Among the book fans, there are quite a few people who do not want their favorite novels to be adapted by IP. This attitude is not prejudiced against film adaptations, but is determined by the characteristics of literature and film:
Literature is a pure two-dimensional element, with unlimited imagination. In the minds of such book fans, characters in novels are faceless , not only one thousand people have a thousand Hamlet in their hearts, even one person There are a thousand Hamlet in his heart-he can have Ji Xiaobing's face today, Yang Yang's face tomorrow, and Teacher Pan's face the day after tomorrow, as long as I am willing, it will be ever-changing. And more often, he is a fuzzy feeling .
film and television are three-dimensional. When the characters in the novel walk from the second dimension to the third dimension, they have specific facial features, temperament, voice, expression, talking, walking posture... Generally speaking, the characters also lose a lot of imagination and possibility. .
IP character adaptation effect can usually be divided into three situations:
1. Actor
, the image of the actor,Temperament and performance failed to support the character set. While the characters' names inside and outside the play gained attention, they also damaged the brilliance of the original characters, that is, the collapsed house and the blood-sucking paper man often referred to by book fans.
2. The actor = the original character
The actor’s image, temperament and performance fit and prop up the original character, which is now the popular rainbow fart in the rice industry: the actor’s performance makes him seem to be Come out of the book, pick it out. The actor and the original character achieve each other and complement each other.
3. Actors＞Original characters
The actor's image, temperament and performance have overflowed the personality and achieved the role, which in turn added charm and brilliance to the original characters.
Strictly speaking, this situation is extremely rare, and the prerequisites are very harsh, and it is by no means the work of an actor alone. It is necessary to gather the time, place, and people.
"You Are My Glory", the heroine Qiao Jingjing's ex-boyfriend, Su Ye played by Ji Xiaobing is closer to this situation.
As mentioned earlier, this is not the work of the actor alone, but has strict prerequisites: -This determines that he naturally has more possibilities and room for re-creation.
2. The character is negative, there are few scenes, no topicality, and low presence.
The character settings of Su Ye’s ex-boyfriend and Xia Qing’s ex-girlfriend are actually quite different. The character of Xia Qing is complicated and three-dimensional. Her choices, unwillingness, even her scheming and jealousy are all grounded, very realistic and helpless. In fact, they are all understandable. Relatively speaking, the persona of Su Ye's ex-boyfriend is much more facial, and there is no room for beautification. This determines that the audience has no expectations for this character, and no established image (Su Ye in the hearts of many netizens is even a middle-aged boss who does not look bad), which greatly reduces the pressure on the actors.
Need to be specifically noted is , this does not refer to the kind of villain that has enough depth, complexity, topicality and brilliance to give actors enough creative space and enough drama. , This is a huge and essential difference from the issues discussed in this article.
3. Strictly faithful to the original during the adaptation process, abide by no play, no trouble, and do not interfere with the feelings of the male and female protagonists, and give full play to their functionality , in order to achieve the purpose of setting off and shaping the male and female protagonists— -Will not attract too much disgust from fans and viewers of the original.
With the above prerequisites, when the casting exceeds the expectations of most audiences, and the actor’s own image, temperament and performance are sufficiently brilliant, it will give the original no one cares, negative reviews, and personal settings. The flat, lacking brilliance character gives more charm. While being scolded by the audience who loves the male and female lead, it also wins the favor and love of some audiences. Only such Su Ye can make people understand why they are in Girls’ Generation. Qiao Jingjing, who has fallen in love too far, will fall in love with him,It also made some viewers who had only negative impressions feel entangled and dilemma with him-they want to knock him and the heroine's passing CP and feel stubborn, not stubborn and itchy, it's just a love-hate relationship. There are even a few viewers who directly abandon the character and plot, feeling sad and regretful for the breakup between him and the heroine.
A good story will inevitably make people want to keep asking "then what?", and a good character will inevitably make people curious about everything related to him- audience begins I am more interested in Su Ye's original work, who has a limited description, and will involuntarily discuss him in depth and study him:
Why does Qiao Jingjing like him? What qualities does he have that will make Qiao Jingjing, who is in love with Yutu, like? His character, his abilities, his hobbies, his family... how did they meet and fall in love? What stories happened during the love process...
Normally, for a character, the screenwriter and director define the skeleton, and the actor uses the appearance and temperament to give flesh and blood, and the performance injects the soul. This is not the case for Su Ye. In a sense, due to the overflow of roles, the "fourth wall" between the creator and the audience was opened, resulting in the same as the screenwriter, director and actor. audience also Participated in the setting, portraying and shaping of characters, he is an extraordinary situation of IP characters from the second dimension to the third dimension:
not only did not lose the imagination and possibility because of the specific image In the audience’s discussion, the lack of character and blank space in the original work were supplemented, and the relevant settings of the characters were improved, which triggered more associations and allowed him to expand his living space.Increased the length and breadth of life and gained more vitality.
The following is part of the audience's analysis of the character Su Ye, which makes his character setting gradually refined and supplemented in their discussions.
The following are some of the fan works of Su Ye and Qiao Jingjing created by netizens , whether long or short, no matter the length, Su Ye has this character in their pen. Clearer outlines and appearances, more thoughts, richer emotions and a broader life.
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Sincerely, there are misses and regrets.
There are two sides to everything, When an actor performs well enough, the preconditions that cause the character to overflow make the actor's glory, but at the same time, we must also see that these strict preconditions restrict an actor. How serious, how narrow is the space left for his performance ——In the tens of seconds and minutes that belong to a personal performance, it is easy to be quickly moved into the fragmented time of the past by impatient audiences. , Relying only on a few lines, supplemented by eyes, facial expressions and body language, not only need to set people up firmly,In turn, add charm and brilliance to negative characters that lack topicality and have a dispensable presence, so that they can firmly attract the attention of the audience, causing them to have a great interest in the characters, and they are willing to ask questions. Imagine, to replenish the brain, to be honest, it is not easy, it also requires actors to spend a lot of thought, analysis and interpretation.
is still the same sentence, "There are no small roles, only small actors", even if it is a guest starring role in seconds and minutes, it deserves to be respected and treated with heart.
Mr. Su Yesu, co-created by screenwriter, director, actor and audience, goodbye!
Although you are arrogant, arrogant, a little scumbag, a little pretentious, and a little mysterious, there are still many possibilities waiting to be perfected and supplemented, but in another time and space, I hope you can also encounter it while you are proud of your career. Let you rejoice, let you worry, let you respect, let you cherish, let you no longer be high, let you be willing to give everything to her.
The green hills do not change the long green waters, we will see you in the next chapter.
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