I really paid attention to "Animal World" because of a video I accidentally brushed out of Da Cong's circle of friends.
This video is about the producer's difficulty in raising money, and the director wants to burn money to play special effects, so in order to coax investors, the director made a doll version of "special effects blockbuster" (of course, this is a kind of publicity method) .
As the opening film of the Shanghai Film Festival, "Animal World" is highly praised by those who have watched it. It is praised as "Animal World" is only one step away from the masterpiece, and it is even said that it is the pinnacle of domestic films.
Now that "Animal World" is released, Da Cong entered the cinema with anticipation but curiosity.
After watching the movie, the special effects are impressive, the IQ reasoning link is full of curiosity, and the rhythm of the movie and the emotion of watching the movie are very appropriate. This is the first feeling of the movie for Da Cong.
Before the movie was released, Da Cong didn't know about the cartoon "Gambling Apocalypse" and Nobuyuki Fukumoto, nor did he watch the Japanese live-action version. It happened that this movie was watched by an audience who did not do preliminary research. this movie.
It is no exaggeration to say that "Animal World" has indeed achieved a very high level of domestic genre films, and the special effects and lens language are not inferior to Hollywood blockbusters.
Many people are praising Li Yifeng. Coincidentally, Da Cong also knows very little about the actor Li Yifeng. Before watching "Animal World", he heard the most gossip about Li Yifeng and the news that he had a car accident while driving a supercar.
When "Animal World" was announced, one of them was that it took him eight months to complete the filming on the crew, so his acting skills were worthy of the audience and could be called Li Yifeng's personal masterpiece.
Da Cong thinks it's not normal for an actor to cooperate with the crew in acting? Shouldn't that be exactly what an actor's career is supposed to do?
If the eight months of being in the crew can become the focus of the report, it also shows how unbearable the time for other so-called little fresh meat to stay in the crew.
After watching an episode of "The Round Table School" about "Actor", Dou Wentao said about an industry phenomenon:
"You (film company) came to us (Xiao Xianrou) to shoot,
We say we don't have time, we don't have time,
Then you ask your grandfather to tell your grandma,
No matter how much money, we also want him (Xiao Xianrou),
Then we have no way,
Let's just say we can only give you six days (to make a movie)
Do you want it? !
He said he (the film company) wanted it. "
Judging from the film production chaos at the tip of the iceberg in China, it is no wonder that Li Yifeng's eight-month stay in the crew will become a focus of publicity.
It is true that Li Yifeng's performance in the film is remarkable. Several scenes have seen his seriousness and diligence, but playing against Zhou Dongyu and even an actor like Michael Douglas, it is obvious that Li Yifeng has a lot of room for improvement. Big.
For example, Li Yifeng and Zhou Dongyu said goodbye to the scene. With a few simple lines of dialogue and expressions, you can see Zhou Dongyu's reluctance to give up to Li Yifeng, and Li Yifeng's reaction will appear a little stiff.
However, in the scenes on the back of the ship, Li Yifeng performed better and better, and gradually entered the role. Director Han Yan also pointed out that when Li Yifeng first entered the crew, he had to go back and forth for a film a dozen times, and sometimes it was over after he got on the ship.
Li Yifeng's efforts have ushered in the approval of the audience, Da Cong will not praise Li Yifeng too much here, because this is the responsibility of the actors to work hard.
Speaking of director Han Yan, he is the core force of "Animal World". In order to obtain the right to adapt the film, Han Yan wrote tens of thousands of words overnight to Nobuyuki Fukumoto, and finally persuaded the original author to give him the right to adapt.
Han Yan is well known to everyone, probably his "Get Out, Tumor Jun" . The film is the most successful comic adaptation in China. The film combines literature, art and commerce. The special effects and mirror movements in it are imaginative and creative.
At the same time, the film was also controversial and became the film nominated for Oscar in mainland China that year.
Of course, "Fuck Off, Tumor-kun" hasn't reached the level of being nominated for an Oscar, but this has nothing to do with Han Yan himself.
Through the popularity of "Fuck Off", Han Yan can finally burn money and smash special effects willfully in the new "Animal World".
The role of the clown in the film is the actual operation of Han Yan's dream, and the special effects were brought to the Weta Digital post-production company of the "Avatar" and "Lord of the Rings" series to escort the special effects of the film.
In fact, as long as the crew is willing to burn money and hire a good special effects team, the effect of the film will not be bad. Therefore, the core of special effects is still the director's control of the language of special effects shots and the design of special effects actions.
The clown in "Animal World" took on almost all the scenes of big special effects, which is also the part that Da Cong felt regretted in "Animal World".
——Slightly drunk spoilers will not affect viewing——
According to the description of the film, Li Yifeng had the role of a clown planted in his heart because of a sudden family change. When Li Yifeng was emotional, the clown would run out.
The clown carries the other side of Li Yifeng's personality, but the film also expresses this. There is no better shaping of the character of the clown, but more scenes that let the clown take on the fight and action.
Just imagine, if the clown also undertakes part of the inner drama and dialogue, and uses the image of the clown to express another personality of Li Yifeng, perhaps Li Yifeng's personality level will be richer.
In addition, maybe the director's special effects are high. Although the special effects scenes are very exciting, there are several scenes that break the continuity of the film. Especially after boarding the ship, the IQ reasoning plot should be interlocked, and the special effects should be used more on the scene. Storyline.
For example, when Li Yifeng competes with others, the opponent becomes the image of an animal, which is very consistent with the "Animal World" in the film, but there are not many special effects of such on-site transformation.
The inner drama of the clown Li Yifeng on the boat is still on the subway fight that has nothing to do with the story, which leads to some disconnect between the special effects and the plot.
When it comes to the story of "Animal World", it is based on the original "Gambling Apocalypse". The film's test of human nature and analysis of the reasoning of the game have all been portrayed in great detail.
As a screenwriter, Han Yan also added various reversals of the main and sub-line to the plot, and finally raised the film to the passion of the comics.
Such a mature guide tube operation is a place where domestic type films should be supported more.
Many people may not understand the reasoning part of rock-paper-scissors, saying that it is not clearly expressed, but Da Cong believes that the presentation method in the film is already very visual.
The reason why the explanation is still a bit obscure is because the seemingly simple game of rock-paper-scissors contains knowledge of mathematics, psychology, out-of-the-box, and even finance.
"Animal World" has actually simplified this link, even if you don't understand the rules of the game, it will not affect the promotion of the plot.
Perhaps the most difficult thing to understand is why Li Yifeng had to bet five stars with the man in red when he had other chances of winning, and even lost himself in the little black house.
In fact, the movie has already explained that Li Yifeng wants to play a game of his own according to the way of faith. Just like his bloody lines: "The game is yours, but the rules are set by Lao Tzu."
Moreover, Li Yifeng's team only had 5 stars at that time, 31 rocks, 2 scissors, and 33 cloths .
Li Yifeng was actually looking for other people at this time, and others would not bet 5 stars with him, so it was still far from their goal of gathering 9 stars for the three of them, and the only one who could bet was the man in red.
And even if the red-clothed man spends money, punishes himself by slapping his face, and loses 5 stars, he has to play against Li Yifeng and consume the last card in his hand to keep himself safe, because no one will play with the red-clothed man again.
Therefore, after careful analysis, Li Yifeng is playing the safest game. He has already guessed the card in the red man's hand 80% of the time, and then by winning five stars, the three team members have 10 stars, and then consume it through internal draws. For the extra cards, I have one card left and put it in the small dark room, and finally let my friends redeem myself with three stars.
The easter egg at the end of the film connects the tragic past of Li Yifeng as a child to the story line of the villain, thus opening the sequel chapter, but this coincidence seems too hasty and a little blunt.
I heard that "Animal World" will be made into a trilogy. I believe this will become a new milestone in Li Yifeng's acting career.
All in all, "Animal World" ignited the firefight of the domestic blockbuster summer vacation, followed by "I'm not the God of Medicine", "Evil Does Not Overpower the Righteous", "The Four Heavenly Kings of Di Renjie", "The Richest Man in Xihong City", "Shadow" and so on.
Let's all wait and see the show!
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