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In 2021, there are 3 well-known martial arts dramas, they are "Snow In the Sword Line", the new version of "Tianlong Eight Parts" and "Wudang A Sword", the reputation is not very good, as of now, Douban evaluation is 5.9 points, 3.4 points and 4.7 points, respectively.
What is intriguing is that CCTV praised these 3 dramas and gave them high praise, praising a total of 6 martial arts dramas, and the other 3 dramas broadcast in 2020.
CCTV likes, the details are as follows:
The original work of "The Princes of Beacon Theatre", "Sword Line in the Snow", is deeply loved by fans of the original work, this novel creates an alternate world of the Spring and Autumn Nine Kingdoms, with a grand span of time and space, many characters, and a vivid and full image.
In particular, it is worth saying that how is the martial arts realm of the "nine-product system" in the original work presented in the TV series? This is a difficult problem, the TV series creators did not answer this problem well, the Douban score will naturally not be high.
The new version of "Tianlong Eight Parts" broadcast on multiple platforms simultaneously, the production force is still very strong, the director is Yu Rongguang, starring Yang Youning, Wen Yongshan, Bai Shu, etc., and after the broadcast of the drama, the score of netizens continues to decline, and has now fallen to 3.4 points.
Fans who love martial arts dramas should have the impression that Jin Yong's novel is often adapted, and in the creation of the same title of the TV series, the peak of word-of-mouth belongs to the version starring Huang Rihua in 1997, which has reached 9.0 points so far. The 2003 Version of Hu Jun is not bad, with a rating of 8.4 points. By 2013, the reputation of the drama led by Zhong Hanliang had dropped to 4.5 points.
Some netizens commented that the new version of "Tianlong Babu" used the skill of upgrading and fighting monsters, but lost the deepest foundation of the original. The three-dimensional and complex character system in Jin Yong's novels contains Eastern philosophical thinking and also has a broad pattern of historical geography, but the new version of "Tianlong Babu" does not see these connotations at all.
Liang Yusheng's sealed work "Wudang A Sword" is also a work that is often adapted, and after the new version of the TV series "Wudang A Sword" was broadcast, it was unanimously complained by fans.
Some netizens complained after watching the drama: in the first 3 episodes, I thought I saw a long-lost martial arts drama, but the subsequent plot appeared to be full of loopholes. For example, Geng Jingshi left his wife who was 7 months pregnant at the beginning, and in order to get some money to participate in the competition, he was chased and killed and slowly packed up his things, which was illogical. And since Wudang has no infinity palm, the elder is still called wuji, but this wuji elder has not practiced the wuji palm, why is it named wuji elder? This is also illogical!
Of course, the reason why CCTV likes these 3 martial arts dramas is because they do have the "beauty of national style" and are very well-made.
Although there are CCTV likes, this does not cover up the drawbacks of the current martial arts dramas. Moreover, the development of martial arts dramas in recent years does not seem to be smooth, and it has been disliked by drama fans.
For example, the animation IP adaptation of "Qin Shi Mingyue", the game IP adaptation of "Xianjian Inn" and many other works; there are original martial arts dramas, such as "Bad People Painting Jianghu", "XiyaXia", "Meet the Lord of the Palace", "Great Song Beidou Division", "Young Jianghu Story", etc.; as well as "Legend of the Eagle Shooting Hero", "Laughing Proud of the Jianghu", "Yitian Slaughtering Dragon Chronicles", "Fragrant Sword Rain", "Listening to the Snow Building" and other martial arts classic adaptations, and so on.
These martial arts dramas appear on the screen, and they have a common feature: the path of youth has gradually become smooth.
However, martial arts dramas are not static.
At present, martial arts dramas are facing an embarrassing situation, martial arts elements and fight scenes are becoming more and more common, but the spirit of martial arts is gone.
Wuxia dramas are encountering a sharp decline in the viewing crowd, and how to win the audience again has become a question that must be answered in the future production of wuxia dramas.