How do you evaluate the costume drama "Yunzhiyu" directed by Guo Jingming and starring Yu Shuxin and Zhang Linghe?

From writer to director, Guo Jingming is always surrounded by controversy. Master of plagiarism, master of sophistry, traffic merchant, etc. are what many people call him. Almost every time he makes a work, countless netizens will chase him and scold him. Recently, another new drama by Guo Jingming has been launched. Without exception, it is still hotly searched and criticized.

As to the quality of this drama and whether it is really useless, I will subjectively share my opinions with you today. If my friends have different feelings from mine, then you might as well take it as your guide and leave a rational message to share your views - "Cloud Feather" For the convenience of understanding, I will give you a brief overview of the overall framework of the first few episodes of this drama. .

In the world of the story, there are two opposing forces, Gongmen and Wufeng. The so-called Gongmen refers to the Gong clan who live in seclusion in Jiuchen Valley all year round and are not bound by the rules of the world. The place is heavily guarded and it is difficult for outsiders to enter. The Gong clan takes Gong as their surname and Shang, Jiao, Zheng, and Yu as their names, which correspond to the four direct descendants.

Among them, Zhenggong is good at healing poisons and concealed weapons, Shanggong is good at forging weapons, Jiaogong is responsible for handling external affairs, including the family's business and mediating with Jianghu, and Yumen is responsible for internal defense and commanding the palace gates. up and down. The so-called Wu Feng is a killer organization and the natural enemy of the palace.

Because it is too powerful, many sects have to submit to it. Now it has dominated the world for decades, and only Gongmen can compete with it. The entire organization is very mysterious, and it is not yet known who the boss is. Currently, we only know that there are two systems under the organization: Jackdaw and Killer.

Jackdaw is responsible for training killers and assigning tasks to killers. They are named according to serial numbers. The total number of killers is divided into four levels: demons and monsters, with monsters being the lowest and monsters being the highest. In order to control the killer, before carrying out the task, Jackdaw will let the killer take a poison made from insect eggs called Half-Moon Fly.

This kind of insect eggs will parasitize in the human body. Every fifteen days, the killer must take the antidote, otherwise life will be worse than death. And if you want to get the antidote, you must gain something recognized by the organization during the execution of the task. Due to the special environment of the palace, if you want to have heirs, you must select suitable women as brides from the outside world, which is the so-called "marriage selection."

As a result, "choosing a bride" has become an excellent opportunity for the killer to enter the palace and carry out his mission. As the heroine Yun Weishan (played by Yu Shuxin), she was asked by the organization to participate in the "marriage selection" as an impersonation, and tried to get the young master of the palace gate, the future swordsman Gong Huanyu, to choose her as his bride, and then gained control of the palace gate. key information.

When the results of the "marriage selection" came to an end, although Yun Weishan did not win Gong Huanyu's favor, he attracted the attention of one of his younger brothers, Gong Ziyu (played by Zhang Linghe). As a result, because the palace lord and the young master were killed and Gong Ziyu succeeded her, Yun Weishan ended up becoming the sword-wielding bride.

At the same time, another Wufeng killer Shangguan Qian who participated in the "marriage selection" also surfaced. Her level is Mei. Through her own methods, she became Gong Ziyu's cousin Gong Qian. The bride of Shang Jiao. Because Gong Shangjiao believed that Gong Ziyu was not worthy of inheriting the position of sword wielder, a battle for the sword wielder began.

Yun Weishan and Shangguan Qian, one is cold and kind-hearted, while the other is vicious and cruel. The two of them performed tasks in the palace according to their own abilities, cooperating with each other but with reservations, showing a subtle state of cooperation. It is undeniable that the story structure alone is actually a bit interesting. The background of the game between the two major rivers and lakes forces Gongmen and Wufeng, and the setting of the killer levels of the demons and demons are quite unique.

In addition, two killers from Wufeng have become tit-for-tat wives. On the surface, we are fighting with each other, but in fact, they are respectively carrying out the tasks arranged by Wufeng. The format is similar to a "spy movie". If it is handled well, it can easily be brilliant and show a very conflicting plot.

Unfortunately, judging from the first few episodes, the quality of the plot still cannot catch up with the "advanced" setting. First of all, Guo Jingming's characteristics are still deducted points in this drama. Lines, names of people, places, weapons, the pretentiousness is still there.

For example, a hidden weapon is named Zi Shitian. The explanation is: the tip of the needle is darkly blue and dyes the color of the night sky. This poisonous color is blue, like the sky at midnight, and the poison is extremely fast. He died before he could cry out, and there was no sound in the silence. Okay, I know you are an artistic young man and don’t know how to speak well.

There is a saying about photography. It is indeed beautiful, but it always gives you a slow motion, coupled with lyrical music, it makes it look like you are shooting a MV. Maybe, this is the beauty in the director's mind. Since music is mentioned, one more thing needs to be added here. The soundtrack of the series from beginning to end does not give people a chance to breathe at all.

It stands to reason that the soundtrack serves the plot and is used to heighten the mood. However, if the soundtrack is too full and the plot does not reach a moment of real strong conflict, it will inevitably take over the main role and become tiring. The way of serving the Tao and the setting of the scenery, it can be seen from the first glance that they have been done carefully and carefully. The exquisiteness is really exquisite.

But it is also easy for the audience to think of "Japanese style", such as those hanging lamps and screens, as well as the characters' clothing, shape, sitting posture, etc. It can only be said that it is self-inflicted, and I cannot blame the netizens for complaining. Actors, just based on looks, can be considered handsome and beautiful, but when it comes to acting, I feel like I have to shut up.

I don’t mean to target anyone, but many times, I really can’t see what emotions Yu Shuxin wants to express. In contrast, Lu Yuxiao, who plays Shangguan Qian, performed much more accurately. Moreover, Shangguan Qian's character looks like a cruel and scheming girl. With the blessing of the touching character, Lu Yuxiao feels more eye-catching than Yu Shuxin.

I read that some netizens said that when the female supporting role is stunning enough, the heroine can take on the role of soy sauce. I remember Yu Shuxin said in an interview that Guo Jingming promised to help her look her most beautiful when she was in her 20s.

To be honest, some scenes made me wonder if Yu Shuxin was deceived. Speaking of this, I remembered that two days ago, there was a hot search about "Yunzhiyu" on the Internet: #小时5 feudal era#. Not to mention anything else, just based on what we talked about above, "Yunzhiyu" does have a bit of a "little era" flavor.

But, I have to say but again. Each incident may seem okay at first, but in the end, what you gain is often not a sudden realization, but speechlessness after being played with. Let me give you a simple example. As mentioned earlier, in order to obtain the antidote to the Half-Moon Fly, the killer must obtain a harvest approved by the organization within fifteen days.

Among them, how to transmit the information without being discovered is a big problem. Yun Weishan's idea was to write the information on the river lantern. By coincidence, He Deng was discovered by Gong Ziyu. So, in order not to reveal his identity, Yun Weishan covered his face and fought with Gong Ziyu.

To be honest, the fight scenes in the series are better than many ancient puppets. But as far as this scene is concerned, the fighting scene is more like taking a photo of the actors, and this act of covering the face really feels like treating the audience as a fool. When Yun Weishan's identity is exposed, you think she is in danger now.

As a result, a flashback was directly presented to her. It was actually all part of Yun Weishan's plan, and it was part of her strategy, in order to exchange suspicion for trust later. As for the river lantern, what is written is what she wrote to her "father", and the content is some sincere self-blame.

Unexpectedly, when the plot developed to this point, the style of the painting changed. Gong Ziyu began to care about Yun Weishan, and the spy drama vest was finally taken off, revealing the true face of a love drama. It can be said that many of the so-called reversals in the series were first misled by "quotes out of context" and then supplemented by flashbacks.

This routine is not impossible, but if used too frequently, it will appear very lazy and fail to give the character a real and real crisis. Moreover, it is obvious that the characters in the play have predicted everything early on. If you edit the whole scene, it is difficult not to make people feel that it is a mystery. Speaking of editing, this show also suffers from some editing issues.

Not to mention the slow pace, the perspective is also very confusing, and the processing in some places is very fragmented, and one section does not match up with the other. The most obvious one is the drama of Gong Zishang played by Jin Jing. Probably for the sake of balance, Gong Zishang is a funny girl in the play, somewhat similar to Sister Pomegranate in "Tang Bohu Spots Autumn Fragrance".

However, her part of the plot is always inserted into the plot suddenly. And her performance feels more like a wink, a deliberate and exaggerated one, the kind that makes people laugh by making them squirm.

For example, the scene where she first appeared. Facing the shirtless guards, their tone and expression were unknown to others. It made me feel uncomfortable all over, and I had goosebumps all over the floor. Anyway, let’s stop complaining here first.

To summarize, I personally think that, regardless of Guo Jingming's personal controversy, the story framework of "Yun Zhi Yu" is good, and the visual quality is also there. Its execution at every level is somewhat willful, so that the advantages are not highlighted and the disadvantages are magnified. I think if the script level is further optimized and then operated by a different team, the effect may be completely different.

I remember one time when Guo Jingming had an emotional breakdown and posted something like this: Is it because my name is Guo Jingming that everything I do is wrong? Am I the only one who won't criticize "Jueji" if I die? In my opinion, it is indeed difficult to get rid of the inherent impression, but the audience will not continue to criticize indiscriminately.