Chinese myths and legends have always been the inspiration material library for domestic animated films, and the new film "Falling Dust", which will meet the audience on July 12 in the summer file, brings you a very fresh story - adapted from the legend of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl, which tells the story of the descendant of the Weaver Girl, Jin Feng, and her sister Yulu, who has been separated for many years, to form a "star-collecting" alliance and start a human adventure together.
The film has received a lot of praise since its previous screening, so it is also regarded as the animated film that is most likely to become a little dark horse in this summer file.
At the Shanghai premiere of "Falling Dust", the audience was moved by the twists and turns of the story of the brother and sister, and was also shocked by the exquisite American style. Film director Zhong Ding, chief producer Huang Long, chief producer Tang Yunkang, screenwriter Kang Fu, original music A Kun, and voice actor Li Xin appeared at the post-screening event, sharing the front and back scenes of the film from the initial short film to the film after five years.
The new chapter of mythology writes the legend of the descendants of the Weaver Girl
The film "Falling Dust" was born from the short film of the same name that was once popular on the Internet, and the film took five years to complete, with more than 2,000 animation artists working together by more than 50 teams, in order to show the audience the most perfect "new Chinese" Chinese comic blockbuster.
The 28 Nakshatras are the 28 star regions divided by the ancients by observing the "three lights" - the sun, the moon and the five stars. In the traditional myths and stories of the mainland, the Twenty-Eight Nights also shine with eternal brilliance.
At the same time, as one of the four major myths and legends in China, the story of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl is a household name, but in addition to the eternal but unswerving love of the Milky Way, what legendary events have occurred in the follow-up has always become a blank in the creation of the legend.
"Falling Dust" not only brings the story of the myth of the stars to the big screen for the first time, but also fills in the cause and effect of the legend of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl.
At the beginning of the film, "The reappearance of the stars in the world will inevitably cause another disaster" caused a shock in the divine realm, and the rebellion of the stars seemed to be caused by the Weaver Girl, and the Weaver Girl's son Jin Feng corrected his mother's name and took the initiative to ask Ying to subdue the stars: "As long as I bring back all the stars, no one will blame my mother again." ”
Jin Feng, who first came to the mortal world, met Xiao Fan, the "little goddess of the fortune-telling world" with great powers, and the two did not know each other. Since then, a human adventure has officially begun.
Eating hot pot, drinking milk tea, and visiting the night market, they taste the dust and freedom in the fireworks of the world; Fighting tail fire tiger, catching water ape, and catching winged fire snake, the two strengthen their friendship in fighting monsters and upgrading.
The names of the two brothers and sisters can actually be synthesized into "Golden Wind and Jade Dew Meet", and similar circumstances make them destined to find each other in the sea of people.
Yulu, who is eccentric and calls herself Xiaofan, takes the cold and arrogant Jin Feng to experience the bustling and noisy fireworks in the world, and in exchange, Jin Feng wants to take Yulu to "go to the divine realm to find A-Niang." ”
After twists and turns, the once warm and happy childhood life gradually appeared in front of Jin Feng's eyes, and he finally realized that the girl in front of him was the long-lost little sister.
After the brother and sister recognized each other, Jin Feng and Yulu returned to their hometown many years ago, although it was barren, but the ginkgo tree planted by his father Cowherd for his mother Weaver Girl had sprouts, and the line "We are here, home is there" made many viewers who came to watch with their families cry.
The core of oriental emotion resonates
It can be said that "Falling Dust" not only has a resonant and moving family line, but also the plot line of subduing the stars and revealing the truth about his mother's death is also complete and well-paced, and the elegant and agile characters and majestic scenes show the film's unique aesthetic style.
For example, the canopy hanging from the sky is like a ribbon falling down to see the delicacy of traditional craftsmanship; The pavilions and pavilions carved by the fireworks show the charm of traditional architecture, and the ethereal auspicious clouds and mysterious talismans all show the "new Chinese" aesthetics.
At the same time, the main creative team has integrated new ideas into the national style, and added many small surprises with modern thinking and tradition, such as milk tea, Sichuan-style hot pot and other elements in the film, which made the audience smile.
The beautiful scene setting, the cool and burning spell battles, and the cute stars in "Falling Dust" have all received praise from the audience. "The plot goes out of the route of depth and emotional concentration, which is particularly moving. With silk as the medium and love as the guide, "Falling Dust" paints a scroll that crosses the divine realm and the human world, which is both poetic and picturesque. ”
At the same time, there are a lot of real-life mappings in the movie, which brings resonance and thinking to audiences of different ages: from the perspective of brothers and sisters, it shows the most real voice from the perspective of children, and the protection and sacrifice of the Cowherd and Weaver Girl for the family allows children to better understand the love of their parents.
Director Zhong Ding said: "The story of Goldwind, Gyokuro and the Twenty-Eight Constellations is about family and companionship, responsibility and responsibility, and also about every you and me in life, which will inspire the resonance of audiences of different generations." ”
Screenwriter Yasuo explained that "Falling Dust" has a very oriental emotional core, "It is different from the Hollywood-style superhero narrative that we are more familiar with, although our protagonist is also fighting monsters all the way, but he is not actually for upgrades, he is just for sitting at the big table and eating hot pot." Our heroine Xiaofan is the same, she tried her best to go to the god realm, not to be a fairy herself, or to see how good-looking the male gods are, she is actually looking for her mother, it doesn't matter if she is divine or not, her own mother will always come first. ”
Yasuo said that the core of such emotions is not how great a person's ability is, or how great the achievements are, but in the final emotional landing point is where our life becomes, "We also gave the answer, that is, reunion, family affection." ”