The Xianxia drama that we were looking forward to is now as if it has lost its original soul, and people can't help but sigh that she is really no longer good without Hu Ge.
A few days ago, I turned on the TV and happened to watch "Sword and Fairy IV" for a while. Seeing that my eyes were dark, I decisively changed the channel. is also a change, these four changes make people scold der. "Sword and Fairy Six" also appeared, but he was worried that it would be too deeply related to the previous work and the result would not be good, so he was forced to change its name to "Pray for the Present Dynasty". However, these two dramas failed to make waves in the hearts of the audience.
Just when Xianxia dramas were springing up, "Flower Thousand Bone" starring Chen Turin encountered Waterloo. CCTV Movie Channel mercilessly criticized this film as the first bad work of the year, and the final box office was only mediocre, and the director had to bow his head and apologize for the work.
Looking back on the 13 to 14 Xianxia dramas that have attracted much attention in the past two years, few of them can cause a sensation on social **. The year before last, "Canglan Jue" became a leader in truly achieving the circle-breaking effect, making actors such as Wang Hedi, Zhang Linghe and Yu Shuxin famous in one fell swoop.
However, recent Xianxia dramas have generally been criticized because they no longer retain elements of the romantic tragedies of the past. Life and death are no longer insurmountable, and love has become reincarnated. The audience lost sympathy for the plot of the character's resurrection, and the emotional scene became a laughing stock.
In terms of plot development, Xianxia dramas gradually abandoned the elements of chivalry, and replaced them with an overemphasis on mythological elements such as the heavenly realm, the gods, and the god of war. The memorable ranger elements in the classic Xianxia** have also disappeared in modern dramas, and the stories of small people such as Li Xiaoyao and Sedum have become a thing of the past.
In the era of traffic in the new era, TV series producers are often eager to replicate successful hits, resulting in the content becoming the same. However, the touching core of the classic Xianxia drama has not been deeply explored, resulting in a general lack of innovation and depth in the current plot.
The audience seems to have forgotten that the bones of the Chinese are full of romance, and they have an inexplicable yearning for life and death, leisure, and heroism. For the true connotation of those classic Xianxia dramas, modern people rarely think deeply about it. Let's look back, in the early Xianxia era of "The Legend of Sword and Fairy 1", did there a trace of nostalgia swell in our hearts?
But if you want to talk about nostalgia, you can't forget the frequent guest of Xianxia dramas - Hu Ge. He seems to be the soul of Xianxia drama, and without him, Xianxia drama has become boring. His "The Legend of Sword and Fairy III" can be called a classic among the classics, and his Mozi leaned on the sword to dance a piece of the country, which makes people have endless memories to this day. His departure undoubtedly deprived the entire Xianxia drama world of an irreplaceable king.
Speaking of which, the recent Xianxia drama seems to have moved away from the original intoxicating classics. The gap between life and death seems to have been filled, and love is no longer a bet on that reincarnation. When the audience sees the characters come back from the dead, they only feel bored, as if death has become a farce.
In terms of plot development, we see that Xianxia dramas have gradually abandoned the essence of chivalry, and turned to obsessed with mysterious elements such as the heavenly realm, the gods, and the god of war. I remember that in the previous Xianxia**, the images of those rangers who were brave and unwilling to be mediocre have now become a thing of the past. Who still remembers the stories of Li Xiaoyao, Sedum and other small people at the beginning? Today, these heroes are just forgotten in the long river of history.
In this era when traffic is king, TV series producers seem to prefer to choose to reproduce successful hits rather than digging deep into the soul of Xianxia dramas. The emotional cores that touch people's hearts in classic Xianxia dramas are now easily abandoned. Isn't it tempting to sigh whether these producers are lost in the chase of numbers and the market, ignoring the essence of the play.
Let's reminisce about "The Legend of Sword and Fairy 1", the representative of the early Xianxia drama. In that era, the plot was full of twists and turns, the characters were vivid and three-dimensional, and every test of life and death was a baptism of the soul. Now, however, audiences are more willing to chase the ethereal mythological elements than to pursue the real and deep emotional experience.
Speaking of all this, I can't help but think of the current Xianxia drama that has left Hu Ge. His departure seemed to be the end of an era. Every time he appears, it is a pinnacle of Xianxia dramas. And now, Xianxia drama seems to have lost her soul, and without Hu Ge, she really can't do it.
Perhaps, modern people have blurred the true connotation of Xianxia dramas, or have been submerged by the wave of commercialization. However, that yearning for life and death, leisure, and heroism will always exist in our bones. Perhaps, only by reviewing those classic Xianxia dramas can we regain the long-lost emotional resonance.