Domestic spy drama is definitely the light of Chinese dramas.
Over the years, domestic spy dramas have produced countless high-quality and hit movies.
From "Latent", to "kite", to later "Rebel" and other dramas, they are all classics among classics.
But among so many works, the one that really managed to bring the tension of a spy war drama to the extreme within 2 hours is the spy war movie "风声".
Although 15 years have passed since this movie was released in 2009, it will always occupy an important position in the history of spy films.
So why is this work loved by so many people, and why does it attract me to watch it again after 15 years?
There are several main reasons:
The first reason: the secret room group scene is very exciting!
In recent years, there have been two similar secret room group dramas, " becomes famous " and " drama kills ".
So the audience has been able to accept this type of plot.
But in 2009, with "The Wind", I started playing secret room group portraits and "Werewolf", which was indeed a bit too advanced.
The most important thing is that the actors found for this drama really all have their own characteristics.
Bai Xiaonian played by Su Youpeng is Yin, Jin Shenghuo played by Yingda is slippery, Li Bingbing played Li Lingyu is cold, Zhou Xun played Gu Xiaomeng is soft, and Wu Zhiguo played by Zhang Hanyu is strong.
Such a group of people were locked up in a castle.
Under the pressure of the Japanese officer Takeda and the spy Wang Tianxiang played by Wang Zhiwen , they were asked to identify each other and report who was the undercover old ghost. If they did not tell who the old ghost was, then they would be killed one by one.
This kind of secret room group scene and this kind of werewolf killing scene are really good-looking.
After all, a group of people identify each other in order to survive. In the end, each of them is deeply involved, and the sudden reversal in the end is all surprising.
And the performances of this group of actors are really hard, especially Bai Xiaonian played by Su Youpeng, who really played Bai Xiaonian's yin to the extreme.
Especially when he saw the commander coming at the end, he thought he saw a savior. However, after the commander arrived, he whipped him to death. This contrast was even more shocking.
And the process of Li Lingyu being stripped off one by one by Takeda, being humiliated by Takeda, and having her self-confidence destroyed by Takeda is also really impressive.
Everyone has their own personality characteristics, and everyone has their own personality reversal. This kind of plot is high-energy, and this kind of plot can be called explosive!
The second reason: the character creation is very delicate!
This spy movie not only has a brain-burning plot but also deserves special attention in its character creation.
In this movie, there are so many characters that I find very interesting.
One is the small character Liu Ye played by Wu Gang .
This Master Liu only appeared twice in total. Why did he impress me so deeply?
Mainly because the contrast between Liu Ye’s personality is really too big.
No matter who he faces, Mr. Liu always bows his knees and behaves harmlessly to humans and animals.
If anyone saw him, they would probably think he was a kind person.
But in fact, Master Liu is the most ruthless person in the whole film!
His most exciting scene was when Captain Wu was being tortured. He held a long steel needle with an unknown potion on the tip.
Then he walked up to Captain Wu in a soft tone and said: "We are all our own people, and we will be measured in our actions. Come on, take a breath and relax."
If this scene was not in a prison, just listening to this conversation, it would really make sense. I thought Mr. Liu was a doctor who treated illnesses and saved people, and he was here to save people!
But in fact, Liu Ye came to deal with Captain Wu and torture him.
In addition to Wu Gang's role as Liuye, another character who has been most successfully created is the spy Wang Tianxiang played by Wang Zhiwen. The character
seems to be the kind of secret agent who is ruthless and doesn't recognize his relatives.
But from the details, we can still see its contrast.
Such a detail is the most interesting, that is, when he faces people who are caught in prison, whether they are higher than him or lower than him.
He is getting more and more vicious, and the higher his rank, the more ruthless he is.
Especially when Bai Xiaonian said that he had the commander as his backer, Wang Tianxiang was really ruthless.
But when the commander appeared, Wang Tianxiang immediately turned into the state of Liu Ye, also groveling and extremely flattering! Commander
said something very classic: I discipline my dog, why are you laughing? This sentence
presents the attitude of superiority and inferiority that this drama wants to express and the character it wants to create.
All evil people have contrasting effects. All evil people have people and things they are afraid of.
All people are part of the hierarchical order. The plot design of
is indeed enough to explode!
The third reason: The plot has constant twists and turns, and the ending is tear-jerking!
What I appreciate most about this drama is the reversal of the plot.
From the beginning, I guessed that Gu Xiaomeng, played by Zhou Xun, was an undercover agent.
But I never expected that Captain Wu was the same.
Moreover, Captain Wu was also an undercover veteran. When he guessed that Gu Xiaomeng's identity was not guaranteed, he took the initiative to stand up and asked Gu Xiaomeng to report him, so that Gu Xiaomeng could survive.
That’s why Gu Xiaomeng reported Captain Wu.
It’s just that the plot didn’t end abruptly here.
Because next, this Gu Xiaomeng did a magic operation.
That is to enter the situation personally. From the beginning, she has set a trap. From the beginning, she has already thought about how to send the information out.
And the way she thought of was to ask Li Lingyu to report her, and the information she left behind was one on Li Lingyu's clothes and the other on her underwear.
Because she knows that only if she dies can the information on her be passed on.
With such a reversal of ending, this plot is really explosive enough.
Of course, what is even more explosive is the last paragraph left by Gu Xiaomeng:
I am not afraid of death
What I am afraid of is that the people I love don’t know why I died
I am in purgatory and leaving this record,
I hope that my family and Sister Yu, forgive me for my decision at this moment,
but I firmly believe that
you will eventually understand my feelings.
...
The enemy will not understand that the old ghost and the old gun are not individuals,
but a spirit and a belief.
The key point is actually that sentence: Laogui, Laoqiang is not a person, but a spirit and a belief!
And in the final ending, the shot of Li Lingyu looking back also shows that she has also taken over Gu Xiaomeng's big stick at this moment.
inherited Gu Xiaomeng's belief and became the next old ghost.
It can be said that such an ending and such a plot are really meaningful.
As a spy movie, in just 2 hours, it not only portrays so many impressive characters, but also gives people a better understanding of human nature. This is the advanced version of "The Wind" point.
No matter how many years have passed, this "Wind" can be regarded as a classic spy film!
