China News Service, Beijing, September 3 (Reporter Shangguan Yun) In August, the movie "A Dream of Red Mansions: A Beautiful Marriage" that had attracted widespread attention was finally released, and many viewers chose to go into the theater to feast their eyes on it. Howev

China News Service, Beijing, September 3 (Reporter Shangguan Yun) In August, the movie " A Dream of Red Mansions: A Good Marriage" was finally released in August, and many viewers chose to go to the theater to feast their eyes on it.

However, just after its release, this film adapted from the literary masterpiece "A Dream of Red Mansions" has caused a lot of controversy. Topics related to the plot, character design, etc. have been on the hot search topics one after another. As of now, the Douban score is less than 4 points. .

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Some people think that the movie was shot well, while many people think that the casting and some of the adapted plots are not appropriate. So why is this movie so criticized?

When the main creative lineup of the controversial movie

"A Dream of Red Mansions" was first revealed, it was actually very exciting.

The cast includes many veteran actors such as Lu Yan and Zhang Guangbei; director Hu Mei is regarded as a representative of China's "fifth generation" directors, and has directed a series of works such as "The Great Emperor of Hanwu" and "Yongzheng Dynasty" , are all classic dramas in the field of film and television.

However, it is regrettable that "A Dream of Red Mansions: A Beautiful Marriage", which took a lot of effort to create, quickly caused controversy after it was released. Many netizens believe that this movie has some problems in terms of adaptation and casting.

First of all, from the content point of view, some shots are indeed relatively beautiful. The movie tries its best to present famous scenes such as Daiyu burying flowers, but the problem is that there is no effective logical connection between these classic scenes, and the plot looks a little bit... broken.

Secondly, it is the issue of the suitability between actors and roles. For example, some people believe that the actress who plays Lin Daiyu, Zhang Miaoyi, is lively and cute, but her temperament does not match the original description of Lin Daiyu as "as sick as Xizi and three points better".

Therefore, many people feel that this version of Lin Daiyu is really not like "Sister Lin", and compare it with the character image of Lin Daiyu in the 1987 version of " Dream of Red Mansions " and Li Shaohong's version of "Dream of Red Mansions". Soon, " "One Dai is not as good as one Dai" was a hot search topic.

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The creators have obviously noticed the relevant controversy. Hu Mei posted on social platforms that this work is the one she has invested the most in her life. In addition, "As for the audience friends, some like it and some criticize it. This is a very normal phenomenon." Hu Mei said that she will listen carefully to all opinions.

Zhang Miaoyi also posted a long article in response to the controversy, which mentioned, "In the past seven years, after I have played more roles, I know what my problem is." Zhang Miaoyi said that she will always remember the role of "Lin Daiyu" , and will always push myself.

's attitude is very sincere, but the controversy has not subsided. Some people even said, "Can we treat literary masterpieces with some respect?" Why was

criticized?

Objectively speaking, it is not easy to make a huge masterpiece like "A Dream of Red Mansions" into a film and television drama, and to do it well. There are many characters in the novel, and there are many foreshadowings in the first 80 chapters. I want to condense the essence of it. Presented in film and television dramas, it tests the screenwriting skills.

Picture source: screenshot of the trailer of the movie "A Dream of Red Mansions: A Beautiful Marriage"

The adaptation process is also prone to problems. If the main creator cannot understand the content of the original work, it is likely to lead to a low-quality script. If the casting is not so "face-friendly" ", the acting skills cannot keep up, and the finished product will inevitably cause controversy.

summarizes the criticisms that netizens have about "A Dream of Red Mansions: A Beautiful Marriage", which are generally concentrated in these aspects: the story piles up the "famous scenes" in the original work, and there is a lack of emotional progression between certain plots; Grandma Liu looks good and looks It doesn't look like "the family is in a difficult situation" at all, and there is no need to go to Jia's house to "fight the autumn wind".

For another example, Lin Daiyu's character is a bit broken. In the scene of "giving flowers to the palace", she throws the flowers on the ground; the idea of ​​"the Lin family's money has been misappropriated" or "Jia swallowing Lin's wealth" is actually relatively clear in the original work. It’s obscure, but it almost becomes an “explicit line” in the film.

Based on this, some netizens believe that this version of "A Dream of Red Mansions" has "magically changed" the plot and the characters are not restored enough.

"A Dream of Red Mansions" is a classic. Everyone likes and is familiar with the original work, which often means that adapted film and television dramas must be subject to more stringent scrutiny. Once the story theme and characters cannot be established, it is likely that they will not even be able to maintain their popularity.

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How to win a good reputation?

In fact, "Dream of Red Mansions" has always been an IP bonanza, but some adaptations have overturned, and some have become classics.

The TV series "Dream of Red Mansions" directed by Li Shaohong has encountered many complaints after it was broadcast: Baoyu lacks aura, "Daiyu is plump, Baochai is thin", which does not look like the characters in the book; the "copper-coin head" makeup is also criticized for not being enough Life style.

has a good reputation and is the 1987 version of "Dream of Red Mansions". Director Wang Fulin loved the original work so much that he read "Dream of Red Mansions" behind closed doors for a whole year during filming. Almost all the actors who appeared in the play went through strict selection and strived to fit the characters.

The makeup is also very carefree. Makeup artist Yang Shuyun made information cards and style sketches for each main character, and finally tried the makeup on the actors; Wang Xifeng's makeup was also different in different story scenes, which was divided into "big makeup", "banquet makeup" and "formal makeup" , "prison makeup" and so on.

is similar to the strict control of details, which is very common in the 1987 version of "Dream of Red Mansions". Because of this, this TV series, which has been broadcast for more than 30 years, is still the "White Moonlight" in the hearts of many viewers.

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The movie also has a good adapted version. For example, the movie "A Dream of Red Mansions" shot by the famous director Xie Tieli brought together well-known actors such as Tao Huimin, Zhao Lirong, He Qing, and restored famous scenes such as Bao Dai's meeting and Sister Feng's jealousy, etc., and it has a good reputation.

To sum up, the classic IP will last forever. The audience hopes to see Lin Daiyu, Jia Baoyu and others who exist in the book appear in front of everyone with vivid film and television images. Someone is willing to try to adapt this masterpiece. This kind of Courage deserves recognition.

However, novels and film and television are different art forms. Of course, film and television dramas can have innovations and their own ways of expression, but if you want to receive good reviews, a prerequisite is that the plot must be based on the character's behavior and story logic that can be self-consistent. above.

In a word, only by respecting the original work and being guided by artistic value can such film and television works gain a good reputation. Shoddy film and television works will eventually be slowly eliminated by time.(End)