Suspense dramas, mostly thrilling and tense to win. But some dramas want to do the opposite.
For example, "The Long Season", which has just been broadcast and has a score of 9.0.
director, is the spicy who once directed "Hidden Corner"; starring cast, consisting of Fan Wei, Qin Hao and Chen Minghao; The cameo is also acting schools such as Liu Lin and Ren Suxi.
Such a creative lineup alone can already be called a quality guarantee. What's more, this play has three major highlights.
Look at the style and rhythm of the painting
Sharp and sharp, with a lot of dark tones, it is the usual style of suspense themes, while "The Long Season" is warm.
It's like the scene at the beginning.
Cornfields with no edge in sight, clear skies high in the distance, sunlight pouring down, trains coming from afar with smoke... Gold, green and blue complement each other, and between movement and stillness, there is a strong smell of human fireworks.
This flavor is filled in large quantities in the play.
Factory dormitories full of memories of the era, streets with dappled lights, dovecotes penetrated by sunlight, railway tracks stretching into the distance, and dreamy, poetic young men and women under the "love filter".
The breath of life, almost everywhere.
And the director who wants to tell a group of people and the changes of the times through the story in the play abandons the fast-paced and highly conflicted narrative that is often found in similar themes, and starts from various angles such as family and daily life.
Although this unconventional way of expression makes many netizens feel that they are watching life dramas, they do not have a sense of the times of "time passes and looks back at the years".
It dilutes the heaviness of the case itself, but enhances the authenticity of the story and strengthens the audience's sense of substitution.
Look at the character and acting
The story is very life, and the characters naturally cannot be suspended.
The "detective trio" composed of Fan Wei, Qin Hao and Chen Minghao is not only very grounded in each of them. With the blessing of light comedy elements, it is even more joyful.
Wang Xiang, played by Fan Wei, appeared as the "Master Wang" that everyone looked at by Huagang highly. As a public security and health activist in the factory, he exudes the enthusiasm of "Birch Steel is my home".
When the case first started, Wang Xiang, who wanted to show his positivity, was stunned and put himself in the hospital. After that, he was used by the director of the factory as a tool to stabilize the people's hearts and was published in the newspaper. Although in the group photo, he didn't even show his face; When chasing the deck car, it was obviously "life and death speed", but Wang Xiang did not forget to ridicule the whole process. After scaring the other party's car into a ditch, he also smashed his shoes over to let people wear shoes and run; I went to the convenience store to see my son who worked there, deliberately made a joke to tease him, and laughed that he "has a chat".
Gong Biao, played by Qin Hao, was originally a college student assigned to Hua Gang. But this cultural person is like an "unlucky silly roe deer".
Sending flowers to Wang Xiang with Martin Lian was still conveniently delivered in the hospital; boasting to Wang Xiang's wife that he is the middle level of the factory; embezzled his wife's small treasury to buy a car, but pit himself miserably; I wanted to turn over overnight by relying on the slot machine, and I sent myself to the police station, and complained about Wang Xiangke.
The thin "Wang Fat" Chen Minghao plays Ma Desheng.
Ma Desheng, who used to be the "detective" of the police department, not only became the "dance king" on the dance floor after he appeared again, he could quarrel with people and reprimand shady scenes, but also practiced the "poisonous tongue" skill. Ridiculed Gong Biao for "not helping when he wakes up", jokingly calling himself and Wang Xiang "two wastes".
But fun is not all there is to the "trio".
Wang Xiang lost his wife and son in middle age, Gong Biao's family and career were disappointed, and Ma Desheng, who entertained his life, were all hammered beyond recognition by life and struggled forward in different difficulties.
Not deliberately rendering the heavy is the director's cleverness; The "trio" of different eras are portrayed vividly and well-interpreted, reflecting the acting skills of Fan Wei and others.
Each of them is full of a sense of story, but it is very similar to the "he" we have seen in our lives.
The protagonists perform wonderfully, and the supporting roles are also highlights.
Liu Lin's Li Qiaoyun, Lin Xiaojie's Luo Meisu, Yang Yiwei's Xing San, and Ren Suxi, who has limited guest appearances, all contributed excellent performances.
Look at the suspense and guess the truth
Although the painting style is very life, a suspense drama is a suspense drama.
From the case of Gong Biao buying a car and being pulled out of the pit, to Wang Xiang seeing the familiar back in the photo, and then bringing out the old case. While the story advances between the three timelines, it throws out a number of important suspense related to the case.
For example, the life and death of Shen Mo and Wang Yang.
Shen Mo, played by Li Gengxi, has a beautiful face, fresh temperament, and a tenacious stubbornness. But the uncle who constantly harassed her, the lady who pretended to be deaf and blind, and the song "Little Star" that made her tremble and fear, all revealed how bad her upbringing was.
There is a scene in the play where Shen Mo and Uncle stand opposite each other, her shadow is completely covered by the shadow of the other party, drowned in a darkness.
The director used light and shadow to hint at her situation.
Later, the shredding case occurred, and Shen Mo appeared in Ma Desheng's missing person information. After the riverside scene was discovered, the soundtrack used "Moonlight" that she played. When Ma Desheng and his colleagues discussed the case, they also mentioned the "four knuckles", which all pointed to Shen Mo's murder.
But at that time, DNA technology was not yet mature, and the case became an unsolved case, and there was no answer to who the victim was.
Therefore, Shen Mo's life and death have also become a mystery.
In the part that has been broadcast, Wang Yang's ending seems to be certain.
In 1997, Wang Yang met Shen Mo at the school gate and fell in love with her at first sight. In order to chase the beautiful light in his heart, he opened an umbrella for her on rainy days, showed up when she was bullied, and learned to write poetry for her.
After Shen Mo disappeared, his whole person was lost.
But was Wang Yang's panic because he was worried about Shen Mo, or because he knew the truth of the matter? Why did he become that drenched, sad and sad when associated with Wang Xiang's memory?
Several thrilling transitions in the play are related to him.
Father and son ate at the same table, the camera turned, sitting on the other side, he was drenched, his eyes were tearful, and his face was full of grief; At this moment, he looked at Shen Mo with affection, and the transition was sad and independent in the rain; I just washed my head and took a selfie in the mirror, and when I looked up again, the person in the mirror was already gloomy and sad.
But even so, because these are based on Wang Xiang's perspective and memories, the authenticity is doubtful.
Moreover, there is the identity of the driver of the deck car, who the victim is, the relationship between Shen Mo and Fu Weijun, Wang Bei's life history, and so on. When the audience is immersed in guessing, it has been successful for most of the time as a suspense drama.
And the opening score of this drama 9.0 is a confirmation of the audience's recognition of "life suspense".