Chen Xiao Li Qin's adaptation of "The Road of Life" is not good enough? Highly recommend the movie version of "Life"!

As a reader who has read the original novel, when watching the TV series "The Road of Life", you will feel "very wrong".

In the novel "Life" created by Lu Yao, the story of Gao Garin and Liu Qiaozhen is very tragic, and the fate of the characters has a strong bitter taste, which makes people feel very distressed to watch, and at the same time, they will look back and think about many choices in life.

In the TV series version of "The Road of Life", the story of Gao Garin and Liu Qiaozhen seems to have been adapted a little less of that pure taste, and in terms of the story direction of the entire play presented so far, it seems to have the taste of an inspirational drama that wants to convey inspirational meaning.

To be honest, the beginning of the first episode of the show made me feel a little pins and needles.

In the original novel, Gogarin's hometown is a barren and difficult land, the locals eat and wear very frugally, the most important thing on weekdays is to farm and do farm work, can be a private snow teacher, can ride a bicycle, is already a very good situation.

But in the TV series, at the beginning of the story, there is a scene of Gao Garin and Gao Shuangxing riding on the 28 bars on the high slope of the loess. In multiple shots, we can see Gogarin riding a bicycle on a road that is almost asphalted, and also operating along the steps, braking sharply, turning sharply, and so on, I really don't understand what the intention of the main creative team is.

Show off Gogarin's skills? Show his rivalry with Gao Shuangxing? Show the customs and customs of the high slopes of the loess?

This opening method seems cool, but in fact, it does not help much in the shaping of the character and the introduction of the background of the story, but makes people constantly wonder: At that time, there were bicycles? At that time, the road was so well repaired? At that time, cycling was so fast?

In the opening scene, I don't think it's handled very well. But as a TV series, the strength of the adaptation is more than the content presented in this play.

In this drama, Gogarin is no longer a young man who returns to his hometown to become a teacher, but a top student; He was replaced not by this qualification as a private primary school teacher, but by university places; In the play, there are not only the emotional lines of Gao Jalin and Liu Qiaozhen, Gao Jalin and Huang Yaping, but also the emotional lines of Gao Shuangxing and Chen Xiuli; Later, there is also the drama of everyone walking out of the Loess Plateau and going to the big city to struggle...

I can understand that these adaptations are intended to create richer drama, and from the playal level, this treatment may immerse many viewers in the plot and affect the emotions of Gogarin's fate and emotions.

But for the audience who have seen the original work, it is more difficult to enter the play, and it will feel very wrong.

When writer Lu Yao wrote the novel "Life", he did not tell the story very complicated:

The protagonist is a young man named Gogarin, who after graduating from high school, returned to his village to become a private primary school teacher. This was originally a good state of life for him. However, he was soon hit by reality – his teaching qualification was replaced. Gao Garin, who was once lost and decadent, met the simple and kind Liu Qiaozhen, and she gave Gao Garin a lot of comfort with sincere care and love. However, as Gogarin was given the opportunity to go to the city to show his talents, his mentality also changed. After meeting his old classmate Huang Yaping, he was attracted by her personality and knowledge. He tactfully expressed his feelings to Qiao Zhen, who not only did not blame him, but also cared as always. Dramatically, Gao Garin's good work in the city did not last long, and because he was denounced, he had to return to his hometown and broke up with Huang Yaping. Qiao Zhen, who once loved him deeply, has married a woman, but still enthusiastically gives him encouragement and help, which makes him regret it.

Of course, to summarize it so briefly, it seems that the whole novel is indeed very simple, but in fact, as long as you hold the original book and read it carefully, you will find that the story it tells is very sincere and moving, and after reading it, you will have a strong feeling of emotion and deep thinking in your heart.

The core expression of "Life" is actually the difficulty and powerlessness of rural youth in the eighties who want to change their fate. This involves individual choice, as well as the issue of urban and rural class crossing. The novel is not only moving, but also prompts people to reflect, and is a very valuable work in itself.

Unfortunately, this version of "The Road of Life" starring Chen Xiao and Li Qin does not handle these levels of expression well, although the performance of the two actors has many surprising points (Chen Xiao reflects very layered acting skills in expressing the multiple emotions of the characters; Li Qin's styling shows her determination, and the expression of the characters' emotions is very delicate), but the current look and feel of the whole drama is still almost meaningful.

Speaking of which, I can't help but highly recommend everyone to watch the movie version of "Life" directed by Wu Tianming.

It is also adapted from Lu Yao's original novel, starring Zhou Lijing and Wu Yufang. As mentioned earlier, the text of the novel is delicate and timeless, and the emotions depicted are sincere and moving, and I am deeply touched after reading it. The movie version of "Life" handles the restoration of the novel very well, and the emotional expression is more restrained and accurate, and I couldn't help but cry when I saw it.

The role of Gao Garin portrayed by Zhou Lijing has a touching forbearance and unyielding, and at the same time highlights the helpless choice in the test of fate.

Although I feel embarrassed and sympathetic to Gao Garin's various encounters and changes in mentality, my favorite and most distressed character is the innocent and kind Qiao Zhen.

The whole movie reveals a simple and pure breath, like a clear stream that cleanses the soul, making people recall the essence of love and think about the meaning of life after watching it.

The drama version of "The Road of Life" may be due to the consideration of the length of the series, some adaptations are difficult for readers to like, and some places are slightly moisture, although the overall texture is still there, but compared to the original work to bring people emotion and touch, there is still a gap.

You may wish to experience the difference between the two after watching the movie version.

PS: The text is original by the author, and the pictures are all from the Internet.