Chapter 356: "Kung Fu Panda" is shockingly debuted!
"I'm not a fat panda, I'm the fat panda!"
At the Palais du Cinema in Cannes, France, the screening hall of "Kung Fu Panda" was full, and the film had come to the final stage.
On the second day of the opening of the 58th Cannes Film Festival, the much-anticipated "Kung Fu Panda" was grandly exhibited, although I had seen its face in the trailer, reporters, film critics, and the audience still had a shocking surprise, this is an unprecedented CGI cartoon!
First of all, its CGI technology is amazing, the cute and lively animal characters are lifelike, and all the details such as animal hair, clothing threads and other details have a touch-like texture. This is naturally not surprising, complementing each other, the graphics engine & Blue Sky Studio has long been one of the top CGI special effects teams, especially the animal shaping and capture technology is in the lead, this $100 million, three years of meticulous construction of "Kung Fu Panda" compared to "Ice Age 2", has made a lot of progress.
And regardless of the usual expressions, fierce action fights are smooth and natural, the shots of kung fu martial arts scenes are designed to be funny and interesting, often very cool, pandas, tigers, monkeys, snakes, several different animal characters have different fighting tricks and styles, pandas are funny, tigers are fierce, and monkeys are flexible...... Absolutely top visual enjoyment, one has to praise the enjoyment!
Seeing Po use his trick to defeat Taro, the audience couldn't help but applaud, and film critics around the world also secretly praised, and director Steve O'Decock and producer Jonathan Abel led their team to leave a very deep impression! According to the publicity credits, Magic Young has participated in many jobs such as screenwriting and martial arts, and I can't help but wonder what kind of live-action martial arts scene of "Firefly" will be?
The most different technical expression between Kung Fu Panda and Ice Age 2 is the visual details, the latter is simple and bright, with the vast ice age, while the former has a rich and colorful scene, creating a beautiful oriental world that is desirable.
Every flower, grass, tree, tree, brick, brick, street, house, costume and other things in this ancient town...... Everything is completely Chinese, and at the same time it is full of imagination in the animation world, there is no clutter, no dislike, it is so delicate and beautiful!
"Great!" Chen Guofeng, a Chinese viewer, was full of emotion, saying that such a positive, inspirational, hilarious, and interesting cartoon was almost entirely full of Chinese things, and all of them were things that would make the audience like traditional Chinese culture, and some people actually wanted to boycott it! He did not see any insults, slanders, or smears, but only sincerity and earnestness, so why should he boycott it? Nathan Dubon, a local French viewer, had already developed a great interest in ancient China, and he used to like and dislike pandas; but today he suddenly discovered that pandas are too simple and cute! He likes Po, and he thinks that when he goes home today, he must go online to learn about these new knowledges.
"Nandu Weekly", "Xinmin Evening News" and several other reporters and film critics were amazed and enjoyed, and at the same time quietly sighed, when can Chinese films make "Kung Fu Panda" level cartoons? They really feel speechless, many things have nothing to do with CGI technology, exquisite CGI, rough CGI can depict a scene, at most there is no texture, and even hand-drawn 2D animation, why can't you see these cultural details in domestic cartoons? These cultural thoughts?
In fact, at this time, no matter what country the film critic thinks, the plot of "Kung Fu Panda" and the rhythm of storytelling are nothing remarkable, it is still the old-fashioned and typical set, an ordinary teenager chases his dreams, finds himself, and becomes a dragon hero from an ordinary person, and finally defeats the big villain, finds self-confidence and courage, and understands responsibility, of course, this teenager is a waste fat panda.
This set of themes cannot be said to be "Hollywood products", these core emotions and values are the pursuit of the world, for example, it can also be transformed into a traditional martial arts, a young man apprentices to learn martial arts, shoulders the mission, defeats the big devil who is making waves on the rivers and lakes, restores order in the rivers and lakes, and becomes a generation of heroes.
The so-called "personal heroism is American culture", "Hollywood cultural aggression", "poisoning" and so on are often just nonsense, and the changes of the times and the release of human nature will lead to cultural changes, in terms of martial arts, how many heroes of Gu Long have ganged up? Build an Avengers League and Justice League? Strong personal heroism, strong flamboyant and wild pursuit, perhaps Gu Long has been influenced by Western culture, but it does not prevent him from creating a unique martial arts world, let alone the popularity and success of other martial arts genres.
The key is not who to resist Gu Long, but who to boycott, but Jin Yong, the owner of Huanzhu Building, and Liang Yusheng...... A person can grow up under the influence of different cultures such as "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", "Chu Liuxiang", "Beidou God Fist", "Slam Dunk", "Thunderbolt Ranger", "Superman", "Great Confucian Shi Yanwen" and so on.
What makes many Chinese film critics sigh is that there is no new Chu Liuxiang to shoot the Condor now, the ninja pirates continue to be enthusiastic, the Thunderbolt Ranger and Superman continue to police and punish the adulterous, they have not disappeared, Hollywood has even done the work of the Chinese, you don't do it I will do it, look at the current "Kung Fu Panda"!
Considering that "Kung Fu Panda" was a project started by Wang Yang before he won the Oscar for Best Director, it is not surprising that it is definitely a breakthrough for Flame & Blue Sky Studios and an innovation for Hollywood CGI animated films!
The ideas expressed in the film are different from the past, the artistic conception of classic lines and classic shots is not "Hollywood", it is a product of many oriental ideas such as Taoist Lao Zhuang, Buddhist Zen, Confucian teachings, etc., although it is far from being perfectly integrated and shocking, but this oozing bit by bit is already very rare! Although it is often American humor and straightforwardness, its character emotions, social relations and other processing techniques also have oriental delicacy, fate, father-son love, ......"Oh wow, that's the ...... of the dragon heroes" On the big screen, the town is shrouded in flying sand, and the sight of the people on the street is gradually clear, and the person who walks step by step in a cloak and hat is the fat panda Bao! The festive soundtrack suddenly sounded, and the people cheered at the same time: "Yay!" They danced, they applauded, they struggled to lift Po up, and Mr. Ping happily squeezed out of the crowd and shouted proudly, "That's my son! That big kung fu hero is my son!" Po pursed his trembling lips and rushed over and hugged Mr. Ping tightly.
"Whew!" With the festive music, several excited audience members couldn't help but applaud, but before the movie was over, they immediately fell silent again.
Film critics have to praise the dubbing and soundtrack work of "Kung Fu Panda", it is self-evident how important the vocal music of a cartoon is, the lineup of "Kung Fu Panda" is luxurious and suitable, Jack Black and others have fully brought out the character's character and the atmosphere of the story content;
It can be said that this time Blue Sky Studio is Pixar's horizontal line, and has its own traditional funny style, they are groping for a blue sky road, director Steve O'Decock is commendable, contributing a series of interesting and beautiful kung fu fierce battles, producer & screenwriter Jonathan Abel is commendable, and the magical Yang who seems to have inserted everything into his ...... "Kung Fu Panda" makes film critics look forward to his "Firefly" even more, the simple Chinese style is easy;
When the joyful and bright theme song sounded, and the exquisite credits with Chinese characters and English were lit up, the auditorium in the Palais du Cinématha in Cannes burst into thunderous applause, and the audience cheered and gave a standing ovation, just as the people had just congratulated Po on his victory: "Huhu!" and "Great!...... In the front row of the crew, all the main creators and dubbing voices attending the film festival also applauded happily, Wang Yang, who was dressed in a black suit, exhaled with a bright smile, the summer of "Kung Fu Panda" was established three years ago, and now this movie is so good, the whole world will like it, Chinese children and adults will like it, American children and adults will also like it, Jaden Smith will like it, Chloe Moretz will like it, and his baby will also like it...... What a classic!
The thunderous applause in the auditorium rang for nearly 3 minutes before it gradually stopped, and Steve O'Darkcock quietly wiped the tears from his eyes, he loves kung fu! "Kunbao Punch" gave him a slap in the face, but "Kung Fu Panda" will usher in the light! Thank you, Amazing Young!
"Kung Fu Panda is a true masterpiece that will leave you gasping in amazement as it has everything to do with confidence and complete the journey in its own way. —Le Monde;" As summer movies become bigger and bigger in everything, they tend to feel small and small for our audience. The glittering Kung Fu Panda has an exceptional simplicity and lightheartedness. —Jack Coyle, AP; "It's a trite tale from cute fights and traditional wisdom of the Chinese, but the film is redeemed by some amazingly clever and delicate moments." —Ralph Guzmán, Newsday ...... Although "Kung Fu Panda" has not yet been released on a large scale, after the Cannes Film Festival was presented, various film critics who watched the film on the day made comments, they did not need the flame film to be allowed to be allowed, and they did not want others to talk about it, so they did not arrange a test screening, and some film companies not only wanted to get the opinions of film critics, but also they wanted to disclose the positive news to build momentum, and they also hoped that they would keep the content of the film secret, not to disclose specific details to the audience, and not even to publish any form of film criticism.
Recently, Steven Spielberg's new film "War of the Worlds" is about to be scheduled for a test screening, but the producer Paramount asked the critics not to publish any film reviews, which caused public outrage, and many film critics said that if this is the case, they will not even watch it. Paramount even had a hype that made media fans very happy, releasing the cruel words that the global box office of "War of the Worlds" would exceed 1.8 billion US dollars, just by Spielberg and Tom Cruise!
Wang Yang's style has always been mysterious until the last second, and the freshness of the "opening" Rotten Tomatoes harvested by the newly unveiled "Kung Fu Panda" is 100%/100% (15 film reviews), the audience likes it 95%, and it seems to have the potential to earn 1.8 billion worldwide.
Michael M, a five-star user, said: "Just got back from Cannes! The animated animal-rich, imaginative action fights are probably the best I've ever seen, incredible and fun. Fernando Q also gave five stars: "This is Blue Sky Studios' second different animated feature, it's even more fun than Ice Age, let's pray, it's box office enough for people to see a sequel!" Tucker-P has four and a half stars: "I can't wait to announce that it's the best animated film of the summer, and its visuals and sound are top-notch!The plot may be a bit corny, but great humor and great and action fights make up for it, awesome!Great Blue Sky Flame Great Magic Jan!"
Corinna C gave five stars: "I've always said I love Magic Young!!Laughs all the time, it's cute, mysterious, new and great, everyone should watch it!" Sheilen-F gave four stars: "A fantastic movie where Blue Sky does itself and new pop culture at the same time." Amazing animated scenes, amazing vocal interactions, I really like Panda and love Po, this is the first time I recognize Blue Sky, the real winner. ”…… On May 13th, Eastern time, the new weekend was announced for three days, and there was no summer vacation last week, and the box office in North America was only 1.1314 billion in a week, in this weak week, the tragic Waterloo "Heavenly Dynasty" was still able to win the championship with a tragic result of 25.47 million in the first week, according to the box office analysis of BOM and other institutions, this epic blockbuster that has occupied all the TOP10 expectation lists is very likely to not even receive 50 million North American box office.
"Horror Wax Museum" with 15.38 million won the second place, and "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" with 12.47 million took the third place. The new summer vacation schedule spanning 4 months around the week officially opened, and the 100 million cost blockbuster "Kung Fu Panda" fully landed in 3451 North American theaters, and the three commercial films with a production cost of about 45 million "Monster Mother-in-law", "Football Daddy" and "Wolf Dog Danny" entered 3424, 3455 and 1957 theaters respectively to compete;
In the days when "Translation Turmoil" was in decline, there was no "Star Wars Prequel 3", and "Heavenly Dynasty" collapsed again, the three medium-cost commercial new films were obviously not the opponents of the rave reviews of "Kung Fu Panda", the fat panda Ah Bao looked around, and now the market is blank, so the tickets in Ah Bao's hands are selling faster and less, please be early tomorrow!
"Hahaha!" "Hahaha!" The 3,451 cinema screening halls on the table resounded with joyful laughter, and today countless audiences poured into the theater to watch the pandas, including family groups and couples for weekend entertainment, fans of the flame and blue sky, magical Yang, kung fu, and interested in traditional Chinese culture...... And Jaden Smith, who is almost 7 years old, occupies almost all of them, and at this time he stares intently at the big screen, laughing from time to time, and throwing punches and kicks from time to time: "Ho, ha! I'm a kung fu master!"
Will Smith, who came with a child, also smiled with white teeth, a panda playing kung fu, it's really funny! At this time, Po in the martial arts hall on the screen threw a punch, and was bounced out by the tumbler that bounced back, and the audience suddenly laughed again, Will Smith turned his head to look at Jaden with a smile, and the little guy was completely fascinated, he thought to himself that this little son's dream of being a kung fu master is getting deeper and deeper, and I don't know if Magic Young will accept Jaden as an apprentice to teach real kung fu as he said a few years ago? If not, this little guy really doesn't know how disappointed to be...... But Will Smith believes that Wang Yang will.
"Haha!" Watching Po being tortured by his brothers and sisters in the martial arts arena, the animals showed all kinds of gorgeous and interesting actions, the audience laughed and exclaimed, so handsome! In the middle of the audience there was Jesica and her best friend Erin who were watching the movie together, and Erin laughed so much that tears were about to burst out, it seemed that the film hit all her laughs, she smiled and asked: "Po's prototype can't be Yang, right? It's so funny......"
Kung Fu Panda Po is Wang Yang, who is also from a restaurant, practices martial arts, and is unwilling to inherit his ancestral business, but wants to come out to break through, not only Ai Lin, but many fans have long thought so.
"Oh my god, please don't remind me of him!" Jessica laughed and her shoulders trembled, and she blamed her best friend, and when she thought about him, she couldn't do anything. Erin shrugged her shoulders and apologized: "I'm sorry to remind you of someone you shouldn't be thinking about." Jessica's attention was really off the big screen, what was Jan doing now?She raised an eyebrow: "I miss him a little bit again...... Fortunately, her thoughts were interrupted by another burst of laughter: "Ahahaha!"
"You say acupuncture soothes pain...... Oh!", "I didn't lie to you, I will, it's just that the acupuncture points on your body are too difficult to find, and you have a thick layer of ......", "Fat?", "Mao, in fact, I want to talk about Mao." ”……
(To be continued)