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Makeup, living space, recycled waste... everything can be modified.
As long as you are ruthless and powerful enough, you can harvest a successful example with overwhelming contrast.
But have you ever heard of a soldier being transformed into a noble and then into a drug lord?
Such a ridiculous thing happened in the new drama "gentlemen" by the great director Guy Ritchie.
The drama version of "The Gentlemen" is adapted from the 2020 high-scoring movie of the same name, directed by director Guy Ritchie himself. Adapt it yourself, and the main thing is to create greater glory. Although it has a similar story setting to the movie version, it doesn't feel like fried rice. Guy Ritchie brought out a plate of hot new dishes. The results are also quite good. Not only did it appear on the popular drama lists of Netflix and Douban, it also scored high scores of 8.1 on Douban and 8.3 on imdb.
The story begins at the Syrian border. Eddie (Theo James) works hard every day, checking the documents of passing vehicles. He looks like other soldiers.
But one day, a lawyer came to the door with bad news, and his father, who was lingering on the sickbed, summoned him home to see him one last time. It turns out that Eddie is a descendant of a noble family living in a luxurious manor. However, he had a delicate relationship with his father in his early years, so he went out to work alone.
After his father's funeral, Eddie unexpectedly received the title, inheritance of the house and all other properties that should have belonged to his prodigal brother Freddie.
With huge wealth comes countless troubles: Freddy owes the gang 8 million, and he will be killed if he does not repay the money, but Eddie does not have that much liquidity on hand and can only plan to sell it off. houses.
The mysterious woman Susie (played by Kaya Scodelario) comes uninvited and admits that the house cannot be sold because there is a giant cannabis cultivation factory under the manor. She and Eddie's father have maintained a good relationship of mutual assistance for many years. Hope to continue working with Eddie.
Considering Freddy's predicament, Eddie agreed to temporarily cooperate with Susie. Susie was experienced and took the initiative to negotiate with the gang to lower the price, and finally reached a deal with 4 million + Freddy dressed as a chicken and dancing.
Freddy cosplayed as a hen and danced with tears in front of the gang boss. After all, he was unwilling to be humiliated and impulsively shot the gang boss. This time the trouble is even greater. Eddie and Susie have to deal with the body, fake the scene, frame others and deal with the consequences. After
cleans up Freddie's mess, Eddie and Suzy are deeply tied. Just like a person who is determined to quit the world after finishing his last job, he always thinks: if he does Suzy one more favor, he will end the cooperative relationship and let her and the cannabis factory leave the manor, but the troubles that follow are like snowballs. , getting bigger and bigger.
Susie's goods were accidentally stolen, and the seller offered to compensate for a luxury car. Eddie bravely broke into the tiger's den to steal the car, but unexpectedly got into trouble with another gang of cocaine drug lords; Susie was looking for a new manor to expand her business, and Eddie introduced her to it. An aristocratic artist, but he turned out to be a Nazi lunatic with a worrying mental condition; Susie was troubled by the distribution problem in Europe, Eddie proposed to hide marijuana in the icon, and when he was making great progress, the distribution property disappeared...
As the saying goes: do it A line of work, a line of love, with the in-depth cooperation with Susie, Eddie discovered his extraordinary talent in the criminal career. Simply stop pretending and go all the way to the dark side.
"Cool" is the intuitive feeling after watching the drama version of "The Gentlemen", and you can finish it in one go without gasping for breath.
came back to his senses and thought about it: Guy Ritchie once again used the tricks he is good at to the extreme.
Guy Ritchie has three treasures: good storytelling, good taste, and good jokes.
Strong narrative and fast pace are his conventions. Usually the plot has already bypassed the eighteen bends of the mountain road before the audience's head has turned around.
's masterpiece " Two Smoking Barrels " takes non-linear narrative to the extreme: in order to pay off gambling debts, street gangsters plan to rob drug dealers. Unexpectedly, drug dealers are also planning to rob drug suppliers. You rob me and I will rob you. After you sing, I will appear.The dizzying array of characters and story lines appear more complex and fragmented under Guy Ritchie's sharp editing style, which tests the audience's attention. But once you put the stories together, you can feel the refreshing feeling of enlightenment.
But after all, movies and TV series have different audiences and modes of expression. Compared with the film version, the drama version of "The Gentlemen" weakens the complexity of the narrative and makes the story more smooth and smooth. The emergence of conflicts - conflicting plans - resolving conflicts - the recurrence of conflicts is the narrative formula of each episode, and Eddie and Susie are constantly switching between a state of ease and a state of distress.
For example, in the fifth episode, the opening explains the problematic European cannabis distribution line. The person in charge sat down to raise the price, and while Susie was discussing with him, Eddie's manor suddenly lost power. After investigation, it turned out that nomads had stolen their generator. Eddie saw the trick and thought of using the nomads' pilgrimage route to deceive others and reach new cooperation with each other.
As a result, a huge amount of money disappeared. Susie traced the source and uncovered the traitor who colluded with the former European person in charge. In each 40-minute independent story, the plot has ups and downs, completes many reversals, and finally returns to peace with a last-minute rescue.
Guy Ritchie's taste is reflected in casting, fashion, music and many other aspects. If the story is a fluffy and stable cake base, then they are topped with pleasing cream.
's movie version of "The Gentlemen" is a hormone-filled men's drama, with the heroine Michelle Dockery embellished in it, but it is not outstanding. The drama version is well aware of the principle of "matching men and women, so that work is not tiring", and the "gentleman" Eddie is paired with the "lady" Susie. Susie is charismatic and decisive in killing. Because the male member of the family (her younger brother who loves boxing) is overwhelmed by the heavy responsibility, she bravely takes over the property of her father, a jailed drug lord, and becomes prosperous in the black market.
Eddie and Susie work together in a tacit understanding, taking both black and white, like a "Mr. and Mrs. Smith". It is not an exaggeration to say that Bonnie and Joan are reincarnated. Following Downey's Sherlock Holmes & Jackass Watson, Cavill's CIA & Hammer's KGB, Guy Ritchie has added another pair of classic screen CPs.
Berets, pony boots, British coats, retro hidden buttons... The drama version of "The Gentlemen" shows good fashion taste, and combined with lively and dynamic pop music, it presents an audio-visual feast.
In addition, Guy Ritchie is also very good at integrating British black humor into lines and plots, creating a crazy and over-the-top carnival atmosphere.
"Kidnapping and Robbery" outlines 12 important characters in the first minute. Their nicknames and characteristics are laid out in a row, like game cards collaged together. The traditional introduction method is eliminated and replaced by a game-like presentation.
Carnival was born out of medieval carnival celebrations. Guy Ritchie's movies are also full of violent carnival scenes. For example, in the movie version of "The Gentlemen", the protagonist performed a freestyle during a sneak attack on a marijuana factory and released the video on social platforms.
Comedy is an art of offending, and the emphasis is on no taboos. But in today's politically correct environment in Hollywood, creators no longer dare to take the wrong approach. "Kidnapping" labels the characters with different national and regional backgrounds, and combines them with nationalist stereotypes to satirize them all.
The drama version of "The Gentlemen" also ignores political correctness and treats characters from different backgrounds with a mocking attitude. It especially focuses on the Nazi madman. He talked about Hitler's artistic accomplishments and collected the latter's testicles at a high price. I have to say something with emotion: laughter, anger and curses all become articles.
Guy Ritchie's films reflect the nihilistic and playful values of postmodernism. It is difficult to see the care of British humanism in them, but they are indeed representative works that put entertainment first, reflecting the lifestyle of the British street generation.
's drama version of "The Gentlemen" is undoubtedly his play in the comfort zone. It does not have too profound connotations, but a set of combination punches can make the audience feel very comfortable. For viewers who are looking forward to a stress-relieving drama that is "quick and done", I recommend "just rush and be done".
Amy
editor-in-chief Chen Lingling
