I honestly say that I am a die-hard fan of Zhang Muye's "Ghost Blowing the Lamp" series. This kind of die-hard plot is probably because I have never read "Notes on Tomb Raiders", and I think that in the field of tomb robbing novels, no one can surpass it. The world created by the world's top singer is equivalent to the fact that pirate fans can't chase Naruto, although this is arbitrary and unscientific, however, "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" is such a circle of fans.
The scene where Brother Hai and I tried so hard to grab a copy of "Ghost Blowing the Lamp" should still be there. We discussed that it would take about ten years to present the world of "Ghost Blowing Lamp" with images. Probably the only thing that can satisfy us The only artistic means is comics. Unexpectedly, ten years later, there will really be a movie about ghosts blowing lights, and there are two more.
As a fan of the original book, it is prudent to go to the movies, for fear that as soon as I walk out of the cinema, I can't help but scold me. However, "Looking for the Dragon" made me want to re-read the novel that I was obsessed with several years ago. As a movie whose original book is too hot like walking on a sword, "Looking for the Dragon" is a very clever movie. 's movie, because of its cleverness, it has won praise. In fact, if you are familiar enough with the original work, you will find that this is a new "Ghost Blowing Lamp". Its characters are the original crew of "Ghost Blowing the Lantern". Some of the plots borrowed from the story of Hu Bayi and Fatty Wang jumping in the queue twenty years ago in "The Grave of the Yellow Skin", and there is also a short section showing Hu Bayi and Fatty Wang in the United States. life, but the main plot is brand new, as are the villains. This gives the movie a huge playing field, no matter what Wu Ershan makes this scene, there is no need to make various comparisons with the scene we constructed through text reading in our memory. The stalk of the other shore flower reminds me of the corpse incense konjac in the original book. Some elements and some details can be used repeatedly in the movie. Even, in the movie, Hu Bayi and Shirley Yang, who had been ambiguous for eight parts, finally saw the clouds and fog. The sunrise is coming, which can be regarded as some comfort to the fans of the original book who are worried about them. In the literal world of "Ghost Blowing the Lamp", the focus is not on emotional dramas, but movies are different, and the mood of many moviegoers who have not seen the original must be taken care of. These days, there is no emotional stalk, who still loves to watch it.
Although there were two movies adapted from "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" this year, I didn't want to watch the other one. A good director should also be someone who knows people. For fans of the original book, 80% of the film's success lies in the casting. If nothing else, let's just say that the role of Wang Kaixuan, as early as the days of the "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" novel, Brother Hai and I have discussed, if there is a movie, who will play these roles. Unanimously, it is very difficult for Fatty Wang to choose the role. In theory, Li Dazui in "Wulin Gaiden" is suitable for his fat body, but Li Dazui can't show Wang Kaixuan's fat and dexterous attitude. , You must know that Fatty Wang is Hu Bayi's right-hand man in the novel. I still remember the plot of Fatty Wang falling on his fat ass in the original novel - that is the kind of image that is fat but not stupid, brave and not lacking in resourcefulness. I laughed when I saw the cast list of "Looking for the Dragon", it was so right, that's right, the ideal Fatty Wang should be like Huang Bo, the fit is indescribable. Back then we agreed that Maggie Q can control Shirley Yang. Now I think Shu Qi is actually more suitable. As for Hu Bayi, I thought it should be Zhang Hanyu at that time, but Chen Kun is so handsome. This is the perfect combination in my mind. Using Xia Yu to play Da Jinya has a miraculous effect (the earliest image in our hearts is Feng Xiaogang, the specific image can refer to his role in "Kung Fu"), fans of the original work know that Da Jinya is a middleman, many The link is inseparable from him, and he still "goes straight to the East Fourth" at every turn, but he really hasn't actually participated in an expedition in the whole process. In the movie, in order to give Brother Jinya more scenes, it is also convenient for him to make jokes and fight subjects to activate the atmosphere, but let Da Jinya participate in a "touching gold" throughout the whole process. The arrangement of these main characters is just right, at least if people don't think about how to scold when they go out before entering the movie theater, the movie is half successful. Angelababy's performance is really good. Although I have heard a lot about her lack of acting skills, Ding Sitian doesn't really need acting skills in this movie. When I was reading the book, I imagined that this character's face was Huo Siyan's, but it's all good , the image in the tomb is quite amazing. Liu Xiaoqing also gave us a surprise. I used to think that she was a real drama fan. When she came out, she couldn't help thinking of "Wu Zetian". This time, she scolded her in various languages, only to find that she could also act in comedy, and finally removed it. The shape of the wig makes us believe that Aunt Xiaoqing is a real performance artist. Although she is at this age and can play a girl, she is not a woman of Mary Sufan. People can also play ugly for performance, and can also play villain for performance. This setting surprised and surprised many viewers. Xiao Tangwei's performance reminded me of YOYO in "Kill Bill", who is also a beautiful Japanese girl, dressed in the same Japanese comic style, and the same ruthless character next to the big boss, who also died for the aesthetics of violence. The settings of these characters are relatively comfortable, and there is an American who appears only to give the "black donkey hoof", an important prop in the original work, a reasonable reason to appear, and the performance is not satisfactory.
Wuershan is from Inner Mongolia, and the grassland is also very beautiful. In that part of the grassland, Hu Bayi galloped on his horse, Shirley Yang was chasing after him on a motorcycle, and the background music was "Xige Xiri" by Hang Gai. So perfect. The director will use his existing resources very well, and choose the episode in the Hulunbuir prairie, instead of the more expressive Yunnan Insect Valley - choosing the right direction is more than half of the success.
In the original work, Ding Sitian didn't have a lot of roles, but she did make a deep impression on people. Later, I thought that it was because of her death that many fans of the original work regretted. There is no partridge whistle, the soul character of "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" in this movie. When we were reading the novel, we discussed who would be suitable to play the partridge whistle. Later, we never thought of the right person. If there is a next film, I hope Can have a partridge whistle and Chen blind man that make people's eyes bright. "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" is a rich novel and a literary work that has space for re-creation by any other artistic means. However, we all know that those scenes in the original work are really too difficult to construct. Therefore, this movie is still worthy of praise, at least it has achieved the possibility of making fans of the original book look forward to the next one.
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