The lines remain the same, the lead actor remains the same, the director remains the same, and the screenwriter remains the same. What’s the point of a remake?

Let me tell you that the lines remain the same, the starring actors remain the same, the director remains the same, and the screenwriter remains the same. What is the point of remaking an old drama? The dialogues and the starring actors should not be known. , director, and screenwriter are all the same. Just copying the old drama again is not called a remake, let alone has any meaning. Almost every few years, some classic film and television dramas are remade and broadcast. The remakes most watched by Chinese audiences are probably the TV dramas adapted from Mr. Jin Yong’s martial arts novels. As for "The Swordsman", there are no less than 10 versions shot. In addition to the different eras, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Mainland, etc.

? Remakes are not a waste of human, financial and material resources. They are in the art and All are economically valuable. Take "The Swordsman" as an example. The version with the highest rating on Douban was the one that aired in 1996, directed by Liu Guohao, Li Tiansheng, and Yuan Yingming, and starring Lu Songxian, Liang Yiling, and He Baosheng. The Douban score is 8.4, 37,206 people rated it, and 81.2% of people rated it 8 or above. After that, the 2001 version directed by Huang Jianzhong and Yuan Bin, starring Li Yapeng and Xu Qing, was also a very classic version. The Douban score reached 8.2, 35,908 people rated it, and 75.7% of the audience rated it 8 or above.

Why do some people dare to challenge classics and boldly remake them when there are already classics? First of all, film and television is an industry with very rapid technological innovation, and special effects technology changes drastically every two years. For film and television dramas with high demand for special effects, remakes can better display special effects scenes and provide audiences with a better viewing experience. This should be easy to understand. Think about the 1986 version of "Journey to the West" and the 2012 version of "Journey to the West". There is a huge gap in visual effects. In the past, there was no computer CG technology to assist, and some special effects scenes were all completed by the scenery and actors' performances. The smoke of Monkey King flying in the clouds was smoldering with wet firewood, and the Monkey King's flight relied on Diao Wei Ya, and they were all shot in real scenes in the wild, which was very labor-intensive. We have huge material resources, but we dare not shoot large panoramic shots, otherwise it will be easy to cheat. Looking back at 2011, computer CG technology has become increasingly mature. Many special effects scenes of fights do not require physical objects at all. They can be done with a green screen in the studio. Not only It saves time and effort, and can also bring more shocking visual effects to the audience and enhance the audience's viewing experience. At the same time, the emergence and development of computer CG technology has also greatly unleashed the imagination of film and television creators. Large scenes and strange scenes can be displayed, better showing the scenes in the original novel.

The safest way to make film and television creations is to remake classics, because the quality of the script has been guaranteed by the previous work, and there is a solid audience base. You can save a lot of money in early promotion, even if the remake fails. Don’t worry about no one watching. Moreover, remakes of classic film and television dramas usually use the hottest actors at the moment. These actors have enough fans, which also saves money on publicity while ensuring a large enough audience to watch. A remake of a popular film and television drama + starring a popular actor. Such a work has been booked by TV stations and video websites before filming begins, and commercial sponsorships will also come one after another. With this operation, the director, starring actors and producers will have already gained fame and fortune. What fun? Not for that.