The Red Fox Scholar is a fantasy film directed by Li Qiyi, produced by Jiang Zhiqiang and starring Chen Linong and Li Xian. It was released in China on February 4, 2020.
The film is based on Duoduo's novel "Moonlit Night on a Spring River", which tells the story of an innocent and kind scholar Wang Zijin (Chen Linong) who went to Beijing to catch the exam and was targeted by Bai Shisan (Li Xian), a little fox demon who came down to fetch Dan.
Bai Shisan, a fox demon who vowed to become immortal, targeted his target scholar Wang Zi and made a careful plan to "cheat the truth". First, rescue Zi Jin from the sperm mouth of the giant frog; Also set up the "honey trap" of lotus essence. But unexpectedly, a man and a fox became best friends in this process. After all kinds of dangers, the story of Bai Shisan's choice.
Film evaluation:
The theme and story of The Red Fox Scholar can reveal the shadow of Hong Kong's early costume fantasy classic movies. The combination of "fox demon" and "scholar" is not new in previous film works. Many stories of the fox demon in Pu Songling's Strange Tales from a Lonely Studio have been adapted into film and television dramas.
The film is adapted from the novel "Moonlit Night on a Spring River". From the story frame, the film adaptation is relatively mediocre. Hanikezi and Chen Linong decided to be together for life after a few words, and they vowed to each other. The emotional line of the two protagonists becoming friends is also a bit sloppy. Shouting at the sky together becomes brotherhood.
The main story line of the film is to cheat Dan one after another. The rhythm process is a bit lame and the focus is not clear enough. There are too many stories about the toad monster in the film to be funny. The story of Wang Zijin looking for Brother Daoran is touching, and there are too few scenes. Brother Daoran is often unknown on the list. He went back to his shabby residence to cook porridge and insisted on studying, which can quite reflect the education problem.
These plots are exciting, but there are too few settings. After all, movies are still fighting for the best special effects of fantasy movies. Judging from the film, the special effects of the film are really exquisite.
Haneke's blue dress floating in mid-air is silky and elegant, and the beauty has reached a new height. This dress is made entirely by CG special effects technology. Bai Shisan and his master's foxes are exquisite in shape and hair, and their fighting movements are smooth, so there is no sense of special effects and cheapness.