In 2023, CCTV's reputation has been comprehensively improved in all aspects.
There is a very exciting anti-crime drama called "Hurricane".
There is a science fiction drama called "The Three-Body Problem".
The Glory of the Fathers is a period drama.
Even urban dramas that have been plagued by word-of-mouth in the past have high-scoring works like "Love Only". However, in terms of spy war dramas, CCTV has suffered setbacks one after another.
However, looking back at the entire domestic drama market, it can be found that spy war dramas seem to be in a state of "total failure".
In the first half of the year, the word-of-mouth of "Infernal" and "Thin Ice" was not very good, and in the second half of the year, "Lurker" and "Hive" continued this trend, and the word-of-mouth was still not good.
However, the news about many spy war dramas such as "Lonely Boat" and "Night and Dawn" on the list of films to be broadcast has not been determined.
Breaking Dawn", the highly anticipated spy war drama, has not yet started filming, will there be no progress in 2023?
In the final months of the year, CCTV took action again.
According to online rumors, the spy war drama "Thrush", which has a total of 40 episodes, plans to start broadcasting on December 12 to replace "Xiaoman Life" in CCTV-8** strong time slot, and two episodes will be broadcast at 7:30** every night. In addition, the play will also be conducted online on the two platforms of Goose Factory and Kujia**.
The spy war drama is back on the screen again, and the audience finally ushered in a new choice to watch the drama.
The storyline is twisty and varied, full of tense and exciting spy war atmosphere.
The audience's focus on spy war works lies first in the storyline. However, the most taboo thing about spy stories is the use of traditional routines.
I was pleasantly surprised to see the plot design of "Thrush".
Set in the fifties and sixties of the last century, this spy drama tells the story of a group of aspiring young people with revolutionary beliefs, who join forces to thwart the enemy's plot and eliminate the remaining enemy agents.
And the beginning of the story is the establishment of a project
In 1958, the "Water Drop Project", which began to carry out basic research on the theoretical basis of submarines, became a major problem for the enemy. The enemy quickly developed a sabotage plan codenamed "Operation Rock".
Police officer Pang Hongmei (played by Peng Xiaoran) was ordered to protect the "Water Drop Project", successfully overcame various difficulties, and successfully rescued Ji Danyang (played by Liu Xueyi), a scientist studying in the United States who was detained by the enemy, and protected him throughout the whole process to participate in the "Water Drop Project".
The enemy agents mobilized all their hidden forces and tried their best to get the spies planted inside the "Water Drop Project" to disrupt the progress of the project. Pang Hongmei has launched a life-and-death struggle with the enemy with wisdom and courage, and will do her best to eliminate the remaining spies.
Pang Hongmei and Ji Danyang, supported by firm revolutionary beliefs, successfully realized their respective dreams, making the "Water Drop Project" finally achieve the expected success.
From the perspective of plot setting, the show covers the most critical elements of the spy war genre.
The bright and dark lines are parallel.
Pang Hongmei was in charge of the bright line mission, and her goal was to rescue and protect Jidanyang City, so that the "Water Drop Project" could proceed smoothly and destroy the enemy's "Rock Plan". The mission of the dark line is to find the "inner ghost" hiding in the project, fight the enemy to the death, and completely eliminate all those who want to destroy the project.
The success of Benge's spy war works lies in relying on logic, storyline, nuanced descriptions and reasoning to achieve victory.
Whether the actor can interpret the essence to the fullest is the key to determining whether the story is exciting.
Actors: Young actors take on important roles, and senior actors play supporting roles.
The cast of "Thrush" is undoubtedly a good hand, composed of old, middle-aged and young powerful actors, and there is no shortage of popular actors.
Let's talk about the starring role first. Role-playing heroine, named Peng Xiaoran.
In "East Palace", Peng Xiaoran's set of red clothes is really amazing.
Her face and expression are just like the noble and lively princess image in all **, and Peng Xiaoran's acting skills are not inferior. Whether it is the lively innocence of the character in the early stage or the boring court life in the later stage, she has performed it vividly.
Since starring in "East Palace", Peng Xiaoran has never played a role that can make her popular all over the streets. Her works "Jun Jiuling" and "The Dream of the Spring Boudoir" left the scene gloomily and silently left the public eye.
This participation in the TV series "Thrush" is a great opportunity for her to regain her reputation, and she is trying the spy war theme for the first time, can she seize this opportunity?Let's look forward to it.
The protagonist is a male character named Liu Xueyi.
Liu Xueyi has left a deep impression on people because of his outstanding performances in dramas such as "Liuli" and "Changfeng Crossing", and has gradually become a highly praised "villain" actor in the new generation.
In the TV series "Changfeng Crossing", the role of Lhotse Shang is played by Liu Xueyi, who vividly expresses his pathos and ruthlessness, which makes people both like and hate. Despite being in the company of ill-intentioned people, the contempt in his eyes could not be hidden.
Liu Xueyi molded Lhotse Shang into a thorough powerhouse in the early stage, and he performed very well. In the later period, when Lhotse Shang was willing to die, this originally arrogant and arrogant character showed a touching sense of contrast. I have to say that Liu Xueyi's acting skills are really amazing.
In the new drama, Liu Xueyi played the role of a good guy - Ji Danyang, a returned scientist, and he interpreted this role without pressure with his excellent acting skills. We just have to focus on how good this character is.
After talking about the protagonists, let's talk about these so-called "king bomb" supporting characters.
The first is Ding Yongdai.
Ding Yongdai's biggest feature is that no matter what role he plays, he can give people a realistic feeling.
In the movie "Breakthrough", Ding Yongdai vividly showed the extreme contrast of the villain Fu Changming through his vivid performance. Usually, he shows the image of kindness and kindness, and shows a compassionate attitude when he talks. However, when he became black-hearted, he was able to keep his face open. Even in regular scenes, the audience can see the peak moment of his acting skills.
In "The World", Ding Yongdai once again played the role of Zhou's father, who is not easy to express love. He has both the shackles of the feudal family and the concern for his family. Ding Yongdai's interpretation of the role makes the role more vivid and three-dimensional.
This old drama bone can control it very well in the new drama, no matter which role he plays.
In second place is Xu Baihui.
Xu Baihui is an actor with both appearance and acting skills, but unfortunately he did not become popular.
In the movie "Ordinary Road", Xu Baihui played a bullied working woman. By showing complex emotional entanglements, she makes the audience deeply feel the struggles and emotional changes of the characters. Xu Baihui's excellent acting and character creation allow the audience to fully immerse themselves in the character's world.
Xu Baihui is comfortable in interpreting the role, and her performance in "Thrush" is natural and smooth, so there is no need to worry.
Conclusion: The audience has been disappointed in spy war dramas too many times, but this downturn did not start this year.
Carefully combing through, although there are excellent works such as "Rebel" and "The Wind" among the spy war dramas broadcast in recent years, there is still an obvious gap compared with classics such as "Latent" and "Secret Calculation".
Needless to say, for a spy war drama to be a huge success, the following two points need to be achieved.
First of all, it is necessary to jump out of the routine of spy war, because the most attractive thing about spy war is suspense, which makes it difficult for the audience to guess when watching the drama. When it comes time to reveal the truth, the plot must be both unexpected and reasonable. In other words, the plot of the spy war needs to be surprising and logical enough.
Secondly, to satisfy the audience, in addition to the storyline, another important problem of previous spy war works is the lack of diverse highlights. If the gunfights, actions and other scenes in spy war dramas perform well, the audience's interest will naturally be richer.
As for whether "Thrush" can do it, we wait for the reveal of the feature film.