Close to a Masterpiece

Hanzawa Naoki (2013) lived up to expectations, with a dazzling score of 42.2% in the Kanto area, and ended with a coquettish attitude.

The Japanese media are discussing the highest-rated TV series since Heisei in an explosive manner, and even the Yomiuri Shimbun, which has always been prudent, has a large coverage; the sales of related derivative products and original novels have increased sharply, and the There are financial people from all walks of life interpreting the practical significance of the final character's ending, and even the sensation caused in China and the crazy picture reposted on Weibo a few days ago of a Japanese hotel in an empty alleyway to see Banzawa were also reported by Japanese media.

It is said that Uncle Ya Ren's advertising value has almost doubled before and after the show, and it is also said that thousands of letters from viewers requesting a sequel bombarded TBS. TBS presumably has a sweet distress.

I think Fuji TV is probably snickering. With the word-of-mouth and influence of Hanzawa Naoki ahead, and the upcoming autumn show, are you still worried about the poor ratings of Legal High 2, which already has a good mass base?

When the noise aside, if we get back to the show itself, I've been hesitating between giving this show 4 or 5 stars. Like my title, my evaluation is that more than a good drama, but less than a divine drama.

The advantages of Hanzawa Naoki go without saying.

First of all, the subject matter. Workplace dramas have always been a major focus of Japanese dramas. However, compared with doctors, policemen, detectives, lawyers, reporters, chefs, teachers, etc. It has its own uniqueness in the choice of subject matter, and its certain degree of professional knowledge also adds luster to the viewability of TV dramas.
By the way, an appropriate amount of professional knowledge in film and television works can often produce unknown but sharp effects. Examples are numerous, such as the physical knowledge of the big theory, the psychological and behavioral knowledge of lie to me, Go knowledge. The audience usually doesn't understand it all, but they can sense a certain fascination in this professionalism.

The second is a simple and easy-to-understand narrative, starting from the financial industry, but the narrative techniques and character creation chosen are relatively conventional.

The protagonist is a common film and television drama setting with dual motivations of revenge complex and idealism. The assistant type (Watamari) who does not steal the protagonist's limelight, the cowardly but lost type (Kondo), and the design of the partner group are also highly differentiated and relatively single in personality. And BOSS, the design is a negative that is not necessarily bad in the end and a front that is not necessarily good in the end.

The way of telling the story, whether it is a big plot line or a small plot point,It also basically follows the regular pattern of encountering difficulties-the protagonist hits a wall-partners borrow strength-the protagonist rises-the opposite clamors-the protagonist counterattacks.

So some people say that Hanzawa Naoki is a shell of an elite drama, and it is a reasonable evaluation to stage the soul of a hot-blooded male protagonist in the juvenile JUMP comics.

Once again, it is an actor. As an audience who has been fans of Masato Sakai since the 2008 Dahe drama "Atsuhime", I actually don't quite agree with the comments made by some domestic media. They seem to have only watched "legal high" and Hanzawa Naoki and can't wait to comment Yaren's acting skills.

Aside from the position of life, I personally still think that Sakai Masato-san's acting skills have always been very flexible. Naoki Sawa", I think we can fully see Masato Saki's role span and mastery of acting skills.

If you feel that the performance in Hanzawa Naoki is too strong, I don't think that is the problem of Masato Sakai, it is the usual exaggerated performance style from anime and drama in Japanese film and television, as well as in this drama. Naoki Hansawa's character. A person who dares to start a group of ridicule and hatred in front of the president, can you expect him to be a person with a smooth expression?

In addition to Sakai Masato, of course, Kagawa Teruyuki and Kitaoji Shinya, the two BOSS actors also performed very well. In front of these two, Masato Sakai is still a junior, and the acting skills of these two can be said to have reached the peak of the antelope's horns.

From this, I would like to say one more thing, to be able to invite these two to play the main supporting roles, and it is quite "overqualified" to let Aya Ueto play a female supporting role with little difficulty. The intentions of this play can also be seen. Some people opened their mouths and said that Hanzawa Naoki was a surprise that "an unfavored child" was inexplicably admitted to the top prize. I think such an evaluation is very unfair.

The configuration of the actors can already partially explain the problem. Let’s look at the director of this play. It is Katsuo Fukuzawa, who filmed "Fantasy Family" and "Antarctic Continent". That is the Sunshine Theater), in the era when TBS’s golden ten has been further rejuvenated and detective-oriented, this is the main position for the birth of TBS’s heavyweight TV dramas. ah.

After talking about the advantages, I still have to say a few words about the disadvantages.

Advantages and disadvantages are actually two sides of the same coin sometimes. The shortcoming of Hanzawa Naoki, I personally think, is that it lacks the insistence on depth in order to maintain popularity. The main thing is the characters and the plot.

In the past two days, fans who have seen The White Tower popped up from time to time to say that Hanzawa Naoki is not yet qualified to be included in the ranks of divine dramas, and the core of their criticism is that Depth of character.
It is true that, compared to Zaizen Goro, Hansawa Naoki is a very shallow person. He is a person whose growth has been interrupted after being killed by others. His revenge and his ideals actually come from his father, and the revenge of an idealist, or an avenger with ideals, determines that Naoki Hansawa can take revenge and keep his hands clean. And this kind of deliberate bleaching actually makes the characters appear too simple. The protagonist is like this, not to mention the supporting roles.

Followed by the plot. The dynamics of the development of the plot are relatively monotonous, the reverse side is all collusion of interests, and the protagonists are all emotionally intersected. It would be too naive and unreasonable for Hane Executive and others to move people with emotion.

Moreover, the climax of the plot always unfolds in a way of wanting to promote before suppressing. The protagonist and the opposite antagonist are quite similar.

In comparison, what I like more is the ending of this drama. In addition to deliberately creating suspense for the theatrical version or SP or the second season, the president's respective handling of Owada and Banzawa shows the abrupt end of the idealistic and passionate youth drama that has been advancing all the way.

It is most appropriate to use a line that appeared in Friends and The Matrix to describe it.

Welcome to the real world.

Therefore, I look forward to the follow-up of Hanzawa Naoki no matter what form it is.