As a national-level drama, "The Legend of Zhen Huan" has a Douban score of 9.4 since its broadcast, and has won the "Golden Eagle Award" and the "Magnolia Award", and has a high popularity. Many viewers born in the 90s and 00s know director Zheng Xiaolong because of "The Legend of Zhen Huan". In fact, Zheng Xiaolong has also filmed classic film and television dramas such as "Four Generations Under One Roof", "Desire", "The Story of the Editorial Office", "Golden Wedding" and "The Legend of Mi Yue". .
Zheng Xiaolong Photo: Visual China
Even though "The Legend of Zhen Huan" has been on the air for more than ten years, various extended topics surrounding it are still emerging in endlessly, from plot interpretation to character biographies, from the use of lines to makeup and outfits, and of course, hot hits The emoji trend that is indispensable to the show is still talked about. Many people say that Zheng Xiaolong always "steps on popular points", but Zheng Xiaolong said in a recent media interview, "I don't deliberately step on any popular points, but I insist on realistic creation methods and insist on observing reality, so it is easy to step on them." On." Zheng Xiaolong said that "The Legend of Zhen Huan", "Red Sorghum" and "Mi Yue" all pay attention to realism attitude.
There was a comment in the first issue of "Qiushi" magazine in 2014, which mentioned that Zhen Huan was a criticism of marriage under the feudal system. This made Zheng Xiaolong feel that it spoke to his heart. "We are not talking about the love between lovers in ancient times. Some previous costume dramas made the palace beautiful and happy, and the emperor was affectionate and sexual, which is not in line with historical materialism. We read this novel because there is a good relationship between the characters, but if there is no A good value system will not work. I set the plot to the Yongzheng era in the hope of increasing criticism of the feudal system." Zheng Xiaolong said.
" There is less palace fighting in "The Legend of Mi Yue". The palace fighting here is not only for favor, but also for family and country." After "The Legend of Zhen Huan", Zheng Xiaolong has new feelings about "The Legend of Mi Yue" Thinking deeply, Mi Yue opposed hereditary inheritance and valued military merit. She was a representative of advanced productive forces in the transformation from slavery to feudalism in Chinese history.
"Costume dramas must also have a historical materialist attitude and historical materialist creative spirit. They are not simply showing palace battles. Only in this way can the drama's weight and appeal be enhanced." Zheng Xiaolong said that the theme of "The Legend of Zhen Huan" is criticism , "The Legend of Mi Yue" strives to bring positive inspiration to the audience.
editor Zeng Qi
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