Recently, the membership of the TV series "The Boy Who Calls the Dragon" ended. This drama focuses on the college entrance examination, directed by Ding Hei, starring Zhang Ruoyun and Huang Yao, and starring Wang Qiang, Kong Lianshun, and Wang Jinsong. It premiered on CCTV 8 on December 10, 2023, and was simultaneously broadcast on Youku. It is a This is a realistic-themed work about teachers and students, family, mental health and other topics. When
started airing, "The Young Man Who Called the Dragon" received a lot of praise from the audience. However, in the later period, the drama became frequently searched for topics such as "crazy drama" and "stop engaging in counterattacks", triggering a series of complaints.
Some netizens pointed out that some of the plots of the show are a bit outrageous. For example, Yu Yang (played by Zhang Chen) once said that after repeating a grade, he vowed to cross the Xingjiang River after passing the college entrance examination. So late at night, a group of students jumped into the river for a wild swim, which was very inconsistent with real life.
Also, one day during the winter vacation, the protagonists talked about their ideal lives ten years from now. Jiang Qinglang (played by Xu Qijie) said that he will explore the frontier of the universe in the future, because he feels that ideals are the most difficult things to achieve. Li Ran (played by Wang Qiang) said that his ideal in ten years is to become a good father.
This too family-oriented dream obviously does not match the thinking of high school students.
Li Ran said that he dreams of being a good father. Picture / "The Boy Who Sings the Dragon"
So is this campus drama, which is positioned as a youth story and chooses the "counterattack" route, really an epileptic drama that is divorced from reality and just for the sake of pleasure, as the hot search shows? A viewer who followed the whole process explained his views to Jiupai News regarding the existing hot comments on the Internet.
In her opinion, "The Boy Who Calls the Dragon" should not be regarded as a simple campus youth drama. It also reveals many growth conditions of East Asian children. For example, "Mama's boy" Yu Yang was under the perverted control of his mother; Cheng Yushan, who was in a reorganized family, experienced the double attack of favoring sons over daughters and peeping into privacy; Jiang Qinglang, who pursues freedom and likes rap, faces the problems faced by the middle class. Parents’ chicken education... In addition to the display of family education, there are also a series of school education issues such as school violence. These are undoubtedly microcosms of current society and inspire the audience to keep thinking. Similarly, on the other side of the reflection of these dark sides, there will also be sunny plots of youthful first love and youthful spirit, which struck a chord with her as a viewer.
Regarding the recent phenomenon of frequent negative hot searches, Feng Erosion Mushroom (pseudonym) believes that part of it is because the 5-minute "12 Years Later" plot in the finale is indeed a bit crazy, and the plot line is too confusing. But there is also the influence of the fandom culture - the character Shen Yao's rich, handsome and academic persona and extended CP have made him have a large number of fans of the character, but this contradicts his campus bullying behavior in the play, causing The conflict between drama fans and character fans. At the same time, due to the influence of the actor's trolls, many netizens who have not followed the show will complain about him, and the show has a lot of negative hits.
Stills from "The Young Man Who Calls the Dragon". Picture/Douban
Wind Erosion Mushroom (pseudonym) does not agree with the "plot suspension" problem in hot comments. She believes that the degree of unreality of "The Boy Who Calls the Dragon" does not exceed the suspended basic line of ordinary domestic dramas. The reason why the plot of "The Boy Who Calls the Dragon" will receive more attention is because this drama is adapted from the Japanese "Ryuuzakura" IP. Although some details can be localized, the overall framework of "Stupid Counterattack" has not been changed, which makes everyone think that it is divorced from reality. But under the settings of the original IP, these are normal plots.
At the same time, she emphasized that the focus of the play is not the "counterattack academic examination" that everyone is talking about, but to show the various native family environments in contemporary Chinese society and highlight the contradictions in education, so the final outcome is not important. Therefore, despite the regret that the plot is overstuffed, she still hopes that more people can see this drama and be inspired by it.
Jiupai News intern reporter Wan Min
Editor Zhou Yuhe Wu Di
[Source: Jiupai News]
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