is the work of Mr. Jin Yong , compared with the popular works such as " Shooting the Condor Trilogy ", Tianlong Babu, Xiaoao Jianghu, Lu Dingji and so on, "Flying Fox Story" is undoubtedly a relatively unpopular one.
Although many film and television versions have been made in China, Taiwan and Taiwan for decades, they are basically merged with "Flying Fox in the Snow Mountain", or simply modify the plot directly, which can really capture the essence of "Flying Fox". Very few.
In Jin Yong's works, the character Hu Fei first appeared in the novella "Flying Fox in Snow Mountain", but although the whole novel revolves around Hu Fei, he is more of a clue character, readers who have read the novel We all know that the real core character of "Flying Fox in Snow Mountain" is the hero Hu Yidao who has been dead for many years. Perhaps Jin Yong also felt that Hu Fei could not be wasted, so many years later he created another novel with Hu Fei as the center, namely "Flying Fox". Biography",
is different from Hu Fei, who has a vague personality in "Flying Fox in Snow Mountain", Jin Yong gives the protagonist a new look in the new work. He is not only smart and hates evil like hatred, but also pursues the murderer for unrelated ordinary people for thousands of miles, without asking for anything in return. In order to follow his heart, it was in the work "Flying Fox Story" that Hu Fei really completed the growth of the character and achieved the reputation of a generation of heroes.
1. The plot has changed but the main line is still there
The biggest difference between film and television works and novels is that novels can be described in words, and then let the audience have reverie, so there will be 10,000 "Hamlet" in the minds of 10,000 people. But film and television works need to turn all the imagination into concrete objects, so it is inevitable to make a big adaptation of the text, and "Flying Fox Story" is no exception.
Compared with the storyline and characters in the novel, the TV series not only makes many characters appear earlier, but also rearranges the structure of the story to match the current audience's viewing habits as much as possible, such as Miao Renfeng and Nanlan Encounters, the early appearance of Yaowanggu, etc., such handling can create more dramatic conflicts in the early stage, thereby attracting the attention of the audience. At the same time, although the sequence of the TV series is somewhat different, the main context is not completely changed, and the original work is basically preserved. The main plot of the novel can also take care of the feelings of the majority of book fans.
Since the original novel is not long, a lot of plots are added in the middle of the film to enrich the relationship between the characters. The most obvious places in the previous paragraph are How did Fukangan seduce Ma Chunhua, and Miao Renfeng first met Nanlan The process, which may be just a hasty plot in the novel, has become the focus of the description in the TV series.
How Fukangan and Ma Chunhua met, the state of the woman in love, Fukangan gave up everything for the sake of their career, and they all explained it completely, and the story of saving Nanlan in the Miao Renfeng Inn is even more delicate. Incomparable, but for emotional audiences, such an adaptation can certainly satisfy their imagination of love, but from another angle, there is indeed a suspicion of water injection. Considering that a 560,000-word novel cannot fill the volume of a 40-episode TV series, so The practice of adding drama is also excusable.
Second, the martial arts are realistic and elegant, and the old drama bones perform well
As a martial arts film, martial arts is of course the highlight.
Compared with Liumai Excalibur, Sunflower Collection, Jiuyin Zhenjing and other martial arts that are too fantasy, Jin Yong paid more attention to the realism and authenticity of his moves when he created "Flying Fox", which created a problem for the adaptor , because freehand martial arts can be accepted by the audience as long as they add special effects, but realistic martial arts are real tricks and styles, and if they are not handled properly, they may make jokes.
The opening scene of this film is the famous scene in the original novel - the competition between Hu Yidao and Miao Renfeng. Whether the swords face each other in the wilderness or the close quarters, the TV series are all shot in a similar way. A lot of effort has been put into the design, which is even more precious at a time when martial arts dramas are becoming more and more obvious. Since Hu Fei was still a minor in the first few episodes, most of the martial arts scenes were arranged by Miao Renfeng. The swordsmanship of the golden-faced Buddha is both practical and freehand. It has the taste of the swordsman war in the martial arts film of the 1990s.
The costumes and props of the whole film are more sophisticated. Although they can't be compared with historical dramas, at least they don't let people play, especially Hu Yidao's shape is highly restored to the original novel. , Correspondingly, Miao Renfeng's style is more controversial this time. On the one hand, it may be because he has long hair that does not match the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. On the other hand, his overall image is too handsome and handsome. The dull, unsmiling golden-masked Buddha in the novel is quite different.
Although there is an account in the plot that Miao Renfeng did not shave his head because his close relative was killed by the imperial court, but in that era when he kept his head and no hair, it was obviously unrealistic to wander around the rivers and lakes with long hair like this, and his cool and handsome Temperament and character, it is even more difficult for the audience to believe that his wife Nan Lan will be kidnapped by Tian Guinong in the later period. You must know that in terms of appearance and temperament, Miao Renfeng in the TV series is many times stronger than Tian Guinong.
When adapting a lot of TV dramas, in order to make the characters more popular, they try to let handsome guys play some ordinary-looking knights, but it is still difficult to change such an important character as Miao Renfeng. Make it acceptable. At the same time, actor Lin Yushen did not fully explore the taciturn and style side of the character when he created the character. Instead, he pursued Miao Renfeng's various handsome actions too much, and it was more like crossing into another character he played." Yang Xiao" illusion.
The first few episodes of this film are really impressive is the old lady Shang played by Liu Xuehua , who has always appeared in the audience's mind as a weak woman, but this time she brought a subversive performance.
In order to avenge her husband, Mrs. Shang did not hesitate to fascinate Ma Chunhua by filthy methods, and even locked Miao Renfeng and her husband's old friend in the iron-walled room to be burned to death. , But at the same time, Liu Xuehua gave the character a pitiful and pathetic side. Her husband died tragically, and she raised her son alone. Seeing that she was getting older and unable to kill her enemies, that kind of sadness and despair can also be empathic. Understand, the wonderful thing about Liu Xuehua is that she has grasped the multiple personalities of Mrs. Shang, making the whole character appear three-dimensional and plump in the event, with a full sense of existence. The audience does not simply like or dislike this character when viewing it, but Filled with a variety of complex emotions, this may be considered a truly successful performance.
Since the main story is still on the display of the previous generation characters and their grievances, there are not many roles for the male and female protagonists. I believe that with the continuous progress of the plot of Hu Fei, Yuan Ziyi , Cheng Lingsu , and many safflower heroes As the characters appear one by one, the TV series will become more and more exciting.
3. The helplessness of martial arts dramas
The 1990s can be called the golden years of martial arts movies and martial arts dramas. A large number of works adapted from Jin Yong's novels occupy the big and small screens. Forgetting the love of Yang Guo and Xiaolongnv, and sighing that Xiao Feng could not escape the tricks of fate. For a long time, martial arts dramas have made the audience linger and forget to return with their majestic storylines and ups and downs of grievances and entanglements. extricate themselves.
However, as the audience's appreciation tastes changed, martial arts dramas suddenly ceased to be a box office andThe panacea for ratings has been replaced by many under the banner of chivalry, but in fact it is just a transformation of romance dramas - ancient costume idol dramas, too many love scenes have seriously diluted the atmosphere of the rivers and lakes, rouge gouache replaces the rough and heroic, and the rivers and lakes are no longer that. In the bloody, rainy and turbulent battlefield, you are everywhere, and Yinggeyan dances everywhere.
"Flying Fox Story" is in the middle of being surrounded by ancient puppet dramas. It retains most of the essence of Jin Yong's original novels, and innovates some of the content. Although there are too many love scenes, there are also many unreasonable and even serious appearances. In the place where water is injected, you can feel the return of the long-lost Jianghu spirit in the experience of the characters walking in the rivers and lakes. For Jin Yong fans who are getting old, they can enjoy an authentic Jin Yong martial arts novel on the small screen. The same is fortunate.
