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Spy dramas in recent years seem to have a common problem - too many
elements.
's series starts with a lot of suspense, the characters' identities are unpredictable, and the twists and turns keep turning. In the end, the screenwriter and director don't know what they are talking about.
For example, in last year's " Uninterrupted ", the relationship between the characters was still confusing at the end, and it was full of loopholes, which made the audience tired.
Some time ago, "Storm Chaser" broke away from the traditional spy war routine of constant reversals, using the growth of small characters to reflect the changes of the times. The audience watched it with gusto and couldn't stop.
Right now, another spy drama is online.
"Harbin 1944" was broadcast on Jiangsu, Oriental and Beijing TV stations. Among them, the single-channel ratings exceeded 1.9.
has shown off for 6 episodes in a row, but I still haven’t finished it. This drama knows how to manipulate people’s hearts.
It is fast-paced and suspenseful, restoring the traditional spy war flavor
"Harbin 1944" not only sneaks into the atmosphere of spy war, but also captures the essence of spy war, and comes up with two killer tricks at the beginning.
one, fast pace.
The episode opens with a secret meeting.
Guan Xue (played by Yang Mi ), the chief of the Harbin Secret Service of the Puppet Manchuria, disguised himself as an underground party and contacted Lao Duan (played by Tian Xiaojie), a real comrade of our party.
Guan Xue deliberately exposed her gunshot wound to guide Lao Duan to move her to a hiding place. Lao Duan was eager to save people, but he didn't know that enemies were already ambushing around him, and he became the turtle in the urn.
However, Lao Duan caught a glimpse of the white handprint on Guan Xue's wrist, "I was sleeping in the open air in the old forest without wearing a watch at all." Lao Duan realized that he had been tricked, so he quietly turned around, locked the door, burned the information, and jumped out of the window. And escape.
At the same time, the underground party Song Zhuowen ( Qin Hao) lurking in the railway police was well-dressed and created chaos outside, allowing Lao Duan to take advantage of the chaos and escape, but Lao Duan could not escape.
Song Zhuowen escaped by chance, escaped from his shell all the way, returned to the police station, and calmly changed into his uniform.
An opening that clarifies the identity of the characters. It not only increases the rhythm and tension, but also sets the tense tone of the whole play.
Second, the suspense is strong.
Lao Duan was beaten to death and could not speak. Guan Xue went to the doctor Lao Shi (played by Zhao Bin) for diagnosis and treatment. Unexpectedly, he was completely dead after one injection, but after disposing of the body randomly, the body was gone.
Guan Xue's head turned. There was something wrong with the doctor, and the information could not be spread, so he ordered the railway station to be blocked.
Song Zhuowen saw Lao Shi while inspecting the train station and reminded him to run but it was too late. Lao Shi was caught hiding the pipe containing intelligence behind the tracks.
At this time, Guan Xue saw Song Zhuowen and greeted him as if he were an old friend. Song Zhuowen suddenly realized that Guan Xue might have dealt with his twin brother.
Song Zhuowen, who was worried that he had no chance to penetrate into the local area, missed this opportunity, so a "disguise drama" was staged.
The information hidden by Lao Shi on the railway tracks was taken away by a mysterious person, and Guan Xue also began to doubt Song Zhuowen's identity.
How will Song Zhuowen obtain intelligence when surrounded by people? These have become the highlights of the show.
The relationships between the characters change rapidly, and the suspense is hidden in the plot. The plots are connected one after another, and the viewing experience is silky smooth, and you can't stop even if you want to.
There is no shortage of rhythm and suspense. Almost one episode tells a core event, and then sets up new suspense to pave the way for the following. This is the original spy drama.
The actors have solid acting skills and the characters are perfectly created.
The core charm of the spy war drama is not only in the plot, but also in the "people".
If the characters want to be vivid, they must rely on the script and acting skills. The story in the first six episodes establishes half of the characters, and the remaining half depends on the performance of the actors.
Fortunately, "Harbin 1944" found a group of good actors. In the first few episodes, these actors showed off their acting skills.
ranks first, Qin Hao.
Qin Hao's acting skills are as stable as ever.
In the new drama, he plays two roles, playing the two brothers Zhuo Wen and Zhuo Wu. The scene that best reflects Qin Hao's acting skills is when Zhuo Wen is recognized by Guan Xue.
Zhuo Wen saves Guan Xue at the station, just because he wants to He looked familiar in front of the other person, but he didn't expect that the other person was staring at him closely. He subconsciously avoided his eyes, fearing that he would be exposed, and adjusted his clothes to hide his panic.
When the other party asked him to get in the car, Zhuo Wen's eyes became alert and he froze in place. He suspected that the person in front of him had mistaken him for his brother, or that Guan Xue had guessed his identity.
He didn't dare to act rashly, he could only stand there and wait for the other party to speak. Qin Hao showed Zhuo Wen's thoughtfulness with one look, and the audience believed that he could survive to the end.
Qin Hao made the right bet again when he chose this role.
ranked second, Jiang Qiming.
Jiang Qiming plays the villain, which is considered to be in the comfort zone.
He plays Tian Xiaojiang, who wants to be the blade of the Secret Service Section. When asked by his leader why he wanted to join the Secret Service Section, he looked serious and spoke out his heartfelt words with firm eyes.
In a speech, the audience can clearly feel his enthusiasm for this task and his youthful recklessness.
When he was about to torture the prisoner, he stared at the steel needle with a fierce look in his eyes, and said the most vicious words in the most relaxed tone. In one scene, the audience understood the ferocity of the character.
The excitement of this character is yet to come.
ranked third, Yang Mi.
Different from the weak heroines of idol dramas portrayed by Yang Mi on the screen in the past, the character Guan Xue played by Yang Mi in the new drama is a murderous demon without blinking an eye.
She works vigorously and resolutely, and yells when things don't go her way. She is not only cruel to others, but also to herself. She bites gauze in her mouth while treating her gunshot wound. She is sweating profusely in pain and gasping for breath without screaming. A sound.
From this, we can see that this character is not simple, and when she recognized the benefactor who saved her many years ago, her eyes became softer, with a kind of girlish throbbing.
The audience immediately knew that she was not simply grateful to Zhuo Wen. Yang Mi's progress in acting skills far exceeded expectations.
In addition, there are many powerful actors such as Zhang Zixian, Wang Herun, Zhang Guoqiang, Lin Jiachuan and other actors in the play. The high-level intelligence is hidden in the performances of the actors.
Conclusion:
After watching six episodes, "Harbin 1944" has achieved such impressive results. In my opinion, there are two reasons.
One, spy war flavor traditional. The drama of
builds suspense naturally without any sense of deliberateness. It captures the tension and intelligence that a spy war drama should have. It does not give people a pretentious feeling, but also makes people immersed in it.
The show will be fun to watch if the audience is attracted to it.
Second, the characters are vivid and three-dimensional.
Unlike most spy war dramas that focus on the protagonist, "Harbin 1944" creates a group of full group portraits. Only when the characters are thoroughly understood can the drama be enjoyable.
If you pick it up alone, you can see a lot of interesting things.
Do you think "Harbin 1944" meets your expectations?
