Fans said it was wonderful, others said it was ugly. How did the whole Deyun Society team perform in "The Legend of Dou Tianbao"?

On October 11, 2010, a 25-episode TV series called "The Legend of Dou Tianbao" (formerly known as "The Romance of Crosstalk") began to be broadcast on Tianjin Satellite TV. The biggest selling point of this TV series is Guo Degang. Producer Wang Hui, screenwriter, director and starring Guo Degang. After the August turmoil, it is estimated that many people find it rare to see such a TV series.

The story told in the legend of "The Legend of Dou Tianbao" took place during the Republic of China. Dou Tianbao (played by Guo Degang), who came from a poor family, wandered around the land of Beijing and Tianjin. He and cross talk and other folk arts gradually came out of the trough of life. In the process, he experienced his grievances with Xiao Liang Dayuan (played by Yu Qian), and interacted with his master, apprentices, colleagues and female artists one after another. In the end, Dou Tianbao became a famous cross talk actor and "little heartthrob" and established a My own cross talk club. To be honest, the synopsis of this TV series is quite attractive.

When "The Legend of Dou Tianbao" is officially aired, many people will probably be dumbfounded, because the actors in this TV series include not only the entire Deyun Club, but also He Yunwei and Li Jing who have withdrawn, and even There were Xu Deliang and Wang Wenlin who quit earlier. The reason for this phenomenon is that this TV series was actually filmed in 2007 and took three years to air. This immediately gave many viewers a sense of time travel, especially He Yunwei and Li Jing, who played almost their true colors. He Yunwei played Dou Xiaobao, Dou Tianbao's godson, and Li Jing played Peng Zhonghai, Dou Tianbao's entrepreneurial partner. This directly adds some topicality and entertainment to "The Legend of Dou Tianbao".

When "The Legend of Dou Tianbao" is all aired, the show's reputation will be as good as ice and fire. On the one hand, some fans of Deyun Society and folk art lovers (let's call them Xiangjia) Experts (meaning by insiders) think that this is an underrated and excellent cross-talk TV series, while many ordinary viewers (let’s call it Kongzi (meaning by laymen)) think that this TV series has been exaggerated and is actually an overrated and bad one. drama.

It can also be seen from the Douban score that "The Legend of Dou Tianbao" scored 7.6 which is quite high, but there are not many positive reviews. It can be seen that this is indeed a film and television work with a tangled reputation. The author will briefly analyze it. Let’s look at the source of this phenomenon.

"Xiangjia" believes that "The Legend of Dou Tianbao" is underestimated, which should be due to the following considerations:

1. The "actor" lineup is strong

This actor plus The meaning of the quotation marks is that there are very few real big movie stars in this drama. The one who has a little bit of popularity is Zhang Nara. The only veteran actor is the Sixth Prince Li Ding. Yu Qian can barely be counted. Wan Meixi, who plays the role of the little white snake, was He has not yet appeared in "The Legend of Zhen Huan".

However, there are many crosstalk actors in this play. Deyun Club includes Gao Feng, Luan Yunping, Kong Yunlong, Yue Yunpeng (actor), Zhu Yunfeng, Li Hebiao, Hou Zhen, Liu Zhe, He Yunwei, Li Jing, Cao Yunjin, Liu Yuntian, Xie Tianshun, Xie Jin, Wang Wenlin and others.

There are also many famous cross talk celebrities and comedy stars who guest-starred, especially Liu Hongyi, who later became He Yunwei's godfather, and his role was quite heavy. In addition, Shi Shengjie, Yang Jinming, Tian Lihe, Chang Baohua, Du Guozhi, Hou Jun, Gao Yuqing and Jin Wensheng also made appearances.

There are so many acquaintances in the cross talk industry, no matter what they act in, for cross talk lovers just watching these people is enough to keep them occupied for a while, and sometimes it doesn’t matter what the plot is or not.

2. There are many singing styles and jokes

Dou Tianbao successively learned Pingxi, Peking Opera, Bangzi, Dagu, storytelling and cross talk in the play. It can be imagined that this The learning process involves numerous singing and joke performances. In addition, Dou Tianbao's rumored girlfriends are mainly female artists, and they all have their own jokes to perform. Coupled with the process of performing other cross talk artists and Dou Tianbao himself. Darling, count how many short episodes you can listen to for free!

3. The rules of the folk art industry and the living conditions of artists

The panoramic view of "The Legend of Dou Tianbao" shows the living conditions of folk art practitioners during the Republic of China. Their working places include theaters, There is also a church meeting on the ground. Among the people watching their show, some offered rewards, some wanted money, and some wanted women. Their survival is full of thorns, and warlords, patrols, bureaucrats, guilds, gangsters, gangsters, and even peers may become those who exploit them.

In this play, the audience can also see many old rules in the folk art industry, such as opera review companies need performance certificates, cross talk companies need apprenticeships, etc. In addition, there are a lot of jargon and unspoken rules of the industry.

For folk art lovers, "The Legend of Dou Tianbao" can be regarded as a gluttonous feast for the folk art industry.

"Kongzi" believes that "The Legend of Dou Tianbao" is an overrated work, and there are natural reasons:

1. The actors' acting skills are jerky

The acting skills in the entire TV series The most outstanding ones are really the genuine film and television actors, especially Dou Tianbao's rumored girlfriends, all of whom have excellent acting skills and good looks. On the contrary, among the crosstalk artists pursued by folk art lovers, except for Yu Qian, who graduated from the Beijing Film Academy Performance Department, and Cao Yunjin, who has a certain acting talent, most of the others' acting skills are on the raw side, including Guo Degang himself.

Guo Degang almost plays his true self in "The Legend of Dou Tianbao". Dou Tianbao's state most of the time is consistent with Guo Degang's appearance on the cross talk stage, and the state he often performs is like his daily appearance. . In short, his acting skills are much inferior to those of Brother Qian.

2. The plot is not enough, so we have to make up for it by talking nonsense

Perhaps 25 episodes is a bit too long, so when I watched "The Legend of Dou Tianbao", I always felt that the plot was a bit fragmented, and many plots were not well connected. astringent. Once the plot reaches a point where it can no longer progress, there will be a lot of nonsense, and seemingly difficult things can be easily solved by just using a few nonsense words. If it still can't be resolved, then have a fight. Especially in the first few episodes of the show, Dou Tianbao almost beat everyone he saw, and there was no one he dared not hit. In the later stage, when faced with provocations from local gangsters, they simply skipped the fight and simply crushed them.

Weak plots can be said to be a common problem in Guo Degang’s screenwriting works, and he failed to get it right until "The Nineteenth Generation of Ancestors". For "The Legend of Dou Tianbao" filmed in 2007, it was quite difficult to complete it to this level.

3. Invincible eroticism

This may be the biggest drawback for ordinary viewers about "The Legend of Dou Tianbao". In the whole drama, Dou Tianbao can turn danger into good fortune every time. The idea of ??becoming auspicious in disaster is relatively easy to understand, after all, it needs the halo of the protagonist to shine.

However, Dou Tianbao has twelve rumored girlfriends in this drama. He does not fall in love with every one he meets, but rather, no matter which girl sees him, she will fall in love with him immediately. She even sold herself to help him pay off his debts. In the author's opinion, among the dozen or so girls, the emotional scenes between Twelve Red and Little White Snake are more reasonable, while the other girls' emotional scenes are almost unbelievable.

Some viewers complained that if Zhang Yunlei starred in this drama, it would still be convincing, but Guo Degang's Dou Tianbao would still be unconvincing at least in the emotional scenes.

To sum up, "The Legend of Dou Tianbao" should be regarded as a qualified TV drama with a folk art theme. The degree of completion is quite good, and there is a large market among folk art fans and Deyun Club fans. However, its weak plot also makes its 7.6 rating seem somewhat undeserved.

Perhaps both Xiangjia and Kongzi have the same idea: He’s like arsenic and I’m like honey.