Let's start with the conclusion: "Legacy of the Dragon" is of good quality, and it is especially recommended for fans of fantasy novels/games. I give a comprehensive score to ★★★★.
★ Large-scale ancient costume fantasy RPG
This is a fantasy story with a Southeast Asian/Oriental cultural background. It originated from ancient legends and has a concise but distinct world setting, and then several distinctive tribes were derived. It reminds me of fantasy games for the first time. Perhaps the most suitable one is the Taqi Khan series launched by Magic in 2014. This series is also based on several ancient Asian civilizations (China, India, Khitan, etc.) ), to build a fantasy world where tribes fight against each other. Of course, there are dragons in that world.
Humans use the power of gods to defeat demons. This is the main theme of Eastern and Western myths and legends since ancient times. Animation works such as Celtic legends "The Secret of the Kell", "Song of the Sea", and the "Family Supporter" with a Middle Eastern cultural background, have been interspersed with such ancient legends in the story to form a "present" echo of ancient times. "Legend of Dragon Hunting" is based on the worship of gods, and added Disney's consistent spirit of unity and trust . It is of sufficient ideological and educational significance for children-but it is not preaching. I have seen a few scenes in it. Moving content.
Speaking of the game, the story line of "Dragon Hunting Legend" is very RPG. The protagonist collects dragon crystals scattered around in order to wake up the dragon to save the world, and collects NPCs along the way to form a peculiar expedition team. The team members have their own characteristics, including Drifters, fighters, thieves, and cooks. And the five city-states split by Longjing each have their own humanities, geomorphology and customs. Therefore, the journey of treasure hunting is also like a game, exploring in different fantasy worlds, encountering different styles of bosses, and then using different strategies to defeat them one by one.
The film's narrative style and lens language are a bit like Quentin's "Kill Bill", except that the animation is not so violent, and the protagonist finally finds the truth, goodness and beauty.
★ Dragon, the ultimate romance in fantasy
In the Eastern and Western fantasy cultures, dragons are the ultimate existence, either for authority or threat. Of course, the East and the West have different definitions and symbols of the dragon. The typical dragon is a symbol of auspiciousness in China, and a symbol of evil and disaster in the West. Eastern dragons do not have wings but can fly through the clouds and fog, which is very inconsistent with the principles of aerodynamics, but the small skin-wing wings of western dragons and even the bone wings of bone dragons are not much better.
An interesting phenomenon, the perspectives of male and female authors, the treatment of dragons in their works are different. The male perspective is mostly dragon slaying/driving the dragon, and the female perspective is mostly dragon hunting. A typical example is Mr. Tolkinto, the father of Western fantasy mountains. In "The Hobbit", he asked the adventure team to slaughter a dragon named Smaug; in "Children of Hu Lin", the protagonist eventually killed the villain. Lauron. The works of female authors are different. Ursula Le Guen has been pursuing and depicting a harmonious society in which the two races of man and dragon coexist peacefully in "Legend of the Earth and the Sea"; in Robin Hob's Gu Ling series, he pursues and activates the dragon. The ancient wisdom and power is the romance in the author's heart.
As an alternative princess fairy tale, "The Legend of Dragon Hunting" also pursues and worships the dragon as a symbol of hope, peace & love yo~ Of course, after the pursuit, everyone will find that the so-called idol totem worthy of worship is actually just in your own heart. Truth, goodness and beauty are only the externalization, so the theme eventually returns to materialism and sublimates it again. Last month's "Nezha Rebirth" did the same.
★ Perfect picture and atmosphere rendering
This is the picture and atmosphere that a perfect fantasy movie should have in my mind. Oriental-style scenes and character decorations, but not graceful and exaggerated. Whether it is morning or dusk, the soft color temperature makes people feel the beauty of the world. The crypt and ancient tombs are rendered with rich gray levels under carefully arranged light sources. The forest is old but not rotten or moldy. In the fighting scene, the rhythm of the switching between the mid-range and the short-range is very good, and there is no urine point, and the conversion between the light and the backlight is also quite original. Others such as the white snow in the north, the desolate Gobi in the desert, and the prosperous and prosperous cities in the south, the different flavors are dizzying. Many scenes can be used as wallpaper when cut separately.
The last real dragon Xisu in the film has an eastern appearance and a western core. It is essentially a gag and active role like the Mushu dragon in "Mulan", but this time he also serves as a spiritual mentor. Seeing the dragon that is admired in Eastern culture jumps up and down like a clown, it's not disgusting but it is indeed a play.
There are obvious bugs in the big plot, but it doesn't matter. In the end, the animation is the most important thing for the whole family to be neat and tidy.
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