Although Bradley has been warning himself not to compare "Pacific War" to "Band of Brothers", even if the production team is similar, these are two completely different works, but when the series starts playing, the feeling of blood boiling can't help but think of the acclaimed and classic masterpiece of the year. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

"Oh oh! Oh oh!" When the interview with real veterans appeared on the big screen again, there was a heckling and screaming in the screening room, "Pacific War" and "Band of Brothers", each episode uses the interview of the veterans as a starting point, in order to lead the audience back to that time.

The similar picture texture and similar frame structure awakened the audience's inner excitement. The audience's anticipation for the "Pacific War" could be clearly felt at the scene, and the long-lost excitement and joy overflowed undisguisedly, and Bradley couldn't help but smile and symbolically wave his fist.

Soon, though, Bradley discovered the difference between the two works, and these were two works that were complete and thorough.

The first episode of "Band of Brothers" opens with a boot camp, with more than 20 characters intertwined, making the face blind patients really painful, but the characters without names have become three-dimensional through the arduous training camp, and the tension in the air makes people deeply feel the urgency of war. It can be said that the opening group drama demonstrated a deep foundation of scheduling and control, and quickly raised the sense of expectation.

The "Pacific War" chose to start with family life, describing the direct reaction of American society to the war after the outbreak of Pearl Harbor that year.

The series takes Robert Lezzy and John Baslon's ordinary day before joining the army as a starting point, describing their lives with their families, trivial daily life stories seem to be not deliberately depicted, but the ingenuity revealed in the details always reflects the reaction of people to the war at that time - full of confidence, moving forward with their heads held high, their anxiety about the war is masked by the confidence of victory, and even the festive atmosphere is a little more restless.

Without the hardships of the "Band of Brothers" boot camp, it is more realistic, truly connecting war and reality, which adds a touch of reality to the series and awakens the audience's inner resonance.

Bradley was a bit of a surprise that such a bold start was undoubtedly a bold one, but also a wise one. As a journalist, he is not a professional film critic, but he is not an ordinary audience, and he knows that such a choice will weaken the audience's expectations and is likely to meet bad reviews, but such a drastic change is a good thing for the "Pacific War", showing Steven Spielberg's determination to create a series that is different, which makes him have a vague expectation for the rest of the story.

The beginning of "Band of Brothers" is not earth-shattering and fascinating, but it shows the truth in the plain, initially establishes the friendship between soldiers and soldiers, and also contrasts the difficulties of the boot camp with the tragic death of the battlefield later, laying a solid foundation for the excitement of the subsequent series.

The beginning of "Pacific War" seems mundane and trivial, giving the characters enough time, showing them completely and clearly to the audience, and the image and name are clearly matched, establishing enough connection between the audience and the characters, which makes Bradley can't help but wonder, what is the purpose of this?

Do you use the tranquility and tranquility of family life to contrast the cruelty and cold-bloodedness of war, or do you use family bonds to outline the pain and hardships of the three characters on the battlefield?

While thinking about it, Bradley's eyes suddenly lit up, and Lan Li appeared.

Eugene Slaich, like the other two protagonists, begins with family life. His father, who is a doctor, announced the verdict that Eugene could not join the army because he could not pass the soldier test because of a heart murmur, and that Eugene's brother had changed his military uniform and was about to go to war. Frustrated and angry, Eugene leaves the house to see off his friend Sid, who will also enlist in the army tomorrow.

Bradley's eyes lit up slightly, Lan Li's performance did make people taste a little different, and this should be the first highlight since the opening twenty minutes.

"Whew," ...... let out a long breath, and Kyle-Smith, a veteran professional film critic at the Wall Street Journal, shook his head and exhaled the turbid air that had accumulated in his chest, his thoughts a little mixed and heavy. The first episode has ended, nearly an hour long, and he needs to sort out his thoughts, sort out his sense of anticipation and excitement, and then judge the series objectively.

From the perspective of frame structure, "Pacific War" abandons the film-like production method of "Band of Brothers" and adopts a way closer to a miniseries.

"Band of Brothers" can be said to be an episode of a story, each story is connected to each other and independent of each other, this kind of cinematic production method, so that the finished series presents a cinematic texture, compact, concentrated, high/tide repeatedly, and the first episode of "Pacific War" can be clearly seen that the script structure is layered and advanced, and the foreshadowing laid today may not emerge until later episodes.

In the first third of the first episode, the three main characters appear separately, but in the latter part Robert Lezzy becomes the main character, and the other two characters disappear.

The flaw of this production method is that it loses the unique cinematic texture of "Band of Brothers", but the advantage is that the ideological core of the whole series is slowly superimposed, and if it can finally detonate and sublimate, the depth, height, and thickness of the series will exceed the shock brought by "Band of Brothers".

This maintains the sense of anticipation of the "Pacific War", after all, only the first episode was broadcast today.

Judging from the lens texture and shooting special effects, the investment of 223 million in the "Pacific War" has undoubtedly paid off, the particularity, hardship and fierceness of the island war have been shown, the war scenes are magnificent and grand, the effect is shocking, and more importantly, the second half of the first episode brings the torture of human nature.

When the U.S. military successfully ambushed and annihilated all the attacking Japanese troops, leaving only one Japanese soldier to resist stubbornly on the other side of the river, the soldiers began to target this Japanese soldier and played the game of cat theater, playing with life between applause, which brought a strong shock to Robert, in stark contrast to the daily life at the beginning of the series, and the core idea of "Pacific War" began to emerge.

But it's a pity that the first episode is a little more conservative, the entire script structure and plot direction are not too novel, and the plot seems a little fragmented, some places are too strong, and some places are slightly insufficient.

As a set of miniseries, the first episode of "War in the Pacific" is enough to fight eighty points. In Kyle's mind, the first episode of "Band of Brothers" is eighty-five points, which can be felt, and the overall level of the two series is still slightly different. But Kyle doesn't have any regrets, because the first episode brings an unexpected surprise!

Blue Rite Hall.

Kyle has to admit that the rookie actor, who is appearing on screen for the first time, bursts out with unimaginable acting charm. Although Lan Li's Eugene only appeared for less than three minutes, the intricate emotions burst out with a powerful shock in that restrained performance.

The most impressive thing is undoubtedly the scene of Eugene standing at the door of the hall looking at his father and brother, it was only a three-second pause, but you could clearly feel the cruelty and pain of the sun on the thin shoulders, and the subtle changes in the muscles could be seen in the shadows cast on the side face, showing the deep struggle, contradictions, forbearance, well-behavedness, and sincerity in the heart.

He didn't even show his face, let alone his eyes. The expressive power of body language is natural, and when he appears on the screen, the audience's eyes involuntarily focus on it.

It's just a glimpse, but it leaves an infinite afterglow, which is unforgettable.

Kyle couldn't help but become curious about the actor Lan Li, curious about how high his acting talent could reach, curious about whether this was just a flash of inspiration or could be carried over into all subsequent performances, and curious about what story he would give to the character of Eugene, after all, this is only three minutes of content in the first episode, which is amazing, but it doesn't say much.

But it is undeniable that as an actor, Lan Li's first appearance left a deep impression.

Recalling the premiere, Tom and Steven's admiration and popularity, Kyle originally thought it was just a means of publicity, compared to the other two leading actors, Lan Li is younger, fresher, more handsome, and has more potential for publicity value and commercial value, and the crew's touting should be a part of the publicity strategy;

If you put aside Lan Li, the rating of the first episode is estimated to be seventy-five points, but it is precisely because of Lan Li's flash that Kyle is full of anticipation.

What's more, this is only the first episode of "Pacific War", which is mainly in the foreshadowing and layout, and the content of the next nine episodes is the real essence.

If the high rating of "Band of Brothers" before tonight's premiere made people have a hint of doubt about "War in the Pacific", then after the premiere ended, Kyle believes that at least the first episode successfully completed the mission and maintained the anticipation.

Kyle was already a little impatient, on the one hand, he was looking forward to the direction of quality, whether he could reach the level of "Brothers in Arms", and on the other hand, he was looking forward to ...... Kyle didn't want to admit it, but he was really looking forward to the rookie's performance.

He's not even 21 years old?