Unexpectedly, this year turned out to be the year of the turnaround of spy war dramas.
First of all, CCTV's financial spy war drama "The Wind Chaser" started low and went high, and the ratings repeatedly broke 2, and "People's Daily" and Wen Wei Po also wrote special articles to praise it. The key word is two words: innovation.
Hunan Satellite TV's "When the Stars Shine" followed closely behind, once again leading the satellite TV ratings.
Next, once this spy war drama is launched, there will be a situation of satellite TV spy war drama "Five-Star Connection", that is, the prime time of the five first-line satellite TV, all of which are broadcasting spy war dramas.
Hunan Satellite TV broadcast "When the Stars Shine", and Zhejiang Satellite TV broadcast "Wind Chaser" in the second round.
What are the other three satellite TVs?
If you don't sell Guanzi, it's "Harbin 1944".
Just now, the 40-episode spy war drama "Harbin 1944" released a finalized trailer, and the official announcement was scheduled to land on Dragon TV, Jiangsu Satellite TV, and Beijing Satellite TV from April 21.
I have to say that in recent years, the three first-line satellite TV simulcast a big drama other than the tribute drama, which is really a long time coming.
Next, let's talk about the basis of this much-anticipated spy war drama?
01, Zhang Li, the godfather of historical dramas, filmed a spy war drama for the first time, and 3 highlights helped the hit
As we all know, if you want to create a brain-burning and good-looking spy war drama, the level of the main creative team is very important.
Behind "Secret Calculation" and "Kite", there is Liu Yunlong.
Behind "Cliff", there is Liu Jin.
《追风者》背后，有姚晓峰。
It is not difficult to see that behind the classic spy war dramas, the directors are by no means general.
And the director of "Harbin 1944" can be said to be the quality assurance of the series: Zhang Li.
The representative works "Ming Dynasty 1566" and "The Right Way in the World is the Vicissitudes of Life", the masterpieces of domestic historical dramas, he contracted three by himself.
Although Zhang Li doesn't seem to have been involved in spy war dramas before, viewers who are familiar with "The Right Way in the World is the Vicissitudes of Life" know that the spy war elements in this historical drama are not low, and Zhang Li's skills are more than enough to shoot spy war dramas.
Of course, whether a spy war drama can be good or not, the landing point has to be the script.
The script of "Harbin 1944" was written by Wang Xiaogun, Liu Tianzhuang, and Liu Jinfei.
Wang Xiaogun's high-scoring spy war dramas include "Mask", "Secret Messenger", "Opponent" and so on. Zhang Li, who is notoriously strict with the script, I don't believe he doesn't show his housekeeping skills.
Looking at the story, the play is set on the eve of the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, and tells the story of our intelligence officer Song Zhuowen, who was mistaken by the chief of the enemy's special service section for his life-saving benefactor Song Zhuowu, that is, his brother, and infiltrated the special service department of the Harbin Police Department.
Guan Xue was cold-blooded and suspicious, and Song Zhuowen endured all the hardships to gain the trust of Guan Xue and senior officials, but at this moment, in the special service section of the procuratorate, someone saw another person with the same appearance, swaggering on the streets of Harbin.
Multi-faceted agents, disguised lurks, and multi-faceted wrestling......
Judging from the several teasers released, there are at least 3 highlights.
The first highlight is enough to burn the brain.
A wonderful spy war drama is always a duel of intelligence, and it is a game between various forces.
Judging from the preview, in this Harbin spy war, the attack and defense of the positive and negative sides have come and gone, and the intelligence content is very sufficient.
There is a big scene of intellectual offense and defense.
For example, the special service section of the Harbin Police Department has opened a net and is ready to wipe out all of our underground party.
There are also wits in small scenes.
For example, Song Zhuowen and Guan Xue were held hostage by a mysterious person in the back seat of the car, and the conversation between the three was full of blades and sword shadows.
Song Zhuowen asked if he could discuss, but he was hit critically, Guan Xue immediately turned the steering wheel and rushed to the dead end: If you can't negotiate, you will die together.
The second highlight is suspenseful enough.
It can be seen from the trailer that one of the key to the main plot of the show is the identity puzzle of Song Zhuowen and Song Zhuowu's brothers.
And how Song Zhuowen has infiltrated the enemy and his brother has been exposed, he maneuvered around to protect himself in all forces and obtain more information for our party.
In the process, characters who are both good and evil keep appearing, and puzzles follow.
For example, Zhang Zixian and several other minions of the secret service department proposed to distinguish Song Zhuowen, and only one person was the most suitable: Guan Xue.
Judging from the trailer, Song Zhuowu seems to play the role of a revolutionary dead soldier, with a scruffy beard, blasting with his left hand and assassinating with his right hand.
So Song Zhuowen said in the trailer, "I can't be like my brother, killing one is enough to kill two and earn one." ”
But how he evaded the screening of the secret service department, the suspense should run throughout, and perhaps the answer will not be revealed until the end of the episode.
Also, Harbin in 1944 was an isolated island under the minions of the Japanese army.
However, the situation has changed, and the Japanese and pseudo-rivers are declining, and the forces of all sides are surging, intertwined and infiltrating each other.
Victorious changes are coming.
And the Zhuowen Zhuowu brothers use their brains and hands on the other, maneuvering in the intricate relationship.
In this treacherous spy war contest, who will die in the end? Who will fall in the last heavy snow in Harbin before the victory of the Anti-Japanese War?
Even the stills are very suspenseful, and everyone is shrouded in a layer of fog.
The crowd of friends and foes is like an invisible net, surrounding the audience outside the screen.
The third highlight is high enough.
Generally speaking, domestic spy war dramas are divided into "martial wars" and "cultural wars".
The representative works of "Cultural War" are "Secret Calculation" and "Latent".
The latter usually has a lot of action scenes, and "The Pretender" belongs to this type, which is suspenseful and suspenseful, and action is action.
Zhang Li made a move, and "Harbin 1944" was obviously a military war.
There are a lot of action scenes in the trailer, which pushes the tense atmosphere to the climax.
There was tension during the arrest, and Song Zhuowen, played by Qin Hao, was pointed at gunpoint more than once.
There are hot gunfight scenes in the downtown area, and the fight starts if you don't agree with each other.
There are also fiery explosion scenes that make the audience adrenaline rush to watch.
I don't believe that Zhang Li will make a bad drama when he comes out of the mountain.
02, all the acting schools, the two villains of "Hurricane" are recombined
Compared with many spy war dramas with small fresh meat in old dramas, "Harbin" pays more attention to acting skills in the overall casting, and it can be said that it is the acting school of all members.
The seven actors in the play are all exciting.
The first place, Qin Hao.
Qin Hao's acting skills need not be said, with the two suspense dramas "The Hidden Corner" and "The Long Season", this former literary film student has completely gained a firm foothold, and no one will think that Qin Hao will not act.
But to be honest, in the past two dramas, "The Three Teams" and "Xiaoman Life", one is 7.1 and the other is 6.1, Qin Hao's performance is not lost at most.
, who admits that he has a hand in picking scripts, still needs a big drama to revive his blood, and "Harbin" is the best opportunity.
In the play, Qin Hao plays two roles, the eldest brother Zhuo Wu, who is very skillful, and has a murderous aura that does not care.
The younger brother Zhuo Wen has a sense of humor and a sense of mystery that is quiet as an agent.
This is definitely an all-round acting award, and there is enough room to play.
There is a scene in the trailer, Zhuo Wen's identity is debunked at a glance, his eyes pretend to be calm, and he plays the character's calm, forbearing, and wise state very seriously.
I am optimistic that Qin Hao will return to the peak of acting skills with this drama.
second, Yang Mi who plays the heroine Guan Xue.
I know how controversial this role will be, but it is undeniable that the female villain in the spy war drama of the Republic of China has always been easy to shine.
For example, Wang Ou in "The Pretender", and Wan Qian in "The Lurker".
In the trailer, Yang Mi's style is changeable, and his image is too beautiful.
Or a dress with wavy curls, indescribable charm.
Or wearing a trench coat and shooting domineeringly, full of danger.
's changeable shape seems to indicate that she has more than one setting in the play.
Guan Xue is the chief of the special service section of the Harbin Police Department of the puppet Manchurian, with a ruthless side, as well as a loving side to the life-saving benefactor Zhuo Wen Zhuowu, if Yang Mi wants to complete the transformation of his acting skills, this is the best opportunity.
third place, Zhang Zixian.
This time, Zhang Zixian's role is definitely not low.
When it comes to him, many people's first impression is that they are good actors, but spy war dramas may be Zhang Zixian's acting comfort zone.
In "Rebel", many people remember Wang Yang, the king of dragging, and in fact, there is also a very brilliant role, that is, Wang Shi'an, the king of the volume.
This time, he played Pan Yue, who is also a middle-level in the Japanese puppet police department, and it is likely that he is the enemy's intellectual responsibility, that is, the biggest threat faced by Qin Hao's character.
It's going to shine.
fourth and fifth, Lin Jiachuan, Feng Bing.
The two of them put it together, not because the two of them are not weighty, but because the knife brothers Tang Xiaolong and Lao Mo in "Hurricane" came to build a team.
Lin Jiachuan's role, without much suspense, should be our person.
Feng Bing's Ma Bole, but I can't figure it out, there is a scene where he faces Song Zhuowen directly, and he makes it clear, "You and your brother look very similar", but his eyes glanced away, is the enemy tempting, or are our people also penetrating the enemy?
Watch the show.
sixth place, Jiang Qiming.
His mute brother in "The Long Season" is out of the circle.
But the follow-up resources seem to be a little unable to keep up, and this drama is a good opportunity.
Hopefully he'll shine again.
seventh place, Luan Yuanhui.
Luan Yuanhui is a real gold medal supporting actor and a treasure actor.
In dramas such as "The Twelve Hours of Chang'an", he does not have many scenes, but his acting skills are very expressive, and he is no worse than those well-known powerful factions.
This time, his role is not light.
In the trailer, the villain who seems to be the most dangerous is him.
In the interrogation scene, he was quick and ruthless, and his eyes were full of ruthlessness.
In the shootout scene, he holds a gun in one hand, and his expression is fierce and cruel, which is to fill the arrogant attributes of the character.
That's enough.
But Zhang Li still found a few veteran faces of the Anti-Japanese War spy war drama to suppress the formation.
For example, Tian Xiaojie, from "Secret Calculation" to "Before Dawn", as soon as he appeared, he had the flavor of spy warfare.
The old drama bone Zhang Guoqiang, a "Soldier Assault", and a "My Regiment Commander, My Regiment", is enough to establish his acting status.
In this play, he plays our underground worker, and he is obviously a hidden character, which is not proper.
Judging from the cast of the show, it can be regarded as the top configuration of a spy war drama.
03, can "Harbin 1944" achieve a spy war drama 2024?
Let me put it bluntly, although there are still Zhang Songwen's "Lonely Boat" and Wang Zhiwen Nie Yuan's "Night and Dawn", the No. 1 seed of the 2024 domestic spy war drama is "Harbin 1944".
In the field of national dramas, there has never been a shortage of high-quality spy war dramas, but in recent years, it is difficult for spy war dramas to have such brilliance as "Latent" and "Cliff".
After being silent for a long time, "Wind Chaser" reopened the door to spy war dramas, and the spy war drama with a score of 7.8 on Douban has been a hit for a long time.
But the counterattack of spy war dramas is not inevitable.
followed by "When the Stars Shine", which was broadcast on "The Wind Chaser", and it lacked a bit of surprises.
To put it bluntly, in order to bring domestic spy war dramas back to the top, at least one real king bomb is needed.
Perhaps, you can start with this "Harbin 1944".
In the final analysis, there are actually three points in the quality of spy war dramas: first, the excellent script, the success of "The Wind Chaser" is, first of all, the success of script innovation.
The second is the director's level of storytelling, Liu Yunlong, Liu Jin, and Yao Xiaofeng are all masters of telling spy war stories.
The third is whether the actor can perform the drama.
Judging from the main creative team, cast, and the texture of the trailer, "Harbin 1944" has no flaws for the time being.
Although the trailer is not long, the audience can still feel the intentions of the main creative team from the details.
For example, the costumes of the characters, as well as the scenes of the spy war, are full of movie texture and a strong sense of the times.
2024 domestic spy war, can the battle be decided? It's up to Uncle Li and Qin Hao.