I haven't seen such an exciting domestic drama in the opening for a long time.
The opening scene is a high-energy plot that shocks the jaws off—
A teenager, walking slowly towards the art gallery. It looks like the years are quiet.
However, the next second, when he saw the famous painting "Water Lilies" that he had seen many times, he found that the current one of the art museum was a copy, and then in his mind, a series of scenes of theft flashed.
Then the camera turns, the middle-aged man played by Pan Yueming drives forward, and suddenly, the car rushes straight out of the fence and crashes into the river.
In an instant, the sky changed.
The camera returns to the teenager's mind, a theft case has been completed in his mind, the thief closed the hook and left.
At this time, the opening song sounds, and the title appears——
The Gate of Rebirth.
This short three-minute play completely attracted me.
Brush four episodes in one breath, the whole process is high-energy. Premiered for 3 hours, rushing to the third place in the popularity of the whole network.
I found that this drama is indeed not simple.
Starring in the team, it is luxurious.
Starring, Zhang Yi, Wang Junkai, as well as Yin Zhusheng, Tian Xiaojie and other one-vote acting schools.
What's even more powerful is its genre positioning: the first domestic suspense drama with a theft theme.
The story opens with a chain of choice, good and evil, led by theft.
In the past period of time, the reputation of domestic suspense dramas has been lost one after another, until a "Crime Hunting Atlas" slightly saved face, but in 2022, domestic suspense dramas still have no explosive models.
And this time, it seems to be done.
1. Entry: This story begins and is interesting
What's the appeal of the story?
It seems that the entire 24-episode story is like a cleverly designed bureau.
As soon as the opening, it is the entry.
Who is the person who enters the game? Criminal investigation team leader Luo Jian vs talented college student Zhuang Wenjie.
Remember the middle-aged man who drove into the river at the beginning? Pan Yueming played the father of the male protagonist Zhuang Wenjie, who was him at that time and stole many famous paintings.
Then the camera turns and floats to the present time and space: the ancient painting is stolen.
Zhuang Wenjie, the male protagonist played by Wang Junkai, told his conjecture to Luo Jian, a police officer played by Zhang Yi.
A theft, a famous painting, cleverly connects two time and space.
Zhuang Wenjie was born intelligent since childhood, and received his father's true biography, has a super high IQ, and is extremely good at "crime profile", that is, the process of restoring a theft crime.
Now that the ancient paintings have been stolen, Zhuang Wenjie has been implicated. Luo Jian soon discovered that a series of seemingly accidental events were actually inextricably linked to him.
It seems that all the evidence points to Zhuang Wenjie: he is from a family of thieves, there have been thefts in the school, and he lives alone and cannot provide evidence that he is alone at home.
But behind the seemingly tight seam, there seems to be a mysterious force that wants to plant everything on him, the question is, for what?
It can be seen that the beginning of the story is very stable, there is no rush to the big scene, but gradually outline the suspense details, step by step with the audience, with the two protagonists into this puzzle.
And as the story gradually unfolds, the protagonist Zhuang Wenjie, as if passively receiving the second third and Nth gift boxes...
Well, this is not a game, but a cycle of dead ends.
The next step is to solve the situation.
The first thing to do is find out who is in the layout.
Sure enough, not long after, the layout of the people, themselves jumped out - Tian Xiaojie played by Zhuang Wenjie's father's "old colleague" Ding Made a fire.
However, a good suspense story will set up a game, there are bright and dark.
On the surface, Ding Shenghuo forced the male protagonist to help him steal together, and did one vote and two clear, which is the Ming Bureau.
However, it seems that there is an invisible hand manipulating everything behind the scenes, and he is often able to predict the next move of the police, and has been leading the direction of the incident, which is the dark situation.
To be able to lay down such a precise bureau, the people behind it must not be simple.
The question is, who is this person and what is the purpose? Even, is this person behind the scenes really the enemy of the male protagonist?
A sentence from the criminal police in the play reveals a reversal of careful thinking:
"Although the body was not found"? So the father of Zhuang Wenjie, played by Pan Yueming, is not dead or not?
If it is really his layout, what is the purpose?
If not, who else will it be? Will it be the mysterious tall man played by Yin Zhusheng?
Thought the plot was complicated enough.
Unexpectedly, as the theft case progressed, the bizarre degree of the incident was further increased.
It can be seen that "The Gate of Rebirth" has obviously made a different design. In only the fourth episode, a difficult high-altitude scene was filmed.
In the darkness of the night, the burglars boarded the building opposite the target safe and then reached the opposite side through the aerial slider.
This action scene is really quite thrilling to shoot, one link after another, full of suspense tension, although, knowing that it is a thief, still pinching sweat for them.
As a well-scheduled, superior camera, tense atmosphere, and adrenaline-pumping theft scene, it can be said that it is not inferior to Hollywood big productions.
However, at the moment when the theft was about to be successful, Ding Shenghuo suddenly corroborated Zhuang Wenjie.
So, what was his purpose? And when Captain Luo led the SWAT team into the safe, what did he see?
stop.
It can only be said that the plot has developed to this point, one suspense after another, the foreshadowing is constantly laid, and the mystery is becoming more and more varied.
But I can vaguely feel that many clues before and after are beginning to hook up.
Obviously, everything is related to the mysterious disappearance of Zhuang Wenjie's father that year.
Multiple branches intersect to form a main plot.
Whether it can be solved, obviously the key lies in the anti-theft alliance of the two male protagonists.
Although the alliance has not yet been established, under the guidance of the Luo team that was willing to believe in and guide Zhuang Wenjie from the beginning, these two people are destined to be partners.
At this point, but four episodes, there are many characters and clues.
It's like spreading out a dense web of information. It's curious how these threads will be strung together. And how a series of mysteries will be solved.
2. Solution: Zhang Yi is stable and funny, and Wang Junkai's acting skills exceed expectations
The key to solving the situation, of course, is still people.
Zhuang Wenjie's identity in the play is changing, and good and evil are also facing a choice between a thought. And it was Luo Team who guided him to the light.
Therefore, this drama must become, two male protagonists, and neither of them can collapse.
Zhang Yi's acting skills are the last worry-free link in the whole drama.
First of all, let's have a three-in-a-row with Officer Luo's daily expressions——
It can be seen that Zhang Yi's performance is light-weighted, from beginning to end, there is no trace of acting, but there is a quick shaping of the role.
In the first episode, there were two minutes-long confrontation scenes between Zhang Yi and Wang Junkai.
Zhuang Wenjie obviously had reservations about Officer Luo, who knew everything in his heart, but did not say that he saw through it.
Watching Zhang Yi's performance is too enjoyable, every pause, every accent, seemingly inadvertent, in fact, has a point, but not at all deliberate.
The feeling that the Luo team gave me in the play is that it is cute in the profession.
In the third episode, Luo Team and Zhuang Wenjie have their own thoughts, and the scene of the remote dialogue with Zhuang Wenjie is too funny.
There is also a half-minute long shot of Luo Team hearing about Zhuang Wenjie's father's identity, and Zhang Yi should perfectly present what is called accurate acting.
In contrast, Wang Junkai's performance still has many immature places, but progress is indeed there, and this progress is reflected in two aspects.
The first aspect is the progress of attitudes.
Actors from high-quality idols are generally reluctant to play dark roles.
In the play, Zhuang Wenjie is the image of a two-faced person, ostensibly a mild-mannered student, but in fact hides secrets. It cannot be said how wonderful Wang Junkai's performance is, but from his words and deeds, actions, temperament to demeanor, you can feel that he has really experienced some things, and has left a psychological shadow on him.
In the play, Zhuang Wenjie also has some difficult action scenes, and it can be seen that Wang Junkai is personally on the battlefield, whether he acted well or not, not to mention, the attitude is correct.
The second aspect is the progress of acting.
In the past, Wang Junkai's performance gave people a very childish feeling, but this time he played Zhuang Wenjie, who has secrets, melancholy, high intelligence, caution, and taciturnity, and his grasp of the state of the character is right.
In many scenes, you can also see the story in Wang Junkai's eyes.
Every time Officer Luo asks where he learned his knowledge of theft, that kind of repression, unwillingness and anger, as well as his complicated feelings for his father, combined with the pictures he recalls, the audience can feel a sense of sadness.
3, breaking the game: domestic suspense, this game is stable
The first four episodes of "Gates of Rebirth" have been chased.
At present, the biggest feeling is four words: living like a year.
Because I can't wait to know the next development - is Pan Yueming's character dead or not?
What is the divine behind everything?
What will happen to the anti-theft squad that the two male protagonists are about to form?
Fortunately, this wait will not last long.
Because there are only 24 episodes in total.
The pace is tight and there is no water injection. Don't bring bootlegs, focus on telling a good story.
In addition to the powerful narrative rhythm, in terms of image texture, it is also a kind of enjoyment for the audience.
Many of the lenses are very well designed, which is the so-called "cinematic sense".
For example, the imaginary theft paragraph in the mind of the opening male protagonist is shot very smoothly. The director also knows how to use the language of the camera to convey information and use scheduling to render the atmosphere.
There are also the use of changes in light and shadow to create an atmosphere of suspense and horror, such as Zhuang Wenjie's passage where he is alone at home and finds that his home has been touched.
Those scenes of theft, every time they appeared, made my heart tighten with it.
The elements contained in Gates of Rebirth are also rich enough.
From the first four episodes alone, you can feel that suspense, criminal investigation, action, and all three genres are combined.
The series brings them together and incorporates a unique element of theft.
The addition of various anti-theft and anti-pseudo-information has brought a depth beyond the cool feeling to this drama.
But the core of the story is still the redemption between the two male protagonists.
Zhuang Wenjie's talent has great energy.
Having someone who knows how to lead him to the light will make the world a better place and make the thieves wait to be caught.
Conversely, if he falls into darkness, he is equally devastating.
The series cuts into this concept, from suspense detective to character psychology, making a good attempt for domestic dramas.
Fried cold rice and playing routines have been a major criticism in the industry.
When many theater parties' concept of creation changed from respect to obedience to the task of capital.
Can domestic suspense dramas still create exciting scenes? In other words, which is the last suspense drama that impressed you?
It's time to dig up new ideas, new themes, new styles for this genre that once exploded.
And this new drama of Zhang Yi Wang Junkai, I dare not say that it must make the suspense drama "reborn", but at least it has opened a door for domestic suspense - "the door to rebirth".