The most popular TV series in 2023 should be "Hurricane".
Not only do the ratings take the lead, but the actors also go from the protagonist to the supporting role to the trick, and the story in the play is even more repetitive, and the love is so popular.
It is no exaggeration to say that "Hurricane" is the "drama king" in 2023.
And the protagonist Zhang Songwen soared into the sky with this drama and became an irreplaceable powerful actor in the hearts of the audience.
With the increase in popularity, as soon as he appears in the public eye, there will be overwhelming news immediately, and the audience has begun to have high hopes for him.
For example, this is the case with the recently launched "Ice Hunting".
Before the show started, the popularity was already high, and more than half of the topics with "Zhang Songwen" alone.
After the broadcast, the popularity quickly rose to the first place on the whole network, which shows that Zhang Songwen's fame has brought a lot of vitality to this drama.
In addition to Zhang Songwen, there is also an exciting person in the play, director Gao Qunshu.
As early as 2003, Gao Qunshu directed the "Wang Bang" TV series "Conquest", which is also highly anticipated.
Due to various factors, "Ice Hunting" was predicted by many viewers to have the qualification to compete for this year's "drama king", so I watched 3 episodes in a row for the first time, and my perception can be said to have "two expected" and "3 failures".
First, the main focus of crime dramas is "crime", and the crime is expected to be excellent.
In just 3 episodes, 3 crimes and 3 characters were highlighted in the play.
Huang Zongwei (played by Zhang Songwen) is the owner of a chemical factory, the father of three children, and the owner of a chemical factory (drug factory).
"Anti-drug" is the main content of this drama, and the trade of contraband is indispensable.
And the plots that assist the main content are all ** cases.
For example, He Hongzhang was investigated because of a den selling contraband below, and then was threatened by Huang Zongwei, and he directly shot and killed two insiders in anger.
Huang Zongwei accidentally discovered that someone was stealing contraband in the factory, and he directly ordered him to be killed to prevent future troubles.
The story takes place in 1997, and although the era is different, this kind of unscrupulous crime is also very smack-dropping.
The rhythm of the whole play was brought up like this.
Second, Zhang Songwen's acting skills are **, the role has depth and connotation, and he can play the villain if he copies it, which is expected.
Compared with other villains, Zhang Songwen's performance in the play is more inclined to use the contrast of the characters to drive the audience's emotions, rather than playing the bad guy with a black face overnight.
Gao Qiqiang is like this, and so is Huang Zongwei in "Ice Hunting".
For example, in the first episode, Huang Zongwei played by Zhang Songwen and Ah Dong played by Han Geng had a rivalry scene.
Huang Zongwei sat on the bench with his head bowed, as if he was a little distracted, and he asked Ah Dong: "Is the news reliable?" ”
Ah Dong said: "It's true, a senior inspector over there said it. ”
When Huang Zongwei heard that he was being targeted by the public security, he looked a little scared and nervous, and his breathing began to become weak, and he had no strength to speak.
When Ah Dong said a lot of words to him, Huang Zongwei immediately reacted, thinking that he was being used by Ah Dong, and his speech became manic, his voice soared from one to ten, and his hand shook unconsciously.
Immediately afterward, Huang Zongwei stood up and paced back and forth, his facial expression changing rapidly, with both unease and anger.
The uneasiness is because he is being targeted by the police, and the anger is that his children are being kidnapped.
The state of the character became more and more full, and Zhang Songwen began to increase the output of body language because of the child, and continued to push Ah Dong to express his mood on the verge of collapse at the moment.
Then he was told by Adong's words to break the defense, like a deflated ball and sat back in its original position, and the feeling of wanting to cry without tears was also accurately portrayed.
This scene is only a little more than 1 minute, but it includes many contents such as the lawbreaker's desperation and the father's despair of losing his child.
Zhang Songwen's acting skills are very superb, but this is indeed what the audience expected.
Of course, in addition to Zhang Songwen, there are surprises in the supporting roles.
For example, He Hongzhang played by Miao Bo.
This character is greedy for money and sex, and he doesn't talk much about the same people.
The first appearance was with Wong Chong Wei, where he was counted out and given instructions on what to do.
Although he accepted the lesson, his face was obviously unconvinced.
When Huang Zongwei left, He Hongzhang squinted his eyes and glanced upwards, his mouth drooped downward, and he looked sullen like an angry bag, and it was obvious that he was not lightly angry.
For this reason, he quickly came to KTV and directly raised a gun to kill two people.
Later, he followed Huang Zongwei's arrangement to go to another city, but before he could throw away the business of selling contraband, the local snake grabbed him and threatened him.
After he was pushed down, he quickly changed the attitude of seven disobedience and eight resentment at the beginning, and he was also considered to be aware of current affairs among those who often ran the rivers and lakes.
After standing up, he slapped himself a few times to apologize, and there was also his own resentment in these slaps.
Many actors interpret the roles very well, and individual scenes also capture the audience's taste.
First, the plot does not stand up to scrutiny.
As a crime drama, although it only has 18 episodes, the pot with an unclear story cannot be recited.
The heroine Zhao Younan (played by Yao Anna) is a public security officer.
She was tasked with assisting in the arrest of the prisoner, and after disguise, she arrived at her destination, found a small store, and learned the location of the transaction through the other party.
When I arrived at the place of the transaction, I was rejected by the other party, but after a few seconds, I was agreed.
The reason is that people who sell contraband are interested in it.
For a crime drama or a criminal investigation drama, whether such a person without IQ can do a good job is not to say, the temporary idea seems a little sloppy.
Subsequently, Zhao Younan wanted to stop the other party's rude behavior, but was coronaized by the man with **.
Here I would like to ask you, if two people have contact, can one of them be electrocuted, and the other can be unharmed?
Immediately after, Zhao Younan woke up and punched and kicked the man, and it was obvious that the other party could not compete with him.
Zhao Younan was very cautious and did not fight with him, but ran out of the house and lit a firework as a signal to notify his colleagues who were ambushed in the distance.
Actually, I understand that she didn't have the first time to ** the other party, after all, the police are not allowed to act without permission, but is that firework a little out of place?
I would say that if there is more than one person selling contraband here, then this firework is likely to be a lifesaver for others.
In addition, after the suspect is caught, the plot does not reflect the interrogation and interrogation links, so how can the audience know where your clues come from, it can't be completely imagined!
Second, there are too many invalid shots.
As mentioned earlier, there was no arraignment after the suspect was caught, but I was also drunk on why there were so many invalid scenes.
The first episode is 34 minutes and 59 seconds long, minus the 1 minute 30 seconds opening credits and the 2 minutes and 30 seconds of the ending credits, leaving only 30 minutes.
In the 30 minutes, there are 2 minutes and 10 seconds of footage describing Zhao Younan, played by Yao Anna, running, blowing his hair, changing clothes, and 3 minutes walking aimlessly.
It has no effect on the advancement of the plot.
Viewers who often follow dramas know that the most critical thing to a good drama must be the first episode, and if you don't start well, there is no need to continue chasing it.
Third, the actor pulls the crotch.
There are always people who think that the actor has been out of the country for a short time, and whether the performance is good or bad has little impact on a film and television drama.
But if you look at a few of the actors in "Ice Hunting", you will find that the impact is too great.
For example, in the play, he played Zhao Younan, the first suspect to be caught.
First of all, you must know that this character is a guy who sells contraband, and most people who dare to do such things ask for money and don't want their lives.
But in the few minutes he appeared on camera, seeing his performance would produce a trace of shyness.
and Zhao Younan investigated the case and asked a roadside stall owner.
She asked, "Boss, don't you see a height of about 1."8-meter man coming in and out from nearby? ”
This boss actor has a stiff body and a rigid speech, and his eyes are a little erratic, which makes people feel like an illusion, is the threshold for actors so low now?
Seeing this, some people will say that I am picking bones in eggs.
I don't dare to agree with this idea, because such an actor will make people have an extremely bad impression, feel that the show is coping with errands, and even fool the audience.
In addition to these 3 failures, there are actually some problems, such as whether Yao Anna's acting skills are passable, whether there are major changes in the lines, and so on.
After watching the first 3 episodes of "Ice Hunting", my heart is mixed, and some words are unhappy.
The show has unexpected surprises, but also several unsatisfactory failures, which was originally the "drama king" that the audience was looking forward to, but now it seems to be a little distant.
Zhang Songwen did not disappoint everyone, and he was commendable in character building.
However, the director and screenwriter did not meet the audience's expectations, such as the unsatisfactory special effects of some live-action studio shooting, or the logical problems of some plot plots.
For some reason, the show's requirements for the quality of the episodes do not seem to be as strict as before.
But no matter what the reason, blindly saying that "Ice Hunting" is good now seems to be mostly aimed at a certain actor I like, on the contrary, it is the audience who can only see the shortcomings in their eyes.
For this drama, I don't want to be a supporter of one side or the other, but I completely stand on a neutral position to state my own opinions.
In my opinion, on the one hand, I hope that most film and television dramas can improve themselves and bring a good viewing experience to the audience, including but not limited to the selection of actors and the polishing of scripts.
At least it can allow the audience to arm their brains with nutrients from the content of the series.
On the other hand, it is difficult to keep silent about the fly in the ointment in the play, so I wrote this article in a targeted manner to join you**!
Of course, it may be a little too early to draw conclusions at this time, after all, as of press time, the drama "Ice Hunting" has only released 5 episodes, which is not enough to make a conclusion.
But in the later plot development, I will continue to chase, and I hope that there will be more surprises waiting for us.