"Liao Zhai" is a classic short story in my country, and there are nearly 500 stories in the book.
With the legendary penmanship and the theme of Zhiwei, these stories can be divided into three types:
1.The love story occupies a large part of the entire "Liao Zhai". Most of them are presented as stories about the protagonist who is not afraid of feudal etiquette and bravely pursues love. Among them, there are many love stories between people and flowers, demons, foxes, and charms, such as "Xiao Xie", "Liancheng", "Eun Niang", etc.;
2.Attacking the imperial examination system,Most of the imperial examination system was used to destroy scholars, among which the representative works include "Ye Sheng", "Si Wenlang", "Wang Zi'an" and so on
3.Expose the brutality of class rule and the oppression of the peopleIt is of great practical significance. Stories such as "Xi Fangping", "Dream Wolf" and "Plum Girl" are typical of them.
Because of the novel subject matter and the length of the story and "weird", "Liao Zhai" has become a "frequent visitor" on the screen and screen.
Since 1922, after "Qingxu Dream" ("Laoshan Taoist") was put on the screen(China's first "Liao Zhai" feature film, the first film to use stunt photography)., "Liao Zhai" started its film and television adaptation history.
Ma Jiefu", "Tian Qilang", "Women's Whiskers" ("Qiu Da Niang"), "Human Ghost Love" ("Cold Moon Fragrance") and other films have been continuously put on the screen, with the start of filming of the 1960 version of "A Chinese Ghost Story", which opened a precedent for the "A Chinese Ghost Story" series of films and television.
Stories such as "Ying Ning", "Flower Girl", "Painted Skin", "Lu Judgment", "Xin Shi Niang", "Xiao Cui" and other stories have also appeared on the screen and screen.
is constantly adapted, and constantly excavated, which shows the enthusiasm of investors on the IP of "Liao Zhai".
The appearance of the 1987 version of "A Chinese Ghost Story" starring Leslie Cheung and Wang Zuxian pushed the film and television of "Liao Zhai" to a climax.
This version of "A Chinese Ghost Story" is still regarded as a classic by many fans, and it is also the most influential film in the "A Chinese Ghost Story" series.
Hong Kong and Taiwan are obsessed with the IP film and television of "Liao Zhai", and the mainland is naturally not lagging behind.
It's a pity that compared with the "skill" of Hong Kong and Taiwan films on the big screen, the mainland is almost hot.
However, the 1988 broadcast of "Mr. Liaozhai" (starring Zhang Tielin) helped the mainland get back a city.
Since then, "Flower Girl" (starring Zhang Ting, Qiu Xinzhi, and Wang Yan) has become the youth memory of many people. "Liao Zhai 1", "Liao Zhai Qi Woman" and "The Legend of Qingqiu Fox" produced by Tang Ren are even more luxurious with beautiful women.
Shen Xiaohai's intoxication, Wang Yan's Zhong Suqiu, Zeng Li's Mei Sanniang, Liu Shishi's Xin Shi Niang, Yang Mi's Nie Xiaoqian, Fan Wenfang's Liancheng, Huo Siyan's Qiu Rong, Li Bingbing's Xiaocui and other characters have amazed many people's time.
Nowadays, these characters are still talked about, and we can also see the plasticity of the IP of "Liao Zhai".
And "A Chinese Ghost Story" and "Painted Skin", as the hottest IPs among them, have been continuously interpreted in "tricks".
Leslie Cheung and Wang Zuxian's "A Chinese Ghost Story" is a classic.
Chen Xiaodong and Xu Xiyuan's version of "A Chinese Ghost Story" has undergone a "magic change", and has become the most non-existent male and female protagonists. On the contrary, Xuanxuan, Wu Jing and Nie Yuan are out of the circle in the play.
Gu Tianle , Liu Yifei's version, Chen Xingxu, Li Kaixin and other versions of "A Chinese Ghost Story" were criticized as bad movies because of their poor ratings.
In contrast, the evaluation of "Painted Skin" is much better.
In the collection, Zeng Li's Mei Sanniang is out of the circle, and Zhou Xun and Xue Kaiqi's Xiaowei are all impressive when they are filmed alone.
After countless adaptations, the story in "Liao Zhai" slowly lost the "flavor" that the original book should have. However, the continuous adaptation has also given the story of "Liao Zhai" one after another a new viewing experience.
The works of "Liao Zhai" that are out of the circle all have commonalities.
There is a strong alliance of handsome men and beautiful acting "players", and there is also a good story tone as a foreshadowing. Dare to write, dare to shoot, dare to act has become a plus.
People can't help but be moved by the touching stories scene after scene, which has also become the key factor for "Liao Zhai" to be able to go on the screen.
However, as "Liao Zhai" was continuously put on the screen and screen, the audience slowly developed aesthetic fatigue, and the screenwriters began to adapt it "drastically".
Unfortunately, the adaptation is not a blind fabrication.
The script can't keep up, the casting is too "out of line", and the acting skills can't keep up have all become the fatal flaws of the film and television of "Liao Zhai" in recent years.
One bad movie after another and bad dramas appeared in front of the audience.
The 2020 version of "A Chinese Ghost Story" mentioned above is one of them, and Zhang Zhilin and Zhong Xintong's "White Fox" ("Xiaocui") is even more than 35's evaluation has become a bad movie among bad movies.
continues to return home, so that investors have lost "confidence" in the IP of "Liao Zhai". The ever-tightening review mechanism has become an obstacle to the film and television of "Liao Zhai".
After all, the degree of restoration of the film and television drama "Liao Zhai" in the early years was enough to "scare people to death". In recent years, although the technology has improved, it is difficult to create a terrifying atmosphere.
However, there is always a "market" for big IP. Times Light and Shadow will also shoot "Liao Zhai New Edition" (has been filed), and once again put "Liao Zhai" on the screen.
A total of 6 stories were selected for the preparation of the Times Light and Shadow Shooting, which are mainly divided into:
1."Xiaocui": The story of the lively fox fairy Xiaocui repaying her mother's kindness and fighting wits and courage with the sinister traitor;
2."A Bao": In order to pursue A Bao, the infatuated scholar grandson Chu, first cut off his fingers and then turned into a parrot and finally moved A Bao, and a lover eventually became a family;
3."Wang Liulang": The friendship story of the fisherman Xu Li and the carp spirit Wang Liulang fighting against evil demons and maintaining human disputes;
4."Mighty General": The legendary story of the powerful general Wu Liuyi and the fox fairy Chunmei;
5."Rakshasa Sea City": Ma Ji traveled to the twists and turns of the great Rakshasa country with the beauty and ugliness upside down, and the twists and turns of the love story between the dragon girl;
6."Pianpian": Scholar Luo Zifu meets the fairy Pianpian in despair, the fairy tale love story of the two.
Among them, the stories of "Xiaocui" and "A Bao" are more familiar because they have been adapted many times. The remaining 4 articles also have fantasy colors, which are the themes that the audience likes.
And Times Light and Shadow set "Liao Zhai New Edition" to 36 episodes. Each story occupies about 6 episodes, which is also similar to the earlier "Liao Zhai" collection drama.
However, compared with the "dare to shoot", "dare to write" and "dare to act" in the early years, today's film and television dramas are "trapped" by a strict review mechanism. And "Liao Zhai" is still a theme full of horror, fantasy, and legend.
I don't know what the light and shadow version of "Liao Zhai New Edition" will look like?Can we break through the classics?
What do you think about this?Which one do you think is the most successful "Liao Zhai" film and television drama?Which one do you like best?
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