"Bright Sword", released in 2005, is not an exaggeration to be called a "masterpiece" in anti-Japanese dramas, and after the broadcast, the anti-Japanese theme has reached an unprecedented popularity.
For a while, no matter what director was good at, he wanted to get a piece of the pie and filmed large and small anti-Japanese dramas, but the results were unsatisfactory.
With the passage of time, some directors saw that there was no anti-Japanese drama that could surpass "Bright Sword", so they made a bold idea, that is, a remake.
After a lapse of six years, the refurbished version of "Bright Sword" "New Bright Sword" has appeared, but the effect presented makes people sigh again and again, especially the clip of Li Yunlong going to the Hongmen banquet, the gap is simply clear at a glance.
"Comparison of details in the old and new versions of "Bright Sword""
The plot of "Hongmen Banquet" in "Bright Sword" can definitely be regarded as a classic fragment, Chu Yunfei realized that there would be a civil war after the end of the Anti-Japanese War, so he set up a Hongmen Banquet to invite Li Yunlong, the purpose of which was to let him join his command.
Although Zhao Gang knew that this was a Hongmen banquet, he couldn't resist Li Yunlong's temper, and in the end Li Yunlong led a guard to the banquet.
Different from the previous image, this time Li Yunlong put on an overcoat, not only wearing a military uniform, but there is a detail in the old version of "Bright Sword" here.
Through the lens, we can see that Li Yunlong's military uniform is very dirty, with many stains on it, which is very consistent with Li Yunlong's setting in the original work of Bright Sword.
Because Li Yunlong is a big boss, he doesn't care if his clothes are clean or not, and he doesn't have a wife at this time, so no one washes his clothes.
The second is the environment at that time, although the Anti-Japanese War in this clip has ushered in the end, our army's materials are still very scarce, and the soldiers have no military uniforms to replace.
But when we look at Li Yunlong's costume in "New Bright Sword", although the clothes are also wrinkled, there are no materials, and it feels like it is not "dirty", but as if it was deliberately wrinkled.
Immediately afterwards, Li Yunlong and Chu Yunfei talked, it is worth noting here that in the old version, Li Yunlong talked to Li Yunlong while eating, and the chopsticks never left his hand at all.
This point is also handled by the boss Liangjian, because Li Yunlong eats coarse tea and light rice in the base area, and it is not easy to catch up with the banquet, he must fill his stomach well, plus the food is still Chu Yunfei's famous chef's hand.
However, the effect presented by "New Bright Sword" is indescribable, in the play, Li Yunlong looked at the delicacies on the table, and ate unhurriedly, feeling as if he often went in and out of this kind of occasion, and he had long been accustomed to it.
The most outrageous thing is that the wine drunk by Li Yunlong and Chu Yunfei in the two versions of "Bright Sword" is even more different, and in the old version of "Bright Sword", Chu Yunfei brought a small bottle of liquor in order to entertain Li Yunlong.
Because it was in a period of national crisis at that time, the economy of the Kuomintang to which Chu Yunfei belonged was not very good, which was also clearly told in the play, Chu Yunfei looked at the food on the table and said: "Now in the period of national crisis, the conditions are worse. ”
In addition, when the two of them were greeting and drinking, they used old wine cups, which was very consistent with the status quo at that time.
But "New Bright Sword" highlights the word "upper", the first point is Chu Yunfei's headquarters, just like a big villa, not only has a luxurious sofa, but also has a very elegant environment.
The second is the wine that Chu Yunfei and Li Yunlong drank, they actually drank a bottle of red wine, and the most surprising thing was that the wine glasses of the two were still goblets.
This scene is not too outrageous, at that time, he actually lived in a luxurious villa and drank high-end red wine, and we don't know what the director thought.
This is not the end, the next scene shows the gap between the two versions of "Bright Sword", in the old version of "Bright Sword", when Chu Yunfei was about to forcibly leave Li Yunlong, unexpectedly, Li Yunlong and the guards were already prepared, and immediately showed the explosives on their waists.
For a while, all the soldiers present did not dare to act rashly, and Chu Yunfei was also taken aback, because he knew that with Li Yunlong's temper, it was likely that an accident would happen if he provoked him.
Then in order to ensure the safety of himself and the guards, Li Yunlong pretended to let Chu Yunfei send him off, and then pulled the other party towards the door.
Throughout the whole process, although Li Yunlong was smiling on the surface, he was also very nervous in his heart, because he did not guarantee that Chu Yunfei would always "protect" himself.
And let's look at this scene in "New Bright Sword", when Chu Yunfei was about to forcibly leave Li Yunlong, after he exposed the explosive bag around his waist, Li Yunlong not only didn't think about how to escape from here, but pulled Chu Yunfei to sit down and drink again.
One thing to say, this operation is too, in this tense environment, Li Yunlong actually hugged Chu Yunfei and drank wine again.
Although Chu Yunfei admires the character of Li Yunlong very much, and refuses to kill the other party until he has to, this wave of operations is too arrogant, and there is a feeling of "divine drama".
"Comparison of props in the old and new versions of Bright Sword"
In addition, there is also an obvious gap between the new and old versions of "Bright Sword" in terms of props, which feels like an insult to the audience's IQ, and there is no viewing at all.
In the old version of "Bright Sword", in order to compete with our troops, the Kuomintang troops to which Chu Yunfei belonged immediately adopted the tactics of aircraft bombing, and countless shells fell on the battlefield for a while.
In order to ensure that the bomb landed correctly, Chu Yunfei also picked up the walkie-talkie and contacted the commander of the plane to instruct the other side on where the shells would fall.
And here we need to pay attention to the fact that the phone in Chu Yunfei's hand is a walkie-talkie, which was very common in that period, although it can quickly transmit information, it is too large to carry.
In addition, Chu Yunfei's regiment is still an elite regiment, so it is not too much for the regiment headquarters to set up a walkie-talkie.
But when we look at the phone in Chu Yunfei's hand in "New Bright Sword", it turned out to be a brand-new Big Brother walkie-talkie, which is too inconsistent with the current period.
You must know that Big Brother appeared on the mainland in 1987, and the civil war period was from the late 1920s to the late 1940s, which is really too dramatic.
Seeing this scene, many netizens said that it was too spicy, and some even joked: "The director was going to use an iPhone.... ”
All in all, "New Bright Sword" is not at the same level as the old version of "Bright Sword" in terms of character details, props and costumes.
Therefore, the success of a film and television drama is inseparable from the word "details", only by truly perfecting the details to excellence can it be accepted by the audience, and the old version of "Bright Sword" interprets this.