Among domestic dramas, there is a type of drama that makes people worried: spy dramas.
Around 2006, spy war dramas were frequently popular, with "Insidious", "Insidious", "Kite" and other hits becoming the trump cards of national dramas in terms of both word-of-mouth and ratings.
But after 2017, the creation of spy war dramas has obviously encountered a bottleneck. In terms of storytelling, "Before Dawn" and "The Pretender" have finished telling the tricks of spy wars.
From the perspective of character creation, Zhang Jiayi's performance in " Cliff " has reached its peak.
From an ideological point of view, "Kite" also shows the human nature and faith thinking of spy war dramas to the extreme. How else can
be photographed? How else to shoot?
In 2023, spy war dramas are blooming everywhere, and it can be seen that the creators are also working hard to change. However, the final result is that spy war dramas have become idolized and have begun to become a "gold-rimmed" subject for traffic stars.
Until 2024, spy dramas once again let the audience see the light. In March, "Storm Chaser" emerged from a bunch of ancient puppets and fairy tales, followed by "When the Stars Shine" on April 15 to catch the popularity, with good ratings.
This is not over yet. On April 21st, the new espionage game "Harbin 1944" made its grand debut. It was broadcast on three major TV stations in Beijing, Jiangsu and Oriental TV. At the same time, it was broadcast exclusively on Taochang. Only 6 episodes were broadcast. The rate easily exceeded 1.9.
I watched 6 episodes in a row and jumped right into it. I think this year’s spy drama king is gone.
The spy war is exciting and the plot is compact
"Harbin 1944" tells the story of Song Zhuowen (Qin Hao) using the identity of his brother Song Zhuowu (Qin Hao) to obtain the secret service chief Guan Xue (Yang Mi) Favored by (played by ), he joined the Secret Service Section as an undercover agent and continued to deliver news to our party.
In my opinion, this drama uses two high-energy scenes to make people instantly attracted to the drama.
1. In the underground joint, he found out his identity and escaped in a thrilling way.
Actually, at first glance, this plot can be described in two words: exciting! The opening of the story of
is the classic underground joint of spy war dramas.
Guan Xue disguised herself as an underground worker of our party and went to the coffee shop to meet. With her real injury performance, she successfully reached the intelligence den.
But when the other party poured her water, he discovered Guan Xue's flaw, blocked the door, destroyed the information and jumped out of the window to escape.
There were no dangers along the way. Under the cover of Song Zhuowen, Lao Duan (played by Tian Xiaojie) ran all the way. He thought he was about to escape, but unexpectedly a car drove by and knocked him to the ground. His escape failed.
Oh my god, there is such a big battle at the beginning. Just this tense atmosphere makes it feel like a classic spy game.
But I just took a breath, and what I never expected was that it was reversed behind.
2, everything is intertwined, who will get the information?
failed to escape, and Lao Duan was caught and interrogated by the Secret Service Division.
Faced with the temptation of Guan Xue's sky-high price, Lao Duan weakly laughed, "I am so rich, but I still can't afford rice." No more words will be said after that. No matter how tortured you are, you will never reveal any information.
Later, because Lao Duan was weak, the Secret Service Department called a doctor to give him an injection and try to pry open his mouth. But I never expected that Lao Duan would "die" immediately after acupuncture.
Guan Xue was furious but had no choice but to send someone to send the doctor back. Unexpectedly, this doctor turned out to be an underground worker of our party. After successfully leaving the Secret Service Section, he directly contacted the line and team members to carry the dumped old Duan into the car and asked about the location of the intelligence.
I originally thought that it was stable now and the information was still there. Unexpectedly, as soon as he turned around, the doctor was arrested and the information was hidden under the train tracks and picked up by a mysterious man. As the first episode came to an end, a "tramp" who looked exactly like Song Zhuowen appeared on the street.
Reversal and reversal, who will get this information in the end makes the audience extremely curious. Presumably this is also the place where the male and female protagonists will compete to explore in the subsequent plot.
It can be said that the rhythm of "Harbin 1944" is online throughout, with constant high-energy reversals. It is a exciting new spy game. The actors in the play are also a highlight that attracts the audience.
The acting school gathers together
As we all know, in spy war dramas, in addition to the plot, acting is also the top priority. And the casting of "Harbin 1944" was so discerning.
ranked first, Zhang Guoqiang.
Zhang Guoqiang, a national first-class actor, has not had many works in the past two years, and most of them have been in supporting roles, but this does not affect his outstanding performance. It’s the same this time in the new drama. Qian Chongli, played by Zhang Guoqiang, is an ordinary innkeeper when he appears.
Even when discussing intelligence with Song Zhuowen, he never stopped doing his work. He was busy cooking while thinking calmly. He completely integrated himself into the character. His acting skills are full of the quality of life. He is worthy of being an experienced actor. His acting skills are so good. Stable.
ranked second, Qin Hao.
Qin Hao's strength has been reflected in dramas such as "The Hidden Corner" and " The Long Season ". This time, one person plays two roles in the new drama. It seems that there will be another popular star. role.
In "Harbin 1944", Song Zhuowen, played by Qin Hao, appears, calmly following Guan Xue and covering his comrades to leave. His calmness and calmness are a reflection of his personality charm.
Immediately afterwards, Song Zhuowu, played by Qin Hao, appeared. His face was full of vicissitudes, and he spoke Japanese. He disguised himself as a veteran who had just retired from the battlefield. When someone was offended, he would just hit him with a cane. He was very angry and completely different from Song Zhuowen. There are two states.
Whether it is the calm and steady Song Zhuowen or the courageous and strategic Song Zhuowu, Qin Hao uses his excellent acting skills to let the audience distinguish the different personality characteristics of the two at a glance. Every little move is full of character characteristics, which is so right.
ranked third, Yang Mi.
In the first 6 episodes of the new drama "Harbin 1944", Yang Mi has a lot of roles. It can be seen that she is determined to transform and her performance in the new drama has indeed made a breakthrough.
As soon as Yang Mi appeared, he covered his stomach with his hands and staggered. It looked like he was seriously injured. But when he turned around and his identity was revealed, he just picked up the stool and smashed it. His expression was full of sternness, and his eyes were like torches, as if he had penetrated the door and pierced the old man. On the section.
When he was bandaging himself, he was sweating profusely and looked in pain, but he pressed the wound firmly, and you can see the cruelty coming from the character's bones.
It can be seen that Yang Mi's acting skills have improved, at least she successfully presented her character to the audience, but maybe because she wanted to play the character well, her performance was a bit too hard. I hope that in the subsequent plot, her performance will gradually improve. Entering a good state.
In addition, powerful actors such as Zhang Zixian, Luan Yuanhui, Lin Jiachuan, Wang Herun also contributed outstanding acting skills in the new drama. The portraits of the characters in this drama are simply wonderful.
Conclusion
It is not difficult for spy war dramas to continue to create hits, because this type of drama is always inseparable from three obvious characteristics.
First, there is a solid script foundation. Whether a spy drama is good to watch or not, the most important thing is whether it has a gripping story. In a classic spy drama, the suspenseful plot alone can quickly get the audience into the drama.
"Harbin 1944" starts with a thrilling escape contest, with each link leading to dangers.
Secondly, it is a cast with superb acting skills. A good drama needs vivid characters, and vivid characters are inseparable from excellent acting skills.
This new work features national first-class actor Zhang Guoqiang, as well as Qin Hao, Jiang Qiming, Lin Jiachuan, Zhang Zixian and other powerful actors. Their extraordinary performance gave the series the confidence to become a hit.
Third, it has elements of espionage and thematic depth. The final thing that the spy war drama will show to the audience must be the great heroes who created a new life for us in those difficult years. They are unsung heroes with firm beliefs, living in the dark but looking into the light.
And "Harbin 1944" made the audience feel that in that dim era, a group of insightful people had a firm belief that was not afraid of life and death.
The show has just been updated now. I believe that as long as the plot level is maintained, it has the possibility of becoming a hit. It seems that Qin Hao has once again proven his vision to the audience.
I don’t know what you think of this drama?
