职场剧为何越来越好看******
光明日报记者 牛梦笛
近年来,随着现实题材剧集不断涌现,聚焦行业发展态势与运行规律、关注不同职业特点的职场剧,成为影视艺术创作者钟爱的题材。岁末年初之际,职场剧依然百花齐放,其中既有讲述律政故事的《爱的二八定律》,聚焦飞行员职业的《向风而行》,也有将中年人奋斗故事搬上荧屏的《纵有疾风起》,还有反映社会治理的《县委大院》等。在影视创作新风下,国产职场剧触及的职场范围更广、更专业,也涉及了更多的时代内涵,与时俱进地呈现现实生活。
不同职业透视着丰富的社会图景
在创作日益规模化的趋势之下,与职场、职业紧密相关的剧作正在发生新的变化。职场作为一种核心叙事要素,不断拓展着与之相关的类型化题材创作边界。首先,以《纵有疾风起》《底线》《玫瑰之战》等为代表的职场剧在大体上传承传统创作模式的基础上,将叙述视野向更广阔的社会领域延伸。《纵有疾风起》剧集内容不停留在探讨某种职业本身,更关切职场背后的待人处世和社会互动,呈现出其作为现实主义题材的价值升维。
此外,一些职场剧的创作焦点不再囿于一角,不仅让观众看到职业的更多可能性,也着墨于大众经常接触却不甚了解的职业。2017年开播的电视剧《急诊科医生》通过急诊室里发生的各种抢救案例让观众对医务工作者有了更多理解;2021年热播的《理想之城》围绕主人公苏筱建筑造价师的职业身份展开,让观众通过一部剧集得以管窥建筑行业的职场生态;《麓山之歌》将镜头对准工人、工厂、工业,讲述大国工匠的坚守与传承;以乡村振兴为背景的《县委大院》,以平视视角勾勒出一幅“基层工作图鉴”,也更具社会面的广度和深度。
北京交通大学党委宣传部青年教师汤嫣表示:“这些职场剧不仅在专业度上有所提升,而且在类型化叙事中更加立体地描摹出了社会的创新发展和时代的崭新命题。剧集中日益丰富的职场叙事也正在释放出对于社会图景的更多想象空间。”
年轻化表达拉近与观众的距离
职场剧一直以来都是国产电视剧的热门类型。优质的职场剧,在深度遵循现实主义创作规律的同时,通过年轻化表达方式和新颖的表现形式拉近与年轻观众的距离。
如在《警察荣誉》中,制作方通过接地气、有烟火味的故事演绎和细节真实、有血有肉的人物形象,引发年轻观众的共鸣共情共燃。在这部剧中,一粥一饭的寻常街巷生活与一个个鲜活的警民形象交相融合,不仅呈现出一幅最真实的人间百味图鉴,还展现出职场剧耳目一新的表达方式,成为青年了解警察日常生活的媒介。
作为开年新剧登陆北京卫视、江苏卫视的《纵有疾风起》融合职场、商战、情感等元素,描绘出当前快速发展的经济社会和职场缩影,显示出强烈的时代呼吸感。具体到创作中,这部剧的艺术表达可圈可点。轻喜剧色彩带给观众诙谐轻松的观剧体验,在轻松的作品氛围中向观众传递出“纵有疾风起,人生不言弃”的勇气和力量。
在中国人民大学新闻学院博士生李政看来:“职场剧的情怀,体现在对时代与人的观照上。”
职场人物群像凸显奋斗精神
值得一提的是,全面开花的职场剧呈现了不同岗位奋斗者的光芒。荧屏中关于职业理想与人生追求的故事也感召着屏幕前的观众。
《纵有疾风起》生动地勾勒出一幅创业群像,面对资金、团队、场地等一系列难题,主人公唐尘和伙伴们直面挑战,不言放弃。在这群不断实现突破和自我成长的都市人身上,观众看到充满正能量的向上精神。
在此意义上,剧中角色的奋斗与成长赋予了屏幕前的观众正确的奋斗航向。职场剧在真正实现挖掘职场生态,透析奋斗图景与人物命运的类型化创作破维上迈出重要一步,展现出了优质内容的影响力。从展现医疗行业纷纭百态的《关于唐医生的一切》,到将女性成长融入职业图景的《女士的法则》,越来越丰富的职场叙事也成为观众体察时代发展的一道窗口。真实鲜活的职场剧则让观众坚信,时代正在阔步向前,每个个体也正因为时代浪潮的奔涌而奋楫争先。
《光明日报》( 2023年01月11日 08版)
中新网评:美国众议长选举“连续剧”暴露美式民主痼疾******
中新网北京1月9日电(蒋鲤)在15轮投票表决后,美国众议院议长选举这场“连续剧”终于落下帷幕,众议院共和党领袖凯文·麦卡锡最终成功当选第55任美国众议院议长。这是美国国会过去164年来耗时最久的一次议长选举记录,将美国“对抗式民主”的弊端暴露无遗。
资料图:美国众议院共和党领袖麦卡锡。中新社记者 沙晗汀摄
由于两党对立加剧、党派内斗、利益分配不均等因素,众议长选举陷入一场拉锯战。在此次众议长竞选中,美国民主党议员继续抱团,多轮投票中,一票不投麦卡锡,共和党右翼“强硬派”领头的约20人小团体也拒绝投票麦卡锡。
麦卡锡的当选之路一波三折,除了本人的“政治投机派”角色在国会不受欢迎外,与共和党内部政治分歧关系密切。
一方面,共和党党内反对者认为,麦卡锡对民主党态度过于软弱,无力对抗民主党控制的参议院和拜登政府,另一方面,因为共和党的多数优势微弱,党内一些影响力较小的派系的政治力量则被放大,有利于他们巩固自己的选票。
此外,党内反对者也认为,自己的选票没有换取更多利益,希望以此作为筹码换取麦卡锡更大的让步,比如让他们获得众议院重要委员会中的职务。
作为仅次于美国总统、副总统的政坛三号人物,众议院议长通常由众议院多数党领袖担任,选举几乎没有悬念。然而,麦卡锡此次为当选,不得不做出多个关键让步,其中可能包括恢复一项罢黜议长动议机制,使得众议长的权力被削弱,难以掌控众议院。
美国有线电视新闻网CNN称,麦卡锡在这场不合时宜的政治勒索中作出让步,这种绥靖政策只会让极端主义势力更加强大。
这场引发全世界围观的尴尬选举暴露出美国政治存在严重的对立和分化。在权力博弈思维的裹挟下,党派利益凌驾于国家和人民利益之上,美国两党相互拆台,陷入“为反对而反对”的无脑对垒。而即便是一党内,也会因为利益分配问题产生不同的小派系,相互对抗,选票变成了谋利益的工具。
从国会山骚乱到打破记历史记录的15轮众议长选举,“对抗式民主”让美国政治陷入瓶颈,长期对抗势必会让政客们丧失客观公正的判断能力,其政治阶层是否有能力治理国家也会引发质疑。
两党之争和党派内斗进一步放大了美国政治体制弊病,美国所谓的“民主”形象,让全世界大跌眼镜。鼓吹以选民利益为先的美式选举,变成了政客们利益置换的游戏,进一步彰显出美国“民主政治”日渐失能,不断极化的党争已使美国政治制度陷入死循环。
House speaker election reveals deep-rooted problems in U.S. democracy
(ECNS) -- The Republican leader Kevin McCarthy was elected as the 55th speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives after 15 ballots. As the most grueling House speaker election in the past 164 years, the election has highlighted the defects of the country’s "confrontational democracy".
The election once reached a stalemate due to intense partisan strife, inner-party struggle among the Republicans, uneven distribution of interests, and more. Democratic Party members forged a close alliance, refusing to vote for McCarthy, while about 20 Republicans also declined to cast ballots for the GOP leader.
Except for his unpopular role as a "political speculator" in Congress, McCarthy’s hard-won election can be attributed to turmoil within the Republican Party.
On the one hand, opponents in the Republican Party believe that the GOP leader's attitude toward the Democrats is too weak to confront the Senate controlled by Democrats and the Biden administration.
On the other hand, the political power of some less influential factions in the Republican Party has been amplified due to the Party’s weak majority advantage in the House of Representatives, which is conducive to consolidating their ticket warehouses.
Meanwhile, these opponents believe that their votes failed to win them more benefits, hoping to use this as a bargaining chip for McCarthy's further concessions, such as getting them positions in important House Committees.
As the third political figure after the President and Vice President of the U.S., the speaker, by tradition, is the head of the majority party in the House of Representatives.
But McCarthy has made many concessions in order to bring the ultra conservatives along, involving what’s known as the “motion to vacate,” a mechanism by which members can force a vote to depose the speaker. The reported concessions will empower individual members at the expense of McCarthy’s sway as speaker.
CNN thought the concessions he made during this unseemly political shakedown would only make the extremist faction more powerful.
This embarrassing election, which has drawn global attention, exposed the serious opposition and polarization in American politics. Both Democrats and Republicans put their interests before that of the country and its people, attacking and opposing each other irrationally.
Besides, different factions arise within a single party and confront each other because of the distribution of interests. Votes have become a tool to win more benefits.
From Capitol riots to the House Speaker election with record-breaking ballots, "confrontational democracy" has become a bottleneck of American politics. Long-term confrontation will surely impede politicians to think objectively and fairly while their capacity of governing the country will also raise doubts among the public.
Both parties’ struggle and infighting among the Republicans have further amplified the defects of the American political system, with its "democratic" image shocking the world.
The U.S.-style election, which advocates putting voters' interests first, has become a game of interest exchange among politicians. In addition, it further demonstrates the malfunction of American "democratic politics" and the constantly polarized party struggle that has trapped the American political system into an infinite cycle.
(文图:赵筱尘 巫邓炎)