"Ice Hunting" is a popular TV series on CCTV, but it is facing the fate of being suspended and taken off the shelves. What is the reason for such a wave of boos?
TV dramas and movies have long become one of the important entertainment items in our daily life, and through these film and television works, we can appreciate many different lives and stories. Especially TV series with crime suspense themes are a favorite choice of many people. "Ice Hunting" has aroused widespread expectations before it was launched, especially this TV series starring Zhang Songwen and directed by the famous director Gao Qunshu. originally thought that it would become a hit drama at the beginning of 2024, but unexpectedly, it was asked by netizens to be taken off the shelves, which attracted a lot of scolding. So, what's going on? Couldn't Zhang Songwen save this TV series?
Criminal investigation suspense genres already have a wide audience, and if they are combined, they are simply an excellent combination. is like "Hurricane", which can be said to be one of the hottest TV series in 2023, almost to the extent that the whole people are chasing dramas. To judge whether a drama is really popular, you only need to observe the future development of the leading actor to get a glimpse or two. Gao Ye, the sister-in-law in "Hurricane", also performed very well in the follow-up. In "Article 20" directed by Zhang Yimou, Gao Ye played an important role and had an excellent reputation. And Zhang Songwen has swept the entire country with the role of Gao Qiqiang in "Hurricane", and has been widely loved. Not only that, today's Zhang Songwen seems to have become a representative of superb acting skills, and the TV series he starred in has also become the audience's first choice.
The highly anticipated crime suspense TV series "Ice Hunting" finally landed on Tencent** on February 21. The story mainly revolves around the tense confrontation between a team led by anti-narcotics policeman Zhao Younan (played by Yao Anna) and a drug manufacturing syndicate led by drug lord Huang Zongwei (played by Zhang Songwen). In this struggle, justice eventually triumphed over **, and Huang Zongwei's drug trafficking empire was successfully destroyed. As soon as the show was broadcast, it quickly topped the hit list and attracted more than 20,000 highly attention. This success is due to the audience's choice, and the tacit cooperation between Gao Qunshu and Zhang Songwen is considered a highlight. Gao Qunshu has directed many classic works, such as "**Thirteen Sects", "Conquest", "Tokyo Trial", "Trident", etc., and Zhang Songwen's acting skills are widely acclaimed, and the TV series he starred in always attract much attention. Although "Ice Hunting" was not broadcast on CCTV, CCTV also had high hopes for it and promoted it on the day of the broadcast. However, despite the high popularity of the show, it has been widely criticized, and some have even called for it to be taken off the shelves. The audience generally believes that the actors' performances are not good enough, and there are serious logical errors in the plot, which are difficult to accept.
Perhaps because the plot is too boring and bland, this may be one of the reasons why a TV series has been subjected to boycotts and criticism. And one of the main reasons why "Ice Hunting" has been complained about is because the performance of the heroine Yao Anna has been questioned. In contrast, Zhang Songwen's acting skills are beyond doubt. In "Ice Hunting", he is ostensibly a businessman engaged in chemical **, and despite only a high school education, he has an amazing talent in the field of chemistry. He also has three sons to raise, and is an honest and loving man who loves his wife and children. However, behind the scenes, he is the big drug lord behind the production of a new type of drug, Onion Crystal, and has a large number of drugs and drug-making equipment under his hands. When a worker steals his drugs, he pretends to be fine, but turns around and brutally kills the thief, showing his dual personality. There are many other behaviors of this kind of person, such as talking and laughing with the boss, but immediately changing his face after turning around, his expression is solemn, and he even extinguishes the cigarette butt with his hand, showing his cold side. However, the performance of the female anti-narcotics policeman Yao Anna has been questioned by many people. After all, as the second princess of Huawei, who is chasing success in the entertainment industry, Yao Anna's every move can cause heated discussions. As a heroine, her performance naturally received special attention from the audience. Although her character design in the play is relatively pleasing, her performance has been questioned and criticized by many people. We also all understand that there needs to be a certain degree of compatibility between the actor and the character, so that it doesn't feel like the character is out of the personal feeling. However, Yao Anna is a newcomer after all, and this is her second work.
Some netizens complained that she always looked expressionless, a bit like an emotionless performance machine, and may feel that such a performance is in line with the image of an anti-drug policewoman. The controversy of the TV series is not limited to acting, but also netizens complaining that the logic of the story is confused, which leads to a decline in the audience experience. For example, a female policeman who has been discharged from the army is still fighting passionately with drug dealers on the one hand, and she is knocked out by drug dealers on the next side. And at this moment of crisis, the drug dealer did not sneak away or ** policewoman, but became lustful. The heroine immediately came to her senses and fought with the drug dealer. If it is to highlight the heroine pretending to faint, such an act is simply lowering the IQ of drug dealers, and there is a problem with logic, which has caused the audience to complain.
In addition, Yao Annahua's identity as the second princess has also caused controversy. Some people think that she brought capital into the group, and the choice of her as the heroine was the director Gao Qunshu who was kidnapped by capital. The director responded to this, saying that it was just a low-budget drama and was not kidnapped by the capitalists. Some people also think that Huawei gave investment and found Yao Anna, but the director denied this statement. As for why Yao Anna was chosen to play the heroine, the director said that he took a fancy to her simplicity and did not receive acting guidance, and at the same time felt that her temperament was very suitable, so he invited her to star.
Ice Hunt is an overall good TV series, with only 18 episodes making it tightly paced and avoiding dragging plot development. This also allows the audience to better engage with the plot without feeling bored. Therefore, there will be an increase in the number of people who are expecting this TV series. Would you consider Ice Hunting?