What kind of drama is the most popular these days - IP adaptation.
Looking at today's film and television industry, there are countless dramas adapted from popular novel IPs, which cover various types such as adventure, romance, fairy tales, idols, palace battles, espionage, crime, etc.
However, novel IPs have been popular for several years, but fantasy themes have always been rare. Even "Fighting the Sky", which is recognized as the ceiling in fantasy novels, was adapted into a TV series in 2018 after nearly ten years.
The first season of "Fights Beyond the Sphere" revolves around the most important plot in the early stage of the novel, "the three-year appointment". The overall performance of the series is average. Except for the male protagonist Wu Lei, who is more in line with external expectations, the rest are almost They are all shortcomings.
Especially in terms of special effects, a "fighting spirit turning into a horse" joke was ridiculed by fans of the original work for a year, and Wu Lei directly stopped the idea of continuing the show because of this.
The male protagonist is giving up, is this IP going to be lost? The producer of
said: work must continue, and the second season will arrive as promised. What's more interesting about
is that the plot continues and the lineup has been completely changed.
Another popular niche actor He Luoluo takes the lead -
"The Return of the Boy Who Breaks the Sky".
At present, the drama has been broadcast on the platform for just one week.
ranked second in the topic list, and the results are not bad.
Judging from the popularity, "The Return of the Young Man" performed well, but as an adaptation of a well-known IP, can the final film meet the audience's expectations?
I stayed up late to finish 18 episodes in one go, and I felt a lot of emotion in my heart. The advantages of
andare obvious, and there are also many surprises.
1. With full special effects, domestic fantasy dramas are finally coming into their own.
Why do domestic fantasy dramas always fail to recover?
The answer is very straightforward, the difficulty lies in the special effects.
In particular, there are many famous scenes in the original work of "Break the Sphere", such as fighting spirit transforming into wings, strange fire burning the sky, ancient monsters, etc. Almost every frame and every episode is linked to special effects. The production volume is huge, which can be seen A spot.
"The Return of the Boy" obviously spent more than half of its budget on special effects.
Starting from the first episode "Canaan Academy", the series has used special effects to feed the audience.
All the various flying and escaping events that fans of the original novel have been waiting for are restored here.
In the drama, the characters who can fly will never have to walk, and the characters who can fight with skills will never rely on hand-to-hand combat to fool the audience.
What’s more rare is the big scene.
For example, the "Falling Heart Flame" transformed into a giant python, with a huge figure of almost hundreds of meters. The whole body was surrounded by flames, and the roar when it opened its fangs burned all the air.
This oncoming feeling of suffocation can be felt vividly even through the screen.
The movie CG-level special effects are certainly shocking.
But in comparison, the details of the drama are the real focus.
When the poisonous body of the "Little Medical Fairy" breaks out, the toxins filled in her blood are exposed on her skin.
If you look closely, you will find that the toxin is still slowly spreading upwards, as if countless bugs are crawling, which makes people feel terrified.
Seeing this, people can’t help but sigh.
The special effects of domestic fantasy dramas have finally stood up, and the era of "fighting spirit turning into horses" has finally been completely ended!
2. The plot is fast paced, and you don’t have to wait patiently for updates.
TV series adapted from novels are often filmed over several seasons.
This is not because the producer deliberately delayed the plot, but the rhythm of the original story is indeed too lengthy.
Take the novel "Fight to Break the Sphere" as an example. It started serialization in 2009. The author steadily updated more than 2 chapters every day, and it still took 2 years and 3 months to write it before it was officially completed.
As many as 5.3 million words are crammed into just a few dozen episodes of a TV series. It is undoubtedly a fantasy.
Therefore, the first season of "Fights Beyond the Sphere" only filmed the "three-year agreement chapter" and ended hastily.
Originally, the vast majority of the audience thought that the second season would at most show Xiao Yan conquering the Fallen Heart Flame, but it wasn’t until now that I realized that everyone was wrong.
The plot of "The Return of the Boy Who Breaks the Sky" begins after Xiao Yan enters Canaan College.
However, the screenwriter has obviously made a lot of adaptations to the original plot. Basically, while maintaining the outline, a series of supporting characters and redundant content that have little impact on the main plot have been eliminated.
Among them, Lin Xiuya, Liu Qing, etc. did not appear, only Xiao Yan's teammates such as Zi Yan, Hu Jia, and Wu Hao were retained, as well as a series of villains such as Bai Shan.
After some changes, the protagonist’s speed of upgrading and clearing levels has naturally been accelerated a lot.
When he first entered the academy, Xiao Yan was still at the level of a great fighting master. In the second episode, he broke through to the fighting spirit level, and in the sixth episode, he was directly promoted to the fighting king.
Moreover, although the series restores most of the famous scenes, it emphasizes the fast pace.
is like the strong ranking competition in Canaan Academy. The rankings can be determined in 5 minutes. It only takes half an episode to conquer the Fallen Heart Flame.
Currently, the 18th episode of "The Return of the Young Man" has just finished airing.
But the plot has even ended with the Sifang Pavilion Conference. Xiao Yan has even entered the Xingyun Pavilion and successfully met Master Feng.
Good guy, at this rate, will we really be able to see Xiao Yan promoted to Dou Emperor in a TV series "in my lifetime"?
Of course, it is a good thing that the plot is fast-paced, but it cannot be denied that for fans of the original work, deletions and changes may be difficult to accept.
As for whether this is good or bad, that can only be a matter of opinion. Relatively speaking, this drama may be more in line with the tastes of non-original fans.
3, He Luoluo is full of youthful feeling, and the protagonists are more eye-catching than the last
When the first season of "Fights Break the Sphere" was aired, the outside world gave a lot of praise to Wu Lei for his youthful feeling.
This is because Wu Lei’s looks are good enough, and he was born in 1999 and fits the role of Xiao Yan very well.
Although the second season is played by He Luoluo, the effect is not bad.
Especially He Luoluo's youthful feeling is even worse than that of Wu Lei.
On the one hand, He Luoluo is 2 years younger than Wu Lei, which is a natural advantage.
On the other hand, He Luoluo has a deep understanding of the character, and the confidence and pride coming from a young man are vividly reflected in him.
In addition, He Luoluo is an idol himself, and his image has been tested by the market. Even in many face-offending scenes, his appearance has not deteriorated.
In addition, the appearance of the protagonist group is also worth mentioning.
The heroine Xiao Xun'er is played by Ding Xiaoying, who once amazed the audience with her role as "Blue Bird" in "The Snow".
Queen Medusa is played by Wang Xiuzhu.
She was once known as the "domestic version of Jun Ji-hyun", and her appearance when dancing in "Three Lives Three Worlds" was very eye-catching.
The role of the Little Medical Fairy is played by the recently popular newcomer Lu Yuxiao.
has just become popular as the second female lead in "Cloud Feather" some time ago. Needless to say, Guo Jingming's aesthetics, Lu Yuxiao was also personally selected by him.
It can be said that the appearance of the protagonist group does not completely match the original setting, but it must be eye-catching enough.
At least compared to other dramas of the same type that are all about bad looks, this drama really put a lot of thought into its casting.
4. The supporting characters are all seasoned actors, and the standard of acting has been raised straight up.
In the original novel, "Fights Break the Sky" has many characters, and many of them have their own highlights and characteristics.
In "The Return of the Young Man", not only the protagonists are outstanding, but the supporting roles are also carefully selected.
For example, Qiu Xinzhi, who plays Yao Lao, was a handsome guy when he was young, and he can still play when he is older.
Li Zixiong, the actor of Yunshan.
One of the top villain actors, he has appeared in many classic Hong Kong films.
Zhang Shuangli plays the Fire Lord.
Just by looking at his appearance, you can tell that he is an old man who has nothing to do with the world but whose strength is unfathomable.
In addition, Han Feng played by Ye Xiangming, Xiao Zhan played by Jinggangshan, Feng Zunzi played by Lin Youwei, etc.
Basically, the characters that the audience can recognize by name are all played by these familiar faces, and their acting skills have completely reached a lower limit.
In general, the drama "The Return of the Boy Who Breaks the Sky" is not only a continuation of the classic IP, but also directly jumps up several levels in terms of completion.
Although the adaptation of the series is slightly larger, for the audience, this accelerated pace may be more in line with the current mainstream drama viewing experience.
From another perspective, the emergence of this drama means that domestic fantasy dramas have truly entered the mainstream market. How good are the samples
and?
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