Comment: the US version of the West? Stop talking

American TV series starring the waste land has been in United States 15th time on AMC television network began broadcasting. This tablets by Daniel and Stephen Fung [micro-Bo] served as implementation producer, and by produced had zombie Jue life HIV Division advertising madman, big hot episodes of AMC television produced, in publicity in the, the drama has been claimed in content Shang borrowed has China four classics one of of journey to as framework, main tells has by Daniel starring of warriors Sunny (equivalent to monkey) and small boy (Tang) experience dangerous journey, looking for paradise of story.

But the debut episode, audiences found, far removed from the journey of the play, is not the same thing, just under the broad framework of the journey to the. Cub reporter Wang Wei integrated modern Express Reporter Liu Lei

Plot snooping

The American version of "journey to the West" is what's going on?

Show the waste land is positioned as one of "kungfu" drama, known as the adaptation of one of China's four famous journey to the mainly tells the story of listless and played by Daniel Wu martial arts [Twitter] strong warrior Sunny, escorted the story of a young boy looking for a better world. Is also because warriors escort the little boy looking for paradise this plot line, based on the escort Tang Sengxi day learn from this story of the Monkey King, cast members the show posted on the American version of journey to the volume label. Warrior played by Daniel Wu was packaged as "Monkey King", and be escorted boy was considered a monk and friends vibe before us West will be played by women, from the broadcast of the first episode, is nonsense.

Has aired the first episode of the story, the story of the Moors is dating back centuries into the future, the world faces a huge crisis, and only falls in wealth and power in the most powerful, the most ruthless hands. Seven different areas controlled by various nobles, they are collectively referred to as "wasteland". Daniel Wu's role was a martial arts guards Captain Sunny. Accidentally, Sunny encountered juvenile M.K., found that the boys were a lot of people came, as he held a huge secret, relates to the future destiny of the people of the wilderness. Two people side by side on a unknown journey, and during the formation of mentoring relationships.

It can be seen that, apart from the warriors and the little boy's relationship and both adventure and journey to the catch, and, all other set of characters and plot, and journey to the West has nothing. Where is pig? Where the sand monk? White horse is the motorbike? Two people you will encounter ghosts on the road? Daniel "Monkey King" 72 change? These problems are unable to find an answer in the play.

Even the Executive producer and star--Daniel Wu himself said, although the film is adapted from journey to the framework, but did not learn from the journey too much, still incorporates many elements of Western science fiction films.

The American version of "journey to the West"

Why do producers do this volume labels?

The waste land by Daniel Wu, Stephen FUNG, of serving as Executive producers, and headlining American shows by Daniel himself, from the outset, with Chinese elements.

From looking at the actor, as defined "China boy" actor Daniel Wu in China, with a large number of male and female fans, the show attracted a large Chinese audience since the shooting eye. Some time ago published stills and trailers, also attracted a lot of fans of Marvel. We have said that Wu's appearance was so handsome. "Daniel, the play is not available. "The Netizen said.

In addition, Wu's role in the play has a lot of action scenes. He said, will take part in the show is to bring more areas of Chinese martial arts to a United States audience, and Chinese in the United States starring seeking opportunities on the silver screen. Initially, AMC approached him, he agreed and served as executive producer with Stephen FUNG, but could not find a suitable actor for a long time, and finally he decided to star in. In preparation for the show he also followed cast trained for six months, United States actor mostly learn martial arts for the first time. In addition, Stephen FUNG in the film also served as a Director of identity, and strive to reflect more pure in this show of Chinese martial arts.

Liwuyanzu not only has the first episode with his bare hands by beating Ranger company of great martial arts scene, at the end of a tribute to Wong Kar-Wai also directed the Grandmaster of the fight in the rain, especially rain falling on the brim of close-up, believes the audience can appreciate. Except generation guru zhiwai, Stephen Fung also irrigation in many tribute Hong Kong classic film of lens, is said to have audience are also can in next of lens in found many like Bruce Lee [micro-Bo] of Dragon, Chow Yun-fat sent of lying Tiger hid Dragon, into Dragon [micro-Bo] of drunken Master II, Jet Li [micro-Bo] of Hero like works of shadow.

Industry sources say, into so many Chinese elements in the play, and threw the waste land as propaganda to the American version of "journey to the West" on the way, was simply trying to let Chinese audience psychologically much closer to the show, the show attracted more Chinese audience.

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Although net Monk played by women in the waste land, and the "Monkey King" wuyanzulai a romance, but on the broadcast of the first episode, the plot is not the case, but in overseas adaptation of journey to the West in the classic TV series, there have been female version of "monk."

In 1978, Japan the first remake of journey to the TV series, monk is the woman in the play, starred by popular actress Rio Natsume Masako. Affected by this, since Japan journey to the West in the TV series monk was mostly played by women. It can be said that Japan created the tradition of women playing corner of monk. In addition to man and goddess, the female Buddha, King of Golden Horn is male, Silver King is the shocking story of women.

Although the American version of "journey to the West" monk is not played by women, but starred in "Monkey King" Daniel Wu is still a love story. Read the Western fairy tale or legend should know, since ancient times, the West has "Princes and princesses" mix mode, or Prince saved the Princess or Prince guard the Princess to complete their journeys. This "model" is repeatedly used by later narrative works, and has spawned many great works. Most of the American TV series, United States film to deal with one male and one female, because men and women are recognised role combinations of foreign audiences. Only men and one, like the journey to men and two four-narrative, male, men, United States audience, is still relatively unfamiliar.