The Hong Kong drama "News Queen" went from being a hit to becoming the king of ratings, and then to the final finale, all the way upside down, which caused heated discussions among the audience. What does this TVB annual masterpiece bring to the audience?
Is it the dawn of the revival of Hong Kong dramas, or a repetition of disappointment and blow?
The heroine, Wen Huixin, is a news queen full of contradictions and struggles.
She adheres to her journalistic philosophy and has the courage to tell the truth, but she also aspires to be a "queen" and seek recognition and status. This makes her oscillate between journalism and personal ambitions, making her an inconsistent, positive hero. She sometimes takes unscrupulous measures to hurt her colleagues and friends for the first news, but when faced with the hardships of the news scene, she will not hesitate to rush to save people, even if she is injured.
This contradictory character adds a sense of three-dimensionality and realism to Wen Huixin's image. As a strong woman, she had to work harder to gain recognition in a male-dominated journalism, and this anxiety and struggle made her show a certain extreme.
Over time, when Wen Huixin gradually gained a foothold and won the title of "Queen", her heart also underwent subtle changes. She began to enjoy the vanity and power that came with her successes, and she would go toe-to-toe with others in order to defend them.
This complex evolution of human nature makes Wen Huixin's image fuller and more acceptable to the audience.
However, the plot twist of George, another main character in the play, seems a little "inexplicable". , the villain who once dealt with Wen Huixin viciously, suddenly worried about her at the end, which made people feel incredible.
This kind of iron-hearted to angelic transition is too contrived, and the lines are stiff. If this is the screenwriter's "surprise" to the audience, it can only be said that it did "surprise" people, but it is more of a negative "joy".
This kind of plot twist is not uncommon in TVB's works, and it is often unbelievable that a big villain will change his mind overnight.
In addition to the problem of the male protagonist's personality, the plots of some important female characters have also had big ups and downs. Zhang Jiayan and Xu Shiqing, two originally leaders in the news industry, eventually collapsed in their careers.
This seems to be a tragic family background deliberately arranged by the screenwriters, which limits their development and makes them pathetic victims. This old-fashioned fatalistic plot not only stereotypes the female image, but also weakens the three-dimensionality of the characters.
What makes the audience laugh the most is the "reunion" setting of the ending.
Enemies become friends, mortal enemies become relatives, all contradictions and antagonisms disappear at once, and everyone stands in the sunshine holding hands and singing and dancing. This ridiculous picture makes people feel uncomfortable and disgusting. Such a far-fetched HE ending is just to please the audience and increase the sense of warmth, but it is destined to backfire if it is too false and unreasonable.
The Hong Kong drama "News Queen" has saved the market of Hong Kong dramas to a certain extent and enhanced its influence in the mainland and Southeast Asia. However, in terms of its own quality, the question of the ending is still obvious.
This work has made too many low-level mistakes, highlighting the creative quagmire that TVB has not been able to really get out of for many years. In order to achieve a qualitative leap, Hong Kong dramas still need more advanced creative techniques and get rid of the previous framework, so as to bring real rebirth and re-entry to the audience.