The first season of the Netflix version of 'The Three-Body Problem' ends with the scene of Yun Tianming being sent into space. This is one of my favorite scenes.
I have read 'The Three-Body Problem' twice, once in 2016 while commuting by car and listening on Himalaya, and then again. The entire book left a deep impression on me, and what I can't forget is when Weid told Cheng Xin that it was Yun Tianming who sent her the stars, but they 'killed' him and decided to 'only send his brain,' and her stunned response:
"So, what does he eat?!"
Having these feelings may be related to the mood, feelings, and experiences of just getting married, coming home to hot dishes and soup, and having a beloved person in mind.
"'Only send his brain.'" It is also shocking, but only shocking.
"Don't turn back, this is not home." It suffocates people, but only brings sorrow.
"Humans don't appreciate Luo Ji." Of course, humans don't appreciate Luo Ji, and humans even want to sue Mo Yan.
There are several versions of the text version of 'The Three-Body Problem,' not to mention the differences in the text version.
Currently, there are "Bilibili Animation Version," "Tencent Version," and "Netflix Version" that have been adapted into visual media.
The "Bilibili Animation Version" is a complete failure, even worse than the impact of 'Shanghai Fortress.'
The "Tencent Version" gets a passing grade of 6, the completion is decent, and the biggest advantage is that it is faithful to the original work, but that is also a disadvantage. It is too rigid, following the steps, lacking soul, just like a video generated by OpenAI Sora based on (the original work) Prompts.
The "Netflix Version" gets a score of 8.5 or higher. Some fans of the original work may not like it.
Stephen Chow's 'A Chinese Odyssey' is completely different from 'Journey to the West' as an adaptation, but it is still a classic.
The "Netflix Version" of 'The Three-Body Problem,' as an adaptation, is also very successful. The story is rich, the plot is reasonable, and the production level is high.
Because it is not made for die-hard fans, there are naturally some aspects that they may not appreciate. (But the explosion of the cesspool was indeed unexpected.)
For example, I don't think the early stage of the "Gu Zheng Operation" was adapted well. The most exciting description in the original work was the birth process of the "Gu Zheng Operation," a brainstorming session at a meeting, and the three-dimensional effect of the character Da Shi, rather than the "Gu Zheng Operation" itself.
Similarly, the absence of the cold line "Only send his brain." in the "Staircase Program" also deducts some points.
The design of rural China, especially early rural China, is too gentle and lacks imagination. The rural areas in the drama are even better than some present-day rural areas...
The violence and humanity of the cataclysmic era are also described too gently, not as good as the drunken stories of the older generation. If you want to understand, you have to ask my grandfather who passed away in 2007 why he escaped from Sichuan to the mountains where I was born. If I were Ye Wenjie, when I first aimed at the sun 8 years ago, I would have attached the coordinates of the Earth to the information.
I also had some doubts about the "Dark Forest" principle at first, but in 2017, a globally popular battle royale game called 'PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds' (PUBG) perfectly exemplified the "Dark Forest" principle among humans, even among the same species and even among FPS game players.
Many people read 'The Three-Body Problem' as if they were reading an online novel, and if they approach it with this mindset, 'The Three-Body Problem' may not be as exciting as some online novels.
Even the Marvel Universe, a production line work, is thriving, and 'The Three-Body Problem' (the novel) is definitely a great work.
If you have a different opinion, you are right, and I don't mind.