"Zhu Xian" is a bit unconventional. Generally, the opening day will be held the day before the holiday, in order to maximize the box office and quickly ferment the reputation.
But it just doesn't.
is selected on the first day of the holiday, and the screening is not scheduled in advance, and even the media field is not arranged in advance.
left the suspense until the first day of the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday, so that Qingshi had to run into the theater in the morning. After entering the theater,
found that the audience of this film was a bit wide, including children, middle school students, and even a few gray-haired fans.
However, under such an unconventional operation, Bluestone, a fan of the original book, is a bit darker, because it has deliberately expressed optimistic thoughts according to the notice before, and I am lucky not to be beaten after reading it.
If you lower your expectations, you will think this movie is OK. Next, let’s talk about it:
Zhu Xian Director: Cheng Xiaodong
16 years have passed. The reason why "Zhu Xian" can still be remembered by many people is that it was constructed. The world of Xianxia, full of Chinese classical colors, lies in the openness and thrilling confrontation between right and evil, and also in the delicate and beautiful brushwork of the author Xiao Ding describing the growth process of the protagonist Zhang Xiaofan.
Especially the last point, Zhang Xiaofan's loneliness from the inside out resonated with many readers.
As for influence, it is one of the classics of Chinese fairy-xia novels. There will be no opposition now, and it will definitely be mentioned many times in the future.
Therefore, "Zhu Xian" from the beginning of the theme song, to the online game, and then to the TV drama version can cause a sensation every time.
is no exception this time. The difference between
is that because of the previous failures in the adaptation of many web-based big IPs, the failure of the TV series "Chronicles of the Clouds", and the use of Meng Meiqi as Baguio in the movie version this time, the fans' pessimism has aroused.
is straight to the point. From the perspective of the whole movie, its shortcomings are still very obvious. Let's take a look at its four major shortcomings:
First, the action scene is disappointing and no progress. The overall action scene of
gives the impression that it is a kind of fake special effect. In the original
, the wonderful seven-channel martial arts is basically reduced to the counterpoint of cold weapons, without the slightest twist of the hands of the cultivator, the temperament of the sword and the imperial thing.
In the following battle, many Qingyun disciples formed adult fleshy hot wheels to attack the Great Demon King of the Demon King, which was simply a gift of lunch.
A reasonable battle should be Xiaoka vs. Xiaoka. In this movie, the first seat of the Seven Vessels is hidden behind the scenes. After the disciples are finished playing, they seem to have no mastery at all.
is even more bleak, the final battle has become a great chaos with the effect of light potter, what about the Zhuxian sword formation? Why did the sacred beast Shui Qilin disappear? The only thing that
can accept is the appearance of Tian Linger's red silk waving and the appearance of the four ambassadors of the Ghost King Zong in the trailer, but these two are just looking at the flowers, and they are really squeezed until the conference battle has disappeared.
Sure enough, the action scene shown in the trailer of "Zhu Xian" became the most exciting moment in the film.
Second, the group play is more embarrassing and the stage feel is strong. Some group dramas in the film
make people feel like sitting on pins and needles. For example, Qimai disciple ran to Xiaozhufeng to see the girls. It was funny but funny, but the sense of stage was too strong. The girls practice swords late at night, look at the lights, costumes and movements, where they are practicing swords, obviously it is a large-scale rhythmic gymnastics performance;
, for example, later Zhang Xiaofan was put a bunch of itching bugs on his back. It catches insects and also has a strong sense of stage.
Third, many supporting roles failed.
Tian Buyi's image needless to say. In the original book, an unsmiling man with a bitter melon face is directly portrayed as a greasy middle-aged man in the movie;
Tian Buyi’s wife is even more impressive. Angrily, she is obviously also a fairy. In the movie, she becomes a middle-aged woman who doesn’t act like a fan. There is also
and Zhang Xiaofan’s good brother Lin Jingyu. In terms of image, she is almost a thousand miles, but in the original, she is clearly a woman. Beautiful man, the director is shocked to give him a big buck tooth, maybe he is afraid that he will steal the limelight from the protagonist.
fourth, the plot is still not meticulous enough, there are many slots
although most of them follow the original,However, the director still failed to control many details, giving people a feeling of being funny for the sake of being funny.
Whether it is Dazhufeng's test skills, Xiaozhufeng's voyeurism, Baguio's stealing a fire stick, Baguio's first kiss, Zhang Xiaofan's direct hostility to the entire Qingyunmen, etc., there are deliberately funny and forcibly promoting the plot.
can clearly feel that the limited funds and the rush of time bring the feeling of being stretched.
can see that "Zhu Xian" has many shortcomings, but it is not useless. Let's talk about the three advantages of Cheng Xiaodong's version:
first, respect the original work, and restore many classic plots. 1. Shows most of the story in the first plot of the novel.
If Cheng Xiaodong and Fang are more ambitious, in fact, the first part of this series can be made as a movie of the origin of Marvel Super.
because it shows most of the plot of the first novel.
was slaughtered from Caomiao Village, to the Qingyunmen Cultivation for a long time, to the secret love of his senior sister, and the Seven Meridians Meeting once in 60 years, the overall structure has been roughly restored. The two animals
2, rhubarb and little gray
are Zhang Xiaofan's good companions in Qingyun Mountain, and they are also one of the jokes that readers love to see.
But animals are always the most difficult to deal with for film and television dramas. The most failed case can be referred to "Chronicles of the Clouds" which uses a very crude 3D monkey, which can make readers feel that they have been fooled at a glance.
This time, Cheng Xiaodong used real animals to shoot very cleverly, which made the audience feel very immersive, especially the classic scene of monkey riding on rhubarb in the film. The two animals
have also become one of the highlights and laughs of this film, especially every appearance of Xiao Hui can arouse the audience's knowing smile.
3, the role of the senior sister Tian Linger is considered successful.
, the film opens, shows Zhang Xiaofan’s unspeakable secret love for Tian Linger, and this secret love has always run through the film, including during the period he was in awe of Lu Xueqi , Interacting with Baguio is more out of the description of playing and defensive, and has never crossed the boundary.
And Tian Ling'er's agile, fairy-like temperament has also been perfected. It can even be said that the whole movie is the most successful in shaping Tian Ling'er, at least she hasn't dragged her back. The final result of
is that Tian Linger became the second pain in Zhang Xiaofan's life.
Second, the creation of the scene and atmosphere is qualified.
For Qingyun Mountain, Cheng Xiaodong adopted a combination of real scene and special effects to make the scene of the film have both a real and tangible sense of reality, as well as a magical fairyland.
This is due to the fact that Cheng Xiaodong himself is good at shooting fairy martial arts. Secondly, he also drew some inspiration from the atmosphere of "The Legend of Shushan". Although
did not have much breakthrough, for movie fans, such an atmosphere of a battle between the world of Xianxia and Zhengmo is at least acceptable.
Third, regardless of the original image, the acting skills of all members are pass;
has many characters in the whole movie, but it may have the blessing of the big director, which makes a few small flowers and small meats behave and try to present them. Your best state.
Baguio's character is almost Huang Rong in the original book. He is strange and cute. He is a little fairy with talking eyes.
If you use this label to measure Meng Meiqi's version of Baguio, it is obviously unqualified (the only thing Qingshi can think of is to let Lin Yichen play it).
But if it is not for the original fan, the Baguio played by Meng Meiqi is still qualified, and it is a little bit cute and cute, but it lacks a little smart temperament.
and Zhang Xiaofan of the Xiao Zhan version did not let us down either, and even the moment of blackening still felt a little amazing.
Generally speaking, for fans who have not seen Chinese fairy movies for a long time, although this movie is not as stunning as "Nezha", the overall performance is not bad, at least it can be regarded as a movie that can quench our thirst. A movie with a heroic theme.
It won't make people want a second brush, but if you lower your expectations before watching the movie, then this movie can still make people enjoy a short period of fairy time.
In the end, we can only hope that with the stunning production of the first part, Zhu Xian's sequel will be even better.
