The TV series "South to North", directed by Zheng Xiaolong and Liu Zhangmu, starring Bai Jingting, Ding Yongdai, Jin Chen and others, has launched. After watching six episodes in one go, I couldn't help but lament that this was not a period drama at all, but a sitcom.
Before "South to North" was aired, I always thought that this drama, like "人世", would be a period drama telling the story of the Northeast. As a result, when I opened the first episode and saw a wisecrack made by Song Jiateng on the train, I immediately felt that this drama seemed a little different from what I imagined.
then read on, and then realized that the pattern of "South and North" is more like a sitcom.
"South to North" is almost a story per episode, and each story is different. The protagonists are Ding Yongdai, Bai Jingting and others, but the supporting roles are constantly changing.
This is very much like a sitcom. It can be said that the pattern is almost the same. The only difference is that "South to North" also has a main plot, and this main plot takes place in the compound.
Therefore, "South to North" mainly had two shooting locations, one was on the train and the other was in the compound. This is a little different from regular sitcoms.
This line on the train is mainly a work line. It tells about some emergencies encountered by Ma Kui, played by Ding Yongdai, and Wang Xin, played by Bai Jingting, such as someone having money stolen, someone having a child kidnapped, etc. This part mainly talks about the work of police officers, so that the audience can understand how difficult the work of police officers is.
This line in the courtyard is mainly a life line. It tells the life stories of Ma Kui, Wang Xin and Ma Yan played by Jin Chen, including family, love, friendship and so on.
Because the mode is very similar to a sitcom, and there are many stories, a lot of actors are needed. This constitutes another major feature of the drama "Southern and Northish", that is, the strong cast.
In addition to the three starring actors Bai Jingting, Ding Yongdai, and Jin Chen, "South to North" also stars Liu Guanlin, Liu Jun, Zuo Xiaoqing, Jiang Yan, Hu Ke, Song Jiateng, Li Naiwen, Ni Dahong, Wang Jinsong, Wang Xun, and Bao Beier , Wang Xiaoli, Tu Songyan and many other well-known actors starred. This lineup alone is enough for everyone to look forward to.
In terms of performance, it goes without saying that the acting skills of Ding Yongdai, Ni Dahong, Zuo Xiaoqing and others are excellent. The old actors act like whatever they are doing, and it is very comfortable to watch.
As for young actors, Bai Jingting’s performance is also outstanding. As one of the four "conspicuous bags", Bai Jingting also brought his funny performance in real life into the drama. In this way, Bai Jingting's performance in the drama seems very natural and does not look like acting at all.
I would like to talk about Jin Chen in particular. I watched Jin Chen's "Blazing Road" and "Ordinary Road" before, and I felt that the role was not suitable for her. This time in "South to North", although there were not many scenes in the first six episodes, Jin Chen's performance was naturally much better.
There is also Jiang Yan, whom I haven’t seen for a long time. Her performance in "South to North" is also very eye-catching. She is already beautiful, and she plays the role of an announcer who loves beauty, so she looks suitable no matter how she looks at it.
I took a look at the online reviews of "South to North". Many people felt a little disappointed. Looking at the reasons for disappointment, they were almost all the same. That is, everyone thought "South to North" would be the same as "The World" at the beginning. It was the same, but after looking at it, I found that it was completely different. As a result, many people will have some psychological gaps.
This is completely understandable, but it cannot be the reason for everyone to give "South to North" a bad review. If you look at it as a sitcom, judging from the level of comedy in the first six episodes, "South and North" is still pretty good. What do you think?
