broadcast for 1 hour, Zhang Songwen's new drama won the first place on the soaring list, I dare to say: suspense dramas are going to be dark horses again

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2024-06-06 20:19Published in Guangdong entertainment creators

"You're staring at me like this every day, aren't you tired?"

"You play another person every day, are you tired?"

As soon as the dialogue between the "orphaned" criminal policeman Wang Shitu (played by Zhang Songwen) and the young man Xiaoqi (played by Rong Zishan), whose identities became a mystery three years after his disappearance, came out, the taste of the Misty Theater returned.

Do you still remember dramas such as "The Hidden Corner" and "The Silent Truth"?

These are the king's bomb dramas in the domestic suspense dramas of the past decade.

The "climbing" and "bad boys" in "The Hidden Corner" are terrifying;

The search for the truth in the three time and space of "The Silent Truth" is shocking.

It can be said that it is these two high-scoring masterpieces in 2020 that have played the signboard of "Misty Theater", a domestic suspense drama, and laid the foundation for the popularity of domestic suspense dramas in recent years.

In recent years, the Misty Theater has had its ups and downs, like a suspense drama. However, suspense itself always represents hope.

This time, the second shot of the Fog Theater in 2024 will make the audience's expectations full again.

"The Boy Who Can't See the Shadow" was just launched on the Taochang Mist Theater on June 6.

Zhang Songwen and Rong Zishan collaborated for the third time after "Summer in Xixiaohe" and "Hidden Corner", and "Zhu Chaoyang and Son" came out of the mountain again.

Director Zhou Quan is the director of "Summer in Xixiaohe".

"Hurricane" Gao Qiqiang and Li Xiang reunited, and this time they became colleagues who were not very good.

Only Wang Peilu is still doing evil in the play.

plus Cheng Taishen, Cao Lei, Tong Lei and other old acquaintances of suspense dramas, "Hidden Hurricane"? The lineup is kind of interesting.

The subject matter, child trafficking, and the disappearance of teenagers are even more foggy.

premiered 4 episodes, and rushed to the top of the soaring list in 1 hour. The opening heat is not low.

But the success or failure of suspense dramas is still the most critical question: can you play a good story?

After chasing 4 episodes in one go, the answer to this suspense is there.

1. The sense of suspense is full, and the three serial cases at the beginning are called scratching people's hearts

The sense of suspense is the first essence that suspense dramas can grasp people.

"The Hidden Corner" became popular overnight, and the "mountain climbing scene" that filled the suspense and tension contributed a lot.

After that, all the high-energy plots started with this well-planned murder case of climbing a mountain.

When it comes to "The Boy Who Can't See the Shadow", the suspenseful atmosphere at the beginning is also first-class.

In just 4 episodes, three major crimes were committed one after another.

The first case is the 417 case of the disappearance of three teenagers.

The story also starts in 1993 in a small town called Zhaoyang, a teenager disappeared.

On April 17 of that year, three teenagers and gangsters outside the school got together after school, hooked up and called brothers, and defrauded a lot of money together, but they fought unevenly.

The storm was stormy, and the rain covered its tracks and washed away the sin.

Subsequently, near the Wyvern Game Hall, one of the teenagers was mysteriously hunted down.

And Bian Jie went home with a bloody knife to steal money, and disappeared after an argument with his sister.

Since then, the three teenagers have mysteriously disappeared, and their lives and deaths are unknown.

Why was the teenager hunted down and buried, was it a missing teenager?

The large pits and various traces found by the police seem to confirm a murder, are those teenagers who were killed?

So far, in this drama, there is no surprise and mystery.

Throw out the suspense, give clues, solve the suspense, and then throw the next suspense.

This is what a high-quality suspense drama should do.

The second case is the arrest of human traffickers.

This teenager is missing, and the police arrest him.

Wang Shitu, an old criminal policeman played by Zhang Songwen, has been tracking down the whereabouts of his abducted son Doudou, and the death of his wife has strengthened his obsession: he must find his son.

Three teenagers go missing, and he quickly combines the confession of the owner of the game hall to lock up a trafficker he has been eyeing for a long time.

According to the informant's confession, casting nets to catch fish, it didn't take long for the traffickers to lock down the lair: what are you waiting for, arrest people.

In a surprise attack, none of the traffickers ran, Wang Shitu calmly walked in front of the traffickers: Tell me honestly.

But the woman trafficker's cold-blooded confession made Wang Shitu's heart full of hope, and he was completely cold - "What about this child?" "Dead"

"What?" "I'm sick, so I can only leave him." "What disease?" "I'm not a doctor."

I can't find my own children, what about the three teenagers? The trafficker said that it had nothing to do with her, and the clue was broken again.

Unexpectedly, the next story would be reversed in a way that Wang Shitu couldn't have imagined.

The third case is a juvenile impersonation case.

3 years later, a bus pickpocket named Xiaoqi was suddenly recognized by a passenger and was taken back to the Zhaoyang Police Station for some reason.

What's even more amazing is that after the eldest daughter of the Jin family arrived, she decided that this was her missing brother based on just a scar on her hand.

Next, the child was recognized by the Jin family, pretending to have amnesia and returning to the family as "Bian Jie".

The 417 case, solved?

According to Xiao Qi, he was sold to one place, and the other two teenagers were sold to another place, and he did not know the whereabouts of the others.

But this "Bian Jie" who came back was full of doubts.

A game of cat and mouse begins.

Wang Shitu found that the young man was evasive from the beginning, the bull's head was not in the horse's mouth, and what was even more strange was that he seemed to be very afraid of the police.

He is not Bian Jie, so why pretend to be Bian Jie?

As the boy was brought back to the Jin family, more doubts appeared, such as his shoe size one size smaller than Bian Jie, which did not match the year's homework book.

Can the police find these details, but can't the Jin family?

But it feels like the family wants to cover up all the loopholes, and they don't want to check the true identity of the teenager.

For example, every time the father of the Jin family looks at his "son", the look with deep meaning is not simple.

"I'm not the only one who has a ghost in my heart."

And all of this is inextricably linked to the disappearance of a teenager three years ago.

In just 4 episodes, there were three major cases, 4 teenagers were abducted, and at least one murder occurred.

The audience not only followed Zhang Songwen's train of thought to chase the murderer, but also watched Rong Zishan get out of the torture of the criminal police again and again, and continued to disguise, the director gave the young man enough IQ, and reserved a series of foreshadowing.

The rhythm of the drama version is so violent.

All of this has the temperament of a veteran police film in the 90s.

The impostor teenager, the family has secrets, the criminal police who see through the truth but don't know how to break the game, such a suspenseful atmosphere, it is difficult for people not to chase down.

Second, the suspense is enough, the plot has not dropped the chain, and at least 5 big pits have been dug in 4 episodes

Of course, a suspense drama is obviously not enough to dig holes.

What can really hold up a suspense drama is that the suspense can withstand pondering.

Otherwise, it is easy to become "tricky".

The screenwriter didn't confiscate anything about digging pits and burying pits, and dug at least 5 pits in the first 4 episodes alone, each pit is enough to be porcelain.

The first, the mystery of the disappearance of the three teenagers.

This is also the bottom of the whole story.

What really happened on a rainy night 3 years ago? Where did the abducted child go, and what secrets did Xiaojie hide?

Who was being hunted down on a rainy night? Whose blood is that bloody knife?

Why did Xiaojie go home in a hurry with a bloody knife, and why did he disappear after leaving in a hurry?

There are too many doubts, it can be said that this mystery is like the line that strings together all the suspense, and only when this mystery is solved, all the mysteries will be truly clear.

The second, the mystery of the return of the stand-in "Bian Jie".

This mystery and the previous one can be said to be like two buttons, one in front and one in the back, which constitute the main clues of the whole play.

It connects Xiao Qi, the Jin family, the mysterious Xiao Qi boss and the two police officers of the police station, and it is the highlight.

Xiao Qi, of course not Bian Jie, he is Bian Jie's stand-in.

His amnesia is faked, so why is he pretending to be Bian Jie?

It seems that someone has been manipulating him in the play, the Jin family is a wealthy local family with a single-family villa, what do they want from the Jin family?

The boy who can't see the shadow, where is the shadow, what the truth is, you have to continue to watch.

The third, the mystery of the murder three years ago.

At this point in the story, it has been repeatedly hinted that three years ago there was not only a kidnapping case, but also a murder case.

Who died?

If it was three teenagers who died, it seemed reasonable. But judging from the follow-up plot, the other teenagers are back, and they are inconsistent with Xiao Qi's statement.

That is, the other two missing teenagers, neither of whom died.

So only Bian Jie died?

It seems that three years ago there was probably a series of cases: disappearances, human trafficking, manslaughter, murder, and so on.

Most likely, it was a series of fortuitous events that eventually constituted a mystery.

Fourth, what is the secret of the Jin family?

This mystery has also existed from the beginning, and the audience found out that something was wrong with the family from the beginning of the confession.

Bian Jie's surname is Bian, and his mother's surname is followed. Not Kim Manbok's own son.

When Jin Manfu saw Xiao Qi for the first time, he hugged and hugged and cried bitterly, but he couldn't see a trace of joy.

Sung Tae-sun perfectly interprets the feeling of the role: he is acting. Who is it for?

To the police, but also to Bian Jie's mother.

That's why there was a sentence on the way home, "Look, this is not a fake brother and sister." ”

Looking at the expression of the eldest sister of the Jin family, it is obvious that in the whole family, only the mother of the Bian family who has lost her mind is really happy for the return of her "son".

In this way, a little liar became the "group pet" of the family, everyone was lying, everyone knew that he was a fake, but they all kept silent.

The missing teenager is eager to restart his life, the "loving" father wants the family to be complete, everyone has their own thoughts, the truth may not be important to them, but can this stand-in family scam be deceived to the end?

Fifth, how did Zhang Songwen and Rong Zishan's cat-and-mouse game end?

From the very beginning, this is the story between an "orphaned" detective and an orphan with "no identity".

It is likely that the policeman's own son is no longer there.

This line is actually the hidden line of the series.

The dark line seems to be independent, but there may be something inside.

The son of the old criminal policeman, and Bian Jie, Xiao Qi, did they know each other when they were young? Was there some kind of hidden connection between them?

I don't think it's that simple.

A good suspense drama does not keep hanging your appetite, but the mystery will always be released in the right place, triggering new mysteries.

is reasonable and logical, so that the audience can believe and lead the audience into the play.

Therefore, Zhang Songwen's hidden line may not just give him acting skills, but may be the biggest highlight of the show.

Who is the boy under the mask?

"Did you ever think that the case could be reversed like this?"

"Have you ever thought that there is more than one person lying here?"

What really happened three years ago?

The story is like a deep vine, dense and intertwined, entangled with everyone's fate, and in the complex labyrinth of human nature, everyone is looking for their own shadow.

Human nature is the invisible shadow.

3. Zhang Songwen is relaxed, Cheng Taishen is throwing, Guo Keyu, an actor, a look makes people's backs chill

"The Boy Who Can't See the Shadow" also does a good job, that is, it focuses on people.

Every character in the play has a story, and every character is worth digging into.

The characters are chewy, on the one hand, the script is solidly written, and on the other hand, the actors' acting skills are supported.

The first is Zhang Songwen.

simply brought the thoughtful and good at grasping people's hearts to the old criminal policeman Wang Shitu, and brought it to life.

Zhang Songwen's villain roles in the past two years have unconsciously been a bit too much.

At this time, it is necessary to play a positive role.

The role of Wang Shitu has a kind of lonely perseverance, a family of three, his wife died, his son was abducted, and he was left alone.

But Zhang Songwen did not play the role too bitterly, but a very down-to-earth old criminal policeman, with a slightly raunchy appearance, and his eyes seemed to have been exploring and scrutinizing.

Wang Shitu had a kind of police intuition, and the more he came into contact with Xiao Qi, the more sure he was that this young man was not Bian Jie.

But he also had the sense of responsibility of a criminal police officer and did not cross the line.

Only when a person eats noodles will he completely reveal his true feelings, from suddenly like yesterday to breaking down and crying, every detail is like a textbook of performance.

Finding out the truth, for Wang Shitu, is not only an investigation, but also a kind of redemption, so his attitude towards Xiao Qi is extremely complicated.

And in the trance scene after the car accident, Zhang Songwen didn't need lines, he played the emotions of missing his wife and children, and his acting skills were admirable.

But the first four episodes are trivial, and the real acting explosion is definitely still to come.

The second thing that surprised me was Guo Keyu

Although this girl actress who won the Hundred Flowers Award when she was a girl and the actress of the film festival has been a little silent over the years, her acting skills seem to have not diminished at all.

is obviously playing a dementia mother, but when facing Xiao Qi, in addition to family affection, there is also a faint sense of oppression.

It even sends chills down my spine, goosebumps all over my body, and I feel that the truth is difficult to understand.

Is she confused, or sober, does she really not know that Xiao Qi is pretending, or pretending not to know?

It's scary to think about.

The third and biggest reversal character Jin Manfu is also a drama.

The role played by Cheng Tae-sun, although it seems that there are not many scenes, can immediately attract your attention in very few scenes.

Just like in "The World" and "Roving Prosecutor Team".

He seemed to be a reliable "father".

Whether it is for his demented wife or for his strange fake son Xiao Qi, what he shows is unreserved love.

But he actually knows everything.

This is also the biggest hidden mine in the development of the plot.

A good actor is just a few expressions and a few lines, which can instantly bring emotions and make me gasp off the screen.

fourth place, Li Jian

Yes, Brother Qiang and Li Xiang, this time they partnered to investigate the case.

Although it is not unusual for Li Jian to play a policeman, this is suddenly cold and Zhang Songwen working together, I am not very comfortable at first, but after a few words, I immediately have a feeling.

Especially when he secretly observed the scene where the Jin family recognized each other, the role was established in a few shots.

Without a line, the audience knows that he notices something unusual, showing the intuition and strength of an old policeman.

Finally, Rong Zishan

At first, I was a little worried when I knew that he was taking the lead this time.

Although, his previous two collaborations with Zhang Songwen were very successful, and he has also accumulated a lot of experience in suspense dramas. But this time his role is too important, and he has to play two roles.

After watching 4 episodes, the stone in my heart fell to the ground. His performance in the play is at least a successful completion of the role task.

Whether it is the lines, facial expressions, or body movements, they are all relatively accurate and can be remembered at a glance.

It can even be seen that this young man is not simple.

The reversal in the back is estimated to depend on him.

In addition, the owner of the game hall like "Big Golden Tooth" Tong Lei.

The trafficker of the "crazy donkey" Wang Peilu.

It's all a micro-expression, an action, and it brings people to life.

When the character is alive, the audience can enter the play.

Fourth, the Fog Theater has made a turnaround, and it's time for the suspense drama to turn back

The Fog Theater in the past few years is indeed like a suspense drama.

After Zijin Chen's "The Hidden Corner" and "The Silent Truth", there is no Wang Bang.

From "Octagonal Pavilion Mystery Mist", "Who is the Murderer" to "The Three Teams" in the past two years, the opening is always amazing and the ending is insufficient.

The biggest problem of suspense dramas in recent years is suspense for the sake of suspense, reversal for reversal, but lack of real story background.

The cleverness of "The Boy Who Can't See the Shadow" lies in -

is no longer a five-minute reversal, but focuses on the issue of orphaned teenagers, telling the story of humanity wrapped in suspense.

Human nature is the biggest fog.

Aside from the law, human nature is not black and white.

Crimes that are clearly black and white are placed in the puzzle of human nature and family affection, and it is inevitable that there will be a lot of fog.

The series condenses the story into suspense and throws it to the audience.

The shadow of humanity that the young man can't see, I want every audience to follow Zhang Songwen and find it together. The story becomes interesting.

The audience has been bitter about the drama for a long time.

I hope that the Fog Theater can really break through the fog and find its own shadow.

The shadow is the thought given to the audience.

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