In the TV series "Return to the Ruins of the South China Sea", Ruan Hei's tragic encounter sparked heated discussions among the audience about the fate of the characters. However, compared with the original book, the arrangement of Ruan Hei in the play seems to be a bit of a snake, making the storyline seem unnatural. Let's dive into this plot and its possible impact on the plot as a whole.
At first, Hu Bayi showed extreme distrust of Ruan Hei. This is because the play deliberately avoids the identity of Hu Bayi and Nguyen Hei, that is, Hu Bayi is a soldier who once participated in the Vietnam War, while Nguyen Hei is Vietnamese. Such an identity setting makes Hu Bayi full of incomprehensible and contradictory emotions towards Ruan Hei.
Hu's hostility stemmed from his bitter memories of the Vietnam War. This traumatic experience made him feel intolerant of Ruan Hei's identity, because Ruan Hei's face made him involuntarily think of the sacrifice of his comrades. Thus, Hu Bayi's hostility seemed taken for granted at first, rather than simply distrustful.
However, in the development of the plot, Hu Bayi and Ruan Hei experienced a series of dangers together, which made Hu Bayi's attitude towards Ruan Hei change. Facing the test of life and death together, the contradiction between the two gradually eased, leaving behind emotional changes that make people feel emotional.
However, the play takes a dramatic approach to Ruan Hei's death. The plot in the original book is relatively concise and reasonable, while in the play, the cause of Ruan Hei's death is exaggerated into a tragedy related to the fight between the mermaid, the fat man, and Uncle Ming. This change seems to be intended to increase the tension of the plot, but it seems to be a bit of a big deal.
In the play, Ruan Hei's students Duo Ling and Gu Chai did not show anger and accountability for the actions of the fat man and Uncle Ming. This seems logically unnatural, especially given how important Nguyen Hei is to them. This kind of plot setting makes the characters' emotional responses appear incoherent and does not conform to the character's setting.
Eventually, the audience may wonder about Ruan Hei's arrangement in the play and wonder what the significance of such a change is. Perhaps to highlight the negative image of the fat character, but this treatment makes the overall plot seem too pretentious, and people can't help but wonder what is the meaning behind this kind of painting.
On the whole, the TV series "Return to the Ruins of the South China Sea" may pay more attention to logical coherence when shaping characters and dealing with the plot, avoid excessive exaggeration and adding to the snake, and show the development of the characters and the advancement of the story in a more natural way.
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