TV re-adaptation of the classic novel All Men Are Brothers

在中國，根據(jù)四大名著改編而成的電視劇就像自來水一般，不管創(chuàng)意寶庫枯竭得多快，供給總是源源不斷。繼去年《三國演義》和《紅樓夢(mèng)》被兩家衛(wèi)視翻拍之后，如你猜測的那樣，這回該看新版《水滸傳》了。
TV adaptations of the "Four Great Classical Novels" are like tap water in China - no matter how low the creative reservoir appears to sink, the supply never seems to run dry. Following satellite re-adaptations of Romance of the Three Kingdoms and A Dream of the Red Mansion last year, it's time for - you guess it - another new version of All Men Are Brothers.

這個(gè)改編自經(jīng)典小說的《新水滸》共86集，時(shí)下正是各大衛(wèi)視的每日熱播劇集，現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)播出過半。
Adapted from the classic novel, the new show, All?men are Brothers is an 86-episode series broadcasting on major satellite TV channels every day, and is already midway through its showing.

現(xiàn)代價(jià)值觀
Modern values

盡管《新水滸》旨在賦予這個(gè)傳統(tǒng)故事以一種與時(shí)俱進(jìn)的現(xiàn)代價(jià)值觀，但反而招致觀眾以及評(píng)論家的嘲諷。
Aiming to give "updated values" to the traditional story, the new show has instead caused derision among viewers and critics.

香港導(dǎo)演鞠覺亮面對(duì)媒體采訪時(shí)說：“我知道李少紅（曾執(zhí)導(dǎo)新《紅樓夢(mèng)》）和高希希（曾執(zhí)導(dǎo)新《三國演義》）都堅(jiān)持忠于原著，但我想要另一種全新的改編。
"I knew Li Shaohong (director of A Dream of the Red Mansion), and Gao Xixi (director of Romance of Three Kingdoms) would stick to the originals, but I've decided to give a brand new adaptation, " Hong Kong director Gaau Leung Guk claimed to media.

鞠覺亮補(bǔ)充說：“我從沒想讓這部戲還原真實(shí)，相反我想通過人物塑造、服裝、造型、故事情節(jié)等方面，為當(dāng)代觀眾呈現(xiàn)一部合他們胃口的戲。”
"I never wanted to make TV to be authentic but instead to make an acceptable show for modern viewers in terms of character-building, costume, make-up and storyline," Guk added.

《新水滸》中的一些改編頗受爭議。原著中的潘金蓮是一名放蕩女子，且這種形象在中國人心中已根深蒂固了。如今，該人物在起初幾集中被塑造成了一名勤勞純潔的家庭婦女，拒絕了許多富家公子的追求。
There are several controversial changes for All Men Are Brothers. Pan Jinlian, portrayed as a loose woman in the original novel and a long-established symbol of such in China, is now recast as a hard-working virginal housewife in the first episodes, refusing several wealthy young suitors.

小說中潘金蓮與情人西門慶一起合謀殺害了她的丈夫。而新版中，她和西門慶的偷情行為卻演變成了浪漫的愛情故事。
In the novel, Pan murdered her husband with her lover, Ximen Qing. In the new adaption, her affair with Ximen is a romantic love story.

鞠覺亮堅(jiān)持認(rèn)為：“故事開始時(shí)我選擇將潘金蓮的放蕩一面隱藏起來，因此，真相浮出水面時(shí)故事會(huì)顯得更有戲劇性?！?br/>"I chose not to show Pan's loose side in the beginning… so it's more dramatic when the truth comes out," Guk insisted.

無牙的老虎
Toothless tiger

武松以其勇敢和正直，成為中國以及東亞文化中的一位英雄形象。他赤手空拳與老虎搏斗的故事家喻戶曉，但在新劇中，武松手握尖刀，而通過電腦特技合成的老虎看上去很假很失敗，同時(shí)武松的戲服模仿了《加勒比海盜》中的杰克船長，也被觀眾認(rèn)為是很“荒謬”。
The character of Wu Song is iconic in Chinese and East Asian culture for his courage and just nature. His fight with a wild tiger with his bare hands is a household tale - but in the new adaption, Wu uses a knife, the fake-looking tiger is a work of spectacularly unsuccessful CGI and Wu's costume has been called "ridiculous" for resembling the Jack Sparrow's in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise.

鞠導(dǎo)演說：“赤手空拳打死老虎是不可能的，即使是世界上最勇猛的人都無法辦到，因此我們給武松加了把刀?！?/p>

"It is not possible to kill a tiger with your bare hands, even the bravest man in the world couldn't, so we had to give Wu Song a knife," Guk argued.

英雄遭遇同性情結(jié)
Homosexual heroes

梁山好漢們可能彼此間都稱兄道弟，但這些兄弟間到底有多親密呢？有人認(rèn)為新劇過于強(qiáng)調(diào)他們的外表和情感了。
All men might be brothers but just how close are these bros? The new version emphasizes their looks and emotions too much, some say.

林沖長相英俊，經(jīng)常會(huì)招來同性的贊美。事實(shí)上，整部有關(guān)綠林好漢的劇集中普遍充斥著一種同性情結(jié)。林沖常常被刻畫成一個(gè)女性化的形象，同時(shí)一些男性角色佩戴起花飾，而且有很多紋身。
The character Lin Chong is a man so handsome, he habitually attracts male compliments. In fact, a generally homosexual atmosphere pervades the whole bandit series. Lin is habitually described with female imagery and the men wear flowers and sport various tattoos.

鞠導(dǎo)演說：“我需要處理每個(gè)獨(dú)一無二的人物。比如，童貫是太監(jiān)，因此他會(huì)有一點(diǎn)同性戀情結(jié)。將林沖比喻成女性這是玩笑，而絕非同性間的調(diào)情！我們也做過相關(guān)研究，宋朝時(shí)男人們的確佩戴花飾?！?br/>"I need to deal with each unique personality," Guk responded. "For instance, Tong Guan is a eunuch, so he is a little gay. Using a female metaphor for Lin Chong is a joke, not gay flirting! We also did research... men did wear flowers in the Song Dynasty."

《水滸傳》原著充滿著血腥和粗俗，有許多非道德的色情與暴力情節(jié)，甚至還有吃人場面的描述。這些[性和暴力]全部被刪掉了。影評(píng)人胡亮表示：“要想通過審查，這些暴力色情的畫面肯定不能搬上熒屏?！?
The original novel is gory, earthy and full of amoral sex and violence - there's even cannibalism. All that's been excised. "They [sex and violence], of course, cannot be shown on TV if they want to pass censorship," film critic Hu Liang said.

(China.org.cn, www.i21st.cn, August 26, 2011)