In the first half of 2024, there are really a lot of domestic dramas in a variety of genres, and there are naturally many "hot hits" among them.
For example: "Prosperity" at the beginning of the new year, and " The Story of Rose " which caused a heated discussion on the Internet some time ago.
This time, Uncle Fan wants to talk to you about which dramas have been recognized by everyone in the first half of the year.
No. 10, "South and North" 7.2 points
This is a period drama, which is a difficult area to crack among domestic dramas.
Speaking of this, I believe the first thing most people think of is the 2014 " Parents Love ", which is really good-looking.
and the 2022 " human world " are also double hits in terms of ratings and word-of-mouth.
"South and North", compared with the previous two works, is a bit weak, but it is not bad.
Directed by Zheng Xiaolong, Bai Jingting, Ding Yongdai, Liu Guanlin and other powerful actors have joined the cast. Even the supporting roles are Wang Xun, Li Naiwen, Wang Jinsong.
Therefore, the launch was a "bombing".
won the ratings championship twice, and its ratings exceeded 4, directly breaking the record of "Hurricane".
The biggest highlight of this drama is that the characters are rich and real.
Especially the scene where Yao Yuling, played by Jiang Yan , returns to the compound from Harbin, is really beautiful to me.
With wavy hair, a small skirt, and high heels, her beauty is as passionate as her character.
In the drama, she has a controlled appearance and is realistic.
But the strange thing is that no netizens criticized her role, but were tolerant.
Because she is real enough and cute enough.
In addition, this drama also captured the pyrotechnics unique to that era, which resonated with many viewers.
For example: Ma Kui went home and whispered to his wife in the middle of the night and washed her feet.
There are also cabinets and quilts in the shot, including the character's autumn clothes and autumn trousers with a full sense of age. Isn't this the state our parents were in before going to bed when we were children!
So, in terms of the quality of the drama, although it cannot compare to "Parental Love" and the like, it is indeed worth watching.
Ninth place, "Dark Fire" 7.3 points
To be honest, this drama is quite low-key. It went online without much publicity.
As the first masterpiece of Youku's "White Night Theater", it is still the main suspense genre. "Dark Fire" starts with a high energy - kills husband .
Nanya, played by Tong Yao, accidentally killed her husband on the night of the millennium.
That night, she turned herself in. The reason she gave was that she had suffered domestic violence all year round and in order to protect herself, she accidentally killed the other party.
But high school student Zhou Luo (played by Zhang Xincheng), as the only witness, also confirmed this.
However, as the investigation deepened, the story behind the husband-murder case was slowly uncovered.
In the eyes of others, Nanya's beauty is watery. She is like the heroine in "The Beautiful Legend of Sicily", and her beauty has become a weakness that others criticize her for.
But in fact, Nanya is noble, rebellious, sober and strong. She longs to find true freedom.
The core of this drama is very profound. In addition to the cases we can see, it unfolds to us the plight of women in acquaintance society in remote areas.
For Uncle Fan, in addition to these social propositions of this drama, the scenes of the drama are also what attracted me.
For example: In a hot, slightly dark space, Zhou Luo faces the alluring Nanya; there is also the scene where the two swim, which is cold and somewhat frank with each other.
Overall, this drama is quite good in terms of subject matter and look and feel.
can be regarded as one of the best works in the field of suspense dramas in 2024.
No. 8, "The Story of the Rose" 7.3 points
To be honest, the works of the fairy sister have not been updated frequently in recent years, but each one has a good reputation.
This year, "The Story of a Rose" starring Liu Yifei is also very interesting. She performed the growth and transformation of contemporary women spanning more than twenty years.
The starting point of the drama is the awakening of womenâs emotions and inner self-needs. It can be regarded as a "heroine" drama, but it is not a "cool" drama. The drama
was launched online, and the ratings were very impressive. In just 15 minutes after the first broadcast, it set a record for the fastest urban drama to reach 20,000 on a video platform. It won the ratings championship for the same period in one week, and it was a real hit.
In addition to Liu Yifeiâs appearance and acting skills being the highlights, the supporting roles in the play are also very good.
For example: Wan Qian and Zhu Zhu form a beautiful supporting cast, as well as Tong Dawei, Peng Guanying, Huo Jianhua, Lin Gengxin, Lin Yi and others.
Of course, the most "popular" one is Lin Gengxin.
has become popular all over the Internet due to its "scumbag" persona. The phrase "Who is in Beijing?" was directly searched by major media.
However, there is a reason why this drama does not surpass "Where the Wind Is" in terms of reputation.
Mary Sue has quite a lot of plots, lacks new ideas, and the characters cannot stand up to scrutiny.
After all, the original author is Yi Shu, so he understands everything!
Itâs not a loss if you follow it as a Yan drama.
ranked seventh, "Spring Love" 7.7 points
Last year, Li Xian, who collaborated with Liu Yifei, became popular again this year.
This time, he partnered with Zhou Yutong , who was equally good - " Spring Love Sends Love " .
The biggest feeling this drama gives me is the sense of relaxation and healing power. It is rare that there is no preaching, which makes people feel the sweetness and enjoy the pleasure of watching the drama.
First of all, it releases the love between adults, is teasing and pulling, heart-warming yet restrained .
For example: Zhuang Jie Seeing Chen Maidong , from embarrassment to expectation, full of temptations.
Especially in the opening scene, when I met Chen Maidong again in his hometown, he quietly walked up to him and sat next to him with his small movements and eyes.
love line, very high-end and unconventional.
Furthermore, "Spring to a Lover" not only contains love, but also redemption.
It explores the "I" in serious life.
For example, Zhuang Jie.
She is sober enough that she will not deny herself repeatedly because of her physical disability. Instead, she looks directly into her heart, "I like Chen Maidong, but I prefer Shanghai and myself."
She is like a beam of light, giving people softness and warmth.
A drama like this can only be described in two words - comfortable.
I hope there are more dramas like this.
The sixth place, "Flying Life and Love Chapter" 7.7 points
Looking at the name, Shen Teng comes to mind.
Yes, it is related, but not much.
This is a derivative web drama of the same IP launched by director Han Han after the movie " Flying Life " series was successful at the box office.
The protagonists are still Zhang Chi, Lin Zhendong and others, and the theme is also about chasing the dream of racing.
But compared to the movie, this drama is more imaginative.
Its plot is a continuation of the story in "Flying Life 1", Zhang Chi after flying off the track, accidentally passed through the body of 1-year-old Lin Zhendong (played by Hu Xianxu), and tried every means to prevent himself from making the same mistake again.
This is the standard template for todayâs cool dramas.
A middle-aged uncle + a young boss, with full skills and wealth points, this is not allowed to take off!
But I didnât expect that Lin Zhendongâs body was not only relaxed, but also himself, one body with two souls, which was exciting.
's play also bursts out with various laughs, such as the cute contrast between the two characters controlling the body.
Of course, as a "burning" drama, the drama does not avoid the core of the cool racing scene.
Even compared to the film version, the hard-core racing here is not inferior at all.
In addition, the discussion of fatalism in the play is also worth thinking about for the audience.
Even without Uncle Shen's "Flying" series, this spin-off web drama is still worth watching.
No. 5, "Storm Chaser" with 7.8 points
Spy dramas are really not popular nowadays, almost every one is released, and I just jump on the next one.
Originally, before "The Storm Chaser" was released, even though it starred Wang Yibo and Li Qin, Uncle Fan was not optimistic about it.
Unexpectedly, after watching two episodes, I found it surprisingly good. The ratings of
even exceeded 2.5, making it the first drama on the platform to reach 10,000 hits this year.
Even the People's Daily praised, "This is a spy war drama with both a sense of time and a sense of life."
The drama cleverly uses three story lines to cleverly combine the growth of the little characters with the righteousness of the family and the country. It also adds financial elements to make the story of the spy drama wider.
It is worth mentioning that in this drama, Wang Yibo did contribute his peak acting skills.
Especially the scene in the story where he breaks up with his master.
The newcomer played by Wang Yibo is excited and slightly paranoid; the master played by Wang Yang is full of anger, but he has no choice but to bear it.
The emotional tension between the two of them is very high, making it very enjoyable for the audience to watch.
It's just that originally this drama should have become more and more known to the audience as it ended and was nominated for awards. But unexpectedly, due to the actor's award nomination controversy, he was cast into a shadow for no reason, which is really a pity!
fourth place, "Dajiang Dahe: Cantabile" 8.0 points
It is definitely not an exaggeration to say that the " Dajiang Dahe " series is the ceiling of Chinese dramas. The first two films both received 8.8 ratingsâoutstanding quality and depth of plot. In the third episode of
, it won the ratings championship when it first aired, with the highest single-day ratings reaching 3.2%.
To be honest, this result is very good. As for the plot of
, the play started in the early summer of 1993. It still starts with three protagonists and tells the story of small people in a big era. In terms of story quality,
is a bit weaker compared to the previous two films, especially the characters, which are even a bit broken.
For example, Song Yunhui . In the first two movies, he studied hard and worked hard, but in this movie, he actually became a middle-aged boss with a love brain.
However, apart from these, the actors' acting skills did not stretch their hips at all.
especially Yang Shuo .
In other dramas, he is a greasy boss, but in "Dajiang Dahe", the Lei Dongbao he plays is really completely degreased. Especially in the third part, he vividly interpreted Lei Dongbao's vicissitudes, fatigue, slightly inferiority complex but still full of courage.
Overall, this drama is not the best in the trilogy, but as far as the drama itself is concerned, it is still good.
However, it was also unlucky to get the hit drama " Blossoms ".
Actually, from the perspective of the individual and the times, the layout of "Flowers" is small but delicate, while "Dajiang" is a bit rougher.
lost to "Flowers", which is a pity.
third place, "Tian Xingjian" 8.4 points
This is one of Uncle Fan's treasured dramas this year.
In the words of a netizen, "The quality of this drama is indeed beyond my imagination."
Just looking at the title, it seems very serious, but in fact, it is a drama with a detective + treasure hunt theme.
The story revolves around four forces competing for the secret treasure of the Jingtan. The clues are connected and it is very brain-burning.
and all members have online IQs and the pace is fast.
For example, three teams of treasure hunters followed the treasure clues to the concession. In order to hide their identities, they all pretended to be each other.
This unexpected joke made the audience very happy.
Of course, what surprised Uncle Fan was the creation of the group portraits in the play, which were very vivid.
Tang Yu, a young disciple of the Sword Sect, , is a contradictory person.
On the one hand, he can kill people ruthlessly; on the other hand, when he hears the slogan of saving the country, he passionately wants to join in.
Therefore, it is difficult to define this role, but it allows us to see the complexity of the awakening of the Chinese people in that era.
Of course, the various transparent interpretations of classics in the play also made my eyes shine.
To be honest, this drama is definitely worth watching again and again. Whether it's the plot or the core, they are all worthy of our careful consideration.
second place, "Flowers" 8.7 points
"Flowers" is definitely the Chinese drama that won the most this year -
In terms of popularity, the ratings broke 2 in ten minutes after it went online, and then ranked first in ratings for 14 consecutive days; in terms of honors, Magnolia TV Festival Go up and directly win five awards.
The director of this play is Wong Kar-wai , a director who is very good at telling stories. The original story "Flowers" is called "one of the best Shanghai novels".
In addition, Hu Ge, Ma Yili, Tang Yan, Xin Zhilei and other powerful actors have joined the cast, which made this drama highly anticipated by the audience even before it was aired.
Uncle Fan likes the scenes in "Flowers" very much.
Director Wang can not only take beautiful photos of people.
There is also language hidden under the lens.
Let me talk about it a little bit. When the "Three Golden Flowers" Lingzi, Miss Wang, and Li Li appeared on the stage, you can notice that they all wore "red".
In the secular world, "red clothes" represent emotions and desires.
There is exactly such an expression in "Flowers", and it revolves around the same man. For example: Reiko's feelings for Mr. Bao are suppressed and concealed; Miss Wang is generous and fiery; when it comes to Li Li, she is like a python greedy.
There are many inner details expressed in the play, which brings the quality of the play to a new level.
In addition, the real-life shooting in the play also adds a lot of "human touch" to the play. It is only expected that a work like
can become a hit.
No. 1, "My Altay" scored 8.9 points
Uncle Fan did not expect this mini-series to score 8.9 points.
premiered on CCTV 1 and was replayed on CCTV 8. It was featured on CCTV twice. It was amazing.
This drama gave me a very comfortable viewing experience. The scenery of Xinjiang in the opening chapter made me want to book a ticket.
Moreover, the female characters in the play are very gentle.
Whether it is the "bathhouse" scene that is highly praised online, or the interaction between female characters, it is full of beauty.
Especially the scene in the play where Ma Yili looks into the distance after washing her hair, which cannot be concealed from her praise of femininity.
Thanks to this tone, the love between the clean boy and the spiritual girl in the play seems particularly innocent.
In addition to these beautiful things, the play does not avoid reality.
For example, as a woman, Token is in deep trouble - reputation, family, and marriage.
She is the least "beautiful" character in the play, but she brings the strongest healing power. She makes all the beauty in the play have a realistic background to support it.
Frankly speaking, this kind of drama is what the audience should watch.
did not deliberately please or avoid a certain group, it was very real.
and above are the ten works that are more recognized by the audience in the first half of 2024.
In addition to these, works such as "Happy Parents Group", " Thank You for Warming Me ", etc. are also worth watching.
hopes that in the second half of the year, domestic dramas will emerge with more masterpieces that audiences will like.
(Movie Rotten Tomatoes Editorial Department: An An)
