When I knew that Teacher Yu Rongguang was going to direct the TV series "Tianlong Babu", ten words instantly appeared in the author's mind: "Knowing that there are tigers in the mountains, I am biased towards the tiger mountain line". You know, as a classic in Mr. Jin Yong's works, "Tianlong Babu" has been adapted and filmed many times, and as far as the TV series is concerned, this is at least the fifth edition. Although it is not to say that the previous works are "pearls and jade in front", a number of "preconceptions" will also make this new work face various critical eyes from book fans and drama fans.
Speaking of Yu Rongguang, I believe that everyone is most familiar with his identity as an actor, as everyone knows, this powerful tough guy has "acted and directed" in recent years, and has successively created many film and television works including "Mufu Fengyun", "Persuasion Group", "Fighting to Break the Sky", "Father and Son Boxing King", and the word-of-mouth ratings are very good. The "Eight Parts of the Heavenly Dragon" that Yu Rongguang has to face this time is the "hard bones" at the creative level, the "hot potato" at the level of public opinion, and he can face many challenges, and his courage is already worthy of admiration.
In many martial arts novels, chivalrous guests have to face a variety of martial arts secrets to cultivate and enlighten, the same secret book, different people will have different gains. For the creators, this is not the case, Jin Yong's "Tianlong Babu" is like a secret book, how to deconstruct, and how to reproduce film and television, is also a cultivation process. Different directors, actors, different eras, the effect of the film is naturally very different, although the crowd is difficult to adjust, but this is also a rare creative experience.
After seriously watching Yu Rongguang's version of "Tianlong Babu", the author found that this drama is not a work that follows the trend, but is full of sincerity and sometimes has a stroke of God. To sum up, this version of "Tianlong Eight Parts" can probably be seen from the layout and details.
The pattern of Yu Rongguang's directorial version of "Tianlong Babu" can be explored from two aspects:
First, it is the director's pattern. What is particularly impressive is that director Yu Rongguang said: "In terms of creation, we dare not say that it is perfect, we can only do all our best to shoot this scene well, leaving no regrets." This humble creative attitude is a pattern.
Second, it is the pattern of the core of the work. At the level of works, we can actually find that the main creative team is still very ambitious. For example, committed to real-life shooting, the motherland's famous mountains and rivers are included in the mirror, and it can also be regarded as the most "beautiful and delicious" "Tianlong Eight Parts". At the same time, in addition to the grievances of the rivers and lakes, the relations between the Song and Liao countries are also included in the large territory of China, and there is no particularly strong contradiction between the enemy and ourselves here, but with a broader mind and a broader vision, it connects the feelings of bloody chivalry and home and country.
At the same time, Yu Rongguang is also an uncompromising detail control, which can also be viewed from two aspects:
First, it is the speculation and grasp of the characters of the story, and a lot of effort has been made. Bai Shu, who plays Duan Yu, said that there was "a lot of discussion about the script and plot characters" between him and the director, and Zhang Tianyang, who played The Virtual Bamboo, also said that the director added a scene that was particularly in line with the identity and fate of the character to the Virtual Bamboo, and there was more improvement in the shaping of the role. Yu Rongguang is good at putting himself in the shoes of each character with empathy, which makes this version of "Tianlong Babu" more grounded and closer to people, although it does not have too much imagination.
Second, at the level of serving the Dao, we can also see the intention of this "Tianlong Eight Parts". The whole image has a retro feeling, and the costumes pull the actors and characters into the greatest possible way, such as the hundred clothes that Qiao Feng, played by Yang Youning, was wearing when he was the leader of the gang, although they were all made up of cloth heads, they walked with wind, and they were dashing and bold. If you look closely at the makeup of other actors, you can also find a lot of ingenuity. Even if some netizens are dissatisfied with Murong Fu's "Oriental Undefeated" style, it is undeniable that its visual effects are quite stunning.
The whole "Tianlong Eight Parts" has a big pattern and small details, but in the final analysis, it is still the feelings that are supported. This kind of sentiment is director Yu Rongguang's respect for the martial arts masterpiece "Tianlong Babu", and it is also his understanding and grasp of the appreciation needs of TV audiences in the new era. In the director's own words, "shoot the characters clearly, shoot the story wonderfully, try to speed up the pace, and let the audience see the story clearly", as far as the currently broadcast episodes are concerned, he has indeed done this.
At present, "Tianlong Babu" is being broadcast, and with the rising ratings, the hot discussion from netizens is also rising, and the public's concern for this work is deeply felt. For creators, the broadcast of the work is the moment of handing over the answer sheet, and the result is left to comment, but their creation cannot be stopped, and the next work will be seen again. This can't help but remind the author of Yu Rongguang's experience as a Martial Artist in Peking Opera before he entered the acting profession, and presumably he also sang the popular "Wise Tiger Mountain" in those years. Now he is holding a guide to meet the difficulties, which may be another "through the forest sea, across the snowfield" like an indomitable "fight tiger up the mountain".