High cost, not all dramas dare to shoot.
Usually there must be a big IP as the background, and the theme must be that kind of fantasy/science fiction epic.
But it is often thankless, and in the end, word of mouth is actually very rare.
Take Game of Thrones, for example.
Although the eighth season has only 6 episodes, it is as high as $15 million in a single episode.
On average, at least $4,000 a second burns out.
The money was spent, and the result, well, everyone knows.
The theatrical version of The Lord of the Rings, which is currently in production, is more expensive.
The producers invested $500 million, and the copyright alone cost half of it.
That's almost twice the cost of making the film version of the Lord of the Rings trilogy.
Spend the most money, do the biggest things.
Last year, the BBC, which has always been known for making exquisite "three-episode films", also showed its rich and generous side.
Teamed up with HBO to launch the most expensive series in BBC history.
Not long ago, the second season returned.
Today, let Uncle Fish talk about it -
Dark Matter Trilogy Season 2
His Dark Materials Season 2
The series is remade from the novel of the same name by British writer Philip Pullman, The Dark Matter Trilogy.
The original novel has been translated into more than 40 languages and has sold 17.5 million copies worldwide and won numerous awards.
In the 2003 BBC Big Reading campaign, the Dark Matter Trilogy was voted third among the "Most Beloved Novels of All Time", behind The Lord of the Rings and Pride and Prejudice.
It can be seen that the huge number of this IP fan base is self-evident.
At one point, the series wanted to be made into a movie and brought to the big screen.
2007's "Golden Compass" was the first of these trilogies.
Unfortunately, at that time, only the visual effects were done, ignoring the charm of the story and the characters themselves.
In the end, word of mouth hit the street, and the next two sequels simply stopped.
When the BBC announced in 2015 that it would shoot a TV version, fans began to look forward to it again.
This time, the title of "the most expensive drama in the history of the BBC" is not unreasonable.
First of all, it is extremely luxurious in the cast.
Director Tom Hopper, representative works of "The King's Speech", "Les Misérables", "Danish Girl".
Proper Oscar little gold man level.
The heroine, Daphne Keane.
In "Wolverine 3: Deadly War", he played the tough "Little Wolf Girl".
Viewers who have seen it will certainly not forget.
In the Dark Matter Trilogy.
Daphne is less fierce and more dexterous.
It also became brighter and warmer.
The lead actor is "Ichimei", James McAvoy.
Professor X, who has long hair, is obviously much more handsome here.
In addition to the two protagonists, the most outstanding supporting role is "Lin Marvel" Lin-Manuel Miranda.
A "Hamilton" written and directed by himself is a global hit.
It also allowed many people to see his talent.
The card division is top notch, and the funds are enough.
Then the rest depends on how well the story is told.
Anyway, the show broke the UK ratings as soon as it started.
Countless fans stayed up late to chase the drama.
I started by winning a lot.
Uncle Fish will first tell you about the setting background of this story.
The protagonist is in a world where magic and technology are intertwined.
In the setting of the trilogy, there are actually countless parallel worlds.
In this world, the human soul is called "spirit."
It exists outside the body in the form of an animal.
A child's genie can turn into any animal.
In adulthood, it will be fixed.
Golden monkeys, rabbits, eagles, snow leopards...
All kinds of animals have become a major attraction of this play.
Lyra was fostered in Oxford by her uncle (Ichimi) from an early age.
Since childhood, he has been disobedient to discipline and has lived a carefree life.
The uncle disappeared for many years and returned from the Northland.
And brought back a message that shocked the church.
He discovered a substance that existed only in children—"dust."
But the Church considers this claim to be heresy.
A conspiracy around "dust" unfolds.
Soon after, one of Lyra's playmates mysteriously disappears.
At the same time, dozens of other children were missing.
In order to find her playmate, Lyra followed Mrs. Coulter to London.
Embarked on his own adventure.
Before leaving, the dean of Lyra's academy gave her a alethiometer.
It is a sophisticated instrument that can tell the truth and predict the future.
It's very hard to learn to use.
But Lyra has a unique talent and will come in handy with it later.
After arriving in London, Lyra realized that everything was not as simple as she thought.
During this journey, she gradually discovered her own background.
It turned out that the so-called uncle was actually his own father.
Mrs. Coulter, on the other hand, is her own mother.
The truth keeps coming to the surface.
Mrs. Coulter had been working on ways to separate people from the "elves."
So many children were arrested for experiments, but they never succeeded.
Lyra managed to escape Mrs. Coulter's confinement.
Along the way, she met many good friends.
For example, hot air balloon pilot Lee ("Lin Marvel").
Also, the brave and warlike Armored Bear King.
With Lyra's help, the armored bear regained his throne.
Finally, Lyra found her father.
It was then that he discovered that he had been doing the same research as Mrs. Coulter.
Moreover, his ideas are bolder.
Use the "dust" of the child's body to open the door to the parallel world.
Countless parallel worlds are one of the biggest attractions of the Dark Matter Trilogy.
At the end of the first season, Lyra walks into the portal to another world.
The story also ends abruptly here.
Unfortunately, after the first season was broadcast, it did not have as good an effect as expected.
The score on Douban stayed at 7.6 points, which was decent.
Like the audience is really like.
The audience who did not like it was also very disappointed.
But there are also fan audiences who give very pertinent comments:
"This is not another version of Harry Potter, this one is closer to the original, and I hope it will succeed."
Overall, the drama version is much better than the movie version.
After all, the original story has a huge worldview, many characters, and many branches.
There needs to be enough volume to lay the groundwork for the narrative.
While maintaining exquisite visual effects, the series strives to achieve the integrity of the narrative.
Lyra's adventure and growth are portrayed more delicately.
But even so, the story is too big.
The whole first season was like an opening.
Apart from Lyra's background, nothing seems to be said.
Too many mysteries are left to be solved.
In this way, the content behind it is placed on high hopes.
The second season also added two blockbuster casts:
"Mo Niang" Andrew Scott and "Filipino" Phoebe Waller-Bridge.
The relationship between the two in the play is also a soul mate.
Audiences who have watched "The London Story" can "continue the frontier".
At the beginning of the second season, Lyra, who has stepped out of the Gate of Crossing, arrives in a completely unfamiliar world.
By chance, I found that this is the place where my father had photographed it.
"City in the Sky".
Different from the appearance of grandeur.
This city in the sky is desolate and dead.
Half of the figure was not seen.
Inside a café, Lyra bumps into a boy, Will.
He also crossed over from another world.
That world is the real world we live in.
They are now in a third parallel world.
The place is not as peaceful as it seems on the surface.
They met a strange child again.
Told, there are monsters everywhere here.
These monsters can only be seen by adults.
And, they will suck their "human parts" dry.
Those who are sucked dry will not die.
But all human qualities are gone.
Turn into a walking corpse.
Because of this, the city became chaotic and desolate.
There were almost only a few small children left, running around.
I wasn't sure if I could trust the strange boy in front of me.
Lyra asked the alethiometer about Will.
Unexpectedly, he was a murderer.
Of course, the good kind.
And they all have important things to accomplish in the city.
On the other side, in the world where Lyra came.
Father opened the door of crossing and changed everything.
Pilot Lee finds the Witch seeking a union and wants to go to another parallel world to help Lyra.
But the witch was caught by Mrs. Coulter and tortured.
Learned the prophecy about Lyra.
And this prophecy will presumably become the key point of the plot direction of the second season.
The first episode creates a kind of pre-storm calm.
Multiple threads develop in parallel, and dark clouds gradually become dense.
Time bombs were planted one by one, waiting for the decisive moment to erupt.
At the end, an eerie black shadow appears behind Will.
It's like a monster that is constantly formed by particles.
Is this what the children of the city call monsters?
Why does it attack minors?
It can be said that the first episode is maintained well.
And with the continuous enrichment of the worldview, the plot is becoming more and more gripping.
Although the whole story is a bit slow and hot, as long as this continues, it should live up to expectations.
After all, this isn't like Game of Thrones as a half-baked product.
The original work has long paved the way, and there is no need for the screenwriter to make up the blank behind.
And the excitement of the original work began to really explode from the second part.
Therefore, as long as you rely on the original work to change well, the quality must be guaranteed.
There is no need to worry about the possibility of a bad ending.
However, can it be enshrined in the last move, or reduced to mediocrity?
We need to see each other together.