Patriotism, collectivism, nationalism, etc., have always been the core themes that period dramas want to express. They have waded through the long river of history and carried the weight of time. tried to communicate with the audience on an equal footing through the language of film and television. . These emotions belong to "ethical moral emotions," which are "emotional experiences based on rational knowledge of morality and mediated by a clear awareness of moral concepts, principles, and principles." Consciousness and clear self-awareness have a relatively large conceptual and strong ethical nature, are stable and profound, and are the highest form of moral emotion."
Just from the definition, we can see that "ethical moral emotion" So serious, so abstract. period dramas and historical dramas have the same goal in different ways, but they are different in the degree of audience love. The reason for
is that the two adopted different narrative strategies for "ethical moral emotion". Historical dramas tend to be straightforward, while period dramas are straight-forward, using an easy-to-understand way to transform uncommon concepts and spirits into common sense, and thus form their own unique set of emotional narrative strategies.
interprets " Parental Love " from multiple perspectives, how much emotion is hidden behind the "comedy"?
Comedy expresses the seriousness in emotion
"Comedy" was originally a carnival song and dance performed by ancient Greek ancestors to thank the gods, to create a lively and jubilant atmosphere.
Max Wertheimer is the founder of Gestalt psychology film, "He believes that when the audience watches a film, not only does the audience's physiological mechanism - visual persistence phenomenon occur, but also depends on the audience's imagination ability , associative ability and memory, rely on the psychological process of composing each picture into a whole action, and rely on the re-creation of images and situations.”
Comedy is not only a drama type, but also an important aesthetic type. "Comedy is an aesthetic type that emphasizes the incongruity and dissonance of content and form, the essence of and phenomenon , making one laugh".
"Combining Zhuang with Harmony" is the essence of comedy art. "Zhuang" means serious and profound themes, and "Harmony" means the expression is light and humorous. Specific to the form of expression, it is to use humorous, contemptuous irony and other forms to reveal the theme ideas that make people laugh and have profound social significance. From this point of view, comedy, as a methodology of artistic creation, is characterized by making the surface jokes hide deep serious connotations.
Since the birth of film and television art , comedy expression has developed simultaneously with technological innovation. For period dramas, there are often serious and sublime emotions inside. If
does not affect the ideological character and storyline, if it retains certain comedy elements through special expression techniques, not only will it not weaken its ideological value, but it will more easily arouse the audience's empathy and increase the artistic appeal of the work. .
First-generation dramas use comic characters, plots, language, etc. to create unexpected effects. era dramas belong to popular art. The reason why "popular" is popular is that it has a broad mass base.
We know that the emotions of period dramas have a certain seriousness, but the cultural level and aesthetic taste of the public are uneven, and not everyone likes "serious" art. Therefore, the most important point in the creation is how to carry forward seriousness into a pleasant one. In
"Parents Love", Wang Xiu'e is An Jie's neighbor, but there are frequent conflicts between the two. An Jie despises Wang Xiu'e's lack of ink, vulgarity and recklessness, and Wang Xiu'e is dissatisfied with An Jie's pretentious and unrealistic behavior. On the rainy night, An Jie was in unbearable pain and was about to give birth, but there was no one available at home.
wanted to disinfect the scissors with white wine, but accidentally swallowed his throat due to Jiang Dehua's sudden interruption. The comic character Jiang Dehua in the play, the interesting plot of delivering a baby on a rainy night, and Wang Xiu'e's humorous language are combined, which greatly reduces the seriousness of the "ethical and moral emotion" of being brave, and has won the widest mass base for the work.
The second-generation drama tackles the hardships of everyday life in a lighthearted way. The period drama relies on the gifts of materials that can be seen everywhere in life, adding those unexpected factors that make people fall into an embarrassing situation but can get out of trouble, distract the audience's attention to resolve the seriousness in their emotions, and guide them to laugh at life with humorous eyes. of various sufferings.
"Parents' Love" faces the life dilemma of An Xin's family, which is classified as a rightist, with a comedic gesture of downplaying suffering. On Xiaohei Island, Jiang Dehua's sudden visit and witty self-deprecation brought An Xin a long-lost joy. Anjie's selfless help and emotional care gave them reason to be strong and optimistic.
's originally miserable life was diluted by humorous words and warm plots, which calmed down the tense and confrontational relationship between the individual and the country in a special era.
"Ethical and moral emotions" such as dedication and optimism are vividly explained, and every audience can understand it without any obstacles. "Parents Love" does not magnify the suffering, showing a "healing character" that may be contrary to drama theory, but does not damage the pleasure of watching the drama.
Interpretation of abstraction in emotion from multiple perspectives
Modern society is a pluralistic society. In fact, China has been in a state of pluralism since ancient times. Diversification is not centralized unity, but a change from unity to decentralization. It is a reflection and correction of monism , which can be understood as a way of looking at things. Under the thinking tendency of
, no force can become the absolute master, and the either-or thinking way is excluded. From this, the method of multiple interpretation is derived, which refers to the understanding of the connotation of the text from different angles and the acceptance of different emotional experiences of the subject on the text. The
period drama contains many abstract "ethical moral emotions", which are obscure and difficult to understand, but if they are interpreted from different angles, the audience will be better able to accept and understand. Diversified interpretation includes two ways.
The first different interpretations of the same individual at different stages. It refers to the different understandings of the same text produced by the same individual at different times. The reason why individuals make different interpretations is the accumulation of experience that time has given them. It lasts for a long time and requires the audience to logically and independently combine and deduce. The interpretation of "optimism" in
"Parents Love" is gradually enriched by Ouyang Yi's different perceptions at different stages. In the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, Ouyang Yi was full of lofty aspirations and expected to contribute to the country, when the country was in vain, and he was full of hope for the future.
Different interpretations of the second individual. It refers to the different opinions of different individuals on the same text. But this does not mean that any individual can arbitrarily distort their emotions, but that individuals can see the essence through phenomena, and make persuasive interpretations of emotions on the basis of language systems and ideological themes. It is short in duration and usually concentrated in the same event.
"Parents Love"'s interpretation of "collectivism". On the occasion of August 1st, held a social dance competition for the elderly at . Jiang Defu was replaced by his daughter Jiang Yafei who was the team leader due to his limited dance skills. The reason why Jiang Yafei does this is that she believes that it is related to the collective interests, and personal gains and losses can only be relegated to second place.
Although Jiang Defu was unwilling, he silently accepted it and secretly supported his daughter's work. Because in his view collectivism is to obey the arrangement, find the position and do what you can. Even though his wife, An Jie, was dissatisfied, she still rehearsed wholeheartedly as a business backbone and tried her best to win honor for the cadre rest.
Clearly, collectivism in her eyes is about giving, doing whatever you can to contribute. Collectivism like is reduced by the different interpretations of different individuals, and transformed into a common sense that affects the thinking and actions of the audience.
's period dramas represented by "Parents' Love" successfully broke through many TV series, which can trigger the whole society to think about "ethical and moral emotions". Recognized by the audience, it has virtually provided a model for the creation of other TV series.
