The 2020 hit is actually an animated cartoon. How could "Ghost Slayer: Infinite Train" be so successful! (Review+Analysis)

Ashleigh 2022-01-15 08:01:28

When I kept talking about the wasteland, my friends on various platforms told me a message, you can go to see "Ghost Slayer: Infinite Train".

Although I have been listening to the various legends of the animation and comics of this show before, I have never found a chance to get into the pit.

So on the basis of pure Xiaobai, I finished watching "Ghost Slayer: Infinite Train" and felt...not enough! So I hurriedly made up the animation series of "Ghost Slayer", and then I was a little emboldened to talk about this "Ghost Slayer" that shocked the entire animation industry.

In order to survive, I still have to explain to you that I am not an avid fan of "Blade of Ghost Slayer", nor is it a hardcore representative of the series. This video is the same as the pertinent perspective of the past new film express, using personal To comment on this "Ghost Slayer: Infinite Train" in a subjective way, it happens that everyone can experience different comments from the perspective of audiences who are less enthusiastic about the series. It will also help those who don't know the animation at all, and give a little background knowledge explanation.

You see, I usually comment directly as soon as I come up. Now I have to say so, you can see the influence of "Demon Slayer" in the animation circle, and "Demon Slayer" is out of the circle now, and there are many people around me. People who are exposed to animation have also tried to watch "Blade of Ghost Slayer".

Influence of "Demon Slayer"

The comics of "Blade of Demon Slayer" have been published since 2016, but compared to "One Piece", "Attack on Titan" seems a bit tepid, but after the release of "Blade of Demon Slayer" in the animation version in 2019 , The horrible data came, especially since the 19th episode caused a climax of qualitative change, the data fission exploded, "Demon Slayer" became a phenomenon-level work, and the comics were also sold to an explosion.

The theater version of "Demon Slayer: Blade Infinite Train" screened on Japanese theaters this year has created a box office miracle. At the moment of the epidemic, Japan can also set a 10-day box office record of breaking tens of billions of yen. Before press, "Demon Slayer: Blade Infinite Train" has reached 25.9 billion yen. What is the concept? It shows that this animation has only been released in Japan for more than a month, and it has boarded the second box office in Japanese film history, and the goal is straight. "Spirited Away" by Hayao Miyazaki.

And I have to emphasize once again that this is still at the moment of the epidemic, if it weren't for the epidemic, the box office of this animation might have been a hit.

It is said that in many theaters in Japan, everyone burst into tears when they saw it. In fact, the film has been on my side for more than 2 weeks, but when I went to watch it, there were still many people, and even some shows were almost full. Field (the concept of full field under the epidemic).

Sure enough, it's not an exaggeration at all. The one I watched was especially the one where Tanjirou shouted: "Purgatory didn't lose." I glanced at the audience around me, and they were all wiping their tears, including me. It was really good to cry.

In order to take care of more friends in this channel, and to better start the comment section, I will spoiler the background of the animation of "Ghost Slayer" without going into important details.

Background introduction of "Ghost Slayer"

I believe that one of the places attracted by the Ghost Slayer Blade series is the complex and imaginative worldview in the film. At least for me, this is the place that attracts me the most.

The time background of the story is set in the Taisho era more than 100 years ago. The Taisho era is only 15 years old, with Meiji in the front and Showa in the back.

The protagonist of the story is Tanjiro Chiaomen. In addition, he has 6 siblings. He is the eldest. The family is poor and lives by selling charcoal. Even so, the whole family is still happy.

One day, when Tanjiro returned home, he found that his whole family had been killed by a ghost. Except for Tanjiro's sister, Nidouzi, who was still alive, Nidouzi had become a ghost.

This leads to the ghostly world view in "Ghost Slayer: Blade". As early as a thousand years ago, in the Heian period of Japan, there was a child from an aristocratic family. When he was a weak and sick baby, he broke his breath many times and was sent away. The crematorium showed signs of life before. When he grew up, he was very sorry for his life, but the trick of fate made him suffer from a terminal illness. Seeing that he was about to die in his 20s, a doctor developed a medicine for him, but he took it. After finding out that the condition worsened, he killed the doctor in anger.

As a result, the effect of the medicine gradually worked. He was reborn and had an immortal body, but he couldn't see the sun and became very bloodthirsty. Of course, he didn't need to sleep upside down or sleep in a coffin. The human being bitten by him would also change. Being a vampire, oh no ghost.

He is the world's first ghost, and his name is Guiwu Tsuji Mumai .

In the past thousand years, Wu Mian has an important purpose, which is to continue to find the cyan Bianhua in the doctor's unfinished formula, so as to make himself stronger.

For this reason, Wu Mian began to bite people and turn into ghosts, and formed his own ghost army to help him find the blue flowers of the other side.

In order to consolidate his power and status, Wu Mian also screened out twelve powerful ghosts. The group was called "Twelve Ghost Moon". Then these twelve ghosts were divided into upper and lower strings. The upper strings were very powerful and basically unchanged. Although the lower string ghost is also very strong, it is often killed and replaced internally by the ghost killing team.

Among these ghosts, humans who have not been bitten can become ghosts. Of course, there are a few very powerful ghosts that have this ability, but basically most humans who have been bitten and killed by ghosts will die.

Ghosts have immortality (not that they cannot be killed) and their wounds can heal quickly. The more people and human blood they eat, the stronger their ability.

Similarly, where there are ghosts, there will be a team that kills ghosts, but the irony is that the establishment of the ghost-killing team and the head of the Sanya Shiki family behind it have a blood relationship with Wu Mier.

It is precisely because of the curse of non-traumatic ghost killings that the rest of the males in the family are all weak and sick and die quickly. In order to continue the incense, the family obeyed the instructions of the gods and married the clergy from generation to generation, so that the offspring could barely survive to 30 years old.

The head of the series now is Yoya Shiki, who is kind, caring for the team members, and has both leadership qualities and a sexy voice.

In order to break this curse and to protect the safety of humanity, the family supported the formation of a ghost killing team. The ghost killing team is also hierarchical. The most iconic is the organization called Zhu, which is also the strongest group of nine in the ghost killing team. , Of course, the ghost hunter in the column is replaceable.

The members of Zhu are the main pillar core force of the ghost killing team to deal with ghosts. At the same time, they will also accept stepchildren, which are apprentices, to exercise and inherit the skills of the ghost kill team and expand the team.

Each of these nine people has their own unique skills, which are also called genres. Because they need to use lung breathing to perform moves, they are also called "some" breathing.

The earliest and most primitive and lost is the breath of the sun, which later evolved into water, inflammation (fire), rock, wind, and thunder. From these 5 genres, snake, flower, love, kasumi, scorpion, sound, and insect are branched out.

Speaking of people who haven’t watched the animation, are they a little dizzy? It’s not over yet. Every genre uses its own unique breath, and can inherit and create its own moves. Each move will have its own name. The action and style of play are very cool.

If you still don’t understand, you can link with "Saint Seiya". The animation also has rich levels, such as gold, silver, bronze, etc., and each member has his own special moves, Pegasus Meteor Fist. Say it.

The Way to Success for the Characters in "Blade of Ghost Slayer"

The hero Iwajiro in the animation joined the ghost killing team in order to save his sister who turned into a ghost, and was determined to avenge his family. From an unknown man, step by step, relying on his own efforts and beliefs, he became a great ghost hunter.

In fact, the details of the world view of "Ghost Slayer" are much more than that. I won’t do much here. It’s also because of such wonderful characters with a leveling system, genre gestures, and many rich characters with distinctive personal characteristics. , Appearing in turns like the men's and women's groups, there is always one you will like or bring you a sense of intimacy.

More importantly, the traditional concept of family brought out by the main characters, the loneliness buried in our hearts and the sense of identity we want to seek, all resonate to the greatest extent in "Blade of Ghost Slayer", even the villain ghost , They also have a tragic side. After all, they were also humans. The process of becoming ghosts may also have an unknown and touching past.

The protagonist Tanjiro counterattacked from no one to Akimori Man’s heroic growth route. It is also a Japanese animation that is inseparable from its ancestors. It is always used and very effective. The audience grows up with the protagonist, crying, laughing, and frustrated. , Rejuvenation, and the explosion of the small universe, such a companionship to develop a route, of course, is very easy for people to enter the pit.

In terms of character empathy, if "One Piece" is about dreams and friendship, "Attack on Giant" is about the sense of mission that bursts out in the life and destiny of mankind, then "Blade of Ghost Slayer" is the most suitable for everyone. Inherited family feelings, especially brothers and sisters.

The protagonist Tanjirou has been carrying the burden of her sister who has turned into a ghost, and her sister also silently helped her brother. The brother and sister support and encourage each other, but the identity is a satirical person and a ghost. Such emotional impact has formed a particularly powerful dramatic conflict. The core spiritual motivation of Tanjirou is the family who has passed away, the gentleness of his father's teachings, the mother's tenderness, and the laughter of his younger brothers and sisters have all become Tanjirou's most true emotional bond to the audience.

Of course, the members of the ghost killing team also spent a lot of space to present the relationship between each other like family feelings. In colloquial terms, in the big family of the team, Tanjiro found the love and warmth that he had lost. .

This time, the theatrical version is directly connected to the 26 episodes of the first season of the animation. The current 26 episodes of the first season of the anime version is the content of the first 7 volumes of the comics, while the theatrical version is the content of the 8 & 9 volumes, and there are 23 comics in total. It's over, but based on the popularity now, I don't know if the original comic artist Wu Mae Hu Shiqing wants to start a prequel and then a diary or something.

Why make the theater version

So the question is, why does the theatrical version have to undertake the content of the animated version, instead of making a separate theatrical version of the independent plot like other anime series such as "One Piece" and "Naruto"?

First, make the theater version, of course, from the perspective of the complete story. At present, the first season of "Ghost Slayer" is over, and the next infinite train plot will be able to carry a 2-hour plot, and Each character has a clear mission, and some important characters can also have this clear and complete arc, such as the flame column.

The structure of the narrative of the plot is also in line with the standard of a movie. The so-called transition, events and duels that take place in a closed carriage can be completed in two hours. These factors are too suitable for a theater. Version now.

In terms of the tension and effect of the story and drama, the first appearance of the winding ghost, and the first time to show the rich moves and strength of the column, the duel action scenes are watched on the big screen, it is really a kind of enjoyment.

The second is market considerations. As far as the current popularity and narrative volume of "Demon Slayer Blade" are concerned, it just happens to be able to accommodate most of the audience. Even if you have never watched an animated series, you only need to understand the background of the story, such as After watching my video, I can go to the theater and watch the movie directly.

In the end, it’s to push the boat along the water, so that fans of the Blade of Ghost Slayer can share the movie-watching event, and let more people enter the pit. The time and place are right and the people are harmonious. Sure enough, "The Blade of Ghost Slayer Infinite Train" is very successful. Of course, strictly speaking, the epidemic situation. Influence, the geographical position is obviously not dominant, otherwise it may now be the first box office in Japanese film history.

"Demon Slayer: Blade Infinite Train" commentary and comments

Next, combine the plot of the theater version to make a more in-depth review and analysis. If you mind the spoiled friends, you can pay attention to "Da Cong Watching the Movie" first, and then come back after watching the movie.

In the film Tanjirou, Zenizu, and Inosuke receive the task together to go to an "infinite" train to support Kyōjuro in the Flame Pillar Purgatory.

Before they arrived, many people had disappeared from this train, and their task was to ensure the safety of more than 200 passengers on this train.

After they hacked and killed a few little ghosts, they gradually realized that the train was hiding the nightmare dream of the middle and last one of the twelve ghosts. He should be a loyal fan of "Red Pepper" and "Inception"...

Nightmare’s stunt is to allow people to enter beautiful dreams unconsciously, and then let the person who obeys his commands tie a rope to the dreamer, so that the person can enter the subconscious zone of the dreamer’s dream and find the spiritual core And destroy to annihilate the opponent.

It sounds like some of the connection methods of "Inception" dreams, right, but as far as the analysis of dreams in reality is concerned, there are really only studies similar to Freud and so on, so they are basically the same. Everyone There is no need to entangle the theoretical setting of these dreams.

As far as the interpretation of dreams is concerned, "Infinite Train" is also full of imagination, and we have also thoroughly perfected the inner construction of the characters in the dreams of each character.

For example, Tanjirou returned to the good time of family integrity, but when he knew that all of this was a dream, whether he stayed in the dream and was happy to numb himself forever, or returned to the cruel reality, he hesitated, the parents in the dream and his parents The younger siblings are so real and lovely, and his patient departure also caused an accidental emotional shock.

The death of Tanjirou’s family has already filled him with self-blame and guilt. This time, in his dream, he abandoned his family again and made him bear more guilt, but in the end he wanted to understand that his family has passed away. You must face reality instead of being lost in a dream. In reality, there is still a younger sister to guard and tasks to complete.

There is also Yan Zhu Xing Shou Lang. In his dream, he returned to the day when he was promoted to Zhu. He happily told his father about this, but his father poured cold water, but Xing Shou Lang still cheered up and comforted his brother and himself. Become a better person by yourself. This also reveals what a just and persistent young man he is.

After Nightmare was defeated, the more powerful first three Yiwoza appeared. He was a militant who respected and valued powerful opponents. He believed that this would make him stronger, but at the same time, Yiwoza Will also despise all weak lives, which is the opposite of Kyo Shou Lang's values.

The duel between the two was full of enthusiasm, the sword, the sword, the shadow, the blue, the yellow, and the warm colors intertwined. This duel was also a confrontation between the two in a spiritual dialogue.

Yiwozuo hopes that Shou Lang can also become ghosts, so that they can learn from each other and become stronger selves, and Shou Lang would rather die than become ghosts, he vowed to defend everyone on the train.

Yiwozuo believes that ghosts are more comfortable, and wounds with immortality can heal quickly. Humans have a short life span and hard-to-heal wounds, which are completely incomparable with ghosts.

But Xing Shou Lang said the true meaning of it. It is because of these shortcomings that human beings make life more precious and need someone to guard and cherish it.

After a long period of competition between the two, because Yiwoza is the third winder after all, it is indeed stronger than Xing Shou Lang. Coupled with the ability of Yi Wo Zuo to heal wounds quickly as a ghost, without martial ethics, Xing Shou Lang was quickly defeated. Coming down, finally sacrificed.

But but! The most important thing is this. However, when Xing Shou Lang broke out of the small universe, the Yiwoza had already been hurt a lot. If the sun came out at dawn, the Yiwoza might also be defeated.

But unfortunately, Yiwoza still escaped. Just as Tanjiro shouted, Yiwoza, a coward, didn't lose in purgatory. He defended his dignity with his own life, protected people's lives, and beat Yiwoza away.

In general, the script of "Ghost Slayer: Infinite Train" has a solid plot, and the action play has been more sophisticated and high-cost production, which looks more shocking and passionate. The character's mental journey is also better interpreted. The whole film It doesn't seem to be for selling feelings and harvesting fan leeks at all. It is a masterpiece of high quality in all aspects.

If you have never been in contact with "Blade of Demon Slayer" before, and you are particularly interested in watching this video, then you can consider this series of pitfalls.

Of course, frankly speaking, whether it is "Ghost Slayer" or "One Piece" or any popular animation, there must be people who don't like it. After all, we live in a diverse world, right?

So don't say I'm just a meal, everyone who knows understands, I haven't been so big enough to eat the meal of "Demon Slayer", if I can eat it, I will show it off.

For me, after I came into contact with the animation of "Demon Slayer", the overall impression is still good, but I did not say that I love it to the death. In contrast, I prefer the complex human nature in the apocalyptic chaos of "Attack on Titan". To explore, there is even more distant "EVA" babbling about the universe and the philosophy of materialism and idealism.

I also want to talk about the timeless classic animations in my mind when I have the opportunity. Today, the new film express of "Demon Slayer: Infinite Train" will first comment on this.

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  • Darien 2022-03-19 09:01:07

    Although the third brother is very pitiful, but still can't forgive you for killing the eldest brother! Some people say that the third brother came here inexplicably. In fact, it is explained in the comics later that after Wu Mian died next time, he immediately asked the third brother nearby to check the situation. It did not appear for no reason...

  • Octavia 2022-03-20 09:02:30

    Just like all the essence of tv is in episode 19, all the essence of the theater version is in Yanzhu vs. 30 minutes, the other parts can only be said to be unsatisfactory. ufotable still doesn't know how to do literary drama, and the three on the carbon ruler wolf mouth gun should be an emotional flashpoint, but the storytelling is too dull to weaken the appeal.