[Art Review]
Author Vertical and Horizontal
Kite: Contradictory Unity Highlights Loyalty
The 46 episode " Kite " is a spy drama directed by Liu Yunlong and starring Liu Yunlong, Luo Haiqiong , and Li Xiaoran . The play focuses on the life and emotional experiences of the Communist Party member "Kite" lurking inside the military system, telling the story of a Communist Party intelligence officer who sticks to his beliefs. The show premiered on Beijing Satellite TV and Dragon TV on December 17, 2017, and it has been on the air for 5 years. But although it is not as smashing as "The World", it is like old wine. As time goes by, it is more and more noticed and liked by the audience, and the Chen Xianglai of "The Kite" is more and more revealed. This media has compiled and published two commentary articles on the 46 episodes of "Kite". Although the theoretical depth and commentary level are limited, we try to decipher the ideological and artistic mysteries of "Kite".
Today, let's discuss the creation method of "Kite" from the perspective of artistic creation. Throughout the whole play, we believe that the greatest artistic creation feature of "Kite" is to use the method of unity of opposites to highlight the typical character characteristics: loyalty, in the conflict of unity of opposites, the story is very story-like, dramatic and watchable. of.
1. Main creative techniques
In the creative techniques of the play, we can clearly see several contradictory situations. 1. The biggest opposition is , the contradiction between ourselves and the enemy, and . This is the most basic contradiction. Second, the contradiction between love and hate. Third, the contradiction between the enemy and the friend. Fourth, the contradiction between the subjective and the objective. Fifth, the contradiction between movement and stillness.
2. Analysis of works
According to 's view of dialectical materialism , contradictions exist in all objective things and in the process of subjective thinking, and contradictions run through all processes from beginning to end. This is the universality and absoluteness of contradictions. Contradictory things and each aspect have their own characteristics, which are the particularity and relativity of the contradiction. Contradictory things have identity under certain conditions, so they can co-exist in a unity and can be transformed into opposite aspects. This is the particularity and relativity of contradiction. However, the struggle of contradictions is constant. No matter when they co-exist or when they transform into each other, there is a struggle. Especially when they transform into each other, the struggle is more prominent. The universality and absoluteness of contradiction.
The above is the theoretical basis for elaborating and analyzing Kite.
(1) The basic contradiction of
is that our party sent agent codenamed Kite Zheng Yaoxian to break into the enemy camp. This is the most basic point of the story and the dramatic contradictions formed by the story. That is to say, the stories, conflicts, and struggles performed by "Kite" are all derived from this. That is to say, the lurking task itself is the main line of the story of "Kite", and it is also an important method of compiling the story. Of course, this lurking in "Kite" is also manifested in the fact that both the Kuomintang and the Communist Party sent lurking personnel at the same time. From the TV series, the lurking personnel of our party who entered Juntong and Zhongtong included Zheng Yaoxian, Chen Zhener, Zeng Moyi and a series of personnel; while Juntong and Zhongtong, represented by Shadow and Yan Mo, 73 agents entered the Yan'an headquarters. This constitutes the main line of the conflict and struggle in the story of "Kite". The story, conflict, and drama are the contradictions that run through the whole play. This is the overall design of the show when creating the initial frame.
(2) The contradiction between love and hate
Zheng Yaoxian had a girlfriend he liked during his latent period, Chen Zhener, a telecommunication operator from our party. But the creator of the work did not arrange for Zheng Yaoxian a scene of their love. Just the street flirting ended. However, the central government arranged to assassinate Zheng Yaoxian's Lin Tao.After Houtingyuan went to Zhajidong and then liberated, he followed and became a real husband and wife with Zheng Yaoxian. These two women who seem to be indifferent between the two have formed a tangled entanglement of Zheng Yaoxian's inner contradictions. One is able to love but refuses to let, cannot love; the other is unable to love, but like sticky glue, they are always entwined with each other. Then there is the relationship with Han Bing, or it has become a hard love. As early as the Yan'an period, Zheng Yaoxian fell in love with Han Bing, and this kind of love was only with class feelings and the envy of his fellow comrades in the trenches. At that time, due to the special status, it was established on the opposite side from the beginning: those who can love can't love, and they dare not even express a little bit, they can't have it, because they are all "acting". Then after liberation, Zheng Yaoxian became Han Bing's "prisoner". Zheng Yaoxian was in the same position as Han Bing, one was a dictatorial investigator and the other was a "prisoner". But this does not prevent their respective "careful thinking". Zheng Yaoxian knows that he is a Communist Party, which does not prevent him from having a crush on Han Bing; Han Bing already knew that Zhou Zhiqian is Zheng Yaoxian, but her "fake public welfare" is clearly stated. It is to prove that Zhou Zhiqian is Zheng Yaoxian. In the active detection of cases, he always reminds the investigators to "pay attention to evidence and pay attention to proportions", which is actually protecting Zheng Yaoxian. This is still a superficial phenomenon, and the real purpose is also what Han Bing does not want to appear. Zheng Yaoxian is Zheng Yaoxian, it cannot be a kite, but in the end it is precisely a kite. Such a pair of enemies are fighting each other on the surface, but secretly cherishing and loving each other. This is the real reason for Yuan Nong's love tragedy, and it is also the biggest tragedy formed after Han Bing and Zheng Yaoxian fell in love: love, Can not love, but become an irreconcilable conflict between the enemy and ourselves.
This also really confirms the contradiction of "falsehood is true when it is true, and there is something inactive and there is nothing". In real life, in such a arduous struggle environment, things that do not exist in one person at the same time; as a work of art, as a creator, just use this artistic technique to make the impossible possible, and make the characters possible. Always in contradiction, it is precisely because of the arrangement of such a typical environment that it adds drama to the story of "Kite", shows typical characters artistically, and reflects the glorious image of an excellent scout's loyalty to the party through the display.
(3) Conflict between the enemy and the friend
Zheng Yaoxian has been in the enemy camp for 18 years. To be able to successfully complete the intelligence task, it is not enough to rely on his outstanding talents. 1. He must show outstanding talent, let the army rely on him, trust him, and have someone to protect him. He and the Eight Great Kings of the Military Command and the leaders of the various departments of the Military Command must establish a close relationship as a brother, and it is a life-and-death relationship that can be exchanged for life. Only then can Zheng Yaoxian stay in the Military Command and continue to improve our party. good job. However, when Song Xiaoan Dock sacrificed his life to protect Zheng Yaoxian, Zheng Yaoxian said affectionately: "Fool, is it worth it to lose a life for me?" Song Xiaoan said, my life is worth it! Can ordinary people do such a life-for-life feeling? When Gong Shu was arrested, Zheng Yaoxian shed affectionate tears of love! The contradiction between the enemy and the friend, the friend and the enemy, constitutes the most touching part of "Kite": in the face of right and wrong, public and private, it further deduces the clear and noble qualities of a real Communist Party's love and hate.
(4) Contradictions between subjective and objective
, as a scout who has lived in the enemy camp for a long time, subjectively wants to return to his own team as soon as possible, how much he wants to see the revolutionary holy land of Yan'an, but objective conditions do not allow it. This in itself creates a contradiction. But Dai Li gave him a chance to go to Yan'an. Although the "Yan'an" trip was subjectively to complete the task assigned by Dai Li; objectively, it also fulfilled Zheng Yaoxian's wish to see Yan'an, the holy place of revolution. Subjectively, the underground party can protect Zheng Yaoxian's trip through its own channels, and can avoid the pursuit order of the "Chuankang" special committee. However, under objective conditions, the identity cannot be disclosed. This is not only because the shadow is lurking at the top of the Communist Party, but also because the telegram passwords of both the enemy and our party are almost public. When the telegram is sent, the military commander must know the true identity of Zheng Yaoxian, then Zheng Yaoxian will I can't go back to the military. The story of "Kite" will not be shockingMoved. This is the particularity of subjective wishes and objective identities, which determines that the Communist Party can only think that Zheng Yaoxian is a spy of the military command; Zheng Yaoxian can only regard himself as a spy of the military command, and cannot let his subjective wishes act, and he has to persuade Lu Hanqing to obey discipline.
Lu Hanqing, who subjectively had a one-way contact with Zheng Yaoxian, did not want Zheng Yaoxian to be pursued by the "Chuankang" special committee, but objectively, the "Chuankang" special committee guerrillas mistakenly believed that Zheng Yaoxian's heinous crimes must be eliminated and then quickly organized. Assassination of Zheng Yaoxian made Lu Hanqing so restless and uneasy in front of Yuan Nong, and there was no way to show it, it was really hard for Lu Hanqing. This kind of contradiction between subjectivity and objectivity, the main creators of "Kite" use it skillfully and skillfully, which has added great tension to the development of the plot of "Kite" and the shaping of characters. In the face of misunderstanding, the staff is calm and fearless and has excellent character.
(5) Contradiction between movement and stillness
The contribution of Taoist thought in Chinese aesthetics to "static braking". Many espionage stories, full of slaughter, full of fighting scenes. Some also use stunts as gimmicks to attract audiences. TV dramas such as "Kite", " plotting against ", " breaking the thorn ", especially "Kite" is an important narrative method of "static braking". In the entire 46 episodes of "Kite", 80% adopts the method of dialogue and drama to show the resourcefulness of the scouts, rather than fighting. Therefore, this can be called the biggest feature of the TV series directed by Liu Yunlong. Last year, the "Battle of Changjin Lake" staged in China gave people the feeling that it was played from the beginning to the end, which made people feel very lively, but lacked the interpretation of literary dramas, giving people a blind feeling. These problems are not difficult to understand, and we will not illustrate them one by one. I suggest interested friends to watch "Kite" and experience the artistic charm of stillness and movement!
III. Conclusion
It is precisely because the creators of "Kite" are well versed in the law of the unity of opposites that they can use the story structure, plot arrangement, and material use, which not only shows contradictions, creates suspense, but also depicts the personality characteristics of the characters, which has played a positive role in shaping a typical image. The role of the play creates opportunities and conditions for the characters in the play to show, allowing the protagonist to show the loyalty of an excellent scout to the party in the process of relieving and resolving conflicts.
