Same story, different interpretations.
On October 20th, the Liaozhai series of cinema films "Liaozhai New Compilation Quadrilogy" ("Liaozhai New Compilation of Painted Skin Man", "Liaozhai Newly Edited Baby Ning", "Liaozhai New Compilation of Xin Fourteen Niang", "Liaozhai New Compilation of Crow's Head") was launched in Xiangshan Film and Television City. The film is directed by Yin Bo, Infinite Wonderful (Wuxi) Film Company, produced by 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
Ten 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. 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. The movie "Liaozhai New Compilation Quadrilogy" is to select the stories of "Painted Skin Man", "Baby Ning", "Xin Fourteen Niang" and "Crow Head" in "Liaozhai Zhiyi" to interpret. For the production company Limited Wonderful (Wuxi) Film Company, it must comprehensively consider various factors when selecting the story interpreted. According to film director Yin Bo: Through their research in recent years, these four films feel that they represent four types of love stories and can fully show the brilliance of human nature.
In these four stories, there are both familiar to the audience and those that are rarely touched by the human body; both the audience base and the rare freshness can be brought to the audience.
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." As for the story in "Liaozhai Zhiyi", different eras have different interpretations.
The little fox demon Xiang'er in "Painted Skin Man", the lively and cheerful Baby Ning in "Baby Ning", the clever and witty Xin Fourteen Niang in "Xin Fourteen Niang", the beautiful and kind crow head in "Crow Head"... These vivid female characters left a deep impression on the audience, and their spirit of bravely pursuing love and resisting feudal etiquette touched countless audiences.
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. And a generation will have a generation of aesthetic tendencies and discourse system, in the present, the movie "Liaozhai New Edition" and adhering to the original ideas, but also in line with the modern way of interpretation, conveying the correct concept of love and values.
It is understood that the movie "Liaozhai New Edition" is starred by Lin Wei, Yin Yangming, Du Yuming, Lin Junxian, and Ai Wei, and starring Zhou Yupeng, Ma Hui, Jia Xuming, Song Ziqiao, Yunlan, Zhao Hanxue, Guo Daixin, Fan Ziqi, Chen Liang, Wang Ziyao, and Hou Lixin. 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, the series of movies "Liaozhai New Editor" is also particularly different in terms of 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.
The director of the series of films "Liaozhai New Edition" is Yin Bo, who participated in the photography of Wu Jing's "One Hundred and Eight" and is also the director of photography for the film. Ma Liusheng, the martial arts director of the film, has participated in the filming of "Ip Man", "Ink Attack", "Painted Skin 2", "Chibi", "Gathering 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 Hanabi Visual Effects to create a strange world of Chatchai.
With a unique cast and a strong production team, "Liaozhai New Edition" interprets the story of Liaozhai in the new era in a new way.
Celebrating the spirit of craftsmanship: the inheritance and innovation of classics
Now, the Liaozhai series of movies "Liaozhai New Editor's Painting Skin Man", "Liaozhai New Editor's Baby Ning", "Liaozhai New Editor's Xin Fourteen Niang", and "Liaozhai New Editor's Crow's Head" have been filmed. 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 believe 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 series is more from the aesthetic perspective of today's society, reinterpreting the classic story of Liaozhai, but it will not be distorted and adapted, 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 Edition", 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.
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. Whether the "Liaozhai New Edition" can bring surprises to the audience, when the movie is released, the audience can personally find the answer.