Chinanews client, Beijing, November 13th (Yuan Xiuyue and Ren Siyu) After "Mulan" was remade by Disney into a live-action movie, will the "Water Margin" also appear in a foreign version?
According to foreign media reports, the American company Netflix will remake the classic Chinese classic "Water Margin". The film will be directed by Japanese director Nobuyuki Sato and written by "Deep Sea Catastrophe" screenwriter Matt Sand.
"Water Margin".
According to reports, the film will use futuristic interpretation of "Water Margin" and introduce "Water Margin" as "an epic action-adventure legend full of glory, romance, and conspiracy. This story explores loyalty, leadership, and We assume social responsibility and other issues regardless of personal costs."
Nobusuke Sato is a Japanese director and screenwriter. He has filmed famous film and television works such as "The Hourglass" and "Doggy Mind".
In 2019, he directed the Chinese-Japanese co-produced film "The World of Kings", which was adapted from the original Taejiu's comic of the same name. With the background of the end of the Warring States Period in China, he told the story of an orphan with the dream of becoming a general and helped King Qin regain the throne. The film was shot in China.
The poster of the movie "The King of the World".
"The World of Kings" has a very distinctive Japanese style. After it was released in April 2019, it quickly became the dark horse of the box office at that time, and finally won more than 5.73 billion yen in the box office.
However, some netizens think that the plot logic is not rigorous, and the Douban score of the film is currently 6.4 points.
The "Water Margin" movie will also be the first major film shot by Sato Shinsuke for Netflix. From the introduction, this version of the "Water Margin" movie may present a very different look.
Previously, some netizens used the 2011 version of "Water Margin" as the prototype to start their minds and PS the Hollywood version of "Water Margin".
Today, this idea of internationalization is becoming a reality.
Source: Weibo screenshot.
Netflix is a member-subscription streaming platform in the United States. It has previously produced high-quality series such as "House of Cards" and "Women's Prison". On September 1, 2020, the "Three Body" trilogy The copyright owners, Sanshen Universe and Youzu Group, and Netflix jointly announced that they have reached an agreement to jointly develop and produce the English series of "Sanshen". The news once caused heated discussions.
After the news of the "Water Margin" movie came out, it quickly aroused the attention and discussion of netizens.
However, many Chinese netizens do not seem to buy it.
Some netizens said that this mix-and-match sounds a bit weird. The TV series "Water Margin" is very classic. The Chinese classical culture was filmed by foreign directors. Can you make the original feel?
Not very optimistic.
Source: Screenshot of Weibo comment.
Some netizens also believe that everyone can shoot classical literature, "Journey to the West" and "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" have also been adapted from abroad, and China has also filmed the themes of masterpieces from other countries. Why do you have to be bitter?
Source: Screenshot of Weibo comment.
Some netizens expressed concern that some films adapted from classical literature before have been "smashed on the street", hoping to respect Chinese history and culture and not adapt them randomly.
Source: Screenshot of Weibo comment.
Some people also expressed their expectation that this futuristic version of "Water Margin" should be very different from the original, and the old and new cultures collide, which feels very interesting.
Source: Screenshot of Weibo comment.
What netizens are even more curious about is that there are 108 heroes in "Water Margin". It is hard to imagine that a movie can tell clearly. After all, every hero's story can be made in a movie alone.
Source: Screenshot of Weibo comment.
So, what do you think of this version of "Water Margin"?
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