I didn't expect that at the end of April, a big dark horse would appear in domestic dramas. After the broadcast of "The Long Season", Douban's reputation rose from 9.0 to 9.1 points now, becoming another king-explosive suspense masterpiece after "Crazy".
The director of "The Long Season" is Xin Shuang, and the last explosive work was the popular "Hidden Corner" on the whole network. Compared with the layers of "Hidden Corner", "The Long Season" adopts a positive sequence, flashbacks, and flashbacks to restore the ins and outs of the entire story. On the surface, it revolves around a "shredded corpse case". It actually portrays a group of small people who carry the vicissitudes of time and fight in the torrent of the times.
So why is this drama so well received?
First, the acting lineup is super strong
The Long Season has a super strong cast. There are not only national first-class actors Fan Wei, but also powerful actors Qin Hao, Chen Minghao, Liu Lin, as well as new generation actors such as Li Gengxi and Shi Pengyuan. Even the supporting cast is very brilliant, with Ren Suxi, Tang Zeng and others participating.
In this drama, Gong Biao, played by Qin Hao, is not the first protagonist, but the most topical one. In '97, he was a high-spirited undergraduate. But 18 years later, he has become a middle-aged greasy man with a rough face and a big belly, who is openly a taxi driver, but gives people the feeling of not doing his job.
In order to interpret the effect of the role, Qin Hao constantly broke through in the image. When everyone was still immersed in the image of the Sven scum and bald Zhang Dongsheng in "Hidden Corner", he portrayed the image of a blessed middle-aged man.
Even Yi Nengjing posted on Weibo: Give me back my Qin Hao!
In addition to Qin Hao, Wang Xiang, played by Fan Wei, is the one with the most highlights. Fan Wei is very good at portraying small people, and he plays Wang Xiang as a little smart and a little eventful old man. The opening scene is the scene where he catches the driver who caused the accident, and he is sharp and fast, which is his characteristic.
Wang Xiang was a train driver, and in those days, when factory reform was teetering, he was on the list of layoffs. In order to change this state, he could only rely on meritorious service, so he was stirred into the case of shredding corpses. In order to find the real murderer, as well as the truth of his son's death, he pursued the murderer for 18 years.
I have to say that Fan Wei's acting skills are too good. The honest and somewhat shrewd character is portrayed very three-dimensionally. Coupled with makeup and later stage, Fan Wei spans 18 years of different states of middle and old age, perfectly expressed, so that the audience has a strong sense of substitution.
Chen Minghao's Ma Desheng is also a key figure, he is a policeman who wants to make a contribution, but 18 years later he has become an elderly man immersed in the dance troupe.
Li Gengxi's Shen Mo in the play is also an important branch, she is a medical student, but she plays the piano in entertainment places to make money, until her grandpa and wife appear, the audience knows that she had a tragic childhood.
Second, the story is attractive
Whether a drama is good or not, in addition to the actors' acting skills, it depends more on the story line.
Wang Xiang and Gong Biao are uncles, and now they both make a living by driving taxis. In order to make more money, Gong Biao bought a second-hand taxi car at a low price, but unexpectedly the vehicle was decked on the first day he bought it, and the deck car also had an accident, for which Gong Biao was implicated.
In order to find the owner of the deck, Wang Xiang and Gong Biao investigated layer by layer, and finally they found clues. The identity of the injured person in the accident is also strange, and the injured person is not hospitalized but goes to the pharmacy alone to buy medicine. Wang Xiang recognized him with his back photo that he was related to the shredding case that year.
Through Wang Xiang's memories, the audience explores the ins and outs of the entire event little by little. Wang Xiang was a train driver, and in order to save the iron rice bowl, he was involved in a case of shredding corpses. Unexpectedly, his son Wang Yang was also involved in the case and lost his life because of it. At this point, Wang Xiang was more eager to find the real murderer, and a pursuit of the murderer that spanned many years began.
I have to admire Xin Shuang's ability to guide the story of the speech. In "Hidden Corner", Zhang Dongsheng pushes his father-in-law and mother-in-law down the mountain as the opening, which firmly captures the hearts of the audience.
"The Long Season" has three narrative lines, divided into the present in 2016, the time when the 98 case is in progress, and the 98 before the case. The director did not use a clear timeline to separate the story, but used wonderful transitions one after another, allowing the audience to follow the perspective of the protagonist to find the truth of the case. The pace is not fast, but it is very eye-catching.
"The Long Season" is not suspenseful, but the director left many details that are extremely frightening.
For example, Wang Yang appeared wet many times in the film, plus Wang Xiang drove to the river in the middle of the night, shouting "Wang Yang, I came to see you", indicating that Wang Yang died abnormally, or was related to water, and may be drowning.
And Shen Mo, played by Li Gengxi, is also a person with a story. She was adopted by the grandpa and the mother, but many details can suggest that the uncle molested her since she was a child, and the picture of the uncle cutting his nails for Shen Mo appeared in the film, but Shen Mo's body was very restrained. There is also the birthday gift that the uncle bought for Shen Mo, which looks like a large girl's outfit when carefully seen, which also implies that the uncle has "pedophilia".
In addition to the details, the audiovisual effect of "The Long Season" is also super strong, and the composition, camera movement, tone, texture and other Xin-style aesthetics are presented. In addition, the soundtrack of the film is also very exquisite, and the opening, ending song, and interlude "out-of-tune music" still have a strong sense of existence. Ding Ke's "Hidden Corner" soundtrack was praised by the public, but unexpectedly, this time he came out of the circle with "Long Season".
In general, "The Long Season" can be called the most noteworthy domestic drama in recent times.