"In the Clouds", as a unique revenge drama, has brought a lot of surprises to this year's ancient puppet market, and has been the first shot of a hit drama in the summer of 2024. How does it achieve dazzling results in the ancient puppet racing circuit and bring a unique and refreshing experience to the audience?
Fast-paced and smooth narrative, multi-element integration and innovation
Different from the slightly protracted and cumbersome narratives of many ancient puppets, the narrative rhythm of "Mo Yu Yun Jian" is concise and lively, without any sloppiness, and firmly grasps the "fast but never broken" principle of the refreshing drama. the core element.
"Mo Yu Yun Jian" only takes two episodes at the beginning to clearly explain that the heroine Xue Fangfei was betrayed and framed, and was rescued by Jiang Li. She regained her confidence in life under Jiang Li's guidance, and replaced Jiang Li after Jiang Li died after being wronged. The entire story of Li's return to the capital for revenge presents the complex "past and present life" of the heroine in a large-capacity and high-density format. The audience felt as if they had watched an ancient version of "The Temptation of Going Home."
This kind of detailed and concise narrative perfectly fits the current audience's fast-paced drama viewing habits. It explains the background in a short time and gets to the main point of the story, fully mobilizing the audience's interest in watching the drama. After the main plot of
's revenge was officially launched, the heroine Xue Fangfei took control of the chastity hall master, returned to Beijing and returned to her hometown in glory, shined at the hairpin ceremony, entered the Mingyi Hall and other exciting plots. Complex relationships that are difficult to express, such as Xue Fangfei and Xiao Heng's constant trials and the battle of wits and courage with her stepmother, can all be clearly presented in the fast-paced and smooth narrative. "In the Clouds" neither has a complicated and superfluous narrative, nor does it scribble out the details for the sake of speed. Instead, it methodically throws out suspense hooks that capture the audience's curiosity, making the audience unable to stop and impatient to watch. Keep up to date.
"Mo Yu Yun Jian" not only has a fast-paced narrative, but also perfectly integrates many popular elements of ancient puppet dramas such as "revenge" and "substitute". The overlap of hatred and love in the play, the intertwining of the heroine's arduous revenge and the turmoil of the past, the convergence of dual identities and dual hatreds, in the fast-paced narrative process, give the audience a stronger sense of "refreshment" and rich excitement. It has improved the level of plot and fully satisfied audiences who like different ancient puppet themes. These unique advantages make "Mo Yu Yun Jian" a hit drama that everyone will watch in 2024.
Three-dimensional character creation, strong character conflicts
"Mo Yu Yun Jian" can shine in the ancient puppet market with its revenge drama theme of national relief, three-dimensional and eye-catching character creation, strong and dramatic characters Conflict is indispensable.
The drama "Mo Yu Yun Jian" has an eye-catching scene of beauties like clouds, creating a group of women with different characteristics. Wu Jinyan , Chen Qiaoen , Liu Xiening , Yang Chaoyue , Li Meng , Zhao Qing and many other high-looking actresses are here, perfectly fitting the roles they play, and also giving the audience full visual enjoyment A "cool" drama experience. Among them, the heroine Xue Fangfei, played by Wu Jinyan, has undergone tremendous changes and gradually transformed into a sober and independent heroine. She has achieved a bipolar transformation of her mood. However, due to the need for revenge, her character and behavior are between gentle and tolerant and sharp-edged. Switching back and forth, the dual identities of Xue Fangfei and Jiang Li, and the two faces of the black and white lotus, make this core character more flesh and blood, and the revenge process more "exhilarating".
The male protagonist, Su Guogong Xiao Heng, looks evil, ruthless, cold and withdrawn, but in his heart he is full of sincerity and deep love. The multiple characteristics of the male and female protagonists allow them to imply sincerity in using each other, and have an extreme "sense of fate" and "sense of pull" that ordinary ancient dolls do not have. The process of the male and female protagonists' emotional pull from layer to layer to the process of achieving success through hardships can also give the audience a unique sense of "refreshment".
The portrayal of the villain in the play is also one of the highlights. While creating a series of diverse and three-dimensional positive characters, the play does not make the villains flat and facial-facial, but uses three-dimensional characters to express the struggle between good and evil in human nature.
For example, the ex-husband of the heroine in the play, Shen Yurong, the number one scholar who killed his wife out of spite, helped a poor family to become an official and gain equality in the scientific examinations; Princess Wanning, who forced Shen Yurong to kill his wife and take possession of her wealth, is no longer just a favor in the original novel. The two-dimensional image of arrogance and love-madness was changed into an ambitious and crazy princess in "Mo Yu Yun Jian", making the character more interesting.
These rich and three-dimensional characters make the audience love and hate them, making the conflict between the good and the bad factions more intense. The protagonist's revenge process is also more decompressive, enriching the audience's emotional level and drama viewing experience. The scenes between Xue Fangfei, who returns as Jiang Li, and her ex-husband Shen Yurong, are filled with multiple emotions such as Xue Fangfei's heartbreak and hatred, and Shen Yurong's panic, fear, and uneasy conscience. There is a hidden edge in the pun, which is full of tension. There are many plots such as "Mo Yu Yun Jian". The powerful dramatic conflicts of the play unearth profound human nature, showing the multi-dimensional aspects of love, hatred, hatred, greed, anger and obsession in human nature, making the audience's "pleasure" experience more diverse. change.
shows the awakening of women and conveys the power of women
"Mo Yu Yun Jian" has received unanimous praise from the audience since its launch. One of the important reasons for its increasing popularity and topic is that as an idol drama, it does not completely fall into the romance between men and women. The blind pursuit of "feeling cool" has reduced the work to "brainless cool". Instead, it shows the process of women's awakening and growth, and conveys the powerful female power.
The main story line of "Between Mo Yuyun" is different from the ancient puppet dramas centered on love. It closely revolves around Xue Fangfei's awakening of self-awareness as a woman. At first, Xue Fangfei, as the most talented woman, ignored the opposition of her family and married Shen Yurong, a young man from a poor family, for love. After being betrayed and let down by Shen Yurong, she was heartbroken and wanted to commit suicide. However, after Jiang Li's guidance, Xue Fangfei's self-awareness was stimulated, and she made up her mind to work hard to get justice for herself and Jiang Li. From passively accepting grievances to actively redressing grievances and revenge, from being trapped in a desperate situation to fighting back, the heroine Xue Fangfei's sobriety and transformation conveys the concept that women should be self-reliant and independent, which is of great reference value for the growth of contemporary women.
Many plots in the drama "Mo Yu Yun Jian", such as the establishment of the Virgin Hall, the Shen family's method of destroying reputation to frame Xue Fangfei, etc., all reflect the cruelty of feudal society to women in terms of behavior, reputation, chastity, etc. The oppression shows how difficult it is for women to survive in feudal society. "Mo Yu Yun Jian" constructs an extremely difficult environment for women, and further highlights the value of women's insistence on breaking through their shackles.
The heroine Xue Fangfei, who was once married and abandoned, won the appreciation and sincerity of the male protagonist Xiao Heng with her ability and talent, and realized a two-way relationship with the male protagonist Xiao Heng. The female protagonist is not inferior to others because of her bleak experiences in the past. She always treats the male protagonist as equals. The setting up of this equal relationship adheres to the female subject status and does not reduce the female protagonist to a "dodder flower" that relies on the male protagonist to achieve success. The thin and empty "cool" makes the "cool" feeling based on the actual strength of women. While satisfying the audience's "cool" feeling while watching the drama, it teaches more female viewers how to strengthen themselves and love themselves, and encourages female viewers to pursue freedom and equality in love. , injecting more female power into the story.
In addition to love, the female friendship in "Mo Yu Yun Jian" also deeply moved the audience. Xue Fangfei and Jiang Li met in adversity. Jiang Li rescued Xue Fangfei, whose reputation had been ruined and was in dire straits. Xue Fangfei inherited Jiang Li's legacy and cleared Jiang Li's reputation when he returned to the Jiang family. After entering the school chapter, the mutual sympathy and mutual redemption between Xue Fangfei and Liu Xu fully demonstrated the powerful power of "girls help girls" between women. Female friendship is also a beloved focus of the show.
The theme of ancient puppets has always been widely welcomed by the public, but they may have fallen into fatigue due to the backward values of the series and the stereotyped creation routines. "Mo Yu Yun Jian" uses fast-paced and smooth narrative, multi-element integration and innovation as the guide. Through three-dimensional character creation and strong character conflicts, it expresses female awakening and conveys female power, making it full of "refreshing" feeling of decompression. It is not just a simple drama, it has richer connotations worthy of exploration and discussion by the audience.
From the Zhihufeng novel adaptation "For a Secret Fragrance", which is "one woman, many men + the rebirth of an evil girl", to the original script "Huajian Ling", which is a deep integration of "face-changing rebirth + suspenseful investigation", to "Huajian Ling" With the successful interpretation of the big ip " Xihuazhi ", "The Daughter in Distress Counterattacks in Business", the Youku platform continues to inject innovative power into the slightly stagnant ancient puppet market. The popular "Mo Yu Yun Jian" relies on the comprehensive and excellent production of characters, plots, themes, and makeup to open up a new path in revenge dramas and once again achieve a new breakthrough in the ancient puppet track. The track caused a stir and became a hit of the year. We are looking forward to the follow-up plot and results of "In the Clouds".
