"True fragrance" "Light • Yuan": Excellent and brilliant good stories are the "hard currency" of suspense dramas

A few days ago, the suspense drama "Light and Yuan" starring Zhang Xincheng and Fu Xinbo and starring Zhao Zhiwei , Liu Yihong , Xiao Yu and others is on the air.

New Yuan civilization, 253 years, whether the increase in crime rate is related to "zero degree empathy" is becoming a major social hot topic in New Island. Although the delivery man's corpse throwing case was successfully solved, Luo Weizhao (played by Fu Xinbo), the agent of the special investigation team in charge of the case, always felt that everything that happened now did not seem to be as simple as it seemed. Soon, in the face of the bait thrown by the "cleanup", he and his friends - Pei Shu (played by Zhang Xincheng), Tao Ze (played by Liu Yihong) and others are approaching one shocking mystery after another...

Although it has only been updated for 8 episodes, as the plot gradually gets better, coupled with the doubts and interlocking of the case, there are more and more "tap water" mixed in with major social network platforms. After seriously chasing the play, many people said "I apologize for my previous recklessness, this time it is really fragrant" and "the drama feels quite interesting, the hook and foreshadowing content are quite catchy, and the actors' acting skills are acceptable."

So the question is, almost "zero" publicity in the early stage, and now "real fragrance" is booked, what did "Light and Yuan" capture the hearts of the public? Let's find out.

Suspense is not suspended

Interlocking and terrifying

For a long time, the unique narrative form and audiovisual atmosphere of suspense-themed genre dramas can be said to bring psychological and physical "stimulation" to the general audience, so this genre is quite loved and supported by many people.

For creators, if the project in hand wants to "transform" into a high-quality suspense work, it must not only have a dangerous scene atmosphere, but also have a real and credible character state. There must be both the plot tension of the beginning and the end, and the nuanced details presented. There must be both an intricate network of relationships and a rigorous logical derivation. All of the above, "Light and Yuan" has done it all.

Take the plot of the first eight episodes as an example, seven years ago, Shi Nan mysteriously committed suicide, why his son Pei Shu firmly believes that his mother died, and there may be a lot of mystery waiting for the group to come and crack it; Pei Chengyu, who is now a vegetative person, has a doctor by his side who monitors the situation of his ward at any time, which makes people wonder if he is "cheating"; And the bar clerk who helped Luo Weizhao disappeared out of thin air, what does she have to do with the "cleanup" ...

The whole drama begins with a delivery man throwing a corpse, and then implicates a series of intricate unsolved cases spanning decades. Each seemingly independent but related murder always gives people a creepy feeling of "praying mantis catching cicadas, yellow finches behind", and just thinking about it makes my spine chill.

Of course, whether everyone can immerse themselves in watching the drama, in addition to paying attention to the logical authenticity of the plot setting and using shooting techniques to present immersive effects, the proper handling of the details of "Light and Yuan" is also a place worthy of praise in this play. For example, Zhou Hongchuan, the lawyer who killed He Zongyi, his "collector's fetish" personality was accidentally exposed, which accelerated the investigation team detective Luo Weizhao to find the true culprit of the case; Excerpts from famous works that float out from time to time in the radio program of Radio 88.6 form a strong correspondence with the fate of the characters in the play and the development of the case, and the work is not suspended.

It can be seen from the above that in "Light and Yuan", which is full of "fireworks", even the fictional time and space and characters are giving birth to a "sense of reality" in the gradually fleshed out relationship context. Speaking unfoldingly, whether it is a drama condensed from the complicated case materials, or a character who is no different from our real life, the drama observes the characteristics of the current era and social emotions, and fiercely pinches the audience from the values and emotional resonance.

Searching for "social" humanity

Talk about serious social issues

Looking closely at the play, you will find that unlike the Benge reasoning film and television works on the market, "Light and Yuan" is a standard and embodied social reasoning work.

Throughout the process of revealing the deceased and exposing the cause of death, the portrayal of human nature and the care for social issues are brought out. The embellishment of some light sci-fi elements makes the work itself more ornamental and dramatic, fully covering a diverse audience group that likes detective reasoning, brain-burning technology, social psychology, etc.

If you watch "Light and Abyss" in the correct "posture", you can clearly perceive that the story is set in the strange New Yuan civilization Xinzhou City, but it clearly shows the psychological problems of all ages in our society. Just like Pei Shu himself is also a "zero degree empathe", Luo Wei Showa and Taoze have constantly reminded him since Pei Shu was a child that he should not become a high-IQ criminal group, which is a concern for the mental health of adolescents.

As for the misfortune of the original family, the trauma or impact it brings to the parties, the director of "Light and Yuan" likes to use the chiaroscuro changes of light and shadow to imply that in Pei Shu's long "journey" to achieve self-redemption, Luo Weizhao is the key figure in saving him from fire and water. Through this operation, it conveys to us the profound theme of "even in darkness, you will eventually lead to the light".

In recent years, the "blowout" development of domestic suspense dramas includes multiple types of elements, and the core is invariably taking the path of "suspense + realism". That is to say, not only reflecting reality and observing reality, the suspense theme is trying to dig reality.

It turns out that in the face of serious social issues that people have heard about, "Light and Yuan" uses more explosive processing and more artistic processing, allowing the audience to pass through the calm restraint of the news and face the cruel reality with more impact. For example, the unfinished broken flower case, the famous line "You can teach children to guard against strangers and be vigilant, but you can't make them afraid to wear broken flower skirts, and it is not the victim's fault that they encounter the murderer."

Pei Shu's memory of his mother was not emotionally stable and often had seizures for no reason, which is a vivid profile of a woman in an unhealthy marital relationship. Obviously, "Light and Yuan" focuses on the survival plight of women of all ages and at all stages of life. It is reported that follow-up cases will also involve social hot topics such as how to heal acquired "trauma" in the process of personal growth, and how to pursue truth and justice without departing from the legal framework.

In summary, "Light and Yuan" not only touches on macro social issues, but also micro human problems. In this drama, it is not so much the plot that is suspenseful, but the human heart that is suspenseful. He Zongyi, who was honest and honest in the arrogant unit, mistrusted his fellow villagers and caused himself to kill. The paranoid unit Qu Tong and Chenchen were tortured and killed, and they also trusted others. The main creative team warns the world through the artistic expression of typical cases.

Humanistic care on the ground

Justice never loses its luster in darkness

At present, "Light and Yuan" has only been updated for eight episodes, but the narrative link is relatively clear. A line shows the investigation process of the special investigation team led by Luo Weizhao, Tao Ze, and Lan Qiao, paying attention to details and piling up clues; The other line shows how Pei Shu, a high-IQ "zero-degree empathe", got rid of the darkness and moved towards the light of the transformation process.

The protagonist Pei Shu always gives the audience a feeling of both good and evil. He has a secret deep in his heart - he feels that his mother's "suicide" is inseparable from his cold-blooded and cruel father, who is also a zero-degree empathetic. So he resented Pei Chengyu for many years, and after the other party became a vegetative person, he also tried his best to torture his father who was sick in bed.

It is understood that with the spread of the next plot, Pei Shu's character growth arc is positive. Under the strong inspiration of the inherent goodness of human nature, under the guidance and love of his deceased mother Shi Nan, Luo Weizhao, Tao Ze and others, he defeated the evil side of his human nature and achieved self-redemption and personal growth. It is just in line with the hope of the work in the context of light science fiction, with the proposition of whether genes determine good and evil, telling us what you want to live and what kind of person you want to become, which can be freely chosen, as long as everyone has good intentions, even if they are in the dark abyss, they will one day return to the ultimate meaning of the sun.

As we all know, the original intention of many audiences to choose suspense dramas is to pursue high intelligence, excitement and certainty, so the brilliant storyline and reasoning process are the core content charm of this type of work, but deep cultivation of value connotation is also an important direction for the expansion and creation of suspense dramas. The surreal background setting of the light science fiction social suspense drama "Light and Abyss", coupled with the landing expression of realism, greatly affirms people's ability to self-choose, self-regulate, and move towards the "light", and also makes the audience feel humanistic care in the novel experience. "Light and Depth" is a wonderful interpretation of "justice will never lose its brilliance because of darkness".