remake is an attempt, but classics are always classics!
In the last century, a large number of martial arts novelists represented by Mr. Jin Yong have created many popular martial arts novels. Among them, the legend of Jin Yong is summarized as 14 words: "Flying snow in the sky, shooting white deer, laughing at the book of the gods leaning on the green mandarin orange", which contains 14 works of his.
And his earliest work dates back to the 1960s "Flying Fox Story", which is Jin Yong's first work. In 1978, Hong Kong filmed the first Jin Yong martial arts drama "Flying Fox Story" by Michelle Michelle, Wen Xueer , and Wei Ziyun and others starring.
In fact, every work of Jin Yong is worth shooting, but the directors love each other five works: "The Legend of Condor Heroes", " The Legend of the Condor Heroes ", " The Dragon Slayer" and " Swordsmanship" and " Swordsmanship" and " Swordsmanship ".
"The Legend of Condor Heroes" has been remade 8 times since it was filmed in 1973, excluding the movie, and has been remade 8 times. It was still in Hong Kong and Macao, and it was not introduced to the mainland until 2000.
In the early days, due to technology, capital and other reasons, many films actually produced average results. In 1976, the TV series starring Luo Lelin and Li Tongming , this version did not cause any turmoil and was not very popular.
. In 1983, Andy Lau and Chen Yulian also starred in another version of "The Legend of Condor Heroes", and the same 1984 Taiwan CTV The version of Meng Fei, Pan Yingzi , the 1998 Richie Jen, Wu Qianlian , and the 1998 Singapore director Li Mingshun , Fan Wenfang , among the many versions, not many of which make the audience particularly satisfied.
, and the most recognized by the audience are the most popular versions of "The Legend of Condor Heroes" starring Louis Koo and Li Ruotong in 1995. This version is very good in terms of appearance, appearance, or action design, and It is the most classic.
until the first remake of "The Legend of Condor Heroes" in 2004. Due to Min's directing, starring Huang Xiaoming and Liu Yifei, this version may be the most widely circulated version, but Huang Xiaoming's Yang Guo is generally not favored.
10, in 2014, Chen Xiao Chen Yanxi starred in the new version of "The Legend of Condor Heroes", and the heroine Chen Yanxi was criticized for being "bunny face".
and in 2019, Tong Mengshi also starred in "The Legend of Condor Heroes", but there is no news of its release so far.
00 remakes nearly 10 times in 50 years, and less than half of them really satisfy the audience. How can so many directors feel?
After talking about the Legend of Condor Heroes, let's talk about The Legend of Condor Heroes. Recently, it was revealed that it would be remakes "New Legend of Condor Heroes", with two newcomers as the starring, and will be released in 2023.
"The Legend of Condor Heroes" as the starting point of the trilogy, naturally is also very popular, and has been remakes intermittently and 7 times.
Which is the The 1983 Huang Rihua and Wen Meiling, as well as the 1994 Zhang Zhilin and Athena Chu versions are the most famous, and the mainland has also remade three times.
is starring Li Yapeng , Zhou Xun , Hu Ge , Ariel Lin , and Li Yitong , and Yang Xuwen , and the most recognized version in the mainland is the 2017 Yang Xuwen starring
It is not difficult to see that "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" is also very popular among directors, but not many people can really become famous. It has a long storyline and many characters, so it is difficult to achieve perfection in shooting.
Next is "The Legend of the Condor Heroes". This novel is roughly divided into two factions, usually Huang Rihua and Hu Jun compete with each other.
Huang Rihua, a man with his own audio appearance, this version of Qiao Feng is more chivalrous, while Hu Jun version is more domineering. Of course, Mr. Jin Yong once said that Hu Jun version of Qiao Feng is most in line with his character image.
There were three remakes of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" in Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan in the early years, but the only ones recognized were the 1997 version. Another version was directed by Jin Yong himself, starring Liang Jiaren , Tang Zhenye and others.
. In addition to Hu Jun, the mainland version has been 2003 version of , Jimmy Lin, , and the ratings have been ridiculously low. The fighting scenes are slow motion and the eye-catching special effects probably started at this time.
For example, the latest version of Yang Youning is indeed a strong smell of trash. Fighting scenes are not good, and the shape is even more slim. Many viewers don’t understand why the purpose of shooting this version is.
After finishing the "Tianlong and the Dragon" story, I have to talk about another "The Legend of the Condor Heroes".
"The Legend of the Condor Heroes" can be said to be the best remake in Jin Yong's drama. If you want to include the movie, there are at least a dozen versions.
In the early years, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan filmed too many "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", but the quantity is large and the quality is quite good.
For example, in 1978, Zhang Wuji of , Cheng Shaoqiu, , in 1986, Tony Leung, also played Zhang Wuji, in 1994, Zhang Wuji of , Ma Jingtao, , , Ye Tong, , , Zhao Min, , , Zhou Haimei, , and Zhou Zhiruo, 2001, and the three starring , Wu Qihua, , Gigi Lai, and , Charmaine Sheh, , are also classics.
Entering the mainland after 2000. "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" directed by Lai Qingshui in 2003 can be said to be the peak of the current mainland version, bringing together big stars from both sides of the Taiwan Strait and the three regions, such as Su Youpeng , Gao Yuanyuan , Jia Jingwen , etc., with a very good reputation.
After that, for example, the 2009 Deng Chao version turned out to be a magic drama. The 2019 Zeng Shunxi and Chen Yuqi versions are also full of complaints in addition to their appearance.
Finally, it is "The Smiling, Proud Wanderer" that everyone has come into contact with more. "The Smiling, Proud Wanderer" has the least quality compared to the previous remakes, and is also of the highest quality.
At the beginning, Chow Yun-fat played the role of Linghu Chong, but the plot was so serious that the response was average.
Later in 1990, the first version starring Xu Guanjie , Zhang Min, Ye Tong, and Jacky Cheung . This version can be said to be a classic work. I think many people should be impressed by Xu Guanjie's Linghu Chong.
and Lu Songxian version is also very good. Wang Wei Yue Buqun should not be surpassed yet.
Of course, the 2001 Li Yapeng version was produced by CCTV. This version is very classic in casting, fighting scenes, soundtracks, costumes and props, and Green Bamboo Lane fighting scenes are even more unique.
It was also 12 years later that "The Smiling and Proud Wanderer" was remade again, starring Chen Qiaoen and Huo Jianhua. To be honest, the costume style at this time has become modern. Of course, the whole drama has a good reputation, and Chen Qiaoen's Oriental Bubai is highly recognized.
This last remake was in Ding Guansen version in 2019. The whole drama is almost starring young actors, and in all aspects it is almost the lowest-quality work in history, and almost no one cares about it.
In fact, Jin Yong's "The Deer and the Cauldron" should be said to be one of the works with the most remakes, but the popularity has never been particularly high.
Several versions familiar to the audience include Jordan version, Huang Xiaoming version, and of course Li Xiaofei version and Zhang Weijian version.
But in fact, this "The Deer and the Cauldron" is really getting worse and worse. The later version of Zhang Yishan can be said to be the worst.
Martial Arts is the work that can arouse the enthusiasm of the audience, and it should be said that it is understandable that it has been remade repeatedly, but I don’t know whether the directors are trying to cater to the public or shoot it. These new era works obviously have a feeling of being exhausted!
In that era without special effects, basically actors had to show their own unique skills and try to create a good character image as much as possible.
In contrast, many directors have not yet released their works, and they are covered with gimmicks. As a result, the works they shoot are either shoddy or unsatisfactory.
In the past 30 years, there should be no less than 50 adaptations of Jin Yong’s martial arts dramas, but only technology is improving, and the quality of the works is still standing still, even putting the cart before the horse.
In today's martial arts drama market, Jin Yong's martial arts dramas are the most seen, but their popularity and reputation are even worse than some online dramas.
If this continues, perhaps soon I will never see the glory of Jin Yong’s martial arts in the past. It is hard to imagine that the martial arts characters that the audience has known for so many years are still old characters such as "Qiao Feng", "Linghu Chong" and "Zhang Wuji".
Jin Yong brought the audience the best martial arts era. In any case, I really don’t want Jin Yong’s martial arts to be remade randomly. If this continues, it may be really the “end of the way” of Jin Yong’s martial arts drama!
