Text | Anqing
Editor | 9527 Miao Gujun
Idol drama themes can easily break through the circle and become popular, but in recent years, the performance of idol dramas has always been not as good as expected. Since Di Lieba and Yang Yang 's " After "You Are My Glory ", it has been difficult for idol dramas to achieve both popularity and reputation.
's popular "Secretly Can't Hide" was ridiculed by the crowd because of its naughty literature.
Last year's "Love as Camp" was so trashy that it was still the same idol drama routine from more than ten years ago.
Yang Zi , a celebrity in the 90s, once produced idol dramas such as " My Dear, My Beloved ", which became a hit among the people. However, this year's "Long Time Love" and " Cheng Huan Ji " were both dismal. Can not bear to look.
Now it seems that emotional idol dramas have also encountered a bottleneck period. Not only is the combination of actors and actresses not as effective as handsome men and beautiful women, but the plot content has also fallen into clichés, nonsense and even underage.
The market will always need high-quality idol dramas. After waiting and waiting, Mango launched a hard-core drama " Young Babylon ".
According to data, the TV series "Babylon" took the top spot on Maoyan after its first four episodes. Without the support of front-line traffic, the show's broadcast performance has demonstrated its potential to be a hit and successfully attracted a group of Spectators enter.
The love between sister and brother is back in the world, and the plot quality is crazy.
Speaking of love between sister and brother, the one with the highest market recognition is " Next Stop Happiness " starring Song Qian and Song Weilong. Although this drama started high but fell short, the drama It was really popular during the broadcast.
But after this drama, CP dramas about sister-brother love became a small hit, but there has been no CP drama that has made a big splash.
Not only that, many dramas focusing on the love between siblings have been released. Suddenly, the sibling relationship has become a flashpoint in the market. Compared with the potential to become a hit, the fate of the sibling relationship is to overturn.
But "Young Babylon" is a bit stubborn. The TV drama plays a sister-brother relationship. Not only is the plot great, the sense of censorship is overwhelming, but the casting is chosen to appeal to the hearts of the audience.
"Young Babylon" is set in a small southeastern coastal town, dating back to the early 1990s. It opens with a youthful and passionate sense of the times, focusing on a group of passionate young people.
At first glance, shouldn’t this be the classic positioning of period dramas? But after watching the feature film, you will find that "Young Babylon" does not have the texture of a traditional period drama. On the contrary, the scenes shot by the director, the direction of the plot, and the emotional expression are all full of a sense of dream and idol.
I think the positioning of "Young Babylon" should be an emotional idol drama with a realistic style under the background of the era. It finds a balance between ideal dreams and reality, and explores life, youth and love.
In the plot of the premiere, Young and Dangerous is a hit, Wang Zuxian has become the dream goddess of thousands of viewers, the male protagonist failed in the college entrance examination, but is still optimistic and full of enthusiasm. In addition to the growth line of the male protagonist, the love between brother and sister has also become this The drama’s eye-catcher.
In the play, Hou Minghao plays the male protagonist Lu Xiaolu, a young man who is full of vigor and enthusiasm. The heroine Bailan played by Yang Caiyu is cold and mature, with long silky hair. She always poses as an adult, gentle and beautiful, but always hides a sense of mystery. Two distinctive characters like
collided with CP texture in "Young Babylon".
The plot is light and humorous, and the story has a clear rhythm.
In a TV series that focuses on light-hearted comedies and full of healing feeling, the actors' acting skills do not have so much room for expression, but in fact, light comedies are more difficult to act than many drama-style TV series, and the actors have to Keep the performance proportional and find a balance between humor and awkwardness.
Judging from the plots that have been launched, the main actors of "Young Babylon" have perfectly combined this sense of proportion with the plot.
The male protagonist Lu Xiaolu, played by Hou Minghao, is quite a middle-class character. This character's personality is the type that will suddenly shout slogans. He is passionate, optimistic, and has simple and even unrealistic fantasies about the future. Hou Minghao's performance is very natural and never makes the audience feel that the protagonist has any pretentious youth disease.
There is a section in the play where the mask of the male protagonist is stolen by an exhibitionist. It happens that the person the exhibitionist harasses on the road is the female protagonist Bai Lan. The female protagonist picks up the mask dropped by the exhibitionist and mistakenly thinks that the exhibitionist is Lu Xiaolu. Of course Lu Xiaolu would not admit it if he didn't do it, and the heroine Bai Lan actually knew that the exhibitionist was not Lu Xiaolu, but the evidence did point to Lu Xiaolu.
This matter has not been completely resolved. As a result, the factory organized a physical examination and a group of men had to do a digital examination. The wronged male protagonist took off his pants in front of the female protagonist. At this time, Hou Minghao's face had two words: "Strengthen" .
The boy's dignity is hidden in his tough-talking refusal to admit defeat. The heroine can't hide her pride while wearing a mask, and the hero takes off his pants to reveal his cartoon underwear.
At this moment, whether it is Yang Caiyu's control as the big sister, or Hou Minghao's performance of the little boy's shame and support, the comedy effect is fully demonstrated.
Immediately afterwards, Bai Lan, played by Yang Caiyu, went even further and said "Take off your underwear too", which completely broke the hero's guard. Hou Minghao held up his pants like a little daughter-in-law who was being molested, and ran away in anger, which was both embarrassing and funny.
It is hard to imagine that Yang Caiyu and Hou Minghao, a pair of actors whose temperaments are not well matched, with the blessing of acting skills and characters, they just created a cp feeling that becomes more and more impressive the more you watch.
Of course, this drama also has many familiar faces to the audience. Xiang Hanzhi, who plays Qin Juan, is full of girlishness. She is lively and charming, with a cheerful personality, but she also has the thoughts of a little girl. For example, when talking about an erotic novel, Xiang Hanzhi's expression perfectly portrays the girl's unspeakable shyness. Natural and vivid.
Another example is Fei Qiming, who plays Li Guangnan. His image and character are not outstanding, but he is like a best friend who can never be missing in many youth themes. He hinders from time to time and provides assists when necessary. Although he does not have much charm. , but he fulfills his mission as a tool man very well.
Fei Qiming's performance is full of fireworks and details. The little expressions he makes every time he serves as a backdrop can make the comedy plot more interesting.
All in all, the TV series "Young Babylon" really produced effects that the audience did not expect. The male and female protagonists in the plot are full of CP, and the plot is full of fireworks. Compared with most period-set works, this drama is relaxed and comfortable, and has plenty of laughs.
Nowadays, the audience is increasingly looking forward to the growth of the male protagonist and the collision between the male and female protagonists. Finally, what are your expectations for this show? Which actor's portrayal are you most optimistic about? Join the discussion in the comment area and share your thoughts.
