Recently, People's Entertainment spoke out and commented on the hit dramas "Sword and Fairy IV" and "Praying for the Present Dynasty", saying that it was the emotional IP that lost the "chivalry" and "soul".
I have to say that such an evaluation is really to the point, in one sentence. Although "Praying for the Present Dynasty" has changed its name, its story content is "Sword and Fairy Six", which is close to the broadcast time of "Sword and Fairy Four", and they are both Xianxia themes, so it is inevitable that they will be discussed together.
As we all know, "Sword and Fairy One" and "Sword and Fairy III" became popular all over the Internet after they were broadcast, and they have become classics in the hearts of many audiences, and the masterpieces are in front, so the audience's expectations for the later series of Sword and Fairy will be relatively high. But how much you expect, how disappointed you are, "Sword and Fairy IV" and "Praying for the Present Dynasty" are quite indescribable.
Let's talk about "Sword and Fairy IV" first, the battle for the position of this drama before the start of the broadcast affected a wave of passers-by, and after the broadcast, it was complained by many game fans, calling it "ruining the classics".
The play mainly revolves around Yun Tianhe, Han Lingsha, Liu Mengli, Murong Ziying and his party, and tells the bloody story of their changing their lives against the sky.
Chen Zheyuan plays the male protagonist Yun Tianhe, his acting skills have regressed a lot, he used to act more naturally and relaxed, here he seems deliberate, staring and pouting, and the performance traces are too heavy.
Ju Jingyi plays Han Lingsha, and she is familiar with eight-character bangs, and her semi-permanent makeup is easy to make people laugh and aesthetically fatigued. Moreover, Ju Jingyi's acting skills are exaggerated, there are many small movements, and she squeezes her eyebrows and eyes too hard.
Liu Mengli, played by Mao Xiaohui, is set to be the first beauty, but her appearance is almost meaningless, not bad-looking, but it is really not amazing, and her eyes are blank and her eyes are empty.
After the show was broadcast, Liu Mengli was the most complained about, Mao Xiaohui sent several dynamic responses, "I'm sorry it's ugly to everyone", she claimed that it was difficult, although she disappointed everyone, but the script was good, the team was very good, I hope the audience can still watch the show.
Mao Xiaohui's response was said by many people to be sincere. But for "Sword and Fairy IV", the audience still has no expectations, mainly because the plot rhythm of the first few episodes is slow and not very attractive, plus the starring acting skills are average, and the special effects are also collapsed.
This drama costs 300 million, but it gives people a shoddy feeling, and the special effects are very cheap, such as the five poisonous beasts, which were ridiculed as soon as they were launched, and they were not as exquisite as the jacarandas in "Sword and Fairy III" more than ten years ago.
In addition, the show also has obvious goofs, and in the ending song, there is a car behind the protagonist group, which is also outrageous.
Look at "Sword and Fairy Six" again, which mainly tells the story of Yue Qi and Yue Jinchao working together to explore the rivers and lakes, looking for memories and revealing their life experiences.
The style of this drama is very young, like a children's drama, and the special effects are also very cheap.
Of course, this is not the most persuasive audience, mainly the heroine Yu Shuxin, whose appearance and acting skills are very weak. In terms of appearance, her face is flat, and her facial features are very ordinary, especially the side face, and her mouth is prominent.
In terms of acting skills, Yu Shuxin's performance is very superficial, especially her clip sound, which is too dramatic, forcibly pretending to be cute, and extremely embarrassing.
After the show was broadcast, most of the audience was persuaded to quit by Yu Shuxin's clip sound, and the screen was full of one-star negative reviews.
Objectively speaking, "Sword and Fairy IV" and "Pray for the Present Dynasty" have poor word-of-mouth popularity, and they are too different from the first and third levels of Sword and Fairy, no wonder the audience doesn't buy it.
Judging from the comments of People's Entertainment, the success of the first two films is inseparable from the careful production, while the latter two are too "plastic", some are shoddy, and the actors' performances are stiff and exaggerated, which does not fit the role, and for various reasons, its reputation has suffered Waterloo.
Not only that, the success of the previous work is because it captured the "soul" of the game and was the chivalrous spirit of the world, and the latter two turned into pure ancient puppet dramas, why did they make the audience tempted and empathetic?
After the People's Entertainment commented, it quickly appeared on the hot search, and many netizens agreed, thinking that this is not a fairy tale drama, but a fairy puppet drama, which really speaks to the audience's heart.
In addition, the "Six Princesses" commented on the movie version of "Flower Thousand Bone", and the host said unceremoniously, "This ** is really bad, and the box office is unusually bleak, which makes me feel that it is the worst at the beginning of the year."
Such an evaluation is pertinent, objective, and realistic, "Flower Thousand Bone" was complained by the whole network after its release, and it was released for 6 days, and the box office was only 54150,000, with a rating of only 39 points, word-of-mouth box office has collapsed, it can be said to be "bloody".
In the face of everyone's complaints, Zhang Chaoli, the director of "Flower Thousand Bone", issued an apology, he said that he was surprised by the unsatisfactory box office, sorry for the team, and said that this is the first batch of films after the resumption of work, which is not easy, and I hope everyone understands and supports.
After the director responded, the producer also posted a response to the controversy, hoping that everyone would support the film more. Although they thought it was an accident, the audience expected it.
Because before the release of the film, everyone was not optimistic, the casting was too unsuccessful, none of the members met the role, Chen Turin has a cold temperament, and is suitable for playing Bai Yueguang, who is in love but can't be loved, instead of the lovely Hua Qiangu.
Li Chengbin, the actor of Bai Zihua, is even worse, not to mention comparing with Huo Jianhua, he can't look at his appearance alone. The words gentle as jade and handsome appearance have nothing to do with him, and they can't support the male lead.
Moreover, the costume of this drama is ugly, and it feels like it is not as exquisite as the big online movie, and the heroine looks like a black demon after blackening, which is really difficult to evaluate.
In addition, the movie version of Sugar Treasure has no aura, and the makeup is also very strange, and it looks very vicissitudes of life, not cute at all.
Relatively speaking, Mao Zijun's appearance is relatively high, and many people think that he is suitable for acting in Baizi painting, but he was arranged to play Qianmo, wearing a red dress, with an inexplicable sense of disobedience.
Fortunately, not all the dramas this year are bad, but there are also brilliant ones, such as "Flowers", Hu Ge, Ma Yili, Tang Yan, and Xin Zhilei have gained popularity again with this drama.
You Benchang, the actor of "Uncle" in the play, moved the audience with his superb acting skills and amazing performance. In addition, it is directed by Wong Kar-wai, a good script and a good actor and director achieve each other, and "Flowers" has been praised continuously after it was broadcast.
On a certain platform, the score of "Flowers" is as high as 85, nearly 300,000 people scored it, giving this score, the show has been on the hot search many times after it was launched, and the topic has continued to rise, which can be said to be "the first hit at the beginning of 2024".
For "Flowers", CCTV's official media spoke highly of it, "It may become a lonely product for a long time". The story line of "Flowers" is complete, the lens is beautiful, and if you pick out a few episodes to watch, you will have the feeling of a high-level unit drama.
It is worth noting that "Flowers" has been filmed for 3 years, and the team has been working hard to polish it, which is why we have today's results. Therefore, sincerity is always nirvana, the audience can see whether the quality of a work is good or bad, and I hope that future dramas can be created with as much effort as "Flowers", instead of blindly making money and wasting feelings.