This year's period dramas are one after another, first "The World" at the beginning of the year, which quickly triggered a boom in drama chasing after the broadcast, followed by the launch of "Boiling Life", "Hutong" and other dramas. These works may tell the same era, but they present different regions and have very different themes.
But these works have one thing in common, often telling the simplicity of people in that era or the persistence of a generation. And the most attractive thing about this type of theme is that the audience who experienced that era can empathize, and the audience who has not experienced it is yearning.
In addition to these film and television dramas, there is also a new work "Once Upon a Time in the Northeast: My Name is Zhao Hongbing" in the online film market, which is also a work with full score of the texture of the era. This film not only dominates the subject matter, but also does not lose theater movies and period dramas in terms of character shaping, so it won the soaring list "carrying the handle" in just one day of broadcasting.
Recreate the hot-blooded little characters of the 80s in Tohoku
Audiences familiar with the "Once Upon a Time in the Northeast" series are no strangers to the characters in the play, which sets the background against the background of the great social changes in the 80s of the 20th century, depicting the thrilling youth of a generation of Northeasterners. The film creates one character after another with distinct personalities, and at the same time provides a new interpretation of the bloody nature of Chinese men.
And Zhao Hongbing is a representative figure in this series of works, the only difference is that he is only a foil in various previous works, but this film takes it as the focus of portrayal, and the characters around him are also familiar characters. Therefore, everyone can find a sense of familiarity, but it is also attractive because it refines Zhao Hongbing's experience.
Zhao Hongbing is a very righteous and trustworthy good person, although he became the perpetrator many years ago because he hit someone with a car on a rainy night, and he went to prison, but after he came out of prison, he did not give up on himself, but found the victim who was hit for the first time. Not only did he help him find his son, but he also became his son's guardian after he committed suicide.
Because he was burdened with the accusations of the perpetrators, Zhao Hongbing was always a little unable to raise his head, especially in front of the victim's son, he never told the truth.
He was worried that the victim's son would treat her as an enemy when he knew the truth, and because of the lingering experience of hitting people on a rainy night, which was the heaviest shackle he carried.
But a good person's determination to uphold justice is always immeasurable, when faced with the provocation of the gangsters, the victim's son hated him, Zhao Hongbing still insisted on his choice, only wanted to educate the victim's son into a talent, and did not want him to be persecuted by the gangsters again.
Even if the punk offered a sky-high ransom of 150,000, Zhao Hongbing did not give up saving the victim's son, during which he was still faced with whether to choose his beloved woman or the victim's son, but Zhao Hongbing, who has been wrapped in guilt, has never considered for himself and only wants to atone for his sins.
At the end of the film, this little man appeared in front of the punk with 150,000, not only rescued the victim's son, but also grabbed the other party and brought him to justice, and after all this, he dragged his injured body to find his beloved woman.
In this character's body, what we feel is the blood and sincerity of the northeastern men belonging to that era, and small people can also be tough guys!
This kind of perseverance and bloodiness that can impress the audience is vividly reflected in the role of Zhao Hongbing.
Other characters are also eye-catching, whether it is the brothers beside Zhao Hongbing, or the hair salon sister who still chose Zhao Hongbing in the end, they are also small people worthy of admiration.
Zhang Junhan is still amazing, and Bao Bell has become the highlight of the whole film
In this big online movie, we don't see a strong cast, and for everyone, the most familiar actor is Bao Bell. But this does not affect the standard of the work, the casting of this film not only fits the characters perfectly, but the acting skills of each actor are also remarkable.
Zhang Junhan, who played the male protagonist, played the role of Zhao Hongbing in the earlier "Once Upon a Time in the Northeast" series, but at that time, he mostly appeared in supporting roles, and he was still a short haircut. This time the hair has become longer, but the whole person looks unchanged, still exuding a bit of mature and restrained temperament.
Zhang Junhan's acting skills can make the audience sympathize with him, such as when he remembers the collapse and pain when he once hit someone, he can feel that this matter has always been an inextricable crux in his heart.
When he was bent on raising the victim's son to become a talent, he revealed a bit of fatherly gentleness.
The state when falling in love with the hair salon girl is also full of realism, and the two people test each other in the ambiguous stage, and they can be happy when they wear an apron, and their faces are full of smiles.
When he carefully tried to kiss each other, his somewhat restrained but uncontrollable expression simply brought the characters to life.
However, audiences who have watched the "Once Upon a Time in the Northeast" series have already predicted Zhang Junhan's acting skills, and the real highlight has to be Bao Bell, who plays Xiao Shen.
In recent years, Bao Bell's reputation has dropped again and again, whether it is his self-directed and acted movies, or comedy films with leading actors, most of them have a mediocre reputation, and failing is a routine operation, and there are almost no masterpieces that can be mastered.
Then this time Bao Bell chose the right script, a role that allows him to show his comedic talent and show his excellent acting skills.
For example, he always likes to joke in a serious way, with a serious face, but the words he says can amuse the people around him.
When pursuing a girl he likes, he looks worthless just sitting next to each other, and he looks like a tough guy who cannot be bullied by others when he is very righteous to his brother.
Bao Bell, who chose the right script, really made everyone feel his strength, and the anger in his eyes when he played ruthlessly in the film, and the complex emotions that he couldn't bear to blame but were a little angry when he complained about his brother, were all accurately pinched by him.
Such acting skills allow Bao Bell to firmly establish the role even if he appears briefly in the film.
In addition, Kong Songjin, who played the hair salon girl in the film, and Zhang Jiahao, who played the gangster, can accurately grasp the characteristics of the characters. The hair salon girl has a variety of styles on the surface, the affection and single-mindedness inside, and the ruthlessness and insidiousness of the gangsters can make the audience enter the play in a second.
Although this period film does not have a strong lineup as works such as "The World", it still shows us a group in a specific era, vivid and vivid. I don't know if this "Once Upon a Time in the Northeast: My Name is Zhao Hongbing" has met your expectations?