Criminal investigation dramas have always been one of the audience's favorite drama genres, with tight rhythms, gripping stories, and an analysis of human nature implied in the cocoon. For criminal investigation dramas, the story should be exciting, and the "people" should also be good-looking. As the fourth masterpiece launched by Tencent**X Theater, "Black Soil Without Words" was broadcast recently. The play adheres to the creative concept of "one play, one style" of X Theater, and shows the fate and fate choices of social beings under the changing times from the perspective of criminal investigation, arousing deep empathy from the audience.
"Black Soil Without Words" tells the story of Lanhe, a quiet small northeastern city, that makes waves due to a bizarre murder case. The local famous enterprise Hongqiao Group **, three people were killed overnight, and the suspect Yang Si (played by Hu Jun) was arrested on the way to escape, but the criminal police captain Guan Yu (played by Chen Jianbin) found many suspicious points during the interrogation, and Yan Hongqiao's original partner Wang Ping (played by Deng Jiajia) seems to be inextricably linked with the case. As Guan Yu's investigation deepened, a story from the Northeast that spanned 1990 to 2005 surfaced.
As a cold and realistic criminal investigation drama, "Black Soil Without Words" puts the story in the Northeast winter, which is very cold and murderous, and injects a cold temperament into the series from the beginning. Not only that, the show also injects people's positive, tenacious, optimistic life attitude and humor into the context of the series, so that the series has more vitality in addition to the coldness, and the unique texture is eye-catching. The frequent appearance of the Lanhe ice cave in the play, the coat with unique Northeast characteristics, and the ice twitching of children on the ice rink have left a very deep impression on the audience.
In addition to its own unique regional charm, "Black Soil Without Words" is an in-depth realist creation from the perspective of traditional criminal investigation documentary. The drama returns to the filming techniques and narrative logic of traditional criminal investigation dramas, focuses on case deduction, and unveils the secrets that have been frozen for many years for the audience step by step. The ultra-long time span provides a large dramatic space and tension for the series, but it also tests the presentation of the drama from multiple dimensions. The show presents the story of the 90s and 00s in a cross-narrative way, alternating but not confusing the audience, and this is due to the exquisite details. Retro TVs, cassette tapes, PHS mobile phones, etc., the crew collected a large number of props and down-to-earth objects to show the changes of the times in a silent place, and truly and vividly drew a picture of the Northeast era for the audience.
As a criminal investigation theme, the idea of "Black Soil Without Words" does not stop at telling a passionate battle between good and evil, but goes more into the choice of fate and reflection on reality, and opens up the space for speculation in the resonance of "human nature". The series attaches great importance to the excavation of criminal motives and the in-depth analysis of the various beings behind the case, showing the brilliance of humanity of every citizen who upholds and pursues justice. Although the story spans more than ten years, and the characters in the play such as Guan Yu and Zhou Qi are very different in age, their thinking around career sticking, hometown construction and other issues is still worthy of the current audience's in-depth experience.
As the fourth drama of Tencent**X Theater, "Black Soil Without Words" depicts a cold and realistic criminal investigation picture. By presenting the ecology of a small town that is not dualistic and opposite, the audience can feel the various states of life and fate choices under the frozen black soil in a silent place, and show the past events in the Northeast spanning many years from the perspective of criminal investigation documentary, conveying the power of justice, which is not only unique in temperament, but also broadens the innovative boundary of realistic criminal investigation to a certain extent. (Wen Yang Guang).
*:Xinhua.