When Monster Hunt was released, as a senior member of the Appearance Association, I was again questioned? Shouldn't the demon be as beautiful as Nie Xiaoqian and as fierce as the tree spirit grandma! What the hell is that chubby, cute one! With the experience of entering the pit last time, I finally embraced the cautious attitude to see how you acted as a demon this time, and walked into the movie theater again. As a result... I entered the pit again, and I have given up my efforts to stay in the pit obediently to give everyone Amway. Because the blood tank is empty! Not to mention the blood on Hu Bameng's face, but also to be adored by a group of monsters! The film reminds me of the two recent Japanese animations "Tokyo Ghoul" and "Attack on Titan". There are bad guys, and there are good monsters. Riman has always dealt with the bloody cruelty of this "human and monster mixed world" theme. The story is very good, but I have never dared to show any of them to the children at home. "Monster Hunt" has solved another major problem for me. Its humorous and humorous way of telling stories is extremely positive.
"Monster Hunt" is striving to create a new world, where people have laws, and there are monsters and rules. At the beginning of the film, the demon empress showed the demon's unique language system and cared for Song Tianyin on his deathbed. After birth, Wuba is shaped like a radish. Although he can't speak human words, he can understand people's hearts. The sound of "wuba wuba" is as poisonous as Pikachu's voice (seiyuu is also a technical job). Xiaolan and Song Tianyin aim to sell the little demon king, and embark on the road of slaying the demon and escorting the little demon king. During this process, the family of three is happy and full of laughter. In fact, the backbone of this story is very similar to "The Lord of the Rings". A group of elves, wizards, and hobbits headed by Frodo embarked on a journey with the purpose of destroying the Lord of the Rings. to snatch obstruction. Before the film was released, I heard that the film was aimed at building China's "Lord of the Rings", so many harsh friends around me, although watching "Monster Hunt" in the theater, laughed and shivered, but they left the theater as soon as they came out. A mouth said that it is far from the "Lord of the Rings". After intense debate, I concluded the following three points:
1. Characters: "Monster Hunt" is mainly comedy, followed by fantasy. Since it is a comedy type, it is necessary to create comedy characters - a strong female monster hunter, a weak male protagonist, and a cute Warm the world's little demon king. Not to mention the small supporting characters who are full of Hong Kong movies, and the delirious grandma, which will remind people of the grandma who always treated salted fish as Shang Fang's sword in "Nine Pins of Sesame Official". And Zhu Gao and Pang Ying played by Wu Junru and Zeng Zhiwei are not the fat head and thin head in "The Lu Ding Ji"! There is also an old monster played by Zhong Hanliang who wants to be an adult. He has been wearing a mask of hypocrisy to mingle with the decent, but in fact, he is constantly killing his own kind. Isn't this the Hunyuan thunderbolt hand Chengkun of "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber"? There is also the mahjong goddess Tang Wei, like Guo Furong's 2.0 version of Yao Chen, "Where Are We Going Dad" CP "Beautiful Couple Tiancheng". The superposition of viewing experience and the actors' bold performances are constantly adding comedy elements to the film. The characters in the main line form a legendary story, and the characters in the sub-line are organically combined with the main line, forming a remarkable chemical reaction of "Laughing Fruit". The comedic characterization of "Monster Hunt" is very successful.
In terms of film types, "Catch" and "Finger" cannot be compared together, because one is a comedy film and the other is a typical drama film. Different types have different requirements for the shaping of characters in the film.
2. Background world: "The Lord of the Rings" is from Norse mythology, and "Monster Hunt" is from "The Classic of Mountains and Seas". Judging from the origins of these two stories, the degree of solidity of the foundation is different. The Western mythology system is relatively complete and rigorous, and this system provides a more solid structural framework for the creation of subsequent stories. The Chinese mythology system has always been freehand and loose. Like Chinese traditional painting, it pays attention to leaving blank spaces. The material it can provide is just a creative point, and there are more details that need to be perfected by current story creators.
Today, I have to admit that the imagination of the ancients was much richer than that of today, and we do not have the solid foundation of Norse mythology. Therefore, since "Monster Hunt" is determined to be a shocking legend in China, and wants to be comparable to "The Lord of the Rings", it must be strengthened in all aspects of the story, especially the establishment of the story background, because fantasy films sell only imagination It takes more skills to build a world that can convince the audience and find resonance.
In terms of the ability to build the world, "Catch" is indeed weaker than "Zhi", but it is still a hundred times stronger than most cinema blockbusters. After all, if you want to make progress and want to be better, it is meaningless to compare with the films in the Chinese environment. It is an indisputable fact that "Catch" 7.16 is now in the world, and its CG effect has instantly become the industry benchmark. However, just like a class with 100 students, "Monster Hunt" is the second place, we must compare it with NO.1 "The Lord of the Rings"! Sitting there complacent and saying that there are 98 people behind me, I'm already very good, that's bad. Boss Jiang and Director Xu have already climbed to this height, they can only put more pressure on them, hoping that they will climb higher and better.
3. Details: In the film, all the women (except Jiang Wu) who catch, sell, and cook monsters are women of one water, while men do the laundry, sew and give birth. I can't help but think of Tang Seng's line in "Journey to the West": People are born by people, and monsters are born by monsters! However, Huba was born to his father Jing Boran! Just so capricious, not going the usual way. Back then, Zhu Bajie just drank the water from his daughter's country well and was pregnant with a child, and he never saw him give birth to a pig. This time, it was actually born, and the little demon king was born, and the father and son were deeply in love, so he knew how to play! Is it really good? The director and screenwriter's daring to think and write, I really admire! The key is that it doesn't violate the harmony at all!
After Huba was sold, Tianyin couldn’t beat Xiaolan and was reluctant to leave. Huba thought Tianyin was joking with him, and tried to hug Tianyin several times, but was burned by the cage with the spell on it. The poor little expression just broke my heart, and I completely lost my mind and cried with Huba. Fortunately, the surrounding audience was somewhat touched.
In the last scene, in order to change the relationship between father and son, Jing Boran grew up, understood his father's behavior at the time, and drove Huba cruelly, and the two said goodbye in tears. At that moment, it reminded me of the year when I was in college. My parents came to Beijing to see me off. After saying goodbye, I rushed to the school with my neck tied. I was afraid that my fear of the unknown life would be written on my face and let them see . It wasn't until I got to the corner of the building that I dared to take a peek out of the corner of my eye. My parents had been standing at the gate watching me leave. My nose was sore in an instant, because at that moment I suddenly realized that there is no need to be afraid, no matter what, there will always be two people like this to protect you, and they are your strong backers. Although the ending of the story is that Huba is separated from Xiaolan and Tianyin, I firmly believe that as long as Huba is in trouble, Xiaolan and Tianyin will definitely come to protect him!
Finally, you don't have to watch the little things that youth peddled, and you don't have to watch old vulgar comedies with jokes. Humans and demons are mixed, and the live and animation are seamlessly connected. When the song and dance sequence appeared, I thought I was watching a Hollywood blockbuster. After I was in a trance, I suddenly became happy. It turns out that we can really achieve that level. No wonder "Monster Hunt" is called the new benchmark in the industry! The show I watched was full, everyone laughed and cried, and they all left the stage satisfied.
Boss Jiang used the gesture of showhand to create the dream of a filmmaker. His courage and vision are all admirable, so this "Monster Hunt" will definitely sell well. I believe that the sequels will get better and better. ! Because Boss Jiang is not only the bole of the big directors, but also the conscience guarantee of the quality of the film.
To sum up, "Monster Hunt" has performed quite well in all aspects, and there is room for it to be better. As a must-have product for families with children during the summer vacation, "Monster Hunt" will definitely live up to expectations and is worth the return. price.
Friendly reminder: Don't be deceived by the rough peripheral products, the special effects are absolutely high, and Huba will definitely kill you!
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