After five years, "True Detective" finally returns for its fourth season!
The "Two Male Detectives" transformed into a "Two Female Police Beauties"; the location of the story also changed from the humid and gloomy Louisiana to the cold and dark Alaska. It pays homage to the classic mode of the first season.
The first season of "True Detective" premiered in 2014, starring Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson. It was hailed by many drama fans as another phenomenal masterpiece after "Twin Peaks". The play's philosophical lines, delicate and charming performances, and appalling criminal methods left a deep impression on people.
returns for the fourth season this year. Just the opening scene will send chills down the spine. Just as the hunter was about to take aim, a large herd of elk suddenly ran towards the cliff, running wildly. The elk's incredible "suicide" behavior hints that this extremely cold place contains some kind of terrifying mysterious power.
As expected, several scientists from the "Salar" Arctic Research Station suddenly disappeared. A few days later, they were found dead, naked and looking horrified. Not only that, all of them had corneas burned and eardrums ruptured, and they seemed to be frantically escaping from pursuit before they died.
Paradoxically, one of the deceased had strange symbols painted on his head.
There are various signs that this is not a simple criminal case, and local religious beliefs and supernatural forces may be involved behind it.
The person who took over this case was the police chief played by Jodie Foster-Elizabeth, a policewoman with a hot temper and neat actions. It is worth mentioning that in the famous "Silence of the Lambs", the character played by Foster was a tough police detective.
At first, Elizabeth was reluctant to touch this case. Years of experience in handling cases told her that the case was extremely difficult to solve.
But her stubborn nature prompted her to ignore her boss's orders and forcefully chewed this hard nut. Working with her to solve the case was another young policewoman, Navarro, who was also obsessed with this strange case, but the reason was related to an unsolved case many years ago.
At that time, the girl Anne suffered various tortures, her tongue was cut out, and she died miserably, but the murderer was never found. It was also because of this case that Elizabeth and Navarro developed a feud.
This time, among the mysterious deaths of scientists, a severed tongue was discovered in the research institute. The owner of this tongue is none other than Annie, who was murdered many years ago.
The connection between the two cases and the mysterious symbol.
After Elizabeth's careful investigation, one of the scientists, Clark, once fell in love with Annie. Both of them had mysterious symbols tattooed on their bodies, and they hung creepy dolls in the rented trailer with strange words painted on them.
The deeper the investigation goes, the more terrifying the clues become.
This series of mysterious symbols is said to be extremely remote and even comes from ancient times. The old woman who said these words was the witness who discovered the scene of the scientist's death. The reason why she was able to find traces in the polar night environment was because her dead lover pointed the way for her.
As for the group of scientists who were killed, their living habits were also quite strange. For decades, their members have been fixed and have never been replaced. They usually do not come to the town, let alone invite outsiders into the institute. Basically, they have been cut off from the rest of the world.
As for the research project, it is an extinct microbial DNA. Once successful, these people will cure cancer.
In addition, the mining in the town also polluted the drinking water. There was tension between the mining workers and the indigenous people, and there were frequent conflicts.
It is not difficult to see that the plot settings and case investigations of the fourth season of "True Detective" are very similar to those of the first season. They all trace the current case to another case many years ago. And as the investigation deepens, more and more hidden clues continue to emerge. The residents of the town, and even the wider area, are all more or less connected to this case.The polar night environment in the fourth season of
allowed many truths to be hidden and unable to be revealed; and the swamp jungle in the first season was also a natural barrier to the crime scene, and the victims died tragically without being discovered.
Not only that, cult elements or supernatural forces are also key factors in solving crimes in the two dramas. On the one hand, they create horrific death scenes, and on the other hand, they reveal the complex and dark sides of human nature.
Of course, the most impressive thing is the two "double female police beauties".
Similar to Rust, played by Matthew McConaughey, Elizabeth, played by Jodie Foster, is also a police officer who has experienced emotional trauma.
Elizabeth once had a son, and the family was harmonious. But a sudden car accident took away her son and husband, leaving her and her stepdaughter alone to depend on each other.
When the stepdaughter planned to open up and talk to Elizabeth about the car accident, she used Christmas talk to talk about the matter. At this time, the avoidance in Elizabeth's eyes revealed her inner self-blame and pain.
Perhaps because of this, she is overly competitive at work and sarcastic when getting along with her colleagues. The emotional trauma of the past completely blocked Elizabeth's soft and tender side, leaving her to resort to venting her anger to numb herself.
Another policewoman Navarro’s pain comes from her mother and sister. Although the short flashback plot does not fully explain the prequel to Navarro's character, the crazy figure of her mother and the tortured status of her sister have profoundly changed the trajectory of Navarro's fate, allowing her to show the true nature of her character in her bones. Tenacity and strength.
There is a sexual scene in the play, which implies that Navarro declares his dominance when facing men. Therefore, compared to Elizabeth, Navarro often shows a more protective attitude towards the female community. This is why she has been unable to let go of the murder of the girl Annie many years ago.
Most of the male characters in the drama are mediocre and incompetent, with no professional abilities.
When the police discover the murdered scientist, except for Elizabeth and her trusty Peter, the other male officers are cynically taking photos and nonchalantly processing the crime scene.
This gender-swapped plot setting makes the fourth season of "True Detective" more topical, like the Coen brothers' " Fargo " and the Australian drama "Dilloch".
From a production point of view, this drama captures the polar night environment in Alaska with a full sense of atmosphere, and the suspenseful effect and thrilling quality of the case are also excellent. However, judging from the plot density of the first two episodes, the clues that the screenwriter wants to insert are too messy. In addition, there are as many as a dozen characters, big and small, appearing before and after. This makes it easy for the audience to be blind and unclear in the process of following the drama. . As the subsequent plot unfolds, I don’t know if this shortcoming will be improved.
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