies to hold premieres, but it is rare for TV dramas to hold premieres.
The crew of "Flowers" not only held the premiere, but also held the "Peace Hotel" in Shanghai, which is really full of arrangement.
Sure enough, two episodes of "Flowers" aired on the first dayThe average rating directly broke 2, and the peak value reached 26。
The online exclusive broadcast platform "Goose Factory" is even more full of noodlesThematic column, 9 ad placements broke a record.
Needless to say, the popularity of the Internet is the first on the whole network, and it likes to mention many hot searches.
All kinds of data show that"Big director + all-star + big IP".This set of formulas is really fragrant.
It's just that when I clicked on the comment area, the author was stunned.
There are a lot of bad reviews, and everyone gives reasons for the bad reviews, which is surprisingly consistent.
In a nutshell:
Wong Kar-wai was too "show-off" and did not let the camera serve the plot.
Many people's worries still come.
As a film director, Wong Kar-wai is very good at using itVisual Imageryto tell a story, but is this logic suitable for TV series?
For TV series, the advancement of the plot is more important than everything.
It is undeniable that the graphics of "Flowers" are extremely exquisite, and almost every frame can be screenshotted as a screensaver.
But such "refinement", if it has no effect on the plot, that isFlashy
is really good-looking, and Hu Ge is indeed handsome, but if the audience evaluates "I can't understand" and "I don't know what to do", then everything is in vain.
I can understand why some viewers can't understand it.
Indeed, the content of the first two episodes is really very little, and the most impressive thing is that the picture is great, the light and shadow effects are very good, Hu Ge is very handsome, and Xin Zhilei is very beautiful.
But if it's just for the sake of being handsome and looking good, then you should make art films.
Otherwise, just blindly pursue light and shadow, tone, and picture sense, it really isDominate the crowdFinish.
This can't help but remind me of a movie"Little Times".
It seems that the background of "Little Times" is also in Shanghai.
The author is thinking, does it have to use bells and whistles to bring out its "petty bourgeois atmosphere" when shooting Shanghai?
People who don't know still think that the background of "Flowers" is "**."
In fact, its story is Shanghai in the 90s, which is already close to modern times.
But this style of painting will really make people misunderstand that this is Shanghai in the ** period.
Just looking at this street chase scene, this ** wind blowing in the face is indeed easy to misunderstand.
Probably in order to highlight the exquisiteness of the picture, the director always wants to create a "sense of age", but this time it went too far, causing the audience to misunderstand.
Even the most basic background of the times can make the audience misunderstand, this pot king director is indeed not wronged.
Some people say that Wong Kar-wai's works are only suitable for "patient" audiences.
How so?The plot is really too protracted.
Flashback" is not impossible, but every step is a "mystery", which is a bit of a test of the audience's patience.
From the beginning, it made people "seem to understand but not understand", no wonder the audience was in a hurry.
did not explain the background, did not explain the characters, as soon as it came up, it was Mr. Bao's car accident, and then left a bunch of mysteries.
Then from the car accident, it extended to Mr. Bao's family history and the people and things around him.
It's not impossible to have such a narrative structure, but it's always in slow motion, and then different characters jump around and switch back and forth, so it's no wonder that the audience will shout "I can't understand it".
The characters change quickly, but the plot is slow, which is a bit bit"Trickery".Finish.
Coupled with the uneven acting skills of the actors, the whole temperament seems to be very "separated".
The best acting in the audience, without a doubtYou BenchangTeacher, every movement, demeanor, and eyes, he has a good grasp of it, and he is worthy of being an old actor.
Hu GeThis time, although it is not as exciting as in "Langya Bang", this handsome and ruffian style is really suitable for him.
Even the scars at the corners of the eyes have become attractive.
Ma YiliThis time, the style also matches her.
She is really suitable for playing the female boss of Shanghai, and she played that "shrewdness" too well, and sure enough, "behind the scenes" is not casually sealed.
Xin ZhileiThis time, I was really amazed by her.
She is especially suitable for Wong Kar-wai's "Hong Kong style" lens, with a variety of styles and charm.
WhileTang Yan, not that her acting skills are poor, but in comparison, it is a little stretched.
I guess this casting is because she is a native of Shanghai, as well as her popularity and traffic.
In fact, with Tang Yan's temperament and appearance, she can be completely exemplary, but she has never been able to find her own style positioning, which makes her performance good and bad, and it is difficult to evaluate.
Overall, the audience is a little disappointed with "Flowers", but this "disappointment" is inevitable when you think about it.
On the one hand, expectations are too high.
On the other hand, Director Wang really hasn't been found yetCinematic languagewithThe core of the TV seriesThe balance point.
Everyone's expectation of Wong Kar-wai is the lens language and image vision, but how to serve this advantage in the TV series?
This question, it seems that in "Flowers", he has not found it yet.
Although the ratings of "Flowers" are extraordinary, can they have the last laugh, and can the audience have the patience to watch it?We'll see.