recently made domestic documentary fans like Puben is undoubtedly that Youku has introduced the Netflix original documentary series "The Rise of an Empire: Ottoman".
first let’s talk about what documentary drama is;
is a unique TV drama art style based on real people, following the artistic rules of drama creation, strengthening drama conflicts, shaping screen images, and paying attention to details.
"The Rise of an Empire: Ottoman" was launched with Mohammed II and the rise of the Ottoman Empire. The entire 6 episodes talked about a war:
attacked Constantinople
sounded a bit boring, but in fact Not at all.
"Ottoman" has a Douban score of 8.2, IMDB score of 8.0, and the next pull is full of praise:
is magnificent, exciting, and the mixed documentary and feature films are also very novel. The visual and story parts of "Game of Thrones" are comparable to "Game of Thrones"
. In the final analysis, the performance of "Osman" is the quality of "Ottoman" itself, and it is really good in every aspect. The commentaries invited by
are all well-known scholars related to this period of history;
"Byzantine Empire" author Lars Brownworth, "1453: Battle of Constantinople" author Roger Crowley and so on. Z1z
has a historical basis, and another element as a documentary film is: restores
The Battle of Constantinople is a sign of the rise of the Ottoman Empire, and it is also the lonely time of the Roman Empire. On one side is the vigorous Ottoman army of 100,000, and on the other side is the super imperial capital that has been besieged 23 times over 1,000 years but has only fallen once.
History itself is a legend. How to restore this drama is what "The Rise of an Empire: Ottoman" should do.
First of all, it is the restoration of the details.
In order to make the audience more immersive, every piece of clothing and every building in "Ottoman" has been made extremely exquisite;
Islamic clothing has a strong religious nature, and the gorgeous and solemn Roman Empire clothing is immediately before you.
Architecture is also a place where a lot of thought has been spent on the series. In the film, from overlooking the big perspective to the architectural details, it is shown;
Sophia Church to the Golden Horn, and then to Galata, quietly explained in one shot .
then zoomed in, the panoramic view of Constantinople and the details of the Sofia church are also clearly visible. In addition to the details of
, "Ottoman" is well restored, it is the "scene". Among the good reviews of
Douban, there is a particularly apt description: documentary version of "Quanyou"
Aside from the tragic performance of the last season, "Quanyou" is definitely the top-level outstanding performance in the American TV series. Among them, The war scenes and character creation is the most brilliant.
"The Rise of an Empire: Ottoman" is the same. The picture of the battle of Constantinople has an absolute "blockbuster is a sense of sight", and nothing is expected.
Every attack on Constantinople by Mohammed II was filmed in the series.
Sultan’s conscription order was issued, and the imperial conquest was ignited under the call of Allah.
In front of Constantinople, which hadn't fallen for more than a thousand years, he faced dozens of giant artillery pieces this time. These cannons called "Basilica" were a threat to the city walls that had never been seen before. The
artillery bombarded wildly. In addition to the continuous artillery bombardment day and night, it was another battle of soldiers. Z1z
Ottoman’s charge was first repelled by the defending mercenary general Giustilani;
, but under the continuous attack, the city eventually fell. The ups and downs of the whole process of
, every scene of the war, are clearly shown in the drama.
And "Ottoman" is good and there is another point: the documentary film of the character
is a real thing that strengthens the drama conflict, and the drama conflict comes down toAt the end, it is still a character, but "Ottoman" takes those legendary heroes in history particularly vividly.
Mohammed II was proud and dared to challenge this thousand-year-old castle at the age of 21. When he was unable to attack for a long time, he was determined and resourceful, showing his leadership qualities.
is to fight, no matter how you have to fight down
defender Genoese mercenary, the leader Giusni Dignani, also brave and good at fighting.
faced the menacing army of one hundred thousand and dozens of artillery pieces, calmly defending day after day. The two of
can be called Yuliang for a while, they are opposing parties, but they are also the best opponents.
In addition, there are greedy Genoese merchants, fearful Roman people, emperors who would rather die than surrender... the richness of the characters makes this past 500 years of past nuanced, clear and moving.
This is the wonderful feature of "The Rise of an Empire: Ottoman", and it is also the reason why it has won many praises.
And such a good documentary is actually more than one on Youku.
"Lighted Planet", "Flying Earth", "Serengeti", "Hello, AI", "Mysterious Planet"... these different themes, but the same high-quality documentaries, you can see them on Youku and also Can only be seen on Youku.
In terms of the ability to introduce documentaries, Youku has a very good aesthetic and absolute control.
Of course, this is not only because the documentary itself is good enough to be introduced, but also because of the changing audience of the documentary in China.
According to a "2019 Documentary Content and User Report", 82% of the audiences of Chinese documentaries are between 18 and 35 years old, 74% of the audiences have a bachelor degree or above, and 55% of the audience’s monthly salary Between 7k~20k.
Clear data has always best reflected the essence of things. Among the documentary audiences,
is dominated by young middle-class young people with aesthetic abilities and cultural standards.
They grew up in the "Generation Z". The rapid development of the Internet has brought earth-shaking changes to the world, and this group of young people have a higher demand for the exploration of the world and their own knowledge. The
documentary may be one of the windows to understand the world.
and Youku’s new layout in the field of humanities is undoubtedly the best way to deal with the trend of the times;
, like the high-quality documentaries mentioned above, has its own advantages.
Youku co-produced "Lighted Planet", for the first time looking down on the earth from space, examining oneself with "God's perspective". The film crew of
"Serengeti" went deep into the inaccessible corners to track the most representative African grassland animals; every frame of
is vivid and picturesque, and every scene is a blockbuster.
"Hello, AI" has another whim. Through the stories of 15 protagonists, it describes the changes that artificial intelligence brings to our lives. It is also a dual care of technology and humanities.
But Youku documentaries can see the big picture and life.
"Wonderful Egg Birth" focusing on fertility issues, "Sisters' Love" which interprets the emotional and love issues of women in the workplace, and other documentaries related to daily life have been launched one after another.
invited six artists such as Wu Lei, Zhou Shen and Xu Weizhou to "Wonderful City", using the star's vlog perspective to present the regional culture and humanistic customs of different cities from another angle.
and so on are the results of Youku Humanities' deep cultivation in the documentary field.
Youku Humanities' investment and persistence in documentary content over the years have given them a leading position in the industry and also given viewers more content with high humanistic value. After all,
content continues to evolve with the times. It seems to be "entertaining to death" today. In fact, it is very happy to see a platform that always insists on high-quality content and sets a benchmark.
This is the luck of the audience. What kind of development will
Youku Humanities have in the documentary field in the future? I have to say that it is really exciting.
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