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"Dream of the Red Chamber" is definitely a pinnacle of art in the history of Chinese literature.
As one of the four famous novels along with "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", "Water Margin" and "Journey to the West".
"Dream of Red Mansions" has always had a high reputation in the literary and historical circles.
Because the content covered is too large and detailed, it was even regarded as a long work of Chinese fiction with the highest literary value, and its artistic value far exceeded that of the other three works.
Therefore, in the era when classic works have been filmed and television, "Dream of Red Mansions" has naturally become the work with the highest demand from the audience.
However, although "Dream of Red Mansions" itself has an excellent foundation, its exquisite script structure and detailed details of items make it difficult for the film and television of "Dream of Red Mansions" to be turned into an IP.
First of all, how to portray the character and so on is enough to stump most directors.
The characters in "Dream of Red Mansions" are numerous without losing their characteristics, and the relationships are intricate without losing their personal characteristics.
is like Qingwen, a clever and ingenious maid, she has a pleasing appearance, and her needlework and trickery are unmatched, so even Jia's mother values her very much.
However, Qingwen was ultimately defeated by her own character.
is different from Lin Daiyu, who has to turn around 800 miles to express her dissatisfaction, Qingwen has a straightforward personality, she can't twist and pinch when she sees it, she is straightforward but can speak and argue.
If Qingwen is now a benchmark for a likable hot girl, but in that era, a maid behaved so flamboyantly, and the final outcome was naturally not much better.
Naturally, some unpleasant words such as "bewitching" and "foxy" soon became her impression labels.
And the consequence of this is that he was disgusted and boycotted by everyone, and finally was kicked out of Jiafu and left the scene in tears.
Qingwen's life is complicated, not only does she have a complex personality, but she also has a complicated experience.
So although Qingwen is not the main character, there are very few Qingwen on the screen who can be recognized by the audience.
The first version is the role played by Yang Mi in the new version of "Dream of Red Mansions".
And the other version, which is more appreciated by the audience, may have to be the 87 version of "Dream of Red Mansions" played by An Wen.
In fact, the gap between the two editions is indeed visible to the naked eye.
Although it is the same "Qingwen", the effect presented is very different.
Considering that the work "Dream of Red Mansions" is Cao Xueqin's painstaking work that has exhausted her life.
In order to perfectly reproduce a restored "Dream of Red Mansions", this itself puts forward extremely high requirements for the creator's literary knowledge and shooting level.
So, what's the difference between these two versions? Let's take Qingwen as an example.
Gaps in the level of production
Although Qingwen played by Yang Mi has always been a "black history" that has been complained about by everyone.
But to be fair, the gap in the script is actually one of the important reasons why Yang Mi lost to An Wen.
How did the two versions of the drama version of "Dream of Red Mansions" come about?
The 87 version of "Dream of Red Mansions" was born out of a victory.
When the time came to 1978, a version of "Journey to the West" was filmed in Japan at that time.
This drama has set off a lot of repercussions, and it has made quite a splash in the United Kingdom, Australia and other places.
However, the Japanese version of "Journey to the West", like their Japanese-style works, has a magic change, deletion and plot, and of course we can't let this kind of behavior that spoil the classics continue.
Therefore, CCTV asked director Yang Jie to make a Chinese own "Journey to the West".
Director Yang Jie also lived up to expectations, and after the current "Demon Removal and Black Chicken Country" was broadcast, it also set off huge waves internationally, not only popular with the public, but also internationally renowned.
Under such a victory, we also decided to film and television "Dream of Red Mansions".
As a result, the 87 version of "Dream of Red Mansions" was officially launched.
In order to restore this work as much as possible, the crew members did their best, and even did not hesitate to spend a month filming an episode.
Repeatedly consider the script - this is a work that represents China, this is the wealth of the Chinese themselves.
Therefore, the 87 version of "Dream of Red Mansions", which was born in such an atmosphere, can be said to be perfect, and every detail has been taken into account.
On the other hand, the new version of "Dream of Red Mansions" can be said to be a typical example of thunder and rain.
Since 2002, the remake of "Dream of Red Mansions" can be said to be highly anticipated, and the whole country has attached great importance to this shooting, and even in the casting, it is in an uproar.
However, after the broadcast, some media quietly revealed that because the new version of "Dream of Red Mansions" is an attractive cake for the actors behind the scenes, the casting selection is naturally secretly operated.
Although the new Red Mansion used the gimmick of crowd casting to win over the people at the beginning, it was revealed that the voting results were completely different from the official actors, which really shocked everyone.
Then there was a problem with Lin Daiyu's casting, making a fuss, and in the end, even the director had a problem.
Such chaotic preparations naturally cannot be compared with the old team working together to create brilliance.
The resulting rough shooting is also fed back to the final effect of the new version.
Let's look at the plot of Yang Mi tearing the fan in this scene, one word is chaos.
Originally, it was one of the best scenes used to portray Qingwen's liveliness and cleverness, but the perspective of the new version of Red Mansion is not so-called, shaking here and changing there, Yang Mi's face flashed away without being clear, which made people scratch their heads.
The picture left by the director is also chaotic and speechless, with only Yang Mi's almost silly laughter and crazy tearing in the whole process.
On the other hand, looking at An Wen's picture, the image of a clean and tidy, clever and well-behaved girl jumped on the screen.
However, although the director has a big pot, Yang Mi's performance is also unsatisfactory.
Qingwen is not a cute and stupid girl, although she is not as scheming as those girls in Jiafu, but she is also smart and well-behaved, Yang Mi acted in a pattern, she moved the fairy sword set, reproduced it, and then played it.
Maybe such a little girl is very well-behaved in the fairy sword, but the Red Mansion is really quite inappropriate.
Therefore, the gap between the two is completely different in terms of main tone.
But we can't ignore the issue of actors.
Different expressiveness
Yang Mi's performance in the new version of Red Mansion can be said to be her complete "black spot".
During the propaganda period of the Red Mansion, Yang Mi not only didn't understand the role, but also didn't even understand the verdict, and this black spot can be said to have made her sunspot completely grasp the handle.
is only a few dozen words of judgment, Yang Mi stumbled when he read it, and even some words had to be reminded by others, this is not an ordinary sentence, this is a sentence that encompasses the character's life and personality.
It can even be said that if you don't read the sentence, you definitely don't understand this role.
With such a level of understanding, how can you expect to play the complex role of Hao Qingwen?
In addition, Yang Mi's previous problem with the scene was not only a fatal black spot complained about by a director, but under various factors, the unsatisfactory performance can be said to be not surprising at all.
On the other hand, An Wen not only understands and reads the role she plays, but also brings her own thinking.
A simple plot of tearing a fan, An Wen carefully pondered it, thoroughly understood Qingwen's rules of doing things, and made a performance, and truly realized that acting is not a performance.
So do you want to say that the difference in expressiveness in the fan is all the director's pot? I don't think it's entirely true.
Yang Mi's acting is not bad, but he is really not attentive and not careful in the Red Mansion, so there is such a big gap.
In my opinion, maybe the new version of Red Mansion is a mistake completely, the director doesn't take it seriously and doesn't care, and he will do it casually when he is pushed to drive ducks on the shelves.
The actors also have an indifferent attitude, if it's not Lin Daiyu, they won't act, and if it's not the main role, they won't work hard.
Such a team wants to reproduce the four most difficult masterpieces, which is really a fool's dream.
It is still the old version of the Red Mansion, so as to win the hearts of the people.
Conclusion:
It is indeed too difficult and difficult for an IP like "Dream of Red Mansions" to be presented perfectly.
Not only should the director be good, but also the actors, after all, this is the life of a family and the life of an era.
The re-filmization of "Dream of Red Mansions" is still full of difficulties.