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Makjang Drama

Makjang Drama poster
Genre
drama television series
Country
South Korea

How it feels

A Korean drama series that uses exaggerated plot twists and overblown performances to deliberately provoke strong emotional reactions from viewers. The style leans into melodramatic cliches and shocking moments for heightened impact.

melodramaticexaggeratedsensationalistmanipulativeover-the-toptheatricalcampyemotionally charged

What happens

洒狗血这个词来自旧梨园行,就是讲演员表演时不讲分寸、乱卖、造作,以致于做派失却了本真实在。 孫養農《談余叔岩》p.65:「較之一般二路先生,動輒亂加身段,亂使花腔,俗話所謂亂洒狗血者,喧賓奪主,忘卻本分」 近代以來「灑狗血」這詞可能最早在台灣普遍使用,一般意思指過於誇張或較明顯刻意挑動觀眾情緒的演出或劇情。在中國大陸意思接近,也是“开放内心、解放自我式的放大情绪的表演或行为”的一种形容词。這詞的由來有一種說法是:以前拍電視或電影的時候,每當有血腥的畫面或劇情,例如有人被殺,鏡頭就會拍一攤血噴在旁邊地上,這當然不會是真的人血,而會用狗血代替。後來「灑狗血」就引申用來形容演出的劇情或方式很暴力、血腥、誇張、荒謬等。 另一種說法:「灑狗血」的由來是:古早人家鬧鬼,請道士捉妖,如果妖狐法力高強,雙方鬥法到最後,道士或法師只好拿出最後絕招「灑狗血」,而且要黑狗的血,往往狗血一灑,妖怪就敗逃了!在電視圈裡提到這招,也是代表導演與編劇面臨劇情發展死胡同沒輒了,只好使出這最後絕招來提高收視率。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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