Recently, the new play "Kunlun Shrine" filmed by director Guan Hu's team of "Ghost Blowing Lanterns" was broadcast, continuing the "Iron Triangle" starring lineup composed of Pan Yueming, Zhang Yuqi and Jiang Chao. The director changed from Fei Zhenxiang to Cai Yuexun. The overall quality is also improved compared to the previous "Insect Valley of Yunnan".
The filming of "Ghost Blowing Lamp" can be described as twists and turns, but the sixth film of the online drama "Ghost Blowing Lamp Universe" can be described as a very successful case of "cosmology" exploration in domestic dramas.
Reporter Shi Wenjing
The texture of adventure drama is back
"Kunlun Shrine" is adapted from the novel "Kunlun Shrine of the Ghost Blowing the Lamp", which mainly revolves around the magical glacial crystal corpse in the legend of "King Gesar".
From the currently released plot, it can be found that the adaptation of the play is closer to the original work, and it is no longer like "Insect Valley of Yunnan" where the screenwriter has added many branch characters; the new director's technique and rhythm are also suitable for the temperament of the adventure drama; the work has a sense of suspense and tension. , Mystery and other atmospheres are more prominent; the play returns to "Longling Labyrinth", which uses a lot of live shooting methods, which enhances the realism and visual beauty of the work.
In the previous "Insect Valley of Yunnan", Hu Bayi, Shirley Yang, and Fatty Wang went to the tomb of the ancient Dian Kingdom to take an adventure and find the Zhuo Chenzhu, which can cure diseases and save lives. At the beginning, everyone could only continue to set off to Tibet Snow Mountain to find more answers.
The opening of "Kunlun Shrine" is very exciting: Hu Bayi wakes up in a multi-layered inversion dream, Hu Bayi's arm with yellow blood in his dream, the strange disease of Fatty Wang's instant mummy, fighting the white-haired wolf king, etc. The fast-paced suspenseful narrative immediately pulls the audience into a treacherous and ever-changing story.
After waking up from the dream, Hu Bayi decided to join hands with Hong Kong boss Ming Shu to start an adventure tour of the ancient tombs in Snow Mountain.
Then the plot unfolded in the thrilling and exciting fight scene between the Snow Mountain Samsara Temple and the big monster Eating Sin Balu. In the highlight of the Samsara Temple, the director paid great attention to creating an atmosphere of suspense, tension and mystery, and firmly caught the audience's attention. .
Hu Bayi's friend "The Poet given by Heaven" was scratched by Balu. On the way to the doctor, the "Poet" suddenly "mutated" and attacked Hu Bayi. Although the monster, Balu, was killed, it stayed behind. A spooky, mysterious foreshadowing.
The successful portrayal of Balu, a big monster that eats sin, also makes the audience look forward to the upcoming scenes of upgraded monsters such as the white-haired giant wolf, the fire ladybug, the snow Maitreya, and the devil mother.
The director of "Kunlun Shrine" has better control over the plot, and the rhythm and editing of the work are very clean and neat.
Another commendable point of "Kunlun Shrine" is that many plots were filmed in Ganzi Moshi Park and Tibet Snow Mountain. A large number of aerial shots captured the beautiful scenery of the snow mountain, which made the visual effects of the whole drama more textured and made The audience has a sense of being there.
Compared with the previous "Insect Valley of Yunnan", which used a lot of special effects shots, the visual aesthetic of the new work is cooler and more shocking.
The exploration of the drama universe has paid off
Guan Hu's team has already filmed five dramas of the "Ghost Blowing Lantern Series", "Huangpizi Grave", "Nv Qing Xiangxi", "Longling Cave", "Yunnan Insect Valley" and "Kunlun Shrine", followed by "The Return of the South China Sea" "Wu Gorge Coffin Mountain" to be broadcast.
From the low-reputation "Huangpizi Grave" to the audience's relatively satisfied "Kunlun Shrine", it can be seen that the exploration of the online drama "Ghost Blowing the Lantern Universe" has also found its own direction and rhythm in the stumble.
When it came to "Nvqing Xiangxi", the creative team found the feeling and began to have a series of dramas; "Longling Grottoes" has the highest reputation, which has made the series famous; "Yunnan Insect Valley" has great special effects, but due to too many adaptations , There are many characters in the branch line, the rhythm is slow, etc., the word of mouth encounters Waterloo; and when it comes to "Kunlun Shrine", it begins to have the temperament of a high-quality online adventure drama.
"Longling Labyrinth" is good-looking, because the work finds the entertaining narrative of the tomb robbery-themed adventure and suspense drama, which integrates the adventure suspense and humor elements well. The real shooting adds the texture of high-quality special effects. In addition, the "Iron Triangle" characters have been filmed with their own temperament and personality, making this drama a benchmark for the quality of the series.
"Kunlun Shrine" actually continues the highlights and advantages of "Longling Labyrinth", strengthens the creation of a sense of suspense, and has plenty of horror elements. At the same time, it also highlights the humorous scenes of Fatty Wang, Uncle Ming and others. Fusion is not awkward.
Fatty Wang's humorous scenes such as knitting red pants and playing majestic with Uncle Ming highlight the characters' individuality and are more fun than Fatty Wang, who can only gag in the previous work.
At the same time, Hu Bayi and Shirley Yang's cooperative actions are also more tacit, and there are still many delicate and thoughtful pictures worth savoring in shaping the relationship between the two.
The plot is full and compact, and the characters are full enough to keep the reputation of the series.
The film and television works of "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" include director Lu Chuan's film series, the well-received online series, and the Guanhu team's online drama series.
Movies such as "Looking for the Dragon" and "Nine-Layered Demon Pagoda", except for "Looking for the Dragon", there are no works that can be produced; and "Ghost Blows the Lantern" online movies, most of them are low-reputation works.
At present, only the online drama "Ghost Blowing the Lantern Universe" is the most anticipated film and television work by the audience.
But from "Huangpizi Grave", "Nv Qing Xiangxi" to "Longling Cave", "Yunnan Insect Valley" and "Kunlun Shrine", the quality is not the same, each work is not perfect, and even some works have great existence However, this kind of drama exploration of "Ghost Blowing Lamp Universe" is still meaningful.
As an online article, "Ghost Blowing the Lamp" is not a top literary work, and even lacks complete character characterizations. However, after the filming, more audiences have seen a strange and eerie world of stories, and it has also become one of the domestic drama exploration and suspense theme dramas. Benchmark.
It cannot be said that the online drama "Ghost Blowing the Lantern Universe" interprets the charm beyond the original novel, but the original novel and the drama together have become a unique existence of the oriental adventure story.