Don't laugh at me. Actually, I was surprised too.
Crying is definitely not to be a lip-smacking one, and I don’t want to turn around and satirize anything. After several days of endless washing with tap water, the expectation value has soared and plummeted again and again, and I have also experienced this kind of word-of-mouth marketing. After the disgust, when the two lings on the head of the old grandson flickered in front of my eyes, the blinding golden hoop slammed out of my ear, and an inexplicable national sentiment came up from my dusty heart without warning. ,touched.
You could say that the plot is simple enough, and I agree with that. The aunt sitting next to me stared at the black screen and shouted, is this the end? No matter what the hidden story is in the 30% of the content that the filmmakers cut down, or the problem of insufficient funds, no reason can hide the unimpressive fact in the finished product. But if you say it's thin, I'm going to sing the opposite.
It's really bland, it's really mundane, its emotional twists are like child's play, its characters are logically clear but not bright, but it's not just a thin piece of paper, all in all, it's not light.
First of all, after so many adaptations of old wine in new bottles, the story of Monkey King was finally subverted in an animation. There was no Tang monk, but a little monk who was also a monk. From the very beginning, he was an introduction. His admiration and confidence in the great sage was spent in the film, especially the first time he met the great sage. one of the biggest laughs). From the end of the alley to the end of the alley, the rotten street story that is familiar to the ears, here is a strong contrast with the impatient response of the great sage himself. We all know that Lao Sun just wants to throw an answer casually. Forcing the little monk to stop, we all know that Lao Sun was joking, and we all know what kind of story actually happened. Huh, actually? You and I know that this is the legend of Great China's local specialties written by Wu Chengen, but when we pinned the love we had enthusiastically in our childhood on a character that did not appear in the original story - the little monk, everything was awakened. The dusty memories in the back of our minds, it is a story that must be relived on TV in an hour of summer vacation, that monkey once gave us enough nourishment to our childlike innocence, which is in urgent need of imagination. Just left, yes, this period of time seems to be the five hundred years under the Five Elements Mountain, the old grandson, the familiar original story, the dusty memory, and the new adaptation, just colluded. He is friendly and visible, yet as if from a lifetime. Here, the creators have brought the old past five hundred years ago in a very neat way by triggering our own brains. You said that if there is a foreign rough man in the audience, can he understand this story when he sees this? Not to mention laughing. Therefore, no matter how Westernized in form, it essentially tells a story exclusive to Chinese people. The characteristics of national culture are mediocre, but it also promotes easy-to-understand expressions. In this animation, it has been achieved before the animation of Chinese animation. Do it all together. So please don't say it's thin, and don't say it's low. It seems to be empty inside. Although it is simple, it has a strong sense of etiquette, a national soul, and even a feeling that blood is thicker than water.
As for why I cry, it's not that the appreciation level accumulated by watching Pixar DreamWorks and Japanese comics for many years collapsed instantly for a monkey of my own, but because of another threshold that has nothing to do with it. That is what many netizens have said before: self-comparison.
As a person who has read this film, I firmly say that this comparison does not require special psychological preparation or vaccination. It's okay, bravely walk into the theater with your international appreciation level, and wait until you see it. I believe you will embrace it unreservedly in some domestic animations, in the animation stations that children like to watch, in the country comics that made you do evil at a glance, and the little cleverness in the details that you have never seen before. of. Of course, you may want to check yourself beforehand to see if the rebellious emotions are pre-inspired by the increasingly over-the-top online behavior, which is a pretty important premise.
After talking about the emotional aspects, let’s talk about its production rationally.
First of all, the opening scene is shocking. The two-dimensional, handmade and design-rich visual effects are so cool that you can't stop them. Moreover, this style of painting is very distinctive. It is a bit like Mr. Wan Laiming's 61 edition. "Havoc in Heaven", but with modern things. If the whole film was in this style, I might give it a five-star rating just because of the cool packaging. I don’t know why the creator didn’t continue it. It didn’t start again until the death-bed sage transformed. I don't know if it's a contrast to be exciting, or is it a reference to Kung Fu Panda, I don't know, but it's a pity. If it is only based on this oriental visual style, I think it is no problem to directly set the benchmark of national comics and hit the international market. The unique position that a class of animations such as Door Dogs enjoy in the world is similar.
However, there are still some shortcomings in the middle section, including sluggish expressions and movements, etc., there are still rough points, but the scene design and atmosphere have always been faulty, and I want to praise it here. In short, the old problems that domestic animation has always had have not completely disappeared in this film, just because the efforts of the creators have become less obvious and improved. This is far from the height of the international level. I am not afraid of being sprayed on this point. As long as anyone who has seen the production of a few small table lamps can understand it, I will not say more.
In addition, the fighting scenes in it are also very good. Some scenes have the shadow of "Superman: Man of Steel" in a trance, highlighting the sense of power and speed. I don't know if anyone has the same feeling as me.
PS The song "Braveheart", which was sprayed with a sense of violation, I don't think it's too ruined. Maybe the creator didn't understand Wang Feng's recent relegation to public opinion, so after joining it, it was a little weird and serious, making people play , If you really feel that this song has any unique meaning, it is recommended to use the pure accompaniment of this song, and lower the volume, it is estimated that it will be much better.
All in all, my attitude towards this film is: an appropriate, unbiased liking, and wholehearted support. Three stars for the movie itself, plus one star for the future of Guoman. I also hope that the so-called tap water on the Internet will stop giving this piece a name that is not commensurate with its strength, and stop interfering with the criticism and opinions held by some people, so as to prevent some sneaky, powerful and unintentional animation businessmen. Take the opportunity to enter, and use this film as the standard and center to create catering creations, so that "The Return of the Great Sage" will become a symbol of the return of an excellent Guoman and the starting point of the rise of Guoman. Lu Datouch is jealous and strives to catch up, moving forward with the mentality of "only better, not the best".
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