The central characters of "Crack" are two female lawyers, one is Patty Hewes, a barrister specializing in high-value class action cases, and the other is Ellen Parsons, who emerged as her protégé and eventually evolved into an enemy and a friend. The enemies they face in the first three seasons are the CEO who embezzled the company's property through stock reselling, the energy giant whose environment has been seriously polluted due to defective production processes, and the financial family who gathers and transfers wealth through Ponzi schemes. Each opponent has a deep political and financial background, and they are all black and white, cruel and ruthless, at any cost. In the process, Ellen's boyfriend and Patty's best friend and partner have paid the price of their lives. In the style of a suspense drama, "Crack" shows the struggle between these disadvantaged groups and those who are rich and unscrupulous through a calm narrative. This kind of difficult litigation and power transformation process in the style of egg hitting a stone is what "Crack" attracts the audience the most. place.
The first season of "Crack" was nominated for a number of Emmy Awards, including best drama series. In the end, Glenn Close, who played Patty Hewes, won the best actress in a drama. This Hollywood actress with super-class acting skills has also become a The treasure of the town drama of "Crack". Although Patty Hewes represents the righteous side in the play, her domineering and unscrupulousness makes this character both good and evil. Glenn Close continues her roles in classic movies such as "Fatal Attraction" and "Dangerous Relationships" The shaping method perfectly interprets the unique professional characteristics, personality contradictions and domineering exposure of the characters. In contrast, Ellen Parsons, who is new to the workplace, shows more kindness and pure humanity. The conflict between them constitutes another clue of the show. The final outcome is often that although Patty is in the lawsuit Defeated the opponent, but lost to Ellen in terms of morality and conscience, which also aggravated the ethical color and heavy feeling of the play.
The subject of the fourth season of "Crack" is high star, which is ostensibly a military contracting company for the U.S. military. In fact, their main business is to do dirty work for the CIA, such as arresting and interrogating terrorist suspects in Afghanistan. Patty and Ellen represent An investigation into the accidental death of three high star employees in an unauthorised military operation. This is very suitable for the tenth anniversary of "911". Since the audience is already familiar with the plot mode, the creator can only aggravate the taste from the crime and violence of the case. But this kind of drama still avoids the plot pattern of the series, and the novelty of the plot is quite sufficient. 【Southern Metropolis Daily】
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