The movie The Lion Boy was officially released, which is a domestic animation work.

The main story line of this film is relatively simple. It mainly tells the story of three teenagers in a small town in Guangdong, A Juan, A Mao and A Gou, who want to take part in the lion dance competition, and then after looking for a master, being trained by the master, participating in the preliminary round and going to Guangzhou to participate in the semi-finals, they finally won the championship.

in a word, this is a story of a teenager chasing dreams.

Obviously, the greatest heroes of this film are the director and the screenwriter.

The director is Sun Haipeng, who was born in 1979 and graduated from Hubei Academy of Fine Arts. His work "The Stewed Hero of Food Adventure" won the best feature film (nomination) in a long animation unit at the 29th Anxi International Animation Festival in 2119.

The screenwriter is Li Zelin, a post-91s generation. He has many works, and his work "The Sky of Crazy Dog Teenagers" in 2117 was shortlisted for the 2117 Flintstone Literature Award.

It should be said that both of them are quite powerful creators.

In the past two years, there have also been many excellent domestic animation works, but they mainly revolve around the traditional mythical figures of the motherland, such as the role of the Monkey King in the Journey to the West series, the role of Jiang Ziya and the role of Nezha in the list of gods, etc., and it is quite rare to take modern teenagers as the leading role.

According to the news, the film "The Lion Boy" lasted for 24 months from the start of the project to the release, which can be described as very efficient. It is said that the founders have visited Lingnan area of Guangdong for many times.

The opening of this movie is a surprise. When has domestic animation reached such a level?

You should know that in the past, the world was basically fictional in the animation with mythical themes, so the sense of detail of the whole world was relatively insufficient.

At the beginning of this film, the lion dance scene in a small town was introduced by the protagonist riding a bicycle all the way with the audience. Along the way, the flavor of Lingnan town suddenly appeared in front of the audience.

This kind of reality is filled with various details. Without these details, the audience would not feel immersive.

In the process of this introduction, many pictures may just flash by without a second, but even so, every picture can see that the creative effort is in it.

In the pond where cycling passes, the green color inside is definitely not simply copied and pasted, but different everywhere. The water surface reflects blue sky and white clouds, and the flavor of Lingnan town is memorable.

On the big screen of the cinema, all these details can be displayed more deeply in front of your eyes and bring you more visual feelings.

The following is an analysis of the highlights of this film from four aspects: character design, life details, lion head details and scene scheduling.

1. Character design

In character design, the character design of these films is quite successful, because this film is not a fictional film, but an animated film with realistic style.

The design of the whole protagonist in the opening stage has a strong style of Stephen Chow films, including the design and introduction of three teenagers. The protagonist is a steamed stuffed bun, which is particularly easy to be associated with a certain role in Stephen Chow films.

At the same time, there are salted fish bosses and proprietresses, which are also designed to be very close to the local characters' shapes, and look like the charterers and charterers of the Stephen Chow movie Kung Fu.

For these characters, the audience in Lingnan area should be very friendly.

Of course, A Juan, the protagonist, walked out of his own character style in the later period. When he was faced with the burden of life and the unbearable pressure at this age, his character style became more and more distinct.

In the movie, the creator used a lion solo dance before dawn to upgrade the characters' personalities, and then with the sunrise in Guangzhou, the characters' images were raised to a new level.

2. Details of life

In the movie, A Juan, a teenager, had to pack her bags and go to Guangzhou to work to earn money for her family. On the occasion of getting on the bus in the small town, the teenager A Juan carried a denim backpack full of things, and also carried a red and white woven bag commonly used by migrant workers.

I think too many people are too familiar with this scene.

In the early years, many people left their homes just to earn money for their families. They dressed exactly the same, and the same denim backpack took on all the daily necessities and worked hard just to bring a happy life to their families.

I believe that if people who have the same experience see this, they will burst into tears.

3. Details of the lion head

At the beginning of the lion dance duel, the lion head carried by the girl made a stunning appearance, with solid details and excellent image quality.

In the next few lion dance competitions, each lion dance head has its own characteristics, which is really worth taking a closer look in the future.

4. Scene Scheduling

The length of this movie is 114 minutes, and the whole story is very smooth, without obvious logical loopholes that make people play.

The main scenes range from small-town lion dancing and small-town learning to Guangzhou life and lion dancing competition. The scene scheduling is very smooth, and different perspectives are used to show the situation of the characters in many places.

For example, looking out from the inside of the lion dance head gives people a hard-to-understand on-the-spot feeling.

A Juan went to Guangzhou to work, and asked where other workers lived. Others replied that the lower berth was available. It turns out that the "lower bunk" is under the bed of the lower bunk, and the movie gives the protagonist A Juan a curled figure from under the couch.

This picture can't help but remind people of a famous song: the lyrics in "Ten Years of Love Story in Guangdong" sung by Guangzhou Rain God, "People have been wandering in Guangdong for ten years", yes, how many people are working in big cities and wandering for a living, and the shadow of a generation is hidden in this curled back.

One aspect that this movie has to talk about is the soundtrack, because the soundtrack is so wonderful.

What makes people remember is "Hello in the World" in the 83rd edition of Legend of the Condor Heroes, which is really well matched with the movie pictures. Of course, there are reasons why the animated pictures can be matched according to the lyrics, but we can also see that the creator's hard work has not only developed the plot, but also satisfied his hobby of Hong Kong music.

Many people will impose their favorite music or expressions on the audience, but this aspect is handled quite well in this movie.

Another song is "Don't bully the poor" by Jiu Lian. With Ajuan's working life in Guangzhou, we can see ordinary people, such as construction workers, take-away workers, couriers, porters, etc. They are not only doing hard work, but sometimes they are looked down upon and squeezed.

A song at the end of the movie is "Nobody", which is difficult for Mao to sing. When the eggs are over and the cast members begin to play, the audience may be ready to leave. At this time, Mao's difficult song rings, and people have to listen carefully in their seats.

it's hard for Mao to say, "I have the honor to sing for the movie" The Lion Boy ".This winter, I would like to propose a toast to all those who have left home, those who have gone ahead and those who are unknown. As long as the drums can still ring in our hearts, we are lions."

I believe this song "Nobody" will impress you after watching the movie.

Generally speaking, the creative team of this film has worked very hard. In less than two years, I think it is excellent to hand over such an animated film.

The biggest feature of this film is that it breaks away from the previous interpretation of domestic cartoons based on myths and legends, and it is also different from the Japanese surrealist animation form. Instead, it adopts a little Stephen Chow Hong Kong film style in its groping, plus realistic scenes and character design, which is based on reality. However, in the final competition, it adds the dreamy color of the film, which makes A Juan make a great leap, which is not only a leap of the characters in the film. It is also a leap of the lion, which is a metaphor for all ordinary people who work hard for a happy life. At the same time, the image of the lion is also a metaphor for the leap of the motherland after so many years of hard struggle.

This leap sublimates the theme of the movie. As long as the drums are still ringing in our hearts, we are lions.