Poor Jing Tian.
A few days ago, a certain bastard ex came out to cause trouble again, and she became the center of the topic again. Fortunately, Jing Tian had a clear mind and acted quickly, so she immediately made a complete cut.
gained a lot of favor because of this.
But in reality, he is so smart and domineering, but his new work "Four Seas Chongming" performed mediocrely. Most of the
broadcasts are still not gaining popularity and are even declining.
The length of the picture depends on the ranking of Shihai Chongming
I was thinking that the timing was wrong, maybe this drama is not bad, it is a pity to hide it?
But the assumptions before watching the drama were instantly shattered after watching three episodes.
A fantasy drama (routine version) . In fact, it is not worth spending too much space to complain about it. After all, it is not that bad.
What I mainly want to talk about are the issues buried under this plot setting.
The original IP was a novel about female fans, but now it has been adapted into a story where everyone only loves the male protagonist. It does not touch the "big female protagonist", but it has the flavor of "female male protagonist". I can't figure it out.
Jing Tian finally regained her previous reputation and became the new leading heroine spokesperson in the public's mind. Unexpectedly, she acted like this.
Let’s simply talk about the adaptation of for female videos, and how it has gradually become full of male videos, which is a bit sad.
The topic still starts from "Four Seas Chung Ming".
opens as usual, explaining the identity information of the male and female protagonists, the male protagonist Ji Yang (played by Zhang Linghe) Daoshengtian Shaocang.
Daoshengtian: place name; Shaocang: official position ≈ prince.
was slandered as a demon to kill his fellow disciples, and was thrown into the Soul River Water Prison by his master. After a lucky escape, he went to the north to find the "Seven Floating Karma Book" to prove that he was not possessed by the devil, that is, it was impossible to kill his fellow disciples.
My toes are very tired from thinking every day.
It’s no coincidence that I am an ancient couple.
The heroine Nanyan (played by Jing Tian) is in the north. Ji Yang was seriously injured, and Nan Yan was a doctor who was good at using poison to treat diseases.
Nan Yan is often criticized for her withdrawn and weird personality, but she focuses on repaying evil with kindness.
No matter who criticizes her in front of her or behind her back, she can give them a bad taste.
While evading pursuit, Ji Yang was able to heroically save the beauty, and saved Nan Yan who was almost harmed by the demons.
After completing the rescue operation, he happened to faint.
Because Ji Yang’s illness was similar to Nan Yan’s mother’s symptoms, Nan Yan took him home for treatment.
Do you think it’s almost time to explain how the male and female protagonists develop feelings for each other in daily interactions, and then create the myth of ancient puppet love together?
does not. Apart from this, the heroine is outside the plot the rest of the time.
has a clear and colorful plot about the male protagonist.
The second male lead is online. The eldest son of Dragon Palace worships and admires the male lead.
Reading the poems of Emperor Shaocang
was simply inspiring.
I had never seen Ji Yang in person before, but when I mentioned him, I was filled with praise.
Just one face can determine the world
The heroine’s mother ranks among the top five in the three worlds in terms of martial arts, but she rushes to form a spiritual seal between the hero and her daughter, which cannot be resolved unless there is a life and death agreement.
and hoping that this seal would help the male protagonist, he said to the male protagonist "Love Ayan well" and left.
At this time, the male and female protagonists have only known each other for a few days, and they have not figured out the basics. Logically, is a little bit confusing, but if you change your thinking, if this is to highlight the male protagonist's character traits, such as dependability, wouldn't it be very Reasonable.
is the third male online. He is the prince of the fox clan. He is good at tea talk. He loves to squeeze the male protagonist, and from time to time he even makes some physical contact with the male protagonist.
The elder of the demon clan has read countless men, but he is fascinated by the male protagonist. Even if his life is at stake, he still praises him for his good skin.
The other passers-by, A, B, C and D, also admired the male protagonist.
Our heroine didn’t know where she was wandering in the first 7 episodes. When needed, let her go online and play a little eye-catching game with the hero.
When Nan Yan was in danger, the male protagonist came online and was able to counterattack the opponent calmly and save Nan Yan in danger.
But Nanyan’s danger was brought to her by the hero’s admirer.
The more I watch this drama, the more I find that the description of the male protagonist is all-round, talented and beautiful, famous, powerful, not greedy for love, and only wants to pursue a career.
The story line also revolves around the male protagonist's vindication. For the sake of the male protagonist's vindication, the female protagonist is willing to abandon everything and follow the male protagonist.
The protagonists gathered together to conceal and protect Ji Yang’s true identity and prevent him from being hunted down.
Do you feel that this male channel smells familiar?
wears the skin of a female idol, constantly exuding the almightiness and brilliance of the male protagonist. The female protagonist is just one of his many followers.
Treating women as accessories is the most common method used by male videos.
wanted to show that the female protagonist is busy with her career, but it did not give her much relevant footage of her career, and she could even abandon it immediately for the male protagonist.
Essentially, I don’t really like the “x frequency” division method. A good film and television script should be appreciated by everyone. This kind of scene has too strong commercial logic.
But since we have already stood in this logic, we have to analyze it truthfully -
Pre-watching the female video and getting a male lead, isn't this pure and wrong?
You must know that the original work of this drama "I Have Three Dragons and Proud Bamboo Horses" is basically a sexual version of Fan Xian.
A girl has three fathers and three childhood sweethearts.
However, the film and television version of the plot has a stronger sense of male pleasure.
Everyone’s love and admiration for the male protagonist is like a surging river, and the male protagonist does live up to these expectations, and his actions can indeed support the "big male protagonist".
This answers the question at the beginning, what is a "female male lead".
quietly adapted a female channel into a male channel. "Four Seas Chung Ming" is not the first example, but its appearance now can reflect many problems.
starts from the adaptation of the root IP.
Male Channel IP is full of narratives from a male perspective and values, focusing on the display of male spirit and abilities. The plots are mostly Machiavellian and fantasy, and there is inevitably some content that contains private goods and is not suitable for children.
The characteristics of women’s video works are plot + emotion, and the psychological description of the characters is subtle, making it easy for the audience to immerse themselves in the first-person perspective.
In addition, the audience distribution of film and television dramas is mostly female.
is an adaptation of a female video, which is the best choice for capital to pursue profits in every aspect.
The reason why female videos flourish is that female viewers can better feel the emotional flow in the works through real people.
But capital only focuses on profits, and everyone wants to take a bite of this fat.
After finishing their work, capital began to extend its tentacles, and the momentum gradually dropped from popular IPs to niche works, and accumulated a large number of IPs.
However, in recent years, the disadvantages of the female video IP adaptation have gradually emerged.
Modified text often has limitations, and readers tend to ignore the values 4 existing in the article.
In addition, the works derived from different eras and creative backgrounds carry very different themes.
After putting those works that are not in line with today's mainstream values 4 onto the screen, every line and every action will be amplified and explored.
This has caused a thankless dilemma for many female videos after adaptation.
"Can't Hide Secretly"
And many screenwriters do not have a solid foundation to make a silent comeback, so they can only adapt based on Weibo's hot searches, desperately using hot search words to show their goodwill. If you are not careful with this method, you will still be frustrated by the audience.
So there is this simple method now, which directly hides the movement of the female protagonist and focuses on the male protagonist. This is the reason why the female channel adaptation will become male channel as mentioned above.
Such various horizontal and vertical shots are just to consume the accumulated IP in my hands.
But this seems to be putting the cart before the horse. The audience is not a container for receiving bad dramas without reason.
Just like the original intention of the creation of female channel novels, it is a carrier for female audiences to escape reality and get closer to their ideals. It is a never-ending island that is separated from the real world.
has now become a tool to pay for capital investment.
In 2015, there was actually another film and television work that was a hit -
"Nirvana in Fire" .
What many people don’t know is that the original work of "Nirvana in Fire" was written as a female-oriented novel. Not only did it clearly fall into the female-oriented category when it was serialized, but it also maintained its "female-oriented" characteristics during the subsequent adaptation and filmmaking process.
But it has solidly attracted many male actors.
Such scripts for female videos are hard to come by, so most of the capital’s attention at that time was still focused on the basic romance category, hoping that the actors would attract more traffic.
Movies and TV series are the carriers of star-making. Falling in love with female male protagonists is simply because in addition to their faces, they also have souls given by the author.
The ability of male stars to attract fans through female channels is far greater than that of female stars. In addition, they can also get fans of female protagonists and CP fans, which is of no harm to them.
"Dear Beloved"
In addition to ordinary heterosexuality, Danmei is also a weapon for attracting fans.
Many Tie Zhi went to the bar to get angry, and they looked ugly. As a result, Danmei was banned, and to some extent, it occupied the original space of female videos.
The adaptation of female videos to male videos is also related to the success of male videos in recent years.
The market for male videos is small, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist.
The popularity of Zhang Ruoyun’s two male video dramas is the most direct proof.
Audiences can notice the flames of male videos igniting, and it is impossible for capital not to notice.
Coupled with Cheng Yi portrayed in "Lotus Tower", a complete "female male protagonist" can also be a great success.
female channel is adapted into male channel, which can be regarded as a fan-attracting template tailor-made for male actors.
"Four Seas Chongming" is not the first example, it just smells the smell of such possible success.
The cancer of domestic entertainment is also an important reason why female videos are adapted into male videos.
I have to mention "Tian Sheng Chang Ge", the original work "Huang Quan" is 100% a plot drama with a female protagonist, and the film and television version was adapted into a male protagonist "The Legend of Kun".
Picture source | Weibo @天下guiyuan (author of "Huang Quan")
This kind of adaptation is not an exception, and the same is true for "Let's Try the World".
The original setting is that women are strong and men are weak, but after the film and television adaptation, there is still a hint of strong women and weak men (I even began to suspect that it was to highlight Yang Yang that Zhao Lusi was played as a sweet girl in the play).
And when a male star with such an obvious imbalance in status is involved in this kind of female video work, he is essentially pursuing profit, for himself and for the capital behind it.
After all the nonsense, only the audience is left to pay the bill.
can continue to be the heroine in female videos only because there are enough female protagonists, such as "The Story of Rose" and "Sauvignon Blanc" some time ago.
In addition, the highlight sections have to be added or subtracted according to the role of the protagonist.
is still a 2015 "A Thousand Bones of Flowers". According to the ranking at that time, Zhao Liying is obviously not as good as Huo Jianhua.
However, after the adaptation, it still fits the original work, and there is no claim that Huo Jianhua is the "female male protagonist".
The protagonist's status in "Let's Try the World" actually reflects the social fear of weakness behind the rise of "big heroines". The creator of
depicts strength and weakness as if they were two sides of the same coin. In order to adapt to mainstream thinking and create a strong enough female character, it will inevitably weaken the ability of men.
When the ability of male characters is always lower than that of women, the most basic fear of weakness will arise, so strongly shaping male characters in female videos can be regarded as a kind of self-satisfaction.
ip hoarding is only a prerequisite, and subsequent events are the reasons why the "big male protagonists" of domestic entertainment focus on female videos.
But after looking through these reasons, I found that the word "reality" is always inseparable.
But the fundamental reason why we pursue and appreciate these works is that we want to escape reality?
was fed up with the real world and wanted to create an idealized opposite sex and utopian emotions through the hands of a female writer who could truly understand the situation of women.
This is actually the reason why female videos were initially popular. They are not just simple romantic narratives.
But nowadays, one adaptation after another has probably forgotten the original intention of these works.
Each one is clearly marked with a price, lying coldly on the trading table.
After experiencing the exploitation of by multiple capital interests, all idealized elements were finally removed and returned to our reality -
This world may be a huge male video.
