Copywriter | Songli
Editor | Luka
Seeing that January is about to pass halfway, the Chinese drama market in the new year has become completely lively.
First, "Flowers" was the first shot of the new year, achieving double success in terms of word-of-mouth and ratings. Later, "Dajiang Dahe 3" debuted to great expectations, once again setting off a frenzy of watching dramas.
On the other side, Zheng Xiaolong made a strong comeback with "Reconnaissance Heroes", but the first few episodes failed to stabilize the reputation. At the same time, Goose Factory's x theater released the suspense king "Black Earth Silent", which polarized the reputation.
This is not over yet, CCTV has come up with a heavyweight contestant - "If Running is My Life".
only aired two episodes, and its peak ratings exceeded 1.8, making it stand out among a number of strong contestants.
It has received such good ratings since it first aired. What is the quality of "If Running Is My Life"?
Now, the reviews for the premiere have been released. Let’s take a look at what everyone said -
The plot has a comfortable rhythm and the acting skills are amazing.
Let’s take a look at the positive reviews -
"The plot is interesting" and "very touching. The performances of the two mothers made people tear up." "The portrayal of this drama is really touching" "The rhythm is very comfortable"
From the comments of netizens, it is not difficult to see that "If Running Is My Life" has three major advantages.
First, the plot rhythm.
An Anxin (played by Zhong Chuxi) supervises her mother's weight loss, which leads to a quarrel between mother and daughter. An Anxin wants her mother to be healthy, while her mother Zhao Xiufang (played by Xu Di) wants freedom, and there are different ideas.
On the other side, Zhao Xiuli (played by Chen Xiaoyi) favors sons over daughters, which causes her son to suffer from mental illness due to excessive pressure. He ignores his daughter and wants her to find a good family to marry.
The conflict between families was already hinted at at the beginning of the series. In the second episode, the conflict was quickly intensified with the setting of a car accident, which suddenly detonated the secret mine between the two families. The plot of
is compact and fast-paced. It uses multiple conflicts at the beginning to successfully draw the audience into the drama, giving the audience the motivation to continue following the story.
Second, detail characterization.
Zhao Xiuli said on the surface that she treated the two children equally, but after dinner, her son Ruoxuan (played by Liu Hengfu) slept in the bedroom, leaving her daughter Ruohua (played by Yang Chaoyue) alone to wash the dishes and do the housework.
When my son came back, I bought him a new mobile phone. He said that my sister had a computer and a mobile phone, and my sister had a computer and my brother also had one. I didn’t even think that my daughter had bought second-hand computers and mobile phones during her work-study program.
In another family, An An’s mother-in-law tried every means to urge An An to have a baby, and even said -
“Let’s talk to your money-grubbing mother-in-law, as soon as a grandson is born, transfer the ownership of our shop to the grandson as soon as possible.” in the name of".
One sentence can show that the mother-in-law does not think highly of Zhao Xiufang at all, and has a strong desire to have a grandson. This will further pave the way for the conflict between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law after Anxin was amputated in a car accident.
When An An’s husband signed the consent form for the amputation surgery, he became emotional and refused to sign. He yelled, “We haven’t had a baby yet,” which also hinted at their tragic ending.
The depiction of several details has become a foreshadowing to promote the subsequent plot, and every detail can reflect the screenwriter's intention.
Third, acting skills.
Among them, the one who surprised me the most was Xu Di.
Zhao Xiufang, played by Xu Di, eats all the time, but when her daughter got into a car accident, she didn't dare to face the fact and hid. With an expressionless face and tears, she stuffed the chicken legs into her mouth, trying to numb herself by eating. own nerves.
But when someone mentioned her daughter, her emotions surged instantly. She swallowed the drumstick mixed with tears in one gulp, feeling helpless and disappointed.
Across the screen, the audience can feel the character's collapse.
In addition to Xu Di, the acting skills of Chen Xiaoyi, Aaliya and other actors are also very brilliant, perfectly creating characters with distinctive personalities one after another.
Yang Chaoyue's acting is the biggest flaw in the drama.
After reading the good reviews, let's look at the negative comments -
"Yang Chaoyue is really not suitable for acting", "can't stand it", "Yang Chaoyue is out of place in it", "a rat shit" It's a mess."
It is not difficult to see that most of the negative comments from netizens are directed at Yang Chaoyue. In the actor circle, Yang Chaoyue was forced to squeeze in and became the leading heroine of CCTV.
However, Yang Chaoyue's acting skills have not improved at all after so many years. In
's new drama, she plays Chen Ruohua, a hard-working girl who is full of love for her family but is always ignored. However, Yang Chaoyue's acting skills cannot support the character at all.
Chen Ruohua saw his younger brother standing on the rooftop and thought he was going to jump off the building. He was so frightened that he ran up quickly. His heart was full of worry and fear, but Yang Chaoyue could only frown his eyebrows, as if he was blinded by the sun.
From Yang Chaoyue's face, the audience can't see any emotion.
Later, when he saw that his younger brother did not want to jump off the building and walked down from the rooftop, Yang Chaoyue, who played Chen Ruohua, muttered "I was scared to death" and tilted his eyes back.
Just looking at this expression, I thought that Chen Ruohua wanted his younger brother to jump off the building.
When Chen Ruohua heard that his mother was going to buy a new computer for his younger brother, although Chen Ruohua was used to his mother's preference, he felt uncomfortable in his heart. But what Yang Chaoyue showed was that he stood motionless and glanced downward.
What's going on? What are you looking at? Did you forget your lines and peek at the teleprompter below?
Moreover, after his younger brother died in a car accident, the whole drama took on a tragic tone. As a result, when Yang Chaoyue cried, it made me laugh out loud.
Ruohua, who she played, saw that her mother could not accept the fact that her younger brother had died. She rushed out from behind and shouted "Mom!", then bent down and opened her mouth wide, saying "Ah~ah~".
Yang Chaoyue howled, and instantly I felt like I was going crazy. The surprised expressions of the two teachers acted like me.
During the process of walking towards his mother, Yang Chaoyue never closed his mouth. He squeezed out two tears and made a sound of "ah~~". Good guy, when he was in a girl group, he sang out of tune, but he got it all back in a play. .
Others love what they do, but when it comes to Yang Chaoyue, they love what they do. Please stop acting and torture the audience's eyes.
Conclusion:
In short, the audience's ratings and evaluations are all on point. A new drama has just been launched, so there must be controversy.
The theme selection of "If Running Is My Life" is eye-catching, interpreting two different mother-daughter relationships and life attitudes, magnifying the conflicts and frustrations of daily family life, and presenting a complex and warm family status quo. The superb acting skills of
actors give the characters soul, make the drama conflicts more intense, and pave the way for the subsequent plot.
However, the biggest regret of the whole drama is Yang Chaoyue's acting skills. Her acting skills have not improved. She is either too dull or too exaggerated and cannot accurately express the emotions of the character.
Yang Chaoyue's performance kept the audience entertained every minute, making it impossible to watch.
What do you think of "If Running Is My Life"?
