Sohu Entertainment News (Exception/Text) The TV series "Tour Prosecutors" has been aired for some time. As soon as the show was launched, it was praised by the media as "the sister of " in the name of the people " because of the director and producer. Everyone is the same person, even the cast is almost the same. Therefore, the drama is of course high hopes. It was even rated as the most anticipated TV drama of the year by a certain media in 2019. Many people think that it may continue the viewing myth of "The Name of the People".
But obviously, the "Circulating Inspection Team" disappointed everyone. As of press time, the Douban score for this drama is 6.5, which is nearly two points lower than "The Name of the People" (Douban 8.3 points), and the popularity and discussion are less than expected. So, what are the shortcomings of this show? Why is it that more than three years have passed since "The Name of the People", and there is no more anti-corruption anti-crime drama? Sohu Entertainment will analyze and analyze for everyone in this article.
Why is the impression of "Itinerant Inspection Team" not as expected?
"Itinerant Inspection Team" is not enough to attract the audience, a very important reason is that the progress of the plot is too slow. The main line of this drama is that the prosecutor Feng Sen (played by Yu Hewei) reverses the case of an unjustly executed prisoner. At the same time, there are several stories in parallel-the son of the richest man in Dongchuan Province murdered and went to jail, the son of the secretary of the Political and Legal Committee was falsely accused of rape, and there was an undercurrent of suspected rape in the prison...
but the problem is that each story is divided into The lines have taken a long time to tell, and they are advancing slowly. These clues may be paving the way for the main line of the story, but they are all slightly boring, and even suspected of water injection, superimposed together, making the whole story particularly trivial and procrastinating. No wonder there was a barrage: "It's the fifth episode, what did you talk about?" By the 12th episode, the main line of Feng Sen's investigation has not made any obvious progress, and the audience can be said to be lonely.
In addition, the placement of advertisements in this show also greatly reduced its look and feel. The prosecutor played by Han Xue mentioned from time to time that he was buying clothes at the only X meeting. The entire crew were having fun, eating XX brand nuts, and an embarrassing line: "The meal is ready, at XXX brand." On the integrated stove.” Some netizens have calculated that in just 7 minutes, there are as many as 5 brand names in the actors’ lines. Originally, the pace is slow, and with all kinds of advertisements, can the audience not play?
In addition, "The Tour Inspection Team" was also complained by netizens that "too many professional loopholes". For example, if the defendant's son was raped by the secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission, the man was arrested by the police without investigating the scene, interrogating the woman, or examining the injuries based on a police phone number from a friend of the woman. After that, the man was released because the woman expressed her understanding. The rape case can be a public prosecution. It does not mean that the woman can withdraw the lawsuit without prosecution. The arrest and withdrawal of the lawsuit are too trivial.
For another example, in order to find the son in prison, the richest man designs the secretary of the political and legal committee. In real life, "the rich does not compete with officials" is basically impossible. There are also lawyers who destroy evidence casually, the police casually use a video to accuse someone of rape, and the director of the Public Security Department dares to face the provincial prosecutors. All these portray power struggles as too pediatric, and they have been many. The audience complained about "fooling people." Some netizens pointed out that, judging from the standards of legal dramas and anti-pranks, the pattern of this drama is really small. So far, the drama has remained at the level of investigating the case. The ecological outlook of the judicial system, the ethics of officialdom, the careful thinking of each character, and the intricate relationships between the characters, although there are also involved, but not very It is displayed profoundly, and the lines are superficial, unable to make the audience think deeply.
What is the good-looking anti-corruption drama?
What should a sufficiently good anti-corruption and anti-crime drama look like? First of all,
has a good rhythm and strong suspense. Take the popular drama "In the Name of the People" three years ago. Although "In the Name of the People" also has obvious water injection ( Zheng Shengli 's "fast forward trio"), at least the story advances very intensively. Suspense is also one after another, making people very eager to pursue it. The previous classic anti-corruption anti-corruption dramas " black hole ", "absolute power", "behind the glitz" and so on, the rhythm is even better, there are only 20 or 30 episodes, but the story is told heartily, without any drag. .
The other is to have extreme scenes and characters.
anti-corruption and anti-corruption dramaCompared with life dramas and romantic dramas, the advantage is that it can show many scenes that touch the red line and are rarely seen by ordinary people, so it can attract the attention of the audience.
is like the first episode of "The Name of the People". There is a whole wall of RMB and a pretty fancy currency counting link. These once-in-a-year images are the key factors that stimulate the audience to follow the drama.
includes many famous scenes that are talked about by the audience, such as Li Dakang and Secretary Yuliang at the meeting, Li Dakang's death gaze in the car after his wife was arrested, Qi Tongwei funny scenes of giving gifts and crying graves... These scenes completely touched the audience's refreshing points, and were very impressive. The characters in
"In the Name of the People" also achieved the ultimate. Li Dakang, an iron-fisted style to the extreme; Gao Yuliang , a dark belly and insidious to the extreme; Qi Tongwei, the ultimate tragedy. Each character is very full, vivid and interesting, and the audience will even discuss and think after watching it.
Similarly, the reason why "Black Hole" is regarded as a classic, Chen Daoming played a polite and cruel villain. In "Terror at High Latitudes", Li Xuejian played a scout who is always striving for the truth to the fullest, and his god interpretation is the finishing touch of the show.
is also very important, that is, there must be a pattern. In "The Name of the People", a large wind factory case led to the political ecology of the entire officialdom in Handong Province. Factional struggles, collusion between officials and businessmen, officialdom and family, the way of being an official...the pattern is large and deep. Including lines are also undercurrents, very philosophical.
includes "My Lord Ups and Downs", "Absolute Power" and "Supreme Interest" written by Zhou Meisen and . The Douban scores of these dramas are all over eight points, and the style is very atmospheric. No matter what the entry point is, it shows the face of the times and society, and it is very empathetic and insightful.
Why is no successor to ?
So, why after "The Name of the People", the anti-corruption and anti-mafia drama never made a big hit? In an exclusive interview with Sohu Entertainment, the producer of
Qiuqiu said that on the one hand, for this type of drama, the review is relatively strict and the quality of the drama must be absolutely guaranteed. Therefore, there are very few anti-corruption and anti-crime scripts that can be broadcast. After the broadcast of "The Name of the People", some anti-corruption and anti-crime dramas wanted to be broadcast by Dongfeng, but they have been backlogged so far, such as " National Action " which was completed in 2016 and "Puzzle" produced in 2017. "Z1z People’s Property ", written by Zhou Meisen, completed in early 2019, and "Rights and Benefits" completed in the second half of 2019. Therefore, most producers and producers are still cautious about the creation of anti-corruption dramas.
Another reason, Qiuqiu still believes, is the scarcity of creators. From "Itinerant Inspection Team", we can feel how difficult it is to write an anti-corruption and anti-crime drama that is real and vivid enough. Yu Fei, the screenwriter of "Itinerant Inspection Team" is actually very good. He has written many classic works, such as "The Sixth Group of Serious Cases" and "The Electric Wave That Never Elapses."
Similarly, the legal drama " in the name of law ", which was broadcast in 2019, similar to the "touring procuratorial team", scored only 5.6 points on Douban, and was rated as a "legal romance film" by netizens. . The screenwriter of this play Zhao Dongling also wrote the classic "Chinese Woman Under the Gun of the Gestapo" and "China Land".
Qiuqiu feels that compared to other types of dramas, anti-corruption dramas involve a wider range and more complex, with richer levels, and it is really difficult for a screenwriter without a solid foundation and deep experience to write it well.
Let’s take a look at some of the excellent screenwriters of anti-corruption dramas in the early years. In addition to Zhou Meisen, there are also Lu Tianming ("Big Snow No Trace", "Provincial Party Secretary" screenwriter), Zhang Ping ("Skynet", "Life and Death Choice" "Screenwriter), these three people were called the "troika of anti-corruption drama." The reason why they can write their plays so deeply rooted in the hearts of the people is because they have all been in officialdom. For example, Zhou Meisen once served as the deputy secretary-general of the Xuzhou Municipal People's Government. Having been immersed in the political arena for a long time, these screenwriters are familiar with many details and rules in the officialdom.heart.
Today, only Zhou Meisen is still actively creating anti-corruption dramas. Lu Tianming’s last anti-corruption drama is still in 2006's "High Latitude Tremor", and Zhang Ping's latest anti-corruption work is still in 2000's "Life and Death".
At the same time, no new anti-corruption drama screenwriters emerged in the film and television circles. Qiuqiu mentioned that young screenwriters nowadays are more willing to write some dramas with loose control and less strict requirements. "Writing sweet pet dramas and life dramas is both safe and money. Why do you have to pay back? Not necessarily to please?” Therefore, I have to admit that the creative environment is indeed very important. The period of the excellent anti-corruption drama blowout around 2000 is estimated to be gone forever.
