"Tianlong Babu" was remade, and originally high hopes were placed.
And the director of the play is actually everyone's old acquaintance - Yu Rongguang.
Since "fighting qi to transform the horse", Yu Rongguang has set his sights on Jin Yong's works, and he did not expect to attract a burst of condemnation from the audience.
Leaving aside the color of the story adaptation, the poor casting and inexplicable action design have become a "thorn" in the audience's heart.
For a time, countless viewers were caught up in the memories of the classic version.
In fact, since the advent of "Tianlong Babu", it has been a big hit in film and television adaptations.
Every once in a while, the novel is remade into a TV series, and there are as many as 5 times so far.
Therefore, among the fans of Jin Yong martial arts, there has been an enduring topic, that is:
Which version of the TV series is the most suitable for the original?
Undoubtedly, the most classic versions of Tianlong Babu are the 1997 TVB version and the 2003 Zhang Jizhong version.
These two versions are the most admired by the audience and are also very successful adaptations.
And Qiao Feng, as the soul of the whole play, is also a well-deserved absolute protagonist, which naturally becomes the focus of the audience's attention.
And so on, a very controversial topic emerged:
Which version of Qiao Feng is the most in line with the original character image?
It should be known that Liang Jiaren, Huang Rihua, Hu Jun, Zhong Hanliang, Hui Tianci, Yang Youning and other actors have all staged Qiao Feng on the screen.
Although there are many versions of Qiao Feng, in comparison, almost all the audience agreed that Huang Rihua and Hu Jun performed the best.
In my opinion, the Huang Rihua version and the Hu Jun version are just different emphases to shape the characters.
The former is the Han nature of Qiao Feng, and the latter is Xiao Feng's Hu human blood.
1. Qiao Feng in the original book
Xiao Feng was originally the son of Xiao Yuanshan, the pro-military chief of the Liao Empress's Shan Dynasty.
Although he grew up in the Great Song Dynasty, he was actually a Khitan person, and when he was young, his parents were killed by adulterers, his flesh and bones were separated, and he was fostered in the family of Qiao Sanhuai under the Shaomu Mountain, named Qiao Feng.
He studied under the Shaolin sect master Xuan Ku and the gang leader Wang Jiantong, and together with Murong Fu of Gusu, he was called "Northern Qiao Feng, Southern Murong".
Later, after succeeding the leader of the gang, with his bold and heroic style of acting, he became the top master of the jianghu.
During the eight years he was in charge of the Cai Gang, Qiao Feng led his troops to support the Northern Song Dynasty and resist foreign enemies.
It was not until his death was revealed that he took the initiative to abdicate the throne, and became acquainted with Duan Yu, the prince of dali, and the monk Of Shaolin Temple, Xu Zhu, and the three of them married Jinlan, and also fell in love with Aju, a confidant of the red face.
However, the good times did not last long, and the contradictions between the Song and Liao countries became more and more serious, and in the end they could not meet each other with soldiers.
Qiao Feng, who did not want to be killed, refused to be the Grand Marshal of Pingnan and the King of Song, and prevented Yelü Hongji from ordering that "for the rest of his life, no soldier or soldier of the Liao army should cross the border of Song and Liao."
Thus, the peace between the two countries for decades was created.
After that, he committed suicide outside the Wild Goose Gate with a broken arrow, and he died at the age of three Chinese New Year's Eve.
Qiao Feng's life has feelings and righteousness, experienced ups and downs, and his mind is even more angry.
"The great hero, for the country and the people" is his highest pursuit, "bow down to exhaustion, after death" is his final destination.
Sacrificing himself to save the world is undoubtedly a true hero who takes the world as his duty.
But from another point of view, Qiao Feng is undoubtedly one of the most tragic characters in Jin Yong's pen.
The source of his tragedy is the education of the Han people and the contradictions in the identity of the Khitans.
And this contradiction is projected on this character, which is a contest between the chivalry of the jianghu hero and the wolf nature in the blood of the Khitan people.
2. Huang Rihua's version and Hu Jun's version of Qiao Feng have their own advantages
In the original work, for the description of Qiao Feng's appearance, Jin Yong only used a simple sentence:
"The figure is very large, in his thirties, wearing an old gray cloth robe, which is slightly tattered. Thick eyebrows, big eyes, high nose and wide mouth, a square chinese character face, quite the color of wind and frost, gu pan, very powerful. ”
When the two were filming "Tianlong Babu", Huang Rihua was 36 years old at the time, and Hu Jun was already 35 years old, which was quite consistent with their ages.
First of all, from the perspective of body shape, Hu Jun's hard indicators seem to be more dominant.
He is 185 cm tall, with a large body, feels more wild and fierce, and seems to be more in line with the blood of the Qiao Feng Khitan people.
Secondly, from the appearance point of view, the two are not standard Chinese character faces, but the appearance of thick eyebrows, big eyes, high nose and wide mouth, Huang Rihua is undoubtedly closer.
As for Qiao Feng's dress, Mr. Jin Yong did not have much ink on it.
Therefore, each version has its own unique views on the role of "Qiao Feng", each with its own characteristics.
So in order to make up for the lack of height, huang Rihua's version of Qiao Feng's hat became the standard.
With the sound of background music, it has the style of a great generation.
And Qiao Feng, played by Hu Jun, is tall and burly, most of the time it is a cape, and when the wind blows in the aura, it is enough to give the opponent an incomparably powerful deterrent.
After Jin Yong once watched Qiao Feng, played by Hu Jun, he praised this and thought that he was the most in line with the image set by Qiao Feng in the original work.
In an interview, Hu Jun talked about the experience of the first meeting, Jin Yong said a word to him:
"I'm going to have a drink with my Xiao Feng!"
As for the personality and mood of the characters, Huang Rihua and Hu Jun are very different.
TVB's best play, or killer skill, is the shaping of characters.
Under the molding of Huang Rihua, Qiao Feng understands the righteousness, is not angry and arrogant, is full of heroism, and shows a heroic demeanor between his hands and feet.
To some extent, the Huang Rihua version is the continuation and amplification of the chivalrous side of "Guo Jing".
The Hu Jun version of Qiao Feng is imposing, has a kind of king domineering, and is enough to make others afraid of words and deeds, but only lacks a sense of chivalry and tenderness.
Finally, when it comes to living in the world, Huang Rihua's version of Qiao Feng does not threaten people with martial arts, but subdues people with virtue, which is the type of "not being forced to fight back at the last moment".
Hu Jun's version of Qiao Feng is a temper, and will have a momentary attack due to brute force, directly ignoring the Hu people who have killed the ring.
Of course, Hu Jun's version of the persona also retains the side of serving the country and the people, but hu people's temperament is too strong, covering up his benevolent and righteous side.
In fact, for the difference between the two people, Mr. Jin Yong did not make an intuitive evaluation.
Although he approved of Hu Jun's version of Qiao Feng, he did not negate Huang Rihua's meaning.
In my opinion, the original is not the standard by which everything is measured.
Perhaps, in the hearts of Jin Yong and the audience, the two are meaningless at all.
One is Qiao Feng and the other is Xiao Feng.
In the final analysis, the 93rd and 03rd editions of "Tianlong Babu" have long been deeply imprinted in the hearts of the audience.