Recently, the popularity of Spring Festival movies has not decreased, and films such as "Hot and Hot" directed by Jia Ling, the sequel "Flying Life 2" starring Shen Teng and "Article 20" starring Zhao Liying have all achieved good box office results, causing heated discussions among the audience. However, in the film and television industry, in addition to the Chinese New Year blockbuster, the recently launched TV series "The Case of Tang Di Gong" has shown a completely different response.
This work adapted from the Dutch writer Gao Luopei of the same name** focuses on the story of Di Renjie, a famous minister in the Tang Dynasty, who first entered the official career, traveled around the country to solve strange cases, and gradually uncovered the mystery of his life experience in the process of investigation. Frankly speaking, this attempt by a foreign author to portray Chinese historical figures, some of the details of the play do raise deep questions about the audience's cultural relevance and authenticity.
"The Case of Di Gong of the Tang Dynasty" gathers powerful actors such as Zhou Yiwei, Wang Likun, Zhong Chuxi and other leading actors, while Zhang Jiayi, Wang Jinsong, Yin Xiaotian and You Zhiyong and other senior actors also play important roles in different unit stories, jointly building the core lineup of this series. However, despite the star-studded star, the show's current Douban score is only 57 points, word-of-mouth did not meet expectations, and many netizens commented sharply, pointing out the problems and shortcomings of the show, making the show one of the hot topics recently.
In "The Case of Di Gong of the Tang Dynasty", the role of the young Di Renjie played by Zhou Yiwei encountered a strong response from the audience, and his performance was widely criticized for focusing too much on image display rather than digging deep into the connotation of the role, and many netizens thought that his performance was greasy and deliberately handsome, which violated the stability and wisdom that Di Renjie should have. A netizen sharply pointed out: "The higher the expectations for Zhou Yiwei, the greater the disappointment, the image of Di Renjie in the play is far from the image of his deeply rooted Zhiyong detective, he seems to be always reminding the audience to pay attention to his affectionate eyes and exaggerated body movements, but his acting skills are exaggerated." ”
Indeed, a large number of viewers have reflected similar problems, pointing out that Zhou Yiwei pursues self-presentation too much when solving cases in the play, resulting in a contrived and embarrassing performance, which is in stark contrast to the classic character he portrayed in "Embroidered Spring Knife", "Jiaqian Jushi".
Despite this, the problems of "The Case of Di Gong of the Tang Dynasty" are not limited to the performance of Zhou Yiwei, and the plot design in the play has also been controversial. The audience generally reported that the detective process of the show lacked logical coherence, the methods of solving the case were obscure, and there were also disconnects between each case, making it difficult for people to immerse themselves in it. In addition, the emotional line added by the screenwriter for Di Renjie was regarded as a big failure by the majority of netizens, who believed that this move weakened the purity and charm of Di Renjie's detective case, and violated the audience's traditional perception of this role.
However, in the midst of criticism, "The Case of Tang Di Gong" also has something to affirm, such as the exquisite costumes and props in the play, the delicate lens language, and the excellent use of light and shadow and other shooting technical performances, which have won praise from some audiences. However, although the production team has invested a lot of energy in pre-promotion, nearly half of the episodes have been broadcast so far, and the overall word-of-mouth has not met expectations, and there is a big gap with the image presented during the warm-up.
The performances of many powerful actors such as Wang Likun, Wang Jinsong, Zhong Chuxi, etc. in the play have been recognized, and theoretically the score of the play should not have slipped to 5With a score of 7, it is a pity that I failed to pass. At present, "The Case of Tang Di Gong" has not yet been broadcast, and there is still a chance to reverse the criticism. Perhaps the director wants to interpret a new image of Di Renjie through this work, depicting alternative detective stories in the background of the Tang Dynasty from different perspectives, although the Douban score is not high for the time being, but before the ending is revealed, everything is possible.
Is the controversial TV series really as unsatisfactory as many commentators have suggested? What does it look like? Only the audience who has really passed "The Case of Tang Di Gong" can give the most real answer.