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Mehr News Agency – Art Group – Atieh Mozen: The series “Notebook” was one of the curious series of the home show network before it was broadcast. One of the series that attracted a lot of attention due to the broadcast of promotional videos, including the first video that was reminiscent of the movie “Malena”, and of course, this curiosity about the series subsided very soon. However, this disappointing atmosphere of the series cannot be considered the view of all its audience, because half of the audience found it satisfactory in social networks such as former Twitter or X, where you can connect with a more real user, and a large part of it is due to the weakness of the script, atmosphere and lack of comedy. They said in this collection. But “Notebook” should be viewed with what considerations, regardless of the fact that it could not be a successful comedy despite many advertisements? In this report, we have an overview of this series, which is directed by Kiaresh Asadizadeh, and 2 episodes of the series have been broadcast so far.
Story and script of the series
The story of the series begins with a detective atmosphere; Iraj, played by Reza Attaran, is the main character of the story, who is a skilled detective but suffers from Alzheimer’s. The disappointing start of a collection that was very ambitious and noisy before the broadcast, the story hits your taste at the very beginning while you are waiting to encounter a mystery or crime comedy, touch each other, follow the story of the murder and Laugh too, but the further you go, the more disappointed you become. The series begins with a police sequence, and then Attaran enters a crime scene where Hassan Majouni is wearing a wedding dress; Of course, the situation is much colder than what you read.
A story in which Attaran is the main character and you expect to see more comedy and laugh in it than anything else, goes disappointingly in the first part, most of which is the problem of the script.A story in which Attaran is the main character and you expect to see comedy and laugh more than anything else in it goes disappointingly in the first part, most of which is the problem of the script. A script that has mostly attached the name of comedy to itself, but the situations have not yet been catchy and comedic.
The script of this series was written by Masoud Khakbaz; An author whose name we have rarely heard among comedy series and movies, and probably no one remembers, which comedies was he the author of last time.
Perhaps the presence of successful figures in this field and those who have worked in the field of serials and movies for years could be an added value for the comedy atmosphere of the series and even the content of its script. Especially since the series is based on the story and screenplay and the situations do not have much interesting story richness. If we don’t say it condescendingly, even in the first and second parts, the story gets boring and the rhythm drops many times in such a way that the lack of attractive situations can be emphasized.
The screenwriter’s greatest effort to get laughs is to use verbal jokes that have become common in these years; Jokes that try to get laughs from the audience by repeatedly emphasizing pants falling, not having pants, and pants getting wet, but the amount of repetition and emphasis and prolonging them more than bringing laughter may even tire the audience.
Actors
“Notebook” is the reappearance of Reza Ataran on the home show network, which takes place after many years. Attaran, who was one of the first actors who experienced presence in this medium with the series “Icy Heart”, tried to stay away all these years and enter the field more carefully and strictly. The incident that has now made him the only winning card of the series, but the series has not brought anything new to him.
After all these years, Reza Attaran is more than a star actor of movies and comedy series, and the audience definitely likes him in any mezzanine and format, but his role in “Notebook” is not a strange challenge for him and he can easily handle it. come up However, it is not Attarani who will make you happy, and by the way, the more you wait for the event and comedy in any scene, the less this atmosphere is created, the major part of which is again related to the script and the empty space of the actor. From repeating clichéd jokes in it to play and show humor.
The combination of Hassan Majouni and Reza Attaran can bring the audience with them, as both of them play serious roles and do not engage in the stereotypes of comic actors. Mina Sadati, Dariush Kardan, Zahra Davonjad, Sogol Khaliq and Kazem Siyahi each have a different appearance in the series, and as more episodes of the series pass, it remains to be seen how successful they will be. Khaliq is one of the main roles of this series, and perhaps the character he plays has not been formed yet. His initial encounter with Reza Attaran and his role of laughing while expressing condolences, although it could be attractive in the idea and in the text, but the outcome was not very attractive. Among these actors, Ardeshir Rostami has also appeared in a different image, so it should be seen how much the audience connects with him. Although Bijan Banafshekhah has a small presence, he is not much different from his previous roles and even his appearance in the series “Mege Tamum Omer Kand Ta Bahareh?” has been more successful.
director
Kiaresh Esadizadeh is a capable director and has well-made works in his portfolio. He has made the films “Gas” and “Shakaf”, both of which are social melodramas. The movie “Exit Permit” is of course the only work of Asadizadeh that entered this comedy space after the melodramas. He chose his actors in the same field, which he made with Pejman Jamshidi, Kazem Siyahi, Soroush Sehat, etc., and of course, it suffered from side effects and has not been released yet.
The atmosphere of jokes in the first and second part has not gone beyond the surface and remains on the surface. For some people, the overall plot of the story can be compared with the foreign series “Only murders inside the building”, and about the success of this work in the first 2 episodes, it can be said that the script did not create attractive and attractive situations.The “Notebook” series is now his first comedy work that is seen by the audience; A gorgeous comedy that is supposed to have a different, up-to-date and modern atmosphere, and of course, seeing the showcase of the story, you will think that you are facing a different work. But the atmosphere of jokes in the first and second part has not gone beyond the surface and remains on the surface. Maybe for some people, the overall plot of the story can be compared with the foreign series “Only murders inside the building”, which about the success of this work in the first 2 episodes, it can be said that the script did not create attractive and attractive situations. The director’s best effort is to get laughs from the audience with cursing, verbal jokes and otherwise with erotic references.
Although some scenes are creative and original, they do not become special events, for example, the beginning of the first episode of the series and the scene of the police entering the wedding, or the scene where the fire alarm sounds in the nursing home, which ends in an attractive situation. can’t There are some scenes that basically go beyond the stereotypes, such as the situation where Attaran draws a shot heart on the car window for a girl in another car.
By Kiaresh Asadizadeh, the series “Rhinoceros” has already been released on the home show network, which is still considered one of the well-made productions among the works of the platforms, which had maintained a level of quality in storytelling, acting, creating atmosphere, and rhythm and structure. And if we skip the ending, it was a professional work that is a head and neck higher than many products of the home network these days. However, Esadizadeh’s entry into comedy in these 2 episodes has not only failed, but strangely, he wants a low-quality script with every effort, from cursing and tasteless jokes to using words that are less commonly used in everyday life. to make the audience laugh.
It is interesting that these days he also has the mini-series “Heft” on the home show network, which of course is a more significant work than “Notebook”.
Profit seeking and advertising look
The advertising success of the “Notebook” series during this period was such that it can even be said that it performed better than the work itself. Regardless of the initial controversial video and the association of the famous sequence of the movie “Malena”, these videos were able to sensitize the audience to the series itself and keep them waiting for the release of this series. However, I wish the makers had spent more time on the richness of the script than the money for these promotional videos. With this process, it is as if the “notebook” was produced with a commercial view only; A view that in the production, regardless of moral considerations, customs and even the quality requirements of the work, has only sought to attract the audience for a noisy work.
These days, the home television network has various series that face criticism from time to time and even receive numerous amendments, however, beyond all audits, the moral view of the works and the responsibility towards the creators should be considered in the first place and regardless of audits and amendments. that may be involved in a work, the producers themselves, as well as the platform that broadcasts the desired series, should think about the social responsibility they have towards the audience and the food that is offered to them. Especially since the age rating is less considered for comedies and they only consider the rating for works related to violence and horror. However, watching series like this as a family can spread cursing and profanity among children. Refer to the 15 minutes of the second part of the series and the dialogues that are exchanged between the roles of Attaran and Majuni, as well as Sogol Khaliq and his fiance!