Li Nezha (nezha for short) is a figure in ancient Chinese myths and legends, active in many classic works such as the famous series of novels of gods and demons in the Ming Dynasty, such as Journey to the West, Journey to the South, and Romance of the Gods.
"Nezha" is a character IP with a broad mass of people. It is difficult to create such a character story. How to make fans accept and like the domestic animation "Nezha: The Devil Boy" is whether the film can become 2019 The key to the victory of the dark horse in the summer.
-Where did Nezha come from?
The most famous legend that happened to Nezha is "Naming the Sea and Slaying the Dragon". In 1979, the 65-minute Chinese cartoon "Nezha Naosing the Sea" produced a nearly perfect artistic creation and was sought after by fans at home and abroad. The famous scenes in the film, such as "selling the bones and cutting the meat (returning the meat to the father, selling the bones to the mother), and Nezha suicide" are shocking, and there is still residual heat.
The director (screenwriter) Dumpling of "Nezha's Devil Child Comes into the World" very cleverly chose the entry point of "Nezha's Birth" for the core creation. The origin story of mythical characters (heroes) has been very popular among movie fans in recent years. Tell me where do superheroes come from? How come? It can better help the public understand the story line of the characters and lay a solid mass foundation for the construction of a series of works.
The birth of Nezha is basically mentioned in classical literature. For example, the original description of Chapter 12 of "Feng Shen Yan Yi": "This sacred next life is Jiang Ziya's forerunner, the incarnation of Lingzhu." A sentence has a very strong imagination. In the classics, it is said that the "Ling Zhuzi" is a precious treasure for teaching education. It was born under the decree of the ancestor Yuan Shi, and was born to protect the Zhou Dynasty. It was originally Nezha's previous life. It was a gem of huge spirituality. A rare treasure, the god fetish that bred the immortal baby, after three years and six months after the birth of a fleshy ball, he made his debut.
"Nezha: The Devil Boy Comes into the World" grabbed such a sentence and carried out a detailed interpretation for 110 minutes, so that Nezha appeared in front of the public vividly. Express: "So Nezha came here".
-What is the reason for the character contrast design?
Throughout the film and television works related to Nezha in the past, people are basically regarded as cute and neutral heroes, and they are very divine. And "Nezha: The Devil Boy Comes into the World" changed the protagonist setting and appeared in the image of the first Demon Boy in a domestic movie. Nezha, who was born as a demon, has upset Li Fu from the moment he was born, with bangs, black eyes, poker faces, and singing poems. People don't put salt!)...It made the whole villagers of Chentangguan jump around. This completely subverts the image of Nezha in classical literature. He has created a real-life demon king, but he has not lost Nezha's spiritual core, and still retains the courage to fight against fate.
With the advancement of the plot, Nezha is constantly switching between humans and demons, entangled around human nature or demons, and fights against self. From origin to self-salvation, the protagonist has maintained a heroic spirit of not succumbing to fate and rebelling against fate, and at the same time, the script design is very smooth.
Of course, apart from the protagonist, the supporting role is also quite brilliant. For example, Nezha’s master Taiyi changed the image of a tall fairy and appeared as a "down-to-earth" fat fairy, speaking “Salt and Pepper Mandarin”, as a Trump fairy ( A fairy who speaks Sichuan Mandarin), he succeeded in acting as a comic for the entire film. Of course, such character language design is not unfounded. The screenwriter also decided to introduce this important character language feature after repeated research on Taoist culture and the hometown of Taiyi real man in Mianyang, Sichuan, so that the characters are more three-dimensional and lively, very interesting. happiness.
-Magic design, is it redundant?
As an animated film with a mythological theme, it is inevitable that there are a lot of fighting scenes and magic weapon battles. The martial arts in this film not only have the action design of street fighting, but also introduce the super-burning fighting scenes of heaven and earth, which are technical and Bombing, combining martial arts skills and theological power into one, the visuals of the pictures are very beautiful.
Of course, in the course of the battle, various magic weapons are also combined, and each magic weapon is subtly integrated into the martial arts action, with a high sense of fit and no sense of peacekeeping.
It is described in "Feng Shen Yan Yi" that Nezha was gifted by Taiyi real person, possessing 5 kinds of magical instruments (Qiankun circle, Huntian Ling, Hot Wheels, Nine Dragons cover, gold bricks), 2 weapons (flaming spear, Yin and Yang double sword). In the movie, the Universe Circle and Hot Wheels were adapted and designed for a certain length. In particular, the fantasy design of Hot Wheels makes it "recognizable by the owner" and can freely change its form according to the personality of the owner. For example, when Taiyi is used, it is a cute pet fat pig with projection playback function and flying function, while Nezha is a pair of super flying weapons that burn fire when used, which is quite interesting.
Another example is the refining of the dragon prince Ao Bing wearing a ten thousand dragon armor, which was explained for a minute (the ten thousand dragon armor: the illusion of the dragon scales torn off by the dragon king and the scales of other dragons), the intention is also to strengthen the dragon prince The thousand-year dragon mission on his body, the weight of Wanlongjia is very heavy, and it paves the way for the transformation of the characters in the plot behind the Dragon Prince.
It is conceivable that these magic weapon designs are not redundant, they are also established to supplement the character's personality, serve the plot, and make all kinds of animated characters more flesh-and-blood.
-Is the first domestic IMAX animation worth it?
According to statistics, the film initially had 5,000 shots, and then in order to ensure super high quality, it was reluctantly reduced to 2,000 shots. The most special is that there are more than 1,300 special effects lenses. Among them, there are more than 20 companies involved in special effects production, and the number of creators is as high as 1,600. It took 3 years to create a new high for domestic animation.
Moreover, "Nezha: The Devil Boy Comes into the World" is the first IMAX version of a domestic animation film. IMAX used to cooperate with foreign animations. This is the first time to cooperate with domestic animation. This is of course a great recognition of the film. , I believe it can make movie fans fall into the super-burning world of passionate mythology.
The beginning of the film is straightforward: Taiyi real person and Shen Gongbao regain the Hunyuanzhu, Yuanshi Tianzun sends a curse to refine the Hunyuanzhu into Lingzhu and Magic Pill. In just a few minutes, the battle scene was directly pushed to the top, and the music and gas value exploded. Of course, the most impressive thing is the setting of Yuanshi Tianzun’s translucent lotus throne. It is full of immortality and beautiful. The power of Yuanshi Tianzun’s flicking of the stars and moving everything in the world is "staggering."
Of course, the 110-minute animated feature film is so fascinating and fantasy scenes abound. For example, the Dragon Palace in this film is full of imagination in the plot setting. The Dragon Palace in the hearts of people in the past was luxurious, gorgeous, and precious. However, the Dragon Palace in this film is a deep-sea purgatory. All dragons are imprisoned under the needle of Dinghai, and various monsters and monsters are suppressed under the lava under the sea. The Dragon Palace forms a strong contrast with the Heavenly Palace. This kind of scene design is not for the director and screenwriter to show off their imagination, but to serve the plot completely. The millennial grudge in the heart of the Dragon King triggered the plot behind the film.
Therefore, the fantasy scene and plot of "Nezha: The Devil Child Comes into the World" complement each other and are indispensable. Not only allows the public to gain a super visual impact, but also allows the screen to serve the plot. As time progresses, it makes moviegoers ride on a "roller coaster" roaming in the movie universe of Nezha.
Production intentions, people with new ideas, and IMAX technology blessings, I believe that this is not only a conscience of the country, but also a new level of domestic animation visual and audiovisual, it is very worthy of the second brush.
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