Chapter 628: We are standing on the cusp of the storm
"Journey to the West: The Return of the Great Sage" caused a whirlwind of Journey to the West during the Spring Festival.
In fact, this is really not just based on the movie "The Return of the Great Sage".
Long before this movie was released, "The Legend of Wukong" had already been brewing. "The Return of the Great Sage" can be said to be the vehicle to completely vent this wave of expectations that countless people have been holding back!
The result is very gratifying.
Some adult audiences always have extremely demanding requirements for some domestic animated films, especially those such as Zhang Haiyang's failed film "Ocean of Childhood".
For example, many people on the Internet poured cold water on "Journey to the West: The Return of the Great Sage".
What can I say, the plot of this movie is still on the juvenile side. For children, it may be fun to watch, but for adult viewers, it is full of loopholes.
It's just a pity, because this movie is bursting with emotions at this time, when countless people are falling into emotions and falling into a wave of memories.
In fact, the success of "Journey to the West: The Return of the Great Sage" is not without reason. Of course, it is actually very difficult to copy.
Because this can be said to be the first time in the new century that there is a domestic animated film with traditional Chinese comic themes that can at least make people feel good.
It's not just "Journey to the West: The Return of the Great Sage" that is becoming popular. In fact, on the Internet, about Journey to the West and those traditional mythological stories, the dust-laden heroic characters have been added to this fiery "heroic sentiment"
among the topics.
Some people say that the Great Sage has returned, so when will Erlangshen and Nezha, the same heroes we watched and grew up in our childhood, return?
In fact, when the project for "Journey to the West: The Return of the Great Sage" was started, Li Yi already had a premonition.
Because, when the project of "Journey to the West: The Return of the Great Sage" was established and discussed, everyone could be said to be very enthusiastic. In contrast, the original "Wall-E" Star Comics people were not so enthusiastic.
So proactive.
After "Journey to the West: The Return of the Monkey King" won the box office championship on the first day of the Lunar New Year, its subsequent popularity has not diminished, and it continues to lead the Spring Festival stalls on the second day of the Lunar New Year.
Li Yi and several creative members of "Journey to the West: The Return of the Great Sage", including Zhang Haiyang, were also invited to CCTV.
Liuzongzong Channel, a Chinese film reporting column group, has invited Li Yi many times, but Li Yi is also very gracious, and this time, it is obviously different from the past.
You know, even the official media reported on this movie by name.
In fact, it is not unusual for the official media to report. Most of the time, they were reported after the dust had settled on the movie, or during the middle period. However, this time, on the first day of release, the official media Renren Daily praised "Journey to the West: The Return of the Great Sage" by name.
》is a domestic animated film with conscience!
Not only that, but he also directly praised it with words like, "The Return of the Great Sage shows the style of China."
After a routine program opening speech, Qin Qing, the host of the Chinese Film Report Spring Festival special program, went directly to the topic.
"Director Li, if you were asked to rate "Journey to the West: The Return of the Great Sage" yourself, what score would you give it?"
Li Yi didn't expect Qin Qing to ask this as his first question.
Li Yi pondered for a moment and said: "If it's out of ten, I would give it 8 points!"
"Oh? This is much lower than I expected. Why is it only eight points? What shortcomings do you think this movie has?" the host Qin Qing asked with some surprise and curiosity.
"Because this score is for the special effects, picture quality, and plot of the movie itself! The plot of the movie is actually a bit thin..." Li Yi said!
This is actually what he thinks.
"So what do you think is the reason why "Journey to the West: The Return of the Great Sage" still has a score of 9 on the popular film review website, and the total number of people who have rated it exceeds 500,000? Do you think this score is too high?" Qin Qing asked
road.
"From the audience's perspective, evaluating a movie is definitely based on subjective preferences, so I won't comment on this score!
As for the reason, I actually anticipated this when we were developing this movie."
Li Yi's answer surprised both the host and the audience.
"Did you expect it? Why? How did you expect it?" the host asked.
"Because Monkey King, the Monkey King, has a very unique position in the hearts of people our age, younger, or older.
The reason why I say I had expected it is because you should be familiar with "WALL-E", right? It was all produced by Star Comics' team.
But for the two films, their working attitudes are completely different.
When making "WALL-E", they regarded the production of this movie more as a more important job!
But for the production of the movie "Journey to the West: The Return of the Great Sage", they were extremely proactive and positive, and even more excited!"
"Mr. Zhang, is that true?" the host turned to Zhang Haiyang.
"Yes! In fact, every Chinese animator has a desire to create animation works with themes that are truly unique to our culture.
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I still remember that before Director Li came out with the script for "Journey to the West: The Return of the Great Sage," we held a symposium. Director Li asked everyone to tell their stories about themselves and the Great Sage. Everyone spoke very enthusiastically and excitedly.
, each of them has a Monkey King in their hearts, or has an unforgettable memory about the Monkey King.
There is another interesting thing. As you know, in our field, when we have projects, overtime is commonplace, but no one likes to work overtime. When "WALL-E" was originally produced, everyone also hated overtime, and every time
Many people complained! Then you can imagine the working atmosphere.
But when it came to "Journey to the West: The Return of the Great Sage", everyone's attitude was completely different. I remember that during the Spring Festival last year, many people actually asked to stay and work overtime. Not only that, many employees who went home even
I don’t forget to work overtime at home.
And these are all taken on their own initiative. In the company, every time the design draft of a certain character is released, it will always attract many onlookers and then put forward various opinions. This is something we have never seen before in so many animation works!
And the reason is just because they are too eager to see this work faster!"
"Bah bang bang!" Warm applause erupted from the scene.
"So, "Journey to the West: The Return of the Great Sage" can be said to be a success of the movie, but it is better to say that we are standing on the cusp of the storm. In our era, although there is no shortage of superheroes on the big screen, what is missing is one that belongs to us.
My own superhero! But Monkey King, the Monkey King, is the one who truly made "The Return of the Great Sage" possible!"
Li Yi said with a smile!
"You mean, if there are other Journey to the West movies at the same time, or movies with the Monkey King as the protagonist, they will be equally popular?" the host asked.
"Of course not, but I think there must be some emotional bonus. If the film is good, then this emotional bonus will definitely surprise people!"
