At first, my friend told me that Syfy had released a new American drama called Z Nation and asked me if I wanted to chase it together. I glanced at the trailer twice, and then texted back to him without hesitation: It must be a pitfall. Syfy’s first American drama I’ve seen is called
Later, when I saw its download on the homepage of Renren Film and Television, I remembered that there is still such a show. I thought, or just see how thunderous it is, so I just ordered a few episodes. Later I found out that I was slapped in the face by myself.
I don’t know if all the students who watched American TV dramas understand what Cult style means. The most direct explanation I gave is that this drama is Cult style, not serious, all kinds of tricks, all the strange and absurd plots in it are part of Cult. I believe that real zombie fans will look crooked.
Here I would like to say to all the students who watched this play: Please pay attention to the positioning of this play-this is an entertaining play, it is for you to have fun, not for you to think about life.
If TWD is a cup of fragrant black coffee that needs to be savored carefully or it will be hot, then ZN is a cup of Coke with ice cubes and ecstasy, as long as you are happy. In fact, the performance of ZN's first few episodes was mediocre, nothing new, and the actors and plots were all amateurish. I wanted to swear in the episode of Murphy frying the tanker (please note that this is the second episode). According to the rules of current American TV series, the first few episodes are usually big productions to attract the audience ("Doomsday Lonely Ship"), and then later It started to weaken gradually, and the drama that could keep up became a good one. However, from the fifth episode of the whole play, the screenwriter and director started to move. First the zombie tornado, then the split personality, and then the nightmare cycle. Seeing makes me a zombie fan can't help but pick my feet. Because it's so fun.
I am also a big fan of TWD, but recently I have no motivation to chase it. Firstly because it is too slow, and secondly because it looks too tired. For a while, I also liked watching these more profound American dramas, but later I always felt aesthetic fatigue. ZN obviously meets the needs of the audience on the other hand. Since the zombie film that explores human nature is already rotten on the street, let's return it to its original point and let the audience feel refreshed.
In fact, ZN is not a completely brainless plasma drama. It can be seen from many details that although the director and screenwriter have no reputation, their skills are definitely not bad. The picture of the whole play has been in a dim state, and the use of various montages is just right. Several shots full of Cult atmosphere, such as the zombie shooting contest, zombie tornado are very innovative. Of course the most controversial is the ninth episode of the show. In fact, you can think of this drama more as a unit drama, and there is not much connection between the previous episodes and the previous episodes. In fact, there is no connection. The ninth episode is more like a fan, analyzing the past of the characters. There is no such thing as dragging the plot. I have studied screenwriting and directing before, and the most important thing for a script is to be able to retract and release freely. Once the ultra-fast rhythm has been maintained, the audience is easily aesthetically fatigued. The slow pace will also make the audience boring. Even fast-paced movies like "Inception" and "Pacific Rim" need to be adjusted by inserting some irrelevant dialogues between characters. Just like those two funny scientists were still chatting when the monsters attacked, you can't blow up zombies at all. What's more important is that if you don't look at it with preconceived notions, this episode is actually very well done, and both conflicts and suspense are kept just right. The most scared thing is that you think before watching "This show is a bad show, it must be a copycat." Of course, if you just don't like this episode, I didn't say it.
The main reason why many people scolded this show is that it is not as stable and profound as TWD. But I think these two movies are like Dawn of The Dead and Shawn of The Dead spoofing it. If someone says that Simon Peggy's small round head is too philosophical, then he must be sick.
Nowadays, many students who watch American TV series are limited by TWD. I think that every American drama that talks about zombies must be so serious and the plot so serious and rigorous. ZN tried to break this line of thinking, so he was sprayed without hesitation. Why do you have to be so tired watching an American TV show? Why not open ZN and enjoy the refreshment brought by the ultimate Cult style.
PS: If you like the style of this show, I suggest watching the episodes after the fifth episode first, and then add the previous ones, because it is estimated that in the previous episodes, the director has not figured out his own positioning of this show.
A classmate and I responded: "The first five episodes are not good, how can the whole show be said to be trash?" I want to say that more and more exciting is always more hopeful than unfinished. Let’s use the analogy of a certain film review. It’s like the college entrance examination. Even if you have been mixed for the first two years, you suddenly get a book in the third year. You will always study harder than the previous two years. Respectable.
Of course, no one can say this well, I just hope that the screenwriter can maintain the standard.
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