In the Chinese film market, the success of a film is both enjoyable and exciting, but also regretful. "Changjin Lake" refreshed people's perception of domestic war films with a box office score of 36 billion, swept the entire National Day file, and reactivated the film market. The audience's impression of this work can be summed up in two words: enjoyable and not enjoyable. Not a single minute of the 176-minute film is wasted, but it seems too short for viewers eager to dive deeper into the story of Steel Seven. So, how do you find a balance between movies and TV series?The answer is a drama.
Drama version of "Winter and the Lion":
A 24-episode TV series, created by Kang Honglei and Lan Xiaolong, is about to be presented to the audience. 11 years after the launch of "My Regiment Leader, My Regiment", Kang Honglei once said that he would cooperate with Lan Xiaolong again to present an unusual military drama to the audience. This drama will be based on "Winter and the Lion", continuing the story of Gang Qilian, and is the fulfillment of the ten-year covenant of fans. However, before we embrace this long-awaited feast, we need to think about three key questions.
Question 1: How to distinguish between the movie version and the TV series version?
In the movie "Changjin Lake", there is a description of the number of people in the Seventh Steel Company, and the number of soldiers who died is included in the number of reports, which has become Lan Xiaolong's unique password. In the TV drama version, the clip of "Soldier Assault" shows the scene of the soldiers reporting the number, emphasizing their collective honor. Movies focus on grand war scenes, while TV series pay more attention to the depth of characters. This distinction will allow the viewer to have a different experience in two parallel worlds.
Question 2: When all members return to the team, can the Corps F4 be assembled again?
The audience's expectations for the original cast have almost become a consensus. Duan Yihong is more likely to play Wu Qianli, and the return of other "Corps F4" members has become the biggest concern. However, the production of TV series is more demanding for the actors, especially when filming in a closed crew all winter. Whether Zhang Yi, Duan Yihong, Xing Jiadong, and Zhang Guoqiang can assemble again is still a suspense.
Question 3: How to surpass the pinnacle of your own creation?
Kang Honglei and Lan Xiaolong's "Soldier Assault" and "My Regiment Commander, My Regiment" can be called classics of military dramas and have left a deep imprint. However, the challenge that Winter and the Lion had to face was how to create a stunning work again in a field where classics had already been created. The audience expects this drama to surpass the past glory and bring them a new shock.
Conclusion:
Winter and the Lion may be a fantastic opportunity to take the audience on a journey through time and experience that snow-covered battlefield. The TV series will show the story of the Seventh Company of Steel in more depth, and walk into the hearts of the soldiers with the audience. The collaboration between Kang Honglei and Lan Xiaolong may once again create the pinnacle of a domestic war drama, challenging the audience's emotional depth and breadth of thinking. Regardless of whether the drama can eventually surpass the glory of the past, it will become a new peak for domestic war dramas.