The difference between the film and television works of Journey to the West and the original works

There is only one version of the original, but there are many versions of the TV series.

The version shot in Chinese mainland 1982 is more loyal to the original, and it was shot according to the original meaning.

Three versions were made in Hong Kong, two in 1990s and one in 2002. 1996 version is still relatively loyal to the original.

In 2002, it was called Monkey King, and many plots were completely different. For example, it was changed because of the emotional problems between the Monkey King and Bai. This version can be said to be a lot of innovations. Stories and characters are just the same in name, but completely different in content. However, innovation is very interesting.

So generally speaking, TV plays are generally shot according to the outline of the original work, and the specific details are ever-changing. It is ok to change the plot, but don't change the names of people and stories.