"What's missing?" Graham couldn't help repeating William's words, but he also thought about it himself. Indeed, after watching the first episode of "Pacific War", the familiar recipe and familiar taste seemed to There is not the kind of excitement that I had when I watched "Band of Brothers". So what is missing
William frowned, unable to say why, "I don't know, but I always feel that there is a little less chemistry." They are not professional film critics, just pure enthusiastic audiences.
"The Ronin from Douluo"
William and Graham looked at each other and fell silent for a while. Before the broadcast, I was in high spirits, but at this time I was suddenly stuck in the air and felt like I couldn't get down. This feeling was quite embarrassing, "I'm not saying I don't like it," William explained, "To be honest, I think the show is still very exciting. , I still like it very much, as expected by Spielberg and Hanks, but…”
It was this "but" that made people a little overwhelmed, and Graham suddenly suggested, "Why don't we go to the Yahoo community and IMDB to see the comments?" After communicating with everyone, maybe their questions can be answered.
"Great idea!" William revived, and as a "Band of Brothers" fanatic, he hoped more than anyone that "Pacific War" would become a second classic.
So William ran back to the room as quickly as a tornado, Graham followed closely, and the Taylors sitting in the living room didn't have time to react, only to hear a clutter of footsteps up the stairs, "Billy, what's wrong with the show? How? Does it look good?" Mrs. Taylor shouted, but she didn't get any response. She glanced at him twice, and then laughed helplessly.
Quickly open the Yahoo community, and the number one instant popularity is the discussion thread of the first episode of "War in the Pacific". Less than ten minutes have passed since the end of the episode, and the discussion thread has already reached more than 500 floors. It is estimated that there are a small number of them. Fans participate in the discussion while watching the live broadcast.
When I clicked on the post, the first floor was as expected, all of them were just excited to sigh that the episode finally started airing. It wasn't until the fifty-odd floor that someone started to discuss the episode one after another. William and Graham Obviously not the only two viewers who feel abnormal. In the post, many people expressed similar doubts, and always felt that the series lacked some sparks; among them, there were also several radical fans who shouted curses, thinking that "the war in the Pacific" The quality is really terrible, and it's not on the same level as "Band of Brothers" at all, it's just rubbish.
On the 230th floor, a long reply made William stop pulling down the mouse.
"Undoubtedly, because of the existence of such a magical drama 'Band of Brothers', all audiences have high expectations for 'Pacific War', but after actually watching it, it is inevitable that there will be a gap. I hold a different point of view.
The first episode of 'Band of Brothers' didn't make people stunned. The excellence of the episode comes from the completeness and sublimation of the ten episodes of the whole series. After watching the first episode again, the taste is completely different, so yes The impression of the first episode has also been sublimated. Now 'War in the Pacific' has only aired the first episode, and it is obviously biased to rely on the first episode to judge the death penalty of the entire miniseries.
The first episode of 'War in the Pacific' always felt like something was missing, simply the core idea.
In 'Band of Brothers', each episode has a core idea, and even each episode has a different protagonist core character, which makes the story line of the episode very concise, and the narrative rhythm and focus are highlighted; but in 'Pacific During the war, the first episode did not have the cohesion of the core idea, which also led to the content being a little scattered and the rhythm being a little unbalanced.
The content of the first episode can be divided into three parts, the first part is the daily life before departure; the second part is the adaptation rhythm when you just landed on Guadalcan; the third part is the thrill after the outbreak of the first encounter.
The focus of these three parts is different, especially the three protagonists of the first part, only one of them is left in the latter two parts, causing the audience to wonder: Is the story incomplete? Moreover, the sublimation of the theme condensed on Robert Letch failed to deliver the fatal blow.
It can be seen that what the 'Pacific War' wants to highlight is the contrast on the psychological level, the family warmth between entering the battlefield and the brutal blood after entering the war, ending the killing game before, not only shocked Robert Letch , also shocked every viewer in front of the TV, the war's distortion of human nature is really chilling.
From this point of view, the drama still continues the quality of the previous work, but unfortunately, the performance is superficial, and the content of the first episode is already crowded, resulting in the character image is not full enough. It is really difficult for some strong people to do it in one step.
What 'Band of Brothers' is good at is that each episode shows a different side of the war, looking at every aspect of the battlefield from a different perspective. Every flesh-and-blood character is built together to form a powerful shock to the Band of Brothers; now it can be guessed that 'Pacific War' is intended to focus on three characters - although this idea remains to be proven in later episodes, the disadvantage of this is that it weakens the spirit of the group, the advantage is that each character will become more full and vivid.
Personally, I'm looking forward to the 'Pacific War'. If 'Band of Brothers' showed the truth and cruelty of war, can 'Pacific War' show the impact of war on everyone? Otherwise, the brush and ink to describe the family seems to be superfluous. Once successful, then 'Pacific War' is fully qualified to keep pace with 'Brothers'!
Therefore, it is too early to draw conclusions on the pros and cons of the series. 'Band of Brothers' is impressive, 'War in the Pacific' at least deserves some more time and a chance, and a ten-episode miniseries, isn't too difficult, is it
It is worth mentioning that among the three protagonists who have appeared so far, the most impressive one is not Robert Leach who supported the main line of the first episode, nor is it the well-known American war hero John Basilone, but It's the young master of the rich family. Is there anyone like me
At the moment of his appearance, the sun and time and time seemed to be unable to help stop for him. The regret, anger, struggle, bitterness, and longing left in those transparent eyes easily outlined the character! I can't believe it, I'm already looking forward to what will happen when he takes to the battlefield! Shouldn't be a cannon fodder? He looks like one of the three main characters! "
This long reply triggered a heated discussion in the follow-up. Some people agreed, some refuted, some scoffed, some scolded, some rationally analyzed, some watched and ate melons, and some suddenly realized that the heated disputes were not lively.
However, there is one thing that most people agree with: this is a mini-series, and it is necessary to watch the trend of the subsequent episodes before making a comprehensive judgment.
Only a small number of fanatical viewers believe that the poor quality of the first episode has ruined the entire episode, which is unforgivable for the brothers chapter of a magical drama like "Band of Brothers", and they even excitedly called on netizens Come to IMDB to score a point for "War in the Pacific". However, judging from the current scoring trend of IMDB, there are not many viewers willing to respond to this call.
After reading this reply, William was suddenly enlightened, "So it is!" His eyes brightened again, "Obviously this time Spielberg and the others are more ambitious and want to explore more profound things, because they can't repeat it. The 'Band of Brothers' set, in terms of comradeship, no other work can surpass 'Band of Brothers'. So, the first episode is just the beginning!"
William couldn't help clenching his fists, and his mood was soaring again. Due to the high expectations before, he was so eager that he wished the first episode was so wonderful that it was suffocating. But in reality, that's impossible because this is a miniseries, not a movie. Even "Band of Brothers," its brilliance and classics is a patchwork of ten episodes.
"No wonder!" Graham also suddenly realized, "I just said, watching it is exciting, full of flavors, and wonderful, but after watching it, I feel that something is missing." Graham bumped William with his shoulder. , said excitedly, "The last scene is really good, I think it's even better than 'Band of Brothers', it reminds me of the scene where Winters shot the lone German soldier!"
"I'm the most impressed, the same as that netizen..." William leaned over to the screen and looked at it, the registered account was called "Brando Fever", it seemed that he should be a Marlon Brando fan, "It's the young master of the rich family. ." Then William giggled, "Because he was the only unlucky guy in the first episode, and he didn't succeed in trying to join the army."
Graham rolled his eyes involuntarily, "As you put it, what impressed me the most was the girl Robert Letzie wanted to write to. She was so beautiful."
"Look, I'm not the only one who thinks so." William flipped through the post again, dragging Graham to continue browsing.
"Brando is a fanatic, so am I. The young master from the rich family is really outstanding. His performance seems to be born with a halo, which makes people unable to look away!"
"Doesn't anyone think that the young master of the rich family is really handsome? God, he is riding a bicycle and flying in the wind, but his eyes reveal a desperate heartbreak. I almost melt for him."
"The young master from the rich family is really outstanding. Robert Letzie has a lot of inner drama performances, but he always feels that the strength is not right. The young master only appeared for less than three minutes, and he created the character easily. To be honest, I can't wait to see him take to the field!"
"What is the young master of the rich family, his name is Eugene! Eugene! He called it many times in the TV series, okay, ignorant."
"Does anyone know who is playing the role of the rich young master?"
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After discussing and discussing, it seems to start to crook the building.