This misunderstanding has been formed for thousands of years. China is a country with a long literary history. Thousands of years ago, it had many styles, such as narrative, expository, argumentative and lyric prose. However, it was not until dramas and novels appeared in the Ming and Qing Dynasties that the problems of tragedy and comedy appeared, because the concept of "fiction" came into being at this time. Since it is fiction, of course, it is necessary to make up an ending.
And this era, is a very flood of happy times. At that time, several literary forms, operas and novels were all occupied by happy endings. When our Chinese teacher gives the last sentence of the main content of an article every time, in view of the happy ending prevailing in that era, Comrade XX finally won the first prize and returned home, staying with Miss YY for life and growing old together. Comrade ZZ got the punishment he deserved for his evil deeds, and so on.
Even the tragedy of "Dou Eyuan" will make Dou E move to God and let God avenge her. Even a tragedy like butterfly lovers can finally fly together and be happy together in become a butterfly. ....
Therefore, when a pure tragic novel like A Dream of Red Mansions appeared at that time, it was a great innovation and attracted people's eyes and ears. Therefore, even the more tragic works mentioned above, Yuan and butterfly lovers, will be praised and passed down to this day, because there are so few tragedies in that era, and the number is really small at present.
So, at that time, you said that daring to write tragedies was an innovation and a challenge to traditional aesthetics. I agree with you, totally agree with you. However, in the 2 1 century, everything has changed dramatically. In a word, tragedy has been completely rampant. I just want to ask you a question. Which novel, TV series or movie has a pure comedy ending recently? Of course, it is not without, but the number is at least equal to the tragedy.
I prefer watching TV dramas in costume. Of all the recent film and television works, only The Condor Heroes has a comedy ending. In addition, a TV series with a seemingly happy ending, the director actually declared that "the conventional happy ending was adopted to prepare for the sequel, so please look forward to it". As for why Zhang Jizhong didn't completely capture God, it was because Jin Yong was still alive and didn't dare to change the plot too much.
Otherwise, I dare say that 99% of a TV series with no original works to refer to is a tragedy. When making comedies,
In addition, in the very popular Korean drama, comedy and tragedy can be said to be two worlds. Basically, the tone of a play is either happy from beginning to end or sad from beginning to end.
In a word, the number of tragedies is equal to or even more than that of comedies. Therefore, the happy ending is a cliche, and the tragedy is an innovation, which is pure nonsense. After reading the above, some people may think that I am a supporter of a happy ending, but I am not.
I like tragedy, very much. My favorite games are fairy sword and sky mark, one is a complete tragedy, the other is full of tragedy; My favorite classic is a dream of red mansions, which is also a complete tragedy. My favorite songs are all sad lyric songs. ...
This leads to the next question: what kind of tragedy is worth liking? Why are some tragedies that are flooding at present so boring that people can't cry if they want to?
Art comes from life and is a reflection of life. So tragedy often serves a center.
The tragedy of A Dream of Red Mansions reveals the fate that the tragic family will decline and perish, and actually implies that the whole feudal system is about to decline. The tragedy of butterfly lovers criticized the patriarchal autocratic system of feudal marriage, and praised the courage and rebellious spirit of men and women in the feudal period in pursuit of free love. Numerous tragedies such as "Blessing" and "Kong Yiji" written by Lu Xun were used to awaken the insensitive people in old China. Yang Jiajiang's tragedy of "seven sons go and six sons return" praised the patriotic spirit of dying for the country; Zhao Linger's sacrifice for the whole world shows the greatness of sacrificing small love for big love; Xiaoxue's fossil embodies the selflessness of sacrifice to fulfill his sweetheart and rival in love. ....
Some of these tragedies are to express political thoughts and achieve political goals, some are to praise certain sentiments and spirits, and some are simply to show the love between men and women. But they are all meaningful tragic endings, pointing out the center, deepening the theme and leaving an indelible impression on the people. However, more and more tragedies are just moaning and deceiving the tears of the audience, and they don't know what they want to show.
For a typical example, Gu Long's "Double Pride" was originally a happy ending, and someone had to make it a tragedy when remaking "Little Fish Flower". To paraphrase a comment in an article by Sina, "The heroine in it died for some inexplicable reasons, which can neither deepen love nor express other themes", and then "Best in the World" and "Best in the World" were made by the same director. It can be said that it is a tragedy for the sake of tragedy, and it can also be said that it is a tragedy for the sake of deceiving tears, ratings and money (of course, cheating money is the ultimate and essential purpose), which is particularly obvious in the biography of the Eight Heroes. The seven protagonists all died collectively because of something that didn't need to die at all. Their deaths are inexplicable, rapid and meaningless, which is really jaw-dropping. Not only can't they cry, but they also feel ridiculous.
This is a very common problem in works of art now. In the end, the hero and heroine basically died for various inexplicable reasons, such as terminal illness, car accident or being killed by an enemy. But what's the point of their death? What kind of center do you want to show?
There are several possibilities: first, love can't conquer everything. Even if we fall in love again, we will be strong and work hard. In the end, it can only be separated by various natural disasters and man-made disasters. (Representative: Midnight sunshine, the hero and heroine finally went to the wedding auditorium through hardships, but the hero fell to the church because of leukemia. )
Second, good people can only die, no matter how good, and leave it to bad people to laugh. (Representative: Ba Jie, traitor Qin Gui didn't get any retribution after the death of the protagonist)
Third, the result of the combination of good and evil is that everyone dies together (there are many such representatives, but at least they are healthier than the one above ...)
Fourth, other kinds of news are pessimistic about life.
It can be seen that although the classic tragedy is sad and shows a positive theme, the tragedy mentioned here brings a negative theme. Of course, I believe that what directors and screenwriters want to express is not these themes, but just money-when art is entirely for business, it is difficult to impress anyone. Finally, let's talk about whether only tragedy can touch people.
I believe it has been made clear above that many works by martial arts masters such as Jinlong are loved and enjoyed, and they are still popular today. In love novels, Qiong Yao likes comedies very much. She is very happy. For example, "Princess Pearl" and "Tears of Heaven" are basically very happy endings for bad people to turn over a new leaf (I like this ending very much, because it is more difficult to influence a bad person than to destroy one), of course, some of them are sudden, too fast and a little unacceptable, but at least the center is upward).
In addition, as far as my favorite game is concerned, let's make a hypothesis first. If Linger and Yueru are finally saved by the holy aunt, can the fairy sword become a classic?
My answer is yes, yes.
Whether a work is classic or not depends on the whole process, such as Xuanyuan Sword 3-the other side of clouds and mountains, fantasy in the wind. For a magnificent and ups and downs work, even a happy ending can become a classic. For some works that are boring in the whole process and eventually lead to inexplicable tragedies, even Where Are You Going can't save them from turning into garbage.
So, if you become a butterfly in love with color, a demon tower with a broken lock like the moon, and a jade meteorite that glows naturally, even if it is a happy ending, won't the whole game become a classic?
Of course, it may not be as famous as it is now, because almost all games in that era were happy, and it was the courage of Xianjian to break the routine that made today's glory. However, at least not all famous books are tragedies, which is enough to illustrate my point of view.
Finally, to sum up my point of view, I am not against tragedies. I like those meaningful and touching tragedies. It's just that many tragedies that make me feel sad at present, and I also think that a happy reunion has its advantages. Therefore, I hope to see more and better tragedies and more complete comedies!