From the airborne launch to the prepaid on-demand finale, the drama version of "The Three Brigades" has come and gone in a hurry.
In the finale, Wang Dayong asked Cheng Bing such a question.
"After chasing me for so many years, if you don't catch me in the end, is it worth it?"
Cheng Bing first answered that if he had asked this question earlier, it would not be worth it. But after so many years, it's all worth it.
Cheng Bing’s original words were like this.
"If you had asked me this question earlier, it would probably not be worth it. But after these years, because I came to you and met all kinds of people and things, I slowly came to understand a truth. Living a lifetime is not about living a result, but living a process. This process has repaired many problems in my heart, allowing me to better face my family and friends, and I can heal myself even when my faith is about to collapse. , keep walking. The road I walked to catch you is like a journey and a practice for me. Even if there are no results, it is still worth it."
Is the result more important, or is the process more important?
This is a problem that bothers many people.
At the end of the drama version of "The Three Brigades", Cheng Bing gave us such an answer.
Human life is not a result, but a process. The process can repair itself and lead a better life. It is both travel and practice. Otherwise, why would life give you decades, and time itself is a process.
For the drama version of "The Three Brigades", the process of Cheng Bing's pursuit of the murderer is told in more detail, but it is this kind of detail that makes the drama seem draggy and complicated. Although
relies on the original story "Please tell the director that the mission of the Third Brigade has been completed", there is actually not much relationship between the two, and naturally it is also very different from the movie version of the same period.
If the original book and the movie version are more about one person's obsession, then the drama version is about one person's growth. The so-called pursuit of evil is a problem that must be faced and solved on the way to growth. And by chasing the murderer, what is repaired are the various problems a person encounters in the torrent of the times.
The movie version respects the original work more, so it focuses mainly on the pursuit of the murderer, mainly Cheng Bing's pursuit of the murderer, which vividly displays and expresses the obsession of a man who takes off his police uniform.
But the drama version is different.
The character Cheng Bing is far less determined and persistent than the movie version. Especially at the beginning, he degenerated and gave up on himself. He had already forgotten about pursuing the murderer. This kind of Cheng Bing is more like most of us. After experiencing ups and downs,
was defeated and depressed, like a zombie. However, under the stimulation of the people around him, he regained the courage to live.
In the drama version of "The Three Brigades", a line we often hear is "a thorn in the heart".
Wang Dayong is a thorn in the hearts of Cheng Bing and others, and Cheng Bing is also a thorn in Wang Dayong's heart.
Most of us have experienced such a thorn. If we don't pull out the thorn, it will be difficult for us to do other things and live and work well.
So reality and life are the biggest features of the drama, but these features are based on ordinary people. In the drama version of "The Three Brigades",
not only changed the mentality of the character Cheng Bing, but also changed the relationship between Cheng Bing and the people around him, and of course the murderer Wang Dayong.
For the brothers in the third brigade, the drama version has completely different settings. Especially on the road to chasing the murderer, they no longer actively quit, but persist in paying attention to them after going through twists and turns, working together to pursue the murderer, and never giving up.
Those brothers are either sick, have emotional problems, or have family problems. The pursuit of the murderer has affected their normal lives, but they have not given up easily. But as the boss, Cheng Bing felt guilty about himself. Whether he was chasing the murderer alone at the beginning, or he was chasing the murderer together with his brothers for a period of time and then went on the road alone again, Cheng Bing did not want to drag everyone down.
In fact, the play has set up Cheng Bing as the main person responsible from the beginning. Cheng Bing's punch only caused the brothers to take off their police uniforms, but they were not sentenced to jail like Cheng Bing. This setting determined Cheng Bing's subsequent choices.
The other thing is the relationship with his daughter, Cheng Bing has become a burden. As a father, Cheng Bing considers himself to be irresponsible and unqualified. But apparently the daughter failed to understand her father, and the relationship between father and daughter has since become irreconcilable. As a result, the drama version used Wang Eryong's daughter Miao Miao to improve the relationship between Cheng Bing and his daughter.
Although Cheng Bing wanted to chase the murderer through Miao Miao, he found the feeling of being a father and treated Miao Miao like a father, and Miao Miao also gained a sense of security despite the lack of father's love. Even though she later learned about Cheng Bing's purpose, after struggling, Miao Miao still chose to trust Cheng Bing and helped Cheng Bing improve his relationship with his daughter.
It can be seen that the play gives more humanistic care to the characters.
of course also includes Wang Dayong.
The settings of Wang Dayong and Wang Eryong are another big change.
changed from Wang Dayong's accidental death in the original story to Wang Eryong's accidental death, and this is where the story after the drama version came into being.
Because of the two brothers, Wang Dayong is obviously more cruel and cruel, and of course he is also quite cunning. If it were Wang Eryong, there might not be those legendary plots that followed.
has changed the original setting, and the play has become more mysterious and legendary. There have been more developments in the story line of the case, and it has become ups and downs. Although it is traditional and cliché, it is exciting enough. After all,
's drama version of "The Three Brigades" has 24 episodes, so it can be expanded and filled based on the original story.
From Cheng Bing to Wang Dayong, to the brothers of the third brigade, and even Wang Eryong’s daughter Miao Miao, the story lines of these characters have more room for development, which also makes these characters more full and makes their respective The story line has been expanded, which enriches the entire plot.
Of course, there are more story lines and more content to express. It is undoubtedly a great test for the director. After all, how to balance has become the key. Obviously, the TV series version of "The Three Brigades" is too ambitious, and the actual results presented are It's not enough to support. The most important thing about the
movie version is Cheng Bing's pursuit of the murderer. Coupled with Zhang Yi's wonderful performance, it is natural that such a movie can be well received. But the drama version seemed mixed and draggy. It seems to want to create a content format like "The Long Season", but it adds many more things than "The Long Season", and the expression is not clear enough to keep the audience focused.
Although the drama version of "The Three Brigades" wants to break away from the framework of suspense crime and express the choices and values of life, the plot and story are not focused enough and even a bit loose.
The drama version of "The Three Brigades" is not sophisticated enough. It wants everything, but in the end, nothing is expressed thoroughly enough. But looking at it from another perspective, this is really like a person's life.
The movie version of "The Three Brigades" is naturally not perfect. It relies more on Zhang Yi to support it. It is also limited by the time limit, which makes many plots appear too simple. This is its shortcoming, but the core is expressed through the actors' performances. .
But for the drama version of "The Three Brigades", although the plot is richer, the expression is not clear enough and it is more realistic, but it also loses its appeal. The Douban score of
has also dropped from the initial 7.5 to 7.2, and of course it may drop further. In terms of heat, there is no splash, it can be said to be quiet.
The tepid drama version of "The Three Brigades" means that the new season of Mist Theater has not fired the first shot, and the pressure is still huge.
However, since then there have been blockbuster masterpieces such as "Above Dark Clouds", "Twenty One Days", "Intersecting Scenes", "The Untold" and "The Boy Who Can't See a Shadow". The Mist Theater is still worth looking forward to!
