The movie "Flower Thousand Bone" is directed by Zhang Chaoli, starring Chen Duling and Li Chengbin, Mao Zijun special starring, Lai Meiyun and Zhang Zining starring, Xu Muchan special friendship starring, Chen Xiaodong, Zhang Danfeng, Zhang Li friendship starring, Jiang Yiming, Wang Xichao, Yang Yi, Xie Chengze, Xie Zichen, Zhang Tianqi co-starring Oriental fantasy movie.
The film tells the story of the Tiansha Lone Star Hua Qiangu in order to change his fate, overcoming many difficulties and rushing to the Changliu Wonderland to worship the fairy Baizi painting as a teacher, and finally forced to awaken the power of the wilderness and start a desperate confrontation with fate. The film will be released on January 20, 2024, with a box office of only 4.428 million yuan, and its reputation is also miserable, and it has been complained by netizens as "the worst novel adaptation movie in history".
So, why did this movie fail so badly? What factors led to the failure of this movie? Today, we will reveal the behind-the-scenes of the movie "Flower Thousand Bone", so that you can see how this movie has changed from a masterpiece with high expectations to a disappointing bad movie.
First of all, we want to talk about the director of this movie, Zhang Chaoli. Zhang Chaoli is a veteran director with many years of experience in film production, who has directed classic films such as "Journey to the West", "Kung Fu" and "Yangtze River No. 7", and has also won many awards such as the Golden Horse Award, the Golden Rooster Award, and the Hundred Flowers Award. However, in recent years, Zhang Chaoli's works have been tepid, and even a little unsuitable. For example, "The Legend of the New White Lady" directed by him in 2019 was criticized for "ruining classics", "nonsensical", "infantilization", etc., which caused dissatisfaction among the audience.
And in 2020, he directed the TV series version of "Flower Thousand Bone", although it attracted the attention of many fans before the broadcast, but after the broadcast, he was scolded, and was considered to "destroy the original work", "destroy the actors", "destroy the special effects", etc., and was even nicknamed "The Destroyer of Flower Thousand Bone" by netizens.
So, why did Zhang Chaoli choose to direct the film version of "A Thousand Bones"? Didn't he know that this novel had been adapted many times, and none of them had achieved good results? Didn't he know that the fans of this novel had very high requirements for adaptation, and it was difficult to meet them? Didn't he know that the story of this novel was very complicated and difficult to present in the time of the movie? In fact, the reason why Zhang Chaoli directed the film version of "A Thousand Bones" was because he had a bet with the producer of the movie.
It turned out that Zhang Chaoli and the boss of Guangxi Fanshitong Cultural Tourism Development Co., Ltd., one of the producers of the movie, have been friends for many years, and the two often play cards, drink, and chat together. Once, when the two were talking about movies, Zhang Chaoli said that he wanted to make a movie that could break the box office record of "Nezha's Demon Boy", and he already had a good theme, that is, "Flower Thousand Bone". He said that he had read the novel and the TV series, and felt that the story had great potential, and that as long as he directed, he would be able to make a movie that would amaze the audience.
Moreover, he also said that he has found the right actors, that is, Chen Turin and Li Chengbin, they are both powerful actors of the new generation, and they are both very popular, as long as they appear, they can attract the attention of many fans. The boss of Guangxi Fanshitong listened to Zhang Chaoli's words and felt that he was bragging, so he said disdainfully, "Are you filming "Flower Thousand Bone"? Are you not afraid of being scolded to death? Do you know how many fans this novel has? Do you know how picky they are? Do you know how difficult it is to make this novel? Who do you think you are? What kind of movie can you make? Can you break the box office record of "Nezha's Demon Boy Descends to the World"? You dream! Zhang Chaoli listened to the words of the boss of Guangxi Fanshitong, and felt that he was looking down on him, so he said angrily, don't you believe that I can make a good movie? Okay, let's take a bet, if my "Flower Thousand Bone" can break the box office record of "Nezha's Demon Boy Descends to the World", you will give me 100 million, if my "Flower Thousand Bone" can't break the box office record of "Nezha's Demon Boy Descends to the World", I will give you 100 million, do you dare to bet?
The boss of Guangxi Fanshitong felt that Zhang Chaoli was looking for death, so he smiled and said, Okay, I'll play with you, I'll bet that you can't make a good movie, I'll bet that you can't break the box office record of "Nezha's Demon Boy Descends to the World", I'll bet that you want to give me 100 million, do you dare to sign? Zhang Chaoli felt that he was sure, so he said without hesitation, I dare, I will sign, I will shoot "Flower Thousand Bone", I will let you see how good I am, I will let you lose a lot.
Secondly, we want to talk about the actor of this movie, Li Chengbin. Li Chengbin is a powerful actor, who has starred in word-of-mouth masterpieces such as "Chasing the Murderer in the White Night", "River God", "Undocumented Crime", and has also won many awards such as the Golden Eagle Award, Feitian Award, and Huading Award. However, in "Flower Thousand Bone", the white painting he played was a big surprise, not only did the image not match, but the acting skills were not satisfactory. Many viewers believe that Li Chengbin's Baizi painting lacks the coldness, mystery and domineering in the original work, and instead looks greasy, dull and boring.
The master-apprentice relationship between him and Chen Turin did not spark, but made people feel embarrassed and uncomfortable. What is even more unacceptable is that Li Chengbin did not lose weight when filming "Flower Thousand Bone", resulting in his figure and face looking bloated and obese, which does not match the image of Bai Zihua at all. Some netizens jokingly said that he was "white fat" instead of "white painting".
So, why did Li Chengbin choose to star in "Flower Thousand Bone"? Didn't he know the difficulty and requirements of this role? Didn't he know that the predecessor of this role was Huo Jianhua, and he was already deeply rooted in the hearts of the people? Didn't he know that the fans of this role were very strict about the selection of actors, and it was difficult to be satisfied? In fact, the reason why Li Chengbin starred in "Flower Thousand Bone" was because he had a relationship with the film's director Zhang Chaoli.
It turns out that Li Chengbin and Zhang Chaoli have been old friends for many years, and the two have collaborated on movies such as "Kung Fu" and "Yangtze River No. 7", and have also participated in variety shows such as "Extreme Challenge" together. In the entertainment industry, the relationship between the two has always been very good, supporting each other and helping each other. When Zhang Chaoli decided to shoot the film version of "Flower Thousand Bone", he thought of Li Chengbin and felt that he was the most suitable white painting. He found Li Chengbin and persuaded him to play the role, saying that this was a good opportunity to show his acting skills and also increase his popularity.
Li Chengbin was not very interested at first, because he felt that the character was too cliché, and he had not read the original book and the drama version, so he was not familiar with the story. However, Zhang Chaoli repeatedly persuaded him, saying that he would give him enough freedom and space to interpret Baizi painting according to his own ideas, without sticking to the original book and drama version. Out of trust and friendship with Zhang Chaoli, Li Chengbin agreed to star in "Flower Thousand Bone".
However, Li Chengbin did not expect that his decision would bring him so much trouble and trouble. First of all, he had just finished filming "Undocumented Crime" before filming "Flower Thousand Bone", and in order to meet the needs of the role, he gained a lot of weight, causing his figure and face shape to become fat. And the filming time of "Flower Thousand Bone" was very tight, and he didn't have enough time to lose weight, so he had to shoot hard. Secondly, during the filming of "Flower Thousand Bone", he found that there was a big gap between his understanding of this role and Zhang Chaoli's requirements. He felt that Bai Zihua should be a character with a deep heart, not a character who could only be cold and flirtatious.
He wanted to paint more layers and details for Baizi, but Zhang Chaoli disagreed, saying that what he asked for was a simple and straightforward Baizi painting that did not require too many embellishments and changes. Li Chengbin had no choice but to act according to Zhang Chaoli's requirements, but he couldn't feel the charm and soul of the role, and he couldn't have enough chemistry with Chen Duling. In the end, after the filming of "Flower Thousand Bone", he was frantically complained and badly commented by the audience, saying that his white painting was the worst white painting in history, that his acting skills were the worst acting skills in history, and that his image was the ugliest image in history. Li Chengbin felt very aggrieved and helpless about this, he felt that he was cheated by Zhang Chaoli and misunderstood by the audience.
In short, the failure of the movie "Flower Thousand Bone" is not only the failure of director Zhang Chaoli, but also the failure of actor Li Chengbin. Both of them made the wrong choice because of impulse and blindness, which led to the fiasco of the film. This also gives us a warning, that is, when filming a movie adapted from a classic novel, we must not only respect the original work, but also respect the audience, and don't think that you can adapt and interpret it as you like, otherwise it will only attract the audience's disgust and resistance.
The movie "Flower Thousand Bone" is a typical example, which not only did not surprise the audience, but disappointed the audience. We hope that such a tragedy will not happen again, and we also hope that Zhang Chaoli and Li Chengbin can learn from this failure, re-examine themselves, find their own style and level, and bring better works to the audience.
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