After reading Pan Yueming's version of "Ghost Blowing Lantern", I understand where "Looking for the Dragon Jue" and "Jing Jue Ancient City" lost.

Noon Sunshine 's "The Great Ancient City" has a very good evaluation, even the best among many original fans.

But in terms of the production level of this version, I don't know if it is because the investment in the first version is not high. The biggest problem with is that there are too many studio shots. Remember that studio shooting is not a problem. The problem is that the studio shooting, special effects, and location framing of this show are somewhat fragmented in style.

If you are interested, you can review it. If this version is a special effects scene, such as a nine-story demon building, the field scenes are like many aerial shots. The art and filters of this lens should be richer in color. More so-called "movie texture". But switching to various close-ups has a strong sense of studio shooting, life scenes are more like period dramas, the artificial snow in the snow scenes does not breathe, and the desert scenes are not realistic enough.

As for the comparison with "Looking Dragon Jue", this overall level of course has lost a lot.

Because the investment and duration of the movie is really different from the investment duration of the web drama, the diversity of the art of "Looking for the Dragon" is definitely better, the special effects scenes are more grandiose, and the action design is more Before the appearance of "Wandering Earth", it was even the benchmark for domestic commercial special effects blockbusters in those years.

However, I personally think that Pan Yueming's "Ghost Blowing Lantern" has a place that beats "Looking for the Dragon Technique".

This is not almost all real scenes, but the makeup of the character.

The director of "Looking for the Dragon" is Wu Ershan , who studied fine art and made commercials. His video style emphasizes fine art, and his art direction is western oil painting style. The color expression is relatively strong. This movie did not use it. The dirty aesthetics of his debut novel "Sword Laughter".

This makes the whole movie "Looking for the Dragon" very rich in color, the metropolis of New York, the grandeur of Inner Mongolia, the coldness at the entrance of the tomb, the green fire at the gate of the ghost, the weird final scene, and so on. Very rich, but the biggest problem is that the character makeup is too clean.

Chen Kun's protagonist, Hu Bayi, has a beard and is more of a "wenqing" rough guy, which has nothing to do with being sloppy. Except for the protagonist and even the supporting actors to the Mongolian family, there is no special realism in the makeup.

Let’s take a look at the local villagers of "Yunnan Worm Valley", the makeup of the Ma Bold brothers in "Longling Misty Cave", and the same with "Angry Qingxi Xiangxi", even the poorest word-of-mouth "Huangpizifen" Better, it's really localized. In addition to this, the local folk culture is also more authentic and fully displayed.

This is inferior to "Jing Jue Ancient City" and "Looking for the Dragon Jue".

In short, the biggest advantage of Pan Yueming's version of "Ghost Blowing Lantern" is the production level. Although it is not as good as the movie "Looking for the Dragon", it is definitely the new benchmark for "Ghost Blowing Lantern" web dramas and domestic web dramas. The top level, this is definitely worthy of recognition and praise, because the film and television industry is very important.

Other aspects of "Kunlun Shrine" are not mentioned. I believe that on-site framing and scene restoration still make many people look forward to it.

Which version is best? There is no answer to this

In addition to the production level, the rest is the role modeling and storytelling. Strictly speaking, this standard is of course based on the original. Even if I start from the original, I personally think that there is no clear answer, because currently these three Each version has its own advantages and disadvantages, and it is considered that they have restored part of the original work.

For example, in terms of actors, audiences who like each version individually can say why.

The Chen Kun version of the movie has a good balance between roughness and literary art, but some fans of the original will feel that Chen Kun is too melancholy, and the melancholy is a bit too literary. How is Hu Bayi, an old cadre of Jin Dongban? The answer is really not necessarily, because he is a bit too veteran, a bit too serious.

Finally is Pan Yueming's version of Hu Bayi. If the quality of "Yunnan Worm Valley" is good, maybe Pan Yueming's version is not in line with the original, but due to the advantages of the cast, I guess The audience of Hu Bayi who recognized him would be the mainstream, but the reputation of "Yunnan Worm Valley" collapsed.

Now the audience dislikes Pan Yueming's version of the mouth is too poor, the body management is too poor, the body is too fat, the mentality is too bad, and so on.

Actress Shirley Yang is the same. Both "Looking for the Dragon" and "Exquisite Ancient City" are played by actresses from Taiwan Province. To be honest, Shu Qi and Chen Qiaoen are quite similar to a large extent, with both performances. The feeling of the heroine of a Taiwanese romantic drama, of course, Shu Qi is more heroic and neat in comparison.

Zhang Yuqi has a tall and sexy appearance, clean play, and a very heroic overall image. But her timbre is too special, and her acting is quite regular, so many audiences always have a sense of acting. The most suitable shape is the Lu Jingshan version of " Heavenly Stars ", but it remains to be seen how the movie does not show the specific performance.

There is no version of Wang Fatty that fits the original, so far, "The Ancient City" Zhao Da is too thin.The marksmanship such as gods and the attributes of the Hunshi Demon are not shown. The situation of the Huang Bo version is similar. The Li Dazui version looks the most similar, but the mouth is too poor, and the marksmanship and the attributes of the Hunshi Demon are also not shown.

The most important thing is not only the mouth is poor, but also the comedic-style performance that let Fatty Wang do his best to drag him down, which defeats the audience's favor. If you have to choose last, maybe Huang Bo's acting skills will be better.

The other supporting casts are not discussed here, and each has its own advantages and disadvantages. If you have to choose a role that netizens agree with, it is probably the Gao Weiguang version of the partridge. The other two versions are not in the Pan Yueming version. The partridge whistle is too bright, handsome and capable of playing, it won't work if you don't choose him.

As for the storyline, the only comparisons between "Exquisite Ancient City" and Pan Yueming's edition.

After all, "Looking for the Dragon" is a new story that has nothing to do with the original. Although the characters are related, it is difficult to compare. The "Jing Jue Ancient City" is mostly well received, but I personally think that it is the same as "Longling Miku" and "Yunnan Worm Valley" is the same as "Nuqing Xiangxi".

"Yunnan Worm Valley" drove low and high, "Nuqing Xiangxi" drove high and low.

Jin Dong's version of "Jing Jue Ancient City" is the first to restore the original work, and the last two episodes are actually broken. "Longling Lost Caves" Ma Bold brothers are too aggressive, and there are a few places that are too noisy, but the overall adaptation is more reasonable. In the end, the tomb and the ending are the most balanced in the domestic environment.

Of course, I believe that different audiences must have different understandings, and everyone is welcome to pay attention and discuss.

Ending

Pan Yueming's version of "Ghost Blowing Lantern" has obvious advantages and disadvantages. Maybe many original fans will choose "The Ancient City",There are also "Looking for Dragons", but if you look at the development of China's film and television industry and the development of Chinese cultural ip film and television, Pan Yueming's version of "Ghost Blowing Lantern" has one of the biggest advantages that cannot be replaced.

That is the stability of the director team and cast (but the screenwriter lineup is unstable), filming one by one will eventually form a fixed impression of the series of film and television dramas in the audience. No matter how classic the original "Ghost Blowing Lantern" is, no matter how big it is, the largest number of ordinary viewers may not have seen it.

When the popular culture of "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" can still circulate for 10 or 20 years, in the future, the audience will be most impressed by the movie version of "Ghost Blowing the Lantern", just like Jin Yong's drama. Unless there are several remakes like Jin Yong's drama, and there are better versions. Otherwise, the "Ghost Blowing Lantern" in the eyes of ordinary audiences may really only be left with the Pan Yueming version of the film and television drama.

This cannot be said to be a last resort choice for the audience. The cast is stable and indeed the current Chinese film and television industry, and then to the biggest advantage of the cultural ip remake season broadcast drama , the cast is not due to copyright confusion. Stable, you will find that Pan Yueming's "Ghost Blowing Lantern" series is a standout among the current domestic seasonal dramas.

After all, you can't bring out the "Country Love Story" series after all!