In addition to the outbreak of renju in the past two years, Shirou's authentic shell attack has also been accompanied by the repackaging and reproduction of his other works. It is the filmization of Apple Seed. I myself haven't read Apple Seed's original manga (it's really hard to find Shirou's manga now), but I only know about the most important setting in the story: the battle between hot beauties and mechanical carriers, and I've seen some pictures of Shirou's collections. , it is both sexy and stylish!
However, in this movie version, there are no hot and sexy beauties, but there is amazing animation technology. It can be said that this time the animation of Apple Seed is another epoch-making animation interpretation.
In fact, animation is also gradually moving towards 3D. Just like the "Blue No. 6" a few years ago, it first used 3D as the background, and then added the characters drawn by the artists in 2D. However, if this method is not done well, it will cause the characters to be out of harmony with the background, which will look strange. This year's "Ghost in the Shell 2 Innocence" is also based on this painting method, and it is more mature. Basically, the feeling of incongruity has been reduced a lot, and many backgrounds also use 2D brushstrokes to cover the 3D cg. above, so the result is satisfactory.
There are also some full 3D works, which aim to be closer to reality. Final Fantasy: the Spirit Within is the representative of "Space Warrior: Light Years of Extinction". It's a pity that even if it is perfectly matched with a not-so-good story, it will be eclipsed. On the other hand, pixar, which has emerged over the years, is also doing full 3D animation, but it is not more realistic. The corner design is also an animated cute design, and the story is well written, which is very popular among the public.
Apple Seed uses the technique of Toon Shading and uses 3D technology to paint 2D pictures, but because they are 3D in nature, they can be perfectly combined with the 3D background. Lost animation features. This technique has actually emerged in some games, and it has been well received. And Apple Seed uses this technique on top of animation, creating a new generation of animation forms.
In terms of the story, in the future world, in the city of Olympus, there are not only human beings, but also artificial human beings Bioroid. They are similar to human beings, but they do not have human feelings and reproductive ability, and because they have no love, they can live in peace. Build a utopia without war. The purpose of creating artificial humans is to make human society more stable. The protagonist, Lunan, is a soldier on the front line of the battle. He parted ways with his lover Briareos during the war. He struggled to defend his stronghold because he did not know that the war was over. After learning that the war was over, he was taken to Olympus and found that Briareos had become a 70% robot due to his previous injuries, and his attitude towards her had also changed. On the other hand, the humans in Olympus, headed by the army, hated the androids, thinking that the androids would sooner or later ban humans. When Liunan entered this world and the relationship between human beings and androids was not yet clear, how should he deal with it? Can humans and androids coexist peacefully? What about the key apple seed file?
In terms of the plot, there is actually nothing too special. The story is compact, but the meaning behind it is not much. The film cites many ancient Greek names: Olympus, Athena, Gaia, etc., to describe this new world.
Graphically speaking, in some of the Landmate fight scenes, the visuals are superb and can be said to be perfect! It can fully reflect the beauty of 3D animation. As for the expressions of some characters, there is still a bit of a strange feeling. It may be because of the traditional 2D painting method, and I always feel that the control of the characters' expressions can be done better. Another thing to say is that it may be due to Toon shading, and some mechanical characters such as Briareos also have excessive reflections, but these are not harmful, and the film is still pleasing to the eye.
Under the application of this Toon Shading animation technology, the result is really good, you can't miss it!
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