originally thought that Yangba's shot must be a classic, but it turned out that it still overturned!
Since the rise of the film and television industry, anti-special dramas have occupied a considerable market share. Once a new anti-special drama is released, no matter what its essence is, in general, the ratings and the popularity of the whole show will not be too low.
Perhaps because many directors see huge profits, they have focused their attention on anti-special dramas and spy war dramas, especially in 2023, when works on this theme emerge one after another.
Works such as "Butterfly Shadow" starring Wei Daxun and "Infernal" starring Jin Dong were released at the beginning of the year, while films such as "The Eve" and "Stalker" were released in the middle of the year, with no less than 10 films in total.
At the end of the year, Yangba also launched a highly anticipated spy war drama "Thrush", which was highly anticipated by the audience, not only attracting fans of the starring role, but also gaining the audience's trust in Yangba.
Before the broadcast, Yangba released a powerful propaganda offensive.
After the broadcast of "Thrush", although it was a huge success in terms of data, many viewers were actually not satisfied in their hearts, and even thought that they could not continue at all
As the producer of this TV series, Yang Ba was criticized by a mouthful of words: "What kind of hatred do you have with spy war dramas!."”
Another historical drama under CCTV has been well received, compared with the drama that also belongs to CCTV.
Yangba's annual finale anti-special drama "Thrush" made its debut on the evening of December 12, and only 2 episodes were broadcast that night, but the ratings have already exceeded 28, which can be described as quite good!
Since it is a spy war drama broadcast by CCTV, it is not surprising that it caused a sensation.
Despite the surprising data, many viewers actually only watched the first two episodes.
The drama launched by CCTV in 2023 has achieved a reversal of word-of-mouth, so that the overall TV series has a good reputation when the drama "Thrush" has not appeared before.
A "Glory of the Fathers" touched many audiences in period dramas, a "Hurricane" made people's hearts surging in anti-corruption and anti-crime dramas, and "The Three-Body Problem" showed people the beauty of science fiction in science fiction dramas.
At present, in the field of spy war dramas, it seems that Yangba is likely to fall into a situation of failure.
The so-called spy warfare and anti-special dramas, the biggest challenge for the whole work is to try to "faithfully restore history and show reality" as much as possible.
These four simple words are easy to say, but extremely difficult to put into practice.
It was a huge challenge to test the whole team, from the screenwriter to the director, to the set, costumes, makeup, etc., which were very demanding.
A qualified spy war drama or anti-special drama must not only conform to the costume style of the time in appearance, but also be very meticulous in the content of the plot, highlighting the tense and exciting sense of suspense.
However, in the drama "Thrush", these basic requirements are not clearly displayed, and all the audience sees is the elaborate makeup of the male and female protagonists.
The story takes place in the early days of the founding of New China, the country is in its infancy, and the setting of the whole plot is far from reality, especially in terms of clothing.
The male protagonist is a returning overseas student in the play, wearing a suit and tie, which is logical.
She is a staff member of the Ministry of Public Security, and as early as when the country was just established, she began to wear elaborate makeup and wear clothes that were more fashionable than the other.
Almost all of the female characters in the play wear bright red lips, delicate hairstyles, and even modern fashion items such as false eyelashes and contact lenses, which is not only reflected in the heroine.
Compared with the historical dramas of the same period, the audience will immediately realize that the costumes in this drama do not match the actual situation at the time.
In the play, even if the actress is wearing a ** from the Ministry of Public Security, the normal ** should be slightly loose in order to act.
Each actress wears a very close-fitting **, showing the perfect body line.
In addition, there are irrationalities in the actors' performances and plot design.
A drama full of historical atmosphere must be supported by old actors, otherwise young actors alone will not be able to support the sense of history.
Of course, there are some old drama bones in "Thrush", such as "Ding Yongdai", "Kong Lin" and others, but unfortunately, they only play supporting roles.
Liu Xueyi and Peng Xiaoran, this pair of young people born in the 90s are the real protagonists.
As we all know, Liu Xueyi and Peng Xiaoran became popular with costume dramas, and their performances in idol dramas are really convincing, but idol dramas and historical dramas are completely different.
Generally speaking, the logic of idol dramas is that the heroine should be beautiful, the male protagonist should be handsome, and the plot should be romantic. The focus of spy war dramas and historical dramas is not on the appearance of the hero and heroine, but on restoring historical facts and pursuing authenticity.
In the play, the male protagonist Liu Xueyi's face is inevitably painted with delicate makeup, and the overall look seems to be the boss in the idol drama, not like an expert at all.
The makeup on the face of Liu Xueyi, the male protagonist in the play, is very exquisite, and the overall image is more like the domineering president in the idol drama, rather than the image of an expert.
Peng Xiaoran has become the focus of many viewers' complaints, especially causing a lot of discussion.
She once became famous for her outstanding performance in the costume drama "East Palace", and played the character Xiaofeng vividly. However, when she switched to spy war dramas, her shortcomings were also revealed.
Many viewers felt that there was something wrong with "this face" at a glance, it seemed to have a sense of technology, and it looked a little strange.
Despite the fact that the face is very slim, a closer look reveals that the face is slightly puffy, the expression is stiff and stiff, and the eyes lack vividness.
As far as the requirements of the actors are concerned, the performance of these two protagonists in the spy war drama does not seem to be satisfactory.
In terms of plot design, there are too many loopholes.
The male protagonist is an overseas student, and he originally planned to return to China to contribute to the country, but due to the appearance of enemy agents, his road back to China was full of twists and turns and challenges.
In the first two episodes, the emotional line of the hero and heroine has begun to extend.
I've seen episode 4, but after completing 4 episodes, I found that the plot seems to be constantly reversed and exciting, but in fact, many plots have problems that don't match reality.
The male protagonist experienced a series of thrilling situations in the play, and finally successfully arrived at the public security department, only to find a group of leaders at the door to greet him.
Although they were aware of the presence of secret agents, the police did not take any security measures.
The public security department would have taken this into account in reality a long time ago.
After the male protagonist returned to China, a group of people held a flower laying ceremony in public, isn't this just the right opportunity for the spies to attack?
When the male protagonist was in distress, ** did not dispatch, but the female protagonist went to the rescue alone, which seemed to deliberately highlight the development of the relationship between the two.
There are many more such issues in the first four episodes, and the whole spy war drama seems to tend to develop into a "romantic drama".
At present, the evaluation of this drama is mixed, and the historical drama "Ask the Boundless", which was broadcast on CCTV at the same time as "Thrush", although the data is not as high as "Thrush", the content of the entire drama has been well received.
CCTV has shown a keen sense of smell in the field of historical dramas, first "The Awakening Age" was a hit, which was admirable, and now "Ask the Boundless" has come out, which once again impressed the audience with CCTV.
This drama has the same broadcast time as "Thrush", except that the former is broadcast on Yangba and the latter is broadcast on Yangyi, but in general, they are all works of CCTV.
The cast of this drama is more shocking than "Thrush", which brings together many powerful actors, such as Song Jia, who has played in "The World", Wang Renjun, who has played the role of a leader many times, and Ning Li, who has profound acting skills.
The costumes and shapes in the play are more in line with the era of the time, and even the details such as the color tone appropriately present the atmosphere of the time.
The rhythm of the whole drama is also quite calm, using a multi-thread narrative to make the story richer and more interesting, and provide more information to the audience.
The fundamental biggest difference between these two dramas is actually their authenticity. Whether it's a spy war drama or a historical drama, there are differences between them, but there are also some similarities.
Whether it is the layout of the scene or the choice of characters, the two dramas present great differences and need to be kept real.
The two dramas have just been released, and it remains to be verified which one can win the love of more audiences!
The quality of an episode is not determined by a single factor, and success requires the joint efforts of the entire crew.
Looking at many spy war dramas, we can come to a conclusion that some young actors may not be suitable for starring in spy war dramas or historical dramas, at least not for playing the leading role.
All of these plays share a common requirement to show a specific atmosphere of the times, however, it is important to note that the sense of the times can not only be presented by performance!
Have you watched "The Thrush" and "Ask the Boundless"?Which of these two dramas do you think is more satisfying?