is produced by CCTV, Youku, Enlightenment Pictures, and jointly produced by Alliance of Gods Pictures and Ruyi Pictures. Yao Xiaofeng serves as the director, Zhang Shuwei serves as the chief producer, and Mao Yunfei serves as the screenwriter. The emotional suspense drama " The Darkness" "Fire " is currently being broadcast on CCTV-8 prime time and Youku.
The play is starring Tong Yao , Zhang Xincheng , Ye Zuxin , Wang Zixuan , Zhao Haohong , Tu Zhiying co-starring, telling the story of the quiet Qingshui Town caused by a Millennium Night unsolved case. Shocking story. After the
drama series was aired, it received widespread attention and continued praise due to its unique story core and drama quality. Xinhuanet, China Youth Daily and other media have said that "Dark Fire" reveals the social picture from the unsolved case and is a surprise work this year. According to the latest drama rating released on Weibo, "Gloomy Fire" exceeded 8.9 points. The drama's reputation has been recognized by the audience, and it has obvious dark horse momentum. As the story continues to advance, the topic of acquaintance violence behind the series has also aroused widespread heated discussion.
Starting from the perspective of "her"
Exploring the real plight of women
Starting from the perspective of "her", the series focuses on the real plight of women such as domestic violence, marital assault, sexual harassment, etc. It is introduced through the lens of an unsolved case, and behind it is about the complex society realistic discussion.
Nanya (played by Tong Yao) has excellent grades, but her father is alcoholic and her mother passed away. For her, Qingshui Town is a prison, and her original and purest wish is to escape from Qingshui Town. But contrary to expectations, she eventually married Xu Yi, a wealthy small boss in the town, and stayed here. When she gave birth to a daughter with a disease, she was even more at the "last position" in intimate relationships. At the same time, she also endured domestic violence from her husband for a long time, and even the husband did not stop the violence during Nanya's pregnancy, resulting in her premature birth. "Dark Fire" completely presents this relationship, directly attacking the scene of violence from an almost ordinary perspective of life. Just seeing the picture is shocking enough, and you can feel the price Nanya has paid as a woman in life.
Regarding the topic of sexual harassment, "Dark Fire" has a more delicate approach. Not only does Zhou Luo's perspective encounter Dr. Jiang harassing Nanya in a clothing store, but it also allows the audience to watch all this happen and change from a distance as Lin Fanglu progresses in investigating the case. Lin Fanglu met Chen Ling (played by Huang Lu ), the daughter of Chen Ling, and they explained the relationship between the characters in a few words. Then the camera followed the characters and moved to the hospital where Chen Ling works. The nurses were discussing gossip about Nanya, Chen Ling, Xu Yi, and Dr. Jiang. Nanya's side view after being sexually harassed was also conveyed to the audience.
But in this process, Nanya is not just a weakling. When faced with a gossiping village woman, she would pretend to teach the other party a lesson inadvertently. When the camera showed her, it was her smiling mouth. After surrendering at the beginning, as the investigation deepened, the bridge collapse case involved in the murder of her husband became even more suspicious. It is still unclear whether Nanya was acting in self-defense.
This murder case is not only the resistance of the weak against the strong, but also the introspection of the weak. It is also the voice given by the creator to the characters in the novel, which vividly presents the current picture of women's survival in front of the audience.
Insights into the social mechanism of local acquaintances
Acquaintances are a "hotbed" for the spread of rumors
The story of "Dark Fire" is set in Qingshui Town in 2000. According to the chief producer Zhang Shuwei, this is "a relatively isolated small town" Town, this is a complete acquaintance society. "
Qingshui Town in the play has its own public opinion field. In this town, there are two central characters, Nanya (played by Tong Yao) who runs a clothing store and Zhou Luo (played by Zhang Xincheng), a top student who dropped out of school and returned home. There is generally a negative attitude towards the former. Mentioning her, everyone said: "This woman has a very bad reputation" and "This woman is not clear with the man"; regarding the latter, people also left no room for speculation, "The number one scholar is a fake" and "There is something wrong with her moral character." Will drop out of school."
This is precisely because of the acquaintance society in Qingshui Town.Within such a society, the operation of the human relationship discipline mechanism requires people to maintain moral superiority and a good image in social relationships, and also follow the "principle of human kindness" and the "principle of not going to extremes." Nanya and Zhou Luo are just outside the rules. Take Nanya for example, her husband Xu Yi is the ex-boyfriend of her best friend Chen Ling. Under such a relationship, rumors naturally spread in the town that Xu Yi had cheated on Nanya. In addition, Nanya was publicly beaten by Xu Yi before, accusing her of "cheating" on her cousin. The town's obsession with Nanya only deepens.
It can be seen that in a society of acquaintances, regardless of the truth or not, the existence of a network of human relationships will lead to natural cognitive biases. When someone seems to step outside the rules, under the influence of human relationships, people will engage in a concentrated "revelation" in the form of gossip. He maliciously speculated on a woman for various reasons such as indiscretion, hooking up with others, and greed for wealth, and made a fuss by making a rumor about the former provincial champion as a prodigal with bad morals.
In a society of acquaintances, everyone’s words and deeds are seen. The old police officer interrogated Nanya many times, despite the watching eyes of countless people in the town. Lin Fanglu (played by Ye Zuxin), who walked from the town to the big city, returned to the town again, and he would inevitably accept the scrutiny from Qingshui Town. In such a public opinion field, even if the villagers of Qingshui Town are not evil people, almost everyone participates in the spread of rumors and becomes the promoters of rumors and the ignored perpetrators.
The story of the small town is a guide and reflects the reality. "Dark Fire" uses the Millennium Qingshui Town as a carrier to explore the diversity and complexity of human nature from the perspective of current society, sublimating the story's conception. Every question about Qingshui Town is also asking people today: Facing the casual violence of acquaintance society, what should we do in it? Is this kind of violence still going on today that we haven't noticed yet? Is the plight of women more difficult than imagined? As a woman, how should we overcome difficulties?
"Gloomy Fire" uses this murder case to explore more profound social issues and show deeper humanistic care. It is fascinating and arouses widespread resonance. It is expected to become the suspense dark horse of the year.
believes that with the continued broadcast of "Dark Fire" and the repeated discussions of derivative topics, the audience and the industry can gain some new inspiration and new thinking.
(Source: Beiqing.com)
