2023 is coming to an end, and we can draw conclusions about this year's national dramas.
This year is a year of full recovery of national dramas.
There are more than 20 works with a Douban score of 8+ throughout the year, with a variety of themes, and there are one or two hits every month.
Different audiences can find their favorite dramas, and this kind of grand occasion is really exciting.
According to the practice we summarized at the end of the year in the past, Brother Pi took the Douban score as a reference, the popularity as the auxiliary, and the opinions of most viewers, and selected the top ten with the best ratings and word-of-mouth from the nearly 100 TV series broadcast this year, forming this list of "Top Ten Chinese Dramas".
Next, let's start with the tenth part:
no.10
"Thirteen Years in the Dust"丨Douban 81 point
Starring: Chen Jianbin , Chen Xiao , Tini , Liu Mintao , Zuo Xiaoqing
This year is Chen Xiao's explosive year.
After "Menghualu" became popular last year, he took advantage of the popularity to transform decisively, and acted in dramas such as "Ice, Rain and Fire", "The Road of Life", "The Legend of Yunxiang", "Unparalleled Beauty", "Thirteen Years in the Dust" and so on.
The themes include ancient puppets, cities, eras and criminal investigations, and "Thirteen Years in the Dust" is the most brilliant.
The play contains two story lines, 97 and 10, and tells a murder case that spans 13 years.
The case that occurred in 97 has not been solved, and the disheartened criminal police veteran left the front line, and 13 years later, the fledgling new police re-investigated the case, and the master and apprentice worked together to arrest the real culprit.
The story goes straight to the point.
At the beginning, through the mouth of the rescued person, the murder case 13 years ago was introduced, and the two lines were intertwined to form a resonance.
The character portrayal is also skillful.
Chen Jianbin and Chen Xiao play the role of master and apprentice policemen in the play.
Chen Jianbin played Lao Wei has always been an impatient before, he insisted on going his own way and missed the truth.
When I appeared again 13 years later, the edges and corners were smoothed out, and the whole person was much calmer.
Chen Xiao's heroic posture is sassy, and his movements are clean and neat, and the old and young are also recognized by the audience.
The supporting roles are also outstanding, the brotherhood between Lao Zhu and Lao Du, and Lao Huo's leadership art in the criminal police team all add a lot to the play.
The show was filmed in Chongqing, and the most explosive thing was the transition of 22 episodes.
The director made full use of the terrain of Chongqing and used a god transition to connect the 97 lines and 10 lines in perfect series:
Lao Wei left the team with regret and took the cable car to cross the river.
In the next shot, 13 years later, Lao Wei walked out of the cable car again and directed traffic on the side of the road.
Xiao Lu drove past him and rushed to the scene of the crime, and a feeling of being separated from the world suddenly came out.
Unfinished is a common problem of suspense dramas, it is rare that this drama has no unfinished ending, and the sublimation of the ending is just right, it not only talks about the case, but also about people.
There are also shortcomings, there are a total of 24 episodes, many of which are less than 30 minutes long, probably to lengthen the ** cycle for more episodes, resulting in some looseness.
If you are more compact, each episode is 50 minutes, in fact, 12 episodes can tell the whole story.
The flaws are not hidden, it is still a standard work.
no.9
"Apocalypse"丨Douban 81 point
Starring: Cai Wenjing, Han Dongjun, Geng Le, Bao Shangen, Dai Yunfan
A dark horse in this year's national drama, there are not so many celebrities, but it performs the reality of social animals.
The opening chapter has a very positive urban flavor.
You thought it was another urban love dog blood drama, but you didn't expect the director to open a pen and tell about the strange status quo of various pretentious situations in the workplace.
Some people pretend to be X, some people echo it, some people see through it and don't say it, and some people learn Xi frame by frame.
You thought it would be a satirical drama, but the director pointed to the end, with an inclusive attitude to look at the unbearable situation in the workplace.
Li Mo had filmed "I'm Good in Another Country" before, which was too sharp and unflattering.
This time, it was filmed more down-to-earth, the whole drama is only shown, not criticized, whether it is the character's character design or the plot, it makes people see the real side.
The protagonist puts on a mask and joins this masked ball, which is the helplessness of the social animal.
But after twists and turns, he still sticks to the bottom line of his heart, which is the persistence of conscience.
Between advance and retreat, a good show was born.
This drama is adapted from Douban's name of the same name**, the original work is more spicy and satirical, and even cuts the protagonist, but it is obviously softened after being filmed.
I have to say that Li Mo knows the bottom line of urban youth well, he knows what the scale of offense is, and this time he found the boundary line between him and the audience.
no.8
"The Legend of Magpie Knife Gate"丨Douban 82 points
Starring: Zhao Benshan, Song Xiaobao, Song Xiaofeng, Wen Song, Cheng Ye
Zhao Benshan has been a comedy masterpiece for many years.
It's a classic, the stalk is very old, and the plot is almost none, but it is the unique intimacy and enthusiasm of the Northeast people, which makes you want to stop watching an episode.
Lao Zhao is the male number one, but he doesn't have many scenes in the play, and most of the time it's his apprentices' gags.
But as soon as Uncle Benshan appeared, the laughter immediately gathered on him.
Netizens said that watching this drama made up all the sketches of Zhao Benshan that fell in the past.
There is a tidbit circulating on the Internet, Lao Zhao's disciple acting in the scene of stepping on a stool is actually a simple performance of dropping a stool.
The apprentice acted too hard, Lao Zhao is not only natural, but also has his own laughter, what is a master of comedy, this is.
Of course, in addition to the collection of old jokes and the unique humorous atmosphere of Northeast people, Zhao Benshan did not give up his attitude expression.
For example, self-deprecation that he has been angry, sarcastic draft chaos, ridicule Deyun Club's master-apprentice grievances, etc.
These points of view are integrated into the funny plot, which makes people laugh and have some deep thinking.
When "The Legend of Magpie Knife Gate" was launched, Douban scored 78 points, which has now risen to 82 points
Although it is a sitcom, there are many scenes, and the martial arts scenes are also outstanding, and it is a well-made drama.
At present, the second part has started filming, and I look forward to Uncle Benshan bringing us more laughter.
no.7
"Lotus Building"丨Douban 85 points
Starring: Cheng Yi, Zeng Shunxi, Xiao Shunyao, Chen Duling, Wang Herun
A good drama that will be missed by many people.
Looking at the title of the play, the style of painting and the costumes of the characters, is this an ancient puppet drama, a Tanmei drama or a Xianxia drama?
A large wave of straight male viewers were directly dissuaded.
In fact, it is a well-made costume martial arts detective drama.
The action scenes are clean and neat, the heroine didn't even appear in the early stage, and the three male protagonists never sell corruption, and they are dedicated to their careers, so honest dramas are really rare.
It's a pity that as a case-solving drama, each case is relatively weak, and basically you can guess who is ** after half of the story.
Friends who like reasoning may not find it hardcore enough.
This four-like feature makes it seem to have its own street-fighting attributes.
But the wonderful thing is that after it was launched, its reputation is getting better and better, and the ** volume is also rising, it was launched in July, but this month it rushed back to the top three of the iQiyi TV series list.
In fact, its disadvantages are also advantages, it takes into account all aspects, and every side is done in place.
The three male protagonists are handsome, each of them has ** acting skills, and they perform in the original voice, and the action scenes are also in person.
The scene of the protagonist ** played by Cheng Yi and the crying red eyes is very exciting and moving, and the appearance is also juvenile.
Zeng Shunxi was also unexpectedly good, and his performance was remarkable.
The third male Xiao Shunyao played Sima Shi before, and he was handsome and a little scheming.
It's really three stinkers who beat Zhuge Liang.
In contrast, the heroine Chen Turin does not have much presence.
In terms of story, although the pattern is not large and the cases are simple, the victory lies in the fast pace and the cases are one after another.
Its audience is mainly female, and this kind of weak reasoning plot is indeed more friendly, and the three brothers team up to solve the case, and the gags also make the process of chasing the drama full of fun.
At the recent iQiyi's "Scream Night", "Lotus Tower" won the annual member influence drama.
This unpromising drama finally won the honor it deserved.
no.6
"Under the Prosperous City"丨Douban 85 points
Starring: Bai Yufan, Ning Li, Xiang Hanzhi, Liu Yitong, Zhang Haowei
A rookie director wrote and directed a story by himself, which unexpectedly opened up a new pattern of domestic suspense dramas, which is "Under the Prosperous City".
This criminal investigation drama is cliché and fresh.
The cliché lies in the fact that it is another serial murder case spanning nearly 20 years, and it is a master-apprentice team to solve the case, which is exactly the same as criminal investigation dramas such as "Thirteen Years in the Dust", but the story is placed in the Ming Dynasty.
But what's new is that it's classically sophisticated.
Entering the game with an ancient sentence and using the detection of cases as a lead, we are taken to browse the gradually corrupting social atmosphere in the late Ming Dynasty.
Such a drama not only respects the aesthetic Xi of reasoning fans, but also innovates, and it is rare to spy on the rise and fall of history with a small view.
The most touching thing about it is not to deduce who is **, but the blackening process of the child Lu Zhi.
An innocent naughty boy has turned into a murderous demon, which makes people sigh, Lu Zhi can be called the ancient version of Zhu Chaoyang.
There are two regrets.
The performance of the starring Bai Yufan is really unsatisfactory, and he can't support such a good drama, which drags Ning Li down.
When Lu Zhi grew up, he failed to choose actors, and he didn't look like him at all when he was a child, and he was a bit of a drama.
Overall, "Under the Prosperous City" is still a big surprise for domestic suspense dramas.
no.5
"Hurricane"丨Douban 85 points
Starring: Zhang Yi, Zhang Songwen, Li Yitong, Zhang Zhijian, Wu Gang
The success of Hurricane needs no saying.
Other dramas hit 85 points, you will be amazed, a good drama is born again.
Hurricane hit 85 points, you will regret that it is obviously a 9-point drama, but it was dragged down by the last 13 episodes.
The drama is divided into 3 parts, namely 00 lines, 06 lines and 21 lines, each with 13 episodes.
The first two lines, with a total of 26 episodes, are perfect.
If the story is frozen at the end of 26 episodes, An Xin is reduced to a traffic police officer commanding traffic, and Gao Qiqiang becomes a winner passing by him, this drama is absolutely a god.
But the villain can't win, so there are 13 episodes that add to the snake later, and it is recommended that friends who brush the second and third brushes only watch the first 26 episodes.
We have analyzed too much in terms of plot, and in a word, "Hurricane" is a cool drama that has been raised to an undeserved position.
But Zhang Songwen stuck to the bottom line, landed smoothly after the heat faded, retreated, and ushered in a broader world.
The most embarrassing thing is that the strange relationship between Zhang Yi and the crew is reminiscent.
At the recent screaming night on iQiyi, the crew of "Hurricane" reassembled, only Zhang Yi was absent, but the director said to ** that everyone was here.
Compared with "Hurricane 2", everyone is more concerned about what happened between the two, so that such a hit drama can't melt the ice between each other.
no.4
"Ancient Acacia"丨Douban 86 points
Starring: Zhang Yaqin, Guo Jianan, Zhu Linyu, Quan Yilun, Zhuang Han
The divine drama produced by Station B, a pair of king bombs in this year's national drama.
A time-traveling drama has made new ideas, the main creator has a big brain, and uses a unique structure to tell the story of "meeting the right person at the wrong time".
The male protagonist crosses over many times, and the age of the female protagonist is getting younger and younger.
The timeline of the two parties is opposite, this love, there is no beginning and no end.
When they first met, the heroine had a complete memory, she loved the male protagonist deeply, and the male protagonist didn't know her.
When they finally met, the male protagonist had fallen in love with the female protagonist with the memory of many crossings, but the female protagonist was still an ignorant little girl.
This structure is certainly not original, and the movie "Rejuvenation" is this way.
But the protagonist uses this idea in the structural design, two right people, but they always meet at the wrong time, and the regret in love is played with by this structure.
What's even more subtle is that the show has a total of 14 episodes, and you see one story from the first episode, and another story from the last episode backwards.
uses the structure to interpret the new BE aesthetics, and "Ancient Acacia" is unique.
In addition, although the actors are all small coffees, their appearance and acting skills are **, and the costumes are also very particular, it is an absolutely high-quality drama, which is worth brushing.
no.3
"Three-Body Problem"丨Douban 87 points
Starring: Zhang Lu.
1. Yu Hewei, Chen Jin, Wang Ziwen, Lin Yongjian, Li Xiaoran.
The Beginning", a real hardcore work of domestic science fiction dramas.
"The Three-Body Problem" plays a pivotal role in the Chinese science fiction industry, and at the same time it is a hot potato, known as an impossible film and television work, and many fans even say that they would rather be empty all the time than waste it.
The reason is that the imagination of ** is too amazing, water drops**, two-way foil, dimensionality reduction strike, guzheng plan, to make a film and television drama, you need to use a lot of special effects, China's current industrial level is a little difficult.
Therefore, when Tencent announced that it was going to shoot the "Three-Body Problem" series, many people were singing about it.
A rookie director made a movie after buying the copyright of "The Three-Body Problem", but the movie was directly stillborn, will Tencent's version of "The Three-Body Problem" also end like this?
After the show was broadcast, it was beyond everyone's expectations.
Compared with other popular dramas, this version of "The Three-Body Problem" is simmered slowly, with a Douban score of only 8 points at the beginning of the broadcast, and the discussion is not very hot, and the conservative creative ideas of the main creator have also been questioned.
But as the plot deepens, it gradually gets better.
There is no magic change, excellent acting, perfect restoration**, the more everyone looks at it, the more they look at it, and the picky book fans can't say it's not.
Its rating has also gradually climbed to 87 points, entered the ranks of gods.
Objectively speaking, the first part of "The Three-Body Problem" does not require many special effects, and it is more like a suspense drama.
But the final guzheng plan is perfectly restored, which makes people full of imagination about the big scene of the sequel.
Over there, the Netflix version of "The Three-Body Problem" will be launched in March next year, and the Chinese version of "The Three-Body Problem" will also work harder.
no.2
"Chinese Strange Tan"丨Douban 87 points
Genre: Animation Fantasy
At the beginning of 2023, the first popularity of national dramas is undoubtedly "Hurricane".
But in terms of word-of-mouth and popularity, it must be the national comic "Chinese Strange Tan".
After the first episode was launched, it became popular all over the Internet, ** broke 200 million, and as soon as the words "Shanghai Fine Arts Film Studio" came out, we knew that childhood was back.
This Guoman is rooted in traditional Chinese culture and consists of 8 independent stories, namely "The Summer of Little Monsters", "Goose Goose Goose", "Lin Lin", "Country Bus Took Away Wang Zier and the Immortals", "Xiaoman", "Jade Rabbit", "Commissary", "Birds and Fish".
However, the content of the story is not low-headed, but full of unique Chinese imagination, sharp expression of views and unique artistic aesthetics.
For example, in the first episode of "The Summer of Little Monsters", the story is based on Journey to the West, but it tells the bitterness of beating workers.
The little pig lives diligently, but in the end it is likely to become the soul of the Monkey King, and the unkind heaven and earth take all things as a dog, and after re-deconstruction, "Journey to the West" has another meaning.
For example, the second episode "Goose Goose Goose".
The verses of King Luo Bing are taken, but the story is a strange story.
The animated storyboards are excellent, the mood is on point, and the sand painting at the end is stunning.
Another example is "Commissary" shows Hutong culture, "Xiaoman" challenges the art of paper-cutting, and "Jade Rabbit" explores science fiction.
These stories, from ancient stories to modern science fiction, from local nostalgia to aesthetic love, from life motifs to human nature thinking, are all-encompassing, and can be called a treasure chest of traditional culture.
Paper-cutting, stop-motion animation, CG, ink, sketch, sand painting, various elements of Guoman appear in turn, and the creator used this drama to show Chinese aesthetics a hearty and dripping display, which is moving.
The Douban score of the show is as high as 91 point, which belongs to the phenomenal masterpiece.
It's a pity that the quality of the next few stories is uneven, and the score drops to 87 points, but on the whole, they are worthy of the title of "the light of Guoman".
no.1
"The Long Season"丨Douban 94 points
Starring: Fan Wei, Qin Hao, Chen Minghao, Li Gengxi, Liu Yitie, Jiang Qiming
Guo Degang said that a soldier who does not want to be a general is not a good cook.
Xin Shuang wants to say that a high-achieving student who doesn't want to be a guitarist is not a good director.
After graduating from China University of Political Science and Law, Xin Shuang went to work as a guitarist, and after playing for 5 years, he quit the band and became a director.
As the saying goes, everything is clear, everything is loose, and it may be difficult for an unreliable person like Xin Shuang to succeed.
But unexpectedly, in 2020, he became famous with his work "The Hidden Corner", which not only revived the suspense drama, but also made a name for iQiyi's "Fog Theater".
Many people are sour, Xin Shuang is lucky, this drama can be successful, one is inseparable from Zijin Chen's **, and the other is inseparable from the platform of iQiyi.
Xin Shuang didn't say a word, and hibernate for another 3 years, and filmed this "The Long Season", which is more classic than "The Hidden Corner".
The Douban score of the play is 91 point, then rose to 94 points, Xin Shuang cried for half an hour when he saw the score, he knew that 3 years of hard work had been done.
"The Long Season" is a period drama wrapped in a suspenseful shell, with a slow pace, and many people can't watch it, saying that it doesn't deserve to be called a masterpiece.
But a comment on Douban said it well, and it is not its problem that you can't watch it, but the audience's problem.
Audiences who are Xi to short-frequency and fast-paced audiences certainly can't appreciate the taste of this drama.
The background of the story is the wave of layoffs in Northeast China more than 20 years ago, a large number of workers lost the factories they relied on for survival, they were struggling, and some people even sent their wives to accompany them to drink in order to make a living, which is an indescribable hidden pain.
Xin Shuang used a corpse shredding case to tear apart the scars of this era.
Three frustrated men, Wang Xiang lost his son, Biaozi lost his love, and Lao Ma lost his career, they were representatives of ordinary people in that era.
In the face of difficulties, the three giants used an open-minded attitude towards life to meet the sudden crit of life.
The corpse mutilation case dismembered not only the corpse of the girl, but also the living beings of an era, but it could not dismember people's courage to continue to live.
"The Long Season" is also praised for the soundtrack at the end of the film, each episode is different, but it fits the theme very well, and the last episode of "Looking Back" makes people cry.
However, Wan Qing's "Kill That Shijiazhuang Man" should be more compatible, Xin Shuang must have thought of it, it is estimated that he is afraid of causing controversy, and it is useless.
"The Long Season" is not only the undisputed drama king of the year this year, but also the pinnacle of suspense dramas that cannot be surpassed in the years to come.
It's hard to believe what the next suspense drama that can get close to it will be filmed.
Well, the above is the top ten national dramas in 2023 in Brother Pi's heart.
The richness of the subject matter, the big brain, the high artistic standard, and the unprecedented popularity of these dramas are rare in recent years.
In 2023, domestic dramas have successfully crossed from the "shoddy" traffic era to the "high-quality era" where word-of-mouth is king, and the "sky" of domestic dramas has changed.