It is a pity that after the much-watched youth campus drama "Homecoming" was broadcast, it fell into a whirlpool of "black paste" on the whole network. The originally romantic and charming campus love story seems to have fallen into a disappointing "quagmire" after turning to the workplace part. As a masterpiece that cuts into the essence of love from the dual perspective of "youth to maturity", the plot portrayal of this drama has a lot of blunt and embarrassing places, which makes the original poetic emotional story inevitably become a little "thin".
Especially when showing the identity of the actor "Lu Yanchen", an EOD special policeman, the director's arrangement is too deliberate. For example, the parking lot scene was supposed to be an ordinary daily action, but it was packaged by the director as a so-called "handsome" "jumping high". This emphasis on "cool" makes people feel extremely embarrassed, like a blunt "pretending" behavior. As trendy Internet celebrity Bai Jingting complained in the funny dubbing: "Just park well and it's over, the director has to arrange that kind of 'handsome' action for the actors, which is simply making trouble for the audience."
The audience expects real, three-dimensional characters and emotional expressions that can resonate. Instead of those blunt and contrived "show-off" behaviors, it makes people feel awkward. This time the "Homecoming" turmoil undoubtedly sounded the alarm for the entire industry. It reminds creators to pay more attention to the quality of their works and truly respect the wisdom of the audience. Because in today's highly competitive film and television market, it is far from enough to rely on the star lineup or the popularity of the original work.
What the audience wants to see now is a truly full and interesting story, as well as a character portrayal that can arouse emotional resonance. In contrast, those blunt and contrived "show-off" behaviors may only make the audience feel uninterested.
In this way, we can't help but ask, what exactly set "Homecoming" on a disappointing path?
First of all, when it comes to showing the campus love part, the show does create a rather poetic atmosphere. Those youthful and charming encounters and pure and warm feelings undoubtedly aroused the beautiful yearning of many audiences for youth. But in comparison, after turning to the workplace chapter, the plot seems a little stretched.
The director tried to show the complexity of the emotional world of adults in this part, but the helpless technique was a bit blunt and failed to truly portray the inner struggles and changes of the characters. As a result, the plot instead seems a bit bland and lacks enough dramatic conflict to move the story forward.
This blunt transition between the two stages of campus and workplace also makes the audience feel that the plot development is too slow. Many people complained that the plot lacked enough tension and explosiveness, and the actors' performances were not impressive.
On the other hand, in the setting of the actor "Lu Yanchen", the director seems to have tried too hard. Originally, the role setting of this EOD special police officer could have added a lot of highlights to the plot and highlighted the hero's courage, wisdom and sense of responsibility. But unfortunately, when the crew created this role, it gave people a feeling of "painting a snake".
For example, the parking lot scene mentioned above should be an ordinary daily action, but it was deliberately packaged by the director as a so-called "handsome" "jumping high". This emphasis on "cool" makes people feel awkward. As Bai Jingting complained: "Just park the car well, the director also arranged a 'handsome' 'jumping high' for the actors, and this scene can feel embarrassing across the screen."
The audience generally believes that this kind of blunt and contrived "show-off" behavior does not increase the charm of the character, but makes people feel very disobedient. After all, a truly excellent character creation should be able to resonate with the audience, rather than deliberately creating some "cool" bridges.
Although the campus romance part of "Homecoming" creates some beautiful and moving images, it may also be too idealistic. In the workplace chapter, it fails to truly show the complexity of the emotional world of adults. In this way, the whole story seems a bit thin, and it cannot fully show the growth and transformation of the characters at different stages of life, as well as the changes in love in the process.
What's even more regrettable is that there are also a lot of debatable points in this drama when creating the image of the male protagonist. Those practices that emphasize "coolness" have aroused the disgust of the audience, making people feel that these blunt and contrived "show-off" behaviors cannot increase the sincere charm of the characters at all.
Perhaps, this "Homecoming" turmoil has also sounded the alarm for the entire industry. It reminds creators to really respect the wisdom of the audience, and not to be too deliberate in "assembling" some beautiful clothes, and ignoring the inner that really arouses emotional resonance.
After all, audiences expect stories and characters that really move people's hearts, not those blunt and contrived "show-offs". In today's highly competitive film and television market, only by continuously improving the quality of works can we truly win the love of the audience.
Those days of relying on the star lineup or the popularity of the original book are probably gone. Today's audience wants to see truly full and interesting stories, as well as character portrayals that can arouse emotional resonance. This is what they really desire, and it is also the goal that film and television works should pursue.
In short, this "Homecoming" turmoil has undoubtedly brought a profound warning to the entire industry. It reminds us to pay attention to the quality of the work and respect the wisdom of the audience. Only with this as the foundation can we stand out in the highly competitive market environment and win the love of the audience.