多元素融合,风格多样 古装探案剧以小而美取胜******
近日,井柏然、宋威龙主演的古装探案剧《君子盟》播出,故事大迷案串联小迷案,悬念跌宕起伏,剧情节奏紧凑,整体观感比较新鲜。这两年,融合悬疑、烧脑、神秘元素以及女性成长、少年叙事等内容的古装探案剧,在创作上主打年轻化、小而美的风格特色,满足观众不一样的观剧需求。
古风探案
古韵味强
网剧《君子盟》一开局,井柏然饰演的雍朝礼部侍郎兰珏布下周密的计划,要找回写给南栋国的书信,以防信件被朝堂政敌买走,自己被安上通敌叛国的死罪。在秘密行动中,兰珏利用了在酒楼门口卖面条的张屏制造混乱场面,想趁机夺回装书信的珠子。凑巧的是,宋威龙饰演的进京赶考的张屏是个案痴少年,但有着天才般的推理能力,在混乱的场面中,张屏通过案发现场的人员站位、遗留痕迹、气味等,推理出布局偷东西的人就是楼上的兰珏,破坏了兰珏的行动计划。执着于推理案件的张屏多次找到兰珏试图证明自己推理的正确性,也卷入了兰珏的朝堂纷争和人生秘密中。从此,两个身份悬殊、性格迥异的人亦师亦友,默契配合,携手断案。
从悬疑推理剧情来看,《君子盟》由一个大迷案串着多个小迷案,大迷案是兰珏父亲当年被判通敌叛国的真相,一个个小迷案是兰珏秘密寻找真相过程中不断出现的阻碍。小迷案的推理破题都比较精彩。比如,第一次抢书信行动失败后,兰珏布局的第二次偷书信行动就看点十足、迷雾重重,可谓多次反转,一气呵成。这次行动现场突发杀人放火事件,珠子也再次失踪,兰珏通敌叛国的罪行即将在皇太后面前揭晓,紧急关头兰珏再次利用了耿直、认真的张屏高智商破局,他布下计中计,既陷害了自己的死敌,又彻底为自己洗脱了叛国嫌疑。这个过程中,兰珏和张屏双线并立破案,破案过程细腻,反转精彩,兰珏聪明地利用了在场的人,先是让自己陷入被动,然后彻底反击,赢得很漂亮。该剧悬疑推理剧情写得不错,但剪辑和氛围营造直白简单,悬疑质感不足。
作为古风探案剧,《君子盟》的破案场景、服化道等还算有特色,视觉效果不俗,剧中红色元素的古典舞风,与破案相结合的古风建筑,神秘幻术镜花水月等,呈现了东方古风悬疑的诡谲和华丽。
但这部剧播出十多集,未能大爆,除了与该剧悬疑氛围感的营造不足有关,还与一些不合理的推理细节让人出戏有关,比如所谓的神秘幻术镜花水月其实是催眠术,张屏在关键时刻催眠案件现场的人员,让对方说出凶手是谁,这种写法太偷懒,削弱了观众看剧的快感。大的迷案布局不错,有些细节性的破案过程比较简单。此外,该剧张屏的人设也很容易让观众提不起兴趣,张屏执着、认真,但透着一股愣头青的劲儿,为了破案横冲直撞,这种超脱故事时代背景、超脱规范之外的人物设定,很容易让观众出戏。
小众探案剧
口碑不俗
古装探案剧是国产剧的传统类型,《少年包青天》《神探狄仁杰》《大宋提刑官》等剧是古装探案剧的经典之作。这两年古装探案剧的创作趋势是年轻化、小而美,出现了一批口碑不俗的作品。
此前播出的古装探案剧《嫣语赋》《锦衣之下》《大宋少年志》《御赐小仵作》等,都引发过观剧小热潮。《嫣语赋》讲述大小姐秋嫣与冷面腹黑王爷在一桩桩迷案中抽丝剥茧、斗智斗勇,乃至相伴相知的故事。《大宋少年志》口碑很高,古装“谍战”“阴谋”构建重重悬疑,又交织着家国情怀、少年英雄梦,故事很吸睛。小成本古装探案剧《御赐小仵作》是黑马作品,口碑热度双丰收。《御赐小仵作》是甜爽探案剧,一个个的案件揭开谜底,最终破解了一场延续18年的惊天大案,剧情严谨考究,尊重史实的台词、道具也被观众称赞。
古装探案剧如果只是探案,可能不会引发多大关注,好的作品会根据观众的需求,加入具有时代特征的主题表达。比如《大宋少年志》《御赐小仵作》的“少年英雄梦”“个人成长”叙事,《嫣语赋》依托古代故事传播女性独立价值观等。
目前,古装探案剧的风还在继续吹,待播的古装悬疑剧还有多部,在剧情呈现上,“古装探案+女性”“古装探案+复仇”等多种元素融合。比如,青春热血悬疑剧《大宋少年志2》,古装悬疑剧《繁城之下》《九义人》,古装女性悬疑剧《隐娘》,古装探案剧《风月锦囊》《大理寺少卿游》《大唐狄公案》等,用波谲云诡的古风故事吸引观众目光。(记者 师文静)
(来源:齐鲁晚报 2023年02月03日 A09版)
中新网评:美国众议长选举“连续剧”暴露美式民主痼疾******
中新网北京1月9日电(蒋鲤)在15轮投票表决后,美国众议院议长选举这场“连续剧”终于落下帷幕,众议院共和党领袖凯文·麦卡锡最终成功当选第55任美国众议院议长。这是美国国会过去164年来耗时最久的一次议长选举记录,将美国“对抗式民主”的弊端暴露无遗。
资料图:美国众议院共和党领袖麦卡锡。中新社记者 沙晗汀摄
由于两党对立加剧、党派内斗、利益分配不均等因素,众议长选举陷入一场拉锯战。在此次众议长竞选中,美国民主党议员继续抱团,多轮投票中,一票不投麦卡锡,共和党右翼“强硬派”领头的约20人小团体也拒绝投票麦卡锡。
麦卡锡的当选之路一波三折,除了本人的“政治投机派”角色在国会不受欢迎外,与共和党内部政治分歧关系密切。
一方面,共和党党内反对者认为,麦卡锡对民主党态度过于软弱,无力对抗民主党控制的参议院和拜登政府,另一方面,因为共和党的多数优势微弱,党内一些影响力较小的派系的政治力量则被放大,有利于他们巩固自己的选票。
此外,党内反对者也认为,自己的选票没有换取更多利益,希望以此作为筹码换取麦卡锡更大的让步,比如让他们获得众议院重要委员会中的职务。
作为仅次于美国总统、副总统的政坛三号人物,众议院议长通常由众议院多数党领袖担任,选举几乎没有悬念。然而,麦卡锡此次为当选,不得不做出多个关键让步,其中可能包括恢复一项罢黜议长动议机制,使得众议长的权力被削弱,难以掌控众议院。
美国有线电视新闻网CNN称,麦卡锡在这场不合时宜的政治勒索中作出让步,这种绥靖政策只会让极端主义势力更加强大。
这场引发全世界围观的尴尬选举暴露出美国政治存在严重的对立和分化。在权力博弈思维的裹挟下,党派利益凌驾于国家和人民利益之上,美国两党相互拆台,陷入“为反对而反对”的无脑对垒。而即便是一党内,也会因为利益分配问题产生不同的小派系,相互对抗,选票变成了谋利益的工具。
从国会山骚乱到打破记历史记录的15轮众议长选举,“对抗式民主”让美国政治陷入瓶颈,长期对抗势必会让政客们丧失客观公正的判断能力,其政治阶层是否有能力治理国家也会引发质疑。
两党之争和党派内斗进一步放大了美国政治体制弊病,美国所谓的“民主”形象,让全世界大跌眼镜。鼓吹以选民利益为先的美式选举,变成了政客们利益置换的游戏,进一步彰显出美国“民主政治”日渐失能,不断极化的党争已使美国政治制度陷入死循环。
House speaker election reveals deep-rooted problems in U.S. democracy
(ECNS) -- The Republican leader Kevin McCarthy was elected as the 55th speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives after 15 ballots. As the most grueling House speaker election in the past 164 years, the election has highlighted the defects of the country’s "confrontational democracy".
The election once reached a stalemate due to intense partisan strife, inner-party struggle among the Republicans, uneven distribution of interests, and more. Democratic Party members forged a close alliance, refusing to vote for McCarthy, while about 20 Republicans also declined to cast ballots for the GOP leader.
Except for his unpopular role as a "political speculator" in Congress, McCarthy’s hard-won election can be attributed to turmoil within the Republican Party.
On the one hand, opponents in the Republican Party believe that the GOP leader's attitude toward the Democrats is too weak to confront the Senate controlled by Democrats and the Biden administration.
On the other hand, the political power of some less influential factions in the Republican Party has been amplified due to the Party’s weak majority advantage in the House of Representatives, which is conducive to consolidating their ticket warehouses.
Meanwhile, these opponents believe that their votes failed to win them more benefits, hoping to use this as a bargaining chip for McCarthy's further concessions, such as getting them positions in important House Committees.
As the third political figure after the President and Vice President of the U.S., the speaker, by tradition, is the head of the majority party in the House of Representatives.
But McCarthy has made many concessions in order to bring the ultra conservatives along, involving what’s known as the “motion to vacate,” a mechanism by which members can force a vote to depose the speaker. The reported concessions will empower individual members at the expense of McCarthy’s sway as speaker.
CNN thought the concessions he made during this unseemly political shakedown would only make the extremist faction more powerful.
This embarrassing election, which has drawn global attention, exposed the serious opposition and polarization in American politics. Both Democrats and Republicans put their interests before that of the country and its people, attacking and opposing each other irrationally.
Besides, different factions arise within a single party and confront each other because of the distribution of interests. Votes have become a tool to win more benefits.
From Capitol riots to the House Speaker election with record-breaking ballots, "confrontational democracy" has become a bottleneck of American politics. Long-term confrontation will surely impede politicians to think objectively and fairly while their capacity of governing the country will also raise doubts among the public.
Both parties’ struggle and infighting among the Republicans have further amplified the defects of the American political system, with its "democratic" image shocking the world.
The U.S.-style election, which advocates putting voters' interests first, has become a game of interest exchange among politicians. In addition, it further demonstrates the malfunction of American "democratic politics" and the constantly polarized party struggle that has trapped the American political system into an infinite cycle.