One sentence to describe the finale of "Ace Troops" is: the afterglow is sonorous and the afterglow is long.
Since the beginning of the broadcast, this military-themed drama has been steadily occupying a hot drama seat, achieving 22 consecutive titles in the popularity of online broadcasting, and 6 consecutive championships in the market share of the whole network. People's Daily, Guangming Daily, Workers' Daily and other state media have written articles praising it.
Although the public reputation is controversial but the later stage is gradually getting better, the magnificent scene of the military exercise shocked a group of audiences, the growth line of the two protagonists in the later stage won a wave of passers-by fans, successive brilliant supporting roles praised continuously, Zhang Fei and Huang Tianwei let the audience remember, the last five episodes are more word-of-mouth hit a new high, not rotten end is also more and more courageous, the end of the information explosion and the sublimation of the theme of the military drama is too worth cherishing.
A big ingenious design of "Ace Troops" is the whole drama 40 episodes, every 10 episodes present a 10-year, showing the audience the real life of Chinese soldiers, but also showing the transformation of the Chinese army, the role change is too memorable.
In the finale, Gu Yiye entered middle age in his military career, grew into an excellent commander, and Ah Xiu's white head to old age, Gu Xiaofei also joined the army surname Gu.
Sorghum grew into an excellent special soldier, Jiang Nanzheng grew into an excellent expert in the field of information, and Sorghum's marriage proposal to Jiangnan Zheng was also successful.
Other major characters also had a happy ending.
Where did this show win?
The first thing to feel is: there are details, grounded, and people speaking. The youthful ignorance of several protagonists is what a recruit should look like. If you are a mature warrior from the beginning, this drama does not have to be filmed.
What impressed me most in the middle of the series was the acting skills of the old drama bones.
Zheng Yuan, the division commander played by Li Youbin, was full of aura as soon as he appeared, his body was straight, his eyes were firm, and he acted out the officer's calm and domineering temperament with his hands and feet, and the sentence "The second, third, and fourth divisions did not act, and as soon as the cannon sounded, it was all a real battle to see blood and death" to calm the whole field.
After Zhang Fei's sacrifice, he sat on the bed where Zhang Fei once slept, and the sentence "Child, I will accompany you" instantly broke people's defenses.
Another highlight is that in episode 11, he has a meeting and says "I'm going to scold the mother". The secretary of the division party committee played by He Zhengjun came up with a sentence, "We must have a respectful attitude toward our superiors." Although the appearance is short, it makes the audience dream back to "Bright Sword" for one second.
Another old drama bone Cheng Yu who impressed me, he played the deputy commander of Xiao, and the scenes were not many scenes. Watching me directly in one of the scenes where he and Zheng Yuan drank and chatted together, recalling their former comrades-in-arms.
Another scene is when he salutes the military salute and says, "The last order given to me by the troops is to leave, I will resolutely complete the task", full of tears, the corners of his mouth trembling, and one action will play out the reluctance, dedication and regret of a veteran in his twilight years.
The old drama bone can be called the "fixed sea god needle" of this drama.
However, the growth of several protagonists in the final closing stage makes the intention of the whole play really stand out.
In particular, Gu Yiye and Sorghum, the tit-for-tat opponents, one went to the special combat camp, the other went to the Red One Battalion, and the strong confrontation of the final military exercise completely brought out the style of two different types of Chinese soldiers.
One tear point was when he heard the news of the bombing of the Yugoslav Embassy in china on the television, Sorghum was facing the risk of paralysis and losing fighting spirit for life, Gu Yiye was originally deciding to transfer from the army, and as a result, one of them stood up again under the encouragement of the sense of responsibility of the soldiers, and the other turned back to the army.
The character who entered the final stage and fully bloomed was Gu Yiye, played by Xiao Zhan.
It can be seen that the screenwriter put pen and ink on the growth of the character, especially in the final process of rescuing the hostages, Gu Yiye made the same choice as zhang Fei's platoon leader at that time, and the "we always have strength" in his mouth after protecting the hostages after being injured made many people break the defense.
I was also impressed by the makeup of Gu Yiye, who was middle-aged, and I was glad that the domestic drama did not avoid the wrinkles in the corners of the character's eyes and the mottled face because the actors were top-notch, and there were traces of age instead of filters full of the audience.
Facts have proved that the real makeup gives the actors and characters another charm, because it is the tragedy of the war, the trauma of the war, the choice of life, the baptism of the years to bring to the characters, all the characters are destined to be bound by fate, it is rare to be able to stick to the original road, not to be tripped by the years, in order to become an ace troops.
Another key to this role is to complete a breakthrough in the character shaping of domestic military dramas.
In view of the fact that the mainstream audience is now after 90 and 95, military dramas are working rejuvenation. From "The King of Land Warfare" to "I Am a Special Soldier", the military dramas of the past decade have almost invariably followed the routine of "thorn-headed soldiers" counterattack.
And gu Yiye's character has been going in the direction of an excellent commander from the beginning. Gu Yiye's military career is the story of growing from a hot-blooded recruit to a general, such a role modeling is rare in national drama, Xiao Zhan's own temperament is well integrated into the role, at first glance, I only feel natural, peeling off is a clear level.
Including the opponent scene for Ah Xiu, the audience instantly felt that in the original ten years, Gu Yiye had long since changed from guilt to responsibility to love for Ah Xiu. The growth of the military drama gives the character a tough side, and the softness to the lover gives the character a soft underbelly of humanity, and also makes him more like a real person.
The character moves forward with each step until the happy ending, as if the character has truly lived for 40 years, and the military drama can create a new classic character is undoubtedly the greatest success.
The audience who put in chasing a good drama will feel unfinished, fortunately, the next 4 blockbuster military dramas to be broadcast in 2022, each of which is a big drama, the story of Sorghum and Gu Yiye is over, but the story of the Chinese soldiers on the domestic small screen in 2022 has just begun.
1. Gao Weiguang and Hu Bingqing, "Special Operations"
A military drama starring Gao Weiguang, but aiming at the female special forces played by Hu Bingqing and others.
The story tells that Lemon, a college student at a sports school, was recruited into the army because of his martial arts and his classmates Liu Zhenzhen and Chen Xuan. These three girls with different motivations for enlistment were selected into the "Eighth Group of Special Services" after training under the inspiration of the armed police special service officers and men represented by Qin Guan.
In the pursuit of terrorist operations, Liu Zhenzhen sacrificed herself to cover the heroine, and finally the heroine completed her growth and became a mature female warrior.
The series will land on CCTV eight sets on January 18, which can be said to be the closest military drama to "Ace Troops".
Looking at the trailer, Liu Zhen, who participated in directing "Fire Blue Blade", filmed the texture of this drama:
Desolate desert, with stealth special forces.
High-spirited military training, and brutal duels.
Few domestic military dramas will focus on the mental journey of the three female characters.
And the role of the instructor played by Gao Weiguang who has made a mistake to let the villain get out of his body and feels guilty is also very dramatic, although the focus of this drama is on female soldiers, but Gao Weiguang's self-psychological competition should also bloom with great brilliance.
Even, my biggest worry about this drama is actually that the male protagonist's screen brilliance is too dazzling, it may cover the female soldier played by Hu Bingqing, and I hope that this Tang Xiaohua, who provoked the beam, can support the role and perform the style of female special forces, and this drama will become.
2. Yang Yang, Li Yitong, Jiang Luxia, "Glory of Special Warfare"
Director Xu Jizhou, screenwriter is Feng Ji, screenwriter of "Red Sea Action" and "Boat of Peace".
2022 military drama expectations TOP1, still it.
All over the body are the top configuration of domestic military dramas.
Looking at the materials, the presentation of the military brigade is very accurate, and the scene is also very magnificent.
Recruit Yan Baoyue (Yang Yang) from a "soldier king" with outstanding skills but incompatible with the collective, to the experience and growth of gradually integrating into the group and growing into an excellent armed police special operator under the harsh environment and arduous tasks, are very interesting.
Jiang Luxia's female soldier style was handsome to me again.
This new drama can be said to have attracted much attention since the beginning of filming, and various information shows that in 2022, it is finally going to be broadcast.
Although starring Yang Yang, it can be seen that the overall temperament of the series is not idolized, but the overall style is realistic, which is the best opportunity for Yang Yang.
Idol drama audiences watch more, and the really tough military drama is the best battlefield for young actors to bloom.
With a reliable team, I have no doubt that "Special Operations Glory" can present a sophisticated, wonderful, and fascinating military story.
I am more concerned about whether the drama can complete even a new breakthrough of 0.01 meters for domestic contemporary military dramas like some of Xu Jizhou's previous works.
3. Wan Qian and Qin Hao, "We are young"
After the "Beginning" of the noonday sun set off the "beginning" of the national drama in 2022, another heavyweight drama is finally coming.
Compared with the first two films that focus on the training, growth and actual combat of special forces, this drama mainly tells the daily life of the army.
In addition to the very good acting lineup, another big attraction to me is the screenwriter of this play - Liu Jing, who has been dead for more than two years.
Her other masterpiece is "Parental Love", which still stands at the top of Kong Sheng's good drama pyramid.
This drama is still Liu Jing's best screenwriting technique, using a relaxed narrative to build a colorful world of friendship and love of several young soldiers represented by Xu Bing, Meng Yongyong, Xu Xiaobin, etc. of the communication company outside the eight-hour working hours.
Although the story may not have so many vast big scenes, there is no tense and exciting battlefield duel, but the victory is rich in life materials, the dramatic conflict is delicate and flavorful, and there is humor and humor and humor.
More than a decade later, "Parental Love" is still worth revisiting.
I hope that this time, the screenwriter's posthumous work can also let the audience experience the other side of the Chinese military in front of the screen.
The story of the Chinese soldiers accompanied by chai rice oil, salt, sauce and vinegar tea is the story that can best show the background of the military in reality.
4. Wang Yanlin and Li Xirui, "Blue Helmets Special Team"
What struck me the most was the show's theme: a drama about young soldiers in peacekeeping forces.
From the perspective of the story, it is very rich, and there are plots in which young soldiers of the Chinese peacekeeping force experience the test of life and death during the implementation of international peacekeeping missions and maintain regional stability.
There are also stories of the chinese peacekeeping force medical brigade working day and night to rescue infected local civilians in the fight against the plague.
There are also stories of dealing with local militants taking advantage of the fire and looting to create panic.
The last task of the special service team was to escort the fallen comrades home.
The stability of the episodes, in the theme.
Change, in focus.
It can be said that the theme of domestic military dramas has been constantly expanding and extending, although many domestic military dramas rely on the old drama bones to support the audience's expectations, but I also want to see Wang Yanlin, Li Xirui and other potential young actors, supporting the scenes of military dramas themselves.
The above are several major military dramas that are expected to be broadcast in 2022, are there any blockbusters? Yes, but "blockbusters" are the unified pursuit of military dramas.
Of course not.
The essence of "explosive models" is actually to resonate, can make a blockbuster, of course, is an affirmation of the creators, but since "Bright Sword" and "Soldier Assault", in the past decade, military dramas have either fallen into love clichés, or lack of innovation, and there are too few good works with word-of-mouth popularity.
In the end, how to present the style of military personnel in peacetime and excavate the unique meaning and value of military life is the most worthy of digging deep into military dramas, and the explosion is only the result, the point is, have our creators found a new direction for breakthrough?
A new change is that military dramas have begun to use a large number of young actors as the main actors, including Huang Jingyu, Xiao Zhan, Yang Yang, Li Yitong, Wan Qian, Qin Hao, Li Jiahang, Wang Yanlin, Gao Weiguang, Hu Bingqing, etc. "military + youth", "military + growth", "military + emotion" has become the new standard of military drama.
There is no problem with keeping pace with the times, and the success of "Ace Troops" also proves the ability of young actors to carry military dramas, but the most important thing is whether young actors can perform the strength of Chinese soldiers, whether they can let the audience grow up with the protagonist, feel the efforts, perseverance, sadness, happiness of the protagonist, and feel the glory of Chinese soldiers.
Domestic military dramas will continue to be lively, there are big dramas, and there are more and more dark horses that are getting braver in the Vietnam War."
What the audience wants to see is not only the residual temperature left by the ratings record, but also the vitality and possibility brought by multiple themes. After "Ace Troops", I hope that the domestic military drama in 2022 can also give birth to the next "Soldier Assault".