In the original novel of "Battle Through the Heavens", from the three-year agreement to Xiao Yan's attack on Yunlan Sect, it took more than 300 chapters and more than one million words. Such a plot volume is obviously more suitable for a TV series.
If we were to make a movie, we would have to learn from “The Demon Cult Leader”, drastically cutting down on various side plots and compressing and merging the main plot.
Therefore, Medusa plays a very important role in this movie. And the actress who plays Medusa is the new actress Zhang Tianai.
Zhang Tianai started her career in 06, initially serving as a light stand-in for Gong Li in Curse of the Golden Flower.
A light double refers to a stand-in during lighting. By moving in advance, the lighting technician can adjust the lights, so that the shooting speed can be accelerated when the actors start shooting officially.
In the following years, Zhang Tianai either worked behind the scenes or played small supporting roles, and his career did not improve much.
Until she was recommended to join the crew of "Fights Break Sphere" and auditioned for the role of Medusa.
To be honest, she never thought she could get this role.
But she ended up signing with iQiyi, Youku and Tencent Video to play the role of Queen Medusa.
But after the crew finished filming, she was sent by the company to play supporting roles in various crews. Because there were no blockbuster works released, she was still not famous at the moment. She also sat relatively far back in the guest seats.
However, when she appeared as Queen Medusa, many people couldn't help but look back. It was really the beauty and domineering of Medusa on the big screen that left a deep impression on people.
"Where did Director Jiang find this beauty?" Wang Zhonglei couldn't help but mutter.
Feng Xiaogang at the side said: "He is not looking for many girls. There are so many girls who are looking forward to acting in his movies and becoming famous overnight!"
There is really nothing wrong with what he said, because Jiang Heng has been making movies for so many years and has made so many beauties famous, and many of them have no acting experience and were selected through auditions.
As a result, many girls who pride themselves on their beauty dream of participating in the audition for Jiang Heng's new film one day and becoming an overnight sensation.
It can be said that when Jiang Heng announced that he would suspend filming in 2012, these girls who dreamed of becoming stars were definitely the saddest.
The audience members sitting at the back of the venue mostly had shining eyes and looked surprised.
"This Queen Medusa is so beautiful!"
“She’s got a great figure too!”
"Director Jiang is great. He has discovered another beauty for the entertainment industry!"
"Actually, Reba is very suitable, why not let her play the role!"
"I think Yang Mi is good!"
Among the audience, there were many fans of female stars. Some hoped that their idols could perform, while others thought that newcomers would be better.
Soon, the audience became excited again because the elegant and quiet Yun Yun appeared.
The actress who plays Yun Yun here is Gao Yuanyuan, who has a solid foundation in fighting scenes, and her appearance and temperament are very suitable for this role.
So Jiang Heng didn't think much about it at the beginning and decided on Gao Yuanyuan.
After all, Xiao Xun'er used a newcomer, Medusa used a newcomer, and when it comes to Yun Yun, they have to use someone with a bigger reputation!
After all, Gao Yuanyuan has starred in the special effects blockbuster "Pacific Rim" and is definitely a first-line star.
Although it is somewhat beneath my status to play a supporting role in "Fights Break Sphere", it also depends on whose movie it is.
Anyway, Gao Yuanyuan didn't have any emotions and completed the filming tasks very seriously.
The effect of the film is naturally excellent.
Gao Yuanyuan was already very beautiful, and Jiang Heng used special effects to fine-tune her appearance, so that some viewers felt that Yun Yun seemed to be the most beautiful woman.
But more viewers feel that Xiao Xun'er, Nalan Yanran, Medusa and Yun Yun in the film are all stunning beauties, and Xiao Yan is really lucky! Of course, what makes the audience envious is that he keeps pretending and slapping his face in the film, and the fighting scenes are even more handsome.
In the Yunlan Sect, Xiao Yan turned his fighting spirit into armor, which was quite similar to the heroic scene in "The Monkey King: Hero is Back" where the molten rock was used as armor and the raging fire was used as a cloak. He was extremely handsome.
The action scenes continue the style of Jiang Heng's previous works, flowing, swift and fierce, which are more than a hundred times better than those soft and slow-motion scenes.
It's also because the money in the entertainment industry is too easy to make that there are so many rubbish action scenes. To be honest, they are not as good as the martial arts special effects short films shot by some video bloggers on TikTok later.
In terms of special effects production, Jiang Heng still maximized the effects, which were even more outstanding than the effect of Sun Wukong fighting against Red Boy in "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons 2".
To be honest, although the plot of "Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back" is lame, the special effects are really great.
Especially the part where Red Boy breathes fire, the colors are so gorgeous and bright.
In comparison, the battle between Sun Wukong and Jiugon Zhenren at the end of the film seems a bit inferior, making people feel like they have spent too much money and have no money left.
On the big screen, Xiao Yan used the "Buddha's Fury Lotus" to defeat Nalan Yanran who used the "Setting Sun Shine", and the audience was mesmerized.
Some people who are not familiar with the original work thought that the movie ended here.
However, as the plot unfolds, Xiao Yan's killing of Yunlan Sect's outer sect deacon Mo Cheng is exposed, and the great elder Yun Leng takes action.
The fighting scene was naturally more exciting, but Xiao Yan, who had been quite arrogant just now, now became the one being beaten.
Just when he was in danger, the Seven-Colored Sky-Swallowing Python woke up.
The small snake that slipped out from Xiao Yan's sleeve turned into a huge monster about thirty meters long in the blink of an eye.
Not only does it look flexible and lifelike, but there are also close-ups of its scales, eyes, etc., as if such a giant beast really exists.
"Wow, this python looks so cool!"
"Looks more domineering than a dragon!"
"Yun Leng is in trouble now, haha!"
"Tudou still writes the best plots. He is a professional at pretending to be awesome and then getting slapped in the face!"
After defeating Yun Leng, Xiao Yan also lured out the Yunlan Sect's new leader, Dou Zong Yunshan. In the end, with the help of Hai Bodong and Queen Medusa, Xiao Yan escaped unscathed.
It can be said that the last few fighting scenes are super shocking and gorgeous, as if the special effects were free of charge, giving people the feeling that the funds were burned.
Even after the film ended, many people were still shocked.
After a few seconds of silence, warm applause broke out in the venue.
"Compared with this, the special effects of "Detective Dee" are a bit inferior!" Wang Zhonglei said modestly.
Feng Xiaogang said: "There's no comparison. How much money did they invest? How much money did you invest? If you dare to invest that much, the result won't be too bad!"
Wang Zhonglei smiled awkwardly when he heard this. Not to mention that the company couldn't come up with so much money, even if it did have it, it couldn't do that. If it lost money, it would be all over!
Jiang Heng dares to invest huge amounts of money in filming because he already has a fan base in the overseas market, so he won't lose money no matter what.
Anyone who dares to follow Jiang Heng’s example in the domestic market will most likely end up in a miserable situation.
On the stage, the beautiful host walked up and invited Jiang Heng to come on stage again to talk about his feelings about the film.
Jiang Heng started by talking about expanding the influence of Chinese culture and went on to talk about "online literature going overseas." Due to time constraints, he only spoke for more than ten minutes.
Then the main creative staff were called to the stage to answer a few questions and then the chapter was over. (End of this chapter)