Recently, the highly anticipated CCTV New Year's Eve drama "Flowers" was officially announced, which has attracted widespread attention. As director Wong Kar-wai's second work after many years, coupled with the love of Hu Ge, Tang Yan, Ma Yili and other powerful actors, this TV series has attracted much attention since its debut. On the 27th, the crew met with the audience in Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenzhen, which was not only a unique interaction before the premiere, but also a response to the audience's expectations.
Wong Kar-wai has always been known for his unique visual style, and this "Flowers" once again shows the director's superb skills. The audience's unanimous evaluation of the texture of the picture at the roadshow was: "The texture is amazing, the light and shadow are not said, one word is 'beauty', it is so beautiful." "Each shot has been carefully polished to show a full Wong Kar-wai style, which has become the focus of the audience's admiration. The plot spans from the 60s to the 90s of the 20th century, presenting a real sense of age, as if traveling through time and space, triggering the audience's memories of the unique atmosphere of that era.
This kind of realistic, pyrotechnic frolic scene has been lost for a long time, and has become director Wong Kar-wai's specialty. The color grading of the picture is even more pleasing to the eye, and the coordination of light and shadow is extremely skillful. The audience said that there is not a single superfluous shot in "Flowers", and every frame is full of a sense of story. Even the static stills are fascinating, warm, bright and clean, and the skills of a top director are at a glance.
Among the many evaluations, Hu Ge became the focus. The audience's words of approval for him are endless: "As long as "Flowers" is broadcast, Hu Ge's fans all over the world will kiss him", "The pie is too good", "I feel like Mei Changsu in "Langya Bang", calm and full of aura" and so on. In the play, Hu Ge's roles cover many age groups, from young and proud to calm in seeing the world, which have been highly recognized by the audience.
The audience said that Hu Ge could feel the light behind him as soon as he appeared on the stage. His behavior is full of "rebellion" and his sense of youthfulness is bursting, and it is not easy for him to still perform such an excellent effect at the age of 40. Hu Ge's performance has been perfectly matched with Wong Kar-wai's directorial style, and he has become an ideal actor in the eyes of the director. Even if he has no lines in the camera, he can exude a rushing charm when he raises his eyes, and this male star shows the characteristics of not pretending to be Fan but full of Fan.
However, a work will inevitably have bad reviews, and the audience mainly focuses on two aspects of questioning. The first is the issue of "not being grounded", some people think that Wong Kar-wai's shooting is not like Shanghai, but more like Hong Kong, and the controversy about this point has also caused a lot of repercussions in the comment area. The audience generally believes that the Shanghainese version of the play is mixed with the Mandarin version of "Shanghai Pu", and the plot promotion relies on narration, which makes the whole play full of literary style, which is somewhat contradictory to the style of the "period drama" itself.
Secondly, the actor's reputation has also been worried by some audiences. Hu Ge, Ma Yili and Tang Yan are together, which is a bit difficult to evaluate. Although Hu Ge was once at the top of his peak, he did not show up for many years, got married and had children, and posted a late-night emo to quit the circle, coupled with the acting skills of the previous work "County Party Committee Compound" was complained about, which made the audience doubt his state. Ma Yili has always shown herself as a Buddha, but the audience is worried that she will be framed and difficult to be accepted by the audience. As for Tang Yan, no works have been launched for many years, and even in the former explosive period, she did not receive much recognition in terms of acting skills.