In 2015, "The Return of the Great Sage" ignited the box office and ignited the domestic animation film market, attracting a large amount of capital injection. Today, when we open the movie schedule of the theater, we can see that many domestic animated movies of different styles are among them, such as "Nezha: The Devil Boy Comes to the World". After watching the screenings, I am sure this is The pinnacle of domestic animated films this year.
Regarding this film, even if we don't use the filter of "domestic movie" to examine it, it is still a pretty good movie. In other words, there is no need to talk about feelings or being too tolerant. We can directly apply the scoring standards of watching Hollywood animated films to it. It must be a work that can stand scrutiny and scrutiny in all aspects.
So, let’s talk about the "Nezha: The Devil Child Comes to the World" from the aspects of plot and rhythm, picture and music, and overall film planning.
Actually, my first impression of this film is not good. I have seen its trailer in the theater before. The picture is good, but the lines are really too second, like the dialogue of some "fresh meat dramas" nowadays. , And even the expectations for the plot of the film have dropped sharply. I believe most people will come to the same conclusion as me if they just look at the trailer.
But in fact, the plot of "Nezha: The Devil Child Comes into the World" is very good. Its main storyline is born out of the familiar "Feng Shen Yanyi", and the core is "Go your own way" and "My life" "I can't help it", "Know yourself against prejudice", "Don't let others label yourself" and so on. Both the main line and the core are not new, but the crew still finishes the whole story smoothly and creatively.
Commercial films, especially animated films, have mostly similar cores, just like Disney's princess animation, which can also be referred to as "feminism". A good producer can tell old stories in new ways without making people feel dull and old-fashioned. The magic weapon to achieve this is usually a tight story rhythm and reasonable plot development.
In terms of the rhythm of the story, "Nezha: The Devil Child Comes into the World" is 110 minutes long, which is long enough for an animated film. The crew has added rich settings and many side roles to the movie, such as Li Jing’s husband and wife, human villagers, dragons, Kunlun immortals, Haiyasha, and barrier guards...These roles have gained a lot of roles. The sidelines and detailed plots make the main story. It is no longer dull, but also creates a great world view, so that the audience will not feel bored and impatient, and can always remain excited.
As for the development of the plot, this movie was once criticized as "joking is not nonsense", and some settings are very subverting the traditional impression. However, in the development of the main storyline, whether it is the background of Shen Gongbao and the Dragon clan, the twins of Nezha Ao Bing, or the family affection of Li Jing's family, the behavior of the characters is derived from the setting of the characters. Several major turning points are reasonable. , The character’s emotional accumulation is also sufficient.
People will not question the feelings of Li Jing and his wife for Ne Zha, nor will they question the friendship between Ao Bing and Ne Zha, or why Ao Bing suddenly wanted to destroy Chen Tang, as long as they can accept the initial strategy of Hun Yuanzhu and Lei Jie Shows a thin basic framework, then all subsequent stories are reasonable.
The picture of "Nezha: The Devil Boy Comes into the World" is undoubtedly excellent. With the injection of capital, "soft power" such as plot, setting, and rhythm control may need to be accumulated, but domestic animation movies are in special effects technology. The pursuit of Hollywood is very direct and rapid.
2015's "The Return of the Great Sage" has already made people's eyes shine, and now four years have passed, the graphics and CG technology of "Nezha: The Devil Child" has reached a fairly mature stage. This film brings together the top companies in the field of animation production in China. With the joint efforts, the characters in the film move smoothly and naturally, and the scenes in the pictures of Shanhe Sheji and the huge CG of several wars are even more spectacular. The standard is amazing.
Here is a special mention of the style of painting. A thousand people may have a thousand preferences. The regular image of Nezha in "The Devil Boy of Nezha" is slightly gothic with dark circles under the eyes. The modeling is very beautiful. In other characters, the fairies and monsters are weird, and the dragon family is cool and handsome. From the character modeling to the scene drawing, it is not particularly prominent, and it does not pollute the eyes of the audience...
Feng judges animated films, this is actually not right, because whether the style is pleasing or not is a completely subjective option. ""Frozen" and "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" have completely different styles, which does not prevent them from being Oscar's best animations; "Naruto" and "One Piece" and "Dragon Ball" also have their own characteristics, and they all It is the pinnacle of Japanese manga.
As for music, film soundtrack is one aspect, and animated films have additional dubbing. I am a music fanatic and I am usually not sensitive to the soundtracks of movies. However, in the later period of "The Devil Boy of Nezha", the soundtrack of the battle between Ao Bing and Nezha impressed me deeply. It is full of epic sense. This is a compliment. As for the dubbing, they are all qualified and won't make people play.
movie overall plan
As we mentioned earlier, this "Nezha: Devil Child Comes into the World" has a rich side story and creates a broad worldview. In fact, even if not counted as the "torrents" that are popular in online novels, the ancient book "Feng Shen Yanyi" alone can expand countless stories. In our long history, traditional culture has some IP that can be explored. Judging from this "Nezha: The Devil Boy" and "The Return of the Great Sage" a few years ago, the audience does not reject works adapted from traditional culture, as long as the quality of the film is really good.
But then again, judging from the setting of the dragon clan, this animation is more or less referenced to the setting of the "premature" novel! Many people at
chanted "Animation Conferred Universe" after watching the movie, and when they mentioned the movie universe, they would think of the Marvel movie universe. MCU is undoubtedly the most successful example in movie history. "Nezha: The Devil Boy Comes into the World" more or less borrows the characteristics of Marvel: easy and funny details, interactive heroes, and even several movie easter eggs.
"Nezha: The Devil Boy Comes into the World" has many easter eggs. Obviously, it is prepared for a sequel. Not only the second Nezha story, but also the entire process of enshrining the gods. There are likely to be more enshrined gods in the future. Personal movies, if they can maintain the same level, maybe we can really see a complete, high-quality animated movie universe.
To sum up, "Nezha: The Devil Child Comes into the World" is a real excellent animation film, which is definitely worth watching in the theater. Whether it is children, teenagers or adults, they can have fun and a good view. Shadow experience.
