Recently, classic remakes have become a popular project in the entertainment industry. This time it is the turn of " A Dream of Red Mansions ".
Just in the summer vacation of 2024, domestic entertainment revealed two major news about the film and television remake of "A Dream of Red Mansions". One is that the movie version of "A Dream of Red Mansions" directed by Hu Mei is about to be released, and the other is that the original author of "The Legend of Zhen Huan" Liu Lianzi suddenly It is said that she will be the sole screenwriter of the Zheng Xiaolong remake of "A Dream of Red Mansions". Zheng Xiaolong is the director of "The Legend of Zhen Huan".
Two major hits came one after another, and netizens couldn't help but ask - "Why is it that "Dream of Red Mansions" among the four famous classics always suffers from remakes when there are no suitable actors?"
Currently, there is talk of a remake The comment section of Liu Lianzi's personal account for "Dream of Red Mansions" has been compromised. Netizens have left messages begging to be spared and urging Liu Lianzi not to play "Dream of Red Mansions".
However, Liu Lianzi has not updated her news since 2015. It is difficult for netizensā opinions to be conveyed to her personally.
In fact, looking at the wider discussion among netizens, everyone does not reject the idea of āāclassics being remade. Some people also believe that interpreting classics from the perspective of the times can bring more feelings and thoughts to the audience.
But the premise is to choose the right actors.
Netizens also pointed out the key point. Rather than saying that people donāt want to see "Dream of Red Mansions" being remade, it is better to say that todayās domestic entertainment is really hard to trust. Putting aside the controversies such as Liu Lianzi plagiarizing "Dream of Red Mansions", just follow the drama From a production perspective, the first major difficulty in the remake of "Dream of Red Mansions" is casting.
- "A Dream of Red Mansions" has gone through many remakes, among which the 1987 version of "A Dream of Red Mansions" has the highest public recognition. Lin Daiyu played by Chen Xiaoxu, Jia Baoyu played by Ouyang Fenqiang, Xue Baochai played by Zhang Li, Wang Xifeng played by Deng Jie ...Every character in the 1987 version of "A Dream of Red Mansions" is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. With the hard work of the director, screenwriter and experts, the 1987 version of "Dream of Red Mansions" was a great success.
In the next nearly 40 years, the two consecutive remakes of "Dream of Red Mansions" have greatly failed in reputation, also because of the lack of compatibility between the actors and the characters.
In 2024, the movie version of "Dream of Red Mansions" remade by director Hu Mei has completely collapsed before it was released. It is also related to the casting. In the comment area of āāthe movie version of "Dream of Red Mansions" promotional account, you can often see such a complaint: " No one feels sad when he dies."
- The implication of these comments from netizens is that they feel that this group of actors who starred in the movie version of "Dream of Red Mansions" have no sense of empathy.
In addition, netizens also do not trust Liu Lianzi. "The Legend of Zhen Huan" she participated in the screenwriting is indeed a high-scoring drama, but don't forget, she is also the original author and screenwriter of "Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace".
More than one netizen believed that Liu Lianzi did not understand and recognize the values āāāāof "A Dream of Red Mansions", and was afraid that she would adapt "A Dream of Red Mansions" into a battle between concubines and concubines and a family fight.
When Liu Lianzi talked about his intention to participate in the remake of "Dream of Red Mansions", he repeatedly emphasized that he would respect the original work, but the signals revealed between the lines are still a bit uneasy.
For example, Liu Lianzi said that she would try to interpret "A Dream of Red Mansions" from a modern perspective, not only to pay tribute to the classics, but also to innovate and explore.
For example, Liu Lianzi mentioned that they wanted to complete the scenes that were not described in detail in the original work, and did not make it clear that they would respect the ending of the original work.
Netizens briefly interpreted it. Does this mean that the plot of the original work is to be magically changed and a plot that is not included in the original work is added?
I am also very curious. As netizens questioned, when Cao Xueqin wrote "Dream of Red Mansions", he "read it for ten years, adding and deleting five times." Liu Lianzi also had to change the plot and add scenes. This is because he felt that there was something wrong with the original work of "Dream of Red Mansions" Are you satisfied?
Itās also a coincidence that the concept of adapting the movie version of "Dream of Red Mansions" is very similar to that of Liu Lianzi. Director Hu Mei also mentioned in the interview that they deliberately added a modern perspective to interpret "Dream of Red Mansions". As for the effect... anyway, the trailer alone is enough to attract attention. A lot of bad reviews came in.
Finally, I would like to emphasize that before the remake is released, netizens are only expressing their personal thoughts. If Liu Lianzi and Zheng Xiaolong can capture the essence of the original "A Dream of Red Mansions", I believe the audience will give them a fair evaluation.
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