As we all know, the impact of a good title on a drama can be described as "not to be underestimated". However, what people didn't expect was that as of the end of 2023, a series of "inexplicable" drama titles have emerged in the domestic drama market.
The first to bear the brunt is the big dramas that CCTV has hit, "Ask the Boundless" and "Thrush". "Ask the Boundless" can barely outline some connections, after all, the title of the play incorporates the famous quote of ***: "Ask the vast earth, who is the master of ups and downs". Although the title of the play is slightly deliberate and the grammar is not very accurate, at least there is a certain internal connection.
However, "The Thrush" is puzzling. The title of the play does not explain the central idea, and it seems difficult to find any meaning beyond words. It was named because the heroine drew her eyebrows in the play, which is too puzzling.
Just when I didn't fully understand the deep meaning of "Thrush", another rather "inexplicable" masterpiece popped up - "Off the Rails", which was broadcast by Kujia. I thought that this drama would bring surprises, but when I opened the comment area, I found more and more bad reviews: "not good-looking", "inexplicable", "acting like a child playing an adult", etc. It wasn't until I finished the first two episodes of "Off the Rails" that I understood the real reason for the increase in negative reviews from the audience.
As a ** adaptation of the "crossing" and "suspense" drama, although the plot is slightly surreal, it is a time-traveling theme after all. For example, it was originally set in 2025, and the heroine was driving on the cross-river bridge, but then there was a car accident, the vehicle rushed off the bridge, and the heroine crossed between the edge of life and death. Next, the timeline jumps back to 2012 and enters another parallel world.
However, although the plot is set to travel through the setting, which should be the category of urban dramas, some plots are seriously "derailed" from reality, which is also the main reason for the surge in negative reviews from the audience.
The heroine lives in this world in 2025, originally a rich daughter with a high status, and there is a clear difference in social class with her best friend. However, fate made people, and these two people who shouldn't have had much intersection turned out to be close friends. What's even more ironic is that the heroine's best friend actually maintains an unruly love affair with her boyfriend behind her back.
What's even more bizarre is that the heroine is so involved in the affairs of her best friend and boyfriend, and even breaks through all obstacles desperately. When her best friend mysteriously disappeared, the heroine did not choose to call the police or seek help from others, but chose to confide in her father as soon as possible.
Later, the heroine also inexplicably believed the words of a certain assistant and insisted on driving over the cross-river bridge. As if you can't cross the bridge without crossing it, this insistence is incredible. And when the speed of the car is too fast and a serious car accident occurs, the moment you fall off the bridge, there is a strange sound of an exciting background**: I will forge ahead and never stop". At this time of life and death, such an inspirational ** makes people laugh, as if they are coming to be funny.
In addition, the plot of the male protagonist in the hospital is also hilarious. When a friend fell from the upstairs, after he took his friend to the hospital, when the doctor asked about the situation, he said in a casual tone: "He fell from the upstairs, doctor, I beg you, you must save my friend." It was as if this perfunctory and unobtrusive statement would make the doctor treat his friend more attentively. This kind of conversation makes people laugh and inevitably make one wonder how much he really cares about his friends.
To be honest, if an actor wants to express his anxiety about his friends, he doesn't necessarily have to rely on exaggerated lines, but more importantly, he shows it through body language. But our male protagonist always uses verbal exaggeration and behavior that is inconsistent with the real world to show himself, and his expression is also monotonous and boring, can such a person be considered a real good brother?
Having said that, the male protagonist almost appears in a suit throughout the play, but he has a little like this when he rides a motorcycle. It's really handsome, but isn't this "derailed" style a bit too much? A serious motorcycle in a suit, looking handsome or not, a bit unpredictable, it's really ridiculous.
Later, when he met the heroine, he showed a different image. Not only is he too flamboyant in a suit, but he also doesn't fit in with the atmosphere around him, which makes people feel a little weird.
Actually, "Off the Rails" also has its highlights. The setting of handsome men and beautiful women and the unique beginning of the story give a refreshing feeling, no longer using the bridge of crossing or cultivating immortals in a routine way, but setting the story timeline in another parallel world a few years ago, which is really commendable.
However, the novel premise of "Off the Rails" does not hide the eerie and detached gravity of its storyline. The plot is absurd and bizarre, detached from reality, and this presentation gives the audience a sense of incomprehension, and it is no wonder that more and more bad reviews are emerging.
However, although the series has just started, I still hope that the next plot can slightly recover the decline of word-of-mouth in the early stage. Do you think you'll keep chasing it?