China News Service Client, Beijing, January 17 (Reporter Yuan Xiuyue) "There are explosives on the bus. How to save the lives of all the people in the bus within a limited time?"
Seeing this, some people may think of the American classic film "Speed of Life and Death", but the recent hit online drama "The Beginning" has brought this bridge into a new idea.
"Life and Death" video screenshot
Different from the "one step" in "Speed of Life and Death", the hero and heroine in "The Beginning" will continue to experience the time loop on the bus - experiencing explosions again and again, waking up again and again.
Before many explosions, they will hear a "Canon" ringtone.
This setting has also caused many netizens to have a "psychological shadow".
"The Beginning" stills
Is the music that goes with the film and television works so important?
In recent years, in fact, there have been many soundtracks due to the popularity of film and television dramas. In addition to "Peace to You" in the TV series "Sweeping the Black Storm", there are also "Farewell" in the online drama "Very Witness", and the movie "I Am a Witness". "Insect Flying" in "Youth Bao Qingtian", "Wandering into the Lost Forest" in the TV series "Youth Bao Qingtian", etc.
It is worth mentioning here that the nursery rhyme "Little White Boat" appeared several times in "The Hidden Corner", and every time the music played, there must be a murder.
Therefore, "Canon" in "The Beginning" was also dubbed "Little White Boat 2.0" by netizens.
Screenshot of the video of "Sweeping the Black Storm"
The above film and television dramas either have a large proportion of suspense elements, or the dramatic conflict is very strong.
Why is the soundtrack easier to remember?
And why are they dubbed "death-killing music" by netizens?
In fact, suspense films have attached great importance to soundtracks for a long time. For example, "suspense master" Hitchcock used music and sound effects to create suspense.
In the classic "Bathroom Murder" clip in "Psycho", the music suddenly cuts in at the climax of the story, mixed with screams. Although there is no bloody picture, it is very scary.
"Psycho" video screenshot
Different from other types of film and television works, suspense dramas are loved by audiences for their ups and downs and unexpected plots.
The addition of music, the most prominent is to fill the suspense atmosphere value.
For example, "Into the Lost Forest" is considered by many to be the "shadow of childhood" and "the most terrifying BGM", but just looking at the plot of "Youth Bao Qingtian" is actually not that scary.
Screenshot of "Youth Bao Qingtian" video
In addition, under the application of the director, the music in the suspenseful film and television works often has a high degree of correlation with the plot twist, so that the meaning beyond the original text can be discovered.
For example, the song "Little White Boat" mentioned above, because it always appears in murder cases, becomes a "danger signal" and becomes scary.
"The Hidden Corner" video screenshot
When the "Little White Boat" and the murder plot appear repeatedly, the audience will inevitably form a psychological "stress" reaction and worry about the fate of the characters in the play.
The same is true in The Beginning.
It's not that "Canon" itself is scary, but that it's a little "uncomfortable" in "The Beginning".
Of course, "Canon" in the play is not just background music, it also has the function of promoting the plot, which will be reflected in the subsequent plot.
"Beginning" video screenshot
Some people have also analyzed that the choice of "Canon" in "Beginning" is actually ingenious.
"Canon" is a kind of polyphonic music, a tune of one part, chasing another part from beginning to end, repeating and looping, until the last chord of the last measure merges together, which is similar to the "loop" of the plot. Wonderful.
Furthermore, in the Internet age, entertaining "hot stalks" such as "Little White Boat" and "Canon" have become one of the ways for classics to rejuvenate.
Some simple "classics" may be more difficult to spread on the public level, but "reinterpretations of familiar and unfamiliar" are even more fascinating, and can also allow netizens to actively participate in the interaction, use, or ridicule, which is very important for the spread of the work itself. There is also a clear boost.
However, all of this has to be based on the quality of the work itself.
When the script and actors' performances are excellent, the audience can have a better sense of substitution and experience.
Otherwise, relying on the gourd to draw the scoop may have the effect of "doing the east and imitating the frown", which will not be worth the loss.
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