且不谈好莱坞开拍《水浒传》的其他演员扮演的人物， 只谈与《金瓶梅》有关的重要三人物： 西门庆， 潘金莲和武松。
《金瓶梅》借用450多年前的《水浒传》广为人知的打虎武松， 血溅鸳鸯楼，眠花卧柳的西门庆偷与淫荡无度的潘金莲，改编织成《金瓶梅》，《水浒传》里，写武松的侠，怒杀潘金莲和西门庆，悬双头于兄灵前为哥报仇。而《金瓶梅》，写西门庆的欲， 死于金莲床榻
"Water Margin" focus on heroism, Wu Song killed Ximen and JIn as they had murdered his brother to cover up their scandal affair; while "Jin Ping Mei" forcus on human greediness, Ximen was killed by lust and desire in Jin's bed.
