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Main actors: Ren Chengwei, Han Xue, Wang Yajie, Wei Zi
Type: TV series
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"Underground Above Ground" is adapted from the eponymous novel by Shi Zhongshan and features a powerful cast including Ren Chengwei, Han Xue, Wang Yajie, and Wei Zi. The entire series expresses the love for ideals and beliefs of our party's "underground" workers, offering a rich historical sense and profound humanistic sentiment as a grand tribute to the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. Compared to the original work, while retaining the thrilling spy war plots, it significantly adds emotional subplots involving the main characters, making the storyline more tortuous and dramatic. The series includes two parts: "underground" and "above ground," with the role switch being one of the major characteristics of the plot in "Underground Above Ground."
The story takes place on the eve of liberation, where our party's "underground" worker Liu Kehao infiltrates the Shenyang station of the Nationalist Party's Confidential Bureau, engaging in intellectual battles with the "above ground" Military Intelligence Service (MIS) agents. He makes remarkable contributions to the peaceful liberation of Shenyang by our army. After liberation, underground workers like Liu Kehao transition to above-ground roles, entering the Public Security Bureau and shouldering the historical responsibility of eliminating the remaining spies. However, MIS agents like Xu Yinchu are not willing to accept defeat; they secretly go into hiding and continue to oppose the newly established people's government. The rivalry between fated opponents Liu Kehao and Xu Yinchu unfolds again both "above ground" and "underground." Ultimately, Liu Kehao and his comrades use their intelligence to successfully thwart the enemies' various conspiracies and safeguard the fruits of victory. The entire story is full of twists and turns, featuring both large-scale action scenes such as explosions and pursuits typical of Hong Kong films, as well as delicate portrayals of love amidst the fires of war.
Unique perspective, stunning visuals, distinctive shooting techniques
"Underground Above Ground" uses tense and suspenseful plots to gradually escalate the conflict between infiltration and counter-infiltration. With its unique camera angles, it often gives viewers a feeling of originality. Additionally, it skillfully combines visuals and music to create a tense atmosphere, frequently employing close-up flashbacks of eye contact during character confrontations, extensive use of silhouette effects, and meticulous control of light and shadow colors, all of which are important factors in attracting the audience. Viewers who have watched it unanimously agree that the suspense-filled and intense plot makes the entire series highly captivating, leaving no room for relaxation.
"Underground Above Ground" showcases many dazzling visual elements, incorporating a wealth of unique camera perspectives and a splendid style in its imagery, characterized by bold and vivid color schemes. Furthermore, the series extensively employs flashback shots, extreme close-ups, single-tone and colored alternating images, and carefully crafted compositions. These elements effectively enhance the suspenseful atmosphere, leaving a deep impression on viewers. Even the screenwriter expressed that with each change in the storyline, there will be a series of old Shenyang scene flashbacks, with the quick transformations of single-tone images. The pre-liberation and post-liberation pictures slightly differ, creating an American-style fast-paced atmosphere throughout the visual presentation. Additionally, in "Underground Above Ground," this technique of segmentation is widely used, especially in battle scenes where both sides simultaneously display gunfight sequences in two different settings, resulting in quite an impressive visual effect.
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