"Big Fish Begonia" took 12 years to complete only the concept setting and art, and the main creators glued the dream scenes together, and the film was completed. Concept setting, scenes, character modeling, etc. are actually just the skin of a film. Whether it's a real person or an animation, the bones and muscles of a qualified commercial film are always the characters and stories-whether it's Zootopia or Finding Nemo 2, Disney and Pixar animators first consider the character.
Their experiences, their behaviors and goals, on this basis, construct the virtual world. Even exaggerated animation, each character also refers to the real world, which is always the first step to impress the audience.
"The Big Fish Begonia" has committed the most typical childish disease in China movies-with the concept, technology, powerful art and settings, it began to build the film in a hurry, and the final completion will be an empty skeleton. This is almost the epitome of China movies in recent years: we finally have a good market, a large audience, sufficient funds, and can carry out international cooperation to introduce advanced technology and special effects.
There are also a large number of sentimental creators, professional film companies and publicity teams, and inexhaustible unique China cultural IP materials. Even the theme songs can be invited to sing by first-line singers, but there is no qualified screenwriter-or, I don't pay attention to screenwriters; And this is enough to ruin the whole film and the efforts of all the filmmakers involved.
Feelings can't be eaten as a meal, and it's not a reason to refuse others to enter their own world. I hope that "Big Fish Begonia" will not only bring progress to domestic animation technology, but also leave a warning. For the current China movies, the danger is not business, but "feelings" that stand still and indulge in narcissism. If there is a second film, it is estimated that not many people will go to see it!