Yang Ye didn't know whether the movie "The Sword of the Third Young Master" would be a hit.
Because this movie has never appeared in the original time and space.
No, it can also be said that... it happened.
Because its script... comes from the 3D version of "The Sword of the Third Young Master" produced by Xu Ke and directed by Er Dongsheng in 2016.
That movie... Douban only has a score of 4.8, which can be said to be a bad movie.
Why is Yang Ye so crazy that he wants to make a bad movie with a rating of 4.8?
Because Yang Ye felt that the movie... was actually not a problem with the script, but a problem with the team.
Yang Ye wants to know if a recognized bad movie can be transformed into a miracle if replaced by an awesome team?
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If Gu Long's movie were made according to the original work, it would definitely be extremely embarrassing.
Therefore, the adaptations in the past generations have all been drastic, and the mother did not recognize the changes.
As long as the artistic conception is retained, the story will make sense.
The original party should consciously go further away and stay out of the way.
At that time, Zheng Shaoqiu's version of Chu Liuxiang directly changed the original work to disown the mother, but it became a hit.
Even Gu Long complained that "the world only knows Zheng Shaoqiu, but not Gu Long."
After complaining, Gu Long changed Chu Liuxiang to look like Zheng Shaoqiu, and won the first prize.
Later there was a version of Zhang Zhiyao’s Chu Liuxiang, which was shot on horseback according to the original work. Cologne fans were ecstatic and praised it one after another.
However, the ratings were so low that no one even watched it, and the producers lost money.
Why does it have to be adapted so drastically?
Because Gu Long's novels do not pay attention to the plot at all, but focus on an artistic conception.
If you delve into his novels, you will find that the storyline is full of loopholes and cannot be filmed at all.
Why does a character appear? There was no reason. Gu Long needed him to appear, so he appeared.
In "The Passionate Swordsman", why did Li Xunhuan suddenly come back from outside the customs?
Because Gu Long is going to start cheating on manuscript fees, it’s that simple.
Gu Long also particularly likes to write about a person's martial arts prowess first, and then be killed layer by layer by the characters who appear later.
It creates a sense of contrast of "there is heaven outside, and there are people outside people" to describe the superb martial arts of the last person.
So there are often people who are quite famous and have spent a lot of writing about them, but in fact they are just soy sauce.
Of course, he may have written it this way just to improve the word count.
As for the novel "The Sword of the Third Young Master" specifically, the plot is highly inconsistent and the characters appear numerous and messy.
Xu Ke and Er Dongsheng worked hard when adapting this novel.
They simplified the plot into a two-hero movie, focusing on the third young master and Yan Shisan, who are both enemies and friends, and cherish each other's emotions.
Coupled with the two women Murong Qiudi and Wawa, as well as the villain Zhu Yeqing, everything that could be cut was cut down. Even Xie Xiaodi, the son of the third young master, disappeared.
In terms of lines, try to find a balance between maintaining the original charm of Cologne and the actors speaking without embarrassment.
For example, when Yan Shisan saw the green bamboo leaves for the first time, he said, "The green bamboo leaves are poisonous."
It is a very classic cologne dialogue.
It also does a good job in retaining the artistic conception.
For example, when Yan Shisan went to Shenjian Villa, there was one person and one boat, the Cangshan Mountain was surrounded by fog, the birds were everywhere, and the people were everywhere, and he got the essence of the ancient dragon.
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So what is the problem with this version of "The Sword of the Third Young Master"?
First, it comes from the obsession of director Er Dongsheng.
The most exciting movie Er Xiaobao starred in during his Shaw Brothers period was "The Sword of the Third Young Master".
He has the plot of a third young master, and is even too deeply poisoned.
So many years later, when he was filming "The Sword of the Third Young Master" as a director, he boldly chose a "retro" filming method.
What does it mean?
A major feature of Shaw Brothers’ martial arts films in the 1970s is that they are “fake”!
In order to save money, the background in the movie, whether it is mountains, rivers or the sunset, is painted on a piece of cloth a few meters away.
There are also some fake stones and trees in the close-up. The actors are performing in this fake setting, like a stage play.
Er Dongsheng actually chose to restore this kind of scene, using brand-new digital technology to deliberately create this fake feeling, which is simply insane.
Back then, the audience had no choice. Who would want to see such a fake thing when there were real mountains and rivers to see?
I don’t even want to think about how the Shaw Brothers movie died suddenly!
When the shooting teams of Jiahe and Xinyicheng were shooting scenes all over the world, they were still squatting in the studio and shooting at various canvases. Who wouldn't die?
Yang Ye speculated that Er Xiaobao may have been misled by Hollywood's "Star Wars: The Force Awakens", thinking that the audience would pay for feelings.
During the filming of "The Force Awakens", in order to evoke the emotions of the audience, the film was deliberately aged, giving the film a 1970s feel.
When this film was released in China, Chinese audiences were all confused. What is this horse riding?
But it caused a sensation in North America, causing a wave of "memory killings". Many elderly people burst into tears watching it in the cinema, and even broke the North American box office record.
Er Xiaobao took a look, hey, can you still play like this?
I also have feelings for the third young master, I can do this too!
However, mainland audiences have no affection for his third young master at all.
After the movie was released, the audience was confused. What is this horse riding?
If you don’t fight, who will?
Second, the actors are really awkward.
The first embarrassing thing is the idiot who plays Zhuyeqing. I don’t even know how this guy got in.
It must be the one who is trying to push the horse with money, and the one who is yelling makes people’s heads hurt.
The two characters Murong Qiudi and Wawa/Xiao Li are also difficult to describe in one word.
The doll/Xiao Li played by Jiang Mengjie is actually quite good, but her face is not very good. When she plays Xiao Li, she is not coquettish enough, and when she plays the doll, she is not pure enough.
As for Murong Qiudi, played by Jiang Yiyan, the word "step on horse" is so awkward!
Jiang Oneyan is a person who loves to show off. If he doesn't show off for a day, he will feel uncomfortable all over.
Why do you call her Jiang oneyan? Because this guy can't speak well, he has to say two English words while talking, and his vocabulary is very limited, which makes him look very uneducated.
If you are an ABC who grew up in the United States when riding a horse, then forget about jumping around with words. You are a native of China, how can you do something like a hammer?
So netizens simply called her Yi Yan one Yan.
This person once posted on Weibo bragging that the building she designed won the American Architectural Design Award.
Originally I wanted to sell a wave of talented female designs, but the result was ridicule across the internet.
She was still dissatisfied, and posted on Weibo: "If anyone thinks that you can just finish the activity, go to the American Master of Architecture Award ceremony, and show off with the medal, then please come together."
As a result, more design professionals came to attack her. She actually dared to offend those bald and strong people. I wonder if it was Liang Jingru who gave her the courage.
In the end, things got too big, and someone found out that her building was illegal, and then she was reported, and then the relevant departments ordered it to be demolished.
Jiang Oneyan could only end up apologizing, which was really asking for death!
Maybe you overdo it in life, and it’s the same in acting. No matter what you act, just one word, pretend!
Watching her performance, it was like sitting on pins and needles while riding a horse.
As for the two male protagonists, Peter Ho's Yan Shisan is okay, and Peter Ho has acting skills.
But the tattoos on his face were too scary and many viewers couldn't accept it.
Lin Gou’s third young master, to be honest, Lin Gou’s looks are pretty good, and he is “the dream of 900 million girls.”
As for his acting skills, he is also quite satisfactory, not a crotch-pull, but he was dragged down by Er Dongsheng.
Er Dongsheng didn't know what was wrong with him. He asked Lin Gou not to show his inner activities or make subtle reactions.
Lin Gou was very obedient. He really didn’t show any expression at all, and he played the whole movie with his face paralyzed.
The plot in the movie was enhanced by the music. It was really difficult for him to remain expressionless.
The last point is that fighting is really too strenuous.
In martial arts movies, if the fight is not good, you will lose half of it.
As mentioned before, due to its own characteristics, the choice of camera positions when shooting 3D movies is quite limited, otherwise the experience will be lost.
It is also impossible to use the sharp editing that Xu Ke is best at, because it is easy for the audience to vomit.
These two points directly limited half of Xu Ke's skills.
In addition, there are no good action actors, which limits half of the martial arts director's skills.
In the end, less than 30% was left.
Want to watch this movie? Can't see it!
As far as Lin Gou is concerned, his movements are extremely stiff and he cannot show the demeanor of a sword god at all.
How to make this movie? Can't take a picture!
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So, how about "The Sword of the Third Young Master" now?
The film was handed over to Jet Li and Yuan Kui's film studio for production.
The director chose Chu Yuan, and Yuan Kui served as the action director.
Chu Yuan is the person who understands ancient dragons best. The effect of shooting with real mountains and real water directly fills the artistic conception.
Jet Li and Donnie Yen are among the top martial arts actors in the Chinese-speaking world.
The battles between the two in "Once Upon a Time" and "Hero" can be regarded as classic action scenes in Chinese martial arts movies.
Now, Huang Feihong and Heroes have not yet been filmed. With the support of Yuan Kui and Meiying Studio, this classic fighting scene has been released ahead of schedule.
In the 2016 version of "The Sword of the Third Young Master", one of the few highlights that can be called the highlight is the ink-and-wash characters used in the fights, which have the artistic conception of ancient dragons.
Yang Ye retained this highlight.
Te Wei, the former director of Meiying Factory, was invited to Hong Kong by Yang Ye after his retirement.
He is now the director of the animated film "The Lion King" at "Bluebird Animation Studio".
China's first ink cartoon "Tadpole Looking for Mom" was directed by Tewei.
The production team of "The Sword of the Third Young Master" asked Tewei to come out and hire professionals from the mainland. It took half a year to create this kind of ink character.
And using computer technology, it was synthesized with real people.
When viewers see these ink characters decades later, they will feel that this is a rare highlight of the movie, let alone today in the 1980s.
In the movie, when Yan Shisan decides to teach "useless Aji" swordsmanship, the ink character appears for the first time.
The audience in the cinema was dumbfounded when they saw Yan Shisan fighting with an ink character.
A burst of warm applause followed.
Awesome, so awesome!
At the premiere of "The Third Young Master's Sword", there were many people from other companies.
Every time a blockbuster movie from Baiyang Pictures is released, they will come to watch it, learn from it, and see if they can follow suit.
For example, right now, Huang Baiming and Lin Lingdong from New Art City are sitting in the audience.
When the two of them saw the first half of the movie, they felt like that, quite average.
It's just that Li Lianjie and Donnie Yen are more stylish in singles, and their "Prison Storm" is not afraid at all.
When these two ink characters appeared, I was immediately dumbfounded.
At the end of the movie, the decisive moment between the third young master and Yan Shisan is a larger-scale ink battle.
The third young master and Yan Shisan each turned into seven or eight afterimages, fighting together, with sword energy flowing freely and ink clouds surging.
The audience in the cinema kept clapping and applauding, but Huang Baiming and Lin Lingdong felt sweaty!
In terms of screenwriting skills, Huang Baiming is confident that he will not lose to anyone, but the films produced by Baiyang Pictures are already an era ahead of them in terms of technology.
After the premiere of "The Sword of the Third Young Master", Hong Kong film companies are considering a question.
Baiyang Pictures already has the strength to rival the major Hollywood studios. Where is our way out...? (End of this chapter)