Recently, the 2023 Goose Factory film list was released, among which the "Jin Yong Martial Arts World", which has been started earlier, that is, the new "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" released the Jianghu version poster.
On the poster, you can see the five units of "East Evil and West Poison", "Southern Emperor and Northern Beggar", "Huashan on the Sword", "Nine Yin True Scripture" and "Iron Blood Pill Heart".
At the same time, it was officially announced that it would also remake works such as "The Condor Heroes", "Relying on the Sky and Slaying the Dragon", "The Eight Dragons", "Swordsman", "Luding Ji" and other works in a short period of time.
A total of six works, of course, are all classics, in the past adaptations gave birth to one classic after another, of course, the later remakes are one after another, and now they are remade again, looking forward to and worrying.
For these six works, there are already TVB 83 versions of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", 95 and 06 versions of "Condor Heroes", 97 and CCTV 03 versions of "Dragon Babu", 98 versions of "Lu Dingji", 96 and 01 versions of "Swordsman", 98 versions of "Lu Dingji", 01 and 03 versions of "Relying on the Sky and Slaying the Dragon" and other classics.
"The Legend of the New Condor Heroes", which was launched not long ago, is the first stage of Jin Yong's martial arts world, five series are directed by Xu Bing, Deng Ke, Cao Dun, Cai Yuexun, Yang Lei, and five directors, among which, newcomer actors This Sha and Bao Shangen play Guo Jing and Huang Rong respectively, while Western Poison is played by Gao Weiguang, Dongxie is played by Zhou Zhou Wei, Hong Qigong is played by He Rundong, Duan Zhixing is played by a famous director, Wang Chongyang is played by Liu Zhiyang, Mei Chaofeng is played by Meng Ziyi, Lin Chaoying is played by Huang Yi, and Feng Su is played by Chen Duling.
Remakes about these six films have never stopped over the years.
First of all, in terms of online movies.
On June 10, 2021, "The Legend of the Condor Heroes: Nine Yin and White Bone Claws" was launched, with a Douban score of 4.6;
On June 12, 2021, "The Legend of the Condor Heroes: Eighteen Palms of the Descending Dragon" was launched, with a box office of 14.99 million and a Douban score of 4.1;
On January 31, 2022, "Relying on the Sky and Slaying the Dragon: Jiuyang Divine Skill" was launched, receiving 21.91 million votes and a Douban score of 3.5;
On February 3, 2022, "Relying on the Sky and Slaying the Dragon: The Sacred Flame Heroic Wind" was launched, with 15.19 million votes and a Douban score of 3.8;
In October 2022, the new version of "Condor Heroes" will be completed, directed by Lin Zhenzhao, starring newcomers Zhao Hua and Wang Ziying.
From the box office point of view, the works that have been broadcast belong to the middle and upper level in online movies, and from the perspective of word-of-mouth scores, they are naturally low, of course, they are also the normal level of online movies.
Secondly, in terms of theatrical movies.
In October 2022, Donnie Yen served as the producer, chief director and starring in "The Legend of Qiao Feng", which is the executive producer, chief director and starring in it, was completed.
Tsui Hark has been preparing for the "Condor Heroes" series trilogy.
Pang Haoxiang served as director, producer and screenwriter, and presented "Lu Dingji" in full in the form of a trilogy for the first time. It is reported that Deng Chao, Zhou Xun and Zheng Zhongji starring are preparing for filming, the first is planned to be released in 2023, the second is planned to be released in 2024, and the third is planned to be released in 2025.
Finally, there is the TV series.
In January 2017, directed by Jiang Jiajun and starring Yang Xuwen, Li Yitong, Chen Xingxu, Meng Ziyi, etc., "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" was broadcast, with a score of 8.0 on Douban, which is also the highest-rated adaptation and remake of Jin Yong's work in recent years.
In February 2019, directed by Jiang Jiajun and others, starring Zeng Shunxi, Chen Yuqi and Zhu Xudan, "Relying on the Sky and Slaying the Dragon" was broadcast, with a Douban score of 5.7.
Filmed in 2018, directed by Lin Feng, starring Tong Mengshi, Mao Xiaohui, Wen Qi, Mao Linlin, Zong Fengyan, etc. "The Condor Heroes" has not yet been broadcast.
In August 2021, due to Rong Guang's direction, "Dragon Babu" starring Yang Yuning, Wen Yongshan, Bai Shu, Zhang Tianyang, etc. was broadcast, with a Douban score of 3.4, which is the lowest-rated work in this series.
In November 2020, directed by Ma Jin and starring Zhang Yishan , Tang Yixin and others, "Luding Ji" was broadcast, with a Douban score of 3.2, which is also the lowest-rated work in this series.
From online movies to theater movies, and then to dramas, you can see that there have been many adaptations and remakes in recent years, and from the perspective of those that have been broadcast online, there are very few really excellent works, most of which have become bad works, the reason is nothing more than the actor's acting problems, the plot content is changed chaotically and chaotic, the picture abuses filter effects, slow motion, etc.
Even today's remakes are basically starring new actors, although newcomers are needed, but more are needed newcomers with strength and potential, rather than just relying on classics to praise newcomers. In terms of production, it is even more necessary to strive for excellence, not to rely solely on slow motion, shoddy costumes to fool the audience, and in terms of plot content, it is even more necessary to innovate and adapt on the basis of respecting the original work, rather than making things up illogically.
Why the 2017 version of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" can get a high score of 8.0 on Douban, to a large extent, is to a large extent respect for the original work, a high degree of restoration, coupled with exquisite costumes, the actor's excellent performance, has been recognized by the public.
Although it has the influence and audience base of IP, if it is just a speculative work that blindly flips Jin Yong's emotional cards to earn quick money, then it will eventually be spurned by the public and become a bad work, whether it is broadcasting, box office, or word of mouth will fail.