——For my Crush on Kay & Castle
The police and detective dramas of the American drama are just like the Chinese martial arts dramas. Almost every night when I turn on the TV, I can see the blondes holding the shiny police badges say: _ _PD (for example NYPD), come with me. Therefore, after years of "walking" training, fans of American dramas are not only numb to the heroic posture of drawing a gun and fighting, but also turning a blind eye to the weird corpse. It is estimated that everyone can apply for a job at the police station, and his psychological quality is extremely strong.
Faced with such a situation of increasing professionalism, American screenwriters and directors have to cross the sea to show their magical powers for ratings. As a result, in addition to the standing CSI who continues to be ruthless, Lie to Me in the new technology (-micro expression) series, the bloodthirsty forensic in the bloody freak series, the Mentalist in the main character series, etc... How did the main play of this article, Castle, face the heavy array of masters such as clouds, to successfully break through and get the investment of abc TV station?
Presumably it also has its own magic weapon.
Non-mainstream narrative route
As mentioned before, the professionalization of some audiences makes it difficult for the series to continue to take the difficult road. In order to make detective dramas "loved to see" by the public, Castle chose a light-hearted comedy route from the beginning.
It is easy to say. From the first episode of the first season, the bloody corpses are either colorful or funny. Although these scenes did not make me particularly feel the beauty mentioned in the introduction, even for people who like to turn on the lights to sleep at night, they basically do not cause emotional fluctuations. After putting aside the horror used by detectives, Castle didn't even have the necessary tension. Most of the plots proceed according to the pattern of: case-investigation-interrogation and then interrogation-reasoning and reasoning-catching the real murderer. There is no brain drain like the Christopher Nolan movie.
In response to this relaxed narrative, the protagonist's clever strategy to solve the mystery almost comes from the novelist's idea of crime. It has to be said that this is in line with the main line of the play first-the novelist follows the beautiful police officer to detect the case for inspiration, and more importantly, it provides a logo detection method that is different from other dramas, and the latter is used as a movie The detective drama plays down what the detective itself must have in any case. This way of solving cases with novel ideas, compared with Bones or Mentalist and other dramas, is indeed less high-tech and analysis of human power, and even a bit old-fashioned (exchange thinking...) and whimsical (not everyone is a novelist) …), but at the same time it highlights the comedy atmosphere of the show’s benchmark.
Moreover, Castle has added a large number of family life elements of the protagonist, and the story of father, daughter, mother and son is embellished to shape the protagonist additionally. The most amazing thing is that the book of Richard Castle, the novelist in the play, is simultaneously released under his name in reality. While it is in line with reality and the influence of commercial factors, it is also an innovation of the American drama itself. In addition, the themes of the series are relatively rich and unconstrained. There are conventional gangster stories, fascinated by love and confounded by wealth, as well as supernatural stories such as wild UFO, transnational spies, and mummy rebirth.
From this perspective, it can be said that Castle is actually a drama with a detective film as its outer cover.
Casting Casting!
Feature films mostly need the charm of the actors and the relationship between the protagonists to mobilize. The choice of the protagonist of Castle this type of feature film should also be a major element of its success.
Nathan Fillion, who plays Richard Castle, greatly mobilized the protagonist's humor, wisdom, childish arrogance and cuteness. As a character throughout the play, he dominates the comedy part of the plot. Although I feel that Nathan's image is a bit bloated, he can't ignore that his comedic acting is natural and likable. If there are any more comments, it is that the role of Risk Castle currently lacks a sense of hierarchy. Although the crew frequently reveals that he may have a big story to write, how does Castle compare to Jane, who is in the Mentalist? It all looked like a cheerful rebellious rich kid.
The relatively shallow level of the character itself adds an element of humor instead. Castle's language is also one of the characteristics that distinguishes him from other characters. Whether it is the analysis of the crime itself in the play, or the discussion with the family, especially the quarrel with Beckett. You have seen this novelist move from "The Old Man and the Sea" to a vulgar TV series, from brand-name department stores to children's comics, from air aneurysm research to space-time machine, ancient and modern in the sky and underground (yes~ he also spoke a Chinese sentence, yes I've heard the most comprehensible thing I've heard so far! House's essays and wonders after reading the subtitles a few times ~) are almost omniscient and omniscient. (Of course, he doesn't understand Kate's heart~) Nathan is also familiar with this, and the acting is quite suitable.
Castle's current character story clues are mainly on Kate Beckett played by Stana Katic. As the heroine with the most shots, Stana's beauty firstly made the screen a lot more attractive, and her haircut changed from short to long, which is a major attraction for dramatists. But as far as acting is concerned, it is still not enough if it is harsh to express the level of the characters outside the hard and the soft inside as she praised on the Internet.
Because in common sense, the personality of a great actor is very complicated and changeable. This is the only way to extract a part of yourself when playing different roles and make yourself a role. That's why there is a famous story of "The big movie star H was terrified before the photographer asked him to do his own request". But on the other hand, actors as human beings also have their own dominant personality. When this personality is too strong, it is easy to lead to a single play, and it is too gentle to perform the soul of a special role. For example, thinking of Marlon Brando, the first thing in my mind must be Stanley in the street car named Desire (it is said to be his own favorite character), and Marlon’s life is indeed like that irresponsible self-centered bastard. .
It is estimated that this is also the reason. Stana's sense of humor and approachability in daily interviews are particularly prominent in the "flirting" interaction between Kate and Castle. It was even because of her cuteness that the character of Beckett quickly became popular. However, when extorting a confession to a prisoner, when he was truly a hard-nose cop, Stana was less serious than a detective. More often, I think the level of her role in this role lies in her serious persistence in the case and her usual cynicism. Fortunately, the drama itself does not follow a profound and serious line. Highlighted and funny performances may be more attractive to all living beings struggling in the financial crisis.
Mistakes-not refined enough. I
don't know if the content of all episodes with ease as a benchmark is inevitably headed towards brain damage, or if there are only two categories of serious and brain damage. Anyway, I've watched people who can follow the logic of affair at all times, and there are not many American dramas that can wander between profound and relaxed.
As a detective drama, Castle should first talk about logic, but for its easy development, it seems that some logic has to be sacrificed. Especially whenever the KC relationship develops further, I think how the NY police are so streamlined. Not only are there just a few sent here, let a beautiful woman charge solo in high heels all day long, and an important writer who will always be hijacked will follow unarmedly, so when will the criminals not take advantage of this opportunity? Not only that, every time Kate's mother's death is mentioned, I think the character's reaction is too intense. Dramatic conflict is necessary, but it is also debatable that an outstanding agent who has been an outstanding agent for many years will be so easily exposed. Not to mention that sometimes the plot is too shallow and easy to be guessed.
In addition, the connotation of Castle is relatively shallow. Whether it is Castle's development of its own adventurous spirit or Beckett's pursuit of truth, the depth is very limited. I personally think that the only point of revelation is the excavation of the family itself, especially the modern single-parent family relationship.
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With the development of the story, the relationship between KC and KC is getting closer and closer, and the audience's appetite is also stunned. Although it is difficult to guess when the two will be together, it is not difficult to imagine a happy ending in the future. I just hope that the screenwriters will not be too stingy. No matter how delicate the drama is, it will inevitably lose its characteristics and even connotations due to the process of the central character's material and relationship like squeezing toothpaste or adding newcomers. . Therefore, even if the sprout of love will lead to the end of the series, as a cute and simple detective drama performed by two lovely people, it should be like its classic model. After interrogation and then interrogation, reasoning and reasoning There is a fast-paced settlement!
In addition to the topic, several translations of Castle are also quite interesting. I don’t know how the notebook came from. Shentang Jia (HK's) is reminiscent of Monk, but Lingshu Wonderful Detective is indeed still in the Chinese translation of the name as the weird horrible teirrible. One of the good ones.
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