"Flowers" is a high-profile TV series, its unique setting in Shanghai in the 90s, at a critical time when fashion trends are surging, and the audience is deeply enthralled.
However, the show's reviews are mixed, forming a strong polarization. Although the picture of the play is exquisite and amazing, it also makes some viewers feel dramatic because of the sense of fragmentation of the picture.
At the crucial moment of Shanghai fashion presentation in the 90s, "Flowers" unexpectedly incorporated Hong Kong-style style and ** style, which made the audience confused by director Wong Kar-wai's theme expression.
Audiences criticized Wong Kar-wai for his failure to accurately recreate Shanghai in the 90s, believing that he had a poor grasp of the context of the time. However, Wong Kar-wai's directing style has always been unique, and his work has attracted attention for its exquisite images and poetic narratives.
In "Flowers", his style is continued, and he is committed to breaking the traditional narrative structure through the integration of images and **, and creating a unique artistic atmosphere with a unique lens language.
Viewers can feel his meticulous attention to detail in this work, revealing his unique vision of fashion through carefully constructed scenes and costume designs.
Although "Flowers" strives to restore the fashion style of Shanghai in the 90s in terms of plot and scenes, it has caused the audience to question the excessive introduction of Hong Kong-style and ** style elements, believing that this is different from the actual fashion atmosphere at that time, resulting in an unreal appearance.
The role of Miss Wang, played by Tang Yan, the protagonist in the play, has also sparked widespread discussion about her acting skills. The audience was generally dissatisfied with her silly white sweet acting skills, believing that she failed to accurately create a capable and decisive image of the character.
Especially when showing the character characteristics of the characters, Tang Yan's performance was criticized as embarrassing, which was far from the image of a strong woman depicted in the original book.
The audience's dissatisfaction with Tang Yan's silly and sweet style in "Flowers" is mainly because the role she plays does not match Miss Wang's professional background and personality characteristics, resulting in a certain sense of distress in the plot.
Her acting skills were criticized for being too dull and failing to fully show the competence and decisiveness of the role, which made the audience question her performance in the play. In contrast, You Benchang's outstanding performance in "Flowers" deserves high praise.
Especially the role of his uncle, he showed very superb acting skills and successfully presented the image of a master in the shopping mall. Uncle is an old artist, and his atmosphere is vividly displayed under You Benchang's interpretation.
At the beginning, my uncle presented himself as a leisurely old man, closing his eyes and recuperating himself, unmoved by the outside world. However, when he saw the young Po change into a suit, his uncle's eyes instantly glowed.
In general, You Benchang's acting skills have been unanimously recognized by the audience, and Tang Yan's performance needs to be improved in this regard.
In this link, You Benchang's performance made people deeply feel his uncle's recognition of Ah Bao and his memories of the past years. The uncle in the mall always pointed out the problem with a firm tone.
When communicating with Po about the personnel of the mall, he sat calmly in the chair and was full of aura. Through precise expression and voice control, You Benchang successfully shaped his uncle's extraordinary wisdom and rich experience in shopping malls.
The performances of the leading actors Hu Ge and Xin Zhilei are also amazing. Hu Ge showed the stability of his acting skills in the role of Bao. From an ordinary ordinary person to a rich second generation who became rich overnight, Hu Ge successfully shaped Bao's transformation in the development of the plot.
He skillfully captures the youthful vitality of the character, and shows the flamboyance of youth in the way of cycling. And when he put on the suit, he successfully changed the character's temperament from flamboyant to mature and steady, showing Po's growth process.
And Hu Ge's fluent Shanghainese makes the characters more three-dimensional, making it easier for the audience to immerse themselves in the plot. Xin Zhilei's performance in the role of Li Li is also highly praised.
Through her superb performance, she successfully created the image of Li Li who is strong on the outside and capable in the middle. Li Li came to Shanghai alone to struggle, and finally gained a firm foothold in the bustling city, showing the tenacity and courage of women.
Xin Zhilei subtly highlights the mystery of Li Li in her interpretation, making the audience curious about this character. Her performance gives Lee Lee the character depth and layer, adding more drama to the plot.
Hu Ge and Xin Zhilei's performance in "Flowers" is of great significance to the advancement of the plot. With their steady acting skills and vivid interpretation, they successfully show the complexity of the characters and make it easier for the audience to resonate.
The excellence of the two actors infuses more emotion and tension throughout the series. Tang Yan's performance is out of touch with her character image, not only in terms of emotional expression, but also in shaping Miss Wang's capable image.
The audience questioned her performance on different occasions, such as her lack of solemnity in business negotiations, her indifference to important scenes, and her lack of anger and determination in the face of hooligan bullying.
Tang Yan's performance seriously affects the viewing effect of the overall plot.
Because Tang Yan failed to accurately convey Miss Wang's personality characteristics, the characters appeared awkward in the progress of the plot and were not in harmony with the background of the whole story. It is difficult for the audience to fully participate in the plot, because her performance makes the character image and the original setting have a significant gap, causing discomfort to the audience.
The incoherence of the plot and the inconsistency of the audience's expectations may also be the negligence of the producer in the performance of the plot. If the audience feels that the plot, character behavior, or scene transitions in the play seem too far-fetched, there may be a sense of fracture.
This may be due to the planning of the script, the actors' interpretation, or mistakes in the post-production process, which make the whole feel unreal. In this case, the audience's expectations and understanding are far from the actual presentation of the plot, resulting in the emergence of a sense of levitation.
Therefore, whether it is the director's intention or the feeling of suspension caused by production mistakes, we should be careful to deal with it. If the director wants to convey this feeling, then this feeling should serve the plot and not confuse the audience.
If it's a production issue, we can improve the viewer's perception through post-production fixes or more elaborate productions, thereby improving the overall quality of the series. At present, the audience's evaluation of the series is polarized, mainly focusing on the suspension of the plot, the performance of the characters and the acting skills of some actors.
Viewers generally believe that the sense of levitation in the plot makes the plot seem unrealistic and deviates from their expectations.
Some people have strong criticism of the acting skills of Miss Wang's character played by Tang Yan, thinking that her silly white sweet performance does not match the character setting, which affects the perception of the whole play.
Overall, "Flowers" has sparked a situation of polarized reviews among viewers. Positive reviews mainly focus on the visual expressiveness of the episode and the excellent acting skills of some of the actors, while negative reviews mainly focus on the incoherence of the plot and the performance of some of the actors.
This extreme disagreement in evaluation has made "Flowers" a widely watched and controversial TV drama work.