The domestic drama market in 2023 really did not disappoint, and the two masterpieces "Hurricane" and "The Long Season" are enough to surprise people.
Unexpectedly, near the end of the year, Wong Kar-wai, who had been silent for many years, served another hard dish for everyone: the first 4 episodes of the era business war drama "Flowers" broke 26, so that many viewers successfully entered the pit.
In the turbulent 90s and Wong Kar-wai's unique aesthetics of light and shadow, the dreamlike Shanghai Tang unfolds like a picture scroll, and the story told is full of sincerity and power.
From the restaurant owner to the cigarette vendor, each character is filled with a sense of the times striving for the top, and this unbridled growth of the spirit is very in line with the temperament of the city of Shanghai, and it also invisibly infects the audience.
The chaotic relationships between the characters and the intertwined multi-line narrative make the advancement of the plot full of dramatic tension and unexpected suspense. I like to see this kind of extreme tricks between masters, the surface is calm, but in fact the undercurrent is surging.
The casting is also true everywhere, it was for Hu Ge, but I didn't expect that the supporting roles were "Wang Bang"!
The male protagonist Hu Ge is handsome to a new height in the play, and under the carving of Wong Kar-wai's lens, from the unknown Ah Bao to the admired Mr. Bao, his gorgeous turn firmly caught the audience's attention.
The haute couture suit is paired with a big back with a sense of age, and the moment I look back, my eyes are as warm as jade, revealing the ambition of longing for success, which makes people feel ruthless across the screen.
As a native of Shanghai, Hu Ge completed Bao's transformation well in the play.
In the first two episodes, his words and deeds were full of the taste of money, but as the story unfolded, Po tasted all the ups and downs, success or failure, and became more and more comfortable in the world and business mall, exuding the charm of the characters little by little.
If Hu Ge's performance is expected, then the supporting roles in the play can be described as amazing. Everyone has the strength to be independent, and the limelight even suppressed the male protagonist.
As soon as the old man You Benchang appeared on the stage, he gave people a feeling of being the head of the word, the performance method without traces, the original lines, the lack of anger and self-authority in his eyes, and the character image stood up.
The uncle he played took Bao to see the world, although he was not tall, he walked with the wind, and his steady pace showed his once commanding figure.
Who would have thought that the man who turned the model into a bodyguard back then would become someone else's bodyguard this time.
How exquisite the old man's acting skills are, when the uncle saw the scene of Po raising a glass after the makeover, he seemed to see himself when he was young, the former teenager was already gray-haired, and the tears in his eyes and the wrinkles on his cheeks were all plays!
Although the current Bao Zong is in crisis, as long as there is an uncle in charge, it makes people feel very down-to-earth, and no one can replace the aura of strategizing, and one person has raised the ceiling of the whole drama.
Ma Yili is also an old acquaintance of everyone, and the Lingzi she plays is a shrewd philistine in every move, but she is heart-wrenching to Mr. Bao.
Especially in the rivalry between the two, Reiko said that Mr. Bao's words were always sweet and thorny, and the big truths were one after another, and the dancing did not look like acting.
But in front of outsiders, she will never allow people to say that Mr. Bao is not at all, this man's face, she is holding it in the palm of her hand, she really loves it.
Xin Zhilei's appearance this time is really beautiful, although she is only the third female lead, she has a noisy demeanor. When you wear fur and sunglasses, you are so charming that anyone who looks at them will be confused.
Li Li played by her is a strong upstart on the Yellow River Road, ostensibly a proprietress who runs a restaurant, but after a series of operations, it is definitely not that simple.
In the confrontation with Mr. Bao, she saw the moves, and the cards in her hand seemed to be unfinished!In Shanghai, where men have the right to speak, she can break out of the place, not only by her beauty, but also by the aura of the beauty. makes the audience full of anticipation for the future of this character.
Tang Yan finally found the right way to open herself this time, completely let go of the idol baggage, and the Miss Wang she played was quite outstanding.
Mali's female assistant only wants to engage in a career, and every time she appears, she has a feeling of being in a hurry, although she is a little anxious but has her own principles, and she has a tacit understanding with Mr. Bao.
I especially like the-for-tat picture of her and Li Li, two women with completely different personalities can be described as sparks, and they feel that they are going to fight directly in the next second.
In addition, the performances of actors such as Chen Long, Dong Yong, and Zheng Kai in the play are also particularly eye-catching, plus Huang Jue, Yu Entai, Lin Xilei, Yang Haoyu and other powerful factions who have not yet appeared on the stage, which is even more full of the audience's expectations.
The supporting roles are too brilliant for the audience, but it is a good thing for the audience, and the wonderful group drama is definitely more interesting than the one-man show of one person. If you're in the middle of a farce, "Flowers" is definitely a good choice.
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