"Flowers" directed by Wong Kar-wai set off a ratings boom as soon as it was launched. Although word-of-mouth is polarized, the popularity is really high. Wong Kar-wai is a famous film director, and filming TV series is a "dimensionality reduction blow" for him.
However, TV series are more popular than movies. When Wong Kar-wai filmed "Flowers", he obviously made some changes to shorten the distance with the audience. Compared with Wong Kar-wai's previous film works, "Flowers" is easier to understand in the way of "storytelling". Recommended for most people**, you can easily understand the plot.
The story is about the young Ah Bao (played by Hu Ge), who earned the first pot of gold in his life with the help of his uncle. After years of hard work, he has also changed from A Bao to Bao Zong, and at the same time has gained the favor and assistance of two women. One is Reiko (played by Ma Yili), the boss of Night Tokyo, and the other is Miss Wang (played by Tang Yan) of the Foreign Trade Building. Later, a mysterious female boss Li Li (played by Xin Zhilei) was parachuted, and as for whether she was friend or foe, it was full of unknowns.
Why is word-of-mouth polarized, because Wong Kar-wai's previous movies are not easy for ordinary people to understand, it can be said that they are full of literature and art, and the expression of emotions is full of high-end. In short, when it comes to Wong Kar-wai's films, they are like works of art. However, the TV series "Flowers" has become more popular, and the beginning is set up with "car accident", "one man and many women", "boss" and so on. It is inevitable that some viewers will not be able to accept it.
However, I personally still like this kind of "storytelling" method, the first episode is enough to catch the audience's attention, compared to the gradual and easy to get sleepy sense of literature and art, you can open a "big move", but you can retain more audiences. Making a TV series is not like making a movie, a movie is a complete work, and TV series are relatively scattered works, if the first episode can't keep people, no matter how exciting the filming is later, who will watch it.
I believe that many viewers will have this feeling, that is, although the first episode has not been understood, the director has a way to keep you, and every shot seems to have foreshadowing and suspense, making you want to continue to chase it. Because you will want to know a series of ideas such as "why was Mr. Bao hit", "Who is the ** who hit Mr. Bao", "Will Mr. Bao die". As soon as you know the answer, the story will immediately move on to the next episode, and you will chase it down in a "daze".
Wong Kar-wai's very personal style of film shooting techniques is basically used in "Flowers". I especially like Hu Ge under his lens, whether it is the composition and tone, or the lens language, he shows the actor's best advantages. Every frame of Hu Ge here is comparable to a fashion blockbuster. The identities of Ah Bao and Mr. Bao have changed unconsciously in just a few minutes of footage.
The uncle played by You Benchang relies on his superb acting skills, and in just a few seconds, you can see a lot of stories in him. One is an old man in the twilight of his hero, and the other is a high-spirited teenager. A comparison here, the audience will immediately have a sense of substitution, and will sigh that the uncle must have been so handsome, and will feel that the uncle has chosen the right person.
Director Wong Kar-wai knows how to retain the audience, and as the story progresses, he always refreshes you when you feel bored. The mysterious female boss Li Li was very amazing as soon as she appeared, and she was a "killer feature" that left the audience. Actor Xin Zhilei is also under the lens of Wong Kar-wai, directly incarnated as a walking "hormone".
It was also through this drama that I intuitively felt the charm of Xin Zhilei for the first time. Her backless outfit, even if you give her a vision, you can find out who is the real "protagonist". This may be what the audience often calls "sense of luxury", the female boss Li Li's **, who doesn't please anyone, is like her own "halo".
Of course, not only are the protagonists charming, but even a supporting role is full of story under the camera. The most inconspicuous of these Miss Wang colleagues, you may not even remember her name. However, in just a few shots, you remember this little person, and even think that she may be the role of Mr. Bao and Miss Wang in the future.
In terms of character charm, it is natural that our Mr. Fan (played by Dong Yong) is indispensable. Mr. Fan's story is also quite attractive, and I believe that many viewers are also looking forward to his "Sanyang brand" selling well. The character of Mr. Fan is very vivid, you will be moved by his behavior, and even unconsciously substitute into his role. He actually surprised me a lot, the more cunning he is, the more he can show Mr. Bao's ability.
In short, although "Flowers" is Wong Kar-wai's work, the threshold for chasing dramas has been significantly lowered, and it can be "appreciated by both the elegant and the vulgar". You can always find your appreciation points in the play, even those few seconds of frame drawing, or Mr. Bao picking up a cup and smiling at the camera. The director used the filming techniques of the movie to improve the aesthetics of the TV series works, and used a variety of vivid and charming characters to retain the audience. Finally, I will slowly unfold the story with you from shallow to deep. Therefore, the play is suitable for most people, and the works of big directors do not necessarily have to be "kaolin flowers". TV series flowers