I just finished watching "Looking for the Dragon", I just want to ask Lu Chuan, do you think your face hurts?
In fact, "Looking for the Dragon" alone is just a good adventure film, and it also has many shortcomings. As far as the adaptation is concerned, although it is a bit of a novel, it does not fully present the novel. "Tower" went up in an instant, I have to suspect that Lu Chuan is actually the supporter of "Looking for the Dragon" = =|||
Now let me compare the two films~~
1. The character
creation of the nine-story demon tower is undoubtedly an extreme failure. All the characters seem to be rambling, no one is three-dimensional, no one is interesting, and no one's dialogue is fun. Hu Bayi's acting skills are not good. He is paralyzed throughout the whole process. The character is weak and boring. As a soldier, he doesn't show any military temperament. It feels like joining the death squad is to pick up girls. Long curly hair is even more inexplicable. If it is to show that he is possessed by aliens, it is too casual; Professor Yang's acting skills are almost the same as Hu Bayi's, and he also has facial paralysis throughout the whole process, obviously because of his daughter The awesome little boss who can sacrifice all human beings, but the whole film has no sense of existence, which is too crazy; as an original character, the librarian is useless except for a b, and this b does not know whether it is a fake What are you doing here; the fat man is simply superfluous; all the agents are here to make soy sauce; the most normal character in the whole film is actually the squad leader who only appeared for 5 minutes, and he feels drunk...
Although the villain of the nine-story demon tower is set It's tall, but in fact, after watching the whole film, I don't know what ghost clan is, and the ghost clan shape that appears at the end is nothing new. As a monster at the peak of special effects, although it does a good job, it still has not been carefully set up. It feels like a cos version of a werewolf. As a highly civilization that is completely different from humans, the villain is set too casually, and there is no innovation at all. Nothing cute or mysterious, not even scary.
The character creation of the Dragon-seeking Jue is not the best, but when compared with the nine-storey demon tower, it immediately becomes taller. When I first saw the casting of the Dragon-seeking Jue, I refused, but after watching the movie It also feels good. Chen Kun's long hair and beard playing the vicissitudes of life is not a little bit better than Zhao Youting's acting skills. The dialogue and interaction between the three protagonists in the movie are also very interesting. Chen Kun's version of Hu Bayi suddenly lights up his magic skills. I also watched it in the past, but unfortunately Hu Bayi in the two movies did not mention the background of the protagonist in the book participating in the Vietnam War. I personally like Hu Bayi participating in the Vietnam War in the book because his teammates were killed and killed in a rage. The scene, and the fact that at first it was to help the family of the sacrificed comrade-in-arms began to fight, I felt really handsome, but the two movies actually ignored this point, which is a bit disappointing~ Generally speaking, this version of Hu Ba Although it's not perfect, it's just a male god compared to Hu Bayi of the nine-story demon tower...
Shu Qi's Shirley Yang is also good, and the shape of the small vest in the later period is simply in the cos tomb raider~~ Very sexy , This version of Shirley Yang has obviously strengthened her femininity. The jealous look is quite cute after watching it for a long time. When I heard the Taiwanese accent for the first time, I knelt down, but I thought that Shirley Yang was originally an overseas Chinese, and Mandarin is not standard. It's normal, it's fine after listening to it for a long time, but unfortunately the movie still weakens Shirley Yang's wisdom and handsomeness in the book. Shirley Yang and Hu Bayi in the book are definitely on the same level. Interesting, in the film Shirley Yang was greatly weakened, a bit like a vase character, a little disappointed, but how is it more normal than Shirley Yang in the nine-story demon tower.
Wang Kaixuan and Fatty Wang in the nine-story demon tower are simply the difference between clouds and mud. This version of Fatty Wang is really good, and I feel quite pleasantly surprised. Compared with Fatty Wang who loves money like his life and is occasionally reckless in the book, in the movie Fatty Wang looks more positive, weakened the shortcomings of Fatty, magnified the shortcomings of love for wealth and pressed it on Da Jinya, made Da Jinya and Fatty Wang a pair of funny partners, and pressed them again for Fatty With the infatuation attribute, it is a pity that Fatty's gun skills have been left behind. In the book, the picture of Hu Bayi and Fatty playing guns together is hard to see.
The role of the role of Da Jinya in the movie has risen immediately, and for the comedy effect of the film, Da Jinya has undergone a major transformation. I remember when Hu Bayi and Fatty Wang first went to the tomb because of lack of knowledge I missed something really valuable and was carefully guided by Da Jinya. Obviously Da Jinya is a connoisseur of antiques and knowledgeable. Unfortunately, the movie was transformed into a funny, and extremely long-winded, but for the sake of the movie The comic effect is understandable.
In general, the protagonists are the protagonists. The male and female protagonists are responsible for being handsome and abusing dogs. By the way, they are responsible for the appearance of the film. Hu Bayi and Fatty are responsible for friendship, and Fatty and Da Jinya are responsible for laughing. I feel that each character has its role. The setting is still quite intentional, but in fact, I feel that the characters can be more distinct, more distinctive, and more profound. (Anyway, every character has been changed, so the change is more distinctive. It is better to have a distinct character who can distinguish it from other movies~)
The villain in the movie is obviously weak, and the cult leader played by Liu Xiaoqing, although he still appears It's very pretentious, the two-color eyeball setting is quite handsome, but as the villain of the movie, it has no sense of existence, and it has no weight at all. Apart from pulling out a gun and reciting some lines of snake spirit disease, there is absolutely no one who can fool a large number of believers. The aura and ability of the cult leader, the reason for wanting to get the other side flower is too common and superstitious, it is really boring, and there is no explanation why the villain thinks that the other side flower can save people. Yoko's appearance is too ordinary, not handsome enough, not pretentious enough, or even cute, and her acting skills are not good enough. At first glance, she is acting, and she is really not into the play. Obviously, you can find a different type of woman from Shu Qi, or else It's the contrast between pure and ruthless loli but cruel, or a cold and sexy royal sister or a neutral handsome girl... This Yoko really has no aura. The appearance of the foreigner's subordinates is not bad, it is quite satisfactory, but unfortunately it is a soy sauce character, in fact, it can add some interesting settings, and the villains can interact more with each other, and they can even fight in the middle. For example, foreigners abandon their beliefs for money, If you want to destroy the teacher, for example, Yoko finds that the teacher is actually a fake, and suddenly feels that she is a godsend in disappointment (very in line with the setting of the second girl), and suddenly becomes the big boss. Too light to look boring.
Ding Sitian's setting is also different from the book. It suddenly became the first love of the two male protagonists. The girl's acting skills are not bad, and there is nothing to say. Because the appearance is too short, I can't see any character traits, but in the The scene of the zongzi in the coffin is quite amazing.
2.
In terms of special effects and special effects, I feel that the two films are actually about the same level. The flame special effects are too bad. I just said that the flames of the nine-story demon tower are too dramatic. The phosphorus fire is really sad and speechless.
In terms of the special effects of large scenes, the two are actually similar, and both belong to the future, but they can feel better.
The nine-story demon tower is very good at making monsters, although I think the design of monsters and aliens is too random.
3. Scene (art)
The scene of the nine-story demon tower is really casual, and it is a general-level online game-level design. As the most important nine-story demon tower and Prince Yi's tomb in the whole film, there is no feature in the design of the nine-story demon tower. It can't be seen that it is the product of alien civilization, and there is no sense of mystery in science and technology. I came to this place after walking through the ice field. The two scenes do not feel connected, and there is actually one between the nine-story demon tower and the tomb of Prince Yi. The product of the assembly line can't feel that it was built by two completely different civilizations. All in all, the two most important scenes in the whole film are not good-looking at all. The design is neither solemn, nor mysterious and terrifying. There is no beauty. It can be said that there is no impression at all.
The underground ice cave is passable at first glance, but when it is pulled to the big scene, it is ugly and crying, the color is monotonous, and the shape is ugly. I believe that people who have read the book have an impression of the description of the underground cave in the book, and the colors are magnificent. The descriptions of various minerals and mica crystals are full of dreamy colors, which makes people yearn for it.
In addition, the actual shooting scene is better, the oil town and desert scene are very good, and the picture of riding a camel in the desert is still very beautiful.
In contrast, the scene of the Dragon-seeking Art is much better. Although it cannot be said to be perfect, at least it is still thoughtful. As the most important tomb of the goddess, it is quite creative to use the design core of the other side of the flower. Although I personally I feel that the design is not amazing enough, but it is quite interesting to see many ideas of the designer. For example, from a distance, the entire tomb of the goddess looks like a manzhushahua, and the branches and trunks are piled up by countless dead corpses or undead. It is very in line with the setting of the other side flower blooming in Huangquan, and the design of the hanging coffin is also very distinctive. The entrance to the tomb is in the shape of a flower, although it does not feel particularly good-looking (mainly because the petals are too large and the shape is not delicate enough), When the coffin is opened, it imitates the appearance of flowers blooming (it is also a pity that this paragraph is still not amazing enough, and it does not make people feel aftertaste), it is quite fun. Personally, I think the design creativity of the tomb of the goddess is still very good, but the effect is not enough. As an ancient tomb that uses the flower representing the Yellow Spring as the core of the design, I personally think the effect should be gorgeous, strange and mysterious. It's terrifying, just like Manzhu Shahua feels, and the colors should be more vivid (personal opinion).
This scene of Phosphorite Bridge feels like the scene where I play with torches! This paragraph may indicate the Naihe Bridge, but the big scene is not good at all, and the scene after the fire is even more ugly. Although the idea of the Phosphorite Bridge is really interesting, it is also interesting to use the gossip to design the bridge deck.
On the whole, the design of the tomb of the goddess is good, the overall style and color are quite suitable, and it also has a certain horror color, but I feel that the tomb of a Khitan princess is not very suitable, there is not much color of grassland culture, and the overall design is not enough. Stunning, there is no particularly interesting mechanism design, it is difficult to make people aftertaste.
Here, by the way, I will talk about the prop design in the Dragon-seeking Art. I personally think it is good. You can see the shadow in the book. I personally like the design of the compass and the diamond umbrella. The scene where Shirley Yang appeared with the diamond umbrella is quite handsome. It's a pity that the overall use of props in the movie is too little. After all, there is a set of small props with interesting settings and imaginative settings in the book. The plot of finding the way with the small fish props is very interesting), in order to meet the aesthetic requirements of the film, it is entirely possible to exaggerate some inventions to make some more interesting and fantasy props~~
Later, there was a scene where Hu Bayi and Shirley Yang's coffins strayed into an underground cave. The top of the cave was covered with crystal-like ores. That scene was in line with my description of the underground mica in the book. I liked this scene very much. , and later Hu Bayi and Shirley Yang and their scenes in the lake were very good, and the scene of the marriage proposal was so beautiful.
4. The plot of the
nine-story demon tower perfectly reflects the IQ of the director and screenwriter. The plot is always inexplicable, the logic is always offline, the world view is huge and conflicting, and the background of the story is quite boring. The relationship between the characters is also inexplicable. This film deduces an inexplicable concept... As such an inexplicable film, I deeply don't want to see the second part. If I have the spare money to shoot this, I can shoot something else .
In contrast, although the plot of the Dragon-seeking Art is thin, at least it still tells a story clearly. Although the overall story is too simple, and I personally feel that the reasons for supporting Fatty Wang’s tomb robbery are not convincing, it is difficult for the audience to have a sense of identity. The explanation about phantoms at the end is too watery. The same is about illusions. The process in Jingjue Ancient City is much more exciting, and the weakness of the villain makes the villain lack the overall sense of existence. The story is too simple and has no sense of suspense, which makes the whole movie It is a lot worse. Although the movie still tries to make such a simple story appear ups and downs, the too pale plot and no particularly exciting agency support make this story difficult to recall. I hope the next one can be in the plot. Work harder.
As a series of movies, the ending of the nine-story demon tower is still good, and it buried a big hole for the audience. Although the film is ugly as a whole, as an audience, I don't care where Professor Yang has gone, whether Shirley Yang will be resurrected, ghost Will the clan occupy the earth...
But the ending of the Dragon Searching Art is not enough. As a series of movies, there is no suspense and digging holes for the next movie, and there are even no easter eggs. It's simply loveless!
5. Let’s compare it with the novel~~
In this regard, it is obvious that the Dragon-seeking Art is a complete victory! As a fan of the original book, I am ashamed to mention the nine-story demon tower. This kind of thing that uses popular IP to make money is really disgusting!
Dragon Search is very sincere in this regard. Although it is difficult for the movie to perfectly restore the feeling of the novel due to the different expression techniques, after all, we can still see the taste of some novels, which is still worthy of encouragement!
Here, I think the Dragon-seeking Art can be done better. As a fan of the original book, what I like most is the serious nonsense of the ghost blowing the lamp, and it is reasonable and well-founded enough to make people believe that it is true! The author has built a real and rich tomb robbery system for readers, and it also has a long cultural heritage, which has made countless readers obsessed with it. The author is very good at creating atmosphere. Although he knows that everything the author writes is made up, he often gets into the play without knowing it, and he often feels that his vest is cold. The author's ability to write settings is absolutely top-notch. Every time a tomb is robbed, a coffin can pull out a bunch of things, which makes people believe that this tomb is really awesome. After each tomb is robbed, readers can learn about the tomb from various details. The tombs of Hu Bayi's robbery are all different and very distinctive. Another major feature of Ghost Blowing Lamp is its thrilling plot, a variety of rich animals and plants, and thrilling plots, which are often memorable.
In the movie, it is difficult to spend a lot of pen and ink on the psychological description of the scene like in the novel, but you can put more effort into the details of the picture. For example, there is a scene in the movie where Shirley Yang interprets the mural, but the mural in the movie is swept away. And it has nothing to do with what Shirley Yang said. It can't help but remind people of the dark room that Hu Bayi and his party found in the well in the desert ancient city in the ancient city of Jingjue. There are murals in it. Shirley Yang slowly interpreted the murals and put a The lost civilization came slowly, casting a mysterious veil and an atmosphere of fear for the Queen of Jingjue Ancient City. It is wonderful, but the movie here is very perfunctory. relatively clear concept.
Speaking of exciting plots, it is a pity that there are no more interesting and thrilling mechanisms in the movie. In fact, there are many thrilling and interesting plots in the novel. The tomb, plus the crashed plane, the mysterious code, the huge snake corpse... This section is really weird and terrifying to the extreme, and it is also very novel. The ancient tomb hidden in the Fishbone Temple, the ghost tomb, the tomb within the tomb... This section is not only bizarre, but also extremely suspenseful, and people can't stop watching it... (Because there are too many wonderful places in the novel, I will not list them one by one listed)
Although the movie can't completely restore it, after all, the way of performance is different, but you can learn from the good parts of the novel, you can add all kinds of props in the movie, spend more time on organs, plots, and scenes, and go further in creating atmosphere. ~~ Anyway, I'm still looking forward to the second part of the Dragon-seeking Art!
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