Sichuan Online Reporter Luo Haiyun
Recently, the costume suspense unit detective drama "The Tang Dynasty's Strange Stories: Journey West", produced by Guo Jingyu and starring Yang Xuwen, Yang Zhigang, etc., continues to be popular. The show just came to an end on August 4. On August 5, "Tang Dynasty Strange Stories" immediately announced the launch of its third season.
The second season ends and the third season "Return to Chang'an"
After traveling south in the first season and traveling west in the second season, the "Tang Gui Detective Team" in the third season will finally return to Chang'an. The official Weibo posted: "Looking at the prosperous scene of Chang'an, the sun and moon are shining, and the brilliance is dazzling; beneath the prosperity, darkness is hidden deep, and the treacherousness invades the bones. Crisis is everywhere, and turbulence surges; work together to break the darkness, and protect Chang'an with awe-inspiring arms. "Tang Dynasty "The Strange Story of the Tang Dynasty: Chang'an" will set off on iQiyi. In the autumn of Chang'an, the storm is coming! "
Stills of "The Strange Story of the Tang Dynasty: Journey to the West"
When the first season of "The Strange Story of the Tang Dynasty" is broadcast, It became a dark horse work. In July this year, "Tang Dynasty Strange Stories: Journey West" was aired, with a popularity rating of over 10,000 on the broadcasting platform. It also broke the curse of sequels and raised the level of costume detective dramas.
"History of the Tang Dynasty: Journey to the West" unfolds with eight folk mysteries, telling a beautiful and treacherous love story under the prosperous Tang Dynasty. The detective team upholds the original intention of upholding justice for democracy and works together to solve the mystery cases and protect justice. , shouldering the mission of saving the country from crisis. On the basis of continuing the style of the previous work, the show retains the main characters of the first season and places the suspenseful detective story in the mysterious Western Region. The acting skills of all the actors in the play are online, the details are meticulous, and the theme concept is constantly sublimated.
The screenwriter interprets "Tang Wei" to make the work more culturally rich.
The "Tang Wei" series is adapted from the original novel of the same name by writer Wei Fenghua. In the original novel, Wei Fenghua used ancient Chinese legends and legends as clues to integrate the history, humanity, legends and customs of the Tang Dynasty into each case. Although the plot is treacherous, justice is found in the mystery. See true love in adversity. The series inherits the paradoxical style of the original novel, and also presents the natural scenery on the westward journey in detail, which not only enriches the expression of the text, but also makes the work more culturally rich.
screenwriter Wei Fenghua explained that "The Journey to the West" is essentially a western legend and a suspenseful version of "Journey to the West". Wei Fengping said that the second season will focus more on traditional Chinese culture. For example, in the "Death of Wu Zuo" unit, the multi-faceted seal of Dugu Xin is used as a clue to open the narrative, and this seal is now collected in the Shaanxi History Museum. In the play, At the "Bao Fighting Conference", gold bowls with mandarin duck and lotus petal patterns, silver sachets with grape, flower and bird patterns, etc. appeared, and they were all genuine. "When the audience walks into the museum one day and sees these cultural relics, they will naturally have a sense of connection between history and reality."
Stills of "The Chronicles of the Tang Dynasty: Journey to the West"
Although the Tang Dynasty series is a costume detective drama , but it relies on the legends of the Tang Dynasty and the legends of the Tang Dynasty in the treasure house of traditional Chinese literature. In the second season, the life of the lower class people in the Tang Dynasty, as well as the situation of women and the chivalrous spirit, were further explored, which was originally an important part of the Legend of the Tang Dynasty and the Legend of the Tang Dynasty. Compared with detective cases, the "Tang Wei" series is characterized by focusing on the story background of the case rather than the logic of solving the case. Each case will eventually present the folk customs, legends and monsters, or cultural background of the Tang Dynasty from the case itself.
Taking the unit "The Death of Wu Zuo" as an example, Wei Fenghua shared, "The introduction to this unit, or the engine of the narrative, comes from the Tang Dynasty's Zhiguai Notes "Youyang Zazu". There is a story in the notes that says The story is that after several thieves entered the tomb, they were attacked by wooden clay figurines with traps. In the end, only two thieves escaped. The story ended here, but after reading it, I felt that this might be a strange case. "The beginning." He explained that the unit case only has a few episodes and needs to attract the audience in the first three minutes, so it is very important to have suspense at the beginning. Although "Tang Wei" is a unit narrative, the types of cases in each unit are different, but in the unit In the form of drama, there is a big type called legendary drama.
Fantasy plot + careful production, won praise from the audience
After the premiere of the first season of "Tang Dynasty Strange Stories", its fantasy plot, careful production, and exquisite persuasion have received a lot of praise from the audience. From the narration of strange stories in the first season to the broader geographical and humanistic scene shown in the second season "Westward Journey", the "Tang Wei" series has been exquisitely produced and vividly depicted the magnificent Tang Dynasty rich in humanistic spiritual temperament. Wei Fenghua said that compared to the first part, "Tang Wei 2" remains unchanged in its insistence on traditional Chinese culture. "The two words 'Legend' come from the Tang Dynasty's legendary notes "Legend". Tang Wei is different in terms of genre. It can be regarded as a costume detective drama, but it is essentially a legendary drama, so the Tang Dynasty legend and legend styles are harmonious with each other. "
The plot is strange and fast, and the natural scenery and customs on the westward journey are all delicately portrayed, making it seamless and grand. The spirit of the Tang Dynasty makes the work more culturally rich. In addition to the elements of detective stories and strange stories, "The Strange Stories of the Tang Dynasty: Journey to the West" also shows the eternal human nature. Screenwriter Wei Fenghua explained that Tang Wei shows both the positive and negative aspects of human nature. The main side of human nature is kindness, but it is undeniable that the other side may be dark. Some of the cases in "Tang Wei" involve the dark side of human nature.
Take "Yun Ding Zui" as an example. This is a butterfly effect caused by the husband's "distrust", which ultimately leads to the wife's tragedy. In fact, there are still many such cases today. The shining side of human nature will be shown in "Tang Wei". In the "Death of Wu Zuo" unit, Dugu Yang wrote a "letter to let go of his wife" to Chun Tiao, which revealed the inner side of Dugu Yang's human nature. The shining point. Wei Fenghua shared, "This is a letter to let go of your wife, but if you look at the plot, you will know that it is essentially a love letter. It belongs to the Tang Dynasty, and it also has certain implications for today. That is, in Love is great in any era. Once you meet that person, you must cherish it. "
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