http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_4fe8b92301008ijt.html
In addition, the high-definition video has not yet been completed. , I searched for some screenshots of Blu-ray discs on the Internet:
http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film2/DVDReviews35/appleseed_ex_machine_blu-ray.htm
Blu-ray information is relatively rich. You can watch the film production process, post-dubbing, Wu Yusen’s interview, etc. Until...but Shirou Masamune, who had been looking forward to it, didn't show up.
Highlight content: http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/1259/appleseedexmachina.html
Perhaps the best way to watch this
The same cautious attitude and "respect" also apply to the "2077 Japan Lock Country" and "Apple Core One" released at the same time.
Exquisite CG special effects, beautiful (and cartoon) character modeling, colorful (or messy?) background music , The magnificent science fiction spectacle (backed by the original work), the original mechanical setting (Thanks again to Mr. Shi Lang), no less than the editing and sound effects of any commercial action film... The Apple Core series is completely worthy of the audience's audio-visual needs. After watching enough performances that simulate real people, real-life coatings and blue screen green screens, Japan's powerful 3D animation effects can bring more fresh excitement.
Compared with Hollywood's pursuit of stylization and the spirit of responsibility to reproduce the sense of reality, Japanese animation has always paid more attention to the aesthetic feelings of the audience, and also to the beauty of pictures and shapes. In recent years, with the release of animations made by 3D production and two-dimensional rendering, Japanese CG technology has become more and more successful in balancing the sense of design, image needs, picture realism and aesthetic effects. Almost every film can feel the power of technological advancement and computer special effects... The process of facing the film screen is almost a kind of enjoyment. And almost all technical details can withstand repeated scrutiny.
Also mature include film distribution mechanisms. The production of "Core 2" has absorbed Wu Yusen and other international producers (including the producers of "Mission Impossible 2"). The distributor in the United States is represented by Warner. The plot of the film also adds more Hollywood elements. The film clearly sets its sights on North America.
From "fruit core one" to "fruit core two", the only thing that hasn't grown is the plot.
Almost all of the attractive content of the "Fruit Core Series" comes from Shilang Zhengzong's original structure: character setting, layout setting, plot direction, and mechanical setting.
But the original work is so old that many worldviews can no longer adapt to the times. Moreover, there are many intricate plots, which are not suitable for a large number of audiences, and more evil interests have to be eliminated. The sweeping made by the 3D "fruit core" was subjectively correct, but it swept away too many details. The characters in the original novel are interesting and have a sense of humor, and become stubborn and indifferent in the film. The complicated military background in the original work can be explained in a few words in the movie, and it seems naive and ridiculous. The vague side of the good and evil in the original work has also become a simple opposition in the film; the life-oriented side of Olympus in the original work has no chance to be reflected. Other characters are even more unclear, and their identity and background are unknown... The
most ridiculous thing is each " The endings of "
Fruit Core " all fall into the same pattern: personal feelings get into big trouble, the hero and heroine will save mankind~~~~~ Orz Apple Core II follows the above principles while starting the plot, adding more Hollywood colors, even very Wu Yusen.
Because "Fortunately" was able to participate in the production of John Woo, Nobushi Aramaki used a large number of shots to pay tribute to Wu Yusen. Araki's preference for Wu's actions can already be seen in the shootout scene of Apple Core 1, and this "Fruit Core" is an open tribute. The entire action scene in the opening scene is smooth and exaggerated, with a large number of pauses and slow motions that you can see a clear Woo's style. The gun shape and combat shots are typical Wu's actions. Before the landline landed, there were churches and flying pigeons... Jerry Beck and Joseph Chu who commented on the soundtrack also laughed when they saw it: a trademark of John Woo's action scene. ..!
According to the tidbits, Aramaki designed the opening shootout scene in advance (it seems that he had intended to buy Wu Yusen), but he was a little uneasy about whether Wu Yusen would accept it (suspecting it was a pretend)... Later, after reading it, Wu Yusen expressed his acceptance and attitude. Xinran (how else?), so the beginning of this showy commercial element but lack of creativity was finalized.
In the pre-production stage of "Fruit Core 2", the sub-shot scripts can already be produced by software and played directly on the screen, and all the plane sketches and movie editing effects are consistent. This makes it convenient for Wu Yusen to participate in the design and manufacture, without relying on traditional "storyboards".
The improvements proposed by Wu Yusen in the No. 2 Fruit Core include: At first, Deunan shot the church guard with a rope gun, and then raised and lowered the gun at the moment of raising and lowering (this paragraph personally thinks the change is very handsome).
When Briareos escaped from the hospital by car, he encountered tras in the way, and tras shot in the air... (this
paragraph is very silly and idiot) According to the tidbits, it seems that at the funeral the little boy saluted, and the part where his mother bowed and wept was also due to Wu Yusen. (Personally feel very contrived).
In the process of midwifery "apple core", Wu Yusen showed great interest in CG animation. In his video to Aramaki, he said: I may challenge you in future movies, and I will try to direct this style of work...
for action movie fans, this is good news to look forward to.
Except for Wu Yusen's participation in the production, the main force behind the scenes of Core 2 basically maintained the original class of "Core One". The CG company is still Digital Frontier. However, according to the director of CG, the amount of design is twice that of the first one, and there are at least 70 painters working on it.
The improvement of the second part relative to the core one is mainly the improvement of the coloring technology. The clothes, faces, and some details of the characters are no longer excessively exaggerated, but are better integrated with the real scene, reflecting the realistic texture. On the whole, it maintains the same, unified surreal visual effects.
Nobuchi Aramaki participated in the mechanical setting of the two cores, and you can see his personal design sketches in the tidbits.
The main voice actors of the two cores have not changed, and the dubbing process of American actors is included in the DVD release of the first district. In the "Pink Armor" section of the movie, the original Japanese dialogue is that Briareos praised the armor as "looks great". But in order to adapt to the "aesthetic" of American audiences, Briareos took a look at the armor and said: If it wasn't pink, I would wear that... (True harmony~~) The
same aesthetic difference also exists in the whole movie. , I didn’t listen carefully to the commentary, but when the female president of Olympus received the female manager of Poseidon, Jerry Beck (comic critic) and Joseph Chu (producer) felt that the strong women in the Kernel series were so dense and sturdy. Unbelievable, I sigh with emotion...
This is thanks to Shirou’s authentic taste...(Hobby of inserting female bodies in the fantasy scenery of tall buildings and high-performance mechanical equipment...-_-).. Fortunately most of the United States The audience will not care about the original comics.
Nobuchi Aramaki defines this as a High Definition Animation (high-precision animation), which is likely to be the direction of Japanese 3D animation in the future. This starting point is very high. In terms of the effects of Apple Core 2, Japan is already far ahead of technology.
As long as the script creation can be improved, Japanese science fiction (especially animation) will not be a problem to attract audiences from all over the world.
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