Introduction: fantasy detective drama, there are surprises and confusion.
article｜Dai Taojiang
Douban score is about 7 points, which is a wonderful score for film and television works of suspenseful and action plots. Most of the works in the range of 7 to 8 are popular and popular, and the score will depend on the audience group. Different aesthetic interests produce deviations, but the fluctuations are not large. Those with a score of more than 8 are either with a filter of the times, or have a literary atmosphere, or are labeled as "childhood classics". Most of the scores below 7 have plot points. 's injury. " Tang Dynasty Weird Stories " is controversial in the casting, and the Douban score is also 7. There will be a second season, which shows from one side that some local audiences eat this set.
The title of "Story of the Tang Dynasty" highlights the word "strange", so that many audiences who come for this local horror element have become tolerant of the plot arrangement. In terms of plot design and visual design of this drama, it is not difficult for audiences with a certain amount of reading to see the shadow of Tsui Hark "Di Renjie" series movies and Chen Kaige movie " Demon Cat Legend ". Tsui Hark and Di Renjie's series of films have opened a new chapter in the theme of local fantasy detectives in terms of visual presentation. Although the first film of this series, " Di Renjie: Tongtian Empire ", was still in general public praise when it was released, it can definitely be called a It was a commercial success and profoundly influenced the visual presentation of the fantasy detective genre in subsequent film and television creations.
The three distinct landscapes of temples, civilian markets, and underground worlds are almost the standard urban landscape configurations in domestic works of the same type in recent years, and at the same time, they continue to grasp the key points of this theme, that is, gorgeous and magnificent scenes, exquisite and gorgeous The color of the picture, the characters of various shapes, and the action scenes are imaginative. The detective is more like a tour guide who opens a new map than a detective. He is responsible for connecting various scenes. The core reasoning and suspense settings in "Fantasy Detective" seem to never be. It can't be the focus of the movie. But this kind of emphasis still requires a certain degree of grasp, and it is also the lack of polishing of the plot and suspense parts, which led to the fourth film of Di Renjie's series of films. There are regrets in Tsui Hark and Di Renjie's series of films, but it does not mean that local audiences have completely lost their appetite for this genre.
From another perspective, the subject of suspenseful reasoning has become an important part of popular popular culture since its birth, and it has endured for a long time. The detective eliminates the desire of the individual living in the city to spy on the privacy of others, and at the same time, because he is in the position of bystander, he does not need to feel guilty for his own voyeuristic desire. As a variant of 's original reasoning , the type of denigration reasoning has changed from a wise man's puzzle-solving game to a detective's chasing game, and "Tang Wei" and other fantasy detective types belong to denial reasoning. Compared with the original reasoning and intelligence game, the elements of horror and horror have been enhanced. When film and television replaced text as the most important consumer goods for mass consumption entertainment, it caused more commercial elements and created more visual spectacles, which quickly became popular, attracting countless people in curious mind , thrill-seeking audience.
Looking at the popular trend of East Asian film and television, the more social pressure increases, the easier it is for film and television works that can provide stronger sensory stimulation to be successful. During the Asian financial crisis, Korean thriller movies erupted, and a large number of audiences relieved their inner pressure by watching movies in disguise. Highlighting the eerie atmosphere and the "Chinese horror" element that has become popular in recent years, it provides different excitement for audiences seeking new entertainment after the summer season.
However, fantasy reasoning also faces a common problem faced by the large category of reasoning, and that is how to go a long way. After more than 20 years of development, "Detective Conan", which was once regarded as a work of the Benge reasoning school, has now developed in the direction of Marvel-style superheroes and fantasy reasoning, and is directly positioned in the direction of fantasy reasoning. If "Tang Wei" wants to go on, it will not cross the Conan-style difficulty. The fundamental crux of the existence of this difficulty lies in the enduring classic narrative mode of mystery novels. Whether it is the original, denigrated or socialist reasoning, the story gradually moves from openness to the "only solution", that is, the passage of the truth.Cheng, whether the detective is brainstorming or chasing the clues, it is the process of eliminating wrong answers. The classic narrative focuses on revealing the truth of the case. When the characters need to continue to act, they need other drama conflicts as the driving force. .
In other words, reasoning works not only need to deal with the core tricks of the unit case, but also need to deal with the dramatic conflict outside the case. The main problem of most reasoning works is that after exhausting the exquisite case design, the audience gradually loses attention and interest in the fate of the characters. After the first crazy plagiarism of the Japanese comic works "Kindaichi" series and "Detective Conan" series, the once smashing "Youth Bao Qingtian" lost its core tricks and gradually converged with costume idol dramas. Still powerless. "Sherlock", which has set off a craze for two male protagonists around the world, also became a fan-oriented work after losing its exquisite case design. The starring lineup of Yang Zhigang and Yang Xuwen has eradicated the hidden danger of "Tang Wei" following the footsteps of "Sherlock", but it does not mean that it is absolutely safe.
As a masterpiece that affects the local fantasy detective genre, the first film of Tsui Hark's Di Renjie series began to make up for various flaws in the case design with visual novelty stimulation, and finally got lost in the pursuit of novel visual influence, so that The fourth installment of the production lost out to a lower-budget, wider-reaching comedy. Like Di Renjie's series of films, the whole drama of "Tang Wei", which is also difficult to be called exquisite in terms of case setting, is also shrouded in a mysterious and mysterious "big conspiracy". Compared with how to reveal the truth in the unit case, Who is the real murderer and what is the core trick? The other side of the so-called prosperous Tang Dynasty seems to attract more attention from the audience.
In terms of character settings, one of the male protagonists, Lu Lingfeng, is the best in the world in martial arts, and is also the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, Jinwuwei Zhonglang, and his biological mother, Princess Taiping. Guest; Master Fei is a disciple of , Sun Simiao, ; Lu Lingfeng’s girlfriend, Pei Xijun, is the only daughter of Pei Jian, a servant of the Ministry of Personnel, an ancient version of the crime portrait artist, Pei Xijun’s servant Xue Huan is born with supernatural power, and is a descendant of , Xue Rengui, and ; Su Wuming’s girlfriend, Li Yingcheng The daughter of a false governor, good at hiding arrows and drugs, the "high configuration" of the Avengers is destined to face more powerful and terrifying opponents, and this huge and magical "big conspiracy" in the play is obviously not possible. Provides enough dramatic stimulation. Some of the "fist products", "fantasy" and "detective" that attract audiences are gradually weakening. If the transformation from audiences to fans cannot be completed, the future road of "Tang Wei" may not be smooth.
When the mainstream genres in the film and television market cannot provide novel experiences, the niche themes that have been silent for a long time and become "unpopular" always make audiences who are eager for freshness and accept new excitement shine. The outstanding performance of "Tang Wei" in the quarter is not only due to its high degree of completion, but also the hero of the times. It successfully integrates the exaggerated and curious visual elements of the established propositions in previous commercial film and television works, and conforms to the "Chinese horror" trend that has returned in recent years. It has attracted the attention of a considerable number of audiences, but it seems that it is not as easy to lock the attention of these audiences as the villain casts illusions in the play.
