If you are afraid of being spoiled, if you read the following text before watching the main film, you may hope that you will bruise your brain and lose your memory like Kakarot when he first arrived on earth.
I thought it was Japanese-sounding English characters or even Japanese-sounding Chinese characters (the viewing experience of the Chinese special film "Gintama 2" made me have unrealistic expectations), and finally found out that it was dubbed in English. After all, ghosts are too lazy to read subtitles of. After being stunned for a minute, he quickly accepted this setting. The most awkward thing about the Japanese version is that the adult Monkey King still uses Ms. Nozawa Masako's voice, and the British version does not have this problem.
After walking out of the movie theater, I went home and watched the two previous theatrical versions because I was still not satisfied. Finally, I figured out the origin of the pair of friends who seemed to be very high-quality. I haven't watched a few episodes of "Dragon Ball Super". In fact, I haven't watched the TV version of "Dragon Ball" much, because of the dubbing problem mentioned above (the problem of serious plot water injection in Wukong's youth stage), so I Consider this film, 2013's "God and God" and 2015's "Friza Resurrection" as a movie trilogy.
This time, "Brolley" is both a sequel and a little "prequel". Let's start with Vegeta 41 years ago. Frieza was taken by his father to Star Vegeta to inspect the Saiyan boy. This scene has the feeling of two generations of godfathers changing classes in gangster movies. Usually at this time, there will be people below who refuse to accept the new leader and want to pick things up. The new leader just took the opportunity to kill and stand out.
However, the main reason for Frieza to slaughter the Saiyans is to kill the legendary Super Saiyans who waited for a thousand years in the cradle. In fact, King Vegeta has already done this work for him. The child who was born with the legend was named Broly. At a young age, his combat effectiveness had already exploded. King Vegeta, worried that the kid would steal his son's limelight, sent him to the desolate planet of Vampa. Broly's father, Barakas, had high expectations for him, so he chased after him and vowed to come back and seek revenge for King Vegeta.
That's when the title came out. I thought the camera cut back, and the next second would be forty years later, but I didn't expect to continue with the story of Barakas's son. Vampa has no water or food, just a huge green-haired beast hurting each other with a bunch of disgusting blood-sucking bugs. Broly had a combat power index of nearly 1,000 points at a young age, quickly adapted to the harsh environment of Vampa, and became an insecticide expert. He also named the green monster minibus and became friends with him. Barakas insisted on wolf education, he knocked off one of the minibus's ears, making the monsters resent them father and son, so that Broly's fighting potential can be fully developed.
Although the father and son on the Vampa star have trained hard, they are destined to have no chance to take revenge. Because Frieza was the first to destroy Vegeta. The well-loved Saiyan Bardock had long expected that one day, he quietly sent his stunted young son Kakarot to a technologically backward, low combat power, in the eyes of Saiyans and Frieza. A distant planet that lacks commercial value - Earth. This episode of sending off his son before the destruction of the planet is very similar to 2013's "Superman: Man of Steel". Bardock is about to make a hologram of himself to serve as a spiritual mentor for his future son. In fact, I have always felt that "Dragon Ball" and "Superman" have learned from each other. The invasion of General Zod in "Man of Steel" is also very similar to Vegeta and Naba's visit to Earth, except that Kryptonians can't grow vegetables.
After sending his son away, Bardock, who had no worries, stepped forward when Frieza destroyed Star Vegeta and took Frieza's blow, but he was smashed into powder. This episode feels a bit different from the comics. When Frieza fought Sun Wukong on Namek, the shadow of Bardock appeared in his mind, indicating that he had a deep impression on him, and the two should have passed a few tricks. But here he just made a wave from a distance. I'm afraid he didn't notice that there is such a person as Bardock. How could he remember his appearance?
Although Bardock died, both sons were safe. The younger son Kakarot was arranged by him clearly, while the eldest son Raditz followed Prince Vegeta outside and escaped the accident by not obeying Frieza's recall order. The two bear children were not at all sad when they heard that their mother planet was destroyed. There are far fewer classic characters in this film than the previous two theatrical versions. In this case, Raditz was also given a few shots. Sure enough, he still took a fancy to the phrase "the scum with only five combat power" because he was in the position in the history of human literature.
Raditz's younger brother, Kakarot, came to the earth full of scumbags, and was adopted by the human martial artist Sun Gohan, and changed his name to Sun Wukong. Later, he followed Bulma down the mountain in search of dragon balls, met friends such as Oolong, Pur, Yamucha, Kelin, etc., and went to the door of the turtle immortal, and learned the qigong of the turtle school. He has participated in the four World No. 1 Martial Arts Clubs, with two runners-up, one champion, and one abandonment. He has defeated countless opponents in his life. Except for the unrepentant Frieza and Sharu, the rest have either become his basic friends, such as Tianjin Fan, Piccolo, and Vegeta, or have become the foundation of his in-laws. Friends, such as the Majin Buu who looks like Yue Yunpeng, or become the wife and brother-in-law of his basic friends, such as the androids No. 18 and No. 17.
After destroying the Shota version of Majin Buu by rubbing the heat of Mr. Satan, Sun Wukong and his companions finally ushered in peace for the universe. In theory, this should be the case, but suddenly a pair of mysterious friends appeared, claiming to be the god of destruction Beerus and his servant Whis, whose strength is even higher than that of Majin Buu. Two uninvited guests made a scene of Bulma's 38th birthday, forcing out the true face of Vegeta's wife-protecting madman. Sun Wukong, who was obviously very greedy but could restrain his appetite and refused the invitation to the birthday banquet, suddenly appeared and turned into a Super Saiyan God, barely tying with the God of Destruction who used his seven successes. From black hair to yellow hair to red hair and blue hair, with the change of hair color, Saiyan's fighting power continues to soar. But I think the strongest must be green hair, after all, that is the color of mustard that can make the God of Destruction wailing.
Beerus, the god of destruction, is open to the earth for the sake of food, and his servant Weiss even often invites Sun Wukong and Vegeta to his home to give them advice on their two moves. On this day, Galactic Patrolman Jake suddenly brought a bad news: King Frieza was resurrected, and he was leading an army of thousands to Earth. A few years ago, there was a German comedy called "Hitler is Back". King Frieza was basically in the same state as the Führer there. His thoughts couldn't keep up with the trend of the times. He had a mysterious self-confidence and stupid cuteness. Thought Vegeta was his little brother. After the two Super Saiyan gods put the water for most of the day, they saw that the time was almost up, and one went up to KO Frieza once. So the farce of King Frieza's invasion of the earth ended easily once again. Although he has persisted for a little longer now, in terms of aura, he is not much stronger than when he was chopped into a dozen pieces by Trunks.
After being resurrected once by his younger brother with Dragon Balls, Frieza personally experienced the magic of Dragon Balls, and has since become the second most enthusiastic Dragon Ball collector in the universe. The first one will always be Bulma, who collects Dragon Balls so that she can look five years younger. This number is chosen just right, one point is false, and one point is weaker. The purpose of Frieza's collection of Dragon Balls is to make him grow taller. Isn't that the wish of the commander-in-chief of the Red Ribbon Legion back then? Frieza only wants to make herself five centimeters taller. This number is also chosen just right, increasing by one point is false, and decreasing by one point is weak. As expected of the super invincible and fierce King Frieza, he would definitely use the five centimeters given by Shenlong in a shameful place for ordinary people.
On the way to Earth to check Dragon Ball, Frieza also received a surprise. His two little brothers, Kiraly and Raymond, who had no existence, received a distress call from Vampa, providing assistance to Barakas and Broly, who have lived on the planet for many years and are now almost depleted of ammunition and food. Shuttle service. Broly was appreciated by Frieza because of his super strength, and was brought to Earth as a secret weapon against Son Goku and Vegeta. Barakas, who doesn't seem to be very effective in combat, was also taken along with him. He was mainly responsible for kneeling on the ground and saying dejected words such as "I'm going to die, I can't beat it, I can't beat it, I can't beat it, just surrender, surrender, surrender" and so on. .
When Frieza saw Goku, he didn't have the smell of gunpowder between enemies at all, and instead exchanged a few words in a friendly manner. Frieza enthusiastically introduced the two friends he had just made to Goku and they knew them. However, as King Frieza, when he speaks, he always has to put on an air of pretense. He said that Broly came from a repulsive and barren land, and he forgot that Sun Wukong was an illiterate and rude, and he couldn't understand it at all. This expression has to be explained again patiently: in fact, it means that birds don’t lay eggs and rabbits don’t poop.
Broly from the barren land of Vampa will not change even the Super Saiyan, but his strength still hangs Sun Wukong and Vegeta. His father cut his tail early, just to prevent him from being uncontrolled after turning into a giant ape, but he didn't expect to force him into a humanoid giant ape instead. However, Sun Wukong and Vegeta are people who have reached the realm of Super Saiyan God, and they have followed Beerus and Whis for a long time. After finding out Broly's routine, they gradually regained the battle situation. Seeing that things were going badly, Frieza suddenly remembered one of the achievements he was most proud of in his life - killing Krillin in seconds on Namek. So he smirked and killed Barakas, provoking his son Broly to transform into a Super Saiyan. King Frieza really should be running a crash course in Super Saiyan Transformation, a job that's clearly more suited to him than conquering the universe.
"Dragon Ball" has no real tragic plot since the death of Sun Wukong in the first battle of Sharu. This is especially true for the three theatrical versions in recent years. There is no death at all in "God and God", and "Friza the Resurrection" fake mode makes Sun Wukong regret for a few seconds and then goes back in time. In this film, Baraka The death of Si also does not constitute a teardrop, and even has a sense of joy because of King Frieza's cheap and crooked temperament. At the end of the day, of course, no one was saddened by Barakas's death or because he wasn't worthy of sympathy. Such parents, even if they do not have electric shock collars, are expected to send their children to Internet addiction rehabilitation schools.
In the face of Broly who turned into a Super Saiyan, Sun Wukong and Vegeta were completely unable to resist, and could only use teleportation to run away. The reason why they dared to put Bulma down with confidence was because there was also a Weiss who was amazing in strength and coveted Bulma's cooking skills. King Frieza was elated because he forced another Super Saiyan a second ago, but the smile on his face gradually solidified, because he had to face an embarrassing fact: Monkey King and Begi Tower ran away, and he himself became Broly's first target. Two Super Saiyans run to the piccolo teacher for special dance training. When they perform the soul dance steps like minions and devils, King Frieza is being ravaged by Broly. If Frieza was like the head of state in the last movie, he has completely degenerated into a funny character of the Big Big Wolf in this one.
Counting the cooling time of the skills that failed to merge, it took several hours before and after, Sun Wukong and Vegeta finally merged and transformed into Gogeta, and King Frieza was finally freed from Broly's inhuman torture. As a pseudo "Dragon Ball" fan, it took me so many years to realize that the characters that were synthesized with the fusion technique and earrings would be different. Although the names, clothes and hairstyles are different, the arrogant attitude is the same. Gogeta quickly suppressed Broly and was about to kill him. Broly's friends Kiraly and Raymond couldn't bear to see him die, so they summoned the dragon to make a wish and sent Broly back to Vampa, where they also rushed to reconcile with Broly.
While the three were lamenting the harsh environment of Vampa, a guy with a mustache suddenly visited. Sun Wukong used the technology of the capsule company to help Broly and others improve their living conditions, and agreed to often learn martial arts together in the future.
"Broly" is the best of the three theatrical versions in terms of plot and fighting. Many people will think that there is a plot in "Dragon Ball"? Isn't it just beating! (The part of the live-action version of "Gintama" where A Miao was studying to Yinshi undoubtedly deepened this stereotype.) In fact, the most important magic weapon of "Dragon Ball" has been enduring for decades, and the most important magic weapon is always the fresh and full characters. Arc light, plus Mr. Toriyama Akira's excellent sense of humor, but the gorgeous and explosive battle scenes are too prominent, covering up other advantages, which will give some people the illusion that "Dragon Ball" only has fighting scenes.
In this new theatrical version, after the foreshadowing of Star Vegeta, when Sun Wukong first appeared as an adult, he stated the problem that troubled him: martial arts reached a bottleneck, and it was difficult to make breakthroughs. This is exactly the "still = death" state of the protagonist in the creation of genre films, and it is the protagonist's task to overcome this state. Next, the familiar McGuffin Dragon Ball appeared. In order to regain the stolen Dragon Ball, Sun Wukong and his partners embarked on a journey, and the good and the evil began to confront each other. Halfway through the story, Barakas found that he had limited knowledge of Super Saiyans, and knelt on the ground and said dejected words. At this time, the protagonist seems to be able to win easily, but in fact he just won a "false victory". Later, Broly continued to show amazing strength that even his father was amazed by, Sun Wukong and Vegeta were defeated, and the plot took a sharp turn. Until Barakas was killed by Frieza, the whole story was cast in the shadow of death (but as far as this film is concerned, this shadow is not heavy, it is only a functional setting to advance the plot), Broly's strength reaches At the peak, the protagonist seems to have lost all hope. The B-story of the film is the "base love" between Sun Wukong and Vegeta. In the ending part, they were forced to fit together and finally defeated the enemy. Through the battle with Broly, Sun Wukong realized that he still has the possibility of continuing to break through, and the knot of his heart was untied. At the same time, the earth gained temporary peace, and Broly also got rid of the brutal and cold-blooded lifestyle and lived a warm life. , the whole story ends perfectly.
"Broly" has achieved great success in markets other than Japan precisely because its script conforms to the creation laws of Hollywood genre films and is easily accepted by audiences all over the world. If I had to be picky, I would think that the green-haired monster's ears would be useless. As I mentioned above, Barakas is a completely unsympathetic character, and his death is difficult to really touch the audience, and I am doubtful about the stimulating effect of Broly. The green-haired monster represents the softest part of Broly's heart. Under the guidance of his father, he suppressed this part of his nature for a long time, but he still yearned for childhood friendship in his subconscious. Destroyed by Lisa or Barracas, Broly is completely in a state of invincible madness in a great sense of disillusionment. With this change, the audience can feel more empathy for Broly's pain.
After the literary drama is finished, let’s talk about the martial arts drama. This film maintains the consistent high-level fighting of the "Dragon Ball" series, but because the fight is too fast, it is too dazzling, so it is a bit embarrassing to pick the most passionate and high-energy famous scene or signature action. Looking back now, the most impressive scene is Broly grabbing Sun Wukong's leg and slamming it wildly.
This film brought back my memories of watching Dragon Ball for the first time more than 20 years ago. At that time, I accidentally got a set of CDs. I bought it and went home to watch it. Then I couldn't stop it. For the next week, I pulled different people to accompany me to watch it again and again. The big villains in that one are the androids 13, 14, and 15 who can fit together. When I collected the comics later, I wondered why the first story I saw wasn't in any book. It was not until many years later that I knew that I was watching the theatrical version called "Three Super Saiyans", which belonged to a parallel universe other than the official history. As my "Dragon Ball" enlightenment work, that one basically contains most of the basic settings I need to know about the "Dragon Ball" world, especially the vitality bullet as the finishing move, which happens to be the main story of the comics. The final solution to Majin Buu. Another coincidence is that the theatrical version of "Broly" watched this time is the same as the "Three Super Saiyans" that I watched for the first time that year, the battlefield is set on the ice field.
Since the first time I watched the "Dragon Ball" animated movie, I've fallen into this big hole and I can't extricate myself. Every day I pass by the newsstand in front of my house after school, and I have to see if there are new "Dragon Ball" comics displayed on the window. . "New" here means I haven't bought it yet. As long as there is enough pocket money, I will buy a book and flip through it while walking on the road. The state is similar to that of young people who are walking and playing with their mobile phones now. This is not a good living habit, children should not imitate it.
At that time, I didn't buy it in order, but I bought which one I caught, and I had to read it as soon as I bought it. So maybe yesterday I was watching Monkey King and Ke Lin carrying turtle shells to receive training from Teacher Wu Tian, and the next day they turned into a halo on Sun Wukong's head and chatted with the Kaiwang God, and then the next day the scene switched to Namek. . Just jumping back and forth to buy and watch, it took almost a year to finally collect 42 volumes of "Dragon Ball", and then read it again in story order from beginning to end. After reading it, I just felt both hearty and heartbroken. As someone who doesn't like reading very much, I have always regarded "Dragon Ball" as the first "world famous book" I finished reading.
At that time, there was such a kind of pirated comics, which would cut out the screen of the theatrical version and print it out according to the format of the comics. I read a book at the time, and it was about Broly. I can't remember the specific plot, I just remember that Broly had a very poor background, and he was young at that time and didn't want to watch such a bleak thing. Now that I am older, I can gradually understand the creator's intentions, and I also understand that some heroes are destined to be unable to escape their tragic fate. But understanding is understanding, after all, it is still unbearable. So I am very grateful that this film gave everyone a good ending, and I also thank Mr. Toriyama Akira for reviving Sun Wukong with Majin Buu after his heroic death in the first battle of Sharu.
The most touching thing about the Dragon Ball series is the respect for the earth. This is a low-level planet with backward technology, but she can bring out the best in a person. The most unpromising inferior warrior of Planet Vegeta, Kakarot, can grow into the greatest hero in the universe, Sun Wukong, precisely because of the earth as his second home. The source of Superman's power is the sun, and the source of Sun Wukong's power is the earth under his feet. I can still clearly remember the final part of the "Dragon Ball" theatrical version that I watched the first time, the scene of Sun Wukong raising his hands high, seeking strength from rivers, lakes, seas, mountains and wilderness, birds and beasts to accumulate vitality. And the intelligent creatures living on this planet, as a part of the planet, are just like her. At first glance, they seem very low and unreliable, but as long as they are properly guided, they can burst into infinite energy. Whenever someone asks me what my hottest comic line is, my answer is always: "Satan! Satan!"
I never thought Dragon Ball was a parody of a classic. On the contrary, Akira Toriyama created a new world on the shoulders of classics. "Dragon Ball" combines the artistic images of Superman, King Kong, Alien and Terminator familiar to Westerners with the story of Monkey King, the Monkey King familiar to Easterners, creating new sparks and bringing new inspiration to later creators . Nowadays, the adaptation of "Journey to the West" will show the huge picture of Monkey King. I always think that this has the influence of "Dragon Ball". To organically integrate the excellent artistic achievements of the East and the West, to generate a new positive energy artistic image that audiences all over the world like to see, and to continuously inject new vitality into the traditional culture, this is the correct posture for the two blossoms.
The influence of "Dragon Ball" on today's film market is not only reflected in the adaptation of "Journey to the West" related themes. Last year, the Oscar-winning film "The Shape of Water" was released in China, and the coding technology of "Little Black Dress" became a hot search for a while. In fact, this method has been used by domestic comic publishers for a long time, and it is more convenient to use. Bulma's little black pants and little black hood can be said to be flawless. I was kept from it for more than ten years. The wonderful pictures that I missed in my childhood beat my chest and feet.
Finally, I recommend everyone to read the "Dragon Ball" commemorative special that Anitama released a few years ago .
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