In the domestic TV drama market in 2024, period dramas are still the pioneers leading the trend. "Flowers" and "Dajiang Dahe 3" are both adapted from the best-selling period dramas, both set in the 90s, and both focus on individual struggles and social changes in the wave of reform and opening up. However, the reputation of the two dramas is very different, and "Flowers" ends with 8The high score of 2 won unanimous praise from the audience, while "Dajiang Dahe 3" was complained and questioned by the audience. The reason for this, in addition to the differences in plot, style, atmosphere, etc., is another important factor, which is acting. After watching "Flowers" and then watching "Dajiang Dahe 3", the acting skills are really no comparison, no harm.
Flowers is directed by Wong Kar-wai, Hu Ge, Ma Yili, Tang Yan, Xin Zhilei, etc. starring in a contemporary urban drama, adapted from Jin Yucheng's name, the story revolves around Bao, in the early nineties of the last century, in the era of Huanghuang, everyone competed for the top, and Bao also became Mr. Bao, who had succeeded and failed, leaving a legend among the children of the tide in Shanghai. There have been golden brilliance, there has been a long stream of fine water, men and women, ups and downs, and the love and truth of an era. "Dajiang Dahe 3" is a period drama directed by Kong Sheng, directed by Sun Molong and Liu Hongyuan, starring Wang Kai, Yang Shuo, Dong Zijian, Yang Caiyu, etc., adapted from Anai's ** "Dajiang East Go", which is the final chapter of the "Dajiang Dahe" series.
In the play, the careers of Song Yunhui, Lei Dongbao, Yang Xun, and Liang Sishen will move towards a broader world with the surge of the times, show their strength in the era of reform full of more challenges and opportunities, and look to the future. The cast of the two dramas is powerful, but there is an obvious gap in the performance of acting skills. The actors of "Flowers" can accurately grasp the character, emotions and motivations of the characters, and interpret the inner world of the characters with delicate performances, so that the audience can feel the charm and truth of the characters. The actors of "Big River 3" seem a little powerless and unable to fully integrate into the characters, and the performances appear stiff, dull and deliberate, making the audience feel that the characters are bland and false.
Taking the male protagonists of the two dramas as an example, Hu Ge and Wang Kai are both powerful actors and have rich acting experience, but in these two dramas, their acting skills are very different. Hu Ge played Ah Bao in "Flowers", a street gangster who has been in the alleys of Shanghai since he was a child, with wit, courage and luck, he has become a leader in the business world in the tide of reform and opening up, but he has also experienced the ups and downs of life, the hard pursuit of love, and finally found his true nature in the prosperity. Hu Ge's performance is very natural and smooth, he uses Shanghainese-style lines and rich body language to show Bao's shrewdness, cunning, heroism, enthusiasm, affection, loneliness and other facets, allowing the audience to see a three-dimensional and vivid character, and also feel the changes of an era.
Wang Kai played Song Yunhui in "Dajiang Dahe 3", a technician who grew from a state-owned enterprise to the president of a multinational company, experienced the baptism of reform and opening up, and also faced many difficulties in career, family, and emotion, and finally found balance and harmony in the precipitation of the years. Wang Kai's performance is a bit dull and monotonous, he uses a flat tone and expression to show Song Yunhui's rationality, calmness, calmness, fortitude, perseverance and other characteristics, but he ignores Song Yunhui's inner turmoil and changes, so that the audience can see a flat and monotonous character, and they can't feel the passion and turmoil of an era.
The gap in acting skills between the two dramas is not only a problem of individual actors, but also a problem of the style and atmosphere of the entire series. "Flowers" is directed by Wong Kar-wai, his directing style is known for its realism, delicacy and profundity, and his requirements for the actors are also very high, he will constantly adjust and direct the actors' performances, so that they can fully integrate into the characters and interpret the story with the most real emotions. "Dajiang Dahe 3" is directed by Kong Sheng, his directing style is known for being grandiose, spectacular, and enthusiastic, and his requirements for actors are also relatively relaxed, he will give actors more free space, so that they can play freely and show the story with the most enthusiastic attitude.
The gap in acting skills between the two dramas is also a reflection of the creative concepts and purposes of the two dramas. "Flowers" is a character-centered drama, and its purpose is to show the style and changes of an era through the fate and emotions of the characters, so that the audience can empathize, resonate and think. "Dajiang Dahe 3" is a drama series with events as the main line, and its purpose is to show the trend and trend of an era through the occurrence and impact of events, so that the audience can understand and recognize, and produce awe and admiration. In short, after watching "Flowers" and then watching "Dajiang Dahe 3", the acting skills are really no harm if there is no comparison.