Naturally, the general concern from the public this time round is how the characters are going to look like. After all, "Nightmare of the Red Haunted Mansion" had already created a big hoo-ha with the costume and character design, despite the fact that the designer for that production was an award winner master in the industry. Luckily, for "Legend of Daiyu", the costume designs stick very closely to the 1987 production, as you can see here.
Lin Daiyu in "Legend of Daiyu"
Original Lin Daiyu in 1987's production of "Dream of the Red Mansion"
Jia Baoyu in "Legend of Daiyu"
Original Jia Baoyu in 1987's production of "Dream of the Red Mansion"
Xue Baochai in "Legend of Daiyu"
Original Xue Baochai in 1987's production of "Dream of the Red Mansion"
Wang Xifeng in "Legend of Daiyu"
Original Wang Xifeng in 1987's production of "Dream of the Red Mansion"
Jia Yuanchun in "Legend of Daiyu"; the original character which looked not so similar as the original version, but still looked pretty "authentic"
Original Jia Yuanchun in 1987's production of "Dream of the Red Mansion"
It is much of a relief to me when I see these costumes, but then again, isn't it too similar to the original, and hence lack originality? However, on second thought, I don't blame it on the designer for designing the costumes as such. The 1987 production is such a classic that it is hard to even match up to it, and the general public has already fixed their mindset that "Dream of the Red Mansion" should look just like that. Hence, the moral of the story is that it is not always easy to remake a classic!
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