The new "Tianlong Babu" starring Yang Youning and Wen Yongshan has caused many topics since its launch, among which there are many controversies about obedience and casting. The girl characters in the original work of "Tianlong Babu", such as Wang Yuyan, Aju Abi, A Zi, Zhong Ling and Mu Wanqing, are all teenage girls, and Duan Zhengchun's "harem group" ladies are only 30 years old according to the setting of that era.
In 2003, Hu Jun's version of "Tianlong Babu" was the most recognized in terms of casting, mainly because the age of the actresses in it was very in line with the original work.
According to the time of the broadcast of the series, Liu Yifei, who played Wang Yuyan at that time, was only 17 years old, Liu Tao, who played Aju, and Chen Hao, who played Azi, were 25 years old, Jiang Xin, who played Mu Wanqing, was only 20 years old, Yang Rui, who played Zhong Ling, was 24 years old, and Wang Yi, who played Abi, was 21 years old.
Let's look at the age of the actresses of the previous generation, Duan Zhengchun's "ladies".
Zhong Liti, who plays Madame Ma, and Wang Luyao, who plays Wang Yuyan's mother, are 33 years old, Li Yongyong, who plays Ruan Xingzhu, is 36 years old, and Peng Dan, who plays Qin Hongmian, is 29 years old.
Ruan Danning, who plays Gan Baobao, is 28 years old, and Gao Yuan, who plays Dao Baifeng, is also in his 30s.
The 03 version of "Tianlong Babu" is very much in line with the age and temperament of the original work, whether it is the casting of the girls or the ladies, so this version of the role value is also the most sought after, which is to truly show the audience the classical beauty group portraits with their own characteristics.
The new version of "Tianlong Eight Parts" can be called "the older version of "Tianlong Eight Parts" in the casting of actresses. First of all, let's look at the ages of several female protagonists, "Wang Yuyan" Wen Yongshan and "Aju" Su Qing are both 32 years old, and "A Zi" He Hongshan is 34 years old.
Although the appearance of these 3 actresses is very high, but after all, the age is there, Wang Yuyan's collagen-deficient face and lack of aura eyes and Liu Yifei's version of Wang Yuyan seem to be two generations of people, Su Qing played by Aju is also biased towards maturity, less playful, and looming wrinkles.
The ages of Liu Meitong, who plays Mu Wanqing, and Sun Yali, who plays Zhong Ling, are more in line with the original work, 25 and 23 years old, respectively. However, in the new version of "Tianlong Eight Parts", the styling also allows the actors' images to deduct a lot of points, look at the shape of this black net on Mu Wanqing's head, really can't see the classical beauty at all.
The casting age gap of the "ladies" in the new version of "Tianlong Babu" is relatively large, which is also confusing. At present, the most acclaimed among the "lady" is the "Lady ma" Zhu Zhu, who has appeared, the 37-year-old Zhu Zhu's appearance and temperament have nothing to say, the appearance is also very beautiful, which is more in line with the role, but compared to the old version of Zhong Liti and Sydney, Zhu Zhu is still less of a snake scorpion and style.
What is more surprising is the actress Xu Dongdong, who plays Duan Yu's mother, she is only 31 years old this year, although she has no problems with her appearance of being mature and sexy, but who can think that she is 1 year younger than the heroine Wen Yongshan, and only 4 years older than the "Duan Yu" Bai Shu, who plays her son.
The oldest person in "Madame" is Liu Yucui, who plays "Ruan Xingzhu", in Huang Rihua's version of "Tianlong Babu", Liu Yucui plays "A Zi", but Liu Yucui is 54 years old this year, 23 years older than Xu Dongdong, but plays her contemporaries.
There is also Huang Yi, who starred in "Qin Hongmian", 43 years old, and Maya Shu, who starred in "Lady Wang", 44 years old, compared to the 2003 version, in fact, they are older, although the actress herself has passed the appearance and temperament, but the age is often a force majeure obstacle.
You may remember the consequences of Zhang Ziyi and Liu Tao challenging the role of young girls in costume dramas at the age of 40, right? It shows that the actor still has to take into account the impact of age to a certain extent, and this new "Tianlong Eight Parts" does have shortcomings in the casting.