Recommended reason: The martial arts dramas that were popular in the 1990s not only had a hardcore plot, but even the brain holes were bigger than the sky. The original empty shell + fictional history + magic chivalry + science fiction jianghu, deduced a good impact like a comet hitting the earth like a costume drama.
Recommendation Index: ★★★★ ☆
Speaking of this drama, I have to mention the "antecedent", which was originally named "The Great Tornado".
(The picture shows Chen Haihong drawing the comic version of "Little Hero Tornado")
The author of the original novel is Mo Yusheng, who became famous in 1959 as the "Great Hero Tornado Trilogy". Because he was born in Danzhou City, Hainan Province, the first part of the trilogy, "Qionghai Tengjiao", is based on Hainan Island, and the opening chapter is a thrilling tornado at sea, and one old and two young people come by boat.
About the rest of Ink's life:
His real name was Wu Zhongqi (1918–1985), deputy chief of staff of the Kuomintang major general. He later moved to Taipei and devoted himself to writing after retiring from the military. He has ghostwritten "Sword Qi Shuxiang" for Gu Long and the sequel "Sword Qi Yan Frost". He created a total of 9 martial arts novels in his lifetime, and the famous trilogy of "Great Hero Tornado" was "Qiong Hai Tengjiao", "Haitian Hero", and "Ming Camel Qianli".
At that time, what was more popular than the novel was its comic strip version, known as the "Supreme Martial Forest", chen Haihong, who rewrote the history of Taiwanese comics (You Longhui, who was mentioned earlier in the "Sword Song" section, was his chief disciple), based on "Qiong Hai Tengjiao".
About Chen Haihong:
Taiwanese cartoonist, real name Chen Botao (1918-1996), was born in Siming County, Fujian Province. Represented as a martial arts comic "Little Hero Tornado", a sensation in Chinatown, more than 20 works have been popular for 10 years. Hong Delin (Taiwanese cartoonist and Taiwanese comic historian) has praised him as "the founding father of Taiwanese martial arts".
By the 1960s, the comprehensive and strict censorship and prohibition of the Taiwan Compilation Museum blocked the development of Taiwanese comics, and after 1970, Taiwanese comics fell into a dark period and began a 20-year-long history of piracy. It is rumored that the government sent personnel to confiscate and destroy Chen Haihong's works created before 1963 from rented bookstores, and the survivors are now priceless treasures of martial arts comic collectors.
This drama was originally based on novels/comics, and it was later reported that due to copyright problems, the plot was greatly changed, and even the name was changed to "Little Hero Dragon Whirlwind". In the end, in addition to the theme song "Magical Whirlwind", it has nothing to do with whirlwind/tornado.
——【Production Team】——
Regarding Deng Yukun, he was previously mentioned in the "Bodyguard Trilogy" as the screenwriter of "Emerald Doll". These two dramas "chivalrous professional household" Gu Guanzhong have starred, coincidentally, the two roles involved in the appearance of the setting are quite tragic, Wanliyun experienced aging, blindness, after 7 years into the group of Xin Li is partially disfigured. The face is like a crown jade, but it falls into the rivers and lakes.
(The left picture is Xin Li in "Emerald Doll", and the right picture is the aging version of "Little Hero Dragon Whirlwind")
——【Plot Highlights】——
The story begins with the Yu Qian Massacre, which is based on the historical figure Yu Qian, a heavy minister of the Ming Dynasty. This is in line with the original background.
Watch point 1: [Pseudo] The Tigers' first cooperative TV series
The Tigers debuted in 1988, and in 1990 the trio collaborated on the only film in which they made a collective appearance. "Little Hero Dragon Whirlwind" can be said to be the TV series debut of Chen Zhipeng and Wu Qilong, and Su Youpeng did not take over the role because he was in the college entrance examination (there is also a saying that he had a brief role, which was deleted after copyright problems). However, after the filming of this film, and with Chen Zhipeng's military service in 1991, the Little Tigers were temporarily disbanded.
Wu Qilong's crying drama in this drama is quite heavy, and he does not lose the Fourth Master period. At that time, Wu Qilong was 20 years old, Chen Zhipeng was 19 years old, and Yu Ziqiang's "repetition of good and evil" was difficult to perform with the naked eye. And the two people's good and evil opposition + love and killing each other are quite painful.
Watch point 2: Across races [Love]
The two "obvious" love lines in this drama are really avant-garde.
Many people's deep impression of this drama stems from a pair of fairy couples, a stone statue incarnated during the day, a bat in the night, and a twilight can not see each other (this idea may have originated from the 1985 fantasy film "The Legend of the Eagle and Wolf" directed by Richard Donner). The flower dance shadow played by Zhu Baoyi can be said to be the first "immortal sister" on the screen, and the core character of the whole drama, that is, Wan Liyun, played by Gu Guanzhong, together with a plate of this role can be recorded in the "tragic law" of martial arts history -
The first weight of the "Heavenly Magic Spell": transform into a bat, and the man and beast are separated. How terrible is the Celestial Curse? Even the four protectors of the Demon Sect smelled discolored. It is known as the first cruelty in the world, so that even the cold and wordless "yin and yang face" put down the butcher knife after being miserable. (Spitting on the viciousness of Hua Langyue, the love for Wanliyun is extremely distorted, what is not good, but also into a bat that is rejected by thousands of people as "ugly"... ）
The second weight of the "Heavenly Magic Curse": losing martial arts and aging rapidly. On the former, he was originally the highest in the whole drama; on the latter, "he looked quite grand." This layer of the curse takes effect after leaving the Valley of Broken Hearts, but there are actually bugs, such as Flower Dance Shadow, which does not age and die as quickly as the spell says. At this point, it is very confusing whether Wanliyun's aging is due to a curse, or because of the rush to pass on martial arts to Yu Zimin.
Blindness: Caused by Jinyiwei's powder, he has not been seen until the end. (However, because the Three Elders of the Demon Sect had already made a move, if there was any more, it would be worryless.) ）
Sacrifice: During the period of the Demon Sect Leader, everyone was quite passive, so that Baili Bing broke away from the Demon Sect, the antidote to the cold and wordless, and Yu Ziqiang's recovery as usual were all earned by him alone, which was really the greatest hero.
Yu Zimin's "Wesley" sci-fi love: Compared with the love of Wanliyun and Hua Wuying, which is full of despair and pain, the two of them seem to be full of hope and innocence. A "miss" gesture is the only outlet for them to express their feelings. And some loves have never begun, they have ended. Would love to know, finally, that Princess Hirsch is over from her star wars? Is she still safe? Will he come back with Yu Zimin to realize his wish to "fly"?
Watch point 3: Blood relatives [family affection]
The family element that is indispensable in martial arts is roughly four pairs with different styles here.
Yu Family Twins: Yu Ziqiang, Yu Zimin. There are a very small number of small fish and flowers (Su Youpeng: I guess you just want to cue me?!). ) style. One is mild-tempered (Shi Cheng's Demon Sect), the other has a tough temperament (Shi Cheng's right path), experiences passive killing, and finally shakes hands and makes peace.
Magic Cult Double Flowers: Flower Moon, Flower Dance Shadow. Pro sister tears and falls in love with the same men's series. Hua Langyue's methods were extremely cruel, and the last character who made me look so creepy was Fan Bleak, the Lord of Love.
Two Kings of the Two Kings Village: Charm and Ray. Sing the drama team. The speaking style is very characteristic, and so are the four little devils under him, which shows the screenwriting's line skills.
Deaf and blind brothers: deaf, blind. A pair of passers-by brothers, who remembers to redeem them both from the store?
(The picture shows Yu Ziqiang, Yu Zimin, Hua Wuying, Ximen Shuang)
——【The Mystery of the Ending】——
The plot of "lost" in this drama mainly has two major points, one is princess Xixi's resignation (it is rumored that the shooting was blocked by the actor's situation and had to be hurriedly ended), and the other is the Cao Jixiang line that does not echo the opening. The integrity of this drama is not complete, but the character building is excellent, and the finale cannot be called a "bad ending", but it is "broken". The plot confusion of those "suddenly offline" in the end of the plate is confused -
Cao Jixiang's fate: The story begins in the court and then spreads to the jianghu, but never comes back. Cao Jixiang is obviously the first BOSS of the whole drama, how do the Yu family brothers wash away their grievances? How can Wanliyun get justice?
The truth of Wanliyun's departure from the palace: In his words, he seems to be looking for a medicine for the emperor, so he came to Miaojiang. And this matter has not been fully dissected since then.
Cloud Shadow CP Ending: The ending of Wanli Cloud and Flower Dance Shadow seems to end tragically in the last episode, but it seems that there are still hidden dangers. In the end, Hua Wuying was the new Leader of the Demon Sect, but it was not possible to open a hall of words. Can Wanliyun still stay in the Demon Sect? Will he seek revenge on Cao Jixiang again after his eye disease and martial arts are restored? Can the difference in identity between the two be together? At that time, only one of the four elders of the Demon Sect Line was revealed, and the story in it could be excavated.
The fate of Simon Frost: Was the most poisonous little witch in the whole drama executed? As long as she doesn't die, she has the strength to compete for the position of Ren Ren.
Where Bai Li Bing goes: Once had a crush on Yu Ziqiang, reality pushed her to wander the rivers and lakes with Leng Wuxian. Wanliyun once reminded her to have a goal in her future actions, and who did she choose in the end?
Just explaining these plots and making a second one is enough. And because of copyright problems, the current change of the auction, in the year of the ratings are not ideal, but also had to be hastily concluded.
——【Cast】——
Briefly list some of the main characters of this drama, and then sigh the names of the four protectors of the Demon Sect - Dongfang Weiming, Gongsun Wujie, Xuanyuan Bugu, Murong Feifan (compound surname + NO series combination), a very interesting way to take names.
——【Theme Soundtrack】——
The theme song "Magical Whirlwind" is sung by Red Child.
The BGM that runs through the whole play is a variation of this song, breaking the original cheerful style, with the desperate love of Wan Liyun and Hua Wuying, Yu Ziqiang and Yu Zimin gathering less and more brotherhood, interpreting the taste of sadness and sorrow, the fairy-level adaptation in personal minds.
About Red Baby:
In the early 1990s, the Popular Taiwanese Teen Idol Singing Group had the main members Zhang Kefan (lead singer), Ma Guoxian, Han Zhijie, Zhang Luojun, Wang Hailun, Tang Junpei and so on. In 1989, he entered the Kaili Company under UFO Records because he participated in the TV program "Little Tiger Second Army", and became the same door as the Little Tigers, the Sad Party, and the Girl Team.
The ending song "Look at You Again" is sung by Li Mingde.
——【Plot Understanding】——
The logic of the late plot of this drama has always been criticized by people, but the fantasy conception and character shaping are still outstanding today, and the biggest insight is the dazzling brilliance of Wanliyun.
In his forties, he experienced all the pains of the world early.
Proud martial arts, all abolished;
Arrogant appearance, color decay;
The will is still strong, and the eyes are crippled.
Because of all this, he understands the meaning of life better than many able-bodied people.
The heart is transparent, and it is better than a splendid and splendid.
Actor Gu Guanzhong became famous with the role of "Yun Feiyang", and the thickness of the role of "Wanli Yun" is undoubtedly extremely colorful, showing the thousand hammers of martial arts life.
Let's use the poem that Wanliyun himself read to sum up his life——
I have a spirit bead, which has been locked in the dust for a long time.
Now the dust is gone, and the lovers pass by together.
What about life, and what about death.
The heart is a piece of spiritual light, shining through the mountains and rivers.