In recent years, in the Chinese mainland market, one or more hit TV series will be produced at the beginning of every year.
Like "Mountains and Seas" in 2021, "In the World" in 2022, "Hurry" in 2023, and at the beginning of this year, the movie "Flowers" quickly became a hot search after it was broadcast and became the audience's favorite. A topic of conversation that is always on my lips.
"Flowers" is a romantic TV series directed by the famous Hong Kong director Wong Kar-wai. The drama brings together many well-known actors such as Hu Ge, Ma Yili, Tang Yan, Xin Zhilei, You Benchang, Zheng Kai, Dong Yong and Chen Long. It tells the story of the 1990s In the early 1900s, during the great era of Huanghuang, everyone was vying for the top spot, and A Bao also became Mr. Bao. He had successes and failures, leaving a legend among the trend-setting people in Shanghai. There have been times of splendor and splendor, there have been times of slow water, men and women, ups and downs, telling stories of friendship and trueness of an era.
Wong Kar-wai is a very well-known director in Hong Kong, China. In the early years, he collaborated with Tony Leung and Maggie Cheung on many classic films. The action martial arts film "The Grandmaster" directed by him in 2013 won many awards in Hong Kong and internationally, and has also become a classic.
However, after "The Grandmaster", director Wong Kar-wai has not released a film for ten consecutive years, until today he switched to the TV drama circle and achieved great success.
"Flowers" is the first TV series directed by Wong Kar-wai, and this first TV series has been praised endlessly by the audience. Among the dazzling barrage on the video platform, there is also the saying that "Wong Kar-wai single-handedly reshaped the country." Drama aesthetics". Also on Douban, more than 100,000 viewers have given this drama a high score of 8.1.
It can be seen that Wong Kar-wai's "Flowers" has really won the favor of the audience, and it has become a hit movie at the beginning of the year.
However, no matter how good a work is, there will always be negative reviews. Even if the director is Wong Kar-Wai, who has created countless classics, and even if the starring actors are Hu Ge, Ma Yili, Xin Zhilei and other well-known talents, the TV series "Flowers" will inevitably encounter some criticism. There will be some viewers who think it is a bad drama that has been overrated.
And is "Flowers" really worthy of our careful appreciation, or is it a bad drama that has been overrated?
The original work of the same name "Flowers" caused quite a stir in 2012. Now its adaptation has also attracted much attention, but there are still big differences between the two.
In the original plot, there are two timelines. One tells the story of memories in the 1960s and 1970s, and the other focuses on the life of the 1990s. It is about three people, A Bao, Hu Sheng and Xiao Mao, as the core protagonists, connecting the ten-mile foreign market in Shanghai for 50 years.
In the TV series, Abao, played by Hu Ge, became the absolute leading protagonist, while the remaining two were completely abandoned.
However, this adaptation did not affect the quality of the series itself. You can think of it as another version of "Dajiang", but this version of "Dajiang" has Wong Kar-wai's own characteristics.
This is Wong Kar-Wai's unique feature, but it seems very abrupt when placed in a TV series.
Audiences who have watched Wong Kar-Wai's movies should know that his movies all have "romance" as the core. Whether it is romance, martial arts, or action movies, the tone, setting, and actors' performances in the movies all give people a sense of wonder. A picturesque feeling.
However, it seems inappropriate to put this kind of "romance" in a TV series. The images of
TV series are mainly realistic. Putting very dazzling and complicated images on a small screen will not bring a great impact to the audience, and the small screen is not suitable for such cool and eye-catching images. tone.
If "Flowers" was a condensed movie, it might get higher ratings and might attract more attention. The TV series has restricted the greater development it should have. However, as a domestic drama in recent years, "Flowers" is indeed worthy of careful review, but it is not as good-looking as imagined.
