![]() ![]() ![]() And even in this version, some of the plot changes were dubious and made me roll my eyes (Zhaomin’s ‘death’ plot was a little overdone, as was the extended story around Wuji’s 6th Wudang swordsman’s romance with Bu Hui), but I consider many of the changes true to the spirit- if not letter- of the story and hence found they added to rather than subtracted from the experience.įor instance, the many twists introduced on the war between Ming Sect and the Mongols made Zhaomin’s switch over to the side of the Ming Sect seem less abrupt and more reasonable. The 1995 version that tried to make a melodrama of HSDS falls squarely in this category. It may be worth noting that major changes to the story line of any novel are usually badly done and do not add to the story. True, changing the story line has led to complaints that this version of HSDS is very unfaithful to the novel, however many of the changes worked for me. From Zhaomin to Xiao Zhao, Zhu-er to Qingshu- this version gives us fresh, and stronger persona's that we can sympathize with. However, this version does a very good job bringing some of the major characters to life in a different light compared to the novel. It is an honorable second spot, that is based to how well this version upholds what I think is the spirit of the serial - the characterizations are splendid, the scripting memorable and the acting added the right icing to the cake! The shortfalls here are also script related, with some jarring side-stories and poor development of minor characters (which is a crucial point to the HSDS novel, where the focus is on brotherly relations). However the special spot in my heart for HSDS is reserved entirely for Tony Leung and Kitty Lai in the ’86 version, so ’00 must settle for a tied second place with HSDS ‘03. If I could be intellectually honest and not let my memories of childhood taint my opinion, I would tell you that this is one of the strongest version of the 5 I’ve seen (’78, ’86, ’95, ’00 and ’03). In my opinion, this is the closest-to-the-spirit-of-Zhaomin interpretation of Zhaomin to date, and is Gigi Lai’s pièce de résistance, where she takes her best type of role (smart but willful yet ultimately sympathetic) to a new level. The change is believed to be because the producers wanted to avoid trademark infringement, since Shaolin Monastery has officially registered "Shaolin" as a trademark and has been involved in lawsuits with commercial companies over the use of "Shaolin" as a brand name or trademark.If you like strong female-characters and in particular adore Zhaomin’s cunning, strength and wit, this might be your favorite version of HSDS. In the series, the Shaolin School (or Shaolin Monastery) has been renamed to "Monks' School" ( 僧人派). Renaming of "Shaolin School" to "Monks' School" Locations include the Wudang Mountains, Peach Blossom Island, Longyou Grottoes, Wuyi Mountains and Hengdian World Studios. Shooting lasted five months, between 18 October 2008 and 16 March 2009. The series was first broadcast on Wenzhou TV in China in October 2009. Unlike the previous adaptations, this remake is the first to be primarily based on the third edition of the novel. It is a final instalment of a television trilogy produced by Zhang Jizhong, preceded by The Legend of the Condor Heroes (2003) and The Return of the Condor Heroes (2006). The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber is a Chinese television series adapted from Louis Cha's novel of the same title. Hongchen Liange (红尘恋歌) performed by Ady An and Cong Haonan Huaxia Yingxiong (华夏英雄) performed by Deng Chao ![]()
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