The most popular drama genre at the moment is undoubtedly the suspense drama.
Take the period anti-special drama "Thrush" which has just concluded. The most critical reason why the drama's ratings broke 3 on the closing day is that the drama has a tight rhythm, from the beginning to the end. There is suspense lingering.
There are also this summer's "Lotus Tower" and last summer's "Tang Dynasty Strange Stories", which also rely on mysterious stories one after another to firmly grasp the hearts of the audience, thus It has achieved a double harvest in terms of reputation and popularity.
And now, another suspense drama popular with the audience is coming.
Yes, it refers to "Apocalypse" directed by Lu Yang and starring Huang Xuan, Wu Yue, Zhang Rongrong, Wang Shengdi, Jiang Qiming, and Chunyu Shanshan.
I just don’t know why. After opening a certain flap, my dear, the show received a flood of negative reviews when it first aired. The reasons for the negative reviews from the audience were surprisingly consistent.
01: The greater the expectation, the greater the disappointment.
Just from the title of the play, we can see that it is telling a strange event during the Tianqi period of the Ming Dynasty, and the content of the story should be quite exciting. So, why do you say this?
Tianqi is the reign name of Mingxi Zong Zhu Youxiao. It was in the last years of the Ming Dynasty. Because his father Mingguangzong died suddenly in the Hongwan case within thirty days of his reign, Mingxi Zong Zhu Youxiao did not Get a good education.
At that time, there was an eunuch named Wei Zhongxian who had ulterior motives. Therefore, although Zhu Youxiao was the emperor, he was helpless with Wei Zhongxian and had to dominate the court during his term.
At the same time, the Netherlands was eyeing the Ming Dynasty, and the whole situation could be described as internal and external troubles. Therefore, under this general background, it is difficult for the story of "Apocalypse Strange Stories" not to be exciting.
In addition, the director of this drama, Lu Yang, has directed many major productions such as "Xiu Chun Dao", "The Wind Rises in Longxi", and "Assassination of Novelists". Huang Xuan, Wu Yue, Zhang Rongrong, Jiang Qiming, and Chunyu Shanshan are all He is a well-known and powerful actor, and it is also known as a domestic zombie movie.
Therefore, the audience was full of expectations for the show before watching it, and they all believed that the show would definitely bring a successful conclusion to the film and television market in 2023.
But, as the saying goes, the greater the expectations, the greater the disappointment. I thought that with a big director and big stars in charge, the investment in this drama must be sufficient, and the production funds are even more indispensable.
But it turned out that the audience was overthinking it. There were very few live shots in the play, and almost all of them were shot in a studio and had special effects added later, and the special effects were called crotch-stretching.
As for the zombies that everyone dreams of, I’m sorry that after watching the first three episodes, I didn’t see any zombies, but there were all kinds of ferocious beasts one after another.
Some friends will definitely say, isn’t there a ferocious beast? Why are you picky? Some look good.
Well, the problem is, aren't everyone attracted by the gimmick of the domestic version of "Lee Shi Joseon"? Doesn’t it seem a bit like selling sheep’s meat to others?
02: The logic is illogical and gives people a headache.
Speaking of giant beasts, I suddenly remembered such a scene in the play. After Chu Sijing came to Wumu Island, a little boy named He sneaked into Chu Sijing's residence late at night. Seeing this as a good opportunity to find out the truth on the island, Chu Sijing asked the little boy to take him to a place with monsters.
At the same time, Boyan happened to appear in the jungle, and the two had to join hands again.
After arriving at a dilapidated courtyard, Chu Sijing saw a girl screaming in one direction, so Chu Sijing took three steps and two steps at a time and ran quickly in that direction.
Came to the place pointed by the girl, facing Chu Sijing was a closed wooden door. Chu Sijing had just put his ear up to listen, when suddenly a mysterious tentacle penetrated the wooden door and hooked Chu Sijing's neck.
When Boyan saw this, he made a quick decision, swung his knife and slashed hard, and then rescued Chu Sijing. What followed was a fight scene between the two of them fighting the giant spider man.
Later, the two of them gradually became exhausted. Just when Spider-Man was about to take Chu Sijing's life, a series of flaming arrows were shot at Spider-Man. It was obvious that someone was saving Chu Sijing and the others.
But Boyan said something particularly wise at this time.
"Why did it leave?"
Seeing this, I just want to say that I am convinced. The distance is so close, and the fire is still so bright. Boyan is stunned and does not understand why the giant spider man left? What follows
is even more confusing. After the battle, when the two turned around, the boy and the girl were gone. Then when the camera turned, they found them again. What's even more bizarre is that when Chu Sijing tried his best to bring the boy and girl to the coast, the girl looked at the giant beast chasing behind her and was stunned and refused to get on the boat and go with Chu Sijing. Instead, she said that the giant beast would not hurt her. Then a new question comes again. Since the giant beast will not hurt her, why didn’t she put up a fight with Chu Sijing when Spider-Man fought hard before?
In summary, the special effects are not good and the logic is illogical. No wonder it received a flood of negative reviews when it first aired. The reasons for negative reviews from the audience are surprisingly consistent.
