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The Ghost Blowing Lantern series can be said to be the most successful adventure suspense in China**, and it is also the big IP that has been adapted the most times. From movies to online dramas, from noon to Tencent, from Chen Kun to Pan Yueming, various versions of the Iron Triangle have made countless readers addicted and countless drama fans complaining.
Recently, Tencent's "Return to the Ruins of the South China Sea" opened up advance on-demand, which is the penultimate part of the Ghost Blowing Lantern series and the most difficult one to film. It is said that the cost of special effects for this drama is as high as 1500 million, the ocean scene accounts for more than half, as well as all kinds of exotic beasts, the country under the sea, and even mermaids.
So, can this drama restore the excitement of the original work, can it make Pan Yueming's version of the Iron Triangle go to the top, and can it make the Ghost Blowing Lantern series have a perfect ending, is it worth looking forward to?
Pan Yueming's version of the Iron Triangle: The most stable and affectionate combination.
Speaking of the adaptation of the Ghost Blowing Lantern series, the most popular is the movie "Looking for the Dragon", Chen Kun, ** Huang Bo's acting skills and appearance, and Wu Ershan's directing skills have made this movie a classic. It's a pity that this group only made one film, and there was no sequel after that.
Another film with a good reputation is "Exquisite Ancient City" produced at noon, and the performances of Jin Dong and Chen Qiaoen have also made this drama receive a lot of praise. However, the flaw of this drama is that Jin Dong's Hu Bayi is too serious, Chen Qiaoen's Shirley Yang is too squeamish, and the emotional drama between the two is too blunt, which makes people feel unreal enough.
In contrast, the trio of Pan Yueming, Zhang Yuqi, and Jiang Chao, although it cannot be said to fit the characters completely, is the most stable and affectionate combination. From 2017's "Yellow Skin Grave" to the current "Return to the Ruins of the South China Sea", they have collaborated on four films, giving fans the most sense of companionship.
Pan Yueming's Hu Bayi, there is a kind of stability that is both good and evil, which can neutralize the release of Hu Bayi's ruffianism, and his shaping strengthens the role leadership ability, and has the reassuring effect of leading the team to turn evil into good fortune. Zhang Yuqi's Shirley Yang, although she lacks foreign energy, looks like a silly girl, but she has the quick wit of moving mountains and the magic skills of flying tiger claws, and is Hu Bayi's right-hand man. Jiang Chao's Wang Fatzi is more than happy, but he has become a gag role, and he has not played the strength in the original work, but the brotherhood between him and Hu Bayi is still touching.
They are put together, like "old husbands and wives" who can't fit perfectly, but they are used to Xi. The interaction between them is also a highlight of this version, with humorous and life-like dialogues, making this drama not only thrilling, but also light-hearted.
Return to the Ruins of the South China Sea: A bold attempt at the ocean scene.
The story of "Return to the Ruins of the South China Sea" is that Hu Bayi and his party came to Coral Temple Island in the South China Sea in order to find the bone mirror of King Qin, encountered various dangers and wonders on the sea, and finally discovered an ancient civilization hidden at the bottom of the sea.
The biggest feature of this drama is the bold attempt of the ocean scene. It is reported that the cost of special effects in this drama is as high as 1500 million, the ocean scene accounts for more than half, as well as all kinds of exotic beasts, the country under the sea, and even mermaids. These are all elements that have never appeared in the Ghost Blowing Lantern series, and they are also the biggest innovation to the original book.
The shooting of the ocean scene was undoubtedly a huge challenge for the production team, not only to take into account the details such as underwater light, sound, and movement, but also to ensure the realism and smoothness of the special effects. Judging from the trailers and trailers released so far, the marine special effects of this show are still good, and some scenes can even be comparable to Hollywood blockbusters.
For example, the ghost ship in the third episode is one of the more brilliant action passages in this play. In the face of the collision of the three-masted ship, the ship's boss Ruan Hei urgently turned the rudder, and it was the Tan people's reverence for the maritime tradition that gave the team a bottom line. And Hu Bayi bravely and decisively jumped into the opposite boat, and after finding that the boat was full of blood, he guessed that it was a plague boat and pulled the horror to the full. Shirley Yang showed her move in rescuing Hu Bayi.
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The magic skill of the mountain is Hu Bayi's right-hand man. Jiang Chao's Wang Fatzi is more than happy, but he has become a gag role, and he has not played the strength in the original work, but the brotherhood between him and Hu Bayi is still touching.
They are put together, like "old husbands and wives" who can't fit perfectly, but they are used to Xi. The interaction between them is also a highlight of this version, with humorous and life-like dialogues, making this drama not only thrilling, but also light-hearted.
Return to the Ruins of the South China Sea: A bold attempt at the ocean scene.
The story of "Return to the Ruins of the South China Sea" is that Hu Bayi and his party came to Coral Temple Island in the South China Sea in order to find the bone mirror of King Qin, encountered various dangers and wonders on the sea, and finally discovered an ancient civilization hidden at the bottom of the sea.
The biggest feature of this drama is the bold attempt of the ocean scene. It is reported that the cost of special effects in this drama is as high as 1500 million, the ocean scene accounts for more than half, as well as all kinds of exotic beasts, the country under the sea, and even mermaids. These are all elements that have never appeared in the Ghost Blowing Lantern series, and they are also the biggest innovation to the original book.
The shooting of the ocean scene was undoubtedly a huge challenge for the production team, not only to take into account the details such as underwater light, sound, and movement, but also to ensure the realism and smoothness of the special effects. Judging from the trailers and trailers released so far, the marine special effects of this show are still good, and some scenes can even be comparable to Hollywood blockbusters.
For example, the ghost ship in the third episode is one of the more brilliant action passages in this play. In the face of the collision of the three-masted ship, the ship's boss Ruan Hei urgently turned the rudder, and it was the Tan people's reverence for the maritime tradition that gave the team a bottom line. And Hu Bayi bravely and decisively jumped into the opposite boat, and after finding that the boat was full of blood, he guessed that it was a plague boat and pulled the horror to the full. Shirley Yang showed the quick wit of the descendants of moving mountains and the magic skills of flying tiger claws in rescuing Hu Bayi, and was Hu Bayi's right-hand man.
Return to the Ruins of the South China Sea: Distortion and deletion of the plot.
Although "Return to the Ruins of the South China Sea" has put a lot of effort into the ocean scene, there are many distortions and deletions in the plot. This disappointed many fans of the original book, and also discounted the quality of the adaptation of this drama.
The first is that the pace of the plot is too slow. A total of 16 episodes of the TV series, until the third episode, the protagonist group came to the sea and met the first mini-boss: the ghost three-masted ship. And the ocean scene that the audience is most looking forward to accounts for is smaller than that of literary dramas. What's more, some of the eye-catching points of the original work were forced to be deleted in the series, leaving only a shadow.
For example, the biggest reversal in the original book should be that they found out that this is actually a marked blood ship. The three-masted ship seals its doors with white paper armor, leading to the fishermen's desire to sacrifice the turtle-shaped sea creatures below: the Great Sand. The drama series changed the setting of the papier-mâché ship and reduced the horror atmosphere. In the fifth episode, the important plot of a group of people salvaging a white coffin in the sea was also directly deleted. and the scene of the bloody killing of the evil fish through the watermelon. The dragon fetching water before entering the Coral Spiral was also not seen, leaving only Shirley Yang's Ying Yue Si Tianyu to identify this plot.
At the same time as removing these so-called superstitious horror passages, the madness of the imbalance of traditional beliefs in the original work has also been erased. If it weren't for the papier-mâché boats and floating coffins. After that, if the delusion of hating the Tian's moon unfolds, it will seem a little abrupt. Some of the protagonists' killing actions between good and evil also draw a deep trench between the arrogance, benevolence and infinity of the ocean. Removing these dark sides, the episodes become smooth and slightly tasteless.
Secondly, the quality of the special effects is uneven. Although the special effects in some scenes are not bad, such as the big sand, the special effects in some scenes are very poor, such as when the wind is beautiful, the texture of the blue sky and blue sea is too strong. The coral groves in the sixth episode are so colorful that they are reminiscent of "The Little Mermaid", and the material of pearls is even more reminiscent of the true wisdom of childhood screen swiping. The scene of Gu Chai going into the water, his hair does not move at all, and the camera slams on the double-door refrigerator, making the audience as stiff as his body.
Finally, the character's personality is not distinct enough. Except for the interaction of the protagonist group, the other supporting roles are a little bland. For example, the original character brought by Uncle Ming is the blood bar that the protagonist group uses to feed the boss, and this rule has been seen by the audience in the last "Kunlun Divine Palace", and this time it seems that it can't arouse much curiosity. And Ruan Hei, the boss of the ship, although he knows the secret of the sea ghost on the ship, has always been hesitant and refuses to tell it, which makes people feel very dishonest. And the setting of the sea ghost is also a suspense in the series, but it has never given a reasonable explanation, which makes people feel very disappointed.
"Return to the Ruins of the South China Sea" The last fight of the ghost blowing lantern series?
Although "Return to the Ruins of the South China Sea" has many shortcomings, there are still some commendable points, such as the innovation of the marine scene, the interaction of the protagonist group, and the display of traditional culture. This drama is also the penultimate part of the Ghost Blowing Lantern series, and it may be the last time I will see Pan Yueming's version of the Iron Triangle.
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The story of the adventure. Moreover, with the restriction of the theme of touching gold, the final part of "Wuxia Coffin Mountain" may be suspended, and "Return to the Ruins of the South China Sea" has also been launched with twists and turns. In the online drama market flooded with a large number of ancient puppets and fake workplace real sex brains and small dramas, the ghost blowing lamp series is the only one that has good quality in addition to suspense and has opened up imagination.
When I hid in the dormitory quilt and peeked at "Ghost Blowing the Lantern", I was amazed by this strange worldview, and at the same time I was frightened, I may never have it again. After the end of the Ghost Blowing Lantern series, maybe it's really over. But we still want to thank these dramas that bring us thrills and lighthearted joy, these stories that show us traditional culture and folk customs, and these works that create space for our imagination and motivation for dreams.