How to Evaluate the Chen Musheng Edition of the List of Gods?

Among so many derivative works of the Romance of the Gods, the most daring and profound adaptation is the Legend of the Fairy World. And Chen Musheng's version of the list of gods, adaptation is also very bold. But on the whole, it is still within the basic framework of the original work. The interest is much higher than the original, and the bridge set inside is closer to life.

1. Compared with the original, the characters are reorganized, which makes the relationship between the characters simple and clear. The protagonist is simplified to three people: Nezha, Yang Jian and Lei Zhenzi, among whom Nezha is a male. This arrangement is ingenious. These three people are well-known mythical figures, and the screenwriter uses the knife on the blade to make the audience's memory smaller and the effect is twice as good. More importantly, it greatly reduces the difficulty of scriptwriting, and any other Hong Kong drama and American drama model that tells the growth history of the three diaosi brothers can be used for reference. The complicated sectarian disputes in the original work were abandoned. After the interception and closure disappeared, Yunzhongzi was the only one who stayed to explain the teachings. Originally, there were two main lines in the original work, one was the Shang and Zhou Wars, and the other was the interpretation of interception. The author gave up the second article. Although this abandonment will lose a lot of wonderful plots, I guess writers prefer to focus on micro-perspectives, and it is also the best policy to boldly eliminate stories that they can't tell well. Yin Shiniang's character setting is very reasonable. Through her, various roles interact with each other, thus promoting the development of the plot, and she can be called the "drama eye" of the whole drama.

From the above arrangement, we can fully feel that Hong Kong writers are good at writing family relationship ethics dramas. You see, many plots in the play take place in Li Jing's family life, Yang Jian's family background, his relationship with the Huang family and his harem life.

Turning stories into my field of expertise, I call this process "structured character cleaning".

Similar treatment is as follows: Mojia IV will become Li Jing's subordinate; Master Wen is still there, but his role attribute is completely lost and he becomes a passer-by; Reintegrated many generals in Shang Dynasty, and created this version of the four heavenly kings: Ji Chang, Su Hu, Huang and Li Jing, which shows that the main plot only unfolds among these four people.

Master Wen's scenes are gone, and Excavate, who is similar to Master Wen in this drama, is somewhat cowardly, which magnifies Zhou Wang's fatuity. I don't know if this treatment is to highlight da ji. However, to tell the truth, Wen Zhong, as one of the rare soul figures in the Romance of Gods, gave up a little unkindly.

2. Internalize the exogenous factors in the process of personality growth, and highlight people's subjective initiative. Because the fairy world, which bears the heavy responsibility of teaching the protagonist, was almost "ended" by the screenwriter and could not be opened, the growth of the protagonist became more tortuous. Originally, Gankun Circle, Twill, Huo Jian Gun and hot wheels could be sent directly to Nezha by Taiyi real person. Now we in Nezha are going to the Novice Village to pick them up one by one. Nezha's master suddenly became many people, including Mountain God, Ji Chang, Teacher Niang and Yunzhongzi, each with a different educational role. Yang Jian's process of acquiring the Eye of the Sky, the Three-pointed Double-edged Knife and the Whispering Dog is similar. In particular, the bridge section where the equipment is delivered by Shen's money is designed with a sense of joy, which is a classic. This play shows very concretely how three young people who are not tolerated by the world grow into three superheroes. Moreover, their ability is not given in an instant, but tempered by hardships. This is great. Compared with all kinds of masters in the original work, it is easier to help disciples and bully the weak, which eventually leads to a big PK between masters. It is unwise for grandfathers to come forward and force a settlement of the dispute. It's also interesting to re-create in a noisy place. The three emperors of the Dragon King are not bullies, but affectionate species. But how much is a kind-hearted young man who is grateful for kindness. For Nezha, it is not simply because of the sea hero or the dude, but because he pointed out his shortcomings and showed his reformed appearance. Generally speaking, the screenwriter can examine the plot from a dialectical and developmental perspective, which shows that he still has a certain level of creation.