This year, many high-quality dramas have been launched in the national drama market, among which the most outstanding performance of popularity and word of mouth is "Sweeping Black Storm" starring Sun Honglei.
Although the play is based on the theme of sweeping away criminal syndicates and eliminating evil, it integrates various elements such as criminal investigation, suspense, and espionage warfare. Rich content, stronger story watchability, coupled with real case adaptation, have made "Sweeping Black Storm" a king-level work this year.
Among the many national dramas launched this year, the most surprising one is "Rebel", and the reputation of spy dramas since "The Pretender" has always been poor, and even reduced to the main position of traffic stars to increase popularity.
I thought that "Rebel" was no exception, but I never expected that this was the most brilliant spy drama in recent years, and Wang Zhiwen, Wang Yang and other powerful actors also went out of the circle with this work.
In contrast, modern spy dramas are scarce. However, the new drama "Opponent" launched by CCTV has made up for the gap of modern spy dramas, and the current drama has only broadcast two episodes, and it has already achieved a good result of ratings breaking 1.
Judging from the audience's evaluation, "Opponent" has also been widely recognized, and the four-star and five-star praise shows that the plot of the early stage of the play has steadily captured the audience. So, why can this drama get the "favor" of CCTV?
First, the actor's acting skills are online, and the villain role becomes the protagonist
The reason why the spy dramas with traffic stars are highly criticized by everyone is because although these traffic actors have high popularity, they do not have acting skills.
The theme of espionage and suspense have certain similarities, and they will lay out a variety of details, allowing the audience to find clues from the details. And many times, these details are presented through the acting skills of the actors.
For example, Zhang Yimou's "On the Cliff", a scene of eyes on the train, there are no lines, but Yu Hewei, Zhang Yi, Qin Hailu and other powerful actors have already sent a danger signal through their own eyes.
And this advantage is also very obvious in "Opponent", and the cast of all the strength factions ensures the acting level of the play to the greatest extent.
Guo Jingfei, Tan Zhuo, and Ning Li are all recognized as powerful factions, and the acting audience of the three has prejudged. The most surprising thing is Duan Yingjiu, played by Yan Bingyan, who appears with two faces, both the big sister of the gangster and the sense of justice of the police, and the ability to shape the role can be seen.
Another highlight of the play "Opponent" is that the villain role becomes the protagonist, which is very rare in the previous spy dramas, so from the perspective of setting, "Opponent" can also bring more freshness to the audience
Second, the filter is real and the texture of life is stronger
Before "Opponent", there was also a national security-themed spy drama "Storm Eye", starring Yang Mi, Zhang Binbin and so on. The national security agency presented to us by this play is full of science and technology, and the makeup and styling of the male and female protagonists are also very exquisite, including the means of tracing and the integration of various high-tech technologies.
Although it can be eye-catching from the formal point of view, it lacks some real life texture. On the contrary, like the national security workers in "Opponent", the place of work is no different from the ordinary police station, and even the studio of the task force is a conference room that seems to have been shelved for a long time.
And the means of tracing are not like the eye of the storm, using sci-fi techniques such as liquid positioning tracking, but still through teamwork. The team leader strategized, the other team members were divided into several groups, using the most primitive way to track, looking for clues is also the use of cameras, takeaway orders, etc., more real.
Not only that, but the play "Opponent" does not have any filters, and the actors do not paint exquisite makeup, but the wrinkles are fully displayed under the close-up shot.
Third, the rhythm is tight, and there is no waste drama throughout the whole process
Also gripping is the tight rhythm of the "Opponent" drama, which took two episodes to explain all the characters clearly, including Duan Yingjiu, who went undercover, and also returned to the identity of the police, and the villain role has also informed the audience in advance.
After that, it is the spy who completes the task assigned by the superior, and the national security tracks it down, and the audience completely opens the god's perspective to see the strong showdown between the positive and negative factions, which is also full of excitement.
Not only that, from the perspective of the previously updated plot, "Opponent" has no waste drama throughout the whole process, and even some marginalized supporting roles have their own important roles.
For example, Ding Xiaohe, who did not have much role in the early plot, originally thought that he was a role in the number, but the institution he examined was Guoan, which means that in the subsequent plot, Ding Xiaohe will have more contradictions and conflicts with his sister and brother-in-law.
The play "Opponent" not only allows the audience to see the thoughtfulness and fierce means of the villain, but also describes the hard work of the national security staff very well.
They can't take care of their children and families, and even have to lurk for more than ten years for an old case for many years, and they may face the problem that their families around them are spies.
The play "Opponent" can receive praise and can be "pampered" by CCTV.