A few days ago, the BBC released the upcoming British dramas in autumn and winter, with various themes: historical dramas, suspense dramas, science fiction dramas, and thriller dramas.
Although there is no "Detective Sherlock" or "Black Mirror", the British dramas that stand at the top of the "watching contempt chain" can still prove "your uncle or your uncle" with their sophisticated production and luxurious lineup.
No, IMDb scored 8.7 in a recent drama, and the freshness of rotten tomatoes and popcorn index reached 100% !
It seems to have a faint smell of a drama.
That’s right, that’s it--
Bodyguard
Bodyguard
Director: Thomas Vincent / John Streiland
Starring: Richard Madden/ Kelly Howe/ Gina McGee/ Sophie Landor
Compared with the plot, this translation is a bit too mediocre.
Only six episodes of this drama has now been updated two episodes from "heavy tasks," the writer Jed Mercurio build (Jed Mercurio) effort.
The cast is also very luxurious:
"Game of Thrones" "Young Wolf Lord" Richard Madden starred in the male lead David;
Kelly Howe from "The Responsibility" and "The Dreyer Family" plays the heroine Julia Montagu;
In addition, Gina McKee ("The Heavy Duty") and Sophie Rundle ("Blood Gangster", "Bletchley Four") also joined the show.
How to firmly grasp the audience's attention at the beginning, "Personal Bodyguard" teaches all the episodes a good lesson.
In the first episode, it took nearly 20 minutes to tell a terrorist attack.
A terrorist attack may seem remote to us, but in the UK, it has reached the point where everyone is at risk.
The British government has repeatedly reiterated in the "Strategic Defense and Security Assessment" issued in 2010 and the "National Security Strategy" issued in 2015:
One of the most serious security challenges facing the UK in the next 10 years is terrorism and extremism.
When the Daily Express critic Molli Mitchell recalled this "fierce" opening scene, she wrote:
"The opening scene of the bodyguard is very real, especially for countries currently under severe terrorist threats. It is too familiar. It is the authenticity of this drama that makes it a truly terrifying thriller."
For us, these 20 minutes can be regarded as a micro-film of "The Bourne".
The male protagonist David is a veteran, and a suspected terrorist was found on the train.
He found the conductor to verify. The answer was that the police confirmed that someone in this vehicle was going to carry out a human bomb explosion.
David guessed that the terrorist was in the bathroom.
As a result, the bathroom door opened, and it was a woman, holding a self-explosive switch trembling in her hand.
David's original plan was to ask the conductor to open the door and get him out of the car when the terrorist came out of the bathroom.
But the women in front of him forced him to change his plan.
He wanted to persuade this human bomb girl to surrender.
The narrow space of the carriage creates a sense of oppression, and the camera constantly switches between close-ups of David and the girl's faces, adding to the tension.
Every time the camera is pointed at the girl holding the bomb switch, you will unconsciously imagine that the bomb will explode in the next second.
What people fear most is their imagination.
Knowing that there is a bomb but not knowing when it will explode is more frightening than not knowing where the bomb is.
Later, David successfully persuaded the girl to walk out of the bathroom. In order to prevent the sniper from killing the girl, David refused to obey the command of the operation commander on the scene and kept holding the young woman in circles to interfere with the sniper's sniper.
In the end, the girl was controlled without casualties and the attack was avoided.
David's two-business online throughout the whole journey, and his charm is so amazing.
Confirmed the look in his eyes, he is a man of iron and tenderness.
Because of this outstanding performance, David was promoted and was sent to protect the heroine, the Secretary of the Interior Julia.
Julia is a "main warrior" who has voted for sending British troops to participate in overseas wars (including military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan).
Julia tried to pass the new "Investigation Power Act" to increase supervision and give the security department more powers. In the anti-terrorism matter, she advocated "violence with violence" .
She would rather kill a thousand by mistake than miss one. She took it for granted that Britain had fought in the war in the past.
Little did he know that David was the victim of these wars.
Because he participated in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, he suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after the war, which caused the happy family to fall apart, his wife and himself separated, and he was numbed by alcohol every day.
He hated the politicians who sent him to the war in the Middle East.
So I have the words that I said when persuading the girl to drop the human-bomb girl at the beginning:
I have been to Afghanistan,
My comrade-in-arms was also killed,
I almost died myself,
For what,
Worthless,
Politicians are cowards full of lies,
It's the same everywhere.
Whether this was a coincidence of fate or a helpless arrangement, David became Julia's bodyguard.
Two people with completely different political positions became subordinates.
Are you loyal to yourself or stick to your duties?
David was caught in a dilemma.
David’s former comrades-in-arms were disfigured by the war and unable to integrate into the current life. Like David, he hated politicians for sending soldiers to the battlefield for no reason.
It was learned that David was yelling at him when he was working as a personal bodyguard for politicians.
One detail worth noting is that David secretly equipped a pistol after seeing his comrades.
Is David really going to assassinate his boss?
The plot begins with a terrorist bomb attack, from the small to the big, and takes the audience into the UK, which is deeply threatened by terrorism.
From the big to the small, the anti-terrorism issue finally fell on the two people with completely opposite political positions.
The austere and realistic style, the excellent detailing, the neat shot switching and the right soundtrack, the first 60-minute film length is not a one-second waste.
If you think that anti-terrorism in this film is just talking about politicians, then you are wrong.
"Personal Bodyguard" gave us a horizontal dish in the second episode.
Hundreds of viewers who have watched it praised the second episode of the show on Twitter, saying:
This is the BBC's "most violent TV show ever". Many people said they would have a "nightmare" after watching it.
The second episode tells about two terrorist attacks:
One is that terrorists plan to detonate a truck loaded with bombs on the playground of a densely populated school in London.
In the incident, the terrorist showed a weird smile before his death. What does this smile mean?
David's son happened to be studying in this school. Is it a coincidence or revenge against David?
The second is that a sniper wants to assassinate the Minister of the Interior.
David took Julia out of the sniper with his own power, and single-handedly chased the murderer on the rooftop. He did not expect that the one who appeared in front of him turned out to be...
After watching the first episode, I only regarded "Personal Bodyguard" as a suspense film. After watching the second episode, I had to add a few more adjectives: bloody, scary, and nervous.
The whole drama can really make you hold your breath and sweat your palms at any time.
In addition to the exciting terrorist attacks, the relationship between David and Julia is also a major highlight.
At first, Julia didn't put David in his eyes. Even if David felt that the road was not safe and wanted to change lanes, Julia didn't take it seriously.
One day before the interview, Julia's white shirt was soiled by the assistant's coffee. David took the initiative to take off his white shirt to Julia.
From then on, Julia began to pay attention to the abstinence bodyguard next to her.
When David's son wanted to transfer to another school and was rejected, Julia secretly helped arrange everything.
After the school was attacked, David was considered to be the target of terrorist retaliation.
Although I said it was for political pursuits, I always smelled the smell of love.
Although David disagrees with the political views of the heroine, it is difficult to say that he is not attracted to a woman with a strong career, a strong style, and a coquettish demeanor.
The two consciously or unconsciously glances were also full of ambiguous expressions.
All of this has the following after Julia suffered a terrorist attack.
An iron lady who was vigorous and resolute in front of others showed a fragile side in front of David.
Alone men and widows live in the same room, and the air in the room seems to have a hormonal splash.
The temples grind inadvertently, and finally lit a fire under Julia's phrase "I am not a queen" .
The bodyguard is really "close to the body" this time.
The "Young Wolf Lord" finally got rid of the youthful sense of youth. Even when playing against a female lead who is more than ten years old, he can feel evenly matched.
I didn't expect this to drive as soon as I didn't agree.
Is it driven by desire, or is love coming too fast like a tornado?
But from the look in David's eyes, all this seems not so simple.
David's goal is to get revenge, or he will finally stand on Julia's side, and he can only see if the follow-up episode starts.
"Personal Bodyguard" condenses all elements of high tension such as anti-terrorism, sex, and politics into one play. Friends who like political thrillers should not miss this play.
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