On April 18, 1905, the third day of release, "August Weiyang" was dismal at the box office, and the Douban score fell to 3.9 points, and the audience's evaluation of the film was mostly critical. On the same day, the original author Anne Baby (Qingshan) talked about his work that was made into a movie on social platforms, objectively analyzed the advantages and disadvantages of the film, said that he had not intervened in the adaptation of the film, and thanked the work for being released in the form of a movie.
Baby Anne gave a little affirmation to several parts of the movie, saying that Zhong Chuxi was very close to the role of "Wei Yang" in the book, her emotional drama with Luo Jin was delicately expressed, and the actors' interpretations were also as close as possible to the original work. At the same time, she pointed out that the film's depiction of the fate of the three protagonists has obvious weaknesses and flaws, resulting in the final presentation of the film is not ideal.
"August Weiyang" Douban score
Talking about the original and adaptation, Baby Anne, as the author of the original book, said, "So far, I have not intervened in any aspect of the film and television adaptation of my work, nor have I ever interfered with the expression of its choice. Because the original work and the adaptation are actually two completely different ways of expression", I hope that readers can "maintain tolerance and understanding" of the film.
In this regard, netizens also expressed their own opinions, "the storyline in the original work appeared in their minds, and the artistic conception expressed in the movie was not profound enough" "Outstanding literary works made into movies or TV series are a double-edged sword" "Brushed "July and Ansheng", I don't want to brush "August Weiyang", the movie will ruin my fantasy. The original work is irreplaceable, youth is there, and it can only be there."
Baby Anne posted about "August Weiyang"