On the evening of February 26, the TV series "All the Way Forward" premiered in a single episode of Yangba. As an inspirational youth idol drama, its hit has not only been sought after by the audience, but also caused some discussions and controversies about the show. Judging from the content of the first episode alone, the core plot of this TV series is relatively loose, and there are some unconvincing places in the details of the story, and the performances of the male and female protagonists seem to be more routine. However, on the whole, the show still brought some surprises and surprises. "All the Way Forward" doesn't seem to have been well thought out when it comes to constructing a specific plot.
Let's start with the details that are difficult to fully convince. At that time, the Kuomintang army was carrying out a "clean-up" campaign on the south bank of the Yangtze River, and I was in charge of covering and instigating rebellion in the New Fourth Army unit carrying out tasks in the north of the Yangtze River. For example, the TV series begins with a description of our army, when it crossed the river, when it was attacked by reactionary troops. Suddenly, a Kuomintang soldier pounced from behind and knocked out my bamboo row! At this critical moment, our army chose the bamboo platoon as a cover, hiding in the rear, and engaged the enemy while advancing forward. This play really shocked the audience.
Because even on the battlefields of the Second World War, steel plates could no longer be used as covers. Therefore, most of the guns and machine guns used by the squadron at that time were guns, although these guns had a certain degree of power, they were not suitable for dealing with those strong steel plates. In the latter stages of the Second World War, the reactionary forces of the Kuomintang had been re-equipped by the American side. At that time, there were many people in the Kuomintang army who used machine guns and rifles, but these ** could not penetrate the steel plates. During the war of liberation, the firearms they used had the ability to penetrate steel plates, which should have been quite acceptable. On such a basis, the use of bamboo rafts as bunkers and the active promotion of the elimination of the reactionary army really lost its persuasiveness.
In the battle of the bamboo bunkers, the fighters became almost a direct target for the enemy. This is what many people say about a tactic used by the U.S. military during World War II - the bamboo bunker tactics. In fact, this is just a special combat method adopted by the US ** team in the war to deal with the German fascists. Instead of playing like this, it is better to abandon the bamboo row and crawl forward directly. However, this time, the bamboo row in "All the Way Forward" is built with reinforced concrete! Since the broadcast of "All the Way Forward", such a scene has been staged, which has undoubtedly greatly attracted the participation of the audience. However, judging from the scenes in the film, it is not ideal, especially for the buildings and environment on the city streets, and it does not show anything new. Soon after, some of the protagonists' scenes in front of the steel mill, especially the steel mill pipes in the background, seem too new, closer to a modern factory building, and lack a basic nostalgia. Such scenes are still relatively rare in TV dramas, and they are not like other types of film and television dramas, where there are so many plots and details that can be laid out. In the first episode, there are several similar problems.
Next, let's talk about the main topics. So in the story, we can see a man, he is a railroad worker, and he is going to build a railroad. According to the plot synopsis of this TV series, its core content is about the construction of a railway. Since the first episode, there have been a lot of dramas doing this work. From the content analysis of the first episode of "All the Way Forward", its main plot goal is railway construction. Because there is no direct connection between the construction of the railway and the other two characters in the play, who should be the protagonist of this play? However, in the first episode, too much of the scene is shifted to other aspects than the construction of the railroad. This seems to be a bit too prominent and steals the attention of the protagonist.
For example, we can see the scenes between the heroine and her fiancé, and the scenes between the male protagonist and the rebels. These scenes are often featured in TV dramas. These scenes are not directly related to the theme of building railways. The inclusion of these scenes seems to be intended to confuse the public and prolong the course of the plot. In fact, if you can set up a storyline related to the plot in the play, it can make the audience find it interesting. TV drama is an art form that is crucial to every moment, and those content that is not closely related to the main story line should not actually appear in front of the audience.
For example, in the opening part of this TV series, there are many episodes related to the meeting. For example, in one meeting, after the moderator announced the topic, a lot of people spoke. In the episodes of these meetings, the shouting of slogans is quite frequent, and the really valuable parts are relatively few. So, I don't think this TV series is for journalists. If the work is a news documentary, then this should be acceptable, because the main responsibility of the documentary is to broadcast the news. This work is a TV series, and it is a dereliction of duty on the part of the screenwriters to spend most of the plot time in meetings and shouting slogans.
Next, let's talk about the story of the hero and heroine. He is a man with a lot of character and personality, but in real life, it is not surprising that he is a relatively large "old" man. The male protagonist played by Li Jian is almost the same as his previous image of a soldier in terms of the content of the script. Such an almost rugged performance has often appeared in film and television works in the past. Li Jian used this method to create a person who was beaten to the ground in the war and survived tenaciously - a heroic figure with "iron bones". For example, his prejudiced attitude towards the soldiers who came from the uprising was a typical crude act. This method of character creation now seems rather archaic.
When the characters in the script seem outdated, this echoes the outdated nature of Li Jian's performance. In the minds of the audience, Li Jian has won the recognition and praise of the audience with his solid and rich acting skills and understanding of the laws of dramatic art. Li Jian doesn't seem to be the problem. He's just trying to make a new attempt — repackaging characters that were once considered the best to be closer to the image he was familiar with. He simply learns from the character-building techniques in scripts that are no longer applicable, and follows the traditional method of character interpretation to shape his character. Li Jian is a good director. Li Jian's skill of painting cats according to tigers does exist.
And the heroine's practice in this regard is really confusing. Her age and height did not meet the requirements of the role, and even on stage she seemed a little childish, so that many viewers became suspicious of her. In the first episode, she was only involved in a few simple scenes. In the play, the heroine was injured after being ** and spent a few days in the hospital before being treated, but the heroine herself did not react. In particular, the drama in which the male and female protagonists appear at the same time must have flaws in its performance practice and lack the basic level of expression. In both scenes, she sits in a corner and doesn't make any movements. The heroine loses consciousness under the bomb attack of the church, while the male protagonist hugs her tightly and runs outside. At the same time as he shouted, she also shouted, and as a result, the actor was stunned. During this series of events, the heroine wakes up and begins to shout for her to be let go, and then she bites the hero. When she was carried out of the room, she realized that her fiancé was still inside.
As for why the heroine attacks the male lead, this acting skill is not really shown. My feeling is that this character is special. While practicing this character, just shouting "let me down" for two sentences and then starting to bite, which makes the character look very unintelligent. In terms of the script, the director's idea was wrong, and there was a mistake in the script that turned the male protagonist into a bomb! As the saying goes, when a person is first hit by a bomb, they usually feel extreme fear, and when they seek help, their reaction is not to scream or bite. Therefore, directors and actors must have a certain degree of preparation, otherwise it will be difficult to do it. From a script point of view, there must be some problems with this play. In terms of actors, there are also certain flaws. During the training process, through his own acting skills, he made the character look more dull.
In fact, in the first practice scene she participated in, her facial expressions did not seem to match the specific role she was playing. In this scene, the actor's performance is not simply to express his emotional understanding and experience of the characters in the play, but to express the feelings of the characters. In order to understand the specific duties and roles of the characters in this scene, the audience needs to rely on the actors' great performances. On stage, she is a figure that is easily overlooked by the audience, and off the stage, she is a very characterful and thoughtful figure. If practiced, you will only laugh and there will be no emotional performance. This performance on stage is very bad. This way of performing is both a failure and a dull one.
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