I watched the TV series first, then the movie, and finally the novel. When I read it, the second season had already come out. There are currently thirteen volumes of the novel. Point, Skull Island, Eagle Strike, Scorpion, Ark Angel, Snakehead, Crocodile Tears, Scorpion Rises, Never Say Dead, and Dark Night; short stories Collection "Secret Weapon" and the rumor "Russian Roulette".
First of all, thanks to Anthony Horowitz for creating a plump character for us - Alex Rider. Alex Ryder, a brave and upright young man, has been able to save himself from danger many times, and has always maintained a kind and pure heart. However, Alex lost his life as a child of his age, had no parents, his uncle who raised him was murdered, and kept cheating on him, almost lost his best friend and guardian Jack in one mission, and witnessed too many deaths in various missions And pain, itself participation in the task is also arranged and used.
In Yassen Gregorovich's "Russian Roulette", there is such a passage
The two of them had come from different worlds but they had so much in common. At the same age, they had lost everything that mattered to them. They had found themselves alone. And they had both been chosen. In Alex's case it had been the British secret service, MI6 Special Operations, who had come calling. For Yassen it had been Scorpia. Had either of them ever had any choice?
The whole story has a strict chronological sequence, not as scattered as the adventure Tigers I read when I was a kid. The core of the story is the MI6 special operations unit against various threats around the world, the most important of which is the confrontation between the young Alex and the Scorpion Cell. Personally, "Scorpio", "Snake Head", "The Rise of Scorpio" and "Never Say No to Die" are the most outstanding parts. For example, "Ark Angel" is too imaginative. Going to space is not very good. In "The Rise of the Scorpion", the scene where Alex lost the best Jack made people cry, and the scene where Alex killed his clone villain with a gun for the first time also made people feel full of emotion. In terms of film and television, Storm Raider has a movie, I think it is really bad, and the story itself is not very reasonable. The first mission is so difficult, and the white spot is easier to be filmed. Here, the drama version uses Storm Raider. The background and the story of the white dot are combined together, which is quite compact.
I noticed that the drama version has a small plot for Ian Rider, adding a scene of his life with Alex, which is worthy of recognition. In the novel Ian always appears in Alex's retrospective, rarely a few words, and in the short story collection, there is a story - Alex's real first mission. There are some scenes of Alex at school, which is also worthy of recognition, and a good friend Tom Harris. In the novel, Tom first appeared in "Scorpio", which is indeed a bit late, and there is not much characterization. Jack Starbright chose a black actor and gave it a background as a law student at UCL, which was more in line with the situation.
The villain Yassen has more characterizations, killed a lot of people in the play, and also paved the way for the sequel, especially that photo, after reading the novel, it is obvious that it is John Rider, and the relationship between the two is delicate, and they continue to live. By the third season. Dr Grief and Mrs Setellonboch have nothing to say, they are standard evil villains. There are more female clones here, and the character Kyra was originally created. With the help of this character, the male protagonist can complete the character, and at the same time for the The male protagonist adds emotional color. On the one hand, this adaptation increases the rationality of the plot, but on the other hand, it weakens the ability of the protagonist, that is, it is separated from the Alex portrayed in the novel as a whole. In the second season, the heroine played a major role again, actually giving the teenage agent a group image.
The Four Kings of the original novel, Mr Blunt, Mrs Jones, Mr Crawley, Mr Smither, only Smith has changed. He is no longer a special agent props maker, but has become a computer technology supervisor. This is reasonable and in line with the modern intelligence department. It's really the case. In the two novels, Alex's rioting at the recycling station and the escape of the train with fiona were not presented, which is understandable, and the male protagonist of the drama version did not train with the soldiers, and added the plot of the trial, which I think is more reasonable. .
In a word, this drama is not bad, after all, it is positioned as a teenager, and the style of painting is realistic enough. If it is a beautiful emperor, it will be more funny. Let’s talk about love or something. In addition, I think the second season is better, looking forward to it. third episode.
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