Text/Starry Sky Wan'er
I have been in contact with the work of "The Immortals" since a few years ago. I first watched the original work of "Xue Xian", and then watched "Qingyunzhi" starring Li Yifeng and Zhao Liying, and later went to the cinema to see Xiao Zhan's "Xue Xian 1", I don't say that I have a deep understanding of this work, at least with a sense of truth, I can comment on it.
Originally, I did not intend to write this work today, but wanted to talk about the recently watched "Heavenly Baby", and then inadvertently brushed the headline of "Filmmaker Cheng Qingsong", although I do not know what the title of "filmmaker" means, due to too little knowledge, I have not yet learned about any of the filmmaker's works, this review is only for the work of "Xue Xian".
Cheng Qingsong said: "The 11th Golden Broom Awards won the most disappointing film, director, actor and actress four awards of the 'Immortals' broadcast today. These are the four awards that the film won for 'The Only'. ”
Cheng Qingsong deliberately highlighted the word "unique" in double quotation marks, and as a person who specializes in Chinese language, it is a little uncomfortable to see.
First of all, the Fuzhou Evening News published an article, the "2019 China Internet Literature Ranking" organized by the Network Literature Center of the China Writers Association was announced, and the movie "Xue Xian" won the award of "Best Film Adaptation".
Second, the word "unique" means "only one, unique." (For details, see Modern Chinese Dictionary (6th Edition), p. 1354) for example: he is the only relative. Cheng Qingsong said 4 awards in one breath, but said that this is the "only" four awards, this kind of language expression ability, let me can't help but think that the threshold for writing workers is too low?
It can be seen that the filmmaker's comments seem to be a question mark. Therefore, I deliberately went to understand the ins and outs of the Golden Broom Award for "The Immortals". The time when "Xue Xian" won the Golden Broom Award was June 29, 2020, but on March 2, "Comrade Cheng Qingsong" said on the Internet: "Perhaps only the crowning of the Golden Broom Award can calm the anger and sadness of the disappearance of the ao3."
This also means that before the selection of this award, "Xue Xian" has been designated as the Golden Broom Award by "Comrade Cheng Qingsong", and the reason is that it has nothing to do with the movie, but only because of the anger and sadness in the filmmaker's heart. So, how convincing is such an award? Is such a rating like denigration?
How exactly is this movie? From the fact that "Xue Xian" can enter the CCTV broadcast to the premiere rating of breaking 2, it is not difficult to see that this movie, even if it is not perfect, will not be a bad film. Most people on Douban gave it 1 star, and the final rating was 4.5 points, which was a bit too much. In my opinion, this movie does have a lot of flaws, but it is generally satisfactory, about 7 points or so.
<h1 style="text-align: center;">01 The adaptation is generally reasonable, and the core value of the story has not been lost</h1>
The novel "Xue Xian" is very long, the narrative structure is grand, the male protagonist has grown obviously, from the initial Zhang Xiaofan to the ghost li behind, the male protagonist has changed a lot. The heroine Baguio "sleeps" most of the book, and the number of appearances is not as good as Lu Xueqi, but because of her cute personality, it is the white moonlight in the hearts of many people. At least what made me insist on watching at that time was whether Baguio woke up or not.
Such a novel is still difficult to adapt into a TV series, let alone adapted into a movie. At the beginning, Li Yifeng and Zhao Liying's "Qingyunzhi" was also attacked by many fans of the original work, because the adaptation was too large, but I think the two actors have acted very well, at least they have basically performed the Baguio and Xiaofan in my heart.
Zhu Yu is in front, and it is bound to be a difficult journey for "Su Xian" to be adapted into a movie. When the screenwriter made trade-offs, he retained the core value of the script. The success of "Xue Xian" lies not only in the deep affection between Xiao Fan and Baguio, but also in the values of Xiao Fan's transformation. Zhang Xiaofan from the experience of the pain of slaughtering the village, the death of his parents, and then accidentally obtained the magic magic weapon burning stick, he had a bumpy life, his fate was uncertain, but he never gave up the kindness of his heart, and always adhered to the principles of the heart, which is the core of the script.
You are the brightest smile in the world, wandering between good and evil, still not forgetting your original intention. Heavy love and promises, stubborn and tenacious, the first time I saw outside the Qingyun Gate, the teenager Zhang Xiaofan.
The screenwriter gave up a lot of storylines and countless details, but zhang Xiaofan's trait, the screenwriter not only retained, but also highlighted.
Master Zun said, "Between heaven and earth, the great righteousness will last forever, establish a heart for heaven and earth, establish a destiny for the people, continue to learn from the saints, and open up peace for all the worlds." ”
Taoist thought can be seen everywhere in the play, "Establish a heart for heaven and earth, establish a destiny for the people, continue to learn from the saints, and open up peace for all the worlds." "How inspiring. It is precisely because of this work that this sentence has become my ambition, it is the light in my heart, and it is also the reason why countless people are pursuing it.
Lu Xun commented on "Dream of the Red Chamber" as follows: "The scribes see Yi, the Taoists see the adultery, the caizi see the entanglement, the revolutionaries see the rows, and the gossips see the secrets of the palace. ”
Different people see different things in the same work, depending on what height you stand on and from what angle you evaluate. The things presented in "The Immortals" are complex, who are you? What do you see again?
<h1 style="text-align: center;" >02 Xiao Zhan's acting skills are online, and it is not embarrassing</h1>
When Xiao Zhan made this movie, he was an unknown small actor, from Zhang Xiaofan, who was ignorant in the early stage, to the heart-wrenching lungs when his sweetheart died, to the tragic grandeur at the final ending, not to mention Xiao Zhan's acting skills exploded, at least it was useless, basically deducing the positioning of the role. Especially in the ending part, that scene is the most impressive, with this scene, Xiao Zhan should not be a golden broom actor.
Xiao Zhan's acting skills are indeed layered. His first male protagonist work, "Super Star Cadet", the acting skills are indeed green, the plot is even more nonsensical, and the audience is very embarrassed to see. If that work is not performed well, then I think most netizens will agree.
"Oh, My Emperor Majesty" is the turning point of Xiao Zhan's work, at this time his acting skills have made significant progress, and even let many viewers feel that the Beitang ink dye he plays is more attractive than the male protagonist, which shows that this work is basically successful, after all, the male protagonist has his own aura.
By the time of "Chen Qing Ling", Xiao Zhan's empathetic acting skills have been seen by everyone. If at this time, he still has to deny his acting skills because of his large traffic, then it is inevitable that there is a suspicion of closing his eyes and blackening. Traffic and acting skills are never mutually exclusive things, they belong to different dimensions of actors, and there is no need to forcibly associate the two.
To deny a person's acting skills, you should start from a certain piece of his work and give more professional advice. For example, the author of this clip is expressing angry emotions, and the actor performs the comedy, which is poor acting. I talk to you about acting, you say he is the top stream, this is not the answer to the question. A filmmaker, to talk about the movie, can comment from the perspective of plot, special effects, acting, logic, costumes, etc., rather than from the emotion of anger and sadness, and what is more ridiculous is that the source of this emotion has nothing to do with the actor and the work.
Of course, this work does have many flaws. For example, the character of Baguio is completely detached from the original book, which makes people look very speechless. Baguio in the original book is white moonlight, while Baguio in the movie has become a comedic character alive and has lost the charm of the original.
There are also some seemingly funny plots, which are actually embarrassing. For example, Zhang Xiaofan and Baguio's unexpected kiss scene is completely for the sake of kissing, which is not related to the plot, and it does not have to be so. The various "funny things" that happen when Baguio goes to steal the fire stick are completely funny for the sake of funny, which is not good for shaping the character image and promoting the development of the plot, but is divorced from the entire script.
About the author: Starry Sky Wan'er, the author of today's headlines, the winner of the Qingyun Project, a Chinese language person who loves to read and travel, graduated from Central China Normal University, with the motto: Love can withstand the long years. I hope that I can meet friends in Literature and welcome everyone to talk freely together.