文|Linghu Boguang
There will be many domestic film and television dramas broadcast and launched at the end of 2023, but I did not expect that the movie version of "The Three Brigades" will have the strongest reputation. The Douban score is nearly 8, and the box office is also good. Although hundreds of millions is not particularly high, it is already very good.
This also makes the audience look forward to the TV series version of "The Three Brigades" that will be broadcast soon. Together with the director of "Hunting Picture Book", Qin Hao, Li Naiwen, Chen Minghao, etc., this makes the audience look forward to it very much, but the TV series are all It has almost finished airing, but the TV series is still tepid and has many problems.
Actually, if you haven’t read the original novel or the movie version, and just watch the drama version, I guess you won’t have such a bad impression of the drama version. Generally speaking, the plot is watered down, and the overall feeling is just okay enough to watch. , the original novel only has more than a dozen pages, so it is understandable to want to make it into a TV series with a watered-down plot. Thinking about it from another angle, perhaps due to the limitation of the text length of the original novel, it is not suitable for making into a TV series.
This TV series is barely watchable, but it is indeed not as good as the movie version.
Compared with the movie version, what are the problems with the drama version of "The Three Brigades"?
Probably the TV series version is too long, and the plot is changed to make it less realistic. The victim's father in the movie version was very touching, and he was "implicated" in the game. In the drama version, Cheng Bing was criticized by the victim's father just after he was released from prison. He couldn't catch the prisoner in prison. On the other hand, He was imprisoned for so many years just to investigate the case, which is somewhat chilling.
In the movie version, the three teams all beat up people, and they were all sentenced. They all had a motive to pursue the murderers together. In the drama version, the other three teams were even more unlucky and lacked motivation to pursue the murderers. They gather together every day to recall the glorious past. Moaning for no reason.
The movie version does not have so many dramatic conflicts, it is pure life, and it is a documentary; the drama version has water content, but overall lacks logic, and the charm of the characters is not as good as the movie version. In the movie version, when I was really questioning whether it was worth it, when I came out and saw the father of the child, and said "I'm going to hurt you", I really felt that everything was worth it, and I must catch Wang Eryong.
In reality, the family members are very grateful to Captain Cheng. Why did the drama version change this? Changing the blame to the victim's family became one of his motivations. Like in the movie, the victim's family said "You are a good policeman, you have been dragged down", which is close to the prototype and touching. It is precisely in this way that the audience can also relate to Cheng. Soldiers feel the same - the guilt and pain for the families of the victims, and the anger for the criminals who have gone unpunished.
Qin Hao can’t be saved either? Compared with the movie, why is there so much difference between the drama version of "The Three Brigades"
There is one thing I don't understand about the drama version. I don't know why there is so much foreshadowing before chasing the murderer. In the movie version, Cheng Bing is not there because of the Three Brigades. Yes, he also felt guilty in his heart, but his guilt only accounted for a small part. After he met the victim's father, it was more because of his inner sense of responsibility as a policeman that he resolutely went to find the criminal.
It's because he can't let go, he's stubborn, he's stubborn, he accepts death, so when he realizes that Wang Eryong's matter is his psychological shadow, he goes directly to solve it. He is just like Wang Xiang, he can only catch the real culprit. That long season will pass. That's why after his wish was fulfilled and Wang Eryong was captured, Cheng Bing faced this strange world alone, and he seemed so helpless. The obsession that supported him in his struggle was gone, but he also had nothing left.
But this is not the case in the drama version. He has decided to start to rebuild his confidence in life. Can it be understood that he has tried to let go?
Well, since he can try to let it go, it would be unreasonable for a new person to appear later to motivate him to investigate the case. He can try to let go of the past things. Then other people can also investigate this case, so why bother? Is he here to check? The new characters who appeared after
have nothing to do with Wang Dayong's case itself. Not only is there no connection between the past and the next, it gives people the feeling of going off topic. It's a joke, and there is no movie version to complete it in one go.Moreover, catching the murderer requires the new characters who will appear later to inspire Cheng Bing. Cheng Bing, is the matter of catching Wang Dayong important to you? Is it profound? Isn't it a psychological shadow?
Being in jail for eight years has not become your inner demon. Do you still need others to add fuel to your fire and help you to make up your mind to investigate the case? Doesn’t this confirm what I just said? If you are not mentally determined to investigate the case and need the outside world instead of your inner urgency, then can't it be done by someone else? Other police officers will also be responsible for old and major cases, and they also have a strong sense of justice.
Why is the hero in his daughter’s heart, for this, for that, too complicated, not pure at all. If he really still feels that he is a policeman, he should do it for the victims, for the man who once wore a police uniform and had a firm heart. of myself.
The reputation is divided and the contrast is obvious. What is the problem with the TV series version of "The Three Brigades"?
If you take a look at the original work, you will know whether it is realistic or not. The original work and the film version obviously want to desperately show a great soul with strong internal drive. Ascetic monks generally only want to realize their own inner justice. This kind of spirit This is the moving part of this work.
Cheng Bing is different, just like how many years it took for Principal Zhang Guimei to appear. If he were the same as ordinary people, wouldn't Principal Zhang Guimei be everywhere? The drama version has to put together some assembly-line chores to enrich the so-called story, and it also reduces Cheng Bing's own nobility, and it is also said that the audience loves to watch it. Why watch a vulgar plot that drags down the originally noble soul to dust? ?
Would it be okay for the screenwriter and director to have vulgar aesthetics and not represent the audience? It’s not like there haven’t been any good domestic dramas in recent years.
In real life, I have clearly seen so many families of police officers who are proud of their husbands’ profession. The original work of this work was also about the wife’s divorce because Cheng Bing was imprisoned. The police are a proud profession no matter what in China, especially when The husband is still such an excellent good policeman, but the routine of getting divorced because the husband goes out to handle cases all year round and neglects the family is something you learned from American TV series, right?
Regardless of the original work or the film version, the gratitude of the victims’ families to Cheng Bing is very touching. Even if Cheng Bing no longer represents perfect justice, the victims’ families are still grateful for everything he has done for them, because Justice is in the heart of the people. It's obviously such a meaningful plot, but the drama version actually abandoned it, just to add a dramatic conflict that makes you slap your head at the sight of it. I actually have some dissatisfaction with the plot of the
movie version, but at least it didn't go astray in shaping Cheng Bing's spiritual core. I also like the movie version's portrayal of Wang Eryong. It's not long, but it's even more disappointing. And Ben Yu’s performance was also very good. When he beat Cheng Bing, he revealed his vicious nature. When Cheng Bing called him his previous name, he subconsciously denied it. He really wanted to abandon everything and start over. He even seemed to have changed. He has become a good person, but compared to the victim's family and the disintegrated three teams, he really wants to ask why?
The movie version feels like it is for his own obsession. In fact, if you look closely, he also gave up his family responsibilities to pursue justice, but the core is much more advanced than the drama version. You told me that you were the hero in your daughter's heart. When you saw that At that time, I really felt like I was having a myocardial infarction. Did I ask my daughter if she was willing?
To put it inappropriately, it’s like saying you won’t get divorced for the sake of your children, but you soon let go. It feels completely different from the stubborn Cheng Bing in the original work. In fact, I believe that whether it is the movie version or even the real Cheng Bing, he will let go. Yes, but the treatment of the play is too fragmented. All the so-called dramatic conflicts added in the
drama version, even if the water injection part is put aside, are all licensed. Anyway, if we don’t describe the deep brotherhood of criminals and the rich humanity of criminals, we won’t describe the criminals. The logic of Wang Eryong and Wang Dayong’s creation in the drama version , I have seen similar ones in several bad movies this year, one of which was played by Zhang Yi.
I personally feel that the Cheng Bing in the drama is not only inferior to the film version, he is even inferior to the Cheng Bing in the original work.Also, if you make criminal investigation dramas in the future, can you not spend so much money on the bad guys? You can write bad guys, but don’t use too much money to describe the kindness of human beings, their emphasis on friendship, and their love for their loved ones.
People all over the world have these virtues, and bad people also have these virtues before they do evil. But can it be that just because of these beautiful qualities, his murders and arson can be erased?
"Third Brigade" proves that adaptation is risky, and whoever is "bad" will be embarrassed.
The biggest problem with the drama version of "Third Brigade" is the magically modified prototype. Since the name "Third Brigade" is going to be used and the story of Cheng Bing is used, respect it. Are their deeds good? The prototype divorced his wife in order to chase the murderer, but eventually remarried. It was definitely not like Tong Liya's character in the drama, who divorced every day. In the end, he got married a second time, and the children did not recognize their biological father but only their stepfather. In the
prototype, the victim's relatives knelt at the door of the procuratorate to plead for Cheng Bing, instead of blaming Cheng Bing as shown in the play; the prototype Cheng Bing had endogenous motivation and spontaneously pursued the murderer for thousands of miles, not the decadence and despondency shown in the play. The motivation to pursue the murderer was inspired by exogenous reasons such as Uncle Qi’s enlightenment, the victim’s father scolding him, and his daughter’s rejection.
In addition, this film portrays Wang Dayong as a tough gangster who robs with a gun and goes to "Chapang" to snatch the rough stone of the gang boss. It is too superhero style. In the prototype, Wang Eryong is difficult to catch because he is ordinary. He is cautious and hides after committing a crime. Hiding, that’s why I haven’t been able to find him... In addition, the screenwriter of this film was purely made up by himself. There is no logic at all. The armed robbery case has not been solved for many years. It is difficult to imagine what happened after the Chinese Cheng Bing arrived at "Chapang" and opened fire. It's like using a plug-in, you can't die no matter what. The women in the
crew are quite stereotyped, and the other three team members are flat. They either eat or drink every day, turning the prototype "lonely brave man" into a "middle-aged frustrated old man moaning without illness."
The same theme, the same adaptation of reality, now it’s really embarrassing who is bad.
