Now the self-media and netizens have a not very good phenomenon, saying that a movie is good, then the self-media and the comment area are all kinds of good, and it is not allowed to say a bad word.
Saying that a movie is not good, then the self-media and the comment area are all kinds of bad, even if most people have not even seen it.
Turandot: The Origin of the Spell, which I'm going to talk about in this article, belongs to the latter.
Realistically speaking, "Turandot: The Origin of the Spell" is definitely not as bad as the online rating of 3.8, and the film has at least three points to be affirmed.
First, the story of the destruction of the three views in the West was adapted into the suspense of the East
Although the opera "Turandot" is known as one of the world's top ten operas and has been performed countless times around the world, on the one hand, we must admit that "Nobody Sleeps Tonight" is classic enough, on the other hand, we must also pay attention to the fact that the story of "Turandot" actually has many ruins.
1, The Cruelty of Turandot
The princess Turandot in the opera "Turandot" has a dark, cold and cruel personality, and in order to avenge her relatives, she kills 13 princes of various countries with the trap of guessing the marriage of the puzzle, which is said to be a trap because Calaf guessed the puzzle correctly and she did not fulfill her promise.
What is even more excessive is that Turandot cruelly tortured Calaf's maid Willow in order to know Carav's name, Turandot's personality and personality are chilling, but she got a happy ending.
2, Carav's selfishness
Calaf's country suffered a disaster, he and his father, ministers and maid Liu'er met in a foreign country, he should have thought about the country first, but he was attracted by Turandot's beauty, and then despite the persuasion of his father and others to guess the puzzle, although in the end he won, but let Liu'er lose her life.
To put it bluntly, Carav is the typical face control, appearance association.
3, willow's tragic death
Although Liu'er is a maid, she loves prince Calaf deeply, and in order to keep the secret of Karaf's name, she grits her teeth in the face of the princess's torture, and finally even commits suicide to keep the secret, which is touching. However, as soon as she died, Princess Turandot and Prince Calaf got married!
What do you lose your life for, they get great love.
In fact, Puccini, the original author of "Turandot", wrote that liu'er did not write after committing suicide, and perhaps in his mind, liu'er was the most lovely person in "Turandot", and she was the heroine. Unfortunately, the follow-up reunion ending written by others for Puccini destroyed the three views of the entire work.
The screenwriter of "Turandot: The Origin of the Curse" is Wang Xiaoping, that is, the screenwriter of famous film and television dramas such as "Beijingers in New York", "The Biography of Zhen Huan", "Gua Sha" and so on, after her husband Zheng Xiaolong took over the film project of "Turandot", she underwent major surgery on the opera plot and adapted the story of the Western Destruction of the Three Views into the Oriental suspense.
1, Princess Turandot became a victim
Although Turandot in Turandot: The Origin of the Spell indirectly led to the demise of the small country of Malvia due to a momentary tripping over the map, the sin was not her, on the contrary, she became a victim of a series of coincidental events, the magic of the tricolor bracelet almost ruined her life, in the inspiration of love and the help of her lover she lifted the spell, but in the confrontation with the evil forces to complete the redemption with her life.
2, Karaff becomes a real prince
Although Carav in Turandot: The Origin of the Curse is still a member of the Appearance Society, his identity has changed a lot, first of all, he has lost the memory of the demise of the country, and he does not have to bear the responsibility of the country when he falls in love with Turandot.
Secondly, he not only fell in love with Turandot's beauty, but also knew Turandot's secret and sympathized with her, and then he took the initiative to answer three questions in order to help his friend Prince Utong escape the fate of being killed.
After learning of the disaster in his country, Calaf chose to escape from Turandot, which was the right choice for the dead prince. In the end, Calaf, after knowing all the truth, fought alongside Turandot and killed the enemy.
In this way, Carav became a truly brave, righteous, and intelligent prince.
3, Willow incarnated as an elf
In Turandot: The Origin of the Spell, Willow becomes the daughter of Master Calaf and the sister of Calaf's young plum bamboo horse, she is clever and clever, and as cute as an elf. Although she has always loved Calaf, she still chooses to fulfill Karaf's love and future.
In addition to Wang Xiaoping's redesign of the characters of the three main characters, her adaptation has two other excellent points.
The first is an adaptation of the "Three Puzzles" from the original opera, combining it with a tricolor bracelet symbolizing beauty, wisdom and power, perfectly achieving a combination of suspense and magic, and the story becomes fascinating.
The second is the design of the big villain of General Po Yan, and the anti-second number of the high priest.
The crime of slaughtering the small malvia country, the root cause of the hatred between the two countries, came from General Poyan, and the final rebellion combined Turandot and Carav, so that all the protagonists were perfect.
The role of the anti-second high priest is also very large, he caused many princes to be killed due to puzzle failure, which also perfectly replaced the sins of Princess Turandot in the original work.
The three-color bracelet, General Boyan, and high priest are created by Wang Xiaoping himself on the basis of the original work, which can be called a divine stroke, which is very perfect.
Of course, Wang Xiaoping also inevitably added some melting stems to the movie, such as the "Tu Poor Dagger See" in which Prince Wutong assassinated Turandot, and General Boyan's golden bell hood iron cloth shirt, which are also popular things for oriental audiences.
Second, the picture is beautiful
In addition to the adaptation of the original story, the excellent picture is also a plus, the grandeur of the Oriental Palace, the prosperity of the downtown, the beauty of the fireworks, and the freshness of nature are all refreshing.
Of course, the picture is a simple sensory stimulus, and in the era when exquisite pictures are already the standard for movies, this seems to be no longer a reason to watch a movie.
Third, the cast is good, and Lin Siyi brings surprises
The cast of Turandot: The Origin of the Spell is still very good, although Guan Xiaotong is controversial.
Although the emperor played by Jiang Wen does not have many scenes, the aura is as strong as ever, and such a performance is very convincing.
Sophie Marceau is obviously a gimmick, and the Queen Of Malvia she plays is not much, probably only three or four scenes, but it is still very bright, charming, strong and brave, which is unforgettable.
General Bo Yan, played by Hu Jun, is as satisfactory as Jiang Wen as ever, and his acting skills, figure, and playing scenes are excellent, although he himself says that he is not a martial arts actor, but Hu Jun's martial arts appearance and fighting scenes are always very convincing.
Zou Zhaolong's performance in the film is general, the characters are a little too flat, although the play is also very good,The action is very dashing, but this character may not be designed too smoothly, affecting the actor's play.
To say that the author is most satisfied or even surprised is the performance of SNH48 Lin Siyi, who felt a little unreliable when he first knew the name, but after watching the film, I thought that Lin Siyi was very suitable for the role of Liu'er and played very well.
Strange, looking at Lin Siyi's daily photos, I don't think this girl is so beautiful, but her appearance in the movie is very stunning, and her performance is also very spirited, which is probably the right person to meet the right role?
There are also several dragon sets that also make a good impression, the handsome Prince of Wutong, the tall guard played by Sun Mingming, who is more than two meters old, and the childhood Caraf and Liu'er, played by two children outside one middle school.
Perhaps the only two people who don't feel very good are the two lead actors, which is probably the biggest reason why "Turandot: The Origin of the Spell" has suffered so many bad reviews.
The foreign brother who plays Caraf does not know, although it is the lead actor, but the author must say that the acting skills of this handsome man are not very brilliant, perhaps it is a problem of human design or water and soil? Anyway, look at some boiled water.
Guan Xiaotong, who plays Turandot, plays very hard, and cannot say that her acting skills are not good, but this role is still somewhat unsuitable for her, the biggest problem is that her appearance and appearance may not be able to support the amazing appearance of Princess Turandot, if Jing Tian can be ten years younger, it may be a good choice, but it is a pity.
For the massive number of bad reviews that "Turandot: The Origin of the Spell" has encountered, the author must say a fair word, the film was only two days after the release of the box office just exceeded 10 million, so where did so many bad reviews come from? Obviously, many people have not watched the movie at all and directly scored low.
In summary, "Turandot: The Origin of the Spell" as an opera adaptation of the film, can do this level is quite good, the author personally believes that 3.8 points is obviously too unfair, 5.5-6 points should be a relatively objective evaluation.