In 2017, after the broadcast of " Secret Forest ", he won the best actor, the best screenplay and the ultimate awards at the Baeksang Art Awards in South Korea that year, and also won 9.3 on Douban. The high score.
After three years, the fans finally ushered in the second season. Once it was broadcast, Douban's score remained at 9.2, and there was no such thing as a sharp drop in ratings like "Travel in Busan 2: Peninsula" and "Iron Rain 2".
"Secret Forest 2" will continue to starring Cao Chengyou and Fei Douna this season, and is created by screenwriter Li Xiuyan. Before the broadcast of
, the screenwriter Lee explained the biggest difference between this season’s episodes and the previous ones: “I think the previous season is very close to fantasy. In fact, although all TV shows are fantasy, this time I think I should choose myself. This time, I’m very careful not to make the content too dreamy.”
This also reveals the characteristics of "Secret Forest 2" that continue to gain popularity.
01. The depth of the theme
Audiences who have watched Korean movies may be deeply impressed by the depth of their reflections of reality. For example, "Memories of Murder" brings us back to the murder scene of the Hwaseong murder case in Korea in the 1990s; "Melting Pot" puts us in the ubiquitous evil environment of that evil school, and even the horror movie "Kunchiam" that was in the fire before has brought people back to the mental hospital in the Park Zhengxi era.
"Secret Forest 2" also focuses on the prosecutor's investigation power adjustment implemented in South Korea in 2019, that is, the power struggle between prosecutors and police departments.
is a power struggle left over by South Korea from the Japanese occupation period, and the people naturally have a high sense of identification with its opposition. And this is where the screenwriter can use the topic.
Cao Chengyou, the prosecutor Huang Shimu, lacks emotional ups and downs because of brain surgery, and is precisely the role of a cold prosecutor. As a position of long-term power management, he is also doomed to be lonely.
Pei Douna, the detective Han Ruzhen, is full of justice, capable and keen sense of smell. He plays the inherent impression of the passionate and second two of the Korean drama policemen. He is a model character who has never encountered a long career.
, as a CP model of seamless cooperation in the first part, turned into two naturally opposed in the second part. This is undoubtedly a manifestation of the screenwriter’s careful thinking.
We know that screenwriters create conflicts, which can be generated internally. When a person in a play is faced with a dilemma, or vacillate by desire, conflicts arise.
Of course, the conflict in the drama can also come from the outside, it can be a conflict between one character and another. Such as Neil Simon’s Oscar and Felix in "A Strange Couple"; it can also be a conflict with society, such as Nora in Ibsen’s "Doll's House." And "Secret Forest 2" cleverly created both character opposition and social conflict.
Moon Jae-in launched the prosecutors’ investigative power against the background that there have been many vicious incidents in South Korea’s history surrounding procuratorial conflicts, and Moon Jae-in also lost his important partner, Cao Guo, in the previous struggle. The screenwriter
undoubtedly inserted these real struggles in "Secret Forest 2", thereby restoring the charm of reality to the greatest extent, just like "Parasite" and "Burning" revealing the daily life of the bottom Korean populace; just like " Jin Zhiying, born in 1982.
's reflection on the low status of Korean women, "Secret Forest 2" is a true representation of the power struggle of the upper class in Korea.
Behind the power struggle between the prosecutor and the police agency, there is undoubtedly the biggest political feature of South Korea-the shadow of the chaebol.
02, the narrative skills of small incidents
The fog was filled, prosecutor Huang Shimu drove out alone, and the car broadcasted the weather conditions. But at this moment, the case happened suddenly. It turned out that someone secretly cutThe control line on the coast was removed, and the reason for cutting it was not to deliberately commit crime. The screenwriter of
allows the protagonist to choose to appear in the case and become an important witness, thereby triggering the hidden truth behind the incident. Each small event like restrains and influences each other, and finally creates the story of the whole main story, that is, the screenwriter uses the narrative technique of small events in series. A story like
reads like a piece of clues pieced together, thus making a footnote for a larger incident. Surrounding a small crime, describe the stories of different characters in each corner, and finally make these small stories form a closed loop that is always bound, and everything leads to another.
Because of this case, the two protagonists who had no intersection had an intersection, and contact was restored again. Against the background of the prosecutors and the police, the two have cooperated with each other to investigate the case. This is the trick that screenwriters often use, that is, to make two people in two groups that are not at odds with each other because of their closeness, leading to a drastic change in their relationship.
is like in " young Bao Qingtian " in early 2000, Gongsun Ce of the Eight Sage Kings camp and Pang Feiyan of the Pang Taishi camp got acquainted because of the case, thus laying the groundwork for subsequent development. Another example is the encounter between a South Korean lady and a North Korean officer in " Love’s Crash Landing ". This is the display of the same screenwriting skills. Therefore, it does not rule out the relationship between Cao Seung-woo and Fei Dou Na in the subsequent development process. There is no emotional drama to unfold.
In addition to the plots of these grass snakes and gray lines, the play shows that Cao Chengyou is arranged into the large prosecutor's office, Fei Douna is confirmed as the main member of the police innovation team, and the two become prosecutors on the cooperation relationship between the two parties. Opposing parties to the negotiation.
both men and women secretly investigate at the same time, but there is always an overlap. This kind of clever link between events is realized in a very small limited space-around the rental housing fraud case, describing the stories of different characters in the event, or what happened in different interest groups in this case Finally, these short stories form a closed loop that is always bound.
Will the two of you work together or suspicion each other, this will also become a highlight of the plot later, and this is the G point for the screenwriter to provoke the audience.
In the end, you will find that in this short drama, all the characters perform their duties, their behavior is involuntary, and they resonate with each other-everyone is in a secret forest, keeping their own The secret is not easy.
03, the success of the solid and credible character
"Secret Forest" series depends largely on the setting of the character, that is, the male in the story has no emotional baggage, and the female’s IQ is online throughout the whole process. There is no arrogant and dazzling male protagonist in the spurned Mary Su female actor.
men and women are naturally opposed to each other. Prosecutor Huang is in his thirties. He is not married, childless, has no hobbies, and lacks desires. He is a type of "failure typical person" that can be easily grasped in modern cities, but he is an idealist with firm beliefs. No party, no trivial matters.
is different from the common protagonists in traditional dramas who are indifferent and unfamiliar with interpersonal relationships. They have a clear understanding of the environment and know how to avoid lightning and take advantage of the situation, instead of always placing themselves in the center of office gunfire.
screenwriter Lee Soo-yeon said, “For the content of other people and the external environment, a protagonist who is not manipulated is needed. How can one have no desire? If it is a person with very superficial feelings, there will be no less demand and hope. , So I will not let go of desire, so this is only a role based on imagination."
Huang Shimu is obviously a very idealized role, but it has not lost its true color through Cao Chengyou's interpretation.
police Han Ze justice warm, Is also a common character setting in life. The optimism that can see the truth in life, in addition to the character design, the realism of the character also benefits from Pei Douna's very life-like interpretation.
is one of the most internationally-viewed Korean actresses. Since her debut, her starring works such as "Changyu's Letter", "Super Feeling Hunting" and "The Kingdom" have all started with a score of 8.5. excellent work. In "Secret Forest", Pei Douna's acting is as stable as ever.
Lee Soo-yeon believes that Bae Doona has completely performed the bloody and innocent personality of the Korean police. "If the role of Han Ruzhen I wrote is 50% lovable, pleasant, open-minded, and trustworthy, the actor Han Ru is really 100 % Of them are presented." All of the above
made "Secret Forest 2" a huge reputation.
But when it comes to drama, screenwriter Lee Soo-yeon thinks: "Although I wrote it, there are parts that I am afraid of. Romance films or family dramas that draw human emotions are not good for me. Anyway, I feel like this There is not much content in the game of power among adults like dramas. I also want to write period dramas or period dramas. You have to choose between the hard and easy roads now. "
is killing and foggy The secret forest, the screenwriter’s words, always reminds me of Frost’s poem:
There are two roads in a wood-
and I chose the one with fewer people. From then on,
decided the path of my life.
