Hu Mei, the fifth-generation director who has directed popular dramas such as " Yongzheng Dynasty ", "Hanwu Emperor" and "Qiao Family Courtyard", directed the movie version of " Dream of Red Mansions ", named " Dream of Red Mansions: A Good Marriage" ", almost all the actors selected are newcomers. The one who plays Wang Xifeng is Lin Peng, and the one who plays Jia Mu is Lu Yan. The movie hasn't been set yet, but it might be soon.
The historical dramas "Yongzheng Dynasty" and "Emperor of Hanwu" directed by Hu Mei are all high-scoring dramas with high quality. They also had extremely high ratings when they were broadcast. He is a fifth-generation director with a high status in the television industry.
However, the quality and box office of the cross-border movies directed by Hu Mei are not very high. For example, " Confucius " starring Chow Yun-fat and Zhou Xun did not have high ratings on Douban and can be said to be a failure. There are not many people who can direct good film and television works.
Li Shaohong also made a remake of "Dream of Red Mansions", probably to distinguish it from the 1987 version. The style was weird and uncomfortable to watch, and the Douban score failed.
The only film and television drama that is loyal to the original work and highly restored is the 1987 version of "A Dream of Red Mansions". This version was directed by male director Wang Fulin. Douban scored 9.7 points, which is already the ceiling level. It was broadcast to a packed house and the ratings were very high.
Why do so many people spend money on remakes in an attempt to be different, especially teacher Hu Mei, who has directed many excellent works, but she has to cross-border directing movies, forget about directing movies, she still has to challenge "Dream of Red Mansions", Zhuyu comes first , it is difficult to say whether it can break through and surpass the classic version.
Hu Mei's "A Dream of Red Mansions: A Beautiful Marriage" should be based on the emotional clues of Bao Daichai and the three people, and the trailer said that this adaptation is about conspiracy and love. He also mentioned that he defrauded the Lin family of money to build the Grand View Garden, broke up Bao Dai's love, and achieved a golden marriage. The love between Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu is an alliance between wood and stone, while the love between Jia Baoyu and Xue Baochai is a good relationship. Ironically, this good relationship is not perfect, but Jia Baoyu still misses Lin Daiyu. The idea of defrauding the Lin family to build the Grand View Garden seems unreliable, and it doesn't seem to be mentioned in the original book.
Hu Mei explained the title of the film. In fact, Li Hanxiang had filmed "A Dream of Red Mansions" as early as the 1970s. At that time, Brigitte Lin played Jia Baoyu, and Sylvia Chang played Lin Daiyu. Douban scored 7.4 points. I believe Brigitte Lin's cross-dressing as a man should be realistic, but Sylvia Chang played Lin Daiyu. Probably not a good choice.
This movie also held a global audition for actors. The person who plays Jia Baoyu is Bian Cheng. He made his debut as a child actor and has appeared in many film and television dramas. His acting skills should be OK, but his makeup is too plain, which is very different from the 1987 version.
Zhang Miaoyi plays Lin Daiyu, but she is 6 years older than Bian Cheng, but she still looks very suitable for the role. She is very beautiful and has a somewhat melancholic temperament.
Huang Jiarong plays Xue Baochai, who is 3 years older than Bian Cheng. He looks full of vitality, but his appearance is not classically beautiful, and he cannot compare with the 87 version.
In fact, this movie mainly revolves around their love story, so these three actors are very important. The director of the
87 version was Wang Fulin. Later, Li Shaohong's casting was also difficult to impress. I wonder if Hu Mei can win the audience's approval this time.
Guan Xiaotong plays Jia Yuanchun. Her makeup looks too soft, like a little girl, which is also very different from the original version.
Lin Peng plays Wang Xifeng, and she looks really inferior to Deng Jie. Not only does her look stretch her hips, but her expression is not smart and domineering, and she looks like a concubine.
"A Dream of Red Mansions" has actually been put on the screen by director Xie Tieliang. The film is more than 2 hours long. Jia Baoyu is played by Xia Jing disguised as a man, Tao Huimin plays Lin Daiyu, Fu Yiwei plays Xue Baochai, Liu Xiaoqing plays Wang Xifeng, and Li Xiuming plays Jia Yuanchun. Zhao Lirong plays Grandma Liu and others. The cast is strong, but the response is still not as good as the 1987 version because the 1987 version is too classic.
The four major masterpieces are all super IP and are often adapted, but it is difficult to surpass the previous works, especially "A Dream of Red Mansions" and "Journey to the West".In fact, one or two successful works like this with a strong IP are enough. There is no need to spend money on adapting them. Besides, today’s movie audiences are very advanced in their aesthetics. Movies like this that adapt classic works are easily abandoned and cannot be adapted. Get your money back.
There is a problem with the casting itself. Bao Daichai and the others can choose newcomers to perform, but the supporting roles must at least choose some popular artists to perform, so as to attract fans and then drive other audiences to watch.
At present, netizens are not optimistic about this work, and Douban shows that the number of people who want to watch it is very small, so if it is not good, the box office of this movie is worrying, anything can be changed, but do not blindly adapt the four classics, because it is difficult to be a classic Beyond. Everyone is worried about director Hu Mei, and movie theaters may not be optimistic about this kind of movie.
