Copywriting | Thirteen Editor | Soda Suspense dramas are undoubtedly the genre that is most likely to become hits in the domestic drama market. "The Hidden Corner", "The Silent Truth" and "The Long Season" have all received a lot of praise for their excellent quality and hav

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Editor | Soda

Suspense dramas are undoubtedly the most popular type in the domestic drama market.

"The Hidden Corner", "The Silent Truth" and " The Long Season " have all received praise for their excellent quality and have become representatives of suspense dramas.

However, this year’s suspense dramas are not quite satisfactory.

, " Black Earth Silent " and " Dark Fire " all received mediocre response.

"The Boy Who Can't See a Shadow" has a lot of flaws, and even Zhang Songwen's acting skills can't save the ratings.

" misplaced " " new " although there are novelties, they are far less than the audience's expectations.

Is it possible that we just can’t see a decent suspense drama this year? Of course

is not!

" Snow Maze " produced by Zhang Yimou has been launched. After only two episodes were aired, the ratings directly reached the top in the country. This popularity should not be underestimated.

This drama has a tight rhythm, a clear theme, and an urgent atmosphere. The signature of this suspense drama is really here.

01 Criminal investigation, anti-narcotics, the plot is relaxed

"Snow Maze" tells the story of a drug crisis in the northeastern town of Haran. A task force was set up under the leadership of criminal policeman Zheng Bei (played by Huang Jingyu) to investigate vicious drug-related cases and the drug trafficking syndicate behind them. .

They battled wits and courage with criminals, experienced the test of human nature and morality, and ultimately safeguarded justice and social stability.

This is a suspense drama that revolves around anti-drug criminal investigation. There are two major highlights that firmly caught my attention.

First, the case is complex and large in scale.. The

case is the most noteworthy part of the suspense drama and is crucial to the entire drama.

Several of the current cases in this drama involve drugs. Whenever it comes to this, the scale is not small.

Within a few minutes of the opening of the play, there was a murder. Criminals fought among themselves during the transaction, two people died, and the murderer was nowhere to be found.

And more importantly, once the things taken away by the murderer flow into Haran, the consequences will be disastrous.

But behind the case, all parties are watching with eager eyes, and the complexity of the case is far beyond that of an ordinary murder case. In addition to involving undercover agents and transactions,

's plot also does not hesitate to shoot scenes such as weapon fights and gun battles, and the picture scale is not small.

The intricate clues and the criminal group that gradually surfaced laid many foreshadowings in the play and firmly aroused the audience's curiosity.

The second is regional characteristics and down-to-earth.

In the background setting of suspense dramas, there are many advantages to setting the Northeast as the background.

The ice and snow environment is very consistent with the setting of the criminal investigation suspense drama, amplifying this cold and gloomy atmosphere.

However, the intense and exciting process of investigating the case does not mean that the entire drama has been enveloped in this atmosphere.

Although the climate in Northeast China is cold, the people are very warm. In the play, the Northeastern-style pork stewed vermicelli, Zheng Bei’s chicken rack shop, and the Northeastern dialect spoken by Zheng Bei and others from time to time are all naturally integrated into the plot.

This kind of life-like setting makes the characters more down-to-earth, shortens the distance between the plot and the audience, and makes it easier to be involved in the plot.

It can be said that this drama uses complex cases and extremely impactful scenes to fully reflect the difficulties and dangers of drug arrest. In the play, case investigation and daily life are interspersed with each other, and the rhythm is relaxed and moderate. The plot content and visual effects fully demonstrate the theme.

This is the suspense drama that the audience really wants to see.

02The cast is strong, and veteran actors support the cast.

The casting of this drama has been carefully selected at first glance, and every character has been chosen to win the hearts of the audience.

ranks first, Huang Jingyu.

Huang Jingyu has always left the audience with the image of a tough guy on the screen, such as Gaoliang in "Ace Force" and Gu Shun in the movie "Operation Red Sea ".

But the character that impressed the audience the most is the detective Li Fei in "Operation Icebreaker".

Zheng Bei, played by Huang Jingyu in the new drama, is also a criminal policeman, experienced and strong in execution.

In the play, Zheng Bei, who was asked to hire an expert, was politely rejected. He frowned more and more as he listened to the leader's words, and his tone of voice became quite irritable.

It is not difficult to see from this that Zheng Bei has a straightforward personality and is also impatient.

Huang Jingyu interpreted Zheng Bei’s character just right.

ranked second, national first-class actor Liu Wei.

Veteran drama star Liu Wei is also an old acquaintance of everyone. I believe that the audience has witnessed his acting skills. In "Happiness Comes to Ten Thousands of Homes", "Wind Blowing Pinellia" and "The Road of Life", his superb acting skills have added color to the plot. few.

In the new drama, Liu Wei plays Xin Iron and Steel. When she first entered the house carrying her apron, she had a vague smile on her face and her tone of voice was very friendly.

But the next moment he saw the knotted communicator, his expression suddenly became serious, and he scolded Zheng Bei with disgust on his face.

With just this one scene, Liu Wei established the image of Xin Iron and Steel as a man of mercy and kindness.

Veteran actors like Liu Wei are indispensable in suspense dramas.

ranked third, Song Jiateng.

Speaking of Song Jia Teng, some viewers may think of the "No. 1 Brother" in " begins ", and some people may think of Mazi in "Crazy".

Although they all have small roles, Song Jiateng's performance is very brilliant.

In " Bianshui Past Events " which has concluded in the past few days, Yan Baimei, played by Song Jiateng, has not disappeared from the audience's mind, and a new character has appeared again.

He plays the role of Slender Monkey in the new drama. When he was questioned by the boss because he didn't catch anyone, he explained carefully, with a bit of grievance in his expression.

There is no need to worry if you leave a small character like

to him.

ranked fourth, Liu Runnan. The name

may not be familiar to the audience, but he played the role of the crown prince Li Hongcheng in "Celebrating More Than Years", so everyone should still have an impression.

In the new drama, Liu Runnan plays Zhao Xiaoguang and is also a member of the task force.

Zhao Xiaoguang has a clean and neat hairstyle with a cropped head. Although he looks a bit dull, he has a down-to-earth and diligent personality.

Judging from the performance in these episodes, Liu Runnan is very suitable for this role.

In addition, there are also actors such as Wang Ziqi, Liang Guanhua, and Lin Boyang in the play. With so many powerful actors, the characters in this play are quite exciting.

03 Conclusion

This year’s suspense dramas failed to produce a well-known hit, and we have to find the reason within ourselves.

On the one hand, suspense dramas must have clear logic to reduce loopholes in the plot, make the overall plot more coherent, and satisfy the audience's sense of interaction in participating in plot reasoning.

On the other hand, the fusion of themes is very common in current suspense dramas, but the plot arrangement needs to prioritize and not focus on one at the expense of the other, causing the suspense drama to lose its original characteristics.

Many suspense dramas failed to achieve these two points, until the appearance of "Snow Maze" made people shine. From the theme to the plot to the casting, they all delivered a high-quality answer sheet.

believes that this "Snow Maze" can bring suspense dramas out of the haze and become another masterpiece of suspense dramas.

So do you think this drama is good to watch?