Yi tian slaughter dragon is a long martial arts novel written by Jin Yong from 1961 to 1962, and is the third part of the archery trilogy.
The work has been well received by readers since its inception, and was adapted into a film in 1963, 1978, 1989, and 1993. Among them, chu yuan choreographed and directed in 1978, er Dongsheng starred in "Yitian Slaughter dragon record" (divided into upper and lower episodes) and in 1993 Wang Jing choreographed and directed, Jet Li starred in "Yitian Slaughter Dragon Record Of the Demon Sect Leader" the biggest influence.
Of course, the star-like characters and ups and downs of the novel are not the capacity of a movie. The only works that can fully present the content of the novel's story are TV dramas.
So far, this novel has been filmed in 8 versions in Hong Kong, Taiwan and the mainland, and today Brother Eggplant will take stock to see which work is the most classic.
First, Hong Kong TVB - has put "The Dragon Slayer" on the screen 3 times, and also filmed a fabricated biography "Golden Retriever King".
1. 1978 Zheng Shaoqiu Wang Mingquan edition
The 1978 edition is the second Jin Yong work adapted after TVB's first Jin Yong drama in 1976, "Book of Swords and Enmity".
His greatest achievement is that Zheng Shaoqiu, who has successively played the protagonists of Chen Jialuo and Zhang Wuji's two major Jin Yong novels, has been highly affirmed by Jin Yong himself.
He was also given a handwritten ink treasure by Jin Yong, and wrote: "Screen warrior, sassy heroic style." Jia Luo is unscrupulous and falls into people's dreams. ”
Due to its age, the characters are all TVB veterans.
For example: TVB first sister Wang Mingquan as Zhao Min, "White Lady" Zhao Yazhi as Zhou Zhiruo, Chen Yulian as Xiao Zhao, Yang Panpan as Ji Xiaofu and Yang Bu regret, Shi Jian as Xie Xun, Guan Haishan as Zhang Sanfeng, Zheng Zeshi as Du Dajin, etc.
The show only has 25 episodes, due to the low investment, the set is also rougher, the real scene is not much, and many of the plots in the original book have been directly deleted.
However, the story retained by the play is very close to the original work, the character image is also very good, and Zheng Shaoqiu and Wang Mingquan, who are at the peak of their acting skills, have been well received by the audience.
2. 1986 Liang Chaowei Li Meixian version
The drama is the last installment of a jin yong adaptation of the shooting eagle trilogy produced and launched by Wang Jing's father, Wang Tianlin, in the 1980s.
Since the previous Huang Rihua and Weng Meiling's version of "The Legend of the Eagle Shooter" and Andy Lau and Chen Yulian's version of "Eagle Hero" have become classics, this finale is directed by Wang Tianlin himself, which also ensures its quality and is Brother Jia's favorite one.
Liang Chaowei and Li Meixian, who plays Zhao Min, developed feelings during the filming process and quickly developed into lovers, so their opponents in the play revealed their true feelings and cooperation was very tacit.
Li Meixian is also considered to be the closest image of Zhao Min in many "Yitian Slaughter Dragon Chronicles" episodes, and her smile is intoxicating.
The highest praise of netizens for this drama is to say: For fans of the original work, it is already possible to see such a sincere and sincere version of the performance and a rich script.
Its plot and the original book fit the highest of all versions, and the degree of completion is also the best. The martial arts design of the action scenes in the play is also extremely careful, and many classic scenes are now difficult to surpass.
3. 2001 Wu Qihua Lizi edition
The title of this drama is actually called "Yitian Sword Slaying Dragon Sword", and the plot is divided into two parts: "Yitian Sword" and "Dragon Slaying Knife".
Screenwriter Liang Yongmei has participated in the writing of the 1983 version of "Divine Eagle Heroes" and the 1997 version of "Tianlong Eight Parts", but her 1999 magic reform of "Snow Mountain Flying Fox" has been criticized badly, and this "Leaning Heavenly Sword Slaying Dragon Sword" is also difficult to escape the fate of being changed by the devil.
One of the most unbearable things for Brother Jia is that Zhou Zhiruo, played by She Shiman, finally lost his memory, and together with Song Qingshu, a Wudang traitor who was "saved his life" by the screenwriter, he had the impulse to smash the TV set, which was really a very speechless and unacceptable magic change.
In 2001, TVB was already green and yellow, and 37-year-old Wu Qihua took over the role of Zhang Wujie, which can also be described as "endangered".
However, the gap between Wu Qihua's age and Zhang Wujie in the original work is too big, and the obscene male images he has created before are too deeply rooted in people's hearts, and it is really difficult for audiences familiar with him to accept.
The only highlight is Zhao Min, played by Li Zi, whose beauty and acting skills are convincing, and due to the recent age of the play, many post-90s audiences have preconceived notions and are also very popular with this drama.
4. In 1994, the work "The Golden Retriever King"
Since 1993, TVB has risen to remake Jin Yong dramas, and its screenwriters are super confident, in addition to liking to use jin Yong's original works to use knives, they also like to use novel characters to fabricate stories.
For example, this "Golden Retriever King" is based on the original work, enriching the plot of the Ming Sect Line, telling the stories of Xie Xun, Cheng Kun, Yang Dingtian, Yang Xiao, Yin Tianzheng and others.
However, like other fabricated Jin Yong dramas, at the level of TVB screenwriters in the 90s, it is difficult to guarantee that this adaptation will not produce hard injuries, and some of the fabricated plots completely deviate from the original work.
Therefore, some Fans of Jin Yong novels do not agree with this drama, and its influence is very limited, the rating of Douban is only 7.1 points, and the number of evaluations is only more than 500.
Taiwan Television Corporation (TTV) – two editions of "Dragon Slayer" in 1984 and 1994
1. 1984 Liu Dekai edition
Due to its age and production in Taiwan Province, many people have not seen this series, but the story behind it is as wonderful as the series.
It is said that the two powerful television stations of Taiwan Television and China Television have been fighting for many years, and in 1984, the director of China Television Weekly Launched "Deer DingJi", which caught Taiwan Television by surprise. In order to confront him, Chen Minghua was ordered to put "The Tale of the Dragon Slayer in the Heavens" on the screen.
In the case that the protagonist Zhang Wujie's candidate has not yet been determined, Chen Minghua found Liu Shangqian and Huang Xianglian to shoot the story of Zhang Cuishan and Yin Susu first.
But then Liu Shangqian refused to play Zhang Wujie, and Chen Minghua did not determine that Liu Dekai would play Zhang Wujie until a week before the episode was broadcast, and since then the drama has been filmed in a race against the clock.
Now it seems that this 34-episode long drama is still very careful.
Zhang Wuji, played by Liu Dekai, is more tough than other versions; Zhao Min, played by Liu Yupu, is also heroic. But the most speechless hard injury of the series is that they actually let Zhou Zhiruo, played by Yu Kexin, commit suicide in front of Zhang Wujie and Zhao Min, believing that Jin Yong will also die after watching it.
2. Ma Jingtao Leaf Children's Edition in 1994
The biggest feature of the Roaring Sect version is that Zhou Huajian's "Sword Like a Dream" is too classic, and Zhou Zhiruo, played by Zhou Haimei, has become the best image of Zhou Zhiruo.
But Zhang Wuji, played by the Sect Leader, is not so popular, after all, his exaggerated roar interpretation method is also very familiar to us.
Ye Tong's version of Zhao Min is also acceptable incompetent, and Taiwan Television chose her to play the female lead, first, the light behind her Academy Awards is really dazzling; second, she successfully portrayed Xu Xian in Taiwan Television's "The Legend of the New White Lady" two years ago.
But it is precisely "success may be immortal, defeat may be immortal", this character has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and what Ye Tong plays after that looks like Xu Xian in the eyes of the audience.
The costumes of the series are also relatively rough and simple, and the action design has no highlights, which are difficult to make the audience feel good. The relatively large advantage is that its adaptation of the original work is not large, and in the eyes of the original party, it is still a drama worth watching.
3. Mainland China – Three editions of "Dragon Slayer in the Sky" were launched in 2003, 2009 and 2019.
1. In 2003, Su Youpeng Jia Jingwen version
This is the best reputation so far, "Yitian Slaughtering Dragon", with 126,000 people on Douban scoring a high score of 8.4.
The producer of the series is Beijing Yahuan Audio-Visual Production Co., Ltd., but it is actually a co-production drama between the mainland and Hong Kong and Taiwan. One of the directors, Lai Shui-ching, is from Hong Kong, while the lead actor Su Youpeng is from Taiwan.
Due to the success of the drama "Huan Zhu Gege", Su Youpeng was very popular in the mainland at that time, which is also the reason why he was selected to play Zhang Wujie.
And Zhang Tielin, who also came out of the "Huan Zhu Gege" series, formed an "iron triangle" with Zhang Guoguo and Wang Gang. They were all invited to join the show, which is a major feature of the series.
In the play, Zhao Min, played by Jia Jingwen, Zhou Zhiruo, played by Gao Yuanyuan, Yin Li, played by Chen Zihan, and Xiao Zhao, played by Chen Xiuli, are all favorite characters of the audience. Because of the joining of these beautiful actresses, the drama has become the most influential drama among post-90s audiences after 2000.
2. 2009 Deng Chao edition
This drama is produced by Huaxia Audiovisual Global Media Co., Ltd., and we are accustomed to referring to the Jin Yong drama supervised by Zhang Jizhong as "Zhang Jizhong's version of a certain drama", and Deng Chao's version is Zhang Jizhong's version of "Yitian Slaughtering Dragon".
But the influence of this series is really small, all because its quality is really lackluster, and only more than 1400 people on Douban have scored a low score of 5.4.
Zhang Jizhong has been holding on to Jin Yong's novels since 2001's "Smiling Proud of the Jianghu", but so far only 2003's "Tianlong Babu" has gained a good reputation, and most of the other works have been questioned in the casting.
After Li Yapeng's Ling Huchong and Guo Jing were controversial, Deng Chao's image of long bangs was also unacceptable to the audience.
There are also some netizens who have watched the whole drama in its entirety, believing that the ultra-low score of the episode 5.4 is a malicious score from some netizens. They think the show is well-made, and many of the big scenes are very atmospheric, which was difficult to do in the previous version.
3. 2019 Zeng Shunxi edition
This is the closest version of "Yitian Slaughtering Dragon", the characteristics of this drama are obvious, its screenwriters are as many as 8, and there are 4 directors.
It can be seen that it should have experienced many setbacks in the creation of the script, and even if there are as many as 4 directors of the series, it cannot save the audience's reputation, and more than 75,000 people on Douban have scored a low score of 5.8.
The most complained about is that the pace of the show is too slow, and the director has ingeniously used a lot of slow-motion martial arts scenes to drag out time, so that the number of episodes can reach a staggering 50 episodes.
However, some netizens who have seriously watched the whole drama believe that in addition to the problem of rhythm, the adaptation of this drama is also very loyal to the original work, in fact, it is not useless.
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Now Jin Yong's adaptation of the TV series has fallen into a strange circle, on the one hand, the audience hopes to see an adaptation that can be loyal to the original; on the other hand, if a work is seriously developed according to the original story, netizens will feel that it lacks novelty, because the plot of Jin Yong's novel, many people have already become familiar with the chest.
In fact, the adaptation of martial arts novels should not always stare at Jin Yong's works, and the works of novelists such as Liang Yusheng, Gu Long, Wolong Sheng, Wen Rui'an, Huang Yi, and Huang Ying are equally excellent.
And like "Yitian Slaughter dragon record", there are already nearly perfect TV series and movie versions that have survived, and there is really no need for too many remakes.
(Rotten Tomatoes Movie Editorial Department: Blood Dan Heart)