After the finale of "Yunnan Bug Valley", I did not expect that the residual heat of "Ghost Blowing Lights" was still there.
People light candles, ghosts blow lights!
Since its serialization in 2006, as the originator of "tomb robber literature", this series has long been enshrined in the hearts of a generation of filaments.
With the passage of time, film and television adaptations are innumerable.
The most successful adaptations on the market are undoubtedly the three works of "Jingjie Ancient City", "Longling Labyrinth" and "Yunnan Worm Valley".
They not only shoot the original taste of the novel, but also revitalize the IP of "Ghost Blowing Lights".
As the soul of the "Ghost Blowing Lights" series of novels, and also the role that the audience pays the most attention to, There are as many as 10 versions of Shirley Yang alone.
Whether it is a movie or a TV series, the sherry Young in each version is different.
Therefore, it is inevitable that it will be compared by the audience.
Putting aside the non-acting factors, without considering the length of the film, we will only talk about the actor's portrayal of the role.
Who is the Shirley Young in your heart who is most in line with the original book?
In the original work, the description of Shirley Young is very small and intermittent, which probably summarizes like this:
"Black hair like clouds, beautiful eyebrows, beautiful face."
"A graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, outstanding but not arrogant, with a spirit of adventure and courage."
"Inherited the family secret art of moving mountains and dividing armor, and was good at using the Vajra umbrella and the flying tiger claw."
From just a few words, it is not difficult to find that Shirley Yang's personality is simple and clear.
Born into a family of thieves, she inherited the unique secret skills of the mountain-moving people and received professional military training.
Kind, bold, generous, no big lady's shelf, tolerant and compassionate to people, principled and bold and careful about things.
In general, it is a big beauty with outstanding appearance and softness on the outside.
1. Yao Chen, masterpiece "Nine-Story Demon Tower"
If it were not for the name of "Ghost Blowing Lights", "Nine-Story Demon Tower" might be good to change the title of the film.
Unfortunately, director Lu Chuan's magic change of the plot makes this movie more like a "Ghost Blowing Lights" fan series.
And Shirley Yang, played by Yao Chen, may be the most inconsistent version of the original book on the market.
The reason is that the human setting is completely incompatible with Shirley Yang in the original work.
First of all, the appearance of overconfidence is completely a big sister look of "I am the protagonist, who am I afraid of".
Secondly, in terms of image and temperament, the interpretation of Shirley Yang is not in place.
Although Yao Chen's acting skills are not a problem, she herself is not suitable for playing the role of a strong woman like Shirley Yang, who is approachable.
2. Shu Qi, masterpiece "Dragon Hunting Tips"
In fact, "Dragon Hunt" and "Nine-Story Demon Tower" both quote the characters and parts of the plot of "Ghost Blowing Lights", but the story does not have much to do with the original book.
However, putting aside this factor, "Finding the Dragon" is very strong from the actors to the script to the quality of the special effects.
The most praiseworthy place is undoubtedly the restoration of the character.
Although Shu Qi is not a typical big beauty, the Shirley Yang she plays, whether it is temperament, or personality, or even identity is very suitable for the original work.
In the film, Shu Qi's version of Shirley Yang successfully reproduced the shape of the heroine Laura in "Tomb Raider", which has a very American explorer's style and pinches the sexy piece to death.
In the inner drama, he also showed quite matureness.
With excellent acting skills, it shows the character characteristics of Shirley Yang in the original book who dare to be shrewd, dare to love and dare to hate.
The only drawback is that Shu Qi's Hong Kong-style pronunciation is a bit dramatic.
Unfortunately, due to the short length of the movie, Shu Qi's acting skills have not been fully exerted.
Moreover, as a heroine who is not allowed to give in, she was actually robbed of the scene by the supporting role "Ding Sitian".
The whole story revolves around the search for Ding Sitian, so that the Ding Sitian scene becomes the focus of the whole film.
Directly resulting in Shu Qi's play space being too small, he was eventually completely reduced to a supporting role.
For the audience who liked Shirley Young, it left a big regret.
3. Chen Qiao'en, masterpiece "Jingjie Ancient City"
This version of "Ghost Blowing Lights" is very detailed for details, and the story and characters are more in line with the original work.
Because of this, the rating in the hearts of the audience is quite high.
Although Chen Qiaoen herself said that she had carefully studied the original work, her performance was not brilliant enough.
It is undeniable that Shirley Yang, played by Chen Qiaoen, takes the route of ice beauty, which is in line with the temperament of the original character.
However, she did not perform the inner fire.
Whether she was in danger or someone in the team was sacrificed, she acted very cold, and her eyes felt a little hollow and unreal.
Moreover, in terms of appearance, Chen Qiaoen belongs to that kind of petite and cute type.
Not only that, but the action scenes are not too much shown, and the understanding of the characters is obviously not deep enough.
Therefore, on the whole, Chen Qiaoen's version of Shirley Yang can only be regarded as preserving the passing line.
4. Zhang Yuqi, representing "Longling Labyrinth" and "Yunnan Worm Valley"
From the initial questioning, to the later gradual improvement, Zhang Yuqi's version of Shirley Yang gradually gained the recognition of the audience.
Whether it is a beautiful appearance, or a cold and hot personality, it is very suitable for the image of Shirley Yang in the original work.
To a certain extent, it is a true appearance.
She and Hu Bayi (played by Pan Yueming) and Wang Fatzi (played by Jiang Chao) formed an iron triangle, giving people a strong sense of substitution.
In the original work, Shirley Yang is the reassuring pill of the gold team.
Mild personality, never quarreled with Hu Bayi and Wang Fatzi, always stood up in time when the two were depressed, and could still be alone at key moments.
In terms of action scenes, Zhang Yuqi is not ambiguous, basically personally fighting, and playing the set of moving mountain Daoists into a thief.
Although there are some shortcomings in acting skills, she is very dedicated and can often see the image of a gray head and a dirty face.
Most importantly, Zhang Yuqi's version of Shirley Yang is undoubtedly the most stable existence of the ghost blowing lamp series.
Even if her line skills are slightly insufficient, I believe that over time, she will make significant progress in this regard.
Finally, there may still be a certain gap between the best Shirley Young, but it will continue to shrink.
5. Lu Jingshan, representing "Ghost Blowing Lantern Heavenly Star Technique"
Whether it is the identity of Chinese Americans or the temperament of mixed-race beauties, Lu Jingshan's version of Shirley Yang is undoubtedly the most in line with the existence of the original work.
Before the movie was released, Lu Jingshan became the most vocal Shirley Yang.
However, appearance and temperament are on the one hand, and what really determines success or failure is the story and the character.
However, according to the information that can be learned so far, the director of "Celestial Star" is a foreigner.
Whether he has read "Ghost Blowing Lights" or not, I believe that he certainly does not know too much about history and Chinese culture.
Therefore, it is not known what will be changed, and what it will be changed into in the end.
As for those big online versions of "Ghost Blowing Lights", the actors of Shirley Yang are really powerless to complain.
Not to mention, how well the characters are shaped, how the story is filmed.
Just the casting and some details will make the audience laugh generously.
For example, Corning, who played Shirley Yang in the movie version of "The Dragon Ridge Labyrinth of Ghost Blowing Lights".
First of all, her temperament lacks the tough style that Shirley Yang should have, which is completely inconsistent with the original book itself.
Secondly, her appearance recognition is not high, and many netizens complained: a net red face, is the director misunderstanding of Shirley Yang?
There is also Yu Xinyan, who played Shirley Yang in "Ghost Blowing Lantern Witch Gorge Coffin Mountain".
In fact, this post-90s actress looks good and has participated in many movies.
However, the screenwriter messed up the knife and actually made up the scene where Shirley Yang gave Hu Ba a child for a lifetime, which was simply insulting the original work of "Ghost Blowing Lights".
In general, the online movies in the "Ghost Blowing Lights" series have very low ratings, basically around 3 points.
Either the plot is thunderous, or the adaptation is not satisfactory.
And Shirley Yang's actors are mostly Internet celebrities with extremely low recognition.
Therefore, there is no need to describe them all.