Copywriter | Songli
Editor | Luka
"Yang Ma" won the prize in April.
"Storm Chaser" gave spy war dramas new vitality. Subsequently, CCTV successively released " Cheng Huan Ji " and "Storm Chaser", and the ratings were very impressive.
Obviously, "Shquan Tiancai" is more popular with the audience than traffic idols. After "City Within a City" was launched, the ratings were far ahead.
Just when the audience was immersed in the financial world created by "City Within a City", another big drama came.
This time it is not CCTV, but Hunan Satellite TV.
"When the Stars Shine" premiered and ranked first in satellite TV ratings. Audiences are always interested in spy war-themed TV series.
dares to go online at this time. This drama is very ambitious.
So, let’s put “City Within a City” and “When the Stars Shine” together and compare them.
"City within the City": The plot is worth savoring, and the more you watch it, the more you get addicted to it.
"City Within the City" is very good in terms of quality. Both the plot and the acting skills are of a very high level.
Let’s look at the plot first.
The story of "City Within a City" revolves around two generations of financial people, but the plot of the first few episodes mainly focuses on the older generation of financial people Zhao Hui (played by Yu Hewei).
His ambition as the vice president of a commercial bank is not only to make money, but also to support small and micro enterprises, but no one except himself cares about this matter.
However, after a capital conspiracy led to the death of his mentor, the financial hunt and the game within the game about Zhao Hui began.
An old classmate used a "honey trap" to trick him into seducing him. The good brother used favors and money to "force" him to do things. At this time, his child fell ill and was short of money. He was oppressed by the president who was parachuted in. He was under heavy pressure from family and work, and finally Let him "blacken".
"City Within the City" is different from other workplace dramas in terms of rhythm and story. There is no love and blood, but only the life and death game of financial people. The irony and reality of the plot are also very good.
Let’s look at the acting.
One of the highlights of "City Within a City" is that it brings together many acting talents. They perform on the same stage, and the audience enjoys watching it.
Yu Hewei's acting skills can accurately grasp every detail of the characters.
When Zhao Hui took the first step of corruption, his face was gloomy, and there was endless darkness in his eyes. It was disappointment at his failure to stick to his original intention, and resentment at having nothing for so many years.
When he looked at Su Jianren again, Zhao Hui didn't show disdain. He put his hands in his pockets, tilted his neck, and looked at the other person with a playful look. It was the pride of a superior when facing a subordinate.
His body movements seemed to say: You begged me to join, and I agreed.
Wang Xiao plays Miao Che, who is upright and careful, always with the unique sensitivity of an auditor, and is 100% suitable for the role.
Wu Xianlong, played by Wang Jinsong , seems to be introverted, simple and friendly to others, but he always maintains a sense of distance. At first glance, he is a ruthless person who hides nothing.
and Tu Songyan, Feng Jiayi, Chen Jin and others all performed wonderfully, and together they completed an acting feast.
Let's follow it slowly and savor it carefully, so that you can better appreciate the aftertaste of "City Within a City".
"When the Stars Shine": The plot is not rigorous and makes me sleepy after watching it
"When the Stars Shine" tells the story of Hua Zhen (Li Xian), the son of the deputy minister of the Ministry of Military Affairs, who was entrusted by his mentor to go to Shanghai and accidentally rescued a little girl. , a story about fulfilling ideals and beliefs in order to explore the truth.
However, the plots of the first few episodes can only be described in one word: bullshit.
Deng Mingyuan (played by Cao Lei), an underground party member, sneaks into the home of the deputy minister of the Ministry of Military and Political Affairs who is holding a birthday party in order to escape, and asks his student Hua Zhen to deliver the book to Shanghai.
The people who arrested Deng Mingyuan knew that he and Hua Zhen had been talking in the house for a long time, but they never suspected Hua Zhen. Deng Mingyuan took all the books and put them in Hua Zhen's hands, and no one noticed anything was wrong.
In that era, anyone who came into contact with the underground party should be investigated and tracked, but the male protagonist walked from Nanjing to Shanghai extremely easily. Those people were really just doing nothing, and they were of no use.
With the male protagonist's IQ and knowledge, he must know that this book is not simple, but he holds the book clearly in his hand, for fear that others will not see it.
In Shanghai, Hua Zhen witnessed a murder as soon as he arrived at the door of the designated location, and saved the little girl in front of the gunman.
The male protagonist snatched the little girl away in front of the killer, and then slowly stuffed the girl into another room.
How dare you be a killer with this reaction speed?
Besides, you are pretending to be a policeman, why are you hiding? You have a gun in your hand and you just follow the opponent and catch him. This kind of psychological quality is not suitable for being a killer.
When the real police came later, as shown in the picture, the red arrow pointed to the room where the little girl stayed, and the blue arrow pointed to the room where the murder occurred. The police did not search the room at all, and they did not find the little girl.
Thanks to these people, otherwise the TV series wouldn’t be able to make up 34 episodes.
Even these people are not as mature as the 8-year-old girl in IQ. She knows the phone number of every friend's home, remembers every section of the road in Shanghai, and can find friends to borrow money. This memory makes me ashamed.
Moreover, under the premise of being hunted and pursued by the police, she wandered through the streets and alleys at will without being found by anyone. It was amazing.
In addition to the ridiculous plot, the acting of the protagonist is also terrible.
Let’s talk about the male protagonist Li Xian first.
Hua Zhen, played by Li Xian, is like wood. No matter what happens, his expression will not change.
The teacher mysteriously entrusted him with the matter and was taken away. Anyone else would have been confused, but Li Xian would not show doubts, he would just stay there blankly and look at the camera.
And Hua Zhen secretly hid the girl at the murder scene. When being interrogated by the police, it is normal for him to panic a little. Li Xian still had the same expression, but the difference was that he did not look at the camera.
I don’t know since when did Li Xian’s acting skills become so bad.
Let’s talk about female director Min.
Her character Luo Minmin was pouting cutely throughout the entire scene, and the sound of her voice made the audience's ears go numb. Her acting was so bad that she didn't want to complain about it.
More importantly, Ren Min The image of a beauty in cheongsam when cleaning the building was suddenly brought back to her original form in the drama. Instead of affecting her beauty every day, it is better to hone her acting skills.
It seems that the only thing that can be praised in the whole drama is Huang Zhizhong's acting skills, but his role is pitiful.
I just hope that "When the Stars Shine" can stand up and not block the cracked door of spy dramas again.
Conclusion:
I watched 4 episodes each of "When the Stars Shine" and "City Within a City", one was exciting and the other was drowsy.
Spy war dramas and urban dramas may seem unrelated or comparable, but no matter what the subject matter, a good work requires a good script and good acting skills.
"City Within a City" has a group of actors and actresses in charge. Needless to say, the acting skills are at a simple "textbook" level. Up to now, the plot has not collapsed, making it a solid candidate for a hit.
"When the Stars Shine" not only has a plot that is illogical and plays like a house, the actors' acting skills are also unsatisfactory, and there is nothing attractive about it.
Put these two dramas together, the difference in quality should not be too obvious.
I don’t know which drama you like more?
