Why is the evaluation of the TV series Romance of the Three Kingdoms called classic?

Among many versions of Romance of the Three Kingdoms, the most classic is 1994 starring Tang Guoqiang and others.

The reason why this TV series is classic is nothing more than the following: artistic scene, classical Chinese dialogue, starring acting and vivid charm.

1.？ Art scene

The old version of the Three Kingdoms can give people a sense of historical vicissitudes, which is first determined by the picture. In that era when computer special effects were not widely used in Chinese mainland, making an epic movie and TV series usually required crowd strategy. Therefore, we can see that in the war scenes of the old Three Kingdoms with thousands of troops and even tens of thousands of people, whether it's the battle of tiger fastened shut, Battle of Red Cliffs or Zhuge Liang's Northern Expedition, the scenes in real life always give people the feeling of stormy waves, just like the difference between movies and digital movies.

In addition, influenced by the Japanese film emperor Akira Kurosawa, this drama uses a lot of picture composition and colors in Akira Kurosawa's later films, such as Shadow Warrior and Chaos. The color contrast of the whole drama is very strong, and the extensive use of low-angle photography not only greatly enhances the grand momentum of the drama in the war scene, but also has the artistic charm of master level.

2.？ Classical Chinese dialogue

After the 94 edition, some other versions of the Three Kingdoms appeared, but the results were not very good. One reason is dialogue. The old version of the Three Kingdoms, in addition to some scenes of daily life, is more of a daily language dialogue. When it comes to court etiquette, rhetoric and letters, they are all written in classical Chinese.

We see that the old edition has a strong sense of historical substitution because Cao Cao and Zhuge Liang spoke in classical Chinese, which let us immediately enter the channels of the Three Kingdoms.

3.？ Starring acting

Cao Bao's Cao Cao, Tang Guoqiang's Zhuge Liang and Lu Shuming's Guan Yu are all vivid and unforgettable. This is not to say that Tang Guoqiang is just like De Niro or Brando, and he uses acting skills such as empiricism and methodology. In fact, the older generation of actors mainly use the style of drama and stage play to shape their roles.

But compared with these actors in the Three Kingdoms, Tang Guoqiang and others are better at typifying characters. What should Zhuge Liang look like? He is natural and unrestrained, fearless in times of crisis, and forms a kind of unity. In a word, they believe that they are Zhuge Liang, not Tang Guoqiang.

4.？ Vivid charm

This is the most important place, but it is also the most difficult part to reproduce. For example, in the old version of A Dream of Red Mansions, there is a world about coloured glaze, white snow and red plum. It was in winter, and Xue Baoqin was wrapped in snow under a wintersweet tree. The overall charm is distinct, and it is the best in A Dream of Red Mansions.

For example, in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Cao Cao advised Yuan Shao to carry Hao Lixing after he failed. For example, Liu Bei's three brothers visited the thatched cottage, and Zhuge Liang borrowed an arrow from Lu Su's straw boat. These scenes all have a vibrant feeling, which makes the audience stop at the mountains and rivers and admire them. The whole drama has a magnificent charm, especially the war scenes, which make people feel the tension and grandeur of Mount Tai.

Combining these four points, the old version of the Three Kingdoms can naturally afford the word "classic"!