Deep inside every teenager, there lived a fox demon. Directed by Zhang Shaojun, Ge Tian, Hua Kun, Wang Siyi, Cheng Shi and Yuan Jing's costume fantasy film "XuanYe Fox Shadow" reinterpreted the classic fox demon chain story in the early summer of 2021, creating a thrilling, romantic and poignant chat dream for everyone, bringing a triple critical attack that is both shocking, beautiful and touching.
The film has been greatly adapted on the basis of the original work "Liaozhai Zhizhi Lianzhuo", telling the story of LianZo and Yang Yuwei after getting acquainted, talking about poetry and painting, as they were, but they were obstructed by the snake demon and the sect leader, Lian Zou sacrificed his life to protect Yang Sheng, and Yang Sheng bravely broke into the demon world with the help of the demon catcher and his friends in order to save Lian Zou, who had taken away the elixir, and let go of his love.
Past experience tells us that in order for a Liaozhai film adaptation to be successful, it must achieve at least three basic indicators. The first is a bizarre and eerie world view that can frighten people' guts, it is best to watch the TV drama version as a child, as soon as the prelude sounds, it will be frightened and hairy; the second is that the heroine must be shocked by four seats in order to realize the countless romances in the book; the third is to have the emotional impact of life and death, great joy and great sorrow, so that the three moves can stir up the enthusiasm of the audience.
"Dark Night Fox Shadow" not only achieved these three indicators, but even greatly higher than the previous standard. From beginning to end, the fright continues, the romance does not stop, the narrative rhythm is controlled very smoothly, the promotion of the plot and the transfer of the scene are like clouds and water, the snake demon in the opening scene is evil, the late night hunting, the horror atmosphere suddenly struck, and later Yang Sheng and Lian Trivial love when the strings are like a dream, the air can condense the taste of dog food, the fighting method in the second half of the demon formation, the bloody rain and bloody wind of the two sides fighting each other, it produces a feeling of mournful emotional impact, the whole process is completed in one go, and there is no time for the audience to play mobile phones.
As a film that shows fox demons, the performance of the actors is the key, in this film, the beautiful actress Yuan Jing, who has starred in "Carry Love to the End" and "Find You", interprets the bookish atmosphere of even the trivial women when they dress up as men, and the fall is generous and mixed with a bit of charm, and the appearance and acting skills are eye-catching; the "Pan Jinlian" Wang Siyi of the 98 classic version of "Water Margin" is strongly blackened, transformed into a demon queen godhead, beautiful and bloodthirsty in one, and the murderous performance is frightening; actresses Ge Tian and Liao Juan play a pair of demon-catching masters. The sister is the magic bearer, the master sister is the funny bearer, the two have invigorated the atmosphere through superb performances, and the ending of the master sister has also become a major tear point of the film.
In recent years, the fantasy films are basically the products of high industrialization, the common disease is to take care of one or the other, in order to highlight the special effects and audio-visual, and ignore the reproduction of the classic scene, fortunately, "Xuan Ye Fox Shadow" has a purpose, give full play to the charm of the original story, the characters are played, the story stands, and naturally produces a dramatic effect that moves people's hearts. If it is more dazzling than audio-visual, it is certainly more dazzling and grander in the special effects produced in Europe and the United States, but after all, those are only imported products suitable for swallowing dates, no matter what demons, vampires or exorcists, they are not as enduring and connotative as the local stories, thousands of years of cultural heritage, blood memory, thinking and emotional way, destined that we will love to talk more than Narnia.
In the summer of 2021, which lacks fantasy, thanks to the appearance of "Xuan Ye Fox Shadow", it brings a rare authentic chat experience, if you are also a fan of this genre, or like ancient costume fantasy, or also want to find the fox demon who lives in your heart, then you must not miss this movie.