"border water memories" was filmed with a "movie feel"
2024-08-30
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on the screen this summer, "the story of border water" starring guo qilin and wu zhenyu has become one of the most popular online dramas. with a high score of 8.2 on douban and more than 50 million views per day, this fictional story of a foreign border town has touched the hearts of the audience and once again demonstrated the communication and influence of domestic high-quality online dramas.
“it feels a bit like quentin tarantino”
the 21-episode suspense web drama "border water past" launched on the youku platform "white night theater" tells the story of shen xing, a young man played by guo qilin, who accidentally drifted to the border town "sanbianpo". in the process of looking for his uncle, he met the mysterious peacemaker cai shu played by wu zhenyu, thus starting a dangerous journey to "border water". although it is a web drama, the two leading actors guo qilin and wu zhenyu are both well-known, especially the latter, who is an evergreen and acting representative in the hong kong film industry. the director of "border water past" is suan, who has participated in another high-scoring drama "beginning". at the same time, this drama is also the first time that the famous film director cao baoping has served as the producer of a web drama, which guarantees the direction and texture of the finished product.
when it was first aired on august 16, the attention paid to "the waterfront" was not very high, but netizens soon discovered this "treasure" and "got into it", gradually pushing up the popularity and reputation of the series. "amazing" and "a bit like quentin tarantino"... while netizens were excited about the spectacular plots and scenes, they also found that many details in the series were worth chewing.
imaginary foreign lands and languages
mokuan mountain, ma niu town, lumberyard, lanqin casino, jincui cabaret... the creators of "border water" invented a no-man's land in southeast asia, pursuing meticulous and realistic details in specific scenes. such a setting not only gives directors and screenwriters considerable flexibility, but also gives the audience a sense of "familiarity and unfamiliarity". in order to create this immersive experience, "border water" also created a unique language called "bomo". this reminds people of the "elf language" in the classic movie "the lord of the rings", the "klingon language" in "star trek", and the "na'vi language" in "avatar". it can be seen that "border water" has the ambition to benchmark hollywood blockbusters and create a unique "sanbianpo civilization".
in fact, the sandbox-style animation opening of "bianshui past" has a sense of an adventure game that leads the audience into a foreign land, breaking through levels and fighting monsters. the plot advancement also adopts the mode of unit drama, telling a relatively complete story every few episodes, and the protagonist's skills increase every time he passes a level. the whole play relies on the same characters, different scenes and connected clues to gradually piece together a full picture of sanbianpo. for example, the "pigeon blood red" section where shen xing came to sanbianpo to find his uncle and met uncle cai is quite eye-catching, making the audience immediately curious about this violent and cruel place; in the subsequent paragraphs, the relationship between the characters unfolds rapidly and the rhythm accelerates, especially wu zhenyu's performance and dialogue, which seem to come from the old hong kong movies, and the unique yellow subtitles also give the play a nostalgic texture of old movies. the warm-toned picture on the small screen dilutes the coldness of the original novel, and the "brainwashing song" "money-making song" at the end echoes the overall aesthetics.
it can be seen that the reason why "the past by the water" has been well received is that it relies on the texture comparable to that of a movie, the attentive details and performances, as well as the aesthetics and narrative form that suits the tastes of the current audience. the show has been broadcast for more than half, and while the audience is chasing the show, they are also guessing the identity and true motives of the characters, worrying about the regret of a bad ending. especially the growth curve of the protagonist shen xing, and the iq and logic of the villains, if they are arbitrarily modified just for suspense and reversal, it is likely to ruin the good reputation that was previously laid. there have been popular web dramas that have started high and ended low before, and even the last few episodes of the highly acclaimed "the storm" have been criticized. "the past by the water" needs to avoid this kind of pit and make the character of the male protagonist "stand to the end."
domestic web dramas are all looking for new selling points
the trend of high-quality online dramas has been witnessed in recent years. after 2015, big productions based on popular ips such as "grave robbers' chronicles" were filmed by film teams in order to improve the quality of online dramas. later, "the undocumented crime" and "day and night chase" let the audience see that a solemn suspenseful atmosphere can also be created through the small screen. in recent years, dramas such as "the hidden corner", "the silent truth", "the long season" and "sealed for thirteen years" have all explored the path of creating high-quality online dramas, especially the drama version of "moses on the plain", which has a slow rhythm and calm camera movements, and is more like an art film.
given the huge demand for suspense and criminal investigation themes among the audience, creators can give full play to their imagination and are no longer limited to real regions or contemporary backgrounds. for example, "border water past" is set in a fictional southeast asian border town. "tang dynasty strange stories", "imperial coroner" and "the longest day in chang'an" take the audience back to the tang dynasty. similar works include "under the prosperous city" set in the ming dynasty and "the wind rises in longxi" set in the three kingdoms. they all try to use ancient backgrounds and historical figures to package crime suspense, which brings tension and excitement to the audience, and there is no lack of "review" of historical culture, which also brings more dimensional expansion directions to boutique web dramas. ▲#deep good articles project#
