I haven't watched Korean dramas for many years, but I watched three in the last year or two, and found that the plot settings have changed. The vicious second female lead, the infatuated second male lead, and the evil mother-in-law seem to have all disappeared, replaced by a vicious dog biting the male or female lead.
The second female lead in the old drama concentrates on the male protagonist, Jiang Huiyuan likes Lee Young-jae, and Han Youli likes Cha Seung-joon. Whether it is an ex-girlfriend or a temporary girlfriend, the second female lead is a thorn in the heroine's heart. The second male lead of the old drama concentrates on the heroine. Whether it is a spare tire willing to die or a safe haven that can reason and cook, the second male lead can bring some warmth to the female lead.
The current drama is different. Sunny in "Ghost" has his own lover, and the messenger of hell will not send warmth everywhere. Although the female second in "Crash Landing" has not yet shown her power, according to the plot of her and the male protagonist taking pictures in Switzerland, she is not an infatuated kind. As for Zheng Hyuk, her attitude is likely to be that she wants to take the things arranged for herself at home, Don't lose your dignity, but if you love it or not, it's another matter. Not to mention the second male, he hasn't had much contact with Shili yet, but he has flirted with the second female twice. He is not in love and is not Korean.
In the past, the villains in the drama were mostly played by characters who participated in the relationship between the male and female protagonists, and the resistance was basically from these characters or parents, but now the drama likes to set up a villain who specializes in things, and they do not participate in the relationship between men and women. For example, in this drama Comrade Major, when he pointed a gun at Shi Li, he didn't take a second look, he just wanted to concentrate on destroying Lee Jung Hyuk... This character setting is indeed different from the tradition. If the traditional villain has anything to do with the beautiful heroine, I basically want to Forcibly have a relationship.
In this way, there is a villain who is not right to people (male and female protagonists love), on the one hand, it can liberate the two women and the two men, they don't have to do anything, they don't have to "oppose this marriage", they can fall in love freely, they can expand freely, as long as they want to. Just a reason to connect them to the main character. If not, you have to rack your brains to let the second female lead and the second male lead into the relationship between the male and female lead. It's too much. Everyone hates these people. For example, the second female lead in "Stairway to Heaven", no matter how beautiful Kim Tae Hee is, I can't appreciate it. , if it is too light or the character settings are deviated, it will threaten the official match like the second female in "Jin Sanshun". On the other hand, it is more convenient to shape the villain. Comrade Major in this play, on the one hand, he makes jokes, on the other hand, he likes to complain (in Seoul, he complained about his friend who ordered caramel macchiatos, "the people of the capital are sophisticated") . He is the villain, but he can also have some cute points. But adding these points to the traditional villain has no such effect, Han Yuli, who loves to complain? You have ruined people's feelings, and you still love to talk, why do you play so much?
We hate Fa Hai, who beats the mandarin ducks, because this monk is a bit inexplicable. "The monk should just recite the scriptures by himself. The white snake is obsessed with Xu Xian, and Xu Xian is married to a monster. What does it have to do with others? Right and wrong." We also hate men and women who do things, because there is no grass anywhere in the world, they don't love their own love, they have to rob someone else's lover. Now the Korean drama has liberated them, but it has fulfilled the male and female characters and sacrificed the villain. This kind of villain who has no emotional entanglement is also easy to become a tool that is used and thrown away. For example, how many people remember the name of the "Purple Potato Monster" in "Ghost"? Comrade Major will sooner or later be forgotten by us forever.
In terms of the character setting of this drama, I also care about the whitewashing of the second male lead. The plot progresses to the fourth episode. He is still a fraudster who fled to a certain country. Should he be allowed to fall in love with this identity? I don't think it's possible, he should be able to clean up, but how to clean up, we still have to wait and see.
In addition to the character settings, this drama also maintains the level of Korean dramas in terms of scene creation. You must go abroad when you go abroad. You can also do some activities with Korean characteristics without going abroad, such as fried chicken, grilled clams, pickled kimchi, steamed potatoes... ...Let's talk about ordinary steamed potatoes. I don't watch many Korean dramas, and I have seen steamed potatoes in "Superman Returns" and "Funny Family". Are Korean steamed potatoes so delicious? I think if I go to Korea in the future, I must try it. Hallyu once swept across East Asia. In addition to the death love of handsome boys and beautiful girls, have these regional activities also quietly penetrated into our hearts?
In terms of props, the chaebol's set is not good, a little messy and frivolous, but the tableware is Royal Copenhagen, which is satisfactory, at least it pays attention to these. The set of Zheng He's family is good, there are many things but not chaotic, full of life and a touch of art - TV dramas and movies in Europe, America, Japan and South Korea can basically achieve this level, and American dramas can even do everything in one episode. The colors of the characters' costumes are similar without making people feel repetitive ("Deadly Woman"), and all the characters' costumes in the whole play are in harmony with the environment tones to form a painting ("Mrs. Maisel"), but the domestic ones do not seem to be able to, not only compared to It's not as good as American dramas, and it's not as good as Korean dramas. Some staff members don't seem to be very good at setting, and there is room for improvement in aesthetics.
Note: This article was written at 10:00 pm on December 28, 2019. At this time, I have only watched the text version of four episodes. The speculation about the plot is purely my guess. If there is any inaccuracy, it is normal.
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