"It is difficult to paint people to paint the skin", what kind of story will this "Painter" tell?
On November 20, "Liaozhai New Legend of painting leather man" was launched in Xiangshan Film and Television City. The film is directed by Yin Bo, produced by Infinite Wonderful (Wuxi) Film Company and Anhui Zeshen Pictures, this time from a new perspective, breaking the audience's traditional impression of Liaozhai and interpreting a different Story of Liaozhai.
Based on the current market: the theme of Chatting is still hot
Twelve years ago, "Painted Skin" became a model of domestic films with a box office of 200 million yuan and a super high reputation, opening the era of domestic magic films. Twelve years later, he dared to break through his own "Painted Skin Man" to start shooting and reinterpret the "Painted Skin" story.
After the imaging presentation of classic movies and TV series such as "Ghost of Qiannu" and "Painted Skin", the Liaozhai series has gradually become the darling of film and television drama adaptations. With the continuous filming and televisionization of "Liaozhai Zhiyi", "Liaozhai" has become a well-deserved national big IP. Looking at the current film and television market, the theme of Liaozhai has been interpreted and interpreted many times. However, whether it is from the content or market analysis, "Liaozhai" is still full of infinite minable value and possibilities.
Among all the ancient literary works that have been adapted, "Liaozhai Zhiyi" may be the earliest to be adapted into film and television works, and it is also the most adapted ancient mythological novel. As a masterpiece of Classical Chinese literature, Liaozhai Zhiyi has a wide range of themes, rich content, and high artistic achievements. Its character image is distinct, the plot twists and turns are bizarre, and the writing is concise and delicate, which is the pinnacle of literary short stories.
Compared with other classical masterpieces, "Liaozhai Zhiyi" has a short story, many articles and a wide range of themes, which is very suitable for shooting independent films and TV series. Among the many chapters of "Liaozhai Zhiyi", the unit of "Painted Skin" is one of the most adapted chapters of film and television works, and it is also the most familiar chapter for the audience.
Putting the classic adaptation back on the screen is indeed a big challenge. Although Zhu Yu is in front, as a production company, Infinite Wonderful (Wuxi) Film Company is still full of confidence in this adaptation. According to director Yin Bo, "Liaozhai New Legend of the Painted Leather Man" focuses on the character image of rich emotions and complex personalities, and fully shows the brilliance of human nature through thrilling love stories.
Showcasing the characteristics of the times: the new combination is eye-catching
We often say, "A thousand readers have a thousand Hamlets in their hearts." And the story of "Painted Skin" has different interpretations in different eras. So what kind of story does this time tell in "The Painting Skin Man of the New Legend of Liaozhai"?
The story begins with an inadvertent "hero saving the United States": Wang Sheng went out to return home, and happened to meet a small fox demon who escaped from the claws of the adulterous old demon of Wushan Mountain, the fox demon assumed the name xiang'er, and Wang Sheng took pity and saved it, temporarily hiding in his backyard. The two loves gradually deepened, and they wanted to be adopted as concubines. Before the marriage, a warlock appeared and broke the mechanism, saying that Wang Sheng was haunted by evil spirits and was afraid that there would be ominous things in the family. Wang Sheng began to disbelieve, and one day he found Xiang'er's real body and was shocked. Xiang'er tearfully told the truth, the old demon of Wushan found it, in order to save Xiang'er, Wang Sheng, Xiang'er, the warlock and the old demon launched a fierce struggle, staged a love of a human demon that can be sung and wept...
In the end, can Wang Sheng and Xiang'er have lovers and eventually become dependents? The answer to everything will not be revealed until after the release of "Liaozhai New Legend of the Painted Leather Man".
Starting from the original work, most of the works of "Liaozhai Zhiyi" take love as the theme, and express the longing and desire for free love and free marriage by exposing the obstacles of feudal etiquette to young men and women in free love. The story of Painted Skin is no exception. And a generation will have a generation of aesthetic tendencies and discourse system, in the present, the movie "Liaozhai New Transmission of the Painting Skin Man" and adhering to the original ideas, but also in line with the modern way of interpretation, conveying the correct concept of love and values. In the movie, although Xiang'er was born as a demon, she has a pure and good disposition, and profoundly interprets the brilliance of human nature with the "gratitude and kindness" of human nature. The spirit conveyed by the film still has the value of promotion and reference in the current era.
It is understood that the movie "Liaozhai New Legend of the Painted Leather Man" is starred by Zhou Yupeng, Ma Hui, Jia Xuming, Song Ziqiao, Yunlan, Zhao Hanxue, Guo Daixin, Fan Ziqi, Chen Liang, Wang Ziyao, Hou Lixin, etc., and starred in Hong Kong veteran drama bones Lin Wei, Ai Wei, Yin Yangming, Lin Junxian and so on. The combination of powerful actors and new forces, with an eye-catching cast, I believe that this new combination will bring different surprises to the audience.
In addition to the cast, "Liaozhai New Legend of the Painted Leather Man" is also particularly different in the theme setting. On the basis of elements such as "big IP, big production, costume fantasy, demon gods and demons", "action" is also a major feature of the movie.
Yin Bo, the director of "Liaozhai New Legend of painting leather people", was involved in the photography of Wu Jing's "One Hundred and Eight", and he is also the director of photography for the film. The film's martial arts director Ma Liusheng has participated in the filming of "Ip Man", "Ink Attack", "Painted Skin 2", "Chibi", "Assembling Number", "Taiping Wheel", "White-haired Witch", "No Thief in the World" and other films. At the same time, in order to maximize the display of the action effects in the film, the film cooperates with The Fireworks Visual Effects. With a unique cast and a strong production team, "Liaozhai New Legend of painting leather people" transforms the imagination into a real and perceptible expressiveness, and builds a strange, flesh-and-blood World of Liaozhai.
Celebrating the spirit of craftsmanship: the inheritance and innovation of classics
Now, "Liaozhai New Compilation of Painted Leather Man" has entered the intense shooting. With the filming of the film, the topic of "remake" has once again aroused the discussion of the audience.
"Remake" is definitely not a derogatory term. The classic is remade, which does not affect the existence and value of the classic.
With the development of technology, remakes can technically make the previous works more sophisticated. At the same time, the costumes, makeup and props of film and television dramas also need to keep pace with the times to adapt to the aesthetic vision of modern young audiences. Through the remake, we can see the interpretation of the work by actors of different eras and even different eras, and can understand a work more comprehensively and diversely.
"We think that the theme of Liaozhai is a chinese classic story that praises good and evil, involving comprehensive materials such as human nature good and evil, beautiful love and fantasy, and our new liaozhai is more from the aesthetic perspective of today's society, reinterpreting the classic story of Liaozhai, but it will not be distorted and adapted, and we are more from the perspective of human nature good and evil to interpret the Liaozhai classic." Director Yin Bo said in an interview. He hopes that through this "Liaozhai New Compilation of Painted Leather People", he will show more of the good and evil of human nature and the beautiful stories of the world, and maintain the original intention of human nature and goodness.
Full-time engaged in film and television investment and production of Infinite Wonderful (Wuxi) Film Company production, has been deeply engaged in content creation, in 2018, Infinite Wonderful (Wuxi) Film Company for the first time to test the water to talk about the theme. Its wholly-owned film "The Strange Woman of Liaozhai New Biography" was broadcast in cooperation with the theater, Yangliu, iQiyi and other platforms, laying a good reputation and market foundation for the masses. This time I tried to talk about the theme of Liaozhai again, which is not only a tribute to the classics, but also an era of enlightenment.
As the saying goes, "Don't break, don't stand." "Liaozhai New Compilation of Painted Leather Man" has the courage to innovate, completely breaking the original narrative routine, and fusing the gripping "suspense and brain-burning" with the lingering "love entanglement", making the plot more tense and exciting, and the dangerous fantasy atmosphere more full and perceptible. Therefore, this time,"Liaozhai New Compilation of Painted Leather Man" is by no means a parody show, nor is it a traditional concept of telling the magical story of ghosts and monsters, it is a new concept of mysterious love masterpiece.
Classic remake is the continuation and inheritance of the classic, if you want to do a good job in the remake, you must understand the classic, respect the original, and at the same time uphold the spirit of craftsmanship, and strive to innovate in order to succeed. Infinite Wonderful (Wuxi) Film Company is constantly deepening the content and striving to bring more and better works to the audience.