Suspense dramas have always been a popular favorite among domestic entertainment film and television dramas. However, this is also the most difficult kind of drama to film. The logic of the plot must be very strong in order to be liked by the audience.
In the past few years, Kiwi's suspense theater really stole the show. Every time there were unexpected surprises, it immediately became popular.
But in recent years, these suspense dramas have been unable to succeed and lack some vitality. Suspense dramas on other platforms rarely produce truly good works.
The plot of "The Case of Di Gong of the Tang Dynasty" that just ended is very obvious. Although, the beginning of the story can always fill the atmosphere of horror.
However, there is no serious reasoning process and no chain of evidence. Everything depends on the protagonist Di Renjie saying something, and then the whole case is ended.
The biggest problem with the plot of "The Case of Di Gong of the Tang Dynasty" is that it is top-heavy and the plot is loose. Although the lineup is huge, the broadcast effect is really slowing down.
Speaking of suspense movies, the most popular ones in the past few years were the " Detective Chinatown " series. The first three "Detective Chinatown" movies almost occupied the hot list at that time.
Whether it is box office or online discussion, the follow-up standard is very good. Therefore, as the boss of this series, Chen Sicheng re-promoted the online drama version of "Detective Chinatown" based on the movie.
The movie version features Qin Feng and Tang Ren as the protagonists. As for the online drama version, Tang Ren's apprentice, Lin Mo, is the protagonist, and he is the main line to unfold a series of plots.
In the first part, Lin Mo played by Qiu Ze, coupled with the plot, indeed created a relatively good online drama.
In just two or three stories, Lin Mo was created, who was smart, wise, calm and capable, but had a miserable life experience.
The web drama "Detective Chinatown" is actually perfect except for the last four episodes. Because the last four episodes are a hodgepodge, with newcomers gathered together, and they have nothing to do with Lin Mo.
Because of this, many netizens joked that the online drama "Detective Chinatown" only has eight episodes. The last four episodes don’t count at all. The first part of
has reached this level, which can be regarded as a steady ending. Unexpectedly, suddenly, without any news, the second part was launched.
There were only three episodes in the premiere, and many viewers went there because of the previous reputation. Lin Mo is still played by Qiu Ze, and this drama even has the movie version of Tang Ren, who plays Wang Baoqiang .
In addition to Tang Ren, there are also kiko, Zhang Junmi, Rong Zishan , Zhong Zhentao , Xiong Dailin , Xiao Yang , Weng Hong and others. It can be said that this lineup is really It's huge, with a lot of familiar faces, and I've put a lot of effort into it.
In comparison, apart from Qiu Ze and Xiao Yang, the only familiar person in the first season is Zhang Junmi. The others are not famous.
I watched three episodes in one go with a very uneasy heart. I can only say that some of my worries have come true. As soon as the second part came on, a big surprise appeared, and I was immediately persuaded to quit.
It's no wonder that as soon as the second part of "Detective Chinatown" came out, its reputation plummeted, and negative reviews came out one after another. Even if the starring role was not changed, it was still Qiu Ze, and I couldn't stand it anymore.
One of the biggest problems with detective dramas is that there are many side plots, which appear to be very redundant. Once there are too many plots, the main plot will be pulled down hard.
In "The Case of Di Gong of the Tang Dynasty", the most annoying person to the audience is Ma Rong. The character Ma Rong is not only useless to the case, but also takes up a large area of space. When
appeared on the scene, she acted like a fool with her brother. In order to show the free and easy nature of the Jianghu people, her acting skills were not good and she acted very aggressively. In the later period of
, she followed Di Renjie to investigate the case, and there were many inexplicable jealous scenes. She was just an errand boy, but she met Cao An.
A drama should not only have the protagonist, but also supporting roles.However, this kind of supporting role must fit the plot, otherwise it will be very distracting.
In the first part of "Detective Chinatown", Zhang Junmi actually became a little popular due to her role. Although she and Qiu Ze have emotional scenes in the play, all her actions revolve around the case.
Therefore, there is no flaw in her appearance, and she does not stand out. However, all the female characters currently appearing in the second part are considered redundant.
The second part of "Detective Chinatown", the first case is called Angel's Melody. All the stories take place in a mental hospital.
However, two female characters appeared inexplicably in the first episode. They appeared and guided and foreshadowed a lot of the plot. Only then did Lin Mo pretend to be a madman and enter the plot of the mental hospital, officially entering the theme.
The head nurse of the mental hospital is Xiong Dailin, and there is also a role as a female nurse accompanying Lin Mo. Again, it is redundant and useless.
At the beginning of the second episode, a female madman appeared who seemed to be related to the case. However, there is not much serious plot, and the female nurse appears again.
There isn't much serious detective plot, but there are a lot of verbal conversations between Lin Mo and the female nurse, just like Ma Rong in "The Case of Di Gong of the Tang Dynasty".
Moreover, if there are too many stories like this, it will lead to another problem, the collapse of the plot and the collapse of the characters. Just like Lin Mo.
Lin Mo’s character should be a calm detective master. But in this drama, I don't know what I think. After Lin Mo entered the mental hospital, he didn't play a mental illness much, and he even inquired about information from the female nurse.
Then, when he encountered a murder case that night, he lost his sense and reasoning and forcibly called the director and nurse of the mental hospital.
Let's put it this way, if it was Lin Mo in the first film, he would definitely continue to act, or, before entering, he would have arranged his way out of the mental hospital and communicated with the outside world.
Instead, like a real psychopath, yelling and saying that there is nothing wrong with him, he just came here in disguise and wants to investigate the case. It was as if he was afraid that the murderer wouldn't know. All the plots of
seem to be forced reasoning and forced intelligence. The female nurse's scenes are extraordinarily numerous and conspicuous. I just can't figure out how Lin Mo decides that the female nurse is so trustworthy and that she is there every time.
In addition to the female nurse, the other supporting characters are also particularly eye-catching. Because none of them fit into the plot, but the fragmented plot takes up a lot of time.
Without any logic, the drama "Detective Chinatown" lacks the mystery and horror atmosphere it had before.
Finally, this angel case was not led by Lin Mo using his own IQ. Instead, he directly called for help and solved the case forcefully.
Let’s put it this way, the first part of “Detective Chinatown” collapsed in the last four episodes at best.
However, the second part started to collapse from the first episode. If there are more useless characters, I can tolerate it. However, Lin Mo's character is designed to lower his intelligence, which is really unacceptable. What can
do with so many familiar faces? A truly good drama cannot be separated from the plot. Otherwise, no matter how many familiar faces or celebrity lineup, the audience will not buy it.
I can only say that domestic dramas should either not be filmed. If you want to film a series, you should film them all at once and release them slowly. It has been delayed for a long time and the variables are too great.
Of course, if there is any reversal later, I apologize. If not, there is really no way to follow up on the drama.
