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People originally thought that every action of Yang Hachi was a classic, but in fact, Yang Hachi did go wrong this time!
Since the rise of the film and television industry, anti-special dramas have occupied a considerable share of the market. As long as a new anti-special drama starts airing, regardless of its quality, on the whole, the audience ratings and overall popularity will not be too low.
may be because many directors have seen huge benefits, so they have turned their focus to anti-special dramas and spy war dramas, especially in 2023, works with this kind of theme have sprung up.
Taking "Butterfly Shadow" starring Wei Daxun at the beginning of the year, "Infernal" starring Jin Dong, and "Eve" and "Stalker" released in the middle of the year as examples, overall, the number of movies is no less than 10.
At the end of the year, Yangba also launched a highly anticipated year-end spy war drama "Thrush". Before the show officially started, the audience was full of expectations for it, not only because of the fans of the starring role, but also because of everyone's deep trust in Yangba.
Despite the huge success of "Thrush" in terms of data after it aired, the real feeling deep down in the hearts of many viewers is: they can't go on!
As the producer of this TV series, many people are complaining: "How deep is the hatred between you and the spy war drama!".”
However, another TV series with a historical theme launched by CCTV and Yangyi has been widely praised!
1. Yang Ba made a mistake in the choice?This spy war drama is completely lacking in historical elements, and its exquisite makeup and ** appeal are irresistible.
On the night of December 12th, the highlight of the central eight-year anti-special drama "Thrush" made a shocking appearance, and after only two episodes, the audience ratings exceeded 28. Such a performance is undoubtedly very outstanding!
This is not surprising, because it is both a CCTV broadcast work and a spy war drama, which will undoubtedly arouse widespread public attention.
Despite the shocking stats, many viewers only had the first two episodes covered.
Before the TV series "Thrush" came out, CCTV's work launched in 2023 made a huge shift in its reputation, and the overall evaluation of this TV series is undoubtedly very positive.
In the period drama series, "The Glory of the Fathers" touched a large number of audiences, and in the anti-corruption and anti-crime drama series, "Hurricane" made the audience excited;In the science fiction drama series, "The Three-Body Problem" shows the charm of science fiction.
At present, Yangba seems to be facing a possible overturn danger in the field of spy war dramas.
The spy war and anti-special drama referred to, the biggest challenge for the whole work is to try to "get as close to history as possible and truly reflect reality".
While these four simple words sound simple, they are extremely difficult to put into practice.
This is a huge challenge for the whole team, from the screenwriter to the director, to the set, costumes, makeup, etc., all of which have very high standards.
An excellent spy war drama or anti-special drama not only needs to match the image of the time in appearance, but its content must also be very detailed to highlight the tense and exciting suspense.
However, in the TV series "Thrush", these basic requirements are not clearly shown, and the audience mainly sees the delicate makeup of the male and female protagonists.
The background of this drama is set not long after the establishment of New China, and the whole country is still in its infancy, and there is a big gap between it and the reality just in terms of clothing.
In the play, the male protagonist is an overseas student who has returned to his home country, and he is dressed in a suit and tie, which is understandable.
The heroine was an employee of the Ministry of Public Security, and at the beginning of the founding of New China, she not only had beautiful makeup, but also her clothes were also very fashionable.
This is not only reflected in the heroine, but almost all of the female characters in the play have red lips, delicate hairstyles, and even modern fashion elements such as false eyelashes and contact lenses.
When we compare it to a historical drama of the same era, we will find that the costume design in this drama is very different from the real-life scene.
In this drama, although the ** worn by the actresses is from the Ministry of Public Security, the standard ** should be slightly looser to facilitate their movement.
For actresses, their ** are all designed to be very close to each other and show off the contours of their bodies perfectly.
In addition to these, the actors are also not suitable in terms of acting skills and plot construction.
2. Due to the improper selection of actors, their acting skills are quite excellent, resulting in many flaws in the plot.
A drama with a deep historical background must be supported and blessed by senior actors, otherwise it will not be able to maintain this sense of history by relying on young actors alone.
Of course, in the TV series "Thrush", there are also senior actors such as "Ding Yongdai" and "Kong Lin" participating in the performance, but unfortunately, most of them only play a supporting role.
The real focus is on young people Liu Xueyi and Peng Xiaoran, who were born in the 90s.
Everyone knows that Liu Xueyi and Peng Xiaoran became famous with their outstanding performances in ancient puppet dramas. Although their acting skills in idol dramas are undoubted, idol dramas and historical dramas are completely different in nature.
In idol dramas, the usual logic is that the heroine should be beautiful, the male protagonist should be handsome, and the plot should be romantic, but the focus of spy war dramas and historical dramas is not the appearance of the male protagonist, but the degree of restoration of history, attaching importance to the word "true"!
In this drama, Liu Xueyi, the male protagonist, has exquisite makeup on his face, and on the whole, he feels like a domineering character in an idol drama, not like an industry expert at all.
However, the most common complaint from the audience is undoubtedly the heroine Peng Xiaoran.
For a while, she became famous for starring in the ancient puppet drama "East Palace", and successfully portrayed the character of Xiaofeng in the play vividly. But when she entered the world of spy war dramas, her inadequacies were also completely exposed.
In fact, when many viewers see "this face" for the first time, they will feel that something is not quite right, giving a somewhat technical impression and giving people a feeling that it is not normal.
Even though his face appears very thin, if you look closely, you will notice that his face is slightly swollen and his facial expression appears very stiff and unnatural, and there is no emotion in his eyes.
Considering what is expected of actors in spy war dramas, it seems that the acting skills of these two protagonists are not good enough.
However, there are also too many imperfections in the construction of the plot.
At the beginning of the story, the main story is to describe the contribution of an overseas student male protagonist to the country when he returns to China, but due to the intervention of enemy elements, his return journey becomes extremely exciting.
In the first two episodes, the emotional entanglement between the male and female protagonists has gradually unfolded.
Although it has now been updated to episode 4, judging from the content of episode 4, on the surface it seems to be a continuous reversal, full of thrills and excitement, but in reality, many episodes do not correspond to the actual situation.
For example, in the play, when the male protagonist finally arrives at the public security department after a series of dangers, a group of senior leaders stand at the door to greet him. However, on the premise of knowing that there were spies, the Ministry of Public Security did not use any police force to ensure security.
However, in real life, the public security organs have long considered this issue.
After the actor returned to China, a group of people actually performed a ceremony to lay flowers in front of the public, didn't this give the spy a chance to attack?
Later, when the male protagonist is in danger, ** does not immediately dispatch the police, but the female protagonist goes to the rescue alone, which seems to highlight the development of the relationship between them.
In the first four episodes, there is still quite a lot of discussion about this kind of issue, and the whole spy war drama seems to be more inclined to the style of "romantic drama".
Regarding this TV series, the public has mixed reviews. Although the historical drama "Ask the Boundless" that was on CCTV at the same time as "Thrush" is not as high as "Thrush" in terms of data, its content has been widely praised.
3. Senior actors gathered together, and "Ask the Boundless" was widely praised.
In the field of historical dramas, the hit of "The Awakening Age" makes people have to express their admiration for CCTV's vision, and the release of "Ask the Boundless" once again made the audience impressed by CCTV.
The broadcast time of this TV series is the same as that of "Thrush", except that one is broadcast on Yangba and the other is broadcast on Yangyi, but in any case, it is broadcast on CCTV.
Compared with "Thrush", the cast of this TV series is really shocking, including many powerful actors, such as Song Jia, who once starred in "The World", Wang Renjun, who has played the role of a leader many times, and Ning Li, who has excellent acting skills.
In this drama, the costumes and styling of the characters are highly consistent with the background of the era, and even the color palette and other details are closely related to the era.
Judging from the rhythm of the overall plot, it is neither urgent nor slow, and uses a multi-line narrative to make the audience feel more information and more interesting when **.
In fact, the most significant difference between the two plays is their "authenticity". Whether it is a spy war drama or a historical drama, although there are differences between them, they also have some commonalities.
The key is to maintain authenticity, and both dramas show significant differences, both in terms of the layout of the scenes and the selection of characters.
Although these two TV series have just begun to be broadcast, it is still unknown which one will win the love of more audiences in the end!
The quality of a TV series is not determined by a single factor, and its success also depends on the collective efforts of the entire crew.
Looking at the many spy war dramas, we can basically infer that some young actors may not be very suitable for works such as spy war dramas or historical dramas, or they may not be suitable for the main role.
There is a common need for these plays, that is, they need to have a strong sense of age, but this sense of age cannot be presented simply through performances!
Have you ever watched the two works "Thrush" and "Ask the Boundless"?Which of the two plays do you think is better?
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