It’s rare to see a comic book movie have such a polarizing reputation and trigger a multi-party melee.
As one of the representatives of the rise of Chinese comics, IP " under one person " has both the original comic + animated version first, and the live-action drama version first.
It is the turn of the film to need a more condensed version, and the pressure to show the character design + aesthetic style is even greater.
Comic Feng Shayan
The first thing to bear the brunt of is whether the casting is flattering? Is it better for to be more beautiful and more comical, or is it better to have the temperament and charm of real person interpretation > demand-based beauty? T
Film Version Windshayan
, even if the female character born under the aesthetics of male gaming is forced to bear some controversy. Does also help the actress's development of a new track of mobility beauty?
How should the live-action version balance the idealized comic adaptation? Which characteristics need to be retained and supplemented, and which style of painting needs to be appropriately deleted?
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In this process, the control of style + the balance of beauty + the accuracy of presentation, what inspirations can we have for shaping our personal style?
is in disarray.
Should you give priority to beauty or to face?
Comic adaptation + remake, these two points are the big mountains that the subsequent live-action version must overcome if it wants to win reputation. After all,
restores the aesthetics of 2D paper figures to 3D reality. The "face-fitting" here should not be measured by the beauty in popular aesthetics, and should emphasize the level of face-fitting that makes the audience feel immersed.
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The same character, different faces + different presentation styles bring different feelings.
A typical difference is that the texture, beauty, and durability composed of various details are also different between simply restoring cosplay characters vs. characters presented in film and television drama lenses.
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During the adaptation process, the selection of makeup styles + the adaptability to realistic aesthetics will directly affect the success or failure of character creation + the public's judgment of the degree of compatibility.
The original painting Xia He
is just like the high-brightness pure color hair in reality, which is easy to have a plastic feel if it is not processed well.
Drama version Xia He
Although the method of highlighting or transitioning from the same color has changed, it is more in line with the real sense, and the closeness to the face has not decreased but increased.
Shadow version Xia He
Therefore, looking at the face-to-face feeling of tearing apart the painting, there will be two major manifestations.
One is to put more emphasis on the charm and charm of the character and be more convincing. At this time, the actor's style and temperament > demand-based beauty.
is represented by Dou Mei, the most successful villain in the Shu Xin movie version and the "intestinal poisoner" in Four Mad Men.
"Thunder Smoke Cannon" Gao Ning is also a god in restoring
. In the drama version, he has already mastered the essence of the character's gentle, sharp-edged, intellectual beauty, and nailed the gentle look at first glance but the hidden ruthlessness.
shadow version is even more similar to in appearance and in appearance.
Such a "better than better" comparison can make the audience feel that the drama version is a harmonious extension and breakthrough of the original painting style, while the film version is a breakthrough of the actor's own painting style.
The former’s closeness to the face is a sense of character substitution based on beauty, while the latter creates a new aesthetic experience with almost complete closeness to the face.
There is no need to deliberately weaken the sense of age, every wrinkle emphasizes the generous and orthodox simple beauty.
gives up the eye-catching feeling while maintaining the temperament and aura, using Chinese old-money style to highlight the elegance and timeless aesthetic emphasis, and also creates a new track for middle-aged women.
The other one is to restore the degree of beauty based on more emphasis. A strong sense of beauty can weaken the details that are not enough to be restored.
was born from the original image of the original work. If the first real-life character sets the tone too high, it will automatically become a benchmark for beauty. It also inevitably triggers controversy over the casting of the heroine after every IP remake.
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. Due to clear style restrictions, the live-action version does not have so much room for development. At this time, how to make more beautiful and more consistent with the original painting is the key.
So no matter how you look at it, the movie version of Feng Baobao is a very flattering casting choice.
The mixed-race face and straight nose that were sprayed hard also show the rare features of a torn face and high matching that ordinary people can't find.
What’s more important is that the female character’s interpretation of body language through fighting scenes in the film version strengthens the expression of personality traits, making the live-action version more engaging than the previous simple “face”.
not only revives the spirit of fighting women, but also opens up a new track for the beauty of female mobility after integrating with fashion.
won the first prize of the Beijing Traditional Martial Arts Championship’s Youth Group Women’s Bajiquan
New fighting scenes
Serving to highlight the character’s personality
In terms of shaping and highlighting the overall charm of women, Wuershan Training Camp is indeed remarkable.
Whether it is Daji who performed the original animal sense in "Feng Shen" and vindicated the traditional image from a new perspective.
or the female general Deng Chanyu who flashed in the trailer, both show the confidence and ease of after fully understanding and controlling one's own body.
This is also the reason why the movie version of "Under the Strangers" is full of flaws and controversies, but the fight scenes of the strange girl group have never been denied.
Nothing else, is a long-lost fight scene that is so realistic that you can see the full action path.
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This is also the reason why the current traffic florets are not at the same level as the former huadans in terms of gold content and popularity.
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Putting aside the highly subjective facial style, there is a clear gap in the interpretation of body language that can intuitively strengthen the character.
also uses posing movements. Due to the lack of physical management, the texture and beauty of the posing are also different.
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Regardless of "dance" or "martial arts", it is suitable for the choice of different personalities and the shaping of their styles, so that the condensed and extreme charm of the paper people can be fully and reasonably displayed in reality.
also allows the public’s aesthetic vision to transcend and sublimate from the face, and realize the essence of shaping personal characteristics from the understanding of the character.
is like Feng Baobao, who is easily interpreted as empty and dull. In fact, is closer to a kind of "purity" that is not affected by external things.
Because she was deprived of ordinary people's common-sense understanding of secular rules, her physical skills also showed a kind of anti-gravity weirdness that had no power at all and was so pure that it was extremely human.
Her control group is Feng Shayan, who lives within discipline and needs to work hard to continue her family's honor.
Coupled with the character's ability to travel through space, she has inherent intelligence and keenness, appears to be sharp and decisive in body language, and has the "sass" of a young lady from an aristocratic family.
uses the essence of Tongbei Fist's decisive strikes to present the swiftness of beating an ox across a mountain when switching spaces. This choice of kung fu is very close to the essence of the character.
Liu Yanyan, who played an important supporting role in the original work but disappeared in the later period, has a fuller and richer presentation in the film version.
will be set by the harmonious successor of Xiangxi Corpse Exorcism. uses Tai Chi skills + hand-waving dance movements + puppet string operation to interpret "True" who is unwilling to be manipulated for life and is willful and rebellious.
The sweet girl's transformation into a dirty-braided Millennial Harajuku-style hottie is also an unflattering interpretation of this character's self-awareness.
Xia He, who is the most stigmatized, uses the power and beauty of the snake fist to perfectly demonstrate the softness and entanglement of the character. The body language of the fight scene is very realistic in restoring the character.
The problem lies in the plot setting + the actor's own temperament and acting skills, which makes the original charming character become a job of chasing ducks to be released.
Therefore, for fans of the original work, the feeling that is "beautiful is beautiful, but has no soul" will be very strong . Naran herself is very charming, but this charm is not very "Xia He".
explained from the side that it is also difficult to "make a new move and be popular all over the world" in the same style track. but this cannot only be blamed on the actor himself, but is determined by the director's aesthetics, market orientation, script type and other factors.
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The casting perspective and the precision of aesthetic control
Emperor and courtier, this applies regardless of the aesthetic changes of the times or the type of actors preferred by specific directors.
is like the stubborn, innocent little white flower represented by Mou Girl.
Miss Feng, as the spokesperson of Xiaojuexing’s life aesthetics, has unique and durable feminine power.
even created a new way to create catfish beauties, plus star girls with superb fashion sense that are difficult to match on other tracks.
Different directors have different priorities in casting, and the competitiveness of the representative actresses they cultivate and launch are also different.
Nowadays, it is not impossible to understand his preference when it comes to the mixed-race and Mongolian Wu Dao who is favored by fans.
Perhaps masculinity and a sense of privilege are unavoidable, but his control of the beauty of raw wild power and has indeed spawned a style that is completely different from the current weak and homogeneous white and thin aesthetic.
Appreciating the beauty he presents is to appreciate the synthesis of flaws and virtues.
is the expression of male lust in "Feng Shen", which can even be said to be a kind of showoff.
and this time in "The Stranger", the presentation of female sex under the male gaze is also present in the original work.
He does not have adequate control over the roundabout and dark charms of women, because his position and preference are destined to make him unable to empathize with them.
But he has a highly precise control over female characters whose perception is relatively black and white.
For example, Narnaqian's strength and toughness, sharpness and sassiness can be that of the ancient general Deng Chanyu, or the modern eldest lady Feng Shayan.
This admiration and success in shaping non-current mainstream aesthetics has also allowed Narnaqi’s beauty to continue to the future daughter of the desert, Ayuya, directed by Yuan Heping.
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It can be said that has a wide range of influential characters in the industry, and they are all aesthetically presented stories of "A thousand-mile horse meets Bole" jointly presented by the director and the actor himself.
Putting aside the very few talented actors, the vast majority of them are rough gems that need to be polished by the right director.
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With the same actor, without the indispensable scene aesthetics + full story line , challenging similar roles will just be repetitive and homogeneous .
In "The Blast", Gao Qiqiang also appeared in crime-themed police films in his later years.
So looking back at the character's familiarity, it is both a password for success and a kind of constraint.
may mean that the character styles are homogeneous when it comes to actors, but when it comes to scripts, it means that the story system is changed without changing the ingredients. This is true from the short-lived Danmei to the increasingly boring ancient dolls.
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The emergence of realistic fantasy themes will also inject vitality into our tired aesthetic experience. We can still enjoy the style boom for a while before it becomes a complete epidemic.
During this period, the healthy and mobile female track has also been given enough room for growth.
let us wait and see.
