BBC loves to start with classic novel masterpieces.
No, and I came with a masterpiece without stopping.
"North Sea Whale Dream"
the north water
A total of 4 episodes | Each episode is 60 minutes long
The Whale Dream of the North Sea is based on Ian McGuire's award-winning novel of the same name.
The original book was named one of the New York Times' Top Ten Books of the Year, shortlisted for the Los Angeles Times Book Awards, and winner of the Royal Society of Literature Encore Award.
The writing skills are solid, not only mastering the classics, but also firmly attracting readers with a fast and realistic storyline, adding a unique style between the lines, and reading the whole book is full of joy and enjoyment.
Such an excellent work is too suitable for making an American drama.
Of course, the unique vision of the BBC will not let go of good works, began to work on this project early, originally planned to be launched in 2020, and postponed until 2021.
A total of 4 episodes were produced, 3 episodes of 1 hour + 1 episode of 90 minutes, which is enough length to support such a wonderful novel.
So, how about the episodes produced by BBC?
Because the story takes place in the extremely cold land of the north, the look and feel of "North Sea Whale Dream" is somewhat similar to that of "Polar Evil Spirit".
Some of the content focuses on the survival of the protagonist in extremely harsh conditions, so it is inevitable to compare it with "The Revenant".
The cruelty of human nature is also one of the cores of this play, so "North Sea Whale Dream" has the flavor of "Heart of Darkness".
However, "North Sea Whale Dream" also has its own special features.
The first episode that just went live was an eye-opener for the audience.
Hollywood god Colin Farrell starred, playing the cold-blooded and cruel harpooner Darax in the play;
Jack O'Connell, the male protagonist of "Godless", plays Samner, a doctor accompanying the ship;
Stephen Graham, an old acquaintance, is also one of the male protagonists of "Race against the Clock", playing the captain of the ship full of whaling dreams in the play.
In the 18th and 19th centuries, the whaling industry was one of the most important industries.
Because the whale is a treasure-like existence, its body contains a lot of fat, and blubber became the main source of illumination for the whole society at that time.
Moreover, whales are full of treasure, after development and refining, whale products including whale oil, whale baleen, whale bones have penetrated all walks of life at that time, industry, food industry, and even the fashion industry are inseparable from whale products, the lives of ordinary people are inseparable from whales.
Therefore, the whaling industry was very popular, and countless people devoted themselves to the whaling industry to earn wealth.
By the end of the 1850s, due to the discovery of oil, blubber was gradually replaced, and the whaling business was declining.
This, combined with previous over-whaling, caused a sharp decline in whale populations and almost reached the brink of extinction.
Captain Brownlee, who had failed to hunt whales, decided to give it a go, driving the whaling ship Volunteer, going north to look for whales, making a lot of money and then closing the mountain.
The harpooner Darakes and the ship's doctor, Sumner, were both recruited by the captain.
But who would have thought that the real purpose of the Volunteers going north was not to hunt whales.
Dr. Sumner, a disreputable former war doctor before joining the whaling ship, now relies on anesthetics to get by and travels north just to escape the horrors of the past.
Drax, the harpooner, is truly ruthless, and his true face will gradually be revealed with the plot.
The most shocking thing about the first episode is the seal hunt.
In the face of the overwhelming force of the gun, the seal is completely slaughtered, first shooting, then peeling, and finally taking away the fat-filled cortex, and the skeleton of the skin bag is bloodied and abandoned on this snow-white and holy land.
Piece by piece, shocking.
For this group of whaling killers, seal hunting is just an appetizer.
On this white land, there is a fierce struggle between man and beast, and it is also a struggle and struggle between people.
Staged is not only the battle of whales, the battle of the white bear, but also the conspiracy that has never been absent in the human community, and the savagery and ruthlessness of the war of man and beast, and the good and evil and survival in extreme environments are gradually unfolding, which is a rough and heroic Arctic song.
At present, "North Sea Whale Dream" has only launched the first episode, and it can almost start to enter the pit.