Chapter 53

"As a work reflecting World War II," the Pacific War "is facing great challenges. There are not only excellent films such as" Saving Private Ryan "and" letter from Iwo Jima ", but also excellent Mini dramas such as" brothers company ". The theme of war is presented to the audience from all aspects, which not only requires the crew to break through and innovate, It also requires the crew to bring forth new ideas on the basis of the old.

’The Pacific War did.

The miniseries focus on three characters, namely Robert Lecci, Eugene slutch and John buslon. The first five episodes are narrated by Robert Reich, which reflects the direct impact of war pain on soldiers, from physical injury to the destruction of human nature; In the last five episodes, Eugene sletcher takes on the main task, reflecting the profound influence of the continuous fighting on every participant - not only the friendly forces, but also the enemy forces; Not only in the battlefield, but also in all aspects of life.

In addition, as a well-known war hero in the United States, John buslon's story clues are interspersed among them, reflecting the strong contrast between survival and death, especially the indifference and cruelty of the main battlefield and the singing and dancing in the United States.

’The real soul of the "Pacific War" is Eugene sletch. In the first five episodes, Robert's loss of soul and displacement lay the foundation of the story, presenting a cruel battlefield full of devastation; John entangled the battlefield with the life in the rear, and transferred the weight of the first half of the story to the sublimation of the second half; In the end, all the burden fell on Eugene's shoulders, and he was responsible for his "thinking.".

This is also the fundamental reason for the uneven quality of the series.

The first half of the story has too much bedding, too many clues, and the theme is not very clear, which not only leads to a little confusion in the rhythm of the drama, but also the reflection brought by the war scenes is intermittent, unable to really establish contact with the audience; But in the second half, after all the clues gathered on Eugene, the concise theme finally burst out with great energy

What can a war bring? Survival and death? Victory and defeat? Glory and shame?

It's much more than that, Eugene sletcher tells us.

Every time his hands were covered with blood, the fragments of his soul would lose a corner, until he lost himself and couldn't find the way to return; Every time I witness the killing, my mind will become numb, and the darkness and cruelty of human nature will burst out to the extreme. After losing trust, I will gradually become a beast; Every time you dance wildly on the edge of life and death, your past life will be more distant. The feeling of seeing everything with your own eyes in the rear can't be compared with your own experience of fighting a bloody battle. No one can understand what it feels like unless you really stand on the battlefield, so you gradually isolate yourself from your previous life and become displaced.

The real cruelty of the war lies in the fact that it tears the soul, destroys the human nature, and separates them from their family, friends, lovers, and society. It's like a footless bird reduced to an isolated island. They can only keep moving forward and only know how to keep moving forward. Apart from fighting and killing, they completely lose their control over themselves.

This loneliness and pain is more terrible than the war itself, more cruel than PTSD, and more bloody than life and death, because it will split the society into countless pieces and make it difficult to break the mirror.

In fact, this is the core idea of the whole work of the Pacific War, which is the case with Robert Lecci, John baslong, Eugene sletch and many other characters. However, Langley hall, a 20-year-old actor, gives Eugene sleigh fresh vitality, vividly and truly, cruelly and coldly presents the whole process.

Every pain, every collision, every bleeding, and even every step, you can see with your own eyes that the light in the eyes is dim, as if the corner of the soul has been torn again. There is no heartbreaking cry, no crying struggle, and no insensitive indifference. However, the delicate emotion shows the shock of the tsunami, Let every audience clearly feel the vast and boundless vicissitudes.

Before he realized it, his eyes were full of tears, and his deep feelings were turbulent, floating and sinking with Eugene's every move.

This powerful performance has awakened the brilliance of the Pacific War! Even enough to be a classic!

Why can the drama continue to rise in the follow-up story despite the controversy in the first half, and then become a classic? Objectively speaking, the overall framework of the drama plays a decisive role. After all, it is a group drama. After the brilliant combination of each link, the overall quality is outstanding!

However, without lanli, none of this would be complete. As Tom Hanks said at the premiere, Langley is the soul of the Pacific War. He not only shoulders the weight of the story, but also the key to sublimation. Failure and success come from the efforts of the whole crew, but classics are the credit of Langley. "

The review came from Kyle Smith of the Wall Street Journal. Instead of rushing to write a review immediately, he waited until the end of the show. In any case, for the mini series, DVD sales is the most important thing. Normal play doesn't show too many problems, so he can take his time.

Kyle scored 95 points for the "Pacific War", which also made the media review of the show beyond the "brothers company". Although Kyle was only one point ahead of the "Pacific War" by 87 points, it was really inconceivable for the controversial "Pacific War".

Although this is only the words of the Wall Street Journal, and most film critics still refuse to admit that the recovery of the reputation of "Pacific War" is due to lanli, these are not important. The important thing is that the reputation of the audience of "Pacific War" actually starts to climb up, and the most direct and obvious performance is undoubtedly the score of IMDB.

This score is only 7.3 points in the low period, which is a disaster for the ambitious HBO. However, after the broadcast of the sixth episode, with the gradual increase of the number of scoring people, the score also began to rise slowly. After the broadcast of the ninth episode, the score has returned to 8.5!

It is still a long way from the unattainable 9.5 of "brothers company" at 8.5, but for the "Pacific War" which has experienced ups and downs, it is a piece of news worthy of celebration. This score has made the "Pacific War" successfully ranked in the top 100 of the TV classic 250 list, once again writing the unbeaten myth of Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg.

From 7.3 to 8.5, from the fourth episode to the ninth episode, the world has changed dramatically in a short period of time, and the discussion posts of Yahoo community have completely changed.

After the live broadcast of the ninth episode, William opened the post of Yahoo community for the first time and couldn't wait to release his opinion.

"When the young master gently poured the unknown woman into his arms, I suddenly collapsed. I couldn't describe what the young master had experienced in words, but I really felt the almost disappearing warmth in his heart: gently, bitterly, softly, painfully, bloody, vicissitudes, blankly, scarred, The dying life was stuck to my chest. It was only at this moment that I realized that the most cruel thing in war is not death, because after death, everything is over. What is really terrible is to live with the sacrifice of all my comrades in arms, the disappearance of innocent lives and the blood of destroying the enemy, and to continue to live in this cold world. "

Typing, William suddenly collapsed, tears directly burst the dike, even when watching "brothers even" did not feel so.

"Brother company" can make people excited, or make people tears, but the success of that work is to describe the brotherhood of fighting side by side, which is enough to make every man crazy, but the audience's connection to a single role is very weak; However, "the Pacific War" is different. It's a more personal work. It's about Robert, John and Eugene. The suffering of the three of them is reflected in every soldier and they launched a silent protest against the war.

In the "Pacific War", this kind of close connection makes William unable to extricate himself and deeply indulge in the emotion of the characters. When he sees the little tear light in the corner of Eugene's eye, which is as gentle as the spring breeze in March, it is covered up in a twinkling of an eye, and the pain and struggle between his eyebrows devour all the sadness, At that moment, the waves burst out, and William was defeated.

"The young master just sat quietly in the same place, holding a corpse that lost its temperature. At that moment, even time could not bear to make any sound. Jesus Christ, I love young master. I love the Pacific War. This is a better work than brothers company. I swear, I didn't lie. "

When William read this post, his eyes swept, and then he saw the familiar nickname "Brando Mania". He could not help but smile. It seems that he is not the only one who has such feelings.

"Ten, absolutely ten! Just by virtue of today's play of young master, "the Pacific War" is worth a lot of attention

"Fuck Hanks and Spielberg! It's for Eugene's sake that I watch this show! "

"I can't believe it, I can't believe it! Today's episode is really wonderful. The score of the whole episode has reached a new level! " "The Pacific War" has finally become a classic for only one reason: Eugene sletcher

The last episode of the show is coming to an end. At this time, people suddenly find that, even if they are unwilling to admit it, even if it is inconceivable, even if it is hard to believe it, the fact is that the name "Eugene sleigh" is shining brightly, almost relying on their own efforts, they have pulled the "Pacific War" back from the edge of the cliff and pushed it to the top!