"At the Communist Party's Yongchuan opening ceremony, we must create a big event."
"We must make the Chengdu-Chongqing Railway a dead end."
" all the way forward " these lines in the trailer came out , you will know what kind of drama this is, another period anti-special drama.
And we also have a response to this -
"Building the Chengdu-Chongqing Railway is an unprecedented thing. We have to do things that our predecessors did not dare to do and could not do."
As soon as a few lines of dialogue came out, the plot of the series The point of interest is clearly visible.
On February 26, that is tonight, this 30-episode anti-special struggle drama starring , Li Jian, , and Lian Lian will be launched on CCTV’s eight prime time slots and will be broadcast after "South to North" .
I know what everyone wants to say?
Another anti-special drama? It won't turn over this time, right?
To be honest, during this Spring Festival, there were several blockbuster movies. However, compared to the year before last when there was "" and last year when there was "Horse", after the entire Spring Festival holiday, there was not a single blockbuster drama.
"South and North" has good ratings and is expected to compete for the eight-year title of the Central Television, but it is not considered to be out of the circle.
"The Case of Di Gong of the Tang Dynasty" was a big hit before it aired, but got a mediocre reputation after it aired.
In the final analysis, no matter how strong the lineup is, no matter how good the schedule is, story is the biggest hard currency.
And in this period of "drama shortage", "All the Way" comes.
has landed on the prime slot of the Central Television Network, which will broadcast two episodes every night. After the completion of "The Case of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty", it will be broadcast for three episodes. This broadcast rhythm is really moving forward.
As we all know, anti-special dramas have made a mark in Chinese dramas. Works such as "vow to be silent ", " in the silent place ", " no regrets tracking " and other works are all well-known.
But in recent years, there have been only a handful of excellent ones. Except for " rivals " and " glorious era ", which have received good reviews, the audience rarely sees a decent anti-special drama.
Last year, a movie called "火狐" was a hit in the ratings, but its reputation was not satisfactory.
Can this "All the Way" turn around the reputation of anti-special dramas of the era? We still have to look forward.
01. Story: Railway construction and "catching spies" go hand in hand.
What is an "anti-special drama"?
Compared with traditional spy war dramas, the background of the story is drawn from the founding of New China in 1949. Before 1949, traditional spy war dramas set the enemy in the open and the enemy in darkness.
After 1949, dramas where the enemy is in darkness and we are in the clear are anti-special dramas.
Anti-special dramas can be divided into urban anti-special dramas and era anti-special dramas.
The former's masterpiece is "The Opponent" led by Guo Jingfei.
The latter's masterpieces have to be mentioned "Oath to Silence" and "Tracking without Regrets".
This is an excellent anti-special drama that can make many "anti-special drama" fans unable to stop watching it.
But if the story is not told well, especially if there are problems in creating a sense of age, even if a powerful person like Ding Yongdai is in charge, the final effect may be mediocre.
The story of "All the Way Forward", is it okay?
This is a drama set in the 1950s, focusing on the construction of the Chengdu-Chongqing Railway in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, a history rarely shown on the screen, and focusing on the heroic deeds of the first generation of railway pioneers.
The trailer is cut from the perspective of our railway builders. It contains a lot of information and has many interesting points:
The first is to build the railway.
In June 1950, the much-anticipated Chengdu-Chongqing Railway started construction.
In the words of the protagonist Luo Xiangqian, there will be no history of an inch of railway track in Sichuan.
Then we must let the mountains bow their heads, ask the rivers to give way, and make the Shu Road clear.
In order to ensure the high-quality completion of the railway, the team leader Ma Zutang handed over this important task to Luo Xiangqian at the opening ceremony. Luo Xiangqian is the commander of the Pioneer Company. After accepting the task, he led the soldiers to build the roadbed, and then worked with everyone to explore new technologies such as layered filling and tamping.
“I want to use this roadbed as the foundation of our house."
But at the beginning of railway construction, there were many difficulties.
Technically, experts pointed out that "the hardness of the roadbed simply did not meet the requirements for track laying. "
What's even more troublesome is that in order to speed up the progress of logging in the mountains, some soldiers accidentally got into friction with the villagers, and the two sides even confronted each other with guns.
In the autumn of 1950, the Korean War broke out.
Luo Xiangqiang's regiment rushed to the Korean battlefield. The regiment Chang Ma Zutang asked Luo Xiangqian to stay behind to build the railway, and told him to repair the railway.
However, when the Baishu'ao tunnel section was being constructed, Luo Xiangqian and technician Ye Lan were leading the migrant workers to work hard, but they encountered a landslide and many migrant workers were buried. Because of this matter, Luo Xiangqian was suspended for investigation.
Although after investigation, it was found that the collapse was a geological disaster, Luo Xiangxiang also resumed his duties.
More difficult challenges are still ahead.
The second is to catch spies.
Luo Xiangqian was leading the migrant workers brigade to work day and night to build the Tuojiang Bridge, the largest bridge in the project.
However, as mentioned in the trailer, enemy agents deliberately sabotaged the project site and an explosion occurred. Many migrant workers died during the construction process.
In the face of extremely evil forces , the enemy agents who were hiding in the dark to sabotage the project construction, Luo Xiangqian certainly would not back down. He shot into the sky, vowing to repair the railway and comfort the fallen workers.
From the trailer, Luo Xiangqiang, represented by Luo Xiangqiang, Of course, there is a battle between our soldiers and enemy agents.
For example, there are thrilling action scenes.
There is a welcome scene for experts, and there is a sudden explosion in the auditorium, with flames shooting into the sky.
There is an explosion scene when enemy agents are captured. Thrilling gun battles.
In addition, in the trailer of
, a tense and suspenseful "anti-special" operation, Luo Xiangqian leads the soldiers with loaded guns and live ammunition and rushes to a certain place. It is obvious that they are going to launch a battle against enemy agents. Arrested.
Even in the final period of the construction of the bridge, the enemy agents were still deploying sabotage plans - they installed bombs on a ship that would explode when they reached the bridge.
However, our cadres stayed on the ship, even if their final fate was Sacrifice.
The bridge is in the light, and the enemy is in the dark.
How to counterattack the enemies in the dark? This is undoubtedly the most brain-burning part of the show.
The constant action scenes and tense and thrilling atmosphere in the trailer also make this large-scale " The cat-and-mouse game of "the enemy is dark and we are clear" makes the situation even more bizarre.
has its own exciting action scenes, which further enhances the look and feel of the entire drama.
But as we know in history, in the end, enemy sabotage did not stop the railway from moving forward, and natural geological disasters did not defeat Luo Xiangqian.
In July 1952, the entire Chengdu-Chongqing Railway was opened to traffic.
The wedding of Luo Xiangqian and Ye Lan was also held lively in the carriage.
Looking at it as a whole, this 30-episode anti-special struggle drama has a lot of viewers. It is suspenseful and passionate. Whether it is attractive or not depends on the director.
02. Starring cast: Li Jian leads a group of low-key and talented people, can they become popular?
Many big dramas in recent years have used young traffic as the lead, and then invited a group of old drama stars to "act as supporting actors". The purpose of this configuration of
is of course to capture both viewing and traffic.
But "All the Way" takes an unusual path. The male and female protagonists of the
series have recruited low-key and capable actors Li Jian and Lian Lian respectively, and the supporting actors are also talented actors like Xu Wenguang . Can such a simple lineup as
be able to carry a big drama?
Let’s look at Li Jian first.
role adaptability, 100%.
Li Jian debuted very early. In 2010, he successfully became famous with his two works "Eternal Number" and "Chinese Cavalry".
is classified as a tough guy actor because of his tough appearance and capable acting style.
However, he was a low-key person, focusing only on acting and not on marketing. His popularity has always been tepid. It was not until "Hurry" that he began to be well-known to the public for his role as Li Xiang, who endures humiliation and bears heavy burdens.
In this drama, he plays Luo Xiangqian, the captain of the vanguard company in the army. He seems to have endless energy, dares to think and do, and has a spirit of not being afraid of losing no matter what difficulties he encounters.
When the war broke out and his comrades went into battle to kill the enemy, Luo Xiangqian, as a combat hero, received orders from his superiors to stay, hence the sentence in the play, "No one is allowed to go to the Korean battlefield, nor should they." Don't let me go."
How the character changes his mind and continues to fight on the ground of building a railway to counter enemy agents has become the highlight of the drama. There is a scene in the
trailer where Luo Xiang was chewing something and said with tears in his eyes: I just can't let go of my comrades.
Li Jian is deeply involved, his eyes are full of drama, and the character's inner struggle is very poignant.
He can't go wrong in this role.
is second, practice.
In the new year drama "Dajiang Dahe 3", Wei Chunhong played by Lian Lian should have left a deep impression on everyone, especially the finale of the drama, from trying to save her husband Lei Dongbao to after her husband suffered a stroke. Her performance in Carrying a Home Alone is definitely one of the highlights.
actually became famous very early. In the early years, he participated in dramas such as "The Righteous Way in the World Is Vicissitudes of Life" and "The Classmate Boy". His acting skills are solid and his appearance is fresh, but he is not popular.
In recent years, she has frequently collaborated with Noon Sunshine. Under the lens of Kong Sheng and other great directors, she has gradually blossomed into another brilliance in her middle age.
For example, Wei Chunhong, as Lei Dongbao's virtuous wife, is meticulous and personable, and is calm and experienced in situations. Even if Lei Dongbao listens to a word of her words, there will be no final outcome.
plays the role of Ye Lan, a technical expert who gave up the opportunity to study abroad for the sake of the motherland. She puts on the clothes of that era, and there is no sense of disobedience like a traffic star acting in a period drama. With the short hair style, she is sassy and capable, and her eyes are firm, just like from that era. When I saw the old photos, I felt relieved instantly.
The third place is Xu Wenguang.
When talking about the name of this country's first-class actor, Ding Yizhen in "In the Name of the People" suddenly pops up in everyone's mind.
In fact, he is still Yuan Shao in "New Three Kingdoms" and Zhao Gao in "Legend of Chu and Han". This time
plays the chief engineer of the Chengdu-Chongqing Railway Engineering Design, and is also a key role in helping Luo Xiangqian recover his innocence after he was suspended for investigation. There is no doubt that he is a positive person.
For a veteran actor like Xu Wenguang, this kind of role is easy to come by, and the look in the trailer is full of tension.
also seems to play a resolute and decisive character.
Audiences often follow dramas for the actors and stars, but whether they can continue watching the drama or not depends on the plot and the attractiveness of the characters.
The actors in this drama are all low-key and talented actors. They are not well-known, but their acting skills are not bad, and they are very suitable for the characters.
As long as the professional skills of all the staff are online, then the acting skills of this anti-special struggle drama will be sustained.
03. Era Struggle Drama: How to shoot an anti-special drama in the new era, it’s time to take a look.
For an anti-special drama that can stand the test of the audience, the creative team cannot be held back.
Xi Xin, the director of this drama, has directed works such as "Jingwei Reclamation" and "Famous Bride". Judging from the subject matter, period dramas and family dramas are his specialties. Whether
can successfully film "All the Way" depends on whether he can grasp the innovation of anti-special struggle dramas of the era.
Anti-special dramas in the past era rarely included elements of struggle. Basically, the focus of the narrative was on anti-special forces. However, this drama is about building a railway while battling wits and courage with spies.
story elements are richer, but it is also more difficult to control.
Judging from the quality of anti-special dramas in the past two years, it is not possible to produce a good anti-special drama by putting together good themes and good actors.
Some of the actors in the anti-special drama have excellent acting skills, with many twists and turns, and the rhythm is straight forward. However, the logic of the plot is lost and it relies entirely on the support of veteran actors, which is still not enough to watch.
As for the classic anti-special dramas such as "Silence of Pledge" and "Tracking Without Regrets" that we mentioned at the beginning, the best ones do not blindly highlight the theme elements of "anti-special" and have many reversals in one episode. On the contrary, "reverse" "Special" is just a shell. What the director filmed is actually the taste of life in the process of the times.
It has been more than ten years since the peak of the last round of anti-special dramas. When we bring out the "anti-special" genre again, of course we cannot repeat the old path.
So new wine is put in old bottles. "All the Way" combines railway construction and anti-special elements, which is a very worthy attempt.
Struggle and dedication complement each other in "All the Way".
Nowadays, many sane viewers no longer dare to buy shares in anti-special new dramas in advance.
Overall, the final presentation quality of "All the Way" is still a big unknown.
However, in the CCTV dramas in recent years, there have been successes and failures. Failures may also breed success. The most important thing for the development of domestic dramas is to move forward.
The success or failure of the anti-special struggle drama this time depends on tonight.
