经典电视剧《西游记》与《封神榜》的比较与启发

The Comparison and Inspiration of Classic TV Series Journey to the West and Canonization of the Gods

当前,我国影视改编翻拍现象层出不穷,大有井喷泛滥之势。作为中国传统神话小说两大巨擎的《西游记》和《封神演义》自然被当代影视改编所青睐。在众多同类影视作品中,由杨洁执导的《西游记》(文中简称86版《西游记》)和郭信玲执导的《封神榜》(文中简称90版《封神榜》)被广大观众视为佼佼者,成了观众心中不可逾越的经典。虽然这两部电视剧都是古典小说改编的经典之作,但是就其各自在国内乃至全世界的影响程度,86版《西游记》更胜一筹。本文基于两部影视作品,主要从原著小说的先天因素和影视制作的后天因素两个方面进行分析比较,探究了86版《西游记》影响更大的原因,对现今电视剧改编有一定启发和借鉴意义。

At present,the phenomenon that classic films and televisions are adapted and remaked in China for many times is quite common in China. As two giants of traditional Chinese myth novels,Journey to the West and Canonization of the Gods are naturally favored in contemporary adaptation. In many similar film and television work,Journey to the West( Journey to the West of 86 version for short) directed by Yang Jie and Canonization of the Gods( Canonization of the Gods of 90 version for short) by Guo Xinling are thouht as leaders by the general audiences and have became irreplaceable classic work in their heart. Although the two TV series are the model of adaptations by classical novels,but Journey to the West of 86 versions has more important influence at home and abroad. In view of the original novel and television production,this paper explores the reason why Journey to the West of 86 versions is more famous,which has certain enlightenment for adaptations.