As the TV series of the great director Wong Kar-wai, "Flowers" has also suffered a wave of bad reviews while attracting much attention. Despite having a number of star actors such as Hu Ge, the TV series still faces many problems. The audience complained about its dim color tone, procrastinating plot, greasy and other aspects, and Hu Ge could not save the decline of "Flowers".
The main point of the audience after the launch of "Flowers" is that the plot is too stream-of-consciousness, resulting in a sluggish and chaotic overall rhythm. The great director Wong Kar-wai tends to use images to tell the story, but in the creation of TV dramas, the advancement of the plot should come first. And so this sense of disconnection arises. Although the graphics are very delicate and every frame can be screensaved, the plot development is ignored. Especially Hu Ge's role, which is not only handsome, but also progresses slowly. The audience believes that "Flowers" pays too much attention to the atmosphere of the picture and ignores the development of the plot.
In addition, the procrastination of the plot is also one of the focuses of the audience's complaints. Wong Kar-wai's depiction of details is very detailed, but the long display and complicated description lead to the slow progress of the plot. Audiences expect to see a more tight and tense plot development rather than being haunted by a dragging narrative.
Flowers is set in Shanghai in the 90s, which is already a modern city. However, the scenes chosen in the series often give people a feeling similar to "The History of the Disappearance of Romantic". This kind of background confusion brings confusion to the audience, and they can't really substitute for the plot, resulting in a disconnect between the perception and the plot. The audience's sense of substitution for the plot is not strong, and it is difficult to really invest in the series.
The picture texture of the TV series "Flowers" is one of its great advantages, but while overemphasizing the contrast and texture of light and dark, it ignores the influence of the audience's viewing equipment. The overall picture is dark, emphasizing the contrast between light and dark in natural light, which is very unfriendly to viewers using mobile devices**. In addition, some of the scenes in the series sometimes speed up and sometimes slow down, and the plot of the first episode of the series is unclear, which also leads to the loss of viewers.
The plot of "Flowers" is relatively erratic, lacking grounding as a whole, and overly pursuing mystery and blankness. In recent years, popular realistic dramas, such as "The World" and "The Long Season", have become national hits precisely because of their emphasis on down-to-earthness. However, "Flowers" overemphasizes the tone and the taste of the old society, and lacks resonance with the audience. Some angles and shooting techniques are too deliberate, giving people a greasy feel and making the audience feel overly forced. This is fatal for a TV series. Although the original book itself has the problem of story coherence, when the TV series is adapted, the plot should be further revised and established.
Despite the blessing of Hu Ge and many other stars, Wong Kar-wai's TV series "Flowers" received a flood of bad reviews after it was launched. The audience questioned the slow response of the plot, the style was too strong, the picture was dark, and the plot was erratic. Hu Ge, as a top-notch male god, is also difficult to save the situation of this TV series. It remains to be seen whether "Flowers" can cause another climax in the deepening of the plot. The existence of this series of problems reminds us that in the production of TV dramas, we cannot only rely on star halos and big IPs, but pay attention to the advancement of the plot and the resonance of the audience, and present more high-quality works to the audience.