The first surprise of this summer season appeared:
scored 7.7, ranking first among domestic films in the same period.
can result.
ranked 5.4% on the first day, and the box office was only over 2 million, which is completely disproportionate. What happened to
?
You must know that the predecessor of this movie was an animated short film that was called the "most awesome design" of the year.
should have many people looking forward to it.
So.
sir bought a ticket early in the morning and planned to find out:
Falling into the World
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My first feelings after watching " Falling into the World " , is one word:
volumes.
The current domestic animations are really too curly.
So much so that it is a scene that is clearly step-by-step and allows the audience to receive the goods without even having to worry about it.
also has to go to "death".
for example.
God Realm setting.
What did the world of gods look like in the past?
The "Nantian Gate" stands among the clouds and mist.
Heavenly Soldiers and Heavenly Generals have gorgeous armor, in short, they have a soft "fairy spirit" appearance.
And what about "Falling into the World"?
It almost resets the temperament of God Realm.
In "Down to Earth", the canopy connecting the divine world and the human world is a huge piece of cloth. Different from the splendid splendor and banquets in the Yaochi in the impression, the divine world in the movie is extremely "frigid".
The whole place is mainly blue and white. In the distance from Nantianmen, there are dozens of rectangular mountains of cloth and silk.
In the temple, "cloth" is also the main concept.
The tall and indifferent figures of the gods and Buddhas are hidden in the light-colored gauze curtains, while in the surrounding caves, like fairy tombs, there are neat and unified shadows of the gods and generals.
Apple style?
No.
There are variables here too:
lines.
The golden thread in Jin Feng’s hand has almost become the only flowing color in this cold world.
At the beginning of the video, a smooth scene of Nantianmen collecting demons was shown.
Different from the "stabbing" and "cutting" of traditional martial arts, the martial arts in "Falling into the World" shows the fancy "bundling" method of gold thread.
The collision of red and gold colors presents a sense of impact, supplemented by smooth spatial arrangement, showing the visual tension of the giant beast entangled with the thin cage.
This is the world of gods.
So what about the human world?
sir can only say.
In order to make the audience feel the same, the producers worked very hard to the current fireworks .
is correct.
is current, not ancient.
So you can see a huge "city that never sleeps", which is full of familiar things, such as large pearl milk tea, or the "hungry horse" that delivers food. People visit the night market and ride the cable car in this mountain city. , eating fried chicken...
was very enjoyable.
A very representative scene: conquering the tail fire tiger.
The camera pans across the hot pot floor from bottom to top, jokingly passing by diners who are fighting over "my treat" and "my treat", and sweeping over the dead-end scene of Kuso Hai Lao Society where the waiters hold up birthday cards and sing happily.
The track-type hot pot vegetable delivery truck used by the waiter to deliver food comes with a perspective camera, which has the mystery of ancient steampunk.
follows the momentum of the suona.
This time the martial arts drama made full use of the skill of various props, giving it a visual sense of "hot pot with herbal tea".
The divine world is clear but not dull, and the human world is complex but not chaotic.
But just that? Neither is
.
As a 3D movie, it also inserts two two-dimensional animations.
And this has become the highlight of the movie:
In the meaty part of the movie, a horizontal scroll embroidery style hand-painted quickly summarizes the plot of conquering the other twenty-eight stars except the final boss.
The gorgeous and simple Chinese classical colors are used here with gold as the background color. Every transition is guided by "needle and thread", and each constellation is "sewn" on the star axis, perfectly integrating the transition with the plot.
So you see.
The producers are obviously not satisfied with the usual visual effects. They work hard to create a refreshing world view in a limited space.
And this.
is actually the first step in the "volume" of "Falling into the World".
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A question: If you knew in advance that "Down to Earth" was adapted from the story of Weaver Girl, would you think that this story has no room for imagination?
The fairy descended to earth.
is trapped by love.
Thinking about it makes you feel vulgar?
But.
Most viewers felt after watching the movie that "Down to Earth" tells a good story that has a smooth look and feel and is steady and steady.
Why?
This is actually where the master created the second "volume":
sculpting the story.
looks simple, right?
is wrong.
Because this is almost a problem that is difficult to solve in current Chinese comics and movies.
So.
To do this, they first changed the perspective from which the story was told .
gave birth to a pair of sons and daughters of the Weaver Girl.
In the process of constantly taking risks and recovering monsters, the truth about "The Weaver Girl descends to earth" is gradually revealed.
So called... "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them". The same is true for
.
What the audience feels is that they no longer watch the ancient legend repeatedly.
is more immersive.
In the end, the brother and sister recognized each other, and many people were moved to tears.
But can just changing the way of telling create something new?
No.
It actually changed the core of the story:
The image of Weaver Girl.
Who is Weaver Girl?
The "love brain" in folklore is an image that is "left behind" and "to be rescued".
is a video.
Her motivation for coming down to earth is no longer because of men.
but the common people.
She finally "jumped" down out of her great love for the human world and her sense of responsibility to prevent the power of her stars from being swallowed up by her selfish desires in the divine world.
and was constantly smeared.
And weaving is such a traditional family behavior for women.
In the movie, it is also portrayed as a kind of strength.
is like the most important weapon in the film, the "golden thread". The film does not focus on the traditional blade and the heroism of the Mu Qiang faction behind it, but on the golden thread that curbs violence and bridges the gap in the sky. It is the unique "softness" of "Falling into the Mortal World".
is also a major rewriting of the old gender narrative.
So, this is just a new story that is in line with the current trend of female thought?
seems to be wrong again.
Because apart from these "new", if you look carefully, you will find that it has not deviated from tradition at all.
For example, we can ask another question:
What is the story of the Weaver Girl about?
Is life a tragic life?
Is love too great?
is neither.
sir feels that it is actually a resistance to the oppression of heaven and a praise for the warmth of the world.
And in "Falling into the World".
Although the story is no longer the familiar story, these resistance and warmth have been retained in the end.
An example.
Remember what we said earlier about the "coldness" of the divine world, right? As the story develops to the later stages, this "coldness" gradually turns into "indifference."
There is civil strife in the divine world.
The curtain between heaven and earth was torn apart, and countless falling rocks landed on the earth, creating a tragic mess.
What is the reaction of the God Realm at this time?
Several magic soldiers wearing masks (perhaps without faces) said:
"Something happened, run."
It was obviously a disaster of their own making. Redistribution of benefits due to unfair harvesting of the lower realm actions, but not only did they ignore it, they also only thought about their own safety.
The hypocrisy of the divine world goes so far.
And who is left to resist the disaster?
A small god who has never been among the immortals, a pair of children born from the union of the Weaver Girl and a human.
Why?
There is actually only one reason for them to do this:
Feelings.
In the process of getting along with humans, they have human emotions.
Just like the movie says, "Emotions are mortal spells".
Only when people have feelings can they know honor and disgrace, and only when people have feelings can they know how to measure. The so-called caring and helping each other, these qualities are all based on "emotions".
This is the most powerful force of mankind.
is also the most fundamental trait that makes us human beings, not animals. The same is true for
.
When we saw two homesick orphans, they finally ran to a hot pot restaurant.
picked the big table they had never sat at.
hug each other to warm each other and comfort each other to soothe each other's lonely hearts.
What we can feel is actually more than just a story.
but one by one.
Once upon a time.
How can we not be like this? In the company of friends, we can resist the loneliness of not having our loved ones around and spend the long winter?
And under the infection of this emotion.
Even though we know that the film is not that perfect, such as "surge in combat power" or "missing characters" in the narrative.
However, I still feel the same way.
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At this point you may be wondering: When did telling a normal story become worthy of praise? Does it make sense to roll this?
But the fact is.
In the field of Chinese comics, telling a good story has always been a big problem.
Do you still remember the Chinese comic movies of these years?
In order to prevent years of hard work from being ignored (animations usually take several years to complete), they often draw on familiar mythological stories, and in order not to make the stories boring, they often make great adaptations of them. .
can finally render the result.
or low child.
or fragmented.
Needless to say, since we were young, this kind of movies have often not entered our field of vision in recent years. However, a significant feature of the Chinese comic movies that can enter our field of vision is that has enough depth and the story is difficult to evaluate..
even to appear "adult" enough.
Many films directly use metaphor as the main body, without caring about the flow of the story.
Why?
is actually going in the wrong direction.
We often say "tell Chinese stories well". This "goodness" does not lie in how deep the story is, nor how complicated it is, but more in how it should be told in a smooth story. Let us see the characteristics of the "Chinese Story" itself.
is like " Chang'an Sanwanli ".
Do you think the story is complicated? Neither does
.
But what we see in such a simple story is the charm of Chinese culture. This alone is actually enough.
And what about "Down to Earth"?
is obvious.
You can see their determination to work hard in this direction.
An example.
Many elements of traditional culture appear in the film, such as talismans (a kind of magic), or Taoist culture (Samsung Temple), and even poetry (Golden Wind and Jade Dew Encounter).
and the most important of them is 星星.
What is a constellation?
The Twenty-eight Constellations are the twenty-eight star regions divided by the ancients by observing the movement patterns of the "three lights" - the sun, the moon, and the five stars.
In traditional Chinese mythology, the Twenty-Eight Constellations also shine with eternal glory and are one of the important components of traditional Chinese culture.
It’s a pity.
has been rarely taken seriously by the public for many years.
So.
In order to present a world view of the stars, the production team consulted a large amount of information such as "Spring and Autumn Dew" "Gan Shi Star Scripture", as well as the star compass, etc., and specifically verified the distribution of stars, naming rules, extended meanings, etc.
in order to be as accurate as possible.
But is it just to present traditional culture?
No.
It serves the role even more.
What kind of person is the protagonist Jin Feng?
is tolerant and very purposeful. In order to get rid of the label of being discriminated against, he will do anything.
So.
The film gradually brings out his growth by recovering several mythical beasts (constellations) such as the female earth bat, the tailed fire tiger, and the winged fire snake.
never hesitates to regain the mythical beast.
takes the overall situation into consideration and protects the people first, and has a responsible role.
These are closely related to these stars. The same is true for
.
At the end of the film, when the twenty-eight constellations returned to their positions, the poem "Sky clouds make tricks, flying stars spread hatred, and silver and Chinese are far away in darkness" unexpectedly entered our minds.
combines some concepts and symbols.
became a real picture.
So in the final analysis.
The premise of what we call "telling Chinese stories well" should be placed on "story".
The base is unstable.
No matter what we talk about, it is all castles in the air.
And "Falling into the World".
At least in terms of story, Sir feels that he has found the right direction.
It's not too complicated.
also doesn’t bury metaphors randomly.
Instead, he told a story step by step that can be empathized with by many people. Don't think this is easy.
because of the moment.
It’s still too “difficult” to see a normal story in a Chinese comic movie.
People are willing to use all formulaic methods to incite public sentiment and obtain traffic rewards.
instead of settling down.
clumsily do what a creator should do.
And this.
is probably the reason why this movie shouldn’t be scheduled like this and ultimately buried.
The pictures in this article are from the Internet
Editorial assistant: Tu Yile, the waiter of the Banmoto family
