In one sentence, it has not surpassed Hollywood, but the gap is not big.
See on Wikipedia that the investment in Dragon Nest is 40 million dollars? No way.
Next, write a movie review, no spoilers, write what comes to mind.
In fact, I am quite disgusted with the mode of domestic animation. If 2D is not good, I will directly do 3D, but it may be that there is no market for 2D animation.
I'm not a Dragon Nest player, so I don't understand what fans are looking for. However, the production level of Dragon Valley this time is undoubtedly a great improvement.
I think everyone pays the most attention to special effects and graphics, so let’s talk about this first. The special effects in the early stage of the film are relatively few, the normal plot development plus a little fighting, this time the number of frames is quite conscientious, the characters' movements and the like are relatively smooth, not like many animations, the number of frames is not enough, resulting in very "jumpy" movements , which should be encouraged.
However, it seems that there is definitely no motion capture technology, so sometimes the movements will be strange and stiff. This is an area to be improved. The mouth shape also moves during the conversation. Although there are some parts that do not match up a bit, it is generally good.
The front part of the picture style is brighter, the color of the scene is very bright, the flower and grass city is already very well made, but there are some stones, and the mountain is not very detailed. Generally speaking, the investment is right. The second half is the highlight, with a lot of special effects and fights. The overall picture style of the second half is a little darker. When the dragon monsters and humans were fighting, it was really burning, the scale was very large, but the time was not long. The final appearance of the magic dragon is the climax. The protagonists fight against the magic dragon. The special effects of the magic dragon are very good. China can do well with such a huge monster. We are making progress and I believe it will get better and better.
In short, the last few paragraphs of the battle are completely in the play, it is a visual feast, and it does not lose the battle in Hollywood. The fighting methods of elves are really cool, while human beings are relatively simple. There are also various special effects of ice, thunder and fire magic, which are also very gorgeous.
Let's take a look at the character design. There is an art director from The Lord of the Rings. The characters are indeed close to the Western style, and the names of the characters are very "international", and there are no subtitles, so I don't remember a few names. Talk about someone with just a few characteristics. The settings of races such as elves, humans, etc. are also similar, and it looks like the Lord of the Rings, but is this really what elementary school students want?
The characters are realistic with a little Q version, women have fleshy faces, and men are more pointed (except for uncles).
As far as the plot is concerned, the plot is actually pretty ordinary. . . Because the first half is a foreshadowing, many plots are commonplace, there is not much problem with the rhythm, but the previous plot is really flat, there are two little monsters as cute things, funny characters, similar to Hollywood animation style, but those two things I can't get cute at all. . . On the contrary, the blacksmith uncle and the uncle the protagonist met at the beginning were rather funny. In short, the previous plot will not be too boring, and there is no great place, but there is a little bit of love. . .
In terms of dubbing, in fact, the dubbing is not very good this time, and I am quite dissatisfied, so I feel that Lao Hu's dubbing is okay (maybe because I am a fan).
Finally, let’s make a comprehensive evaluation. In terms of pictures and special effects, this time there is a big breakthrough, but the action processing needs to be strengthened. For example, if Hollywood animation scores 9 points, then Dragon Nest is 7.5 to 8 points. The gap between them is the processing of details and stability. A standard Hollywood animation can guarantee that it is at a relatively high level within 90 or 100 minutes, and the processing of details is perfect. However, Dragon Valley still lacks in many details, and some special effects and scenes do not meet their own standards, and there are several places that lag behind.
In fact, for animation, the plot can't ask too much, but I hope to be innovative, dubbing. . . I hope this will be taken more seriously next time. The overall score is 80 points (out of 100). Originally scored 75 points, but for the sake of such hard work, 5 points are added!
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