This drama is mainly based on revolutionary themes, telling the story of the transformation of communists from pioneers to pioneers, represented by ***
It inspires modern youth to draw wisdom and experience from the party's century-old history of struggle and constantly strive to move forward.
There are many characters in the play, in addition to *** and Sun Yat-sen, there is also Song Qingling.
Although Song Jia is a veteran actor, her interpretation has not been recognized by the audience.
Her gentleness and demure cannot be replicated.
However, Song Qingling, played by Song Jia, does not reflect this kind of demure at all.
Instead, she looks more like a seasoned actor examining her new role.
Song Jia doesn't see a trace of gentleness and serenity on her face, but more like a capable urban woman, and her unique jawbone adds some firm beauty to her.
If she plays a tough role, Song Jia may have no sense of disobedience, but it is a little inappropriate to play Song Qingling.
Her face looks like she has been worn by life, with deep nasolabial folds and sunken eye sockets.
All the warmth around her seems to be sucked away, leaving only an indifferent expression that creates a sense of distance between her and the audience.
In addition, in the play, Song Jia's height appears to be very tall, standing with Ma Huahua, who plays Sun Yat-sen, like an old man guarding the lighthouse.
The two are standing together very incongruously, making people feel like an elder and a well-behaved daughter standing together.
Song Jia and Song Qingling are completely different characters and cannot be put together.
Song Jia's performance and conversation could not show Song Qingling's lofty knowledge and elegant image.
Many netizens also said that Song Jia has always had a bitter gourd face in the play.
Why CCTV was commented that the casting failed finally understood, but this is not because of Song Jia's poor acting skills, but because the role of Song Qingling is really difficult to interpret.
She is not only politically far-sighted, but also ideologically and culturally profound.
In that era, she became a role model for many women, giving them strength.
Therefore, in addition to having the temperament of an oriental woman, playing this role also requires a firm heart.
may be because Song Jia is young and cannot deduce Song Qingling's temperament.
In the play, Song Jia's performance is more like the image of an aunt who has been sharpened by trivial life, and the real Song Qingling was very elegant at that time.
In addition, Song Jia often shows a mouthful of big white teeth and looks like a stupid big sister, no wonder the audience can't identify with such Song Qingling.
It can be seen that the audience's judgment of the characters in the play is not only based on the external image of the actors, but also on the acting skills of the actors and the degree of restoration of the roles.
Song Jia's performance was slightly depressing and dull.
Song Qingling has experienced many difficulties in her life, she was born poor, but she showed the strength and wisdom of a woman in a difficult time in the world
However, when Song Jia played Song Qingling, the painful expression on her face really made people dare not look at it directly.
So, why did CCTV also fail in casting? There are several possible reasons for this.
First of all, the film and television industry has always faced a dilemma: on the one hand, it must consider the market demand, and on the other hand, it must pursue artistic restoration.
In an environment of fierce commercial competition, in order to cater to the audience's preferences, the filmmakers will attach great importance to the influence and comedic effect brought by stars when choosing roles.
Therefore, they ignore the historical and cultural heritage behind the characters, do not have an in-depth understanding and study, do not respect the history and culture, and only consider the immediate interests, and the final works created are not good.
Another reason for the casting failure is that the filmmakers have a misunderstanding of the audience's preferences, and I don't know if the audience pays more attention to whether the actor has become a laughing stock or insists on revering history.
Once the audience's inclination is wrongly judged, it will inevitably attract criticism from the audience, and the filmmaker's thinking on cultural conflict needs to be strengthened.
Another important factor is the actors themselves.
If an actor is only obsessed with playing the same type of role, not only will he not be able to improve his acting skills, but his career will also be limited.
However, if an actor changes the type of role frequently, he will only put himself in a dilemma of not being proficient.
Whether it should cater to the audience and strive for traffic, or insist on innovation and show different characters to the audience, this requires the actor to think carefully and make a decision.
Because no matter what kind of character it is, whether it is big or small, as long as there is a little bit of unexquisite skills, it will cause disgust from the audience.
At the same time, you can also get a lesson from the drama "Ask the Boundless": If an excellent work wants to be recognized by the audience, it needs to be done well in many aspects.
Producers and directors should carefully select actors to ensure that their mental outlook and physical appearance match the archetype, and the actors themselves should also strengthen their learning and deepen their understanding of historical figures.
Learning about history and culture is not only achieved through television, but also through reading history books.
Only in this way can we better play the role of the audience, put forward more suggestions, help actors improve their acting skills, and promote Chinese film and television to a higher level.
In addition to Song Qingling in this drama, there are also some roles that were not successfully selected, such as Chen Duxiu played by Ning Li
Although Ning Li is a very powerful old actor in the circle, his image is very different from the image of Chen Duxiu described in the book, and he did not show many characteristics of Chen Duxiu during the performance.
It can be said that Ning Li's deduction is very unsuccessful.
In general, "Ask the Boundless" was not successful in the selection of actors for roles such as Song Qingling and Chen Duxiu.
But from another point of view, there is still room for improvement in this work, and it still has the potential to become a very good revolutionary work.
Actors can tell us about important events and figures in China's modern history through superb acting skills, and if this film is not excellent, the possibility of CCTV broadcasting is very small.
I hope that CCTV will be more attentive and respectful of history in the casting in the future, so as to continuously improve the level of historical dramas.
I believe that after improvement, the ratings of this show will be better than now.