Wong Kar-wai's first TV series, "Flowers", which has been carefully polished for three years, finally met with you recently.
Before the release of this drama, it was already in the limelight, which can be described as ".If you don't see them, you hear them first
And because of director Wong Kar-wai's reputation, both inside and outside the circle have extremely high expectations for this drama.
Wong Kar-wai's strength still needs not be explained too much, his unique shooting style, and extremely high requirements for the camera and actors, are well known in the circle.
Whether it is "The True Story of A Fei" or "East Evil and West Poison", "In the Mood for Love", or "The Grandmaster", etc. Although there are not many works, the quality of the parts is high.
These classic movies have established Wong Kar-wai's unshakable position in the film industry.
He is very precise about every detail in the movie, and every shot is required to be shot perfectly.
For the performance of the actors, the requirements are also excessive. Every line, look, and movement is carefully designed to be presented to the audience.
Even some actors can't stand such nitpicky requests.
One of the more famous stories is that when Carina Lau was filming a mopping scene, because Wong Kar-wai pursued perfection too much, she always thought that the effect of filming was almost meaningless.
So it was reshot repeatedly, and in the end, the floor was polished by Carina Lau, and even Carina Lau herself wiped it a little hot.
A while ago, during the promotion of the movie, this similar story happened to Tang Yan again.
Some actors shared that Tang Yan had a scene that was passed after filming 86 pieces, and the entire crew felt tired after filming.
Tang Yan, who heard this, also bowed her head and smiled silently, acquiescing to this joking story.
It can be seen that whether it is a movie or a TV series, Wong Kar-wai's shooting style as always makes him have extremely high requirements for his works.
Because of this, "Flowers" took three years to shoot alone, and now you can understand it.
Compared with the production line-like streamlined filming mode in the entertainment industry, many TV dramas appeared quickly like a flash in the pan, and were quickly forgotten by the audience.
And a good director will only concentrate on polishing his works, producing one in three years, and eating one in three years.
At the annual ceremony not long ago, the crew of "Flowers" also worked hard to do publicity.
Especially in the interactive session, when the host asked the four leading actors to use one word to describe their rolesThe three female protagonists have always been humble to each other, and finally let the male protagonist Hu Ge take on this responsibility.
It doesn't matter if Hu Ge speaks, what matters is that as soon as he talks about it, he talks endlessly like a story.
However, his words are still quite accurate, and he summarizes the relationship between the male protagonist and several important women in the play very well.
His remarks also brought more expectations to the audience.
After talking about the relationship between the characters, the host asked each of them to reveal a number of the scheduled date of "Flowers", and then there was a discussion.
During the whole process, the crew of "Flowers" seemed to have a small publicity meeting, which had nothing to do with the awards party.
But it's no wonder that the crew of "Flowers" is too loudBecause this work has received official recognition.
The premiere of "Flowers" was launched at the same time as Yangba and other online platforms. Let's not talk about which online platform it is, just by looking at Yangba, you can know how much weight this drama has.
You must know that the previous broadcasts of Yangba have all been revolutionary historical dramas such as "Crossing the Yalu River" and "Dawn of the East".And this time the release of "Flowers" in Yangba is really different from the past, the official recognition has added another layer of guarantee to the success of "Flowers".
On the evening of December 27th, the ratings of the premiere of "Flowers" reached 2 in ten minutes, which was enough for the director and actors, and also made this drama instantly rush to the hot search list of various online platforms.
There are mixed reviews, so let's take a look at what the most controversial is today.
Based on the comments of netizens on various platforms, the most common complaint is "I don't understand!".”
So if you don't understand this, what can't you understand?Is the plot too outrageous, or is the actors' acting skills too spicy?
We know that "Flowers" is not an original script, but an adaptation of the same name by writer Kim Woo-den.
The background of this ** is Shanghai in the 90s, mainly from the perspective of Shanghai locals, telling the story of a group of young men and women who work hard for their careers and experience various encounters in life.
Its story is also combined with the development of Shanghai at that time, and the development history of Shanghai can also be felt from the story.
This kind of sentiment is not uncommon in Wong Kar-wai's films, and the filming techniques in this TV series are also largely based on the standards of movies.
Many shots in the play are mixed with various lights and shadows. The effect is also a change of light and shadow, the protagonists continue to grow between the staggered lights, and the audience outside the screen can't help but taste various lives together.
may be because of Wong Kar-wai's shooting techniques, many viewers who didn't know before couldn't like this style for the first time, and they felt slightly exaggerated.
Except for the background in the play that people are not very comfortable with,Many viewers reported that the characterization of the protagonists was not very successful
Probably because of the fast pace of the whole process, the audience did not keep up with the role changes of the characters.
Ah Bao, played by Hu Ge, was hit by a car from the beginning, and later turned into a ** investigating the behind-the-scenes incidents, so that the audience had no time to switch.
But in fact, this is also Wong Kar-wai's unique flashback shooting method.
However, most people can't appreciate it, so many people can't understand it and naturally have to change the channel.
In addition to Hu Ge, Ma Yili is also complaining.
Maybe the role she played before was too deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and as soon as she appeared this time, people couldn't help but jump into the scene.
Coupled with the "micro-business head" that has not changed for thousands of years, the delicate tone of the words makes people look at it and can't get in.
Because of various factors, everyone came with full expectations for "Flowers" and left with full regrets.
Even many netizens said:I can't see it, and I will turn the table in 10 minutes.
Zhang Yimou once said to Zhang Ziyi:You don't want to make TV series to make money.
The reason why Zhang Yimou advised Zhang Ziyi like this at the beginning,I'm afraid I don't want to waste her as a good movie actor.
After all, there is still a big difference between shooting a TV series and shooting a movie, and if you don't get it right, you may smash your reputation.
This is true not only for actors, but also for directors.
In fact, it can also be seen from the example of Wong Kar-wai's filming of "Flowers" that TV series and movies are different after all, and the same method can make the movie well, but it does not mean that it is suitable for making TV series and being bought by the audience.
Although Wong Kar-wai has been carefully preparing for three years, the first ** TV series has received all kinds of bad reviews from everyone once it is broadcast, and he even has to change the channel after watching it for 10 minutes, this result is probably not expected by Wong Kar-wai.
However, in general, "Flowers" certainly has unacceptable slots, but the overall effect is a relatively new experience for the audience.
After all, Wong Kar-wai's vision and strength are here, and the show has been polished for such a long time, maybe in the future broadcast, the word-of-mouth reviews of "Flowers" will get better and better.