foreword
Overall, this season is not thrilling and bloody, but after carefully sorting out the plot, you can feel the warmth of humanity. Maybe this is the charm of American dramas?
The emotional main line of this season continues the theme of grief and anger in the previous season, but the intensity has been weakened a lot. Combined with the changes in emotions, the interweaving of the plot has also undergone significant changes. According to the above, the plot is sorted out and the following two-act structure is obtained:
Then I will decompose the composition of these two acts in the future, and hope to discover the method of designing the scene, action, structure, and conflict.
Kingship War
This scene takes the power struggle as the theme and fits the main tone of the whole series, and serves as the core skeleton of the whole series to support the advancement and composition of the subplots. This scene can be broken down into the following sequence:
Stannis defeats King's Landing
In this sequence can be divided into the following scenarios:
The above scene is a continuous sequence with complete causal relationship, which is a typical grand plot structure, which emphasizes external conflicts, and the protagonist conflicts with other interests in order to fight for legitimate rights and interests. And Stannis is also portrayed as an active protagonist who conflicts with external agencies for the realization of his own desires.
Stannis was portrayed as a calm middle-aged lord, but because he and his wife had no children all the year round, he was indifferent and did not have enough confidence in fighting for legitimate rights and interests, so he placed hope in illusory power. For the sudden opportunity, although he has ambitions, he has insufficient internal motivation. In order to make up for the lack of confidence, he needs to make more attempts to prove his choice.
So when the loyal minister proposed to end the crusade, he chose to ignore the advice; when the witch in the red robe seduced him with her heir, he chose to betray his wife; when his long-repentant younger brother stood in his way, He chose to obliterate.
The truth of a character's character is revealed when a person makes a choice under pressure - the greater the pressure, the deeper the reveal, and the more truly the character's nature is reflected in the choice.
Through the above choices, we can see that Stannis is extremely thirsty for power.
It is not so much that the red robe represents the mirror image of the Lord of Light, but it is actually the embodiment of Stannis's strong desire for power. His thirst for power is as hot as the flame in the red robe's mouth. The value embodied by the red robe is to provide the means to achieve its goals, and it also adds to the magical temperament of the plot.
However, from the final result, it can be seen that the means are important, but a stable internal motivation is the key to solving the problem .
Tyrion's battle
In this sequence, it can be divided into the following scenarios
In this sequence, the main plot is also dominated, and the typical active protagonist conflicts with external forces when his life is threatened. Through the process of dealing with conflicts, the driving force of the plot is generated, and the character nature of the characters is revealed in the continuous selection process.
From the plot point of view, first of all, Tyrion's strategy is very clear. The only purpose is to establish an alliance. This step is exactly what Ned ignored. When the situation is not clear, it is the first and foremost to distinguish between enemies and friends. Purpose. And he only used the plan to transfer Sexi's daughter to get rid of the threat of the grand scholar, and then dismissed the leader of the golden robe guards on the grounds of personal safety. All of the above can be called external threats.
The threat in the family comes from Sexi, whoever has more important chips for this well-informed opponent will take the initiative. At this time, Tyrion's weakness was exposed - Xueyi. The design of the soft underbelly makes the dynamic feeling of Tyrion more balanced, and at the same time is of great significance to reflect the authenticity of the character.
After solidifying his internal position, he needs to face the challenge of Stannis, showing a series of scenes from his acquisition of wildfire intelligence to the clever use of wildfire power to destroy Stannis' fleet. This series of scenes shows Tyrion's intelligent, witty, and brave character.
However, deftly defending the enemy is only the climax of the whole sequence, and the subsequent reversal is unexpected. This reversal is reflected in the fact that even though he was seriously injured to save the city, he was abandoned in a simple utility room; it was also reflected in the fiery emotion that he never gave up even though he was disfigured. And by using the contrast effect formed by the two emotions of "indifference" and "never abandonment" to set off the greatness and warmth of love, this is the sequence, and even the most warm moment in this season.
At this time, reviewing Tyrion's story about the meaning of battle may be able to experience a deeper connotation: only fighting for the one you love has the value of existence .
Vengeance and Independence
How can the two sides of the power struggle maintain the intensity of the ongoing conflict? I think extremely strong emotional bonds are the key, and of the many emotional types only death and life inspire the strongest emotional outpourings. It can be seen that the energy created by Ned's death will continue throughout the entire series. This can be broken down into the following sequence:
Theon takes Winterfell
This sequence can be further divided into the following scenarios:
Overall, the plot of this scene belongs to a small plot structure, and the protagonist is a passive protagonist type. Although he will also face external pressure, his main conflict comes from the heart, and the inner conflict has an impact on his external behavior. , thus affecting the progress of the plot.
Then it can be seen by sorting out that in the early plot, Sheehan was portrayed as the prince of Winterfell. He lived a free and prosperous life, enjoyed privileges, and won Robb's trust. And he has a very high sense of identity with his own status, and he also hopes that other people can also agree with the status and power he has obtained.
And his words and deeds to her captives and his sister in Winterfell reflect his vulgar and vulgar nature. Perhaps his ability to express his own nature unscrupulously lies in blind confidence. However, when he returned to his hometown, times had changed, and when his father ripped off his cloak like a clown's disguise, the self-esteem he had worked so hard to build was completely destroyed.
It was a turning point in his inner conflict, at which point he began to reflect on who he really was, and who he should be. The answer to this question will affect him for a long time. In the early stages of self-reflection, the following factors will play a role:
First of all, in his inherent concept, women cannot be stronger than men (this can be reflected from his words to his sister and the captured women), but his sister is already in an important position, and he is useless. , which made him unacceptable.
In addition, because his father was used as a bargaining chip to stay in the enemy camp when he was young, and his brother was killed in battle, he urgently needed to show his self-worth in front of his father. Although he has gained everything in the Stark family, here, he Need to start over.
Combined with the combination of the above factors, it is not surprising that he made the choice to betray. If you think deeply about why he did this, you may be able to understand that he did "excusable".
First of all, he was abandoned as a bargaining chip in the hostile camp when he was young, not to mention whether the hostile camp would treat him well, but to consider how much it would affect his character development if he was not by his father's side during a critical period of character growth.
In addition, although he has received various preferential treatment, it can be seen from various details that he has not received the same respect. This can be seen from the dialogue between him and the captive, he still lacks enough for his own status. It is impossible to expect others to do it. So on the surface he got enough favors, but what he lost was equally heavy.
Catherine Betrays Robb
This sequence can be further divided into the following scenarios:
The events that take place in this scene, although there is no definite ending in this scene, set the stage for the development of the subsequent plot. Robb's choice in this scene can actually have multiple interpretations. It can be seen as a choice between responsibility and self-interest; it can also be seen as a choice between free will and parental wishes.
Judging from the wartime environment at that time, it was actually inappropriate for him to make a choice to violate the marriage contract as the military commander, which would greatly affect his reputation and adversely affect the military's subsequent operations. But from his own point of view, there is nothing wrong with him, so this is the point of conflict, so it can be seen from the final choice that he is a person who is loyal to himself and his emotions.
As for Catherine's act of pardoning Jaime even though he had killed the son of one of the leaders, it can only be described as stupid. If you scrutinize this plot carefully, you can find obvious loopholes. She just released James based on her personal imagination, but she did not have enough awareness of the consequences of such actions. The logic is not rigorous, and the causal relationship is quite For far-fetched.
I think it remains to be scrutinized to use this episode as a foreshadowing for the subsequent development of the plot. However, through such a setting, it is very easy to infer that the fate of Robb and Catherine will encounter a very big crisis, and the severity of the crisis will even affect the victory or defeat of the war.
At last
By sorting out the plot of this season, we can see that the progression of the whole season continues the follow-up impact of Ned's death, and this development process has produced a closed ending. The specific reversal only occurs in each The sequence of scenes and through the beat to achieve, and successfully through these reversal to show the character's human temperature.
Although there are no thrilling battle scenes or dazzling magical visual effects in this season, the emotional power displayed through the plot is very powerful. Perhaps the special effects scenes can be remembered for a while, but they cannot be shared with the strong Competitiveness.
If the emotional imprint left by the last season was hatred, this season contains changes in love, family, and friendship, and such changes add a touch of light to the dull plot.
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