What should the best domestic suspense drama look like in your mind?
It may be like "White Night Chase" with the massacre as the entry point, with twin brothers alternating identities day and night, coupled with a suspenseful ending and the long-awaited second season to whet the audience's appetite.
Or like "The Silent Truth", behind the blood case hides the naked heart of an honest prosecutor.
Use small characters to fight the large-scale plot of criminal groups, expose the dark side of society, and achieve shocking effects.
Or "Hidden Corner", which looks okay at first glance, but the plot is extremely scary.
These three dramas, one with 8.9 points, one with 9.0 points, and one with 8.8 points, are already the best in online suspense dramas.
But in my opinion, it is not enough, because now the ceiling of domestic suspense dramas has appeared!
"The Long Season" started with a score of 9.0 points from Douban and rose all the way to 9.5 points, does word of mouth explode?
And after watching the finale, the tears never stopped, and the stamina was too great.
All the content is connected together, and the plot actually presents a tragic song about fate, making the whole network shout "Feng Shen", why?
Redeem fate, poke tears, the end is too good to cry
"The Long Season" is based on a case of shredded corpses, and the answer has basically been guessed as the plot is updated.
The murderer silently replaced Yin Hong's identity and continued to live, and the truth was almost clear in 11 episodes.
It's just that there are still some details that have not been explained, such as whether Wang Yang committed suicide?
However, this content seems to be not enough to shoot in 12 episodes, can you still tell any tricks?
Not to mention, the director is saxy and has something, the ending is not rotten, and even pushes the whole drama to a new climax.
17 years later, Shen Mo found the uncle and killed him, even the sick lady did not let go.
Every question she asked was obviously so quiet, but it made people feel great despair, and the lady who watched coldly was finally punished.
And Wang Xiang also picked up Shen Mo from the hospital, he forced him to die, and finally learned that his son sacrificed to save Shen Mo, not impulsive suicide.
It is not so much that Wang Xiang wants to take revenge, but that he wants to give an explanation for so many years of waiting.
In the end, choosing to save Shen Mo is already the best answer.
Looking at the burning red sweater in the car, Wang Xiang must have understood that it was time to say goodbye to the past.
The body, the old face, and the figure of Wang Xiang on the bridge made people burst into tears.
It's obviously autumn, why doesn't it seem like a lifetime has passed, why don't you just leave like this?
Just like the scene when he committed suicide on the railway many years ago, Wang Xiang's vision gradually blurred and he ushered in redemption again.
That was the call of his adopted son Wang Bei, and the son who was raised back then saved himself again.
Sometimes fate is very strange, kindness like Wang Yang may not end well, kindness like Wang Xiang can be treated kindly, everything is just a "life" word.
As Qin Hao commented on this drama: "Suspense is the coat, fate is the core." ”
Gong Biao, Fu Weijun, Shen Mo, Ma Desheng, they are all just ants in the world, played by fate, and this sense of heaviness of life makes people's hearts heavy and sour.
Then the picture turned, Wang Xiang and Qiaoyun were together, the couple and their son Wang Bei went to Beijing, and Wang Xiang, who was anxious to urinate on the road, walked into the cornfield.
In a trance, he heard the familiar sound of a train, looked up and saw himself 17 years ago, driving the train in high spirits.
The elderly Wang Xiang shouted while chasing with small broken steps, "Look forward, don't look back"
Some people say that Wang Xiang is dead, and he seems to have fallen in the cornfield long ago.
But life and death at this moment are actually not important, I am just moved by what this drama expresses, since regrets cannot be changed, then boldly move forward.
People's online commentators personally liked, where is "The Long Season" high?
Whether it is acting skills or plot, "The Long Season" has not lived up to the audience's reputation.
However, these two aspects are actually the standard for domestic high-scoring suspense dramas in recent years.
So what is the reason why this drama's ability to overwhelm many high-quality works and reach the peak of word of mouth?
The official account of "People's Network Commentary" not only posted a praise for "The Long Season", but also analyzed the reasons why the play can "seal the gods", the words are sharp, and every sentence is on the audience's heart.
The first is perspective innovation, the article writes: "Perspective innovation is the most obvious feeling of the audience, and it is also the design that the director is quite excited about." ”
Domestic suspense dramas are basically based on young and middle-aged people, but the story under the refreshing lens is always eye-catching, and the key reason is the change in perspective.
"Hidden Corner" unfolds from the perspective of three children.
In "The Long Season", it becomes the main perspective of three little old men.
Taxi Wang Xiang, divorce reserve Gong Biao, and former criminal investigation captain Ma Desheng.
These three little old men with little skills have little IQ that is not much higher, and tracking down the truth has led to a series of ridiculous stories, which are quite rich in highlights.
And the three of them from middle age to old age, the changes in the past ten years actually reflect the ups and downs of the fate of a generation of Northeasterners.
Xin Shuang uses innovative perspectives and group portraits of characters that highlight the significance of the times to give the audience a new experience of chasing dramas.
Secondly, the narrative technique is ingenious and the lens language is good, and the People's Network Review article also pointed out: ""The Long Season" adopts a three-line narrative of time and space interlaced in 1997, 1998 and 2016, and the flashbacks are interspersed. ”
I have to say that without some strength, the director does not dare to shoot like this.
The three timelines are intertwined, which can also make the narrative not chaotic, and even some plots are suddenly realized with the update of the plot.
From suspecting that Fu Weijun killed Shen Mo, to Shen Mo killing Wang Yang in order to escape for his life, to finally the truth revealed.
Each stage arouses the audience to think and discuss, and the sense of substitution is very strong.
At the same time, the lens language is also a major attraction of this drama.
I still remember Wang Yang laughing in front of the mirror after inviting Shen Mo out to play, and he turned pale in the camera after getting up, and the contrast before and after was quite amazing.
There is also an elderly group bouncing in KTV, dashing and wanton in front, and slumped on the sofa in the back.
Just like the lives of the three people, the first half is full of spirit, and the second half is bleak and desolate, which is too poignant.
The third reason is the addition of the texture of life, the article said: "Maybe suspense dramas do not need a thousand dramas, the rhythm can be relaxed, and the picture can be warm and clear." ”
Unlike previous suspense dramas, "The Long Season" does not have too many dark and terrifying shots.
Most of them are still based on fragments of daily life, with life as the background, making the plot more realistic.
In fact, Feng Xiaogang also tried to add such pyrotechnics in "Echo".
The helpless thing is to attribute life to "dog blood", and use cheating, suspicion and other designs to make the audience feel dull and boring.
On the other hand, the breath of life in "The Long Season" is more humane.
The living characters, the fate full of reality, and the state of the small city in the old northeast all deeply touched the audience.
All in all, "The Long Season" is a masterpiece worth learning from all suspense drama directors, breaking the conventional routine of suspense themes, not blindly sensational, but making the story and characters deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, so do you think the reputation of this drama's Douban 9.5 points is high or low?