Recently, the TV series "Yunnan Bug Valley" was finally released under the expectations of all, and in just 8 hours, the number of broadcasts exceeded 100 million, rushing to the first place in the Douban Film and Television Hot List, the second place in Tencent Video's popular drama, and second only to the "Sweeping Black Storm" of "The People of the Whole Country Are Chasing".
This TV series adapted from the author TianxiaBa's novel of the same name, "Ghost Blowing Lanterns of Yunnan Worm Valley", undertakes the plot of "Longling Labyrinth", and from the current popularity, it is undoubtedly successful.
It's just that some viewers have sighed after chasing the drama, "Six episodes, have you gone to the grave?" "Can the story be a little faster?" ”......
I have to say that in addition to complaining about the slower pace of the early plot, the overall comments of the audience are still satisfied.
In fact, about the "ghost blowing lights" IP, has been filmed a lot, but there are huge differences in ratings, plot praise and depreciation and other issues, Xiao Xian for you to take stock of what are.
Movie
"Ghost Blowing Lantern Dragon Quest"
Starring: Chen Kun, Huang Bo, Shu Qi, Yang Ying, Xia Yu
Douban score: 7.4
Synopsis: At the end of the 1980s, Hu Bayi, Wang Kaixuan and Shirley Yang planned to wash their hands in the Golden Basin in the United States, and the originally popular Lieutenant Who Touched Gold became a street vendor and was chased by the Immigration Bureau.
At this moment, it was unexpectedly found that Ding Sitian, the first love object who died on the grassland 20 years ago, may still be alive, and Hu Bayi, Wang Kaixuan, and Shirley Yang decided to re-enter the grassland thousand-year-old tomb and launch an unprecedented journey of life and death.
The Nine-Story Demon Tower
Starring: Zhao Youting, Yao Chen, Feng Xiaoyue, Li Chen, Tang Yan
Douban score: 4.4
Synopsis: The film mainly tells the story of expedition team members Hu Bayi and Shirley Yang going deep into the hinterland of Kunlun Mountain, and with the intervention of the mysterious organization 749 Bureau, unveiling a secret history of humans and ghost tribes separated by thousands of years.
"Ghost Blowing Lantern Witch Gorge Coffin Mountain"
Starring: Cho Joo, Yu Shin-yeon, Mitt, Park Joo-cheon
Douban score: 3.3
Synopsis: Shirley Yang's unexpected pregnancy puts Hu Bayi under more pressing pressure from the Blood Seal Curse. Through Professor Sun's archaeological invitation, he learned that among the Fengshi monuments in Dixian Village, which was opened in 12 years, there may be a corpse that can be used to solve the spell.
Who knows that the ancient ruins of Dixian Village are a dangerous place that is easy to enter and difficult to get out, and the gold team has been involved in danger all the way, and they are shocked to realize that Shirley Yang's pregnancy is a trap set by Professor Sun.
TV series
"The Spirit of the Ghost Blowing Lantern"
Starring: Jin Dong, Chen Qiaoen, Zhao Da
Douban score: 7.9
Synopsis: The drama tells the story of Hu Bayi, Shirley Yang and Wang Fatzi who went through all kinds of dangers to find the "ghost cave" in the ruins of the ancient city of Taklamakan Desert.
"Angry Qing Xiangxi"
Starring: Pan Yueming, Gao Weiguang, Xin Zhilei, Cao Weiyu
Douban score: 7.1
Synopsis: During the Republic of China, warlords fought each other and the people did not have a good life. Chen Yulou was the leader of the Qiling Mountains, and he joined forces with the warlord Luo Laowei to enter the Xiangxi Bottle Mountain to explore the Tomb of the Yuan. On the way, he encountered the partridge whistle of the mountain-moving road, and the mountain was never moved for property, but only to find the cloud dust beads that lifted the curse of the clan.
In order to enter this yuan dynasty tomb that has never been touched, the two major factions of moving mountains and unloading mountains have formed an alliance here to explore the Xiangxi Bottle Mountain.
"The Yellow Skin Grave of the Ghost Blowing Lamp"
Starring: Ruan Jingtian, Xu Lu, Hao Hao, Liu Chao
Douban score: 5.2
Synopsis: The drama mainly tells the story of Hu Bayi, who is about to go abroad, when he packs his bags and finds a photo, evoking the memories of the protagonists who became Zhiqing twenty years ago, telling the story of their adventures when they joined the team in the 1960s.
"The Strange Affair of Makino of the Ghost Blowing Lantern"
Starring: Wang Continental, Jin Chen, Wang Quexin
Douban score: 3.1
Synopsis: The drama mainly tells the story of Hu Tianyi's son Hu Tianyi, together with Ice Wheel, Lei Li, Little Golden Tooth, and Wang Yao, when they entered the thousand-year-old tomb to find the whereabouts of Hu Tian's parents.
Dragon Ridge Labyrinth
Starring: Pan Yueming, Zhang Yuqi, Jiang Chao
Douban score: 8.2
Synopsis: Hu Bayi and others were deceived by the story of embroidered shoes made up by villagers, went to Gulan County, Shaanxi Province, and unintentionally fell into the "Longling Labyrinth" and were attacked by bats.
After hearing the heroic story of the partridge whistle and the dust master's search for the cloud dust beads, they decided to explore the ancient tombs in the Longling area of Shaanxi Province in search of the Book of Heaven.
Among them, the highest score is "Dragon Ridge Labyrinth", Douban 8.2 points. "Ghost Blowing Lantern Witch Gorge Coffin Mountain" score is only 3.3, "Nine-Story Demon Tower" is only 4.4 points, why does the same IP drama have a completely different presentation effect?
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The production level of film and television companies is uneven
The copyright of the novel "Ghost Blowing Lights" series was sold by the author Tianxia Baxiang to the starting point Chinese Network, and after several transfers, the copyright of each novel now belongs to a different company, coupled with the popularity of the "tomb robbery" theme and the large number of fans, the shooting version is naturally more.
However, the level and understanding of the original work of various production companies, directors, screenwriters and production teams are uneven, so although many film and television dramas in the "Ghost Blowing Lights" series have the blessing of famous directors, the actors are also selected "famous and surnamed" characters, but the reputation of the works is not small.
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Casting issues
Fans should all know that the core characters of the "Ghost Blowing Lights" series are the "Iron Triangle", Hu Bayi, Shirley Yang and Wang Fatzi.
Hu Bayi in the novel is a character who is both experienced and witty and humorous, Shirley Yang Haoshuang is generous, bold and careful and looks outstanding, while Wang Fatzi is a seemingly unreliable, but in fact both reliable and responsible person, with great wisdom.
As the soul of the ghost blowing lamp series, these three people have flesh and blood, and their personalities are very distinctive, which is a big test for the actor's role fit and acting skills.
The prequel to the TV series "Yunnan Worm Valley" "Longling Labyrinth" as the highest rated one, the choice of actors is also very interesting, Pan Yueming, Zhang Yuqi and Jiang Chao's character images not only fit the role, but also have a full chemical reaction.
In the movie "Nine-Story Demon Tower" directed by Lu Chuan, Zhao Youting, Yao Chen, and Feng Xiaoyue obviously did not fit enough with the role, and the audience also said that "there are too many slot points and I want to refund the ticket." ”
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The degree of plot adaptation
The "Nine-Story Demon Tower" starring Zhao Youting and Yao Chen is actually not without the slightest merit, at least the audience who commented on it rarely complained about the special effects.
To be fair, the special effects of "Nine-Story Demon Tower" are really good, and they are worthy of big productions. But this completely disrespectful "magic reform" plot of the original work, even Hollywood's top special effects team may not be able to save it.
Under the so-called "crushing adaptation", there is no merit in the elements of tomb robbery, and the traditional Chinese mysteries and mysteries loved by fans have become foreignized fantasy monsters, which can be described as the ultimate work of "removing its essence, taking its dross, and then mixing some water".
The reason why Jin Dong's "Jingjie Ancient City" and Pan Yueming's "Longling Labyrinth" are highly respected is that they shoot the essence of the novel, and the audience's recognition of the screenwriter's evaluation and above in "Jingjie Ancient City" reached 76.5%, and "Longling Labyrinth" was as high as 83.5%.
The Douban score of "Dragon Ridge Labyrinth" is as high as 8.2, water monsters, piranhas, large spiders, mercury fountains, hanging soul ladders, underworld halls, nine palaces and eight doors... These elements are very impressive and well received.
The popular TV series "Yunnan Worm Valley" is a continuation of "Longling Labyrinth" in the plot, and the cast is all the original team, and Yunnan, as the southwest frontier of China, is one of the important birthplaces of human civilization, and has been full of mysterious colors since ancient times.
The story plot is staged in this beautiful and fertile land, combining local characteristics with unique folklore, and directly filling the audience's expectations.
"Yunnan Bug Valley" really lived up to the audience's expectations, in addition to the problems of "plot procrastination" that has been complained about, the realistic special effects make the audience look directly addicted, and the superb acting skills of the actors have no impact even if the lead actor Pan Yueming is fat... In summary, it is a TV series worth watching in the near future.
The original work of "Yunnan Bug Valley" is the peak of the "ghost blowing lights" in the hearts of many book fans, and the plot and design are amazing.
From the plot point of view, "Jingjie Ancient City" and "Longling Labyrinth" are more like the appetizers of "Yunnan Worm Valley", "Yunnan Worm Valley" is cleverly conceived, imaginative, and has a rare rural interest.
There are rain and fog, there are mysterious canyons, there are tombs, wormholes, and countless mysterious creatures such as undead insects, eagle owls, leech bees, piranhas and so on, which open the audience's eyes.
And the use of traditional culture in the yin and yang, feng shui, ancient secret arts, etc., to find the dragon point cave, up the mountain and down the tomb, let people dizzy.
Many viewers called "Yunnan Bug Valley" a recent drama because the plot is exciting and good. However, Xiaobian still recommends that the "insect-phobic" friends watch carefully when eating!