"Wudang Yijian" premiered on Yangba, traditional martial arts style, with a period texture and few new ideas in the picture

On the evening of April 13, the TV series "Wu-Dang Sword" premiered as a single episode on the CCTV TV Drama Channel. As Liang Yusheng's final work, "Wu-Dang Sword" adapted from the novel of the same name is highly anticipated. Judging from the current plot of a single episode, the drama is quite traditional, the pictures have a period texture, and a large number of real-life shootings also add to the conservative flavor of the drama. For old audiences who like traditional martial arts style, "Wu-Dang Yi Sword" may not be a masterpiece worth following.

Let’s talk about live shooting first. Most of the younger film and television dramas adapted from martial arts novels are reluctant to shoot too much in real scenes. The main reason is that these youth-oriented martial arts dramas feel that many scenes are not worthy of their martial arts pursuits. Of course, the style pursued by these younger martial arts works is actually similar to fantasy, and the scenery needs to be elevated to this level. For many old fans of classic martial arts dramas, martial arts dramas actually have a realistic style, and live-action shooting is more approachable. On the contrary, those martial arts dramas shot in fantasy scenes are not pleasing to the eye.

From a shooting perspective, this "Wu-Dang Sword" actually maintains the creative style of the martial arts dramas from 20 years ago. Audiences with decades of experience watching dramas may find this TV series interesting. And many young audiences under the age of 20 will be a little unfamiliar with this live-action martial arts style. It is worth noting that currently, "Wu-Dang One Sword" is only broadcast on the CCTV TV drama channel, and several major legitimate video platforms have not purchased the copyright. It seems that the major legitimate video platforms do not have high market expectations for this TV series.

Let’s talk about the special effects of this TV series. In "Wu-Tang Sword", there are no over-exaggerated visual effects, and most of them are shot as they are. This kind of shooting method also gives the audience a feeling of "old drama". Today's relatively young martial arts content requires exquisite special effects to coordinate the fighting. Behind the lights and shadows of swords is actually the support of special effects visual technology. Of course, this kind of swordsmanship is actually learned from Hollywood, but it just increases the visual effects.

"Wu-Dang One Sword" is relatively serious and does not have excessive special effects content. At the same time, it also shows its petty style in some sections. For example, the content of the Nurhachi martial arts competition and rolling logs and stones that the male protagonist participated in at the beginning was really a bit rough, and it seemed a bit like "fifty cents" content. If such content is shown to young audiences, they may not buy it. Of course, a veteran like the editor has seen everything, so he is familiar with this kind of technology and is willing to understand it.

Third, let’s talk about the actors’ performances. In "Wu-Dang Sword", the actors' performances also pursue a sense of excessive exaggeration. The word "excessive" needs to be put in double quotation marks, because for young audiences, the performances in "Wu-Dang Yi Sword" may be exaggerated. However, for a group of old audiences, the martial arts dramas of more than 20 years ago are They all have this kind of performance style, which is to exaggerate the characters and create images out of dissimilarity.

In recent years, the performance method of taking images through dissimilarity has been no longer used in new martial arts dramas. Martial arts characters have also begun to become younger and idolized. Young audiences certainly prefer the latter. Old audiences may still remember the martial arts style of the past. Including "Wu-Dang One Sword", the way the male and female protagonists show affection in the first episode is also liked by old viewers. When young viewers saw that the male protagonist couldn't even afford a fish, they probably fell out of love immediately. We old people talk about hard work, and the young audience talks about spreading sugar to show affection.

In other words, this "Wudang Yijian" is relatively traditional in all aspects, even old-fashioned. It would be more accurate to analyze "Wu-Dang One Sword" in the context of the TV drama market twenty years ago. Of course, even twenty years ago, truly high-quality martial arts dramas still focused on spiritual expression and leaving blank spaces for emotions. For example, in the classic version of "Tian Long Ba Bu", Qiao Feng's temperament at the beginning is a typical spiritual freehand, leaving a blank space for emotions. The audience can follow the story content and realize the surging emotions. This is the true essence of martial arts novels and film and television dramas.

Looking back at "Wudang Yijian", the real limitation lies in the lack of awareness and skills of spiritual freehand and emotional blanks. Many of our old-school martial arts dramas are still not good to watch. The main reason is that they express emotions for the audience. They are too chatty, and the emotions cannot be mobilized through fast-paced narratives. Truly excellent martial arts dramas and films are subtractions from martial arts novels, and absolutely cannot be additions, especially emotional and emotional additions. "Wu-Dang Yijian" still leaves too little blank space for emotion, and the "martial arts" energy is not revealed.

In the first episode, Chai Biyun and other leading actors have not yet appeared, so it is impossible to observe their acting skills. This decent martial arts drama is expected to be liked by middle-aged and older audiences. As for the young audience, they don’t seem to be interested. (Text/Ma Qingyun)