While everyone is calling for more opportunities for middle-aged girls, Kimchi Country next door has already taken the lead and launched a series of major dramas to add luster to the careers of middle-aged girls.
The 50-year-old actress Jeon Do-yeon teamed up with Ryu Jun-yeol to perform a touching love story in "The Unfit"; the 40-year-old ageless goddess Song Hye-kyo won the "Baeksang TV Queen" for her dark revenge drama in "Dark Glory"; Bae Doo-na and Jun Ji-hyun are even more popular in film and television. I work hard with both hands and always have good scripts.
As the childhood goddess of the post-90s generation, Lee Young-ae has recently returned to the audience's horizons with a new drama, sparking heated discussions -
"The Great Conductor: The Truth on the String"
Judging from the title of the drama, this is a classical drama In this music-themed heroine drama, Lee Young-ae plays the famous conductor Cha Shiyin. After returning to China, she faces the dual test of her career and emotional life, trying to turn the tide and protect her music dream. The current rating of the
drama is 7.5. There was controversy after its premiere. It was suspected that it was a middle-aged Mary Sue drama in the shell of a heroine. The ancient three-piece package of "car accident, infidelity, and terminal illness" was used. Let's take a look at whether "The Great Conductor: The Truth on the String" is a pseudo-heroine drama.
There are few conductors, and even fewer female conductors, accounting for only 5%. Cha Shiyin belongs to this 5%, and he is also one of the best.
Cha Shiyin returned to China with the aura of a famous conductor, but the members of the Hanjiang Philharmonic Orchestra where she was about to take up her post did not trust the new conductor and gave her an "impossible mission" performance. A provocative meeting gift.
However, this little trick did not frustrate Che Shiyin. She responded by commenting on the performance of the song one by one, and won the members' trust first in terms of professionalism.
A new conductor took office. In order to restore the atmosphere, Che Shiyin made drastic reforms to the orchestra. He replaced the old concertmaster with young and capable new musicians. The orchestra members directly invited the assistant conductor to rehearse on their own. She locked the door.
Che Shiyin broke in directly, explained the reason for his replacement, and vowed to build the Hanjiang Philharmonic Orchestra from a third-rate orchestra to a top orchestra, and to suppress the members with vigorous and decisive tactics.
The opening wave of operations shows us the image of a harsh, cold, and unhuman female conductor. Through flashbacks, we learn that Cha Shiyin's return stemmed from an accident many years ago, and that she has a hidden agenda for her ruthless reform of the band.
In addition to the rather refreshing workplace line, the emotional line of the series seems to be very dramatic. The second male lead is the heroine's husband, a teacher at the music school, and a composer, who is considerate of Cha Shiyin.
The male protagonist Liu Zhengzai, played by Li Maosheng, is the heroine's first love and once saved the heroine's life. After learning that the heroine returned to China, he first pressed the fire alarm bell during rehearsal to attract the heroine's attention. Then, as a financial professional, he used the overbearing act of buying the band to get close to the heroine.
Yoo Jung Jae, who is unable to fall in love with the heroine, uses this status to cancel the band's upcoming concert and wants the heroine to divorce and return to him.
Who would have thought that in a drama with a female protagonist, one of the "villains" in the drama would actually be the first love who wants the heroine to give up her career and return to love?
In addition to the male protagonist's obstruction, the second male lead's cheating was exposed. This scandal directly affected the female protagonist's concert and public image. The second male lead also keeps wandering around in this three-person relationship, taking advantage of the situation to manipulate the female lead. After this in the
series, the male protagonist and the second male protagonist use their careers as weight to engage in various emotional struggles with the female protagonist, while Cha Shiyin is determined, turns the tide, and protects his music career.
In addition to the emotional threat, the heroine is also suspected of suffering from Remington's disease (a family genetic disease similar to ALS, which directly affects her career life span). In order not to affect her career, she has been concealing information about her possible illness, which also laid the groundwork for the subsequent career development of the heroine.
Judging from the early plot and setting, "The Great Conductor: The Truth on the String" has the momentum of a bloody drama. A domineering president and his genius girlfriend meet in middle age. One has unresolved feelings and bravely chases his wife; the other sticks to his career. , avoided everywhere. No wonder netizens joked about the look and feel of a middle-aged Mary Sue.
However, the plot is set as a drama, and the actors' performances are not cheap. On the contrary, under Li Maosheng's crazy and affectionate handling, it is full of dramatic tension.
It is also undeniable that the first 4 episodes of the series have the classic three-piece set of Korean dramas "infidelity, car accident, and terminal illness". But if you taste it carefully, you will find that this drama is different from the routines of previous Korean dramas. The heroine in the drama is no longer a weak and innocent girl who needs to be rescued, but a mature and charming heroine. The
drama uses various small reversals to show how the heroine handles problems neatly and wisely when faced with numerous obstacles.
For example, when the heroine was threatened by her first love boss to cancel the performance, she immediately slapped him in the face through a live broadcast on the street.
When she was threatened by her mistress with her child, and by members of the group with photos of her husband's cheating, with the intention of destroying her career, she quickly chose to appear on television, turning the crisis into a new round of popularity and traffic for her performance. And after everything calmed down, he calmly filed for divorce.
When her husband threatened to expose his illness and refused to divorce, she unexpectedly blew herself up, killing the trump card in his hand and shutting up all those who hindered her.
In the world of the heroine Cha Shiyin, music is the most important thing, and no one can hinder her career. Even when faced with his first love's attentive overtures and proactive help later on, Cha Shiyin didn't respond much and insisted on handling it on his own.
As an excellent female conductor, she is not only professional and top-notch in the professional field, but also reveals the initiative, calmness and decisiveness that only a true heroine can have when dealing with life's problems. And behind this strength and ruthlessness is the grasp and guarding of the autonomy of life.
is also a female conductor. In the movie "Tal", the "big devil" Cate Blanchett also created a similar image of a paranoid heroine full of desire for power and desire.
It’s just that in this film, the big devil appears as a villain. The film explores the fact that when the person in a high position of power is a woman, unspoken rules and pua situations may also occur. Rather than focusing on gender, how to lock power into institutional cages is more important.
In this drama, the conductor played by Lee Young-ae is more of a positive portrayal. With the paranoia and sensitivity of an artist, she also suffers from the double troubles of emotion and illness, and faces complex life dilemmas. How she single-handedly breaks out of the situation and regains the initiative in life is a major highlight of this drama.
With her sharp eyes and firm demeanor, Lee Young-ae interprets this strong and charming female conductor in a realistic and three-dimensional way. We can see her passionate love for music from her immersion and confidence when conducting; we can also feel her emotional side in her interactions and conflicts with her lovers, juniors in the orchestra, and family members.
Currently, more than half of the series has been aired. Although most of the mystery of Cha Shiyin's identity has been revealed, several other supporting characters are still full of doubts. What's the secret behind a band member who's addicted to drugs? What kind of entanglements will there be between the new orchestra leader and the heroine? This also gives this drama a touch of suspense in addition to classical music-themed dramas.
hopes that the show can continue to maintain the plot direction of the heroine in the follow-up, so that the audience who likes the middle-aged Mary Sue and the audience who likes the heroine's career line can end happily.
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