After watching this movie several times - "The Demon Sect Leader of Heaven and Slaying the Dragon", I finished reading the new version of Jin Yong's original novel. Take some time to give your opinion.
Zhang Wuji's image has changed drastically in this version of the movie "Eternal Dragon Slayer". He is not indifferent by nature. Due to space limitations, the images of the three women in the original novel, Zhou Zhiruo, Xiao Zhao, and Zhao Min, have also been adapted. Although this movie has been unable to restore the various plots in the original book, I personally think it is a very successful adaptation, although this is one of the things that fans of the original book can't tolerate the most.
Why do you think this movie is good? There are a few simple reasons why favorability increases with the number of times the movie is watched.
1. The plot is compact and not sloppy.
For example, what happened to Yin Susu and Zhang Cuishan, and what happened to Xie Xun, the golden-haired lion king, were all explained in a few words at the beginning - this also echoes the title of the movie "Eternal Dragon Slayer: The Demon Sect Leader". And writing here, I suddenly understand that this movie may not have to have a lower part. Because Zhang Wuji has become the leader, this completes the film. If there is a lower part, it is another movie, and basically this movie has completed its mission. Originally, there are very few sequels in movies, otherwise it would be a TV series.
2. Adapted from the original novel, there are also those who are loyal to the original.
This novel, which was originally a TV series, was adapted into a movie, and the plot had to be compressed. So how to compress it? The compressed Zhou Zhiruo is not a good person at first glance, but I found that there is one place in the movie that shows Zhou Zhiruo's mercy towards Zhang Wuji. It's ingenious, and you might not see it on a second look. Another example is the two unscrupulous brothers and sisters who wrote about the Huashan sect. In the original book, the two inexplicable and bizarre disciples of the Huashan sect took up a lot of space. After the film adaptation, there are also these two unscrupulous Huashan sects. Disciple, it took up a small part of the movie and added a little joke to the tense atmosphere. It was a stroke of genius. I will not give examples of others. In general, this movie is adapted from the original novel, the novel is wonderful, and the adapted movie also achieves the effect of the novel. In this way, it can be said to be good. .
3. The characters in the movie are designed carefully.
How hard is the character design? This is in my other article - Clothing丨White , red, purple, which one is your favorite? —— Appreciation of the costumes of the movie "Eternal Dragon Slayer: The Demon Sect Leader" Here is an analysis of the costumes of the three women, Zhou Zhiruo, Xiao Zhao, and Zhao Min. From their film and television costumes, they can reflect what the rulers of the Yuan Dynasty did to costumes in history. some regulations. During the period of feudal socialist society, people's clothing was restricted in various ways. Besides these three women, I was impressed by the hairstyle of another movie character, and that is Zhu Yuanzhang. Zhu Yuanzhang's hairstyle is a flat head. I thought that there was no fake headgear in the props group in this movie, but now I think this hairstyle is also meaningful-Zhu Yuanzhang was originally a monk, and his hair grew back after the monk returned to the world, so it became this Appearance - quite the appearance of a modern man. It also saves a headgear for the props group.
Fourth, the actors acted well, and the movie fights were wonderful.
The actor's acting is good, that's true. At that time, TVB actresses basically did not have excessive post-production, nor did they have plastic surgery faces that were indistinguishable. Zhou Zhiruo (played by Gigi Lai), Xiao Zhao (played by Qiu Shuzhen), Zhao Min (played by Zhang Min), and Zhang Wuji (played by Jet Li) are all unforgettable. The other supporting characters are also impressive. The fight scenes in the movie were quite poignant at that time. Jet Li's "Shaolin Temple", known to the older generation, yes, maybe it started at that time. Not to mention here.
5. Unconventional theme design.
After complimenting the above four points, let's talk about the theme of this movie - on the surface "Eternal Heaven and Dragon Slayer" makes people remember the love and hate of the four women (Zhou Zhiruo, Xiao Zhao, Zhao Min, Yin Li) towards Zhang Wuji Chou, Zhang Wuji's indecision towards the four daughters. Actually? It's not that simple. And this movie condensed it, it "blackened" Zhang Wuji, the indifferent master in the novel who was not good at strategizing, and then retreated in spite of difficulties. Zhang Wuji is a man, but every man has a heroic dream. This heroic dream is said to be "the hero wants to save the beauty" (requires martial arts skills), and to the big one, it is to save the common people (to hold power, it is best to be the emperor.) So Zhang Wuji in this movie is Knowing the leader of the Ming sect, the next step is to save the common people. A great man named Rousseau once said - "People have gone so far that they forget why they set out." What will happen if Zhang Wuji goes further? He must take over the world. So in the movie, Zhang Wuji knew Zhu Yuanzhang's ambition at a glance, because they were the same kind.
Zhang Wuji in "Eternal Dragon Slayer: The Demon Sect Leader" was once young (he saw Zhou Zhiruo being nervous and at a loss.) Then in order to survive, in order to survive, in order to wash away the shame, he used his scheming and endured hardship. (Learned the Jiuyang magic of Fire Worker Tou Tuo.) In the end, for the sake of Mingjiao, he could not bear it. (He resisted avenging his parents, kept Mingjiao and became the leader of Mingjiao.) Zhang Wuji like this, the next step to take the world may be a matter of his. He wants to take over the world, will Zhao Min help him? The movie came to an abrupt end with no answer. But it reminds me of a poem - "The country is so beautiful, it attracts countless heroes to compete." It's just that Jiangshan is so good, how many people can really have the mood to see Jiangshan? The people of Limin don't have it, they have to worry about their livelihood, and the dignitaries don't, they have to consider more than just wealth. Perhaps, this country never refers to the country of nature, but the right to have a huge "sense of existence" in response to every call. Isn't that the same as the so-called Seizing the Heaven Sword and the Dragon Sword?
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