The audience had expected "To Love for a Long Time" to become the next hit drama, but the ratings and word-of-mouth results of the show were not satisfactory. Yang Zi, an actor who once became popular with costume dramas, seems to have lost his previous magic without the blessing of costume dramas.
In the comment area of Douban's "Love for a Long Time", netizens pointed out that the heroine in the play has a heavy sense of age, and the role of a student is unconvincing, coupled with the old acting skills, she can only perform with stomping, staring, and crying, which makes people unable to resonate.
Some netizens suggested that since it involves themes such as campus and youth, why not find young artists to act? The facial expression is too stiff, and it is full of drama.
The combination of Yang Zi and Fan Chengcheng should have been a big hit, but the performance of "Love for a Long Time" was disappointing. Carefully analyzing the current situation of the show, the real feedback from the market can no longer be ignored.
01 The storyline is bland and there are few highlights, "To Love for a Long Time" is a drama about the reunion of childhood sweethearts after a long absence. The heroine Huang Yingzi is played by Yang Zi, and the male protagonist Jiang Yi is played by Fan Chengcheng.
The two lost touch after the college entrance exam, until they met again years later at a friend's wedding.
"To Love for a Long Time" has been disconnected for more than ten years from a close friend, lacking details, and it is difficult to feel the emotional connection between the hero and heroine. If the later plot can't fill this gap in time and space, the reunion of childhood sweethearts after a long absence may seem like improvisation and lack sincerity.
Although the current plot is described as **, it actually seems to be too slow-paced and the content is monotonous and boring, which makes it difficult for the audience to integrate. In addition, the acting status of Fan Chengcheng and Yang Zi is also believed to have caused a certain drag on the performance of the characters.
Fan Chengcheng's acting skills are blunt and his acting is uncoordinated, which is an objective fact. His plan for his acting career is not clear, although he has starred in movies and TV series, but at the same time, he can't let go of those popular variety shows.
However, reality show variety shows can consume the aura of actors the most, and even senior actors like Huang Lei and Sun Honglei can't resist it, not to mention Fan Chengcheng, a fresh meat idol who is a halfway monk?
What stands out about Fan Chengcheng's acting skills is that the roles he plays have very distinct personality traits. Although he usually doesn't have many scenes, he has managed to create a series of impressive characters through the precise grasp of character setting, such as the characters in "The Door Lock" and "Zeng Boy".
Fan Chengcheng's acting skills are not yet mature, and when he encounters a role that is not suitable for him, his problems will be more obviously exposed. In "Love for a Long Time", Fan Chengcheng looked out of place when he played Jiang Yi in his youth.
His performances lack depth and realism and appear too superficial and contrived. In general, Fan Chengcheng's acting skills are not enough to be qualified for the role of the leading actor.
Zimei's stiff face is even more abrupt in "Love for a Long Time", especially when she was playing a student days. Although she is star-studded on the red carpet and sits in a top-notch position, she can't hide her sense of age in the play.
Yang Zi's performance style is too routine, even in the period of "Sauvignon Blanc", there has been a problem of swollen and stiff face.
Yang Zi's dynamics in the performance show a deliberate sense of strain, and the nasolabial folds on her face are especially noticeable when she is emotionally aroused, and can even cause her facial features to deform. At the same time, the sunken state of her cheeks makes it hard to believe that the character she portrays is still a teenager.
Although in the retouched pictures of fans, Yang Zi's face is slightly swollen, but in the TV series, her facial proportions are balanced, and her facial features are kind and natural. However, from the forehead, apple muscles to the chin, it looks slightly full, which makes people feel that she may have made a slight mistake in body management, and looks a little bloated and lacking in vitality.
Yang Zi's figure in "Love for a Long Time" has reached the extreme plumpness, and it can be seen through her neck and arms that she is indeed a little indulgent during this time. Such a state may be a little incompatible with the role setting of the school flower, and the match with Fan Chengcheng is more like the relationship between the aunt and the eldest nephew.
Although Yang Zi takes a different actor route, she still occupies a traffic position. In order to show her best self, she must pay attention to the management of her body and condition.
After all, the story content of "Love for a Long Time" is mainly about feelings. If the appearance and state are not good, it will affect the audience's ** experience.
Although "Love for a Long Time" shows Yang Zi's acting skills in recent years, we can see that the early Yang Zi made the audience fascinated with her deep empathy and appeal.
However, the current Yang Zi seems to be limited by the increasingly homogeneous idol drama production model, and her acting performance is becoming more and more patterned.
In "Love for a Long Time", Yang Zi's emotional interpretation style seems to be reminiscent of Qiu Yingying in "Ode to Joy". Her performances are always full of outgoing and loud laughter and crying, which is different from the character traits of Huang Yingzi itself.
Although this kind of emotional expression may be called a "suspended setting" of several lives in ancient puppet dramas, it may be more suitable to be called "upside" in normal life emotional dramas.
Yang Zi's performance style is too strong, and even the emotions of daily life are often exaggerated by her. In "Sweet Honey Sinks Like Frost", her eyes are full of brilliance, but in "Love for a Long Time" it looks numb and empty.
Yang Zi's performance in "Love for a Long Time" was disappointing, and her performance in state and acting skills made this drama lose the charm of attracting the audience to continue to **. This is also a problem for many post-85s and post-90s Hua Dan, there is no problem with eating idol meals with aura when they are young, but as they grow older, youth idol themes have become forbidden areas.
An actor like Liu Yifei, whose appearance and temperament are highly recognized, now dare not play junior and senior high school students in youth themes.
Although "To Love for a Long Time" has just been launched, except for the screen filters and transition shots that show a certain aesthetic level, other aspects are not satisfactory. The actor's acting skills are lacking, and too much emphasis is placed on personal labels, and the heroine's appearance is not satisfactory.
The expressiveness of the whole drama is full of templates and routines, lacking innovation and uniqueness.
To Love for a Long Time may be difficult to attract the attention of the public in the later stage, except for the surprising plot. However, this drama provides a warning for Yang Zi, who is at a turning point in her career, that transformation may have become an inevitable trend.
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