Speaking of the "best" in anti-Japanese dramas, "Bright Sword" must be on the list, although its overall production budget is only 9 million, but it can still be talked about, and even when enjoying a certain clip, there will be a feeling of unfinished.
On the other hand, the 40 million remake of "New Bright Sword" has been in a state of no one's attention, and the comments are almost all complaints.
Some people say that the reason why "New Bright Sword" failed was because Li Yunlong played by Huang Zhizhong was too exaggerated and lacked realism.
Some people also say that the reason why "New Bright Sword" failed was because the plot and lines of the old version of "Bright Sword" were moved over as they were.
But in fact, in addition to the above two points, "New Bright Sword" also has an important point that is not popular, that is, the acting skills of the supporting characters in the play are too weak.
"The timing of the remake is not right"
We all know that the old version of "Bright Sword" was released in 2005, and in that era when the Internet was not very developed, this drama was already "popular".
It's just that although the old version of "Bright Sword" attracted many audiences with its wonderful plot and real uniforms, because the Internet technology was not mature at that time, the drama did not "spread" quickly.
With the passage of time, the Internet ushered in a stage of rapid development in 2011, and the old version of "Bright Sword" once again ushered in its "spring".
At that time, almost all major platforms had the old version of "Bright Sword", and at present, netizens also produced many emojis and ghost animal videos with the lines and clips in the play.
However, just when the old version of "Bright Sword" was at its "peak", "New Bright Sword" starring Huang Zhizhong appeared, which undoubtedly hit the head on the muzzle.
went to remake the old version of "Bright Sword" during the most popular period, no wonder the audience didn't buy it, after all, there are "genuine versions" who want to watch "pirated versions".
In addition, although the word "new" has been added to "New Bright Sword", the plot and lines are almost the same, but the actors of several characters in the play have changed.
If "New Bright Sword" is released during this period, it is completely possible to learn from the old version of "Bright Sword" and shoot something fresh.
Moreover, even if "New Bright Sword" moves the old version of the plot over, don't use the name "New Bright Sword", after all, the old version of "Bright Sword" has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and wouldn't it be self-inflicted under this banner.
"The new plot is too dramatic"
I believe that audiences who have watched "New Bright Sword" or know more about this drama know that most of the lines and storylines in the play are the same as the old version of "Bright Sword".
Although the beginning of "New Bright Sword" also added some plots that the old version of "Bright Sword" did not have, and filmed the story of Li Yunlong's breakthrough in the Hexi Corridor in the original book, but it was only the first three episodes, and there were no highlights.
In the first three episodes of "New Bright Sword", in the play, Li Yunlong led the soldiers of the 171st Regiment to fight with the enemy for many days in order to cover the safe evacuation of the large army.
But one thing to say is that these plots that the old version of "Bright Sword" did not have, but "New Bright Sword" did not give people a new feeling in front of their eyes.
Because the rhythm of the first three episodes is muddy, and the fight scenes are also very mediocre, there is no special sense of appreciation, which makes people feel as if they have not been added.
The most outrageous thing is that at the beginning of "New Bright Sword", some emotional scenes between Li Yunlong and his first love were added, describing the love story between the two on the battlefield.
However, this move is undoubtedly redundant, after all, everyone who watches the old version of "Bright Sword" or the original Bright Sword is to watch the wonderful battles and twisting plots.
If you really go to see the plot of Li Yunlong's love, then it is better to watch some idol dramas, which are all plots of love.
And after "New Bright Sword" filmed the clip of Li Yunlong's breakthrough in the Hexi Corridor, the rest of the plot completely imitated the old version of "Bright Sword".
In addition, the combination of the two characters of Li Yunlong and Chu Yunfei in "New Bright Sword" is also too outrageous.
We all know that in the old version of "Bright Sword", Chu Yunfei and Li Yunlong both admired each other's personality and combat ability, but they had to fight because of their own positions.
In "New Bright Sword", Li Yunlong and Chu Yunfei forcibly formed a "CP", which made people cry out after watching it, just when Li Yunlong led the independent regiment to prepare to cross the Yellow River, he was unfortunately stopped by Chu Yunfei stationed in front.
Just when the two of them were pretending to "catch up", suddenly two Japanese fighters attacked, circling back and forth towards the location of Li Yunlong and Chu Yunfei.
It stands to reason that Li Yunlong and Chu Yunfei will definitely let their soldiers conceal, after all, the plane is in a high-altitude position, and the distance of the guns cannot be hit at all.
But what was unexpected was that in the next second, Li Yunlong and Chu Yunfei in the play were back to back, and they picked up a machine gun and fired at the plane in the sky.
Take a machine gun and shoot at the high-altitude fighter jet, let's not talk about such an overly dramatic plot, the two forcibly formed a "CP", how to give people a sense of "Thunder Warrior".
"The supporting actors' acting skills are too crotch-pulling"
and then is the acting skills of the supporting roles in "New Bright Sword", we all know that the reason why the old version of "Bright Sword" can become popular is not due to the protagonist Li Yunlong played by Li Youbin alone, and the acting skills of the supporting roles are also indispensable.
Looking at the supporting roles in the old version of "Bright Sword", almost every actor has portrayed it very deeply, and almost as soon as they say their lines in the play, the appearance of this person will immediately appear.
Whether it is the domineering and elegant Chu Yunfei, the affectionate and righteous Monk Wei, the upright Zhao Gang, and the addictive Kong Jie, these important supporting roles.
Wang Yousheng, who is still guarding the warehouse, Sun Desheng of the cavalry company, Zhang Dabiao, who is the first soldier, and Chang Naichao, who is not good at running, all left a deep impression on people.
On the other hand, the supporting roles in "New Bright Sword" are a bit stretched, we all know that in the old version of "Bright Sword", although Zhao Gang is an intellectual, but when he quarrels with Lao Li, the posture is not worthy of Li Yunlong.
The most important thing is that every time the two quarrel, they quarrel hotly, in addition to moving their mouths, they also use their hands, and what wine bottles and tables are smashed.
But in "New Bright Sword", every time Zhao Gang, played by Ren Quan, quarrels with Li Yunlong due to disagreement, there is not even a little smell of gunpowder, and the scene looks very dull and has no sense of impact.
Not to mention Monk Wei in "New Bright Sword", he looks like Lu Zhishen's sense of déjà vu, which is very different from the monk in the original book.
The most outrageous thing is that when Monk Wei killed a few bandits from Heiyun Village, he would even overtake the other party, which is completely inconsistent with the character of Monk Wei in the original book.
"New Bright Sword" simply treats Monk Wei as a "real monk", and in the face of bandits who rob them of their money, they will even sit down and give them a surplus, which is not too funny.
All in all, the gap between "New Bright Sword" and the old version of "Bright Sword" is more than a little bit worse, and the reason for the lack of popularity is clear at a glance.