Billions, produced by Showtime, the subtitle group has translated the battle of a million, and some translated it into a billion. The former expresses the theme of the play, but I prefer the latter. First, it does not compress the volume of money, and secondly, it fits the temperament of the drama in the clouds and fog.
At first glance, the name thought it was about the days of the rich and the rich, similar to the upgraded version of California and HBO's Ballers next door. Sorry, I guessed wrong, the story is about hedge fund boss Bobby Axelrod A battle of wits with Chuck, the Attorney General of the Southern District of New York; this profile seems to be talking about the open and secret battle and the game of interests between Wall Street and the government. Sorry, I guessed wrong. Although it is dressed in the skin of a professional drama, the professional part is only a shallow taste. Imagine that there are too many processed ingredients, and there is still a love triangle in the heart of a man's palace fighting drama (big fog). Although the professional part has determined the upper limit of this drama (there has been no award after two seasons), the lower limit is also high enough to make it difficult for this drama to settle down. good drama.
Bobby Axelrod started his career after 911 and became a hedge fund boss (it was mentioned in the second season that he has made profits for 18 consecutive months), and is keen on charity (S2 people have changed), especially the New York Fire Department, which is closely related to the 911 incident. Team, so the image in the minds of New Yorkers is quite positive. His opponent, Chuck Rhoades, has never been defeated since he was the Attorney General of the Southern District of New York. He has won all the xx lawsuits, but there are also critics who say that he is a softball because he never fights uncertain battles.
The intersection of the two people is Mrs. Rhoades, Wendy, a consultant for Bobby's company Axe Capital. Since the company was founded, he has been a high-level executive. Together with Bobby, he started from nothing and now has a good income. On the one hand, Chuck spent the salary paid to Wendy by Axe Capital, on the other hand, he brought down Bobby on the other hand, making a whole season of trouble, and in the end, he was actually jealous of Wendy and Bobby's super-friendly relationship. The whole play is still about the jealousy between these two men over a woman, and the battle to maintain that strange man's self-esteem.
The story tells, in addition to the struggle between the government and speculators, there is actually a battle between New Money and Old Money. As a New Money, Bobby still wants to infiltrate the circle of Old Money to get more resources and information; although Chuck is fighting against commercial crimes, he is actually a descendant of Old Money.
There are a lot of contradictions in the play, but I don’t know if the financial and legal terms are too obscure to show, or if I don’t want to touch the bottom line of the gold master’s father, a lot of conflicts are not intense enough, and the resolution is always too smooth, a matter of course, or cover up Cover it up, it's over after I can't explain it clearly, it's more or less scratching my head, I don't understand the hatred. The beginning of the film is very ambitious, and it looks like it is going to House of Cards, but the stamina is obviously insufficient, which is a bit regrettable. That is the reason why it is not good for Amway.
But it does not mean that the play is not exciting, the lines are very particular, precise suppression, restraint and forbearance, golden sentences are frequent, and there are countless screenshot materials available; the light, shadow and color matching are also first-class, especially compared with the domestic white light. It could almost be called a work of art. However, the green screen in outdoor scenes is still a bit noticeable at times...
The arrangement and editing of the plot can also be seen with some caution. The scene where Bobby is introduced in ep03 is usually put in the first episode, but I chose to put it here, and I couldn't help but wow when I watched it. There is also ep10, a lot of contradictions accumulated before, in a funeral, everything is explained non-linearly, and incidentally leads to a small climax at the end of the season, which is also very cool to watch.
Overall, it's a good show. Should I be chasing House of Cards? The difference is still huge, but still worth a look.
After holding it for a week, I really can't crepe it anymore, so let's just leave it like this for now.
(BTW the positioning difference between the second season and the first season is quite obvious...the trend of the third season is even more...weird)
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