#冬日观影计划#
Sentence | An-ching-hsien
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There are countless ceilings for historical revolutionary dramas, but in recent years, only one "Awakening Age" can be put on the table, this drama has opened up the market for mainstream dramas and innovated the audience range of mainstream dramas, and after "Awakening Age", it is difficult for mainstream works with explosive lineups to achieve word-of-mouth, popularity, and ratings.
However, the TV series "Ask the Boundless" can be called a good start to the national drama in 2024, the TV series was launched in mid-December, and after fermentation for half a month, it received a word-of-mouth score of 8.6 points.
However, in terms of word-of-mouth and ratings, "Ask the Boundless" has successfully gained the welcome of the sinking market.
The key is that the starring lineup of "Ask the Boundless" is actually not the configuration of the ceiling of national dramas. Compared with "Armageddon", "Ask the Boundless" is even a little "simple".
What is the reason why "Ask the Boundless" can break out of the encirclement in many domestic dramas?
The production of "Asking the Boundless" is full of the meaning of the era, and the content of the plot has compassion and blood, high-end atmosphere, and fireworks that are rooted in the soil.
The realistic portrayal of realism makes the leading actors of "Ask the Boundless" feel more intimate, and the intentions of the production allow the audience to see the creative team of the behind-the-scenes team.
Director Wang Wei himself is a well-known behind-the-scenes producer, before "Ask the Boundless", his masterpiece is the 8-point hit drama "Secret and Great", and the 8.9-point "Chasing the Murderer in the White Night", his strength is obvious to all, and what is surprising is that compared with the previous spy war and suspense themes, the texture of "Ask the Boundless" is positive and red, which is a theme and style that Wang Wei has never tried, but the word-of-mouth trend of "Ask the Boundless" once again proves his success in breaking through the comfort zone.
The biggest flaw of mainstream dramas is that they are always picking up the historical outline that has been filmed countless times, many era stories have become household names, and there is no new plot creation, just like a history lesson, with a lot of information, but it just makes people sleepy.
But "Ask the Boundless" is completely different, it mainly highlights two major advantages in terms of plot content.
Advantage one, the entry point is different, when other mainstream dramas are making a chronology of major events, "Ask the Boundless" starts with the characters, Chairman Mao and Premier Zhou are no longer historical markers, but flesh-and-blood people, they have emotions, worries, hesitation, and firmness.
Advantage two, the sense of rhythm is stronger, "Ask the Boundless" captures the highlights of the big scene, and focuses on small details while interpreting the war. Under Wang Wei's lens, these very important historical nodes such as uprisings and coups are not only the horns of the charge and the corpses everywhere, but also the indignant speeches of the leaders, the games and contests lurking behind the big scenes, and the newsboys on the street shouting "nicknames outside" on the streets of Shanghai.
The rushing national uprising, overflowing the dripping blood of the screen, turned the boring words on the books into vivid pictures, making the audience more and more into the play.
The actor portrayal in "Ask the Boundless" is "stable" in one word. Chen Duxiu, played by Ning Li, is flesh and blood, and when performing the scene of paying tribute to Sun Yat-sen, Ning Li's crying scene balances forbearance and exposed sadness just right.
With tears in his eyes, he bowed deeply, his face was heavy, although there were only a few short lines, but the respect in the character's heart was portrayed to make people cry.
Song Qingling played by Song Jia is dignified and elegant, gentle and resolute, and her performance can be remembered by the audience, not only because of Song Jia's temperament and beauty, but also because of the resolute gaze in her eyes when the role is on a mission, because she still smiles at the corners of her mouth when she bows her head and smiles lightly.
Cai Hesen, played by Wei Daxun, adheres to his ideals, protects his family and defends the country, as an actor with an increasingly strong idol temperament, Wei Daxun in "Ask the Boundless" interprets the ultimate ideal of young people who are not afraid of the changes of the times in the background of the thick era.
He is elegant, but also aggressive, he is young and calm, these halos belonging to young people are extremely real and delicate under Wei Daxun's interpretation.
But if you want to say that the soul of "Ask the Boundless" has to be the special actor Wang Renjun who plays Chairman Mao.
In the current historical theme, most of the screen images of Chairman Mao are created by Tang Guoqiang, the audience recognizes Tang Guoqiang's acting skills, and also accepts Tang Guoqiang's shaping from form to god in performance, but Tang Guoqiang is also old, in "Ask the Boundless", which focuses on Chairman Mao's youth experience, Tang Guoqiang, who can no longer hide his sense of age, is not suitable after all.
But who would have thought that without Tang Guoqiang, the special actor Wang Renjun, the new "chairman", gave the audience a surprise beyond expectations.
When Wang Renjun first appeared on the stage, with the vigor of young people, chatting with the boatman, playing in the water by the river, the audience was used to seeing Chairman Mao who judged the situation and scolded Fang Yu at the conference table, but it was rare to see such a smart and lively Chairman Mao.
In the same way, Wang Renjun played the playful and vivid side of the role, and also played the role of a young talent, who dared to ask the courage of the vast land.
In the plot, every time there is a crisis, Wang Renjun's portrayal will vividly play the perseverance and calmness of young people, he has light in his eyes, a serious expression, and a face with the warmth of some scholars, but he can stand in the long river of history, stand in front of a group of colleagues with lofty ideals, complete the ideological transformation, lead the people, and grasp the future destiny of the country.
If Tang Guoqiang's portrayal is domineering and inaccessible to a sense of majesty, then Wang Renjun's portrayal is a sense of enthusiasm with youthful colors, growth marks and infectious power.
Watching Wang Renjun act, the audience also has a fire in their hearts, which allows the audience to follow the shaping of the actor into the long river of history a hundred years ago, and see what the revolutionary pioneers who are still young have created and changed.
For the audience in front of the screen, the answer is yes, but looking at the portrayal of the actors in the play, the audience just wants to ask like them to prove "the vast earth, who is the master of ups and downs".
Of course, a good drama will not be the credit of an actor, but a successful work is absolutely inseparable from the successful shaping of actors. Chairman Mao portrayed by Wang Renjun is the soul of "Ask the Boundless", and his performance in this drama also really allows the audience to see the more multifaceted and delicate image of Chairman Mao on the screen.
With Wang Renjun's surprising expressiveness, Tang Guoqiang can be regarded as a successor.
Finally, what do you think of the brilliant performance of the drama "Ask the Boundless"?