王姝
由《歡樂(lè)頌》開(kāi)啟的中國(guó)式“季播劇”,在都市青春時(shí)尚劇的市場(chǎng)定位中,貼近當(dāng)下中國(guó)社會(huì)的現(xiàn)實(shí),以人物的成長(zhǎng)為中心,立足本土傳統(tǒng),圍繞戀人、父女、婆媳、朋友關(guān)系,在磕磕碰碰中揭示家庭倫理沖突,隱含價(jià)值觀的內(nèi)在引領(lǐng)——
“季播劇”《歡樂(lè)頌2》今年6月在熱熱鬧鬧吃火鍋中落下帷幕,“五美”各自舉起酒杯,紛紛給自己在這一季里的人生作總結(jié)、提希望,也給第3季留下許多情節(jié)線索與發(fā)展空間。盡管《歡樂(lè)頌2》在第1季普遍受好評(píng)的基礎(chǔ)上高開(kāi)低走,故事的推進(jìn)過(guò)于冗長(zhǎng)緩慢,部分細(xì)節(jié)經(jīng)不起仔細(xì)推敲,鏡頭與剪輯也有不盡如人意的地方,但它開(kāi)辟了中國(guó)式“季播劇”的特有模式——即以人物的成長(zhǎng)為中心,圍繞著感情、倫理的故事編排,暗暗隱含了民族正面價(jià)值觀的內(nèi)在引領(lǐng)。這也正是該劇能夠在諸多遺憾中瑕不掩瑜的原因所在,仍然能夠成功地圈住“五美”粉絲們,并期待在下一季、也是最后一季中繼續(xù)加油助威。
人物青澀成長(zhǎng)中體現(xiàn)了獨(dú)立自尊的現(xiàn)代新女性觀
《歡樂(lè)頌》“五美”家家有本難念的經(jīng):海歸金領(lǐng)安迪生活在家族精神分裂病遺傳的陰影中,這一季里生身父親與一筆巨大的遺產(chǎn)貿(mào)然出現(xiàn),和小包總的戀情又遭到典型的中國(guó)式準(zhǔn)婆婆刺探隱私、橫加干涉,差點(diǎn)逼得安迪在巨大的壓力之下崩潰;一向肆意妄為、我行我素的富二代曲筱綃終于開(kāi)始正視自己與心愛(ài)的趙醫(yī)生之間除了文化、學(xué)識(shí)的差距之外,還有財(cái)產(chǎn)、階層的區(qū)別,為了守住趙醫(yī)生與她自己的本心,竟一度忍痛割?lèi)?ài);生活在重男輕女的家庭中,有著不爭(zhēng)氣的哥哥,以一己之力背負(fù)重病在床的老人、尚在讀書(shū)的侄兒,樊勝美終于第一次敢于向哥哥叫板,第一次改寫(xiě)了逆來(lái)順受的形象,也清醒地認(rèn)識(shí)到自己以愛(ài)的名義依附在男友王柏川身上,毅然與王柏川理性作別,開(kāi)始獨(dú)立的人生;毫無(wú)心機(jī)的“小蚯蚓”邱瑩瑩雖然仍在“處女情結(jié)”的陰影下認(rèn)為自己是有缺陷的,但她對(duì)應(yīng)勤無(wú)怨無(wú)悔的愛(ài)終于修得正果,邱瑩瑩的寬容與諒解暫時(shí)性地解開(kāi)了這個(gè)“直男癌”的心結(jié);乖乖女關(guān)雎?tīng)柮鎸?duì)歌手謝童,第一次釋放了自己,第一次不是因?yàn)檫m合結(jié)婚而被喜愛(ài),第一次拋開(kāi)了學(xué)歷、門(mén)第、財(cái)產(chǎn)、房子的戀愛(ài)速配條件,跟著自己的心走。
“五美”性格各異、遭遇大相徑庭,卻從不同的方向?qū)崿F(xiàn)了自我成長(zhǎng),并意識(shí)到:新女性的成長(zhǎng),首先必須有自我的堅(jiān)守、人生的獨(dú)立和自尊自愛(ài),才能談得上心靈與精神上相互呼應(yīng)的愛(ài)情。她們?yōu)榍槎鴤?,又為?ài)等待,在對(duì)愛(ài)情不無(wú)理想化、又一次次觸底現(xiàn)實(shí)的“轉(zhuǎn)承起合”中覺(jué)醒過(guò)來(lái),面對(duì)現(xiàn)實(shí),走進(jìn)現(xiàn)實(shí),適應(yīng)現(xiàn)實(shí),改變現(xiàn)實(shí)。
盡管不少批評(píng)紛紛詬病《歡樂(lè)頌》讓不同階層的人相聚的可能性,詬病該劇在女性意識(shí)等觀念上的所謂落后性,但我卻覺(jué)得,這正是千人千面、百人百腔卻又值得期待的現(xiàn)實(shí)。因?yàn)檎莿≈兄魅斯某砷L(zhǎng),以誠(chéng)懇的努力在一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)改變著這現(xiàn)實(shí),而觀眾們也正是在陪伴主人公們成長(zhǎng)的過(guò)程中,參與諸如重男輕女、處女情結(jié)等社會(huì)總在熱議的種種話題,并在參與中與主人公結(jié)為親切的朋友,同其情、感其愛(ài),也為她們最后的獨(dú)立自尊而歡呼喝彩。
家庭倫理糾葛中飽含民族文化傳統(tǒng)的情感力量
《歡樂(lè)頌2》通過(guò)“五美”每個(gè)人的家庭,揭開(kāi)了中國(guó)式倫理傳統(tǒng)的可悲與復(fù)雜之處。許多人批評(píng)樊勝美的悲劇,指出是樊勝美自己縱容了爹娘、兄嫂、侄兒,甚至嫂子的娘家,她主動(dòng)綁架了自己,還讓男友王柏川甚至王柏川的父母一同陪綁。甚至連“五美”也看不下去了,從第1季集體出征,替樊勝美解決債務(wù)糾紛,到這一季曲筱綃做了好事不留名,嚇退樊家不爭(zhēng)氣的哥,頗有些“哀其不幸、怒其不爭(zhēng)”的味道。但最后還得靠樊勝美獨(dú)自面對(duì)。
而面對(duì)像螞蟥一樣在身上吸血的“巨嬰癥”家人,樊勝美一次次退讓?zhuān)淮未慰奁偸怯膊幌滦哪c,因?yàn)樵俨粷?jì)、再不堪,他們之間有著無(wú)法擺脫的血緣親情的。連22樓每一位姐妹的悲歡喜怒都會(huì)照顧的樊大姐,怎么忍心放下臥病在床的老父、嘮叨卻為兒子克扣自己到極致的老母、頑劣卻畢竟還是童稚的侄兒?樊勝美的每一次退讓?zhuān)际橇钆杂^者氣惱的無(wú)原則的善,是慫惡之舉,但又是契合民族感情的傳統(tǒng)之善。樊勝美正是與《渴望》中的劉慧芳、《俺娘田小草》中的田小草屬同一系列,任何人站在西方價(jià)值觀的基礎(chǔ)上,進(jìn)行“站著說(shuō)話不腰疼”的指責(zé),都是無(wú)視民族倫理情感的。
事實(shí)也證明,樊勝美是該劇最受歡迎的形象之一,甚至有入戲太深的觀眾因同情而紛紛給樊勝美的扮演者打錢(qián)。清官難斷家務(wù)事,就是因?yàn)檫@種家庭倫理糾葛難以用理性一刀兩斷,而樊勝美悲劇的總解決必須是她自己的獨(dú)立成長(zhǎng),這也正是民族倫理傳統(tǒng)能夠涅槃重生的希望所在。安迪與小包總的母親之間能夠一定程度上超越中國(guó)式婆媳關(guān)系,達(dá)成相當(dāng)?shù)恼徑?,也是安迪敢于殺伐決斷、堅(jiān)持自我隱私界限的結(jié)果。在小包總的母親經(jīng)歷生死、放下一切、無(wú)奈的妥協(xié)中,也寄寓了立足本土傳統(tǒng)、中西倫理價(jià)值沖突的和解可能。
市場(chǎng)經(jīng)濟(jì)利益沖突中浸潤(rùn)著正面的道德價(jià)值持守
富二代女曲筱綃在劇中是一個(gè)異數(shù),她蔑視一切既有規(guī)則,敢愛(ài)敢恨,與“嗲趙”趙醫(yī)生上演轟轟烈烈的“女倒追”,為22樓的姐妹們出頭,動(dòng)用黑道打打殺殺??稍凇稓g樂(lè)頌2》的最后,曲筱綃的商人家庭最大限度地展現(xiàn)了市場(chǎng)經(jīng)濟(jì)時(shí)代的利益沖突,也揭開(kāi)了曲筱綃性格的全部秘密。家族式企業(yè)往往男主在外開(kāi)疆拓土,女主在內(nèi)把控經(jīng)濟(jì)大權(quán),但無(wú)論感情上還是金錢(qián)上,父母雙方都沒(méi)有安全感,竟把小女兒曲筱綃培養(yǎng)成了“雙面間諜”。
曲父表面寵溺女兒,實(shí)則不惜傾家蕩產(chǎn)也要為兒子還天價(jià)賭債,兒子再不成器也要將家產(chǎn)付予。曲筱綃拼命工作、努力掙錢(qián),只為贏得父親的肯定與贊揚(yáng)。當(dāng)曲母為筱綃私自攢下的房產(chǎn)曝光,父母圍繞財(cái)產(chǎn)的矛盾總爆發(fā),曲筱綃竟能舍棄讓無(wú)數(shù)人羨慕的房產(chǎn)、公司甚至車(chē)子,只為換回一個(gè)完整的家。這個(gè)出人意外的選擇表明,以經(jīng)濟(jì)、以財(cái)產(chǎn)衡量成功,劃分階層地位的當(dāng)下社會(huì),仍然未失正面的道德價(jià)值持守,親情與愛(ài)情,仍是我們普通人區(qū)別于經(jīng)濟(jì)動(dòng)物的錨碇所在,橫掃一切的市場(chǎng)經(jīng)濟(jì)巨型機(jī)器中仍然閃爍著人性的光輝,古老的義利沖突又有了翻新的現(xiàn)代版本。endprint
由《歡樂(lè)頌》開(kāi)啟的中國(guó)式“季播劇”,在都市青春時(shí)尚劇的市場(chǎng)定位中,貼近當(dāng)下中國(guó)社會(huì)的現(xiàn)實(shí),立足本土傳統(tǒng),為人立傳,以情寫(xiě)戲,在磕磕碰碰、一地雞毛的家庭倫理沖突中揭示剪不斷、理還亂,富有中國(guó)特色的戀人、父女、婆媳、朋友關(guān)系,它對(duì)民族傳統(tǒng)情感的同情與批判的立場(chǎng),對(duì)市場(chǎng)經(jīng)濟(jì)大潮中人性的持守,彰顯著正面價(jià)值觀的力量。而《歡樂(lè)頌》引發(fā)的種種話題與價(jià)值爭(zhēng)議,則說(shuō)明與人民同呼吸、共命運(yùn)的文藝作品,如果不能做到改變現(xiàn)實(shí),至少應(yīng)當(dāng)提出問(wèn)題,這是衡量大眾性與人民性的首要標(biāo)準(zhǔn)。
ended in a hilarious, heartwarming scene of the five title characters enjoying a hotpot revelry and toasting to their New Year resolutions in June of this year. The ending also leaves plenty of room for the dramas fans to imagine how the story will unfold in the third season and maybe more into the future. Compared with the overwhelming recognition from critics and viewers for the first season, the second season saw the ratings fall over its run mainly because of lengthy plot-setting and defective editing. The defects, however, cannot obscure the virtues. The series still qualifies as a success in breaking new grounds in the TV production of modern China.
The drama revolves around the five title characters, who have completely different family and educational backgrounds: Andy, Qu Xiaoxiao, Fan Shengmei, Qiu Yingying, and Guan Juer. Each has to struggle to balance their personal lives with the hectic work and pressure that is rooted in discrimination towards the ‘weaker gender. Such struggle is more obvious in the case of Fan Shengmei, who eventually breaks the family cocoon and walks out of a relationship that is based more on money than on true love, and Guan Juer, who falls in love with a singer and learns to follow her heart in the process.
Andy, one of the protagonists of the drama, was introduced at the series inception as a troubled ‘gold-collar living in the shadow of the family hereditary disease. In season two, her life was plunged into a bigger mess when her biological father suddenly intruded her seemingly peaceful life. She was on the verge of a nervous breakdown when the mother of her boyfriend turned out to be a nuisance.
The gist of the series is the importance of womens self-esteem, independence, and holding fast to ones own identity.
Criticism from critics has been focusing on the absurdity of putting the five women together regardless of social status difference.
In the second season, the dark side of traditional Chinese ethics and morality is more intensively analyzed through the stormy, miserable life of Fan Shengmei, who has to rely on the wallet of her rich boyfriend Wang Baichuan to babysit all the other greedy members of her poor family.
The dramatic conflict that runs through the story of Fan Shengmei touches the heartstring of many; and the reconciliation between Andy and the overbearing mother of her boyfriend implies the possibility of the compromising between the ethical values of the east and west.endprint
The series focus on character development and relationships is also realized by the story of Qu Xiaoxiao, a girl born with a silver spoon in her mouth. While her brother, indulging in dissipation and gambling, brings nothing but big troubles to the family, Xiaoxiao has to work like a horse just to prove her value and to win a smile on the face of her narrow-minded father. At the end of season two, the girl quits everything without hesitation, just to keep the family bond from falling apart.
With the production taking on a new form that resembles the ‘seasonal series on American TV, the series still is a typical ‘China story – the relationship between lovers, father and daughter, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, and friends. It is not a perfect TV series, but it triggers tense feelings and evokes thoughts from viewers. It is the positive energy contained in the character development of the five characters that won bonus points for the series.endprint