The focus of discussing Sun Wukong is not on “which female demon is beautiful”
In terms of entertainment spirit, it should not be vulgar or vulgar. As in “Journey to the West,” classic characters are “entertained,” classic plots are “adapted,” and classic characters are “subverted.
There are countless versions of Journey to the West, but many traditional flashbacks have been completely changed: Sun Wukong and the White Bone Demon fell in love and slept together, and Tang Monk transformed into a woman; Sun Wukong stole Tai Shang Lao Jun’s elixir, which turned into “Viagra”; The Jade Emperor, on the other hand, loves to use binoculars to read best-selling books; The prince of Snow White rode a white pig to marry her because her white horse was undergoing annual inspection
These adaptations happened in recent years. I am collecting various versions of Journey to the West, and there has never been such a chaotic modification of “Journey to the West” in versions from different periods such as the Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China.
I know, has Journey to the West been entertaining? In 2020, my personal vision is that when people discuss Sun Wukong, the focus is not on “which female demon is beautiful”, but on absorbing Sun Wukong’s Confucian spirit of respecting teachers and valuing morality.
Jokes are not nonsense, adaptations are not random
At that time, I believed that legislation had already been enacted to protect traditional culture. A representative of the National People’s Congress has proposed to stop the parodies led by “Journey to the West”, and I have been calling for it now. I don’t think there are many classic traditional cultures in China that can be called classics. Don’t destroy them before 2020, in the hands of our generation.
I heard that there are many game websites for Journey to the West in South Korea and Japan, some of which have even turned into pornographic websites. Various versions of Journey to the West, such as pornographic and self revised versions, have already appeared. I believe that the pornographic websites of Journey to the West will not appear in 2020, but if the phenomenon of parody is not stopped in time, it will become increasingly rampant. I don’t think that Journey to the West cannot be moved at all, but rather that the culture and essence of Journey to the West cannot be changed. Talking nonsense is not nonsense, and adaptation is not random. Reasonable adaptation is reasonable and unexpected, and traditional culture should not be too “unexpected”.
Wearing 3D glasses to watch TV dramas
In 2020, something unexpected happened to us.
I would sit at home wearing 3D glasses and watch TV dramas, at that time almost all TV dramas were in 3D.
In 2020, there will be a destination for entertainment, which is the Journey to the West theme park.
China needs its own theme parks. Now, Anhui, Jiangxi, Hainan, and Henan all hope to build Journey to the West theme parks. In 2020, 10 years is enough time for the completion of the Journey to the West themed cultural park. At the Journey to the West theme park, while experiencing entertainment through the demon slaying and demon elimination in Journey to the West, one can also experience traditional Chinese culture. Of course, in 2020, it is not yet possible to build a Journey to the West theme park in any Western country. However, Sun Wukong will not stay in China, but will go global. If it can be built in the West, that will be the happiest time for us and also the happiest time for China.
In 2020, filming ‘Journey to the West’ again will not take 17 years
In 2020, it won’t take another 17 years to make Journey to the West. We have been filming ‘Journey to the West’ for 17 years, and now we can finish filming it in just over two months. In 2020, 41 TV dramas could be completed in a month. This is the audience’s misfortune.
This is not an era of producing masters, people are all eager for quick success and instant benefits, let alone 2020. Some actors act without being familiar with the script or experiencing life, and cannot capture the soul of their characters. I hope that in the next ten years, actors in the literary and artistic world can learn from the older generation of actors’ investment in artistic shaping, and most importantly, their temperament. Art is irreplaceable. Is there a second Charlie Chaplin or Mei Lanfang?
In 2020, our regret is that movies, TV dramas, and other programs have become even more distant from masters.
The future of literature and art is a combination of Eastern art and Western high technology. In terms of spiritual and artistic aspects, we must live up to our audience. Of course, at that time, some people no longer watched TV and only focused on the internet or movies. At that time, as actors, we will have to face reality, integrate into society, and maintain our individuality.