A new year cool drama, silently and quietly began to broadcast, the protagonist of this time is a rogue, the result is unexpectedly good.
After the official launch of Netflix's original French-language drama "Yasen Robin" a few days ago, it quickly became the first French-language TV series to enter the Netflix US Top 10, ranking third, and ranking first in France and other regions.
Who is Arthur Robin?
We all know that the "Sherlock Holmes Series" created by the British writer Conan Doyle is very classic, and the story of Sherlock Holmes has been filmed for a hundred years and is still prosperous. Even viewers who have not read the original novel can still understand the anecdotes of this great detective from various film and television works.
In contrast, another fictional character with the same name as Sherlock Holmes, Arthur Robin, seems much dimmer.
Arthur Robin is a classic character written by the French writer Maurice LeBron, a combination of a rogue, a detective, and an adventurer. He was resourceful, thoughtful, and mercurial, good at disguise, good at robbing the rich and helping the poor, and the common people liked to call him "rogue" and "strange thief gentleman".
For various reasons, Yasen Robin is far less well-known in China than Sherlock Holmes, but in Japan and other parts of Asia, the strange thief gentleman is a household name, "Strange Thief Kidd", "Lupin III", and even Gu Long's "Chu Liuxiang" are in the same vein as Yasen Robin.
It is not surprising that domestic audiences are not familiar with Robin, and it is strange that even France, the hometown of Robin's author, rarely adapts his story, and Hollywood is not very enthusiastic, and the last adaptation was more than seventy years ago.
Therefore, picking up this classic IP after N years can always attract the attention of many people.
At present, "Arthur Robin" has a Rotten Tomatoes freshness score of 100%, an IMDB score of 7.8, and film critics praise "Arthur Robin", which is fascinating, calling it "the first good drama of 2021", similar to the previous adaptation of the British drama "Sherlock".
Although half a day can not wait for the follow-up of "Sherlock", but waiting for this "Arthur Robin" can also be regarded as a small surprise at the beginning of the year.
At the same time, the drama also reached 8.0 points in The Douban score, and many people unexpectedly felt good, saying that "I didn't expect it to be a cool drama" and wanted to book the next season.
In 1905, The name of Yassen Robin first appeared in a magazine, and to tell this story more than a hundred years later, it was natural to change a fresh lip, and Netflix knew this well.
Nowadays, all kinds of crime themes emerge in an endless stream, and it is inevitable that you will feel familiar and old-fashioned when you just open this drama, but the new drama is new, and the more you watch it after clicking in, the more wonderful it is.
There won't be a threshold for those unfamiliar with Robin's story, because we won't see Arthur Robin himself in the show, and the screenwriter has created a whole new character within the framework of the modern metropolis.
Asan immigrated to Paris with his father since childhood, and after his father died in prison, Assan's life changed dramatically. He looks terrible, has no stable job, is strapped for money, is divorced from his wife, and often lets his son pigeon, and it's hard to associate such a person with the well-to-do rogue in the novel.
But in the next shot, he unconsciously put the child support into his ex-wife's pocket.
It can be seen that the screenwriter inherits the soul of the original work: regarding Robin, no one knows who he is, and maybe even the name Robin is fake, he hides among thousands of people and rubs shoulders with thousands of people.
The plot will always take unexpected turns at key moments, and it is also a highlight of the play, the four people initially "conspired" to steal the queen's necklace, and the vigilant gang thought that they would preemptively attack, in fact, they had been targeted as early as a few weeks ago, and the strange thief gentleman was always one step ahead.
In addition to content such as "The Queen's Necklace", there are also tributes to the original in many dialogues and techniques, and the screenwriter has indeed done "to make this iconic character full of charm breathe new life".
Asan is not Robin, he just studies the novel and treats Robin as an idol, waiting for the opportunity to avenge his father; Asan is Robin again, because "Arthur Robin" is not only a book, but also his life path.
Written by George Kay, who wrote "The Interrogation Room" and "Kill Eve," and François Uzan of Family Business, it's no wonder that there's a French humor mixed in, and who drives a windy red sports car to steal.
Directors include Louis Letrier of "The Incredibles" and "Invincible Hulk", Marcella Sayyid of "Narcos", and Ludvik Bernard, assistant director of "Superbody", all of whom are big-guy-level characters.
The most eye-catching actor in the cast is the male protagonist, who has won the French César Award for "Untouchable" Omar Hee ("X-Men: Reverse Future", "Jurassic World", which is also the first time that a black actor has played the strange thief gentleman Yasen Robin.
In one scene, Asan, posing as a buyer, is asked when communicating with the auctioneer: "I didn't expect a buyer like you." This fit with current politics also highlights the show's up-to-date pace, and satirizes those who question the inability of blacks to star in the show.
Omar Sheikh is a well-known actor in France, ranked second among the most popular male artists in france in 2020, tall and handsome, good acting skills, let him play Yassen Robin, there is no more suitable.
Moreover, domestic audiences also praised his good acting skills.
In addition to the film emperor, the supporting characters also include Elve Pierre ("I Accuse"), Ludwin Senier ("Paris, I Love You", "The New Pope"), Nicole Garcia ("Who Do You Think I Am"), Clotilde Esm ("Paris Little Love Song") and other lineups, including a number of new and old actors in the French entertainment industry.
At present, "Arthur Robin" has only aired five episodes, and the flashback narrative makes the plot rhythm without delay, and the audience also has a clearer grasp of the characters, but many mysteries may not be revealed until later.
But these 5 episodes have attracted a lot of viewers, and they have sighed that they are good.
In the original book, Robin not only stole, but also competed with Sherlock Holmes, and always won slightly, not knowing whether the rich Netflix has copyright considerations in the future.
If it can be promoted, it is simply another universe of detectives and rogues.
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