The real battle in the summer file has just begun.
Wu Ershan's new film "Under the Alien" seems to have fallen into a "triple dilemma".
How?
First of all, on July 26, three comic blockbusters were released at the same time.
Coincidentally, "Under the Inhuman", "Deadpool and Wolverine" and "Blue Forbidden Zone: Nagi" happened to form a head-on confrontation between Chinese comics, American comics, and Japanese comics.
Looking at the box office, "Under the Alien" is currently in first place.
You must know that at the level of manga live-action movies, Guoman was still lagging behind the United States and Japan before.
This also adds an extra layer of pressure to "Under the Inhuman".
Can Chinese manga live-action movies hit the first shot? I don't know how many eyes are staring at Urshan.
Second, "Under the Inhuman" currently has two versions: an animated version and a drama version.
The animated version has a high degree of restoration, with a Douban score of 8.8 points;
The drama version started low and went high, and gradually counterattacked by word of mouth, and finally won 8.1 points.
Zhuyu is in front, and the film version of "Under the Alien" will inevitably face a horizontal comparison with these two versions.
Whether it can stand out in the evaluation system of Guoman fans,It's unknown。
Finally, "Under the Inhuman", as a brain-opening long-form comic, the best way to present it is naturally animation, followed by the drama version, and the film version last.
The comic story is long, and how to condense the plot into the limited time of the movie is a great test of the skills of the screenwriter and director.
The three big thunders were buried before the release of "Under the Alien".
As a fan of Guoman, Brother Pi didn't dare to have too many expectations at first.
But after watching the whole film, it almost turned into tap water in seconds.
To put it simply, in the realm of "fantasy", you can always trust Urshan.
has the foundation of "Fengshen", and the look and feel of "Under the Inhuman" is quite wonderful.
It's cool, cool and dazzling, and it's a must-have for eating on the big screen, and there is no fan threshold at all, suitable for all ages.
And the reason why it can have such a high degree of completion and such a good presentation effect is because "Under the Alien" has done three things that other live-action comics can't do.
01, absolutely! Can tradition and fashion be blended like this? Urban fantasy has since become a benchmark
"Under the Alien" is actually a traditional story that takes place in a modern context.
The original author, Mi Er, once said that the story of "Under the Alien" had a prototype of the framework around 2000.
Because I came into contact with all kinds of people and things at work, I tried many professions, so I came up with the idea of creating a manga based on it.
The entire comic is centered around the traditional Confucian concept of "cultivating Qi and ruling peace", and combines Taoist culture.
Therefore, the first problem faced by the live-action manga "Under the Alien" is to combine tradition and fashion.
Let modernity and tradition not be separated, and even organically integrated, harmonious and self-consistent.
Just like the interconnection between the wizarding world and the human world in "Harry Potter", and the connection between Marvel's alien life and the earth, director Wu Ershan also used "Under the Inhuman" to create an urban myth that only belongs to China.
In order to express traditional culture innovatively, the first problem we face is "existence".
"Under the Inhuman", what is Inhuman?
To put it simply, it is a person who has and can operate "qi" (the same as "qi").
They live with ordinary people and look no different from ordinary people.
The only difference is that it can use the powerful "Qi" to generate thunderous energy.
Sounds a bit like a mutant from X-Men?
It's really not, because the thing "Qi" is clearly recorded in the writings of our ancestors.
"Tao Te Ching" has the saying that "five Tibetans give birth to five Qi", and "Guan Yinzi ·Six Daggers" also has a description of "using gods to save Qi".
It is not a simple genetic mutation, but a traditional ancient book that has existed since ancient times and has been passed down to the present day.
This also gives this group of "aliens" a real "theoretical basis" for their existence in modern times.
However, in the final analysis, for the audience, "Qi" is a bit of an ethereal thing.
It is a mysterious energy contained in the living body, and the energy is invisible and invisible, so how to present it visually?
Wu Ershan's method is also brain-opening: color.
After researching ancient books and Chinese culture, the director found that the various fight scenes and moves in "Under the Alien" can be found in the five elements of martial arts and the meridians of traditional Chinese medicine.
Take the five thunders of yin and yang, for example.
Wu Ershan believes that the five thunders of Yang come from the heart and lungs, the heart is red for fire, and the gold for the lungs is white, so it is red and white.
Yin Wulei comes from the liver and kidney, the liver wood is cyan (and the green is taken from the blue), and the kidney water is black, showing blue and black.
In this way, the various moves of "Under the Alien" have completed the tracing of traditional Chinese culture.
At the same time, the color effect is extremely gorgeous and cool, and the sense of technology and modernity is bursting.
At this moment, the depth and breadth are integrated, and the tradition and modernity are combined, and it is not complete.
It's much easier to deal with invisible energy, tangible fighting.
Director Wu Ershan draws materials from traditional martial arts, and well presents the cultural accumulation of the combination of contemporary and ancient, so that each action has a dashing and heavy that only Chinese can understand.
Let's take a simple example.
In order to make each action scene tense and culturally recognizable, director Wu Ershan designed different styles of traditional martial arts routines and factions according to the personalities of different characters.
For example, the action scenes of the protagonist Zhang Chulan mainly come from Baguazhang and Bajiquan.
Because these two sets of boxing techniques are inherited from famous and decent families, they are dignified, powerful, and aesthetically pleasing, and in line with the identity and character of the protagonist.
And Feng Baobao, because he doesn't play cards according to the conventional routines, he practices very miscellaneously, practices all boxing techniques, and focuses on a weird monster, how to come to the anti-routine.
For another example, Xia He, a bone scraper, practices snake boxing and Baguazhang.
Because these two sets of boxing techniques can overcome rigidity and flexibility, they also happen to be consistent with Xia He's charming and charming temperament.
And Feng Shayan is a knock-over fist and a back fist, focusing on a hearty personality, wide opening and closing, and fist speed like the wind.
Each character has its own fighting characteristics.
Combined with the vivid presentation of Qi, the tangible and the intangible, the modern and the ancient, the culture and the technology, thus complete the integration of form and meaning.
Coupled with the presentation of different numbers of grids during shooting, the final effect is achieved.
Therefore, as a Chinese audience, when watching this Chinese comic, there will be a deep sense of immersion and substitution.
Especially when watching the fight scenes, the DNA resonates at the same frequency, and the hands and feet can't help but want to take it out for comparison, and I can see Brother Pi's heart dancing.
What is the Myth of National Style? This is the myth of national style.
What is Urban Martial Arts? This is urban martial arts.
02, the creation of the battle scene is far beyond imagination, and Wu Ershan can come up with such a shot
The story of "Under the Alien" is actually not complicated, and there is not much threshold for ordinary audiences.
The protagonist Zhang Chulan, his fate suddenly changed when he was a sophomore.
Grandpa's body was stolen, and he hurried home, but was slapped in the face by the strange girl Feng Baobao's shovel and brought directly into the world of strange abilities.
The film version chose Hu Xianxu as the actor of Zhang Chulan.
At the age of 23, he is not only full of youth, but also very close to the original comics in terms of appearance and bones.
He is the descendant of the origin of the mysterious exercises, and there are countless strange people on the rivers and lakes who covet this set of exercises.
The suspense of the story also unfolded one by one with the revelation of Zhang Chulan's life experience.
The length of the movie is limited, but with the fast-paced plot, the wrestling quartet is also presented extremely smoothly.
The first is "Everything".
On the surface, it is a courier company, but it is actually an organization that manages Inhuman, and the ultimate goal is to maintain peace and stability in the Inhuman world.
Feng Baobao is a member of "Nadutong", as well as Xu San and Xu Si.
I have to praise here for the film version's choice of Xu San's actor Qiao Zhenyu.
Not only is his temperament mature, but he doesn't have too much immaturity, and his actions are more in line with Xu San's serious and upright characteristics.
Every move is like coming out of the original book.
The second is the "all-sexuality".
They act perversely and do not play according to the rules, which is the complete opposite of "everything goes".
The backbone of the "all-sex" faction is the "four insolences".
They are "bane seedling" Shen Chong, "bone scraper" Xia He, "intestinal poison" Dou Mei, and "thunder smoke cannon" Gao Ning.
These four people correspond to "wine and wealth", which is a specific version of the amplification of alien desires, and the main one keeps doing things.
Wu Ershan's choice of "all-sexual" actors obviously put a lot of thought into it.
Feng Shaofeng's interpretation of Sven scum, Na Ran is responsible for being sexy and hot;
Especially the role of Dou Mei.
Wu Ershan was able to invite the scarab out of the mountain, and it completely fits the original face, this actor's sense of smell is really admirable.
In addition, there is also a famous and decent "Tianyi Gate", as well as a non-governmental organization "Tianxiahui".
Because of the various entanglements of light and dark fighting methods, because each faction has a completely different fighting style and control of "Qi", it is finally presented, and the imagination is bursting, which is an unprecedented visual spectacle.
Let's take a few examples of the creation of the original famous scenes.
Feng Baobao broke Liu Yanyan's puppet array and rampaged on all fours.
The short knife that does not play according to the routine, the smooth action undertaking, and the various anti-gravity tricks, make people's scalps numb and sour.
Look at Feng Shayan's 100-step boxing, punching vigorously and resolutely, one move to kill Feng Baobao in seconds, and instantly "flashed" in front of him, directly sassy, and entered the pit in one second.
Zhang Lingyu's golden light spell is quite grandmaster's style.
The golden palm technique that fell from the sky was concretized here, and the sense of power and fantasy was instantly filled.
The duel of yin and yang and five thunders in the famous scene is an explosion of visual wonders, as if colorful colors and energy are exploding in front of you.
The colorful energy waves and tricks are dizzying, all the way from beginning to end, and many audiences are amazed in the theater one after another.
Of course, Pigo's favorite thing is the design of the ending battle.
In terms of action design, Wu Ershan not only took care of each character, but also completed the smooth scheduling and tension presentation in the complex battle scenes.
Sparks and lightning all the way, climaxes, cool and exciting, is the best battle scene in the past five years, there is no one.
Brother Pi's language and writing, when describing these fight scenes, seem a little pale.
But one thing is certain, this is a world of martial arts that we have never seen or even imagined.
03, convinced, Wu Ershan became the first person to eat crabs in Chinese movies
Mi Er, the author of the original book, has also finished watching the film version of "Under the Alien".
Mi Er's evaluation is: I think the restoration is very good, this movie can let me sink in and watch it first, I think it is a good movie.
Whether the movie is good or not must be handed over not only to the original author, but also to the audience.
In fact, when the trailer was released, many viewers still had questions.
But after watching the whole film, the volume of doubts gradually disappeared.
Why? Because Wu Ershan can hold it, hold it open, shoot it, and fall steadily.
The release of "Under the Alien" is of great significance to Guoman, especially to the live-action film and television adaptation of Guoman.
First of all, the cinematization of Guoman should be handed over to a fantasy aesthetic master and detail control like Wu Ershan to be in charge.
The aesthetics and imagination of top directors really don't give you a chance to disappoint at all.
The previous "Sword Laughter", "Painted Skin", "Ghost Blowing the Lamp", and "Fengshen Part 1" are convincing enough.
And filming "Under the Stranger", Wu Ershan prepared for four whole years.
From casting to action, from world view to visual presentation, from script adaptation to special effects production, Wu Ershan does it himself, checking at all levels, so "Under the Alien" has the oriental fantasy gene that Wu Ershan is good at.
In the face of a huge world view and a large number of characters, Wu Ershan's adaptation and deletion are just right, which greatly lowers the threshold for watching the movie.
Let many passers-by,Become fans of Guoman,This is not a good thing for Guoman。
Secondly, "Under the Alien" is pioneering and innovative, opening up a new way for Guoman to adapt live-action movies.
Before, Guoman changed the animation at most, or changed the TV series, and rarely changed it to the movie version.
The reason for this is because most of the Chinese comics are fan-oriented, the adaptation is difficult, the pressure is high, and the investment and effort are not proportional.
Your makes good use of this "big gamble" to prove that it is safe and feasible for Guoman to change into a live-action movie.
Fans and adaptations have never been a roadblock to the adaptation of Guoman, we just lack the first person to eat crabs.
When the seeds of Guoman are planted, I think that under the fertile soil of the Chinese film market, more latecomers will serve us a feast of live-action movies one after another.
Finally, the head-on comic of Gangri gives "Under the Inhuman" a new role and meaning.
Although it is a coincidence that it was released on the same day, stories often happen because of coincidences.
"Under the Inhuman" PK "Deadpool and Wolverine" and "Blue Forbidden Zone: Nagi", saying that it is a competition of movies when it is small, and it is a contest between different cultures when it is big.
This time, I will stand Guoman, Wuershan, because this is our first manga live-action blockbuster, and it is also a fantasy story that belongs to Chinese culture and is rooted in Chinese genes.
The national is the world, and after reading "Under the Alien", Brother Pi even has a sense of pride.
When, can our Guoman go abroad, trigger a frenzy of movie-watching overseas, and become a position for cultural export.
At that time, looking back at today's "Under the Alien", what kind of heroism will it be.
Last year, "Fengshen Part 1" climbed all the way at the box office with word-of-mouth, and this summer, Wu Ershan once again came up with a masterpiece.
The quality of "Under the Alien" deserves to be seen by more people, and it has every chance to break the 2.6 billion box office of "Fengshen Part 1" and continue to promote the prosperity of the summer market.
Let's just wait to see the show.
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