The TV series "The Second Half of My Life" starring Zhang Guoli, Mei Ting and other veteran actors has soared in ratings since its launch, ranking first in the country. However, its Douban score is only 4.0 points, which has become a typical example of "inverted popularity and word-of-mouth" in the same period.

The theme is novel, the cast is also strong, and the acting skills are superb, why don't the audience buy this drama series focusing on elderly marriage and love?

First of all, the elderly version of "Boss" caused controversy, and the actor Shen Zhuoran was portrayed as a "sunset red marriage market", not only easily admitted to the high-level cadre ward, but also mobilized resources to arrange work for the head nurse's son, and even attracted many women to take the initiative to pursue. seems to be watching "If You Are Honest, Do Not Disturb", and many people complained that it was an elderly Jack Sue.

What's even more embarrassing is that Shen Zhuoran misses his deceased wife on the one hand, and on the other hand, he quickly starts a new relationship, and double-standard behaviors (such as interfering with his daughter-in-law to apply a mask but letting himself fall in love) further weaken the credibility of the character. Many netizens believe that the male protagonist in the play keeps going on blind dates to fill his emptiness after his wife dies, and this kind of plot setting is really unbearable.

Whether the hero or heroine encounters the death of the other half or separates in love, most people will be sad and painful, long-term remembrance, and even longing for illness, etc., such plots are often more likely to resonate and sympathize with the majority of netizens, and people often hope that the protagonist will remain loyal in love after treating the other half of the deceased, but the concept of marriage and love in this drama is uninhibited.

The series tries to explore the emotions of old age in the form of "light comedy", but it falls into the cliché of idol dramas. Shen Zhuoran's four relationship lines have been labeled as "soul mate", "stand-in literature", "strong women and weak men", and even bloody episodes such as "grandfather and grandson love" and "old and young matching".

For example, the head nurse and Shen Zhuoran have an age difference of more than 20 years, but they quickly lived together and staged romantic scenes such as candlelight dinners and handwritten love poems, and were complained that "the expression of love for the elderly should be more restrained, rather than copying the youth idol drama model".

In addition, the love affair between the best friend and her 8-year-old boyfriend in the play, as well as lines such as "My mother's boyfriend is 0 years older than me", have been criticized for distorted values.

Although it tries to explore the practical problem of remarriage in old age, it is countered by the overemphasis on material conditions. The reason why the female character is close to Shen Zhuojiang is mostly related to her "professor's status, real estate, and pension", and the head nurse even directly asks for real estate for her son's benefit, which is accused of "strengthening the label of money worship". Audience criticism: "The emotional needs of the elderly are reduced to 'finding a nanny' or 'finding a meal ticket', lacking a portrayal of spiritual resonance." In the play, lines such as "Men are only honest when they hang on the wall" have caused controversy over the concept of gender.

And there are many plots in the play that have been criticized for being out of touch with reality. For example, at the opening funeral, the mother-in-law's mobile phone rang the ringtone of "Good Day", which caused the absurd scene of the protagonist being dizzy on the spot, and was criticized for "forcibly creating conflicts for the sake of being funny". In addition, retired professor Shen Zhuoran lived with the head nurse only a year after his wife's death, and even started four relationships in succession, and the rapid emotional change made the audience call "the collapse of the beloved wife's personality".

The core audience of the play is the middle-aged and elderly group, who may follow the drama because the theme is close to life, but they rarely participate in the network rating; The young audience who is active on the rating platform is difficult to empathize, thinking that the plot is "suspended" and "the three views are not correct". For example, young viewers can't understand the psychology of widows desperately seeking a partner, while viewers who have experienced similar situations believe that the plot is real. This kind of separation has led to the embarrassing situation of "popular models in the circle and bad reviews on the whole network".

The controversy of "The Second Half of My Life" reflects the dilemma of the creation of elderly themes. What the audience is looking forward to is not the "elderly Mary Sue" dressed in comedy, but the work that really touches on the pain points of loneliness, intergenerational conflict, and the dignity of survival. If the creator only relies on the plot to attract attention and ignores the head-up observation of the elderly group, even if he has the blessing of the old drama bones, he will not escape the fate of "driving high and going low".

So, do you think this score is high or low?

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