《Lost in the Shadows》Three timelines

The recently released movie - Lost in the Shadows - has been aired. It gained high popularity within a few days of airing, and its name appears frequently on hot searches. As more and more viewers join itsAmong fans, there are a lot of discussions about it, especially the recent topic of - Lost in the Shadows - three timelines, which everyone wants to know very much.

Previously, Mist Theater released a suspense drama - Untold - starring Ou Hao and Li Yitong. Unfortunately, the drama started with a high energy but ended hastily, leaving viewers who like suspense dramas disappointed.

It was so tepid, and its reputation was mediocre, and the number of plays was far less than that of "Xinsheng", so there was no drama-watching frenzy.

After a month, the second series of Mist Theater in 2024 was released - this is Lost in the Shadows starring Zhang Songwen and Rong Zishan.

So, how is the quality of this drama’s premiere?

Brother Fei finished the first four episodes in one go last night. It was very good. There are many suspenseful parts that can be explored and interpreted. The emotional elements are full. It continues to maintain the level of the first four episodes and is comparable to - The Hidden Corner - and - The Long Season.--, becoming another high-quality domestic drama.

1. Interpret the three timelines.

The first line is the 1984 Doudou kidnapping or trafficking case.

Five-year-old Doudou and her classmate Bian Jie go to the same kindergarten. The two fathers appeared at the school gate in the same frame and greeted each other.

Doudou's father is Wang Shitu, who works in the criminal police team, played by Zhang Songwen; the other father is an entrepreneur who founded a cotton spinning factory, Jin Manfu, played by Cheng Taishen, who is Bian Jie's stepfather.

One day, both fathers failed to pick up their children from kindergarten on time. Doudou and Bian Jie were playing in the woods at the school gate. Please note that Bian Jie's clothing was particularly eye-catching.

The two children changed their clothes and played a hide-and-seek game. Bian Jie witnessed Dou Dou being kidnapped or trafficked by a strange man.

The second line is the disappearance of Bian Jie and his classmates in 1993.

15-year-old Bian Jie and his classmates Wang Shuai and Du Yi disappeared after playing games in the arcade. Through flashbacks, we learned that that night, they were having barbecue in the woods. Bian Jie and Wang Shuai had a dispute, and Wang Shuai was stabbed.

Then he invited Du Yi to go home to collect money and prepare to run away.

The third line is the return of the shadow boy Xiao Qi in 1996.

On a bus, a high school boy returned the money stolen by a pickpocket, and was recognized by his uncle on the spot. This was his nephew Bian Jie, who had been missing for three years.

Later, an unrelated sister came to recognize him. Due to his appearance and scars on his right arm, he was quickly confirmed by her sister that this was his brother who had been missing for three years.

After that, they were taken back to their hometown and once again received confirmation from their stepfather Jin Manfu that yes, this was his stepson Bian Jie.

As for Xiaoqi, he obviously comes from a pickpocket gang in surrounding counties and cities. Before, his daily life consisted of begging and stealing. He lived a homeless life. He wanted a normal person's identity, a home, and a normal life.

When he came to the Jin family, everyone, including his father, sister, and mother, was very kind to him. He longed for family affection and had the warmth of home, so he might as well keep this shadow forever. He had to do everything he could to play Bian Jie well.

2. Jin Manfu is full of doubts.

The above three clues ultimately point to one person, and that is Jin Manfu. What kind of secret does he hide?

Interpretation 1: Doudou was abducted by mistake in 1984.

Jin Manfu may be abducting his stepson. It can be seen from the clothes that he was late to pick up the child that time on purpose. The purpose was to get the son away. Unexpectedly, after changing clothes, Doudou was abducted..

From the mouth of Bian Meizhen in the second episode, we learned that there would be another drowning accident later, which might also be caused by this stepfather.

At that time, family planning was being implemented. Lao Jin had property but no son, and wanted Bian Jie's mother to have a son. However, since they had a son at home and a daughter of their own, they had no indication of having children.

If one person disappears, it is logical to give birth to a child of his own.

Interpretation 2: Bian Jie who went home to withdraw money in 1993 may no longer be in this world.

When her sister Jin Yan was buying shoes for Xiao Qi, she had already discovered the clues. Originally, her brother wore size 44 shoes, but three years later, he could only wear size 43. When she was getting a haircut, the intact back of her head made her deep in thought..

It can be deduced from this that Bian Jie went home to get the money from his stepfather's safe and was discovered by his sister. In order to stop her brother, her sister accidentally knocked her brother on the head or pushed him and hit something on the back of his head.

At the beginning of the third episode, Jin Manfu came home and found the safe open, and then went upstairs.It is very likely that Bian Jie was seriously injured. He put the child in the trunk of his car and drove all the way to his mother-in-law's house.

Inform his wife about Bian Jie's disappearance and then deal with it.

There are two close-ups in the play. One is the clivia in the garden. If you want the flowers to bloom more beautifully, you have to apply a fertilizer called bone meal“ to the clivia. Is there any possibility that Bian Jie will be burned to ashes?My stepfather poured fertilizer into the pot.

The other one is grandma's cemetery. Is it possible that two or three people are buried there?

The biggest attraction of this drama is Jin Mantang. Jin Mantang’s family background is not simple. He is a well-known local entrepreneur, and almost all the clothes in the city come from his factory.

Also, he knew that Xiao Qi was a fake, but he tried his best to maintain it. There must be an ulterior secret behind it. He also told Xiao Qi that he would work in his own factory and everything would be his.

One of the sentences goes like this: Who in Zhaoyang dares to touch the children of my Jin family?”Obviously, he can dominate the local area with one hand.

3. Interpret shadows and emotions.

In the fourth episode, the style of painting turned to the emotional aspect. The main creator created a montage to make Xiao Qi and Wang Shitu more humanistic. This is the most outstanding aspect of the show and what Brother Fei praised.

In the first three episodes, Wang Shitu tried to find evidence that Xiao Qi was not Bian Jie through his ears, notes, and even cups and hair.

In the fourth episode, his mother was lost because he left home. He returned home without hesitation and went to the countryside with Wang Shitu to find his mother.

On the way, Wang Shitu revealed the secret of “Tianji”. The vehicle lost control and hit a warehouse. He fell into a coma and entered a two-layer dream in a trance.

On the first floor, he went back to 1984. There was a fire in his home, and his son woke up his father. On the first floor, outside the warehouse door where there was a car accident, his wife and son were calling him.

At this time, Wang Shitu was finally awakened by Xiao Qi and returned to reality!

After a short period of getting along, he found that Xiao Qi had no ill intentions. He only wanted a family and his own family affection. In other words, he just wanted to be Bian Jie's shadow.

And what about Wang Shitu?

He is also looking for a shadow, and this shadow is Xiao Qi.

On his son's birthday, he invited Xiao Qi to his home for dinner. When he saw Xiao Qi eating noodles and drinking soup, he looked very much like his son.

If Doudou was still alive, he would be almost as old as Xiaoqi, so he gave it to his son on his birthday.

At that moment, Xiao Qi also became the shadow of his son.

The above is the complete analysis content of the three timelines of 《Lost in the Shadows》. If you want to know more related film and television information articles, please continue to pay attention to the daily updates of the line class.