CATDOLL: The reason why you must watch "Throne of Elves", a Chinese comic product with no content

The movie "Throne of Elves" that the editor introduces today far exceeded expectations. It was made with great care and had both cute and tear-jerking moments. The preview achieved very unexpected reputation, but Zhihu netizens made shocking comments on this Chinese animation work, directly labeling it a "three-no product."

What exactly is the reason that makes netizens say so shockingly? Let’s take a look at the final trailer of "Throne of Elves"!

The final trailer of "The Elves' Throne" beautiful wedding "wall-dong" touches the hearts of girls:

Why is it the only Chinese animation recommended by Xue Zhiqian?

Most people like Xue Zhiqian's songs, like the undisguised happiness and sadness in them, just like they like cartoons, like that justice will surely triumph over evil, like the courage to challenge the gray rules of the world, and like the beauty that purifies people's souls.

Somewhat similar to Xue Zhiqian’s songs, “Throne of Elves” made me acknowledge the innocence that has not yet faded and that I should be proud of.

"The Throne of Elves" depicts a poignant interracial love fairy tale, the tortuous love between the elf girl Leah and the human boy Xiaoyu, which makes girls' hearts explode.

The emotional scene where the male and female protagonists shoot at each other on the boat is super heartbreaking, and with Xue Zhiqian's music, I was really moved. All this is because of love, this fighting love. I seem to understand why Xue Zhiqian's wish is world peace.

"Throne of Elves" has recently completed two rounds of small-scale national screenings, and has received rave reviews, a bit like the Monkey King: Return of the Great Sage. I counted 127 short reviews on Douban, 68 of which were five-star, 16 were four-star, 8 were three-star, 4 were two-star, 7 were one-star, and some were unrated.

Quality upgrade, impressive strength

The film was created by the same team that created the film Dragon Nest: Dawn of the Lost Ark two years ago, which was definitely a top-notch domestic animated film at the time. It has a Douban score of 7.4 and a Maoyan score of 8.8.

Now the creative team has spent two years to create a new magical work "Throne of Elves". The Chinese cartoons we have seen before usually take about 10 years to produce, and this movie was made twice in two years. God knows what kind of setbacks and ups and downs they have experienced? !

Audiences who have watched this film will all marvel at the director's control over the rhythm. The fighting scenes are thrilling, the quiet scenes are peaceful and pleasant, and there are funny little plots from time to time that make the audience laugh.

The whole process is so exquisite that I can hardly believe that it is a domestic product. The lighting and color also create a good atmosphere. The flowing hair, smooth animation, and fine skin at close range, the most touching thing is the reflection of the human figure in the eyes, which makes me surprised that domestic products are so excellent.

At the press conference, Xue Zhiqian said something that left a deep impression on me. "It may take nearly three months to make a movie, or half a year to make it well, and another year to do post-production. However, animation is a labor-intensive and costly undertaking, and it may not make money, so I really want to thank the two directors and 488 employees for all they have done for Chinese animation in 666 days."

The screen is full of Western elements, but the Chinese sentiment is deep inside

Hollywood-produced films such as Mulan and Kung Fu Panda both tell stories that take place in China and are full of Chinese cultural elements. But whether in terms of character or emotional expression, their stories reveal a typical American style.

Everyone likes animated films from Disney and DreamWorks. Their storytelling is never limited to the United States.

The sudden rise of "The Monkey King: Hero is Back", the excellent production of "Little Door Gods", and the beautiful and moving "Big Fish and Begonia"... Their common feature is that they all have strong Chinese cultural symbols. There is no doubt that they are very beautiful, and we quickly found a sense of identity with our national culture with the help of these Chinese cultural symbols.

"Throne of Elves" took a different path from them.

Elves are a typical Western element. For those of us who have seen many Western films and TV shows, they are new but not unfamiliar.

After watching "Throne of Elves", you will find that although it is a Western fantasy story, it is still an Eastern story at heart. Many elements and scenes in the movie borrow concepts from Chinese culture. For example, the place where the human boy and the elf girl meet at the beginning of the film is a vine bridge, which borrows the allusion of the "magpie bridge meeting" of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl.

In addition to these visible images, there are some that you need to perceive - in order to pursue love, the human boy is willing to give up his life in the human world and travel thousands of miles to the world of his lover. In the face of the mission of protecting her family, the elf girl has to consider the overall situation and hide her feelings.

This is our unique traditional view of love, pure as water, reserved and implicit; unswerving and unregretful. This kind of love is like a poem flowing in the heart.

Therefore, even though this movie is full of Western elements, we can still feel the familiar Chinese flavor. The emergence of "Throne of Elves" may remind us that we can try to tell some different stories without sticking to the existing routine of "domestic animation" drawing on traditional literary classics and gathering Chinese cultural elements.

After all, the most important thing for an animated film is childlike imagination.

"Throne of Elves" is undoubtedly the last conscientious Chinese animation that cannot be missed this summer.