The remake of "Fengshen List", which took nearly 10 years, except for the mixed-race Daji, are the other actors selected?
Ten years of sharpening a sword, finally debuted.
If Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings is the king of Western magic, then Xu Zhonglin's Romance of the Gods is the pinnacle of classical Chinese magic literature.
Jiang Ziya, King Jun, Daji, a character, a familiar story, almost engraved in the genes of Chinese.
This is not the first time that "Fengshen List" has been put on the screen, and the highest evaluation of previous works was "Fengshen List" in 1990.
That version of Daji Fu Yiwei, a pair of beautiful eyes, beautiful stone breaking the sky.
Lan Tianye's ginger teeth fairy wind bone is difficult for latecomers to surpass.
But in the end, because of the age, the special effects of the play have always been a little uncomfortable.
This time, Wuershan made a move, and it was impossible not to look forward to it.
The "Dragon Hunting" and "Painted Skin 2" directed by him can be called the pinnacle of domestic magic films, with a full atmosphere and a complete restoration of the book's mysterious and terrifying underground palace.
Baby contributed a god-level appearance in the play, did not appear much, was cold and beautiful, and hit people's hearts.
The special effects are wonderful, the aesthetic is online, as a director, this has the basis for filming "God Sealing List", but as soon as the trailer comes out, it ushered in a question mark "That's it?" ”
The monsters of Chinese mythology have a purely Western shape, and the shadow of Chinese aesthetics is completely invisible.
The so-called big scene in the film is nothing more than an avalanche, a sea of people, from creativity to technology is not new, such a scene can even be seen in a better network.
Seemingly cheap specials, illogical stories and sparse editing, like a grass team that spent a lot of money to build, can always fool the audience at first, but in recent years, with the rise of domestic films, the so-called "explosive" "blockbuster" has become less easy to deceive the audience.
Fortunately, Wuershan is ambitious, not only the special effects, but also the cast is full of gimmicks, he adopts the practice of all-star plus idol newcomers, and the newcomers have good looks and talents, but the appeal is doubtful.
In the end, such a film still depends on the big names, Huang Bo and Chen Kun and Wu Ershan's cooperation in "Finding the Dragon", this time it was used again.
Chen Kun plays Yuan Shi Tianzun, Chen Kun is full of metaphysics, when it comes to acting skills and appearance, they are all said to be good, but acting, it is really acting on the street.
He also called for more opportunities for actors over 40 years old, which made people fall through the glasses: obviously they are all super first-line, how can they say that there is no chance, it turns out that they are acting in a paste, and there are few representative works.
This time playing Yuan Shi Tianzun, the makeup and hair are good, but the eyes are dull and can't see the fairy wind, and the facial features can't see the Dao bone.
It's like a well-maintained middle-aged man, playing role-playing there for his own amusement, and his face can't see a little bit of the vicissitudes of the years between heaven and earth, maybe it's too well maintained?
The 90th version of the original Tianzun Wu Cihua, the appearance and temperament may not be as good as Chen Kun, but it happens that the old man has the feeling of "Tianzun".
Tang Guoqiang played the primordial Tianzun twice, with a calm temperament and deep eyes, and he could afford this "zun" word,
In contrast, Chen Kun's version is more like the "idol version" of the original Tianzun, which is too light.
This time, Wang Bo was reused again.
It's just that this time he played Jiang Ziya of Xianfeng Dao Bone, although he didn't see the main film, looking at the trailer, it made people sweat.
Huang Bo's box office appeal and acting skills are undoubted, "People Walk Away", "Journey to the West, Devil Falling" and "101 Proposals" are all applauded, but in the past, Huang Bo was known for being a small person and down-to-earth.
There is a kind of humor and open-mindedness in the temperament.
But the Jiang Ziya he played, both in terms of action and demeanor, is still as grounded as ever, and there is no fairy air at all.
Even if the blue sky wild pearl jade is difficult to surpass in front, Yu Hewei's Jiang Ziya in 2019 also performed his own taste, Huang Bo's version, it is very difficult to stand out.
With Huang Bo Chen Kun, it is indispensable to play Xia Yu, who played the big golden tooth in "Finding the Dragon".
He plays Shen Gongbao in the play, and Xia Yu's acting skills never have to worry, and he is familiar with such a role.
With such a use of people, Wu Ershan seems to be filming "Feng Shen List" but "Dragon Hunting Tips 2".
Yuan Quan plays Queen Jiang, Yuan Quan's acting skills are undoubted, although her high-nosed and deep-looking image ancient costume appearance is always somewhat contradictory, but Yuan Quan's acting skills have always been able to make up for the violation of appearance.
The biggest surprise in the film is Ji Chang played by Li Xuejian, there are not many shots, but the kingly style has been loomed, and the age and demeanor are consistent, it can be said that the actor who fits the characters the most in the film.
Since it is the "List of Gods", the core story still has to be handed over to Daji and King Shu.
This version of the king is played by Fei Xiang, Fei Xiang has handsome facial features, a tall figure, and years of training in stage plays make his posture extremely tall.
Fixed makeup photos, look heroic and extraordinary, Kong Wu powerful, full of primitive wild power, such a look may be a good display of the brutality and barbarism of King Jun.
But the king in the flower, with his chest exposed, long hair and shawl, a good figure with one hand, no Chinese charm, but like a performance of Shakespeare's play.
His manners and movements, even full of ritual in Greek temples, are not unbeautiful, but not the beauty that a king should have.
The scene of bathing with Daji in the water is restrained and petty, as if he was forcibly "kidnapped" by Daji, Fei Xiang is too "Hellenistic" from appearance to temperament.
At this age for this role, Zhang Fengyi can.
If Zhang Fengyi is too straightforward, Yu Hewei is not impossible.
If Yu Hewei wasn't wild enough, Zhou Wei would even be good.
The other characters all appeared, but only Daji gave a glimpse of surprise.
Wuershan's aesthetic is not bad, and he has never missed a hand in choosing the heroine in the past.
The heroine of "Painted Skin 2" Zhou Xun, Yang Ying of "Finding the Dragon", and Zhang Yuqi of "Sword Laughter" are all amazing enough.
"God Sealing List" almost copied half of "Dragon Hunting Tips", and Yang Ying may not have starred in it.
But although Yang Ying is beautiful, it is not fresh enough, and the new work naturally needs a new person, this time Daji's actor is called Naran, a mixed-race model who has been the heroine of Jay Chou's MV and has no other acting experience.
Looking at the photos, of course, it is beautiful, but there is no big difference from ordinary Internet celebrity models.
In the MV of the balloon of "Confession", she is also an ordinary sweet girl, with a good temperament but not outstanding, and has nothing to do with amazement.
The daily finish, but also the thick Internet celebrity style, such a look that is not up and down, has made many people worry.
Looking at the past, aside from Fu Yiwei with the filter of the era, Wen Bixia's Daji is also three points of tenderness, seven points of charm, and her face is like a peach blossom, although it is less ruthless, but the breath of "fox charm" is about to come out.
Wang Likun's is not charming enough, but her appearance is also passable.
In fact, among the actors Wu Ershan's cooperation, Zhang Yuqi is enchanting and gorgeous, and her role as Chunqin in "The Legend of the Demon Cat" is enough to be a femme fatale.
Yang Ying also has a beautiful appearance in "Shendu Dragon King", and I don't lack pity when I see it.
Zhu Zhu is charming and spicy, playing a bad woman, quite a bit of Wen Bixia's demeanor back then.
Gulinazha's sense of exoticism is also just right.
Just think about it, these actresses have long had costumes out of the circle, and it is very difficult to play Daji just to surpass herself, let alone shine, so Wuershan using newcomers is the wisest move.
Including the intention of using the six sons of Feng Shen to play the roles of Yin Jiao, Ji Fa, and Erlang Shen.
But worries are not without worry.
Now the remake has become the trend, from martial arts to mythology, have not been spared, the audience has become disgusted with the remake, the remake style is not as good as one, whether Wuershan can break this curse, it is unknown.
In addition, this is a film made in 2019, and after 3 years, it is doubtful whether those dazzling stunts can still make the audience applaud.
These worries, the audience has, I'm afraid the actor also faces it, compared to the poster, the starring role in 19 years is Huang Bo, and by 23, it has become Fei Xiang, and Xia Yu's position has also retreated directly.
Other movies are competing to be the same, and this time everyone queued back, which somewhat explained the problem, and it seemed that there was already some smell of "bad movie" trailers.
For Wuershan, in the past 10 years, he has done this thing to create the "Fengshen Universe", which is the first part of his "Fengshen Trilogy".
Chinese directors are not without ambition, many years ago, when Chen Sicheng filmed "Detective Chinatown", he said: "There is a "Marvel Universe" abroad, and we should also have our own IP and universe.
This road he has taken well, but it is not smooth, from "Tang Detective 1" to "Tang Detective 3" box office booming, word of mouth has been declining, there are level problems, and there are also reasons for the increasingly harsh aesthetics of the audience.
But he was lucky, and the success of "Tang Detective 1" gave him the opportunity to build this universe, including the online drama derived from the "Tang Detective" movie.
The history of Marvel is with the help of comics with a history of more than 10 years, and such IP in China is not without "Ghost Blowing Lights" and "Tomb Robbery Notes".
In the field of TV dramas, these two works are the prototype of the first drama series, but they have not been able to make much breakthrough in the field of film.
At present, the IP of Chinese films has not made much breakthrough except for "Tang Detective" Wu Jing's "Wolf Warrior", although the "Tang" series has achieved good results, but it has been weak in follow-up, and most of them are based on the actors themselves as the appeal, rather than the content of the work.
The "Fengsheng" trilogy is an IP that really focuses on content, ten years to sharpen a sword, sincerity is enough, the intention is also lofty, but in the face of the rapidly changing market, whether it can break through is unknown.
We'll see.