《Lost in the Shadows》 is a very excellent film and television drama, and the plot in the drama is also very good. Next, the editor and my friends will watch the 1-hour broadcast of Zhang Songwen's new drama《Lost in the Shadows》Let’s discuss it by taking the No. 1 spot on the list. I hope friends who have read this will like this article.

“Are you tired of staring at me like this every day?”

“You play another person every day, are you tired?”

As soon as the dialogue between detective Wang Shitu (played by Zhang Songwen) and Xiao Qi (played by Rong Zishan), a young man whose identity is a mystery after missing for three years, came out, the smell of the Fog Theater came back.

Do you still remember - the hidden corner - the silent truth - waiting for the drama?

These are the hottest dramas in domestic suspense dramas in the past ten years.

《The “climbing”“bad boy” in the secret corner》 is shocking;

《The Silent Truth》The pursuit of the truth in three time and space is shocking.

It can be said that it is these two high-scoring masterpieces in 2020 that have created the signature of “Mist Theater” as a domestic suspense drama, and also laid the foundation for the popularity of domestic suspense dramas in recent years.

In recent years, Mist Theater has had its ups and downs, like a suspense drama.However, suspense itself always represents hope.

This time, the second shot of the 2024 Mist Theater has once again raised the audience's expectations.

《Lost in the Shadows》, just launched at Taochang Mist Theater on June 6th.

Zhang Songwen and Rong Zishan collaborated for the third time after "Summer in Xi Xiaohe" - The Hidden Corner, and “Zhu Chaoyang and his son” came out again.

The director is thoughtful and he is the director of "Summer in Xi Xiaohe".

《 Kuangbiao 》 Gao Qiqiang and Li Xiang reunited, and this time they became colleagues who were not easy to deal with.

Only Wang Peilu is still doing evil in the play.

Together with Cheng Taishen, Cao Lei, Tong Lei and other old acquaintances from suspense dramas, “Secret Crazy”?The lineup is interesting.

The subject matter, child abduction and missing teenagers, is even more mysterious.

4 episodes were aired for the first time, and it topped the soaring list within 1 hour.The start was not low.

But the most critical question to the success or failure of a suspense drama is: can it tell a good story?

After catching up on 4 episodes in one go, I have the answer to this suspense.

1. The sense of suspense is high. The three serial cases at the beginning are very heart-wrenching.

The sense of suspense is the first reason why suspense dramas can capture people.

Back then, "The Hidden Corner" became an overnight sensation, and the mountain climbing scene was indispensable for its suspense and tension.

All subsequent high-energy plots began with this carefully planned mountain-climbing murder.

When it comes to Lost in the Shadows-, the suspenseful atmosphere created at the beginning is also top-notch.

In just 4 episodes, three major crimes were committed one after another.

The first case is the 417 case of the disappearance of three teenagers.

The story begins with the disappearance of a teenager in a small town called Zhaoyang in 1993.

On April 17 of that year, three teenagers and gangsters from outside the school got together after school, hooked up and called themselves brothers. They jointly defrauded a lot of money, but the spoils were unevenly divided and they fought.

Storms and rain covered the traces and washed away the sins.

Later, one of the teenagers was mysteriously hunted down near Feilong Game Hall.

Bian Jie went home with a bloody knife to steal money, and disappeared after a dispute with his sister.

Since then, the three teenagers have mysteriously disappeared, and their lives and deaths are unknown.

Why was the boy hunted down? Is the one who was buried the missing boy?

The large pits and various traces discovered by the police seemed to confirm a murder. Were those teenagers killed?

So far, there are no surprises or mysteries in this drama.

Throw out suspense, give clues, answer the suspense, and then throw out the next suspense.

This is what a high-quality suspense drama should do.

The second case is the arrest of human traffickers.

This boy is missing, and the police are arresting him.

Wang Shitu, an old detective played by Zhang Songwen, has been tracing the whereabouts of his abducted son Doudou. The death of his wife has strengthened his obsession: he must find his son.

Three teenagers disappeared. He quickly combined the confession of the game arcade owner and locked in a female trafficker who he had been eyeing for a long time.

Based on the informant's confession, he cast a net to catch fish, and soon he found the trafficker's lair: What are you waiting for, let's arrest him.

During the raid, none of the traffickers escaped. Wang Shitu calmly walked up to the female trafficker and said, "Be honest."

But the woman's cold-blooded confession completely chilled Wang Shitu's hopeful heart - Where is this child?“”dead%

“What?”“ is sick and has no choice but to leave him behind.”“What disease?”“I'm not a doctor.”

My own child can’t be found. Where are the three teenagers?The female trafficker said it had nothing to do with her, and the clue was lost again.

Unexpectedly, the next story would be reversed in a way that Wang Shitu had never expected.

The third case is a juvenile imposter case.

Three years later, a bus pickpocket named Xiaoqi was suddenly recognized by a passenger and was inexplicably taken back to Zhaoyang Police Station.

What's even more amazing is that after the eldest daughter of the Jin family arrived, she identified it as her missing brother based on just a scar on her hand.

Next, the child was recognized by the Jin family and returned to the family as “Bianjie”, pretending to have lost his memory.

417 case, solved?

According to Xiao Qi, he was sold to one place, and the other two teenagers were sold to another place. He did not know the whereabouts of the others.

But the “Bian Jie” who came back was full of doubts.

A game of cat and mouse begins.

From the very beginning, Wang Shitu discovered that this young man was evasive in his words, and what was even more strange was that he seemed to be very afraid of the police.

He is not Bian Jie, so why pretend to be Bian Jie?

As the boy was brought back to Jin's house, more doubts emerged. For example, his shoe size was one size smaller than Bian Jie's, which did not match the year of his homework book.

Can the police discover these details, but not the Jin family?

But it feels like the family wants to cover up all the loopholes and doesn't want to find out the boy's true identity.

For example, every time the father of the Jin family looks at his “son”, that look with deep meaning is not simple.

“I'm not the only one who has evil intentions”.

And all of them are inextricably linked to the disappearance of the teenager three years ago.

In just 4 episodes, there were three major cases, four teenagers were kidnapped, and at least one murder occurred.

The audience not only followed Zhang Songwen's train of thought to chase the murderer, but also watched Rong Zishan escape from the torture of the criminal police again and again and continue to pretend. The director gave the young man enough IQ and also left a series of foreshadowings.

The rhythm of the drama version became more vigorous like this.

All of this has the temperament of the old police and gangster movies of the 1990s.

The imposter boy, the whole family has secrets, and the detective sees through the truth but doesn't know how to solve the problem. Such a suspenseful atmosphere makes it difficult not to follow the story.

2. The suspense is enough, and the plot is not lost. It dug at least 5 big holes in 4 episodes.

Of course, it’s obviously not enough to dig holes in a suspense drama.

What can really make a suspense drama endure to watch is that the suspense can endure to ponder.

Otherwise, it will easily become “mysterious”.

The screenwriter has not done anything about digging and burying holes. In the first 4 episodes alone, he dug at least 5 holes, and each hole is solid enough.

The first one is the mystery of the disappearance of three teenagers.

This is also the bottom line of the whole story.

What happened on that rainy night 3 years ago?Where did the abducted child go, and what secret does Xiaojie hide?

Who is being hunted on a rainy night?That bloody knife, whose blood is it stained with?

Why did Xiaojie return home in a hurry with a bloody knife, and why did he disappear after leaving in a hurry?

There are too many doubts. It can be said that this answer is like the thread that connects all the suspense. Only when this answer is solved, all the answers will be truly clear.

The second one is the mystery of the return of the substitute “Bian Jie”.

This answer and the previous one can be said to be like two buttons one behind the other, forming the main clue of the whole play.

It connects Xiaoqi, the Jin family, the mysterious Xiaoqi boss and the two police officers from the police station. It is the highlight.

Xiao Qi, of course, is not Bian Jie, he is Bian Jie's substitute.

His amnesia was fake, so why did he pretend to be Bian Jie?

Someone seems to be controlling him all the time in the play. The Jin family is a wealthy local family with a single-family villa. What do they want from the Jin family?

Lost in the Shadows, where the shadows are and what the truth is, we have to keep reading.

The third, a murder mystery three years ago.

At this point in the story, it has been repeatedly hinted that there was not only a kidnapping case but also a murder case three years ago.

Who died?

It seems reasonable if the three teenagers died.But judging from the subsequent plot, the other teenagers came back, and they were inconsistent with Xiao Qi's statement.

In other words, the other two missing teenagers are not dead.

So Bian Jie is the only one who died?

It seems that there may have been a series of cases three years ago: disappearance case, human trafficking case, manslaughter, and murder, all linked together.

It's likely a series of accidental events that culminated in a mystery.

Fourth, what secrets does the Jin family have?

This mystery has been there from the beginning. From the beginning, the audience discovered that something was wrong with this family.

Bianjie's surname is Bian, which is taken from his mother's surname.Not Jin Manfu's biological son.

When Jin Manfu saw Xiaoqi for the first time, he hugged and cried bitterly, but there was no trace of joy.

Cheng Taishen perfectly interprets the feeling of the character: he is acting.Who are you acting for?

To the police and to Bian Jie's mother.

That's why I said that on the way home, “Look, these are not real siblings.”

Looking at the expression of the eldest sister of the Jin family, it is obvious that among the whole family, only the mother of the Bian family, who has dementia, is truly happy for the return of “son”.

In this way, a little liar became the family's favorite. Everyone was lying. Everyone knew he was a fake, but they all kept silent.

The missing boy is eager to restart his life, and his “loving” father hopes for a happy family. Everyone has their own little thoughts. The truth may not be important to them, but can this substitute family scam last to the end?

Fifth, how will the cat-and-mouse game between Zhang Songwen and Rong Zishan end?

From the beginning, this is the story between a “lost orphan” detective and an “unidentified” orphan.

The policeman's own son is probably gone.

This line is actually the hidden line of the series.

The hidden thread seems independent, but there may be something behind it.

Did the old detective's son know Bian Jie, Xiao Qi, and Xiaoqi when they were young?Was there some secret connection between them before?

I don't think it's that simple.

A good suspense drama does not always whet your appetite, but the answers will always be revealed at the right place, triggering new mysteries.

Only when it is reasonable and logical can the audience believe it and draw the audience into the drama.

Therefore, Zhang Songwen's hidden line may not only allow him to use his acting skills, but may also be the biggest highlight of the show.

Who is the boy under the mask?

“Have you ever thought that the case could be reversed like this?”

“Have you ever considered that more than one person here is lying?”

What exactly happened three years ago?

The story is like a deep vine, densely packed and intertwined, entangling the fate of everyone. In the complicated labyrinth of human nature, everyone is looking for their own shadow.

Human nature is that invisible shadow.

3. Zhang Songwen is relaxed, Cheng Taishen is drama-free, and Guo Keyu is an actor whose one look can send chills down the spine.

《Lost in the Shadows》 Another thing that is done well is to focus on the people.

Every character in the play has a story, and every character is worth exploring.

The characters are interesting. On the one hand, the script is solidly written, and on the other hand, it is supported by the acting skills of the actors.

The first is Zhang Songwen.

Wang Shitu, a veteran detective who is thoughtful and good at capturing people's hearts, was brought to life.

Zhang Songwen has played many villain roles in the past two years without realizing it.

It is very necessary to play a positive role at this time.

Wang Shitu's character has a lonely perseverance. In a family of three, his wife has passed away, his son has been abducted, and he is the only one left.

However, Zhang Songwen did not play the character in an overly bitter way, but rather a down-to-earth old detective with a slightly slovenly appearance and eyes that seemed to be constantly searching and examining.

Wang Shitu had a police intuition. The more he came into contact with Xiao Qi, the more certain he became that this boy was not Bian Jie.

But he also had the sense of responsibility of a criminal police officer and did not cross the line.

Only when a person is eating noodles, will he fully reveal his true feelings. From being astonished as if it were yesterday, to breaking down and crying, every detail is like a performance textbook.

Finding out the truth, for Wang Shitu, is not only investigation, but also some kind of redemption, so his attitude towards Xiao Qi is extremely complicated.

As for the trance scene after the car accident, Zhang Songwen acted out the emotion of longing for his wife and children without the need for lines. His acting skills are admirable.

But the first four episodes are trivial, and the real breakthrough in acting is definitely yet to come.

The second person who surprised me was Guo Keyu

Although this teenage actress, who won the Hundred Flowers Award and the Shanghai Film Festival Best Actress as a girl, has been somewhat quiet over the years, her acting skills seem to have not diminished at all.

She is obviously playing a mother with dementia, but when facing Xiao Qi, in addition to family affection, there is also a faint sense of oppression.

It even makes people feel chills down their spines and goosebumps all over their body, and it feels like the truth is hard to understand.

Is she confused or sober? Does she really not know that Xiao Qi is just pretending, or is she just pretending not to know?

It's scary to think about it.

The third one, the biggest twister, Jin Manfu, is also a show-stopper.

The role played by Cheng Taishen may not seem to have many scenes, but he can immediately attract your attention in the very few scenes he plays.

Just like in the human world - on the circuit inspection team.

He seems like a reliable “father”.

Whether it is for his dementia wife or his strange fake son Xiaoqi, he shows unreserved love.

But he actually knows everything.

This is also the biggest hidden secret in the development of the plot.

A good actor can instantly bring into the mood with just a few expressions and a few lines, making me gasp outside the screen.

Fourth place, Li Jian

Yes, Brother Qiang and Li Xiang are working together to investigate the case this time.

Although it is not unusual for Li Jian to play a policeman, I suddenly felt that he and Zhang Songwen were working together. At first, I was not used to it, but after a few words, I immediately felt it.

Especially the scene where he secretly observed the recognition of the Jin family, and he established his character in just a few shots.

No lines are needed for the audience to know that he has noticed something strange, showing the intuition and strength of an old policeman.

Finally, Rong Zishan

When I first learned that he was taking the lead this time, I was a little worried.

Although, his two previous collaborations with Zhang Songwen were very successful and he also accumulated a lot of experience in suspense dramas.But this time his role is so important that he has to play two roles.

After watching 4 episodes, the stone in my heart fell to the ground.His performance in the play at least fulfilled his role successfully.

Whether it's lines, facial expressions, or body movements, they are all precise and can be remembered at a glance.

It can even be seen that this young man is not simple.

The subsequent reversal probably depends on him.

In addition, there are game arcade owners like “Dajingya” and Tong Lei.

“Crazy Donkey” Wang Peilu’s human trafficker.

Just one micro-expression or one movement brings people to life.

When the character comes alive, the audience can get into the action.

4. Mist Theater has made a turnaround, and it’s time for suspense dramas to return to normal

The Mist Theater in recent years is indeed like a suspense drama.

After Zijin Chen's - the hidden corner - and - the silent truth - there will be no more kings.

From - Bajiaoting Mystery - Who is the Murderer - to - The Third Brigade - in the past two years, it always starts amazingly but ends poorly.

The biggest problem with suspense dramas in recent years is that they are suspense for the sake of suspense and reversal for the sake of reversal, but they lack a real story background.

The cleverness of 《Lost in the Shadows》 is——

It is no longer a five-minute twist, but focuses on the issue of orphaned teenagers, telling a human story wrapped in suspense.

Human nature is the biggest mystery.

Beyond the law, human nature is not black and white.

A crime that is clear-cut in black and white, is placed in the puzzle of human nature and family affection, and it is inevitable that there will be a lot of fog.

The series condenses the story into suspense and throws it to the audience.

The invisible shadow of humanity in that young man requires every viewer to follow Zhang Songwen and find it together.The story becomes interesting.

The audience has been suffering from the drama for a long time.

I hope that the Mist Theater can really break through the fog and find my own shadow.

The shadow is the thought given to the audience.

This is what the editor compiled for you - Lost in the Shadows - Zhang Songwen's new drama won the first place on the list after playing it for just one hour. I believe it will be helpful to everyone. If you want to know more interesting things at the first timeFor an introduction to the plot, please continue to pay attention to the line class.