Recently, another strange situation has occurred in the film market.
While the movie "The Three Brigades" was still in theaters, the online drama version of "The Three Brigades" suddenly appeared on iQiyi.
The movie version and the drama version were released at the same time and at separate intervals. We have never seen this scene before.
It is a routine operation in the film and television industry to release a movie version and a drama version of a story.
However, when the two versions are released, there will usually be a time difference to avoid "one's own people beating their own people."
For example, the movie version of "Mobile Phone" was released in 2003, but the drama version of "Mobile Phone" was not broadcast until 2010. Both versions are classics.
For example, the drama version of "Three Lives Three Worlds: Ten Miles of Peach Blossom" became popular in January 2017, and its movie version was filmed and released half a year later.
Another example is the movie version of "Detective Chinatown" which was released at the end of 2015, but the drama version was not released until 2020. The purpose was also to warm up "Detective Chinatown 3".
The drama version of "Kurst" became a hit at the beginning of this year. iQiyi also plans to shoot a movie version of "Kurst", but it is still in the planning stage.
However, the producer of "The Three Brigades" chose to stage a fight between left and right hands on the same schedule. This strange phenomenon is really incomprehensible.
However, after careful analysis, Brother Pi discovered some clues about the capital behind it.
First of all, the film version is produced by Wanda Pictures, and the drama version is produced by Wanda TV Series. Wanda is deeply involved in both versions, which is equivalent to making two dishes with the same ingredients.
Secondly, there is the same old actor Yang Xinming in both the movie version and the drama version. He also plays the same role in both sides. He is the master of the protagonist Cheng Bing. The similarity of the roles is no accident.
Next, the film director is Dai Mo and the producer is Chen Sicheng. The two have previously collaborated on "Manslaughter 2" and recently "Ball Lightning". "The Three Brigades" is also in this sequence, which is a typical Chen Sicheng movie.
In the drama version, Tong Liya participated in the filming as a special guest.
Although Chen Sicheng and Tong Liya are divorced, they are still closely connected and interact frequently.
Chen Sicheng attended the premiere of Tong Liya's "I Passed the Storm". Tong Liya has invested in Chen Sicheng's company. It is also not a coincidence that the two of them appeared in the air.
Then, in the movie version of "The Three Brigades", Liu Huan's "Young Aspirations Don't Tell Sorrows" appeared three times and was an important BGM in the whole film. In the drama version, Qin Hao also sang a version of "Young Aspirations Don't Tell Sorrows" As an episode, this too cannot be accidental.
Finally, the two editions were shot last year, with similar shooting periods, and they were even more "funny" together in the past month.
The movie version just came out, and three days later the drama version suddenly released story-telling stills.
The movie version here is at its peak release period, and the drama version over there suddenly appeared on iQiyi. This combination of punches is really beautiful. After a simple analysis by
, it is not difficult to find that the two versions of "The Three Brigades" were filmed independently by two crews, but they must have had an affair in private. During the creation period, they must have exchanged creative ideas with each other, and even read each other's scripts and had " Check for duplication", achieving consistent steps and independence from each other.
In the end, they worked together to create the "big and small king bomb" at the end of the year.
This kind of marketing technique is a masterpiece. If
is better, the two versions can use "emotional resonance" to get both out of the circle; if
is worse, you can also use the method of losing pawns to protect the car to protect the one with a better reputation.
The question is, who is the big king and who is the little king?
The original novel of "The Third Brigade" was first published in "NetEase Human World Studio" in 2018. The original work is a documentary story called "Please tell the Director, the mission of the Third Brigade has been completed". The author Shenlan is a policeman himself. The novel The full text contains more than 9,000 words, which is exactly the size of a movie.
Wanda also has a very keen sense of smell. He bought the copyright as early as 2019 and invited the famous screenwriter Zhang Ji to adapt the novel. He has previously scripted "Chinese Partner" and "Dear" and is best at writing this kind of realism Theme works.
They also hired Chen Sicheng's team to shoot, and Chen Sicheng was also very optimistic about the script. In his words, he "read" the script himself, and he burst into tears after reading the scene where the protagonists Cheng Bing and Yang Jiantao reunited late at night. Leading actor Zhang Yi sent a message saying that he wanted Li Chen to play Yang Jiantao, so the three brothers from the Seventh Gang completed their integration after 10 years.
Zhang Yiye and Chen Sicheng recommended Wang Xiao, and the duo of "Cyclonus" also reunited in advance.
As early as September 2020, the film version of "The Three Brigades" appeared in Wanda Film and Television's film list for the following year, but it was not until the end of 2022 that the filming of this drama was officially completed. It can be said that the film version is a four-year drama A blockbuster work that sharpens a sword.
Looking at the drama version, if you want to make a 9,000-word story into a 24-episode online drama, you are destined to cram in a lot of details and plots. The drama version was only started last year and was shot in a hurry. It is a relatively rough work.
This can be seen from the cast list.
stars Qin Hao and Chen Minghao, with supporting role Liu Yitie, who has appeared in "The Long Season", and Lin Jiachuan is Tang Xiaolong in "Hurry".
are all popular online drama actors in the past two years. It is like the leading actors of two popular dramas were directly packaged into the new crew to produce this drama. It is not difficult to find out by comparing
.
The movie version of "The Three Brigades" is a "long-planned effort", it is the king.
The drama version of "The Third Brigade" is a "temporarily formed grass-roots team", and it is Zhang Xiaowang.
As the saying goes, "The king cannot see the king", are the drama version and movie version really not afraid of "plot collision"?
Brother Pi was the first to watch the on-demand version of the movie version, which brought tears to his eyes. Recently, he followed 5 episodes in a row and watched the drama version. He was speechless.
is just like the funny characters and the funny characters in cross talk. These two versions have different positioning and take different routes.
movie version highlights an extreme.
The protagonist Cheng Bing is a tainted policeman who was imprisoned for extorting confessions through torture. After he was released from prison, he could no longer pursue the murderer as a policeman. However, he carried on the mission of the police and completed the pursuit of the murderer in 12 years. The intense dramatic conflict was condensed into 2 Within hours, stories and emotions brought wonders to the soul.
Screenwriter Zhang Yi communicated with Shen Lan, the author of the original novel, before writing, but only discussed some details and logical issues. The prototype character of the story is quite chivalrous and unwilling to accept any interviews. This makes the creation of the story cut out the complex and simplify the characters. Lots of white space.
's concise style makes the film fast-paced, like a boxer punching at the audience's pain points, which is full of excitement.
starts with no waste, and immediately tells the story of the rape and death of the two Wang brothers.
The protagonist was not cleared, he was imprisoned because of torture to extract a confession.
A few strokes outline the dilemma encountered by the protagonist.
After Cheng Bing was imprisoned, he actually wrote more than 20 scenes, including Cheng Bing's wife and daughter coming to visit the prison, and the captain of the second brigade coming to visit the prison. However, due to the length, most of them were cut.
After a simple foreshadowing, the film quickly focuses on Cheng Bing's "capturing the murderer from thousands of miles away".
In this paragraph, the villain Wang Eryong is absent. He is more like a symbol of the old era or the "ego" in the protagonist's heart, standing there in the distance, waiting for the protagonist to travel across mountains and rivers to pursue.
This long road is destined to be a one-man show, but the most commendable adaptation of the film is to add a group scene before this one-man show.
Five old men reunited. Like the knights in a martial arts film, the three teams were reorganized, which not only echoed the title of the film, but also enriched the theme.
The next step is a process of idealism construction and destruction.
They set out in the name of justice, but were defeated by reality one after another and left one after another. The reasons for leaving were simply because "my wife wanted a divorce", "if she found a partner, she wanted to go home to get married", "she wanted to go back to take care of the children", "she was sick" I have to go back for treatment."
On the surface, Cheng Bing is the only warrior, walking alone like an ascetic.
But in fact, the four people who left, after a brief taste of their ideals, bravely threw themselves into the world of mortals. Isn't this another kind of heroism?
In the end, Cheng Bing completed the pursuit of the murderer alone, and there is also a wonderful touch here.
On the surface, Cheng Bing moved heaven with his persistence, but in fact, he was a blind cat who encountered a dead mouse. His process of catching the murderer had no logic at all, and he was scurrying around like a headless fly.
finally succeeded in catching the murderer, but is he really the winner?
The open ending of the video is amazing.
Cheng Bing, with mottled white hair, stood at the crossroads in despair. What greeted him was not his comrades fighting side by side, but the bustling crowd. Soon he was overwhelmed by the crowd and shrunk to a grain of sand under the wheel of the times.
During the road show, Zhang Ji quoted Lu Xun when talking about the ending: "Time will always pass, and the market will still be peaceful."
It can be said that the film version used an ultimate rhythm to tell an ultimate story and create an ultimate The story of a lonely hero.
However, the drama version is completely opposite. It does not pursue perfection and does not depict strange emotions. It is just the fireworks in the market and the daily necessities of life. It pays attention to slowness.
Let’s not rush to explain the case at the beginning, but first give a group portrait description of the three brigade.
Cheng Bing is no longer an extreme person with an expression of bitterness and hatred, but a somewhat careless criminal investigation captain who is good at criminal psychological profiling.
Next to him are Lao Ma and Lao Cai, who have been through life and death. There are cooks who know how to cook and young people with special skills in the team.
The entire episode was devoted to these workplace portraits. Many viewers became irritated when they saw these, and they continued to question the procrastination and watering down. Many people who had watched the film version were even persuaded to leave, and those who remained were the real audience of the drama version.
In terms of shaping the villain, the drama version is no longer a symbolic character, but adds crazy drama to the villain.
The one who survived in reality was Wang Eryong, but in the play he became Wang Dayong, played by Chen Minghao, and formed a countervailing force with Qin Hao.
The villain also has a growth line.
They started out as little thieves. After accidentally getting a gun, their evil thoughts were drawn out. After going through theft, robbery, fairy dance and other introductory courses for bad guys, they finally evolved into serial killers and committed major crimes of raping first and then killing. .
Er Yong is lustful but has no plans, Da Yong values love and righteousness, is ruthless and does not talk much, and has strong anti-reconnaissance capabilities. The blank space in the film version has become a highlight in the drama version.
Ever since, the story of the lone hero has turned into a showdown between black and white.
Qin Hao and Chen Minghao have just completed their acting in "The Long Season", and the two brothers are acting again in the new drama. This is the biggest highlight of the drama version.
In reality, the case was handled by the third brigade. In the drama, it became the co-investigation brigade to arrest the criminals. The overt and covert fighting between the two teams really took a lot of effort.
In reality, the criminals were two repairmen, but in the drama they became serial killers. The girl was raped and murdered because of the negligence of the Third Brigade. The
movie version also simplifies the story of Cheng Bing's torture to extract a confession. He did not participate in the interrogation. It was the brother below who accidentally caused the suspect's death.
The drama version was more concrete. Cheng Bing not only participated in the interrogation, but also punched the suspect in anger, causing great trouble.
Later, Pan Dahai, the captain of the second brigade, revealed the fact that Cheng Bing had taken action, which led to Cheng Bing being imprisoned, and the two formed a feud.
This kind of extraneous plot adds a lot of details and depth to the drama version, and organically combines various scattered plots. Although it slows down the pace, it greatly enriches the characters.
By the way, the character of Master appears in both versions.
This character does not exist in novels, but does exist in real life. He represents the extension of the teacher-instructor relationship in the police force, and also presents the real-life dilemmas of some police officers, but his performance is different in the two versions:
movie version It was handled very neatly.
Cheng Bing is Xiao Xu’s master, and Lao Zhang is Cheng Bing’s master. This inheritance is explained through a character relationship.
Later, the master died suddenly. His death became the reason for Cheng Bing to chase the murderer thousands of miles away. In addition to impartial law enforcement, there was also a personal grudge. The combination of public and private made the chase scene even more extreme and moving.
In the drama version, Uncle Qi, the master, survived. Although he was paralyzed and aphasic, he became Cheng Bing's spiritual mentor. His crookedly written "Live Well" healed Cheng Bing's heartache.
A moment of urgency makes the dead master a tonic, and a moment of delay makes the surviving master a motivation to live. The high is really high.
The treatment of the character of Master also highlights the different styles of the two versions.
In the end, the performances of the two leading actors are also the embodiment of two extremes.
Zhang Yi's performance is a performance of appearance.
He had a tense expression as soon as he appeared, and his whole person was under tremendous pressure. It can be said that he set the pace of the entire film.
The audience will be relaxed and nervous following his performance. This is an essential quality for a good actor. Zhang Yi also delivered his best performance in recent years.
Some people criticized Zhang Yi for acting well, but for being too explicit and writing "I can act" on his face. The audience saw Zhang Yi first and then the character. This kind of performance may not be advanced.
But don’t forget, the film version pays attention to cutting out the complex and simplifying it. When the plot is thin, it relies on the acting skills of the actors to support it. Zhang Yi must and can only use the performance to stimulate the audience’s emotions.
On the other hand, Qin Hao's performance is a loose performance.
As soon as he appeared on the scene, he was in a relaxed state, not tensed up, and did not have an expression of bitterness or hatred. The transformation after
was just a little bit, without the tension and explosiveness of Zhang Yi.
Many people also criticized Qin Hao as a street kid who did not have the same sense of faith as Zhang Yi. How could such a person pursue the murderer for 12 years?
But don’t forget, the drama mainly focuses on a life flow and captures more real characters.
Many viewers who have been police officers or have had in-depth contact with the police have reported that the two leading actors are compared.
Qin Hao acted more like a real policeman, and Zhang Yi acted like the policeman in everyone's imagination.
After all, the police is also a profession, and there are also joys, sorrows, eating, drinking, and eating, catching the murderer, and investigating cases are just part of the job.
Two good actors have given absolutely wonderful performances in different versions. Their styles are different, but they complement each other.
Through the above comparison, it is not difficult for us to find out.
There are two versions of "Three Brigades". They are not trying to undermine each other, but are complementary to each other.
If I had to rank it, it would undoubtedly be the movie version of "The Three Brigades".
From the filming time of the film, to the completeness of the story, to the sublimation of the theme, the film version is superior.
The drama version of "The Three Brigades" is more of a shadow character, used to set off the light of the film version.
When the movie version is in theaters, the drama version is released to capitalize on the publicity strategy. This way it is clear at a glance.
However, this does not mean that the relationship between the two is green leaves lining red flowers. Although the
movie version is more complete and has a better reputation, its overly dramatic design weakens the sense of reality to a certain extent. The story of the lone hero also makes people call it emo after watching it. Although the drama version of
has some watery plots and the plot is slow and not very powerful, it is closer to real life, and some adaptations are better than the movie version.The two versions of
have their own merits. Which version do you prefer?
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