As we all know, Mr. Jin Yong has created a total of 15 martial arts masterpieces and created countless classic characters, among which the only ones who can be called heroic are Guo Jing and Xiao Feng. Xiao Feng is the protagonist with the highest combat effectiveness in "Dragon Babu", and he is also the most shocking character in the hearts of the audience. Over the years, the remake of "Tianlong" has never stopped, starting from the Liang Jiaren version in 1982, there have been Hui Tianci version, Huang Rihua version, Hu Jun version, Zhong Hanliang version and Yang Yuning version. The two films with the best reputation are the Huang Rihua version and the Hu Jun version.
So, which of Xiao Feng, played by Huang Rihua and Hu Jun, is the most classic version? This issue only discusses the protagonist Xiao Feng, and the supporting role is not mentioned for the time being.
1. Image contrast
Huang Rihua is the only actor who has interpreted both Guo Jing and Xiao Feng into classics. Jin Yong's Xiao Feng is tall and burly, brave and fierce, chivalrous and courageous, and wise and brave. Huang Rihua and Hu Jun both figured out Xiao Feng's character image very well, and also performed the heroic character of righteousness and awe-inspiring and not afraid of life and death. Drawing a tiger first draws a bone, and with a unique insight into the character, it naturally comes naturally. Compared with Zhong Hanliang and Yang Yuning's version, Hu Jun and Huang Rihua showed Xiao Feng's arrogant characteristics more appropriately. This also led to the result that the last two versions were too mediocre.
For Huang Rihua and Hu Jun themselves, Hu Jun is undoubtedly more in line with Xiao Feng's image of being tall, burly and brave. Although the Huang Rihua version has become a classic, it has little to do with the word brave. From the audience's point of view, the shock and aura brought by Hu Jun's version of Xiao Feng completely crushed Huang Rihua's version.
Some readers interpreted that Hu Jun's version of Xiao Feng has a wild side, which seems to have a hint of ruffianism. If so, Huang Rihua's version of Xiao Feng seems to be too elegant, and even a little restrained. Because of this, Huang Rihua looks upright and unyielding. Hu Jun's version is free and unrestrained, without fear of life and death. The former performed a righteous and awe-inspiring Confucian hero, and the latter performed a bold and powerful Taoist hero. Combined with Xiao Feng's own experience, first his parents were killed in Yanmen Pass, he became an orphan, and then he was excluded and excluded by the disciples of the Begang. Hu Jun's own wildness is more in line with Xiao Feng's domineering spirit of dominating all directions, just like an iron-clad tough guy.
Second, Mr. Jin Yong's wine speech and Hu Jun's on-site interview
If the author's understanding is not enough, then Mr. Jin Yong's wine words can also be used as strong evidence.
On the occasion of Mr. Jin Yong's 90th birthday, director Zhang Jizhong took Hu Jun, Li Yapeng and Huang Xiaoming to pay homage to his birthday. And Jin Yong, who could no longer drink alcohol at that time, raised his glass and said: I have a drink with my Xiao Feng, what's wrong? Of course, this must be a casual remark from Mr. Jin Yong, and it cannot be taken seriously. But it is enough to see that Mr. Jin Yong's affirmation and support for Hu Jun's version of Xiao Feng.
And Hu Jun also gave an interview about Xiao Feng on the set, and his answer was: I can't compare with Huang Rihua, of course, I also have opinions about Xiao Feng myself. Xiao Feng, played by Hu Jun, undoubtedly has the shadow of his own personality, and has a similar interpretation technique to the former classic character Zhu Yuanzhang.
Yes, not everyone's Xiao Feng in their hearts must be exactly the same as Mr. Jin Yong's pen, of course, in reality, it is completely impossible. Just as "in the hearts of a hundred readers, there are a hundred Ham radars", Huang Rihua's version of Xiao Feng has become a classic, but Hu Jun's version of Xiao Feng is a more heroic tragic character.