Needless to say, the popularity of spy war dramas in the national drama market is no longer enough, and "The Wind Chaser", which ended not long ago, is an example.
In fact, domestic spy warfare has gone downhill in recent years, whether it is the spy war of the Republic of China or modern themes, they have followed the old routine, and it is difficult to achieve surprising innovation in the narrative, which has led to a sharp decline in word of mouth.
After "Wind Chaser", another spy war drama is coming!
"When the Stars Shine" starring Li Xian and Ren Min was launched for four episodes, and the reputation was surprisingly good. Open the Douban comment area, and you can see many five-star praises.
The perspective of the story is unique, and the opening part is full of suspense.
After the male protagonist Hua Zhen met his teacher, he came to Shanghai with a book, and he originally planned to send the book to the designated place according to the teacher's instructions to go back, but he didn't expect that his fate had quietly changed.
In order to find out more things and the inside story, Hua Zhen stayed in Shanghai and became an ordinary police officer in the police station, what will happen next?
With all kinds of questions, go straight into the play.
Objectively speaking, after four episodes, the story is a little bland, but there are many surprises in the group portrait of the actors. The male protagonist Li Xian has a high degree of completion of the role and has made great progress.
The 25-year-old female director Min, her acting skills have caused a lot of controversy. Those scenes with strong expressions and hard lines, the sense of drama is too strong, this is "textbook" acting?
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is still the same sentence, a good film and television drama must be supported by good actors. If the characters are not vivid enough, the story will be monotonous.
The cast of "When the Stars Shine" is still young actors and powerful factions, which is not uncommon in many spy war themes.
If young actors can interpret their roles to the extreme, it will naturally be a big plus.
Let's look at the male protagonist Li Xian first.
The acting skills are a little green, but there is a very full part of the expression of the role of Hua Zhen in the new drama, and the details may need to be improved, but it does not affect the drama.
For example, in this paragraph, Hua Zhen encountered an emergency in Shanghai, and at first he could only take the little girl Li Qiushi with him. Later, when he was about to leave Shanghai, he was relieved and went back to look for Li Qiushi.
When he asked the hotel front desk about the little girl, he was obviously anxious, and he was a little incoherent, and his words were all worried.
Later, he finally found Li Qiushi crying upstairs, he looked at this fragile child, his eyes were full of distress and love.
Later, Hua Zhen became an ordinary police officer in the police station, and directly broke into the French Concession when arresting the abductor, and his tough attitude made everyone present admire.
Whether it is Hua Zhen's strength, courage or concern for the disadvantaged, Li Xian's performance is very vivid, and his acting skills have made visible progress to the naked eye.
Secondly, several powerful factions are equally impressive.
is like Hua Zhuoqin, the deputy minister of the Ministry of Military Affairs played by Huang Zhizhong, with a strong aura as soon as he appears. Seeing his son Hua Zhen return home, there was a hint of surprise in his eyes, but it was quickly covered by a stern color. This subtle expression was handled very well by Huang Zhizhong.
The villain Wei Daiqing played by Wang Maolei is also brilliant.
When secretly following Deng Mingyuan, Wei Daiqing unceremoniously broke into Hua Zhuoqin's house, and politely "invited" the other party to leave when he saw Deng Mingyuan. But the moment he got into the car, as soon as he turned around, a pair of cunning eyes could no longer hide.
This villain role was played by Wang Maolei.
In addition, Hua Liang played by Song Ningfeng is also a very vivid character, who is steady and can think calmly in the face of urgent situations.
When he treats his younger brother, he can't help but be a little more strict, but in fact, he also cares about his family.
These are impressive. Especially the male protagonist Li Xian, if he can pay more attention to some details in terms of emotional tension, there will be unexpected effects.
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In spy war dramas, female characters are an indispensable part. As a support for the story, it can also play a role in reversal.
Like Hua Xiangyu played by Wang Likun in "Infernal", and Shen Jinzhen played by Li Qin in "Wind Chaser", they all have a degree of completion that exceeds expectations.
The heroine of "When the Stars Shine" is Ren Min, who is also a very young actor.
In many previous film and television dramas, Ren Min's acting skills have always been the focus of heated discussions. Objectively speaking, the acting skills are a little green.
Luo Minmin in the new drama has a lot of different layers, some of the scenes look dramatic, and some scenes are full of emotion.
When they first appeared, Luo Minmin and her sister had a big quarrel in the room, and the two even started fighting, which made people wonder if this was a spy war drama?
This scene can also be regarded as a simple foreshadowing of Luo Minmin's character.
Next, when it came to the dinner table, Luo Minmin quarreled again, his eyes widened angrily, looking at his sister sitting in front of him with all his firepower, and he wanted to lift the table.
On the first day of joining the police station, Luo Minmin looked up and down at "Xiang Yuansheng" standing beside her, and she also deliberately imitated the other party's posture, with a little naughtiness.
When eating, she holds two bowls, and her "little eyes" who want to order more food are smarter than anyone else. When she sat with Xiang Yuansheng, she wanted to say thank you but didn't know how to say it, her eyes were full of embarrassment and embarrassment.
But in this part, Ren Min's lines are obviously not enough to pass, and the lines in the emotional progression part are stiff, as if they are read out from a book, and there is no emotion.
Sometimes the places that need emotional changes become more blurred because of the lines, which greatly reduces the three-dimensionality of the characters.
Some viewers also concluded that this way of acting gives people the feeling of "too hard", the performance traces are very heavy, and the actors fail to integrate into the role.
However, this little girl is usually very noisy, even a little pretentious, but when she quiets down, she is a little more emotional.
Judging from the real situation of the character, she joined the police station not only to "catch the bad guys", but also to earn some salary and better protect her family.
One day, when Luo Minmin returned home, she frowned slightly when she looked at the mess all over the ground, and picked up the broom and started working. At this moment, she is sensible.
When her brother came to ask, she didn't hesitate to say that she was already a police officer, and they didn't dare to come over to make trouble again. At this moment, the small shoulders are more responsible.
Perhaps because of the "personality" of the role, Ren Min always gives people a very dramatic feeling when interpreting this role. If this character can be more emotional and more stable in the follow-up plot, this feeling can be changed.
Epilogue:
The drama "When the Stars Shine" is relatively complete in terms of story structure, and the narrative of the first four episodes is divided into two parts, one is the tense spy war, and the other is the fireworks in the market, and the two are fused together to make the rhythm more brisk.
Compared with previous spy war dramas, this drama adds too much fireworks, or even a little too much, which will cause the plot to be a little dull.
It is worth mentioning that several powerful factions in the play do not have much problem in shaping their roles, and the male protagonist Li has made significant progress.
The female director Min has also made progress, but she still needs to control the emotions she should have in shaping the role, otherwise the tension of the character is obviously insufficient.