This novel of more than 500,000 words, which Mr. Chen created in six years, has been praised and criticized by critics, and can be called a grand and fantastic epic literary work.
From 65438 to 0992, White Deer Plain has been adapted into several versions, from Shaanxi opera to drama, to stage play and then to film. Each version shows a unique understanding of the original, but it often lacks the grand world outlook and complete content of the original, which makes people feel sad.
In 20 12, the movie version of White Deer Plain came out. Although it bears the expectations of the original powder and the movie audience, it seems that this movie is doomed to "failure" from the beginning. The box office of 65438+300 million yuan and the score of Douban 6.2 are cruel evidence.
This 156-minute film (even with 54 minutes of editing) is fragmented in the grand atmosphere of more than 500,000 words in the original. After all, loading a story from the late Qing Dynasty to the 1970s and 1980s with the equivalent of a movie is really a bit stretched.
Even if director Wang Quanan tries to restore the grand story of the original work within the scope of "rules", it is not easy to complete the story in the face of its complex story structure, plump and diverse characters and relationships.
Another factor that makes the film dull is the gloom and pornography of the original.
In the original work, Mr. Chen used a lot of pen and ink to present sharp historical and political views and bold sex scenes. This caused great repercussions and controversies in the literary critics at that time. Some people think that the description of sex in the book can be described as "shocking the world", and even compare "White Deer Plain" with Mr. Jia Pingwa's "Waste Capital".
Whether it is political historical view or sexual enlightenment, these gentle descriptions meet the needs of the novel itself and are beyond reproach. But when these elements meet the theme of the film, it will be very difficult and even make people "talk about the tiger."
This movie is a big hit. If it cannot be broadcast, it is not a sacrifice of art, but a waste of resources.
The film version of "White Deer Plain" met with Waterloo. For a time, the whole film and television industry balked at the masterpiece "White Deer Plain". This work seems to be "hidden in the snow" overnight until the TV series "White Deer Plain" reached its peak on 20 15.
The director who took over the TV series White Deer Plain is Liu Jin. His latest well-known TV series is 20 14 TV series "One Servant and Two Masters", in which the hero is Zhang Jiayi who plays Bai Jiaxuan this time.
At first, Liu Jin didn't want to get her hands on this unmanageable masterpiece. He said that whoever stepped on this (White Deer Plain) thundered, but he was determined not to step on it. It was not until Zhang Jiayi saw the script of White Deer Plain written by Shen Jie and thought it was very good that he invited Liu Jin to direct it, which finally contributed to the publication of this epic masterpiece.
85 episodes, starring 94 people, a group of performances of more than 40,000, shooting for 227 days, with a total investment of 230 million ... These data may not prove that this is a good drama, but at least it can show that the crew wants to make the story clear. After the first episode was broadcast, it scored 9.2 in Douban, which is also an affirmation of the team work of TV series.
"I'm full and swollen, just like the emperor's father."
The TV series, with its unique roughness, puts the audience in the ancient and boundless Qin land.
An unpretentious face with wrinkled loess color in the picture shows us the most primitive loess high slope.
And the plot goes straight to the point. Bai Jiaxuan (Zhang Jiayi), the owner of the rich man's house, used enough food for three girls to propose marriage. This is a "business" of the rich young master's lineage. Unexpectedly, the girl was crying and making trouble, but Bai Jiaxuan slammed the door with anger and had to propose.
It is easy for rich children to propose marriage. Why did Bai Jiaxuan hit a wall like this?
Married six daughters-in-law, six died.
In the original work, Bai Jiaxuan gave a more explicit description of the reasons why he married six rooms and died six rooms. His fifth daughter-in-law once said:
"He is not only brain-dead, but also has a poisonous barb on his body, smashing all women's heart, lungs and liver flowers into powder, and women made of iron can't recruit them."
Although the road to marriage proposal was bumpy, the old man Bai Bingde insisted that Bai Jiaxuan marry a daughter-in-law, even if he used a year's harvest, he would have to change his daughter-in-law to carry on the family line.
You have to marry a daughter-in-law to tear down a house.
Then Bai Jiaxuan picked up a girl who fainted in the snow on the way to propose marriage.
Later, at the birthday party of Lu Zilin's father, Lu Taihuan, the girl saved face for Bai Jiaxuan, who was regarded as a laughing stock and suffered from cowardice.
Bai Jiaxuan's response to this girl is to marry her home. The girl's name is Cao Xian, the seventh daughter-in-law of Bai Jiaxuan.
This is the emotional expression between men and women in northwest China, which is implicit and direct.
Liu Jin is a perfectionist, which can be seen from the picture texture comparable to that of a movie.
The vast scenery on the plain.
Ancient ancestral halls and memorial archways
The actor's face has the texture of oil painting.
Even a bowl of greasy noodles tastes like "China on the tip of the tongue".
Seriously is contagious, and the director's seriousness is also reflected in the whole crew.
Because they are farmers, the crew requires actors to bring their own qualities. Actors should not only enter the rural areas of Shaanxi one month in advance, eat and live with local farmers, but also experience farm work. When the TV series started shooting, everyone got tanned and lost ten kilograms.
In order to make the actors' clothes conform to the status of farmers, the crew spent two months making old clothes to make them smell of earth.
Returning to the role of an actor, I regard the role of Emperor Zhang Jiayi in the play as the protagonist Bai Jiaxuan.
As a native of Shaanxi, Zhang Jiayi is very familiar with the novel "White Deer Plain". As long as he is willing, he can perform the acting skills of anyone. What the audience has to do is to quietly observe how Zhang Jiayi vividly shows Bai Jiaxuan's dual character of kindness and perseverance.
Bai Jiaxuan, written by Mr. Chen, is an authentic Confucian practitioner, bearing almost all the load of traditional culture. This illiterate patriarch, who worshiped mulberry and served Tian Li all his life, completely integrated "benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom and faith" into his daily life and set an example for the villagers with his exemplary behavior.
However, benevolence does not mean humility and forbearance in everything. Bai Jiaxuan showed absolute ruthlessness and stubbornness when he met people and things that violated clan ethical rules. He refused to let Heiwa, who took the little woman home, enter the ancestral temple, not only because he was worried that "it was not a commodity living at home", but also because of the improper name and bad words. He beat him up regardless of his wife's mother's opposition and the advice of his elders and Lu Zilin. It is superficial to interpret Bai Jiaxuan's words with Mr. Leng's phrase "You are colder than me". I prefer to interpret him as stressing principles, sticking to my own opinions and not being moved by others. Therefore, it is understood that coldness is also a great realm of cultivation.
Amanda plays Cao Xian Bai Jiaxuan's seventh daughter-in-law.
At the beginning of the original work, it was stated that "Bai Jiaxuan was later proud of having married a woman with seven rooms in her life". The death of the top six didn't scare Cao Xian. Instead of following in their footsteps, she gave birth to four children for Bai Jiaxuan, breaking the "curse".
Film version of "White Deer Plain" stills
If Wang Quanan abruptly turned the film version of White Deer Plain into Tian Xiaoe's incest history, ignoring the important role of Cao Xian, then Liu Jin is "revenging" the original and Cao Xian this time.
It is worth mentioning that this is Amanda's first play after giving birth to a child. To this end, she has lost 30 pounds.
Lu Zilin is played by He Bing.
To tell the truth, many people were convinced when they saw He Bing play this role. He is too suitable to play such a kind and cunning chicken thief. Between words and manners, immortals are present.
A more unexpected role in the play is Tian Xiaoe played by Qin Li.
Tian Xiaoe in the original works belongs to a transitional woman between traditional women and new women. Although she was born in a scholarly family, she was not a quiet woman by nature. It can be said that her fall caused the disaster in Bailuyuan.
The one who plays Xue Baochai in Li's version of A Dream of Red Mansions is well known to the audience. Perhaps what the audience is most eager to see is how to (or not) perform one of Tian Xiaoe's complex roles in a three-dimensional way. Looking forward to her performance.
Although I avoided the wave of in the name of people, I caught up with the schedule of Ode to Joy 2. This TV version of "White Deer Plain" is really unlucky. Compared with Ode to Joy 2, which is suitable for all ages, White Deer Plain, with a relatively heavy theme, has naturally become a "niche drama", with excellent production, profound ideas and ups and downs. These are the attributes of a good work itself, but they cannot be fully recognized by the audience. What the audience seems to want is a relaxing moment to kill time.
No matter how the ratings of White Deer Plain are, a good work always needs someone's praise and support. This is not only for a TV play itself, but also for the healthy development of China TV play industry.