In 2010, the first season of the miniseries "Sherlock" produced by the BBC was broadcast and became popular all over the world. The modern deconstruction and interpretation of the famous detective image Sherlock Holmes in this drama not only made the actor Benedict Cumberbatch well-known to the public, but also made domestic audiences more interested in the special drama "Three Episodes". The set production form has a certain understanding. Ten years after the launch of "Sherlock", that is, on January 1, 2020, "Dracula", created by the original "Shen Xia" director of the "Shen Xia" class, was grandly broadcast as the BBC's grand opening drama. Once, they took on the most famous vampire character in human history, " Count Dracula ".
Regarding the role of Dracula, there are too many related film and television works, and almost can leave a stereotype in our hearts. How to make this character shine again is indeed a big problem. I was disappointed when I watched the first half of the first episode of Dracula, because the overall plot development was almost the same as that of the "400 Years of Blood" movie, but watch it later , but it surprised me. Just like Sherlock Holmes can't escape Moriarty's ghost, in this play, Dracula also ushered in his deadly opponent - Agatha Van Helsing.
Regarding the name Van Helsing, friends who have a little knowledge of Dracula's related literary and film works know that he is a vampire hunter and Dracula's nemesis. However, this time, the name of Van Helsing was borne by a female character, and she was given an extra name of "Agatha". When I first saw this name, I had a suspicion in my heart. As the plot developed , I found that my suspicions were confirmed, this name is a tribute to the queen of the world's mystery novels: Agatha Christie .
So, after the appearance of Sister Agatha Van Helsing, the rhythm of the whole drama is joyous. Generally speaking, as the protagonist and the negative protagonist, either two are ordinary people, or both are not human beings. But this drama is different. The strength gap between the pros and cons is too great. One is an old undead vampire who can fly to the sky, and the other is an ordinary nun who is mortal and rational. No matter how you look at it, she should be morally Agatha, who was crushed by Gula, fought back and forth with Dracula, and the reason why she was so good was because of her clever brain that could reason. Of course, she couldn't do without her moment. Do not forget the mouth of Tucao.
I won't say much about the plot. Although each of the three episodes of this show is 90 minutes long, it does not make people feel boring at all. You can see the representative content of horror, reasoning, love, suspense and other film and television works in these three episodes, but these contents are not perfunctory stitched monsters, but cleverly integrated. It is worth mentioning that the entire second episode of this show takes place on an ocean-going ship, and you will find that it is a strange version of "The Nile Tragedy" (again to Grandma Agatha). pay tribute).
We all know that "The Detective Sherlock" is a re-interpretation of the role of Sherlock Holmes in the context of the modern era, and this time, these British guys didn't plan to let Dracula, the poor old aristocrat in the ravine, be spared. Not only did they take Dracula to London, but it was London in 2020. When he clambered up the coast of England, a large group of people surrounded him and said to him, " Times have changed, my lord ."
When I saw this, I was stunned. There is no doubt that if it continues to develop in this way, it should be the drama of "Ancient and Modern Wars Against Qin Terracotta Warriors", but it didn't. The reason for this is that Because the screenwriters gave Dracula a super invincible skill, that is, " Dracula learns the machine, where it won't bite ."
Don't speak German? It doesn't matter, you can do anything if you suck the blood of a German;
Don't know sign language? It doesn't matter, you can find someone who knows how to take a bite and everything will be fine;
After sleeping for more than a hundred years, what should I do if I wake up and can't adapt to the new era? It doesn't matter, just bite him one or two modern people, Count Dracula, who didn't know what electricity was yesterday, has learned to ask Miss Sister on Tinder today.
Look at this sky-defying efficiency, it's more ruthless than the "memory bread" in "Doraemon", what kind of cyberpunk is intubated in the back of the head is much lower than this.
Of course, no matter how defiant Dracula is, the mortal Agatha will always have a way to defeat him, and even reincarnate to love you, and force Dracula, the king of vampires, to the corner again and again. As for the specific time If you do, you need to see for yourself. But at the end of the third episode, Agatha throws out a very interesting idea, which is " What do you think you think is what you think? "
I'm not joking, but the whole thing translates as such. We all know that vampires are afraid of light, garlic, crosses, etc. In this play, the things Dracula is afraid of are specifically identified as " 1, can't enter a place without being invited; 2, can't see the sun; 3 , afraid of the cross ", which reminded me instantly of " Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics ", but the Three Laws of Robotics are formulated by humans for robots, not by robots that are inherently verified by themselves. Say, Dracula has these three commandments that must be followed, but has Dracula verified this commandment himself?
It has not been verified that everyone can go to the show, but what I think about is that the image, ability, attitude, sexual orientation, etc. that we sometimes identify in our hearts are formed by our own self-consciousness or by society. subtly shaping us into this? Thinking about it further, this matter can be related to whether people have self-awareness or not. This is a very powerful and profound question. I can't help but sigh: TV dramas are playing so deeply now. Problems?
The answer is that I think too much. TV dramas are TV dramas after all. They just want us to have a good time and not take a philosophy class. Therefore, the screenwriters used a Qiong Yao drama-like ending to stop the car. I think this The arrangement is very good, and the philosophical thinking is just a pleasure. If you really want to have a pleasure, it is still a matter of returning to the great harmony of the yin and yang of heaven and earth.
In general, "Dracula", the BBC's new year drama, is not a "magic drama", but it is definitely a more interesting drama, which is a good start to this year's film and television drama market. Next, let's see what kind of "explosive models" will appear in the American drama market this year.
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