Chapter 59 The importance of clichés

The most popular dramas in the past few years, whether "The Mummy 3: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor" or "Perfect", are all accumulated from big clichés. Ten minutes after the start of "The Mummy 3", I already guessed the story behind it.I guess that Ziyuan played by Michelle Yeoh will definitely die, Dragon Emperor played by Jet Li must have acquired evil powers, but was finally defeated, and the gag supporting role must survive to the end, and even become the one who brings the story to an end.However, as long as you know it is a Taiwanese TV series, you can imagine the character setting. The Cinderella-style heroine seems to have no other advantages except being gentle and pleasant. The handsome and rich but philandering hero is tamed by her as usual. , during which there is also a daughter who is perfect from head to toe, with a savage personality to add obstacles to the two of them and add a little twists and turns to the plot.As for "Perfect", I can even think of what kind of theme song it will have and when it will appear.

They have attracted criticism as usual, but people have never seen the cliché being criticized, but no one has ever seen the necessity of the cliché.For all literary and artistic works, cliché is the top priority.The importance of clichés is that they create a world that cannot be easily changed, and everything is within our expectations and control.We know that when the people in the play hear the bad news, the bowl in their hands will definitely fall to the ground; the sewing will definitely get stuck in their hands, and the victim will die before he can tell the murderer or where the treasure is hidden; the unmarried girl suddenly rushes to vomit , there is only one reason, she is pregnant; vowed to be a kind thief who will wash his hands once again, he will die an ugly death; men and women who are terminally ill must try to drive their lover away.We have far more certainty about this world than real life.What we want in movies and TV is not novelty, surprise, or surprise at all, what we want is reassurance.

The imagination of the screenwriter is actually our imagination.We collectively nurture these episodes, which in turn inform our imaginative habits, we get used to these routines, and we love them.Good people die when they fall off a cliff, and lovers separated in the flames of war never meet again. It may not hurt our feelings, but it damages our confidence in that world. Conventional, like the road that you can never go wrong after ten years of walking, like the light switch behind the door that you can touch for 20 years, like a fruit that you can tell whether it is sour or sweet without eating it .However, the world is changing, and it is becoming impossible for us to walk on one road for ten years.The light switch behind the door can’t be there forever—even the house is in turmoil in the tide of demolition, so the clichés in movies and TV novels are particularly important. Because of their virtuality, they become the least changed and the most dependable.Everything is changing, but at least the values ​​it embodies have not changed, or changed very slightly.Therefore, those long TV series, such as "Goodbye A Lang", "Unforgettable", and "Miss Mermaid" are more popular.Because they are always there.The psychological turmoil caused by changing a TV series to watch is no less than changing a job.

I completely understand the confusion of an old lady or a housewife, or a middle-aged person when faced with the passage of time and the changes in the world.The demolition is going on outside, it is likely to be demolished downstairs tomorrow, and the company that has been in business for ten years may close tomorrow, only the routines in movies and TV will remain unchanged.Watching and watching, I finally fell asleep with peace of mind. The pictures on the screen were changing, dyeing the room with flickering light and color, a kind of small but warm perfection.