The relationship diagram of the characters in the play

　　After waiting for a long time, iQiyi's golden signature "Mist Theater" finally returned.

You must know that at this time last year, the five episodes of the "Mist Theater" had been broadcasted, and "The Hidden Corner" and "The Silent Truth" had become the hot dramas of the time.

After waiting for more than a year to return, plus the first "Octagonal Pavilion Mystery Fog" brings together famous director Wang Xiaoshuai who has won many domestic and foreign film awards. The cast includes Duan Yihong, Zu Feng, Wu Yue, Hao Lei, etc. The acting school, obviously, the audience's expectations have been pulled to the highest.

　　However, after the broadcast, "Octagonal Pavilion Mystery Fog" is a bit hard to explain.

What is worthy of recognition is that the acting skills of these actors are online, and a subtle look in the eyes and even the shaking of the fingers is full of drama, making people want to guess the secret story behind them.

However, a lot of shaky chase scenes, editing chaos, and reluctance to talk, instead gave the audience a sense of deliberately creating suspense.

　　Chengdu Commercial Daily-Red Star News reporter Qiu Junfeng

　　Regret one

　　Deliberately created atmosphere of suspense

　　Perhaps it is because the expectations are too high. After the broadcast of "Octagion Pavilion Mystery Fog", I felt that it did not meet expectations.

Netizens didn’t seem to buy it either, and they all said: “This original script obviously fell into a cliché, and the'Mist Theater' didn't have a steady start.” “What is this? This is the first time to watch a suspense drama at double speed.” “It’s really suspenseful. Is it? There are very few details about the case. Suspense has been set up all the time. Some characters always have secret expressions on their faces..."

　　Objectively speaking, the actors of the show are online and have good storytelling, and the productions are also relatively sophisticated.

But when the expectations are too high, we need to see more surprises in the series, not just Wang Xiaoshuai's famous halo, so-called movie texture and actor's textbook-level performance.

These things should be provided to the audience by film and television producers.

Unfortunately, there are no surprises other than these.

　　For the current audience, what is the suspense drama watching?

First of all, it must be suspenseful.

A good suspense story must have an unexpected ending, which makes people suddenly realize "Ah, it turns out to be like this".

However, a lot of dramas that are "suspicious" recently are deliberately creating a suspenseful atmosphere.

It is true that the audience's heart is lifted, but after the bubble is blown, it has no effect on the promotion of the story, and it becomes a meaningless water injection.

　　"Octagonal Pavilion Mystery Fog" apparently has a similar situation.

For example, at the beginning of the plot, it was a dizzying scene.

In the dense woods, a little girl in a red school uniform was running, and the shaking of the camera even made her run out of the afterimage.

Just as the audience's hearts were lifted up, the camera turned around and a peaceful campus appeared, the school bell rang, and the students packed their school bags after school.

　　It is here that one of the protagonists of the story, a girl student Xuan Nianmei (played by Mila), who is about to 18 years old, appears. She walks out of the school gate and is harassed by a little gangster Zhu Shenghui who likes her.

In order to avoid the little gangsters, Nianmei and her good friends ran in the bridgeheads and alleys of the Jiangnan Water Town-this is another chase scene that lasted more than 4 minutes-the two ran to the Kunqu Opera Troupe and were babbled by the actors. The singing is attractive.

After a period of calm, Zhu Shenghui chased here, and began to act with Nianmei again.

This scene happened to be seen by Nianmei's father Xuanliang (Zu Feng). He dropped the battery car and kicked the little hooligan.

　　In fact, the first few episodes did not have too many exciting suspense plots. Instead, they used chase, stalking, and third-person perspectives similar to those of Hong Kong horror films to create some depressive atmosphere.

For example, Nianmei’s new mobile phone was smashed by her father and rushed out of the house. With nowhere to go, she found her friend Mu Ge, and the two who came to Diba met Zhu Shenghui.

After a fight, Nianmei ran away from Diba and found herself being followed by a mysterious person.

Before that, when Nianmei was talking to a friend, many third-person perspectives had actually appeared, proving that someone was stalking her in secret.

　　Regret two

　　The new actor can't afford the plot

　　Most of the plots of the first two episodes revolved around Nianmei. A new actor was used to prop up the beginning of this highly concerned drama. I have to say that the producer is quite courageous.

But it is precisely for this reason that the reputation of the first two episodes did not meet expectations.

　　From the mouth of the characters in the play, we know that Nianmei should be a big beauty, and she looks more and more like her aunt Xuanzhen, who died many years ago.

For example, Mu Ge said with envy that she is tall and beautiful, and the whole class loves her.

And she seemed to be insecure enough. Her father Xuanliang said that she "will go out to scream after school" and provoke the little gangsters. It seemed that it was not the first time that the other party blocked her at the school gate and chased her.

　　Many netizens who followed the show for the first time discussed in the Douban group of the show.

Some netizens said: “I was a little disappointed at the beginning. The actor who played Xuan Nianmei did well and didn't mean to attack the appearance. It just felt that the character was not in line with the design, which made the feeling of the show a lot weaker from the beginning.” There are many netizens. Agree with this statement, "It's true that you don't post characters. Why do you choose an actor? It affects the plot analysis and makes people feel incomprehensible..." "Yes, it affects the understanding of the plot. If it is really good-looking, no other People's lines contrast the audience and they can also understand."

　　However, some netizens said, “Her glasses may be a face value switch, and the look will be changed to reveal hidden characters...” It’s not that the actor Mila who plays Nianmei has poor acting skills, but that the audience wants to see Duan Yihong and Zu Feng, Wu Yue, Hao Lei and other acting performers are in high-profile performances.

Compared with these old actors, Mira's performance has naturally fallen behind.

　　On the other hand, from the audience’s feedback, the role of Nianmei is not likable either-an ordinary female high school student, since she refused the chase of the punks, why should she resist when she has no perfect way to deal with it? How about father's pick-up?

Moreover, the case of her sister-in-law's murder has not been solved yet, and she has noticed that someone has been following her. Why does she keep doing it, having fun at night and going home late at night?

　　Regret three

　　There are many clues and lack of concatenation

　　Judging from the previous preview, the story of "Octagonal Pavilion Mysterious Fog" is actually not complicated: 19 years ago, the originally harmonious family changed drastically because of the drowning of sister Xuanzhen.

Xuan Zhen's death was a hurdle that the Xuan family couldn't walk past.

For this reason, Xuan Liang almost madly protected Nianmei, the daughter of Xuanzhen, who grew older and more like Xuanzhen. He always firmly believed that Xuanzhen was killed by others and that the murderer has not been caught yet, and Nianmei is likely to encounter misfortune again.

　　The death of Xuanzhen, the past and current situation of the Xuan family are interspersed bit by bit in the narratives of the first two episodes.

However, this interspersed memory seems to have deliberately created suspense. The director did not start from the beginning, but suddenly inserted in, making people see it in the cloud.

For example, in the memory, the older brother Xuan Liang celebrated his younger sister Xuan Zhen and Xuan Zhu’s birthday, but Xuan Zhu was not happy. He even threw away the gifts that his brother bought, scolded Xuan Zhen for “pretending” and came out. What contradictions do people have?

It is true that the director considered leaving a button to stay suspenseful, but this kind of unclear narration makes people's viewing experience not good.

　　By the end of the second episode, all the people surrounding Xuan's family and those who might be involved in Xuanzhen's death had all appeared: Xuanliang was expelled from the father of the little mobster Zhu Shenghui who harassed his daughter, and there was a conflict between Xuanzhu and Xuanzhen sisters. , Zhou Yamei, the director of the troupe played by Wu Yue, and her husband used to have inextricable relationships with Xuanzhen. Even teacher Tian, ​​the teacher who reads Mei, is suspected...

　　There are many characters on stage, and the director has dug a lot of holes. How to fill the holes satisfactorily is a problem.

It’s well rounded, and this drama is still worth looking forward to, but if it’s not well done, there will be a problem of unfinished endings.

According to Dai Ying, the person in charge of "Mist Theater", "Octagonal Pavilion Mysterious Mist" is not that typified.

If you are a standard suspense fan, you can guess the real culprit behind the scenes after seeing the third and fourth episodes.

"But by then, your concern is no longer who the murderer is, but the internal driving factors behind a series of behaviors of the characters. This is the charm of "Octagonal Pavilion Mysterious Fog"."

　　Judging from the currently broadcasted episodes, the biggest highlight of "Octagonal Pavilion Mystery Fog" is to explore the contradictions caused by family relationships, native families, human nature, and even irreversible harm. The perspective is relatively novel.

But unfortunately, it seems that the screenwriters and directors want to talk about too many topics, such as the relationship between Nianmei and his father, which can also extend to topics such as overprotection of the family, the psychology of minors, etc. The result of wanting to talk about everything may be Nothing is clear.

　　Of course, only two episodes of "Octagonal Pavilion Mystery Fog" have been broadcast. The quality of the episodes needs to be explained by subsequent plots.

If the follow-up plot can use a clue to connect all the characters and events more reasonably, and at the same time have more in-depth excavation and display in its core point, that is, to show humanity, I believe its reputation will be greatly improved.