The 1984 version of "Smiling Proud of the Jianghu", Zhou Runfa's version made Fox Chong look handsome, the cast was no less than the 83rd version of "The Legend of the Eagle Hero", but it was rarely mentioned after that, and Zhou Runfa has rarely been involved in costume dramas since then, why is this?
In his decades of acting career, Zhou Runfa has created many classic roles, such as Xu Wenqiang, Xiao Ma Ge, God of Gamblers, Li Mubai, Huang Silang and so on, and so on.
In 1984, Zhou Runfa starred in "Smiling Proud of the Jianghu", the TV series gathered big names, Zeng Jiang, Liu Dan, Qi Meizhen, Chen Xiuzhu, Ren Dahua, etc., the behind-the-scenes team is also a strong lineup, music Gu Jiahui, Wu Zhi Cheng Xiaodong.
This is one of the few costume plays of Zhou Runfa, but after this play, Zhou Runfa rarely touched the costume drama. What is the reason for this?
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon - Zhou Runfa is one of the few costume plays
It is not that Zhou Runfa is not suitable for costumes, in this play, Brother Fa's costumes are very good. It can really be said that it is personable and good-looking. And playing with treasure is also Fa Ge's strength, from this point of view, it has won the love of many audiences.
In this play, Zhou Runfa's performance is also insufficient, that is, it is different from the person who makes Fox Chong, there is more than enough righteousness, lack of humor, and the appearance of personable and dignified appearance seems to be closer to Chu Liuxiang. Moreover, Fa Ge's figure was too tall and mighty, so the swordplay movement was slightly clumsy, far from showing the elegance of the Lone Nine Swords.
This makes the original fans very dissatisfied, the wind and the lone nine swords, no tricks to win, in the book are only can not be understood, so if you want to show it in the film and television, it is very much for the directors to bother.
Li Yapeng's version of Ling Fox Chong
Fa Ge's sword technique, one move at a time, a little clumsy and a little twisted, did not show the slightest agility of no tricks to win and move.
On the whole, Zhou Runfa played by Ling Huchong is a gentleman and heavy on righteousness, but Fa Ge is a little too handsome, no wonder he was evaluated by Mr. Jin Yong, the modern sense is more than enough, making Fox Chong feel worse.
Lu Songxian's version of "Smiling Proud of the Jianghu"
Another point is that the cycle of this TV series is too hasty, only a short period of more than two months, the average episode takes only two days and two hours, and the haste of the production cycle also makes it difficult for the TV series to become a boutique.
But it is commendable that in order to prepare for the filming of this martial arts drama, TVB specially set up a special team, cheng Xiaodong also pioneered the use of Wia, bullet bed and carbon dioxide equipment, and through lighting transformation, flexible lens coordination, and post-production also tried computer animation, creating a special effect similar to cartoons. He has made many outstanding contributions to the martial arts design of subsequent martial arts dramas.
For decades. "Smiling Proud of the River" has been remade in countless versions, and due to many shortcomings, the Version of Zhou Runfa is rarely mentioned.