Game of Thrones is adapted from George Raymond Richard Martin's Fire and Ice. Since 20 1 1 was produced and broadcast by American HBO TV network, it has quickly conquered the audience with complex and profound storylines, undercurrent power struggles and bloody battles, and has become the "king of drama" sweeping the world.
Before the first episode of this season, the two-minute story review can be said to have ignited a small spark inside, and every frame is vivid. Let's get a sneak peek-
At the end of the sixth season, the political situation in Westeros ushered in a reshuffle: Daenerys, the dragon mother, and Tyrion, the little devil, led the army across the sea, Cersei blew up the Red Castle and boarded the Iron Throne, and jon snow became the king of the Northern Territory with the support of Sansa. At the same time, "Er Ya" Arya returned to Hejian, "Red Lady" melisandre was exiled, and Highgarden, which was in constant conflict in history, formed an alliance with Donne. North of the Great Wall, the Night King led an army of aliens and ghouls south, while the players of the Seven Powers game were completely unaware of the danger and waited for opportunities to rise and fall.
In a brief review of the plot, the foreshadowing of the first six seasons gradually emerged, and all the important story lines were gathered into the main line. How will the forces of all parties change in the first episode? What are the wonderful omens of this episode?
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As the first important figure in this season, "Er Ya" Arya slaughtered all Frey boys in order to avenge the "bloody wedding".
"Tell them to come to Frey's house in winter" is very domineering. With the demise of Frey's family, there are only two people left on the long death list-Cersei and Magic Mountain.
So Er Ya went straight to King's Landing, met a group of Lannister soldiers in a strange place, and learned that King's Landing was a hell on earth. Cersei's tyranny caused public outrage, and a riot against Cersei was on the verge. It only took a single spark to start a prairie fire. ...
On Winterfell's side, Sansa gradually became a powerful player from a puppet who was played in the palm of her hand, and recovered Winterfell through the alliance with Littlefinger.
As bran stark became a three-eyed crow and entered the south of the Great Wall, the Stark children got together again, and the secret of the battle of Blissful Tower was about to be revealed.
This detail is worth pondering, so this season's plot is about to begin: first, after Jon's true identity surfaced, can the descendants of the Targaryen family get the support of the northern governors and sit firmly in the position of the "White Wolf King"? Secondly, Ben Yang, a cold hand, once told Bran that the reason why the Great Wall is a barrier against alien ghosts is because there is an ancient protection spell on the foundation, and will this spell fail after Bran, who has the symbol of alien ghosts in his hand, enters the Great Wall?
Besides, Cersei's iron throne in King's Landing hasn't warmed up yet, and her end is coming.
Although with the help of wildfire, the dissidents led by the big sparrow were eliminated, but the diplomatic difficulties in King's Landing finally let her escape the curse of fate.
The prediction that "all three children will die" has been confirmed one by one, and this season will be the fulfillment of another prediction-"Tomorrow you will be the mother of the world ... until another woman younger and more beautiful than you comes to overthrow you and take away everything you cherish."
This "woman" is not Sansa who returned to the north, nor is it a dead margarita. Only the dragon mother Daenerys can really fight Cersei. In the second season, Dany had such an illusion in the immortal temple of Qarth-she dreamed that she was walking through the ashes of the throne room of the Red Fort, and snowflakes fell from the sky.
Perhaps, this also implies the end of the two queens: Cersei will fall in the destruction of the red fort standing on the high hill of Egon at the end of winter, her rule will end in blood and fire, and Dany's rule will begin in Sri Lanka.
Here in Syracuse, Sam learned from the information in the restricted area of the library that Longjing, which surrendered the alien ghost, was buried under Longshi Island, and Sam immediately wrote to tell Snow this important information. Who will fall into this information has become the key to the whole season: if it falls into the hands of Youlun who proposed to Cersei (Youlun is going to Longshi Island), Cersei will have a chance to make a comeback; If the information reaches Snow directly, it will directly promote the alliance between Dragon Mother and Snow.
Finally, let's go back to Daenerys born in the storm. She has three dragon biochemical weapons, an unsullied army, many ministries and commissions in Slak, and ships sent by Wan Li from the nearby Iron Islands. It can be said that the dragon mother has all the armed forces. Look at this "DNA" double helix ion ironing, so confident!
For the dragon mother, the real challenge is to unify the rule after Westeros. A marriage can help her avoid a lot of unnecessary troubles and quickly draw princes to face the severe winter, just like the marriage of Queen Nami Leah, a soldier of Loina, who landed in Dorne thousands of years ago and married the Mattler family.
As for the object of marriage, no one is more suitable than Snow White who is looking for the Dragon Crystal. This will be a combination of "ice and fire". Anyway, Daenerys is ready to face this bloody battle, and the little devil is beside her without saying a word and his eyes are shining.
"Can we begin?" -the first episode came to an abrupt end.
I am the spoiler line, and there are no spoilers below.
The first episode basically gives a panoramic view of the present situation of Westeros. Prior to this, the foreshadowing of many grass snake gray lines in six seasons was also vividly portrayed, and the memories of the audience for seven years were immediately connected in series.
Game of Thrones, with solid ups and downs, complex and vivid three-dimensional characters, luxurious music and powerful actors, creates an overhead picture comparable to Greek mythology and the historical changes of medieval European kingship. It is no exaggeration to say that Douban scored 9.8.
American violence from the perspective of equal narrative family history
In the traditional sense, American film and television works focus on showing American individualism, and its violent content is often presented in the cloak of heroism, which constructs a world view that justice overcomes evil. For example, the movie The Avengers of Marvel Comics conveys a black-and-white view of justice in the form of American heroism.
Once such narrative logic forms a mindset, the audience will inevitably get tired of logic, and even be anesthetized by the hero's triumph and lose the ability to face the truth. It is not surprising that the popularity of American hero film and television works is declining.
Game of Thrones uses the perspective of family history to construct the connection between the protagonists through family ties, friendship and other elements. Family collectivism transcends individual heroism. Everyone is a hero, but it is insignificant to their families in the torrent of history. The theme of the play is not to describe the fate of a family, but to highlight the survival law of "in the game of power, life is death".
Under the discipline of such a theme, all characters who seem to be protagonists and justice is supreme may become "supporting roles" and take advantage of them anytime and anywhere. For example, in the first season, the narrative begins with the Stark family, giving the audience a "preconceived" protagonist preset and constructing the main narrative path of "eddard stark will win the Iron Throne". However, when Stark was beheaded, the narrative mode of the protagonist, which had long been recognized by the audience, collapsed instantly.
In addition, The Bloody Wedding and The Night Watch Rebellion once again declared the subversion of the traditional narrative mode of the protagonist. Through the "equal" group play mode, the individual function of each character image is diluted, and the American violence of individual heroism is dispelled. Through the ups and downs of fate, it is integrated into the power game full of uncertain factors, which truly presents the truth of each individual from a historical perspective and has more pen and ink on complex human nature.
Plot reversal under the game of suspense and power change
Martin, the screenwriter of Game of Thrones, once said, "I don't want my readers to relax for a moment ... I need my story to be different. You never know what will happen to this character in the next moment. " In order to create a unique viewing effect, suspense is set through a series of subtle and abnormal scenes, thus adding drama elements.
Tywin lannister, the commander-in-chief who once led the army across the world, did not die on the battlefield, but let Tyrion, the son of his dwarf, die in the toilet with an arrow. This kind of plot reversal is ironic, which not only makes the audience lament the contingency and perishable nature of power, but also makes people have to reflect on the fragility of family ties under the power desire.
Cersei is already a powerful figure, but in the fifth season, she was imprisoned and humiliated by a big sparrow with one hand. The style of painting changes too quickly, which makes people unprepared. Through this reversal of the plot, the audience has to look forward to-how will Cersei take revenge after her release? How will the family tradition of "Lannister, you must pay your debts" be fulfilled? Sure enough, in the last episode of the sixth season, Cersei blew up the whole Red Castle and restored her status as the Queen of Power.
Similarly, there is Snow White, who dares to face the alien ghost, but died at the hands of an innocent and kind night watchman Ollie. The appearance of this abnormal plot makes Snow White's "heroic narrative mode" come to an abrupt end. When the audience saw this plot, the expression was like this-
The most attractive thing about Game of Thrones is the constant change of suspense. In the seemingly calm power struggle, in fact, a huge wave suddenly appeared, which changed the plot immediately. It is in this repetition of "construction" and "breaking" that the audience completes the emotional change of watching the movie, highlights the abnormal scenes, delays revealing the reasons, and keeps the audience full of expectations.
The rise of women in the fantasy theme of women's independent history
Different from the epic fantasy works that marginalized, idealized and typed women in the past, Game of Thrones created a large number of female images full of independent personality charm. Faced with the control of male power and the lack of their own rights and interests, many women actively participate in complex power struggles.
In addition to the pursuit of political power, more women in the play are fighting for personality independence. From the "war of usurpation" to the "war of five kings", disputes have made women lose the shelter of men and get rid of the shackles of a patriarchal society. With the destruction of the family, Daenerys and Arya gradually embarked on the road of independent growth, realizing spiritual freedom and personality independence.
Beginning in the seventh season, Arya avenged her family immediately after she became a faceless person, and Daenerys began to return to Longyan City to prepare her next ruling strategy. Both of them have become female characters with independent will and control their own destiny.
Game of Thrones breaks the rule that epic fantasy works are dominated by men and marginalized by women, and creates a large number of refreshing and energetic female images. Through the enlargement of female images, the director highlights the blindness and stubbornness of men in their pursuit of power, and the male myth disappears instantly in the play, which is undoubtedly the deconstruction of modern male chauvinism and the promotion of feminism.
Whether the suspense of the plot setting is surprising or the value transmission of unconventional training, Game of Thrones is almost impeccable. I still remember eddard stark's warning-
"The snow is falling, the wind is cold, the lone wolf dies, and the wolves live in groups. We can quarrel in summer, but in winter we must defend each other, keep warm and enjoy strength. "
The ghost army is about to arrive at the Great Wall. In the face of life and death, the struggle between power and desire is so small. All the undercurrents seem to point to one result: at the end of winter, a confrontation between ice and fire is about to trigger.
Winter is coming.