"Are you safe? ", half innovative, half conservative

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Article｜Xiao Fu Editor｜Piao Fang

"Are you safe?"

's recently launched episodes, the name of this drama is the most special. Looking at the high-profile topics on social platforms, "Four Steps to Handle Husband's Derailment" and "Men disguise themselves as women to catch a good wolf", if you don't seriously ponder the plot, you may really not understand " Are you safe ?" "What does it mean.

and then take a closer look and play "Are You Safe?" "It's not really a gimmick. Although the show has not been scored on the Douban platform so far, at a glance, there are not a few viewers who have given four-star and five-star evaluations. Is it possible that

is another bead buried in the market?

When a new theme encounters socialist brotherhood

There are thousands of dramas on the market, and this is the first time anyone who makes a fuss about network security sees it.

opens a story and dismantles the online "catch a traitor" to understand, let's leave aside how real and feasible it is, when it comes to new ideas, "Are you safe?" "It's a good deal.

stood out by the topic selection, Rhino-kun thought "Are you safe? "done. The topic selection of

brings two advantages to this work, one of which is the theme innovation. In the Internet age, network security is closely related to each of us. The promotion of telecom fraud and anti-fraud APP has often become a small hot spot on the Internet, but it is unprecedented to use network security as the topic of the drama. At this level, "Are you safe? "Eat all the dividends.

The second is to be close to life. It is one aspect that the subject matter is close to social issues, and the other aspect is whether the artistic creation can not be suspended. From this perspective, are you safe? " is still hilarious. In the episodes that have been broadcast so far, many familiar cases such as personal information security , network gray production, network violence , network fraud , etc. have been discussed one after another, which are very close to social hotspots.

In addition, the integration of light comedy elements also makes "Are You Safe?" "The key to being more "close to the people". In the final analysis, choosing network security as the theme destined this work to have a stronger nature of popular science, and whether it is the entry point of the case with stronger resonance, or the comedy color that makes the narrative easier and humorous, it reduces the popularity of popular science dramas. Preaching taste.

In short, it is fresh and interesting to watch.

In addition to working hard on themes and content, there are also bright spots in the character settings. In the past, there was a love triangle in ancient times and a brotherly relationship. Now this "Are you safe?" "It can be said that it has absorbed the essence of the relationship between these characters, and there is a male version of the triangle brother relationship.

Network security company founder Qin Huai and "women's clothing boss" teenage hacker travel around and do not know each other. While "falling in love and killing each other" relying on network technology to fight and dig holes, they work together to solve cases and rescue each other at critical moments. "match.

and Qin Huai also had a college friend Chen Mo, one was jailed for his brother and fled overseas to track down the fraud group, and the other stayed in China to fulfill the entrepreneurial agreement made before, and incidentally helped his brother take care of his sick old mother. Although the two have lost contact for many years, they still miss each other, and they have a "bamboo horse love".

Delay no longer exists, but inherited delayChange the essence of film and television works everywhere. From " crime hunting guide " at the beginning of the year to this "Are you safe?" ", the chemistry of male characters that female audiences want to see, the creators have given them all.

Of course, in addition to the easy relationship between the characters, these three character settings are indeed more in line with narrative logic. The head of a cybersecurity company who is a police consultant, a young hacker with little experience and passion, and a lone wolf programmer who has been deeply hurt by internet fraud and is determined to overturn the fraud dens. The role of "official" to enter the case, on the contrary, adds more rationality.

It is worth mentioning, "Are you safe? "In the end of each episode, a small theater of network security teaching is also inserted, in fact, it also aims to increase the social value of this episode while addressing the topic. The move highlights the "Are You Safe? "As a popular science drama its own characteristics.

The correct way to shoot popular science dramas, "Are You Safe? 》 has set a good example for the market.

A tepid insurance card

said "Are you safe? "It looks good, it's really good. But in the past week of the broadcast, the popularity has been tepid, which shows that "Are you safe?" "After all, it's still a little bit meaningless.

First of all, the title of the play affects "Are You Safe?" "A lot of heat. If you talk about the title after reading the story, "Are you safe?" "Enough image point. However, the problem is that the subject matter of this drama is unprecedented, and it may be difficult for audiences who are used to seeing the trivialities in life to establish enough awareness through these four words.

Secondly, this innovation is also discounted. The so-called drama innovation, in the final analysis, is the expansion of the template of countless successful creations, so how many new works can avoid routines and classics?

is like "Are you safe? ", with a new theme and a good start, but as the story continued, it returned to the classic suspense drama creation template.

"Are you safe? "In fact, it brings together two parallel story lines and pulls out the transnational criminal group behind it. Qin Huai, the small boss of an online security company, travels with his employees in a light comedy style. Chen Mo, who has been working hard abroad, is taking the route of classic overseas police and bandit dramas. Regardless of whether the story can actually land, there are already some signs of fragmentation in terms of tonality.

In addition, according to the current development direction of the story, no matter what obstacles the two parties will encounter, they should eventually end up killing overseas online fraud gangs, and everyone has a good future. On the other side of innovation, there is also a gap in expectations. The gimmick of

's first cybersecurity drama was called out first, and the audience naturally had higher expectations. Therefore, the shallow taste in content has also become "Are you safe?" " regret. On social platforms, many viewers expressed that they did not meet expectations.

For example, some viewers want to know what the cybersecurity profession is like, but to be honest, "Are you safe? "The protagonists are more like universal errand programmers who are proficient in computers. And Chen Mo, who lives incognito abroad, his role is a bit distorted. The audience's tinted glasses haven't had time to take off, and 's stereotype of about these people is getting deeper and deeper.

also lacks the enthusiasm for the lack of excavation of social hot topics. "Are you safe? "In fact, there are many high-quality cases that reflect the facts, like the first case at the beginning, which not only involves sexual harassment in the workplace, women's rights, but also concerns the disclosure and protection of private information and other topics that are related to all aspects of our lives.

But the main line of the story eventually returns to traditional suspense, and many hot topics that the audience are interested in appear more as embellishment topics. It's not that it's not good-looking, but it's a bit of a waste of such advanced and novel topics and characters.

In addition, on the connection between cases, "Are you safe? "It's not too clever. Each subdivision story has a good idea, but it always gives the audience some anticlimactic, and fails to explain the feeling clearly. Even if it is a slightly stricter audience, some loopholes in the logic level of the content can be easily found.

In the final analysis, as an innovative drama series, "Are You Safe? ” did not do everything. It can only be said that the show has found a relatively comfortable creative safety zone, so that the new elements and the old template are not so abruptly integrated.

It still stands on the basis of light comedy and micro-suspense, plus a new perspective such as network security, and then puts some social topics that the audience is interested in. "Are You Safe?" , was born "safely".

However, as a new type of wasteland work, "Are You Safe? "The weak points are actually still within the tolerable range, and the flaws do not hide the good. In these years, it is rare enough to be able to innovate the theme and make the content of popular science so interesting.

Not to mention, stepping out of your creative comfort zone is something to be encouraged.