Many viewers finished the first episode The big-name HBO has launched a dull, boring, and religious metaphor, and the scriptwriter has a notorious ending of "Lost". This show must be rotten and cut. I basically agree with these views. From the entertainment point of view, the drama is really nothing to watch. The most important thing in the production of TV dramas is commercial consideration, which is to be able to capture the audience's entertainment heart. But after watching one episode, I decided to continue chasing, at least this rare "God" drama caught my heart.
Recently, I have also watched some magical dramas such as "Under the Dome" which focuses on science fiction, "Sleep Valley" which focuses on magical fantasy, "Salem" which focuses on mythology, and the mysterious "Return of the Dead" which focuses on science fiction, magic, mythology, and supernatural. The simmering "American Horror Story" and "Pulp Guess", these dramas have entertainment highlights, but compared with "Watching the Earth", these "God" dramas "God" are not as good as "God". Shou" drama high. This is not to say how high-end the "Shou" drama is. It is really the "god" pattern of "Shou".
The "god" pattern I understand is a pattern that is beyond the general religious types. It does not talk about doctrines, does not engage in rituals, does not attach to gods, and does not exorcise. It should be said that the discussion is not about the solidified forms of religion, such as Christianity, Islam, and Buddhism. What to believe in specific religions, and how to believe in them. "Shou" discusses the problem of people's beliefs. What exactly do you believe in? Do you want to believe it?
In short, "Shou" is to tell the story of how people live after taking time out of the foundation of faith in reality.
This is a life emotion film about faith.
Let me talk about the plot and details of the first episode:
Disappear: The setting of the world background is very interesting, but filling the hole is also difficult to deal with. The choreographer dares to use it, which shows that they are very confident. Disappearance is not death, it is even more worrying accident than death, let alone the disappearance of loved ones before your eyes. The biggest abuse point in this drama, do we have the courage to face death, and the courage to face the inexplicable disappearance?
Why it disappeared: No solution for the time being. People who disappear are regardless of race, religion, occupation, good or bad. "Divine Will" makes us unable to understand. But what does this "divine will" have to do with those of us who need excitement and entertainment? You may be disappointed if you want the final answer to why it disappeared. It can be said that this play has established a hypothetical experimental model of confusion or lack of belief. The theme is to let us who only need stimulation and entertainment through the lives and emotions of the characters in the play to reflect that it doesn’t matter if there is no faith? Can people really exist without meaning?
How to face disappearance: This is the story laid out in the first episode. After 3 years of disappearance for no reason, people have to make a choice, either to treat these relatives as dead or to "ascend to heaven". This depends on different beliefs and TV backgrounds. The message here is the debate over whether to believe in science or believe in God to gain eternal life. Let us return to the characters in the play. Before disappearing, the family of four male protagonists was already in disharmony (the male protagonist messed up), and the disappearance event affected everyone's understanding of the meaning of life in this family. The male protagonist saw the deer twice, and dreamed that the deer was hit to death (an old terrier but new idea). Finally, the deer was bitten by a group of dogs, but he shot and beat the dog with the dog killer. The deer and the dog said nothing. Yu represents meekness and madness. The person before the disappearance event is the meek deer, and the person after the disappearance event is the crazy dog. (A mad dog biting a deer means abandoning the previous solidified belief, "returning to the original state" "they are no longer the original dog") It is difficult to find a firm belief. You must kill the mad dog in your heart, and you will probably also go crazy.
Who should disappear: On the anniversary, some people advocate that disappearance is a good thing, and many people should disappear like this (the male protagonist goes crazy and the father should also be one of them), but many disappeared people are still ordinary people (including babies), and their disappearance is to the family It brings incomprehensible pain (why is it my relatives who disappeared), the family members must have a spiritual outlet to let go (to give a saying, the anniversary "said it is a hero so that people can put it down"), but at this time The Qihua organization silenced the White Party (1. Don’t speak, fight back, or scold, 2. White fluttering, 3. Most people smoke 4. Live together), came out and interfered with the slogan "Don’t talk nonsense", which means you guys. SB hasn't understood the significance of this matter yet, and you haven't learned any lessons to toss about here. This wave of people (don’t say what sect, not necessarily believe in Christ) come from somewhere unknown, and develop members in the local area (Liv Tyler). From their organizational form and development method (man-marking), they look like a "cult" (" Trying to explain the disappearance has produced many cults"), but are they really cults? Wittgenstein said: Please keep silent about things you don't understand. Christ said: Don't speculate about God's intentions. Where does the organization's strong appeal come from? Lack of faith or overconfidence.
After disappearing: the male lead’s second daughter who doesn’t want to go home is left, and the male lead’s wife leaves home to join the Silent White Party, and is not trapped by family love (no men or children) and completely accept the new faith. On the surface, everyone has calmed down the pain of disappearance, but through the anniversary of the anniversary to vent the inexplicable anger (unexplainable disappearance) in the heart to fight (a group of dogs bite the deer), the relationship between people fell into a state of faithlessness (refer to the celestial dynasty) Social and psychological status). At this time, the prophet’s prophecy was naturally needed to guide the councillors who heard the black prophet’s words and immediately solved their personal problems (see prophets need money and blindfolds). The black prophet claimed to be able to dream of disappearing and blamed those who left behind for forgetting them, angrily Taking on the responsibility of guiding the future, the son of the male protagonist who has no direction is very painful to be guided by the prophet (tell him not to approach the three-point girl under the door to "take your dirty hands away"). The male protagonist's son under the black prophet watched "The Outsider," a marginal person who refused to obey the system and struggled within the system. Can he follow the guidance of the "prophet"?
The first episode is one hour long, but the plot theme is clear, and the structure is not chaotic (the beginning of the dead dog, the mid-year climax, the end of the dog, a few flashback shots cut well), the lines are laid out and the plot is steady. The pre-information is basically complete.
Audiences who didn't think it was a bad movie in the first episode, there is another drama to look forward to.
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