In this year's domestic TV series, who will be awarded the honor of the best drama king of the year?
The competition between the two TV series is extremely fierce, and one of them won a 9 on Douban4 points for "The Long Season".
There is also a period drama that has only recently started, called "Flowers".
Although the TV series "Flowers" has just started airing, according to the platform's statistics, the show has already received more than 60,000 audience ratings, of which the rating is as high as 95 points.
The drama "Flowers" is known for its excellent configuration and surprising lineup, although it was Wang Bang from the beginning, but with the launch of this drama, the controversy related to it has also emerged.
"Flowers" integrates the background of the times, commercial elements and the unique literary and artistic techniques of director Wong Kar-wai, which makes it difficult for "Flowers" to attract a lot of popular attention while maintaining its high style. Due to the limitations of the subject matter, it is still unknown whether the market will be willing to buy.
Fortunately, the high ratings of the TV series "Flowers" provide a reassuring guarantee for the audience. After two episodes premiered on CCTV, ratings soared to 19. The market share is close to 10%, and it has successfully won the honor of being the first in the country.
It is precisely because of this performance that "Flowers" has gained the same reputation and development potential as "The Long Season", a work that is extremely excellent in terms of discussion and word-of-mouth.
So, where are the dark horse characteristics in the work "Flowers"?
In fact, judging by its artistic style and background, "Flowers" is very different from the image of the 90s. It has almost lost its unique style of the 90s, and there is no sign of reform and opening up at all. But it must be admitted that Wong Kar-wai's lens captured "Flowers" is the general impression of Shanghai by the public.
It is still stuck in the twenties and thirties of the twentieth century, lavish and extravagant, and the Ten Mile Ocean Field is known as the Paris of the East, which mixes attraction and **, making the poor out of reach, while the rich gather together.
Wong Kar-wai's footage captures the endless night in Shanghai, which is transformed into sparkling fireworks and depicted as a woman's fiery lips.
Although it looks ethereal and literary, and does not quite match the current era setting, it has a unique charm and striking characteristics.
This may be the first time that most viewers have experienced a noticeable difference between a cinematic and a TV series-level shot.
* After the premiere of "Flowers", I have to say that after three years of foreign polishing, "Flowers" is indeed worth it.
Flowers is a narrative that combines the times and fate, although the flowers have withered, but the rain has not stopped, the characters and times in the story are like blooming flowers, although they are prosperous, they will eventually wither.
The opening plot of the work "Flowers" is precisely in the context of such a vibrant and energetic era, and a male protagonist who is waiting for him to bloom appears.
The protagonist of the story, Ah Bao (played by Hu Ge), is a person who values love and righteousness, has business intelligence, has an excellent fate with women, has a strong sense of responsibility, and his emotions are very stable.
Although the storyline is full of changing times and fragmented plots, which can hardly attract the audience's attention, through a well-designed main line and the charm of the intriguing protagonist, these fragmented plots and intertwined timelines can be tightly connected to make the audience even more enthralled.
In the plot that has been launched, at least the first two episodes have confused the audience, "What is this playing?".What to do?"Is this called a plot?This is exactly the emotional experience that most viewers have in the first two episodes.
Since the third episode of the TV series, Po's life has experienced a series of ups and downs. He met many different people, some noble and some wicked. Under Wong Kar-wai's aesthetic, he developed deep emotional and business connections with these people. The audience seems to be immersed in the world of film films, reliving the good memories of those boyhoods, feeling the end of the era and the flow of time.
In the first episode, Po successfully completed the transformation process of Mr. Bao.
In the second episode, Mr. Bao appears on the Yellow River Road.
Subsequently, in a business environment full of uncertainty, Mr. Bao launched fierce competition with foreign trade business. Po's fate unfolded quickly in front of the audience, and every step and decision he made was undoubtedly a victory. However, both the aesthetics and rhythmic texture of the shots seem to convey a message to the viewer: ability and luck are inextricably linked.
The ups and downs of fate are only a moment, and many momentary choices point to the end of fate. "The Long Season?".is such a story, it tells the story of two women, two men, each of them after experiencing a cycle of life and death, and then both return to the original starting point - between love and life. Such a depth of plot makes me often recall the work "The Long Season", which is full of the charm of time, space and fate.
In "Flowers", the characters show an emotional depth that the director has imparted.
In many domestic TV dramas, some unusual shots and techniques can often be seen, and the director moves from the stage behind to the front of the stage, and the audience will express their opinions while appreciating.
Why spend so much time and effort?”
Although Wong Kar-wai's style is very different from Hu Ge's, his shots appear very gentle. When the camera falls on Hu Ge's face, Wong Kar-wai is just a bystander, and his shot is full of emotion and affection for the character.
In the second episode, Wong Kar-wai observes Hu Ge in all directions with two different lenses, starting from an objective perspective and constantly improving Hu Ge's personal charm.
The audience's initial impression is that Hu Ge is very handsome, but if you analyze it carefully, you will find that Hu Ge's handsomeness in "Flowers" is not like himself, he is Ah Bao, a character created under Wong Kar-wai's aesthetics.
Except for the actor Ah Bao, in the work "Flowers", every actor performed quite well.
Xin Zhilei plays the role of Li Li, every minute and every second is like a beautiful painting, her charm and arrogance do not conflict, when she appears in front of the camera, it is like a miracle.
The character of Reiko played by Ma Yili is frank, outspoken, and snarky, but she is an upright person. She is smart but not vulgar, loves wealth but not selfishness. Ma Yili's Shanghai accent makes the character more regional, and Wong Kar-wai's support for the actor is not only about the appearance, but also about the inner strength.
Regarding Tang Yan's role as Miss Wang in "Flowers", it is really worrying. Tang Yan's excellent acting skills in idol dramas are well known, and she is not on the same stage as Hu Ge and Xin Zhilei. But in the work "Flowers", Tang Yan's performance was not surprising. In this era of luxury, she plays Miss Wang, who is as busy as a cow, working and doing business, eating and handling daily work.
Although it cannot be denied how compelling Tang Yan's character of Miss Wang is, the role she ultimately presents is undoubtedly extremely attractive.
In the work "Flowers", all the actors and characters have been carefully polished by Wong Kar-wai, and they show distinctive Wong Kar-wai characteristics, which is in line with Wong Kar-wai's aesthetic tonality. But in the whole play, the only actor who makes me feel as if I am in the atmosphere is undoubtedly You Benchang.
The role of the uncle played by You Benchang is not inferior to the protagonist A Bao in terms of charm, his tone is unique and his style is also different.
In a TV series full of emotion about fate, You Benchang seems to have opened the eyes of God. His eyes as he gazed at Po were full of seriousness and depth, as if he was looking back on his past, as if he was having a conversation with this era.
On the whole, the TV series "Flowers" does have a certain degree of difficulty in chasing dramas, but in the plots that have been launched, whether it is the highlights of the plot, the rhythm of the texture, or the shaping of the actors, they all perform very well without any flaws.
About what exactly did the "flowers" fall on?
Wait for the flowers to bloom for a while, and when the story comes to an end, you can stand in the last position, looking down on the past and feeling deeply sad.
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