The spy war drama "Harbin 1944" starring Yang Mi and Qin Hao is currently on the air. Before the show was aired, the audience's expectations were high. The first few episodes after the airing were also hotly discussed. However, after seven or eight episodes, the popularity gradually cooled down.
Many people decided to abandon the show before even watching it because the heroine of the show was played by popular star Yang Mi.
There are still some viewers who were persuaded by Yang Mi's acting skills to give up following the show after it started airing.
Some netizens took screenshots of "ugly photos" of Yang Mi in the drama while watching the drama, saying that Yang Mi without the filter was not beautiful and looked old.
But in fact, for spy dramas, the appearance of an actor is not that important, unless she plays an extremely beautiful person.
More people feel that Yang Mi does not match the ruthless and decisive look of a secret service chief in terms of appearance, temperament and acting skills.
In fact, Yang Mi is worthy of praise for letting go of the burden of being a traffic star and not caring about her image in the drama.
But Guan Xue is skinny and skinny, and her body is weak. Her wrist is not as thick as the barrel of a gun. She probably can't even lift a real gun. How can she have the strength and energy to fight and deal with so many things.
Some people say that Yang Mi showed Guan Xue's cruelty and ruthlessness with one word, "roar". Guan Xue must break the defense in every episode, so people gave her the nickname "Sister Breaking the Defense".
In recent days, has a video blogger from a certain website who used AI to change the face of Guan Xue, played by Yang Mi, and replaced the faces of actors Ning Jing, Zhao Liying and Tang Wei with Guan Xue to compare who is more suitable for the role of Guan Xue.
Ning Ning was a great beauty when she was young. She once played the role of the Queen Mother of Xiaozhuang in "The Secret History of Xiaozhuang", and played the role of China's first Queen Mother, Mi Bazi (Mi Yue) in "The Great Qin Empire". She performed well A big woman with a strong aura and strategizing, Ning Jing is neither lacking in experience nor acting skills.
If Jing Jing were younger, it might be possible to let her play Guan Xue.
Zhao Liying, who is both a popular star like Yang Mi, has made a much more successful transformation than Yang Mi in recent years. When it comes to acting skills, Zhao Liying is definitely better than Yang Mi in the eyes of the public.
However, Zhao Liying's appearance is more "Guotai Minan" and gentle. She is very beautiful, but if she were to play the role of Guan Xue, the head of the Secret Service Section, she would not have enough momentum and ruthlessness.
Moreover, Zhao Liying is too thin and looks like she hasn’t had enough to eat.
As for Tang Wei, known as the "goddess of literature and art", she is still suitable for acting in literary films and plays the role of a high-level female spy. She also lacks a ruthless temperament.
So netizens say they change faces again and again. In fact, these three female stars are not suitable for the role of Guan Xue, and they may not be more suitable than Yang Mi.
In fact, for TV dramas with themes like spy dramas, popular stars should be allowed to go away and capable actors with no big reputations should be allowed to act.
Because when watching spy dramas, what we mainly watch are the ups and downs of the plot, life-and-death battles, unsolved mysteries, and a series of hidden characters to be solved. The acting skills of the actors can make the characters even better, but the actors It is best to hide behind the character so that everyone can only see the character but not the actor himself.
However, if a popular star stars in the show, it will inevitably attract a large number of fans of the star. When they follow the show, what they mainly watch is not the plot, but their idol. They only stare at the idol's face and comment and praise it, regardless of the plot. No matter how nervous they are, they will praise their idol's beauty, handsomeness and acting skills in an unrelated and irrelevant way.
Therefore, the director chooses a popular star to star in a spy drama, which may initially increase the popularity of the drama. However, if the popular star's acting skills are too high and the plot is not so attractive, then it will inevitably lead to ratings and decline in the later period. The popularity and reputation have dropped sharply, which is more than worth the loss.
Today's TV drama directors want to take advantage of the traffic of popular stars and also want word-of-mouth , so they usually use the combination of popular stars + Mesozoic powerful actors + veteran drama stars to select the cast.
"Harbin 1944", in addition to the popular star Yang Mi, the protagonist group includes powerful Mesozoic actors Qin Hao, Zhang Zixian, Luan Yuanhui, Lin Jiachuan, etc., as well as veteran actors such as Zhang Guoqiang, Tian Xiaojie, etc. The lineup is not super strong. But it can be considered relatively strong.
However, after the show started airing, everyone discovered that Qin Hao, who originally thought he would be "very good", was "not so good" this time.
Perhaps Qin Hao's more suitable role type is a life-style suspense drama, rather than a spy drama with a strong sense of age and full of tension.
The overall performance of the main cast is mediocre. In addition, the plot of "Harbin 1944" is not as attractive as everyone expected. It has a sense of suspense and tight ups and downs. It is no wonder that the ratings and popularity of the show are so low. Decreased.
Let’s take a look at the other two recently aired spy dramas, “Wind Chaser” and “When the Stars Shine.” One is led by traffic star Wang Yibo, and the other is led by traffic star Li Xian, but “Wind Chaser” It was very popular and received good reviews from the audience, but "When the Stars Shine" cooled down after the first few episodes.
Why?
The reason is that "The Storm Chaser" is a drama with two male leads. The other male lead partnered by Wang Yibo is Wang Yang, a top actor in the uncle circle with high national popularity. Wang Yang, who is not lacking in acting skills and audience popularity, has shouldered the responsibility. This drama has more than half of its ratings and reputation.
Min, the female director of "When the Stars Shine", was disliked and criticized by many viewers for her appearance and acting skills. In addition, the other male lead was unknown, and the plot of the show was too tame, and it was not a good one. It's a spy drama, but it depicts the growth of young people. The pace is too slow, so it's no wonder that the ratings are so low.
To be honest, the popularity and reputation of "Harbin 1944" are far from reaching expectations. It is not just Yang Mi's problem. The screenwriter and director of the show should also bear the responsibility.
If a popular star is not used to play the heroine, if the script is written more excitingly and the logic is stricter, and if the selection and performance of the protagonist group are more eye-catching, maybe the show will be better.
If a popular star wants to transform, it is recommended to start with life dramas and urban dramas. After all, those roles are easier to play and the transformation is easier to succeed. Once your acting skills are perfected and your image becomes more down-to-earth, it won’t be too late to consider acting in a spy drama.
The protagonist of a spy drama is really not that easy to take on.
(Text/First Drop of Dew)
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