Huang Qizhe
They are still the "originators" of costume idol dramas!
The drama "Happy Events of the Flower Palanquin", which was remade from "On the Wrong Flower Palanquin Married to Lang", was "ridiculed" by netizens on the hot search as soon as it was broadcast. This time, I don't know whether to say that the main creator is well-behaved - finally no longer wantonly "magic reform" the plot; It should still be said that the main creator is even lazier - not only the plot scenes are completely copied, but even the protagonist's lines are almost copied and pasted. But it is such a "replica remake", compared with the original, it is still from the casting image temperament, to the performance of the mirror, and then to the costume scene, showing cowardice in an all-round way. No wonder netizens complained: "I can't understand it!" ”
It stands to reason that although "replica remake" is difficult to become a "hit" that amazes the audience, it is somewhat a conservative strategy that can ensure the quality and passing line. First of all, the plot is laid out on "there is something to follow". Adapted from Xi Xi's romance novel "Flower Marriage Series", "The Wrong Flower Palanquin Married to Lang" integrates multiple novels into one furnace, gathering the essence of the plot and several groups of characters, and the double-line narrative of the frontier battlefield and the merchant family, the plot is compact but lighthearted and witty. In addition, young actors perform "rules to follow". With the blessing of the director's adjustment and elegant makeup, the two female protagonists Huang Yi and Li Lin play the Yangzhou beauty, one is delicate and the other is elegant, which can really be described as a clever smile and beautiful eyes, which makes people never tire of watching it. Coupled with the flexible camera movement, exquisite clothing, etc., even today, more than 20 years later, it can make Generation Z audiences watch with relish. With the mature exploration of the predecessors, combined with the current more abundant investment, shooting, scenes and other hardware conditions, there should have been a more complete presentation.
It's a pity that "Happy Events in the Flower Palanquin" is sloppy and clumsy of "Dong Shi Xiaoying". In casting, aside from the comparison of appearance, Du Bingyan, who was originally a big family, found a melon-faced actress with dark skin. Qi Tianlei, the male protagonist who was originally born as a businessman and Taoguang raised obscurity, gave a bit of villain to the performance. And the battle-hardened general Yuan is unyielding, but he is raw with flour but shows wood. These actors were collectively complained about "hot eyes". In the large and small plots of "Drawing Gourds Like Like", the few "free play" of the new version creator also exposes the paleness and roughness of "painting tigers is not anti-dogs". Take the part of "on the wrong palanquin" at the beginning of all marriages, the original version highlights a "smart" word, although there is an auxiliary explanation of the dialogue from the protagonist to the maid's matchmaker, but it mainly relies on the key time, unexpected factors, dowry tokens and the yin and yang of the character's behavior choice. In the new version of "Happy Events in the Flower Palanquin", as if afraid that the audience will not understand, on the surface, every character is constantly emphasizing that "it will not be wrong", and the strengthening of the plot from the date of marriage to the wrong exchange of hijab tokens is like a "transfer bag" that is flaunted in advance. The function of video storytelling is completely lost, and the unique charm of "no coincidence, no book" in the Chinese folk literature tradition is completely lost.
Is the "remake" necessarily the result of the assembly line concocting entertainment products? Not quite. In the past, the adaptation of classics and remakes were popular, not to mention standing on the shoulders of giants, with the ambition to surpass and subvert the predecessors, and to some extent with the consciousness and interest of sideways and new bottles. From "New Dragon Gate Inn" to "Green Snake", Tsui Hark has established his own unique image aesthetic style by relying on a number of adapted classics, and has brought richer interpretation space to classic texts and well-known characters. It is precisely because a generation opens a generation of life, so every time Jin Yong martial arts is remade, just the casting of popular characters such as "Yang Guo" and "Wang Yuyan" can set off a national topic. Whether it is attached to the role or not, whether it is expected by everyone, is what the people talk about.
But in the past two years, not only "The Wrong Flower Sedan Married to Lang" was "miserably" remade, but all the film and television dramas with a little popularity and fame have become experimental fields for film and television producers. Why did the film and television creator repeatedly fail against the scolding of netizens, and it became worse and worse? "Remake" seems to have become a "lifesaver" for creative exhaustion at the producer's film and television theme planning meeting, and a "safety card" to cope with the investor's platform. When you can't get super IP and can't save the top game, "remake" seems to be reduced to a transitional product that guarantees the non-stop production line of capital logic. Therefore, the main creator who received such a project also seems to have a negative mentality of "he will be scolded anyway", and only regards "remake" as a job - make do with it. However, in today's fully networked film and television resources, audiences can easily watch classics and originals, if the remake is not new or even regressive, what is the need to exist? However, once again in the cruel contrast, the audience sighed in vain to recall the past, but in another marketing hot search, film and television products have once again become "peripheral products" for traffic actors and idols for fans. (Wen Wei Po)