The anti-crime and evil-themed drama "Hurricane" officially ended on CCTV 8 on the evening of February 3. The show was broadcast throughout the Spring Festival, and the national popularity even surpassed the top blockbusters of the Spring Festival. Even if the timeline is extended, the performance of "Hurricane" can be called phenomenal: Not only An Xin, Gao Qiqiang, Gao Qisheng, Chen Shuting, Lao Mo, Xu Jiang, Li Xiang and other main characters have gained extremely high public recognition At this time, Zhang Biao, Lu Han, Secretary Wang, Ma Zi and even Xiao Wu, who only had a few scenes and a few lines, were all remembered by the audience and discussed enthusiastically... The last drama to enjoy this kind of "treatment" was "In the Name of the People" in 2017, and "Latent" in 2009.

Why can "Hurricane" win such a wide resonance? From "Operation Icebreaker" to "Anti-crime Storm", anti-crime dramas have been making small steps in recent years to seek breakthroughs. What are the "hurricane" progress from quantitative change to qualitative change in the exciting "good start" of "Hurricane"?

The advancement of creative thinking

Jumping out of the "comfort zone" of anti-crime dramas relying on the intensity of the case and the intensity of the plot to attract the audience

As Zhu Junyi, one of the screenwriters, said, as a latecomer, "Hurricane" lost the innate opportunity to adapt real cases, but this also forced the creators of "Hurricane" to jump out of the anti-crime drama relying on the intensity of the case and the intensity of the plot to naturally attract the audience. "comfort zone".

The play is refreshing, basically because it has a unique approach among similar works, and has constructed a chronicle and memoir of China's anti-crime and evil eradication with a time span of 20 years. "Hurricane" uses three time nodes in 2000, 2006, and 2021 to structure the whole drama, and uses flashbacks and interludes to present the social development and changes of more than 20 years. The choice of these three time points not only meets the requirements and considerations of policy propaganda, but also reflects the particularity of public security work in different social environments.

With a very high degree of completion, "Hurricane" condenses the sense of the times into all aspects of basic necessities of life. Not only does it not make a big deal, but it also puts effort into many inconspicuous details. Aluminum lunch boxes filled with dumplings, leather jackets with suede collars, plasma color TVs, PHS... The true sense of time brings everyone into memory. Gao Qiqiang's different styles spanning 20 years also have very accurate shaping. In 2000, Gao Qiqiang wore cheap leather clothes, which were dirty, and he could wipe his hands at any time after catching fish. That was the real state of fishmongers in the vegetable market; He is a black boss in a contrasting color suit, wearing sunglasses, and combing his hair back; in 2021, his illegal methods will be more subtle, and his dressing style will also be close to that of the "protective umbrella" senior officials, low-key and simple...

This kind of creative thinking, "Hurricane" is not the first. In recent years, "Dajiang Dahe", "The World", "Wind Pinellia" and other soul-stirring dramas have achieved enough sincerity in restoring the sense of the times, and finally won the public's approval for themselves. Lay the most solid foundation. Realism "must be carefully decorated, so that the audience can't see it, but can feel it." Those audiences who scored high marks for "Hurricane" also felt this kind of heart, so they are willing to empathize with this story that has been delayed for more than 20 years.

Progress in Characterization

Treat positive and negative characters as equally as possible

The breakthrough in character creation in "Hurricane" is that the positive and negative characters are treated as equally as possible, and the character line is full. Some people say that the first half of "Hurricane" can be called "A Fishmonger's Blackened Family History". Every time Gao Qiqiang changes his identity, there are detailed and sufficient causes and consequences, as well as real and delicate motives. A submissive fishmonger in a vegetable market who is oppressed and oppressed grows into a "godfather" figure of the underworld, and behind his going to the abyss is the real entanglement of family, friendship, and love. "Hurricane" makes many people feel that they can't stop after chasing it, precisely because the characters and plot are cool and realistic.

In addition, in traditional anti-crime dramas, the opposition between black and white is the main line of conflict, while An Xin and Gao Qiqiang in "Hurricane" also have a sense of fate as mirror images of each other, which shows that the creators put the importance of characters before the story. An Xin and Gao Qiqiang, two people who were originally not in the same social class, made different fate choices because of their different personalities. Under the help of some accidental factors, the two took different paths, their lives changed and their fates continued to reverse.

As it turns out, characters always come first. Only when the characters stand still, the audience will have empathy and be more willing to read the story. If the plot is driven by a strong plot, it may be difficult to produce the current response. "Hurricane" uses Gao Qiqiang to question the origin and reason of the dark side; uses An Xin to interpret the indestructible integrity and faith; uses a group of flesh-and-blood characters to reveal the choice of good and evil in human nature-Lao Mo feels guilty for his daughter ; Xu Jiang, a ruthless bully, also has weaknesses. Their good and evil are not innate, but more importantly, a choice.

In short, when relying on strong plots and reversals is no longer the magic weapon to attract audiences, "Hurricane" has verified that similar themes can take people's hearts as a better design.

Progression of actor standards

Actors create a second time based on the script, supported by meticulous and complex human nature

In order to make a good drama, the script is the blueprint, and the actor's second creation contributes to it. Supported by a sufficiently detailed and complex human side, the character can be three-dimensional rather than a tool for speaking lines.

Director Xu Jizhou recruited actors with life experience. His request is, "Don't act for me like Korean or American gangster movies, it's over in one act." He must let everyone believe that this is something that will happen around him, so that he can empathize. Zhang Songwen's performance has been highly praised, "He played the fishmonger, and I could smell the smell of fish. He played the big boss, and I could smell the cologne." In order to play the fishmonger well, a few days before the start, Zhang Songwen Every morning at four or five o'clock, he rushes to the aquatic product market to watch how the fish stall owner buys, sells, and kills fish. Later in the play, he scoops out the water from the fish tank to wash his hands, which is what he observes.

Good actors will use their brains desperately than pondering roles, pondering plays, and colliding with more sparks in a benign creative atmosphere. In the play, An Xin held the cordon and pushed Gao Qiqiang forward, which was a "famous scene". At that time, the script only said "An Xin held the cordon to stop Gao Qiqiang and the others". When it came to the real shooting, An Xin held the cordon and pushed it forward, and the shooting would look very good-looking, all of which were caused by the collision on the spot. Another example is that An Xin and Gao Qiqiang's eating scenes in the past 20 years are very different in subtleties, and actors can also eat meals with a "sense of age" through performances.

It is undeniable that "Hurricane" was able to "surge", thanks to the many powerful actors playing on the same stage: whether it is a "double" game, or every supporting role, large or small, the degree of adaptation between the actors and the roles Both are very high. It is worth pondering that there is a "rumor" that has been widely circulated on the Internet. The starring configuration of the show at the beginning is the combination of "traffic + strength". This is a relatively safe and common matching method in the current market. One of the real considerations of the stage. In the end, "Hurricane" appeared with the current lineup, which proved that the rational decision-making with greater weight in acting skills and adaptation won, and the feedback given by the market was enough to boost the confidence of the industry.

This result shows that if a drama wants to break through the circle and resonate, it should become the "greatest common divisor". In this way, the use of traffic actors seems to be "narrow"-what the public cares about is whether the actor really matches the role, and whether his acting skills can really control the role. Only cast members who meet these conditions can obtain the traffic password of the work.