Please allow me to begin with two sentences from "Qinyuan Spring, Changsha".
Confused, ask the vast earth, who is the master of ups and downs?
Bring hundreds of couples to travel, reminiscing about the past eventful years.
The drama "Ask the Boundless" can be said to perfectly interpret the artistic conception of these two words, which makes people applaud.
After watching the finale of "Ask the Boundless", I was full of emotion and couldn't hide my excitement. I don't know how everyone feels after watching this show, I'm extremely excited anyway, and I have a lot of heartless words to tell in my heart.
No blowing, no black, in my mind, this drama has moved me even more than the high-scoring domestic drama "The Long Season" starring Fan Wei, Qin Hao, and Chen Minghao in 2023. The texture of the drama is far greater than that of "Hurricane" starring Zhang Songwen and Zhang Yi at the beginning of the year.
In my opinion, "Ask the Boundless" is an extremely high-quality revolutionary historical drama like "The Awakening Age". "Ask the Boundless" on Douban, although there are only more than 4,000 reviews, it gives a high score of 8.7, which can be regarded as a recognition of this drama.
After watching the finale of "Ask the Boundless", looking back at the previous plot, it is even more unique.
1: About the finale
In the last episode of "Ask the Boundless", Chen Duxiu paced alone, looking at the rushing river, thoughtful.
At this time, the young Mao Zedong walked over, and memories flashed, and he remembered the scene when he first met Chen Duxiu!
Here, the play gave the young Mao Zedong and Chen Duxiu a line play.
The two sighed and sighed, unconsciously 10 years have passed, the mountains and snow water, flowing eastward to the sea, the water of the Yangtze River, twists and turns.
The back waves of the Yangtze River push the front waves, everything has changed greatly, and both of them are no longer the selves they used to be.
The young Mao Zedong was once young and full of the pursuit of truth.
Now, with his eyes like a torch and his foresight, he has found a way to save China.
In this scene, both men express different views on the development of the Chinese revolution.
Although the young Mao Zedong did not agree with Chen Duxiu's ideas and practices, he still had great respect for this teacher and for the predecessors who had led him to find the truth.
At this time, Chen Duxiu, after experiencing the pain of losing his son, looked a little depressed.
But his hopes for the Chinese revolution were still very promising. In particular, the new generation of communists represented by the young Mao Zedong has high hopes.
The two talked about the Chinese revolution, talked about the twists and turns they had along the way, and also talked about the magnificent poem "Qinyuan Spring, Changsha" written by the young Mao Zedong.
"Ask the vast earth, who is the lord of ups and downs"
Young Mao Zedong looked at Chen Duxiu.
"Sir, shall we go for a walk?"
Chen Duxiu turned his head to look ahead and said earnestly.
"I'm tired, so I won't go with you, let's move forward"
As a result, "Ask the Boundless" is the most classic, and it is also the best scene I think filmed, presented in front of everyone.
On the vast land, on the banks of the rushing rivers, a young man walked past an old man with firm steps.
And this old man, Xi turned around, it seems that he also wants to keep up with the pace of the young comrades. But after taking half a step, he stopped in place again, and the arm he waved out stopped in mid-air with nowhere to place, and it seemed that he was a little reluctant.
The old man hesitated several times, but still did not make the next move.
The young man walked out of the picture, the camera pulled back, and the old man looked back at the rushing river and the vast land.
Ask the vastness!
Ask the vast earth!
Wow!
Who is the lord of ups and downs!
The old man's voice was full of emotion, and after reading the last sentence, his voice was hoarse and choked.
As soon as this plot came out, I don't know how everyone feels, I am really full of emotion, and I have a deeper understanding of Chairman Mao's "Qinyuan Spring, Changsha", and the state of mind behind him writing this poem.
2: About "Ask the Boundless"
The first time I watched "Ask the Boundless", I didn't care at first, I watched a lot of dramas with the same theme in the past two years, and I always felt that the follow-up dramas could no longer replicate the success of "The Awakening Age".
Unexpectedly, this "Ask the Boundless" did it.
The whole drama of "Asking the Boundless" seems to be eloquent, but every wave is the finishing touch. Especially after watching a few episodes, you will really get into the play, and the more you watch it, the more addicted you become, and the more you watch it, the more you feel good-looking.
The young Mao Zedong grew up step by step with the Chinese revolution.
From exploring and moving forward, following the footsteps of others, to once hearing the Tao, finding the truth of a lifetime, every step taken has been delicately and truly displayed.
Most of the plots of the play show the history of "recalling the past and the eventful years", and in the finale, after experiencing many setbacks and twists and turns, the second half of the sentence "Ask the vastness, who is the master of ups and downs".
Although this plot is only 1 episode, it successfully points to the topic, paving all the previous plots and completely sublimating them.
At the end of this play, there is such a scene.
Young Mao Zedong packed his bags and walked into the distance. And at this time, a familiar tune sounded.
The east is red, the sun is rising!
The moment the music sounded, my heart was surging, I couldn't hide my excitement, I was speechless, and I shed tears of emotion.
For a time, all kinds of magnificent historical pictures surged in my mind. People often say that good film and television dramas can make the audience empathize instantly, and "Ask the Boundless" has done it.
After watching the whole drama of "Ask the Boundless", the plot rhythm is tight, and it never drags the mud and water. Several key conflict nodes are also rendered very movingly. And some of the small details in the play are also very real.
In particular, at the beginning of the 23rd episode of the play, the young Mao Zedong and Peng Pai led everyone to publicize the peasant self-defense forces and sow the revolutionary fire in the form of singing, which is vivid and down-to-earth, which is unforgettable.
Historical dramas can be serious or lively.
After watching "Ask the Boundless", I can't help but sigh, if all domestic historical dramas are filmed like this, why worry about having no audience!
3: About the actor's acting skills
After watching the whole drama of "Ask the Boundless", the casting of the actors in the play, although there were many discussions in the early stage of the play.
However, as the plot progresses, the actors conquer the audience with their excellent performances.
Whether it is the old drama bone Ma Shaohua, or the Mesozoic Mesozoic powerhouse Ning Li, or the unfavored Bai Ke, Song Jia, and Tang Zeng. There are also a group of young actors represented by Wang Renjun, Wu Xingjian, Jiaze, Wei Daxun, Niu Junfeng, and Zheng Yecheng, basically all of whom are acting online.
Even, many people have contributed several highlight performances.
Especially Wang Renjun, his performance greatly exceeded my expectations, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a drama to refresh cognition.
I'm really impressed with this actor. Since the drama "Ask the Boundless", I personally think that he and Hou Jingjian have taken over the class of the veteran special actor Tang Guoqiang, and you don't have to worry about no successor.
Looking at the whole drama, the characters created by Wang Renjun look a little literate on the surface, but in fact, they have a tough guy temperament in their bones.
No matter how great the difficulties are encountered, no matter how many setbacks they receive, they always look forward in their eyes without the slightest flinching.
Treat lovers and family, workers and peasants, amiable, have a charming temperament, and when speaking, very affinity.
When he saw the exploited and oppressed workers and peasants, he had great foresight and thoughts, and his sympathy for the heavens and people was transformed into anger against the enemy, thunderous, and gave people an innate domineering spirit.
Seriously, in "Ask the Boundless", the young Mao Zedong portrayed by Wang Renjun, based on various perceptions, I think it is the most suitable performance. If I were to rate his performance, I would think it would be an exaggeration to exceed expectations, and a perfect score of 10 would not be too much.
Finally, I look forward to the next part of "Ask the Boundless"!
If "Ask the Boundless" shoots the next part, will you watch it? Welcome to discuss in the message area!