Special feature of 1905 film network Recently, the drama series "Great Girl" and "Wind" starring partners and partners have met the audience successively. In addition, two "85 Flowers" joined hands to take the lead, and "last romance" also appeared in an expectant voice.
The two female main dramas appeared one after another, taking the lead in starting the first shot of the 2021 female theme drama.It is worth mentioning that apart from the weak splash of Wind, the other two dramas with two female protagonists have attracted much attention.
Up to now, "The Great Girl" has closed, and the popularity of webcasting has reached the top position of the cat’s eye TV series; "last romance" has been broadcast for more than half, and it has also been at the forefront of TV drama popularity rankings for a long time.These two series have even made many fans start the CP of "Jin Tong Yu Nv" and "Writing Poems for Ni". Liu Shishi and NiNi, in particular, almost "live" in the hot search, and the reading volume of drama topics has exceeded 4.1 billion.
However, in terms of word-of-mouth, the overall performance of the above two highly discussed double-female dramas can only be regarded as quite satisfactory. In the evaluation of douban, the former was divided into 7.2 and finally settled at 6.8; The latter has a score of 7.5, and now it has fallen to 7.1, and there is still a trend of further decline.
The drama with two heroines has become a unique landscape in the opening-up drama, and it seems to be their common ending. In the final analysis, they are under the banner of "double-female drama" and have not explored a method that really suits the theme.
“Pseudo-"independent person"
Last romance and The Great Girl are both devoted to creating leading roles for independent women. In line with the tough and courageous characteristics of independent women in the new era, such a setting is indeed easier to please.
Take the former with higher attention as an example.according toYi ShuAdapted from the novel of the same name, the screenwriter transplanted the background of the story from Hong Kong to Shanghai. The drama revolves around the experience of a pair of best friends, Jiang Nansun (Liu Shishi) and Zhu Suosuo (NiNi), growing up together.
Jiang Nansun, a well-born rich lady, grew up in an ivory tower and had to grow into a pillar of the family after her father died. Zhu Suosuo, a gold-worshipping girl who grew up in an alley, has long been a sponsor, and she is eager to break through the bondage at an early date.
Jiang Zhu, a pair of girlfriends, respectively reflects the upper class and the general public. On them, there are many independent women who dare to take on and dare to fight.In the face of family decline, the former took the initiative to break up with her boyfriend who was full of heart, and stayed at home to bear his father’s huge debt; Suffering from the pain of being dependent on others, the first thing the latter did when he found a job was to move out and live alone.
It is not difficult to find that the two hostess tried their best to set up a strong and rational "cool drama" without dragging their feet. But unfortunately, such an independent setting has not penetrated into the bones of the characters.
As a form of "women’s drama", the drama with two female protagonists should emphasize the process of independent growth of female protagonists. But at this critical point, the presentation of last romance is a pity. Every time the two protagonists grow up, the drama often relies on more powerful female power or male characters to promote the turning point of the plot.
Their tough and courageous character is true, but it does not prevent their declining life from opening up with the help of external forces.
Of course, some people may argue that many successes are inseparable from the support of "noble people". It’s true that there are many powerful roles around Jiang Zhu, such as "an expert in the world" aunt, company boss Ye Jinyan and rich second generation Xie Hongzu, which are also relatively different from their independent female images.
Coincidentally, The Great Girl has similar disadvantages.LukeWith a strong sense of mission at the moment of magazine survivalOrdinary editors have jumped to the position of editor-in-chief, and they have to rely on the help of others in the face of career difficulties such as poor management and difficult cooperation.
Focusing on women’s independence or growth, many protagonists have not really "relied on themselves" to a certain extent, but have continued the "cool" of role upgrading and blame through external forces.
Deep feelings of "routine"
"Love is icing on the cake, but friendship is never absent." This is one of the essences of the original work that Qin Wen, the screenwriter of last romance, thinks.However, the outline of this two-female drama in love line is slightly deliberate. The love that is icing on the cake in the eyes of screenwriters actually takes a lot of pen and ink, and it is inevitable to fall into the familiar "love core".
Nan Sun and Suosuo have both experienced more than one relationship.Coincidentally, they all met "love rat" first, and then harvested Gao Fushuai.
Judging from the fact that the official CP of the two girlfriends are European designer Wang Yongzheng and Xie Hongzu, the prince of air conditioning, their love line has not given up the drama of "Princess with Prince" and "Cinderella meets the rich second generation".
Similarly, The Great Girl is the same. Luke, who has a stable relationship, was betrayed by her boyfriend who has been in love for many years, and finally met Zhang Mang, who is better in all aspects; Shen Siyi, a game lover, is both an emotional abuser and a victim, but she has a Yao Yuan who always loves herself.
Even the "Wind" with the background of spy war, the unsmiling agent Li Ningyu, is surrounded by Wu Zhiguo, the battalion chief who always wants to guard her.
I have to say that this idol drama-like love alone is too idealistic, thus falling into the emotional routine of romantic drama.
And also taking the "CP" routine, there are girlfriends who are strongly marketed by the two female main dramas.In Qin Wen’s view, the world of Yi Shu girls is not only about love, which is also highly compatible with the independent and powerful personality charm of contemporary young women. Therefore, last romance’s portrayal of Jiang Zhu, a pair of good friends, has no mutual tearing and misunderstanding, but more supports and encourages each other.
Suosuo is homeless, and Nan Sun will not hesitate to invite her to live in her home. Nansun’s family suffered a heavy blow, and the lock lock "contracted" the life of the sisters. Both of them regard each other as family members, showing an enviable immortal friendship, and "writing poems for Ni" also comes from it.
Besides, in The Great Girl, Shen Siyi and Lu Ke were deeply misunderstood, all because Shen Siyi insisted on taking a college entrance examination for love in order to get into Fudan, and kissed her boyfriend in public, thus causing them to break up.
But when two people make up, they can always accompany each other and run around for each other when the other is in a career or life crisis.
In fact, whether it’s last romance or The Great Girl, the essence is that two girls with complementary personalities make up a pair of close friends. The former can always make every effort to shelter the latter from the wind and rain, while the latter will offer warm comfort and encouragement to the former. In this way, the audience will naturally pick up the "CP".
It is true that the enthusiasm between "CP" can only provide a temporary "sweetness" for the audience. When the audience comes back to think about it carefully, behind the selling of girlfriends, on the contrary, they are works with female themes, and their practical significance is slightly weak.
In addition, a large number of love dramas will inevitably steal the limelight of girlfriends’ dramas, which will further weaken the background color of the two female main dramas to some extent. When these routines are gradually revealed with the broadcast of the series, the "old-fashioned" setting eventually consumes the audience’s expectation for surprises.
After empathy, it will usher in the wind.
Of course, although the word-of-mouth of last romance and The Great Girl has gone high and low, it does not prevent them from opening up new ideas for the expression of women’s works. From the "big woman" to the "group portrait of women" and then to the "double woman" drama, the market focuses on works with female themes, and the expression forms are increasingly diverse.
It is worth noting that in 2011, after a Empresses in the Palace completely kicked off the creation of the "Big Girl’s Play", in recent years, there are few similar masterpieces; In 2020, Nothing But Thirty and Twenty Don’t Confuse joined hands to push the "female group drama" to the highest light; However, in the end, they didn’t keep the reputation of Qi Fei.
It can be seen that the delicacy of "women’s play" is doomed to be difficult to express.Nowadays, the double-female main drama appears frequently, and the heat is quite high. Although the current content performance is still slightly flawed, at least it also pays attention to the topic of women’s independence and the precious friendship between girlfriends. As for whether it will be the next explosion vent, it may depend on the writers’ deeper deconstruction of such works.
In fact, it not only combines the personal struggle emphasized by the "big female host" but also the friendship of girlfriends displayed by the "female group portrait". In fact, the drama with two female hosts has a very broad space to play.
However, the love line that should have been embellished has become the expression of "Mary Su", but it is the creative embarrassment of the current two-female drama. Then, how to deal with the interweaving of realistic meaning and emotional meaning, and how to make more viewers reach empathy are obviously problems that creators need to think about.
It is worth looking forward to. Next, a big wave of two-female dramas, such as "Housewives", "True Youth", "Story of Yanxi Palace" and "Family heirloom" by Wu Jinyan, are brewing.
The next "phenomenal" work, or is in the middle of them.
Looking to the future, we should balance the proportion of friendship, career and love, and pay more attention to the essence of women’s independence while portraying characters in a diversified way, thus fundamentally resonating with the audience. Perhaps in this way, the double-female drama will become the next outlet.
