Recently, it has been very popular.
Makeup, living space, recycling...... Everything can be changed.
As long as you are ruthless and strong enough, you can reap successful examples of contrasts.
But have you ever heard of soldiers being turned into nobles and then into drug lords?
Such an absurd thing happened in the new play "Gentlemen" by the great director Guy Ritchie.
The drama version of "Gentlemen" is adapted from the high-scoring film of the same name in 2020 and is directed by director Guy Ritchie. Adapting oneself is the main thing to create brilliance. Although it has a similar story setting to the movie version, but it doesn't feel like fried cold rice, Guy Ritchie brings out a plate of hot and piping hot new dishes. The results are also quite good, not only on the list of popular dramas on Netflix and Douban, but also won the high scores of 8.1 and IMDb 8.3 on Douban in one fell swoop.
The story begins on the Syrian border. Eddie (Theo James) works hard every day, checking the documents of the vehicles coming and going, and looks no different from other soldiers.
But one day, a lawyer with bad news came to the door, and his father, who was lingering on his sickbed, summoned him home to see him for the last time. It turned out that Eddie was a descendant of a nobleman who lived in a luxurious manor, but he had a delicate relationship with his father in his early years, so he went out to work alone.
After his father's funeral, Eddie unexpectedly gets a knighthood, inheritance of the house, and all other possessions that should have belonged to his disadvantaged brother Freddie.
With the huge wealth comes untold troubles: Freddie owes the gang 8 million and will be killed if he doesn't pay it back, while Eddie doesn't have that much liquidity and can only plan to sell the house.
The mysterious woman Susie (played by Kaya Scowdario) came uninvited and admitted that the house could not be sold because there was a giant marijuana cultivation factory under the estate, and she had maintained a good mutual relationship with Eddie's father for many years, hoping to continue to cooperate with Eddie.
Considering Freddie's predicament, Eddie agrees to work with Susie temporarily. Susie has rich experience and took the initiative to negotiate with the gang to lower the price, and finally reached a deal with 4 million + Freddie dancing as a chicken.
Freddie cosplayed as a hen and danced in tears in front of the gang boss, but after all, he was unwilling to be humiliated and impulsively shot the black boss. This is even more troublesome, as Add and Susie have to deal with the corpses, fake the scene, blame others, and deal with the aftermath.
After cleaning up the mess for Freddy, Eddie and Susie are deeply bound. Like a person who is determined to quit after the last vote, he always thinks: do Susie one more favor, end the relationship, and let her and the marijuana factory leave the estate, but the ensuing troubles are like snowballing, getting bigger and bigger.
Susie's goods are accidentally stolen, the seller offers compensation for a luxury car, Eddie bravely steals the car in the tiger's den, but unexpectedly gets into trouble with another gang of cocaine drug lords, Susie looks for a new estate to expand her business, Eddie introduces her to aristocratic artists, but he is a Nazi madman with a worried mental state, Susie is troubled by the distribution problem in Europe, Eddie proposes to hide marijuana in the icon, and the distribution property disappears as he soars......
As the saying goes: do a line, love a line, with the in-depth cooperation with Susie, Eddie discovered his extraordinary talent in the criminal business. simply don't pretend, one way to the black.
"Cool" is the intuitive feeling of chasing the drama version of "Gentlemen", and I chase it in one breath without panting.
Come back to your senses: Guy Ritchie has once again taken his tricks to the extreme.
Guy Ritchie has three treasures: a narrative cow, good taste, and good joke telling.
Strong narrative and fast pace are his conventions, usually the audience's head has not yet turned, and the plot has bypassed the eighteen bends of the mountain road.
The masterpiece "Two Big Smoking Guns" takes the non-linear narrative to the extreme: the street gangsters plan to rob drug dealers in order to pay off their gambling debts, but they don't expect that drug dealers are also planning to rob drug suppliers. You rob me, I rob you, you sing and I appear. The dizzying array of characters and storylines is more complex and fragmented under Guy Ritchie's aggressive editing style, which tests the audience's attention very much. But once you string the stories together, you can experience the refreshing feeling of Daigo's empowerment.
But after all, movies and TV series have different audiences and ways of expression, and the drama version of "Gentlemen" weakens the complexity of the narrative compared to the film version, and tells the story more smoothly and thousands of miles. The occurrence of contradictions - the contradiction plan - the resolution of the contradiction - the recurrence of contradictions is the narrative formula of each episode, and Eddie and Susie are constantly switching between being at ease and in a state of exhaustion.
For example, in the fifth episode, the opening scene explains the problematic European cannabis distribution line. When Susie was discussing with Susie, Eddie's estate suddenly went out of power. Upon inspection, it turned out that the nomads had stolen their generators. Eddie sees the trick and thinks that using the nomads' pilgrimage routes can hide people's eyes and reach a new cooperation with each other.
As a result, the huge amount of money disappeared, and Susie traced the source and found out the traitor who colluded with the former European head. In each episode of 40 minutes of independent short stories, the plot has ups and downs, completing multiple reversals, and taking the last minute to rescue and return to peace.
Guy Ritchie's taste is reflected in casting, fashion, music, and more, and if stories are fluffy and firm cake crusts, they are drizzled with pleasing cream.
The film version of "Gentlemen" is a hormonal men's play, and the heroine Michelle Dockery is dotted in the room, which is not outstanding. The drama version is well versed in the principle of "men and women match, and they are not tired of work", and matched the "gentleman" Eddie with the "lady" Susie. Susie is charismatic and decisive, and because the male member of the family (the younger brother who loves boxing) is overwhelmed, she bravely takes over the business of the imprisoned drug lord father and thrives in the black market.
Eddie and Susie cooperate tacitly, black and white, like a "Mr. and Mrs. Smith", and it is not an exaggeration to say that Bonnie and Joan are reborn. Following Downey's version of Sherlock Holmes & Furwart's version of Watson, Cavill's version of CIA & Hammer's version of KGB, Guy Ritchie's classic screen CP has added another pair.
Berets, pony boots, British coats, vintage buttons...... The drama version of "Gentlemen" shows a good fashion taste, with lively and dynamic pop music, presenting an audio-visual feast.
In addition, Guy Ritchie is also very good at subtly incorporating British black humor into his lines and plot, creating a carnivalesque atmosphere that goes crazy and excessive.
"Kidnapping and Robbery" depicts 12 important characters in the opening minute, and their nicknames and traits are lined up like a collage of game cards. The traditional way of presentation is dismantled, replaced by a game-like presentation.
Inspired by medieval carnival celebrations, Guy Ritchie's films are also full of violent carnival scenes, such as the protagonist of "Gentlemen" who comes to a freestyle during a sneak attack on a marijuana factory and posts the video on social media.
Comedy is an offensive art, and it is about no taboos. But in today's politically correct environment in Hollywood, creators don't dare to go off the rails. "Kidnapping and Robbery" labels the characters with different national and geographical backgrounds, combined with nationalist stereotypes to satirize them all over again.
The drama version of "Gentlemen" also ignores political correctness and treats characters from different backgrounds with a mocking attitude, especially focusing more on Nazi madmen, who talk about Hitler's artistic accomplishments and collect the latter's testicles at a high price. I have to sigh with emotion: laughing and scolding, all become articles.
Guy Ritchie's films reflect the nihilistic and playful values of postmodernism, in which it is difficult to see the care of British humanism, but it is indeed a representative work of entertainment, reflecting the way of life of the British street generation.
The drama version of "Gentlemen" is undoubtedly his card in his comfort zone, it does not have too deep connotations, but a set of combination punches can also make the audience feel very ironed. For viewers who are looking forward to a decompression drama that is "cool and finished", it is recommended to "rush and finish".
Amy
Editor-in-charge: Chen Lingling