"Can't Write": The Birth of a Series

I didn't expect to watch the complete set of Japanese drama "Can't Write" in one day (the full name is "Can't Write! Screenwriter Keisuke Yoshimaru's Life Without a Plot"), of course, the main reason for liking this theme, and the rhythm of the plot is well mastered, plus the whole There are only 8 episodes in the show, each 20 minutes long (the first and last episodes are about 40 minutes long), so I can easily finish the show in one day, and I feel very satisfied.

What is the plot about?

"Can't Write It" tells the story of a screenwriter who has been unknown for five years since his debut. One day, he suddenly received a call asking him to write a script for the prime time period. drama), but he couldn't refuse this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, so he took on the task, but he just couldn't write it , and this became the main axis of the play.

The protagonist's wife is a very famous novelist, and she must earn a lot of money as a best-selling author in Japan, so the protagonist's family can live in a duplex four-bedroom unit in Tokyo. In short, this family has always been supported by the income of the novelist's wife, and The protagonist is content to be the house-husband and take care of all the housework. However, the sudden screenwriting work, in addition to putting him in a creative dilemma, also brought earth-shaking changes to the family.

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This drama is very simple, it just tells the protagonist's mental journey in writing this series. He questioned his ability from the very beginning, and the production team kept making unreasonable demands on him (for example, he said he wanted to write a criminal police drama today, and tomorrow he said I want to shoot a school drama; today I set the hero of the drama to be the teacher of the consortium son, and tomorrow I said that the protagonist is a vampire setting), and the time for him to create is often only one or two days, which makes him distressed and stressed. He had to have hallucinations, and seeing the bald man who kept pouring cold water on him made his writing become weaker and weaker.

Of course, how to shout that he can't write it, and still have to hand over the work in the end. This process not only involves the protagonist, but also affects the family. For example, his children need to help with housework, but they support his father's work very much, and he has another understanding of his father. .

Although "Can't Write" is short, it is written in a three-dimensional sense, as if the creator's questioning about himself not only describes the hero, but also the hero's wife. Although his wife was originally a very best-selling author, she would still question herself when the dramas written by her husband were popular. The sales of novels are probably at their limit; the whole family sits up and enjoys her husband's dramas, but her novels are not even read seriously by the family; after the series airs, everyone recognizes her husband's name, but as a best-selling author, she is not. Still not everyone knows...

The drama allows the audience to see the birth of a drama. It begins with a creative idea. The determined plot will be constantly affected by external factors and must be changed. The audience rating is an indicator of the success or failure of a drama, but it is full of uncertainty. Making an episode is a group creation, working together towards a common goal.

What is the difference between a screenwriter and a novelist?

The male protagonist is a screenwriter and the female protagonist is a novelist. What is the difference between a screenwriter and a novelist?

A novel is an independent creation of the author, who can write whatever he wants to write, but the screenwriter is not entirely his own creation, and the script must be adjusted according to the budget and the requirements of the production team. If the creator is too self-centered and only wants to write the content he likes, and is not willing to cooperate with the requirements, no matter how good the quality of the work he writes, it will still not be accepted.

Therefore, screenwriters constantly need to make compromises in the creative process. Unless they decide to withdraw, even if it is not what they want to write, they still have to bite the bullet and complete it. Of course, a professional screenwriter can write works that satisfy the other party no matter what the production team requires.

Although novelists are also influenced by editors, they may propose creative directions or suggest revisions, but in the end they still rely on the novelist's preferences. After all, novels are personal creations, as long as they write good works.

After reading "Can't Write", I feel that I should still be a novel author. If I were to write according to other people's requirements, even if I could write it, the finished product would be very rigid, because this is not what I want to write.

To the end, is it worth watching?

"Can't Write" is light-hearted, humorous, full of laughs, and full of warmth, which makes people feel happy to watch. Of course, if you are the creator, watching this drama will definitely feel more interesting.

If you want to watch an episode easily, you might as well choose this one.

Netflix Portal: https://www.netflix.com/title/81450454

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