Today's Netflix, being scolded is commonplace.
A bunch of works were ridiculed for "big data texture", and Uncle Yu was not surprised for a long time.
However, a recent new drama has been evaluated as "gold in".
After going live, the ratings went all the way up.
From 8.0 to 8.4 now.
It can be regarded as a rare masterpiece in Netflix's new dramas in recent years.
It's a pity that word-of-mouth and popularity are inversely proportional.
Uncle Yu has watched 8 episodes in a row, and he feels unhappy that this show is not popular.
Take this opportunity to talk to you about it.
Missing this unpopular drama may be a big loss.
Ripley
Ripley
The play is based on Patricia Highsmith's novel The Genius Ripley.
Highsmith is a talented female writer of mystery novels.
Her works have always been a sweet spot for film and television adaptations.
The first novel, "Strangers on the Train", was an instant hit.
It was also put on the screen by Hitchcock and became a classic in film history.
"Carol", published under her pseudonym, was also adapted into a movie of the same name in 2015.
The big devil and the little white rabbit staged a forbidden love, which was incredibly beautiful.
And this "Genius Ripley", since its release in 1955, has been adapted many times.
The first shot was made by the great French director René Clément.
In 1960, it was made into the French movie "Sinking Corpse in the Angry Sea", with the handsome guy Alain Delon playing the protagonist Ripley.
In the decades that followed, there were several versions of film and television works.
Among them, the most well-known is 1999's "The Genius Ripley".
160,000 people on Douban scored 8.3 points, and the reputation is quite good.
This version of the lineup can be described as star-studded, starring Matt Damon, Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, Cate Blanchett and many other stars.
And they are basically at the peak of their appearance, which is very eye-catching.
The film version of Zhuyu is in front, and the drama version of "Ripley" after 25 years has naturally made a lot of effort.
The director is Steven Zerian, who wrote and directed "Run in the Night" and is also one of the screenwriters of "The Irishman".
The shooting of this version has gone very artistically.
Photography in black and white from beginning to end, the composition is exquisite, the light and shadow are unique, and the style is very high.
Starring, Andrew Scott.
This man with a British flavor has contributed two classic characters who have left their names in the annals of history before.
One is Moriarty in "Sherlock", who is affectionately called "Mo Niang".
Highly intelligent and crazy, neurotic and charming.
The overly coquettish and powerful performance makes the character deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
The other is the priest in "London Life".
is gentle and considerate, and once became the ideal type for all drama fans.
The most heartwarming thing is the golden sentences about love that pop up from time to time.
It's heart-wrenching and realistic.
Andrew's casting was actually questioned a lot.
Because in the original work, Ripley was a young man.
Andrew is clearly out of age.
And in terms of image, it is far less charming than the previous Ripleys.
When the series was officially launched, all the previous doubts disappeared.
Age and appearance have not become Andrew's shackles at all.
On the contrary, his interpretation makes this time Ripley more deeply mysterious and more melancholy and complex.
Especially compared with the movie version 25 years ago, the style of painting is diametrically opposite.
It is precisely this "subversion" that gives me a very unique look and feel of this version of "Ripley".
The story begins in New York in the 60s of the last century.
Tom Ripley (Andrew Scott) is a destitute liar.
Every day, he either does some tricks and cheats, or he drinks in a bar.
Life can only be said to be barely surviving.
Suddenly, one day, a private investigator came to the door.
There was a rich man who wanted to ask Ripley to do an errand.
Seeing the rich man's big deal, Ripley decisively took the deal.
It turned out that the rich man had a son, Dickey, who lived a prodigal life outside all the year round.
I am currently living in Italy and have been away from home, which makes my parents angry and worried.
So, the plutocrats wanted Ripley to go to Italy, find his son, and convince him to return home.
At the same time, he promised that all the expenses during the period would be borne by him.
This journey also became a change in Ripley's fate.
When Ripley arrives in Italy, he quickly finds Dickey.
Along with Dickie, there is also his fiancée, Maggie.
Ripley struggled to get close to Dickitaus.
At first, Dickey was not repelled by Ripley.
The two became good friends, and even lived together, admiring oil paintings together, chatting and shopping together.
However, Maggie has always had a bad eye on Ripley.
And perceived Ripley's identity as a "sexual pervert".
It wasn't long before Dickie found a way to get rid of Ripley.
So, Dickey arranged to travel alone with Ripley.
As the two sailed out to sea, he explained his thoughts to Ripley.
雷普利听完，当即心灰意冷。
Not just because Dickey wants to chase him away, but because Dickey has a strong contempt for Ripley's identity.
Dickey's words and attitude irritated Ripley.
In the end, it was exchanged for the other party's outburst.
Ripley picked up the oar and called it over Dickey's head.
There were a few muffled noises in the calm sea.
Dickie collapsed in a pool of blood.
Ripley calmly disposed of Dickey's body.
First it sank into the sea, and then it drowned the boat.
Then take Dickie's belongings and head to other cities.
And the identity he used at this time became Dickey.
Ripley has officially started his new life.
If you see this, you can understand that this is an "impostor" murder case.
The wonderful part is how Ripley mediates between multiple characters without revealing the stuff.
He swapped Dickey's passport for his own photo, stayed in various luxury hotels, and made all kinds of purchases in Dickey's name.
No matter where he goes, in the eyes of others, he is a generous American.
He also used Dickey's voice to keep up correspondence with his parents and fiancée.
Leave traces all over Europe.
They were convinced that Dickey was still traveling and living in Europe.
All kinds of camouflage, seamless.
It wasn't until Dickey's friend approached him that Ripley realized that his plan was in danger of being revealed.
In this way, Ripley has another unjust soul in his hands.
The friend's body was soon found.
The police suspect that Dickey has something to do with the murder and come to Dickey for questioning.
But I never thought that the Dicki in front of me was not Dickie.
At the same time, it was also said that Ripley, who had disappeared, was also related to Dickey in front of him.
As for Ripley, he is increasingly panicking about his identity being revealed.
Getting himself free of suspicion has become a major problem that he needs to solve urgently.
Having been around for 70 years, the story of "Ripley" has endured.
The different versions have almost all received a good reputation.
In the final analysis, it is because similar stories have been repeated in different eras.
There is a psychological term called "Ripley syndrome", which is named after the protagonist of "The Genius Ripley".
It refers to a personality disorder in which you keep lying in order to improve your status, so that you can't tell whether it's true or a lie.
And Tom Ripley is the most typical and extreme representative.
In recent years, many works have been tinged with "Ripley's syndrome".
For example, the Korean drama "Anna".
It's about a woman who pretends to be a celebrity and rises to high society.
Another example is the movie "Sutterburn".
It is also an ordinary teenager who is addicted to the aristocratic world after coming into contact with high society and can't extricate himself.
In addition to film and television works, similar news is frequently exposed in the real world.
The forms are varied, but the essence is the same.
It is all about the essence of class society, and telling a big lie centered on the status of the rich.
So, the show "Ripley" is not so much a crime story as an experiment in human prying eyes.
With the help of the process of a poor boy impersonating the rich second generation, it depicts the psychological alienation under the class gap.
Ripley is smart.
He is proficient in arithmetic, outstanding in writing, and has a strong ability to learn and imitate.
But because of his humble background, he never found a good job and lived a poor and pitiful life.
He has low self-esteem and is conceited.
Always reflexively wanting to hide who you are.
Poverty, homosexuality, lies.
When Dickey asked Ripley if he wanted to tell the truth he wanted to hide, he decisively refused.
It was this truth that he was ashamed to tell that became an important step in his descent into madness.
He was fascinated and contemptuous of the status of the rich.
Ripley takes Dickey's identity and is at ease.
On the one hand, it is to obtain a good life.
On the other hand, he thinks he is worthy, even more than Dickey.
In his eyes, almost all the rich second generations are waste wood.
Dickey says he wants to be a painter, but his paintings are not glorious.
Fiancée Maggie is busy writing every day, and the words that can be written are empty and boring.
Ripley is also unconvinced that Dickey's friend, who claims to be a playwright, really has much talent.
"It's too obvious, he's not a playwright, he's just a family with money."
The cloak of the rich often covers all the ugliness and filth.
When Ripley takes Dickey's identity as a thief, he gets a very different treatment and vision.
Once he came to a strange city, his face was full of fear and caution.
As soon as I got out of the car, I was taken away with my bag, paid in a daze, and went to a place I don't know where it was.
The whole process was met with indifference and perfunctory attention from others.
After pretending to be Dickey, he stayed in a luxury hotel, and the front desk and landlord were all very warm and friendly.
For a while, it was difficult to tell whether it was Ripley's personality charm or simply "money ability".
Maggie's changes are also very different.
At first, no matter what Ripley did, Maggie looked at him coldly, thinking that he was a poor boy with suspicious whereabouts.
Later, Ripley deceived Maggie and inherited a large fortune himself.
After that, Maggie also let down her guard against him, and was no longer as full of disdain as before.
The same goes for Dickie's father.
He had thought that Ripley was a guy trying to scam him out of money.
In the end, he thinks that Ripley is a kind and good person.
He even said something like, "I was not mistaken."
It is precisely this preferential treatment of the status of the rich that invisibly "adds blockage" to the police's solving of cases.
The front desk staff flipped through the photos on the passports and didn't check them at all.
I don't bother with the strange movements, but I'm actually moving the corpse.
Many suspicions are no longer pursued, and I fully believe that Ripley is a good person.
Their kindness to the rich has become a powerful assist for Ripley to escape justice time and time again.
Living in such a gaze, Ripley's own heart naturally underwent strange changes.
Even he himself was convinced of his status as a wealthy man.
It is precisely because of the accurate grasp of the psychological state under the class society that the story of "The Genius Ripley" can endure.
Whether it's the sun shining in color or the gloomy depth in black and white scenes.
Neither the change in form can erase its timeless core.
This is the preciousness of masterpieces, and it is also the greatness of film and television works.
Let the audience see the reality from it, which is the most commendable place.