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Recently, the animation "China Kid" announced the launch of a high-definition remake.
As soon as the news came out, it rushed to the hot search.
Among the many classic domestic animations, "China Kid" is the most special one.
It is extremely large.
Even surpassed "Conan" and was named the Top 1 in Childhood Shadows.
At one point, it was banned by the waist cut.
To this day, the ending is still a mystery.
But it scored a high score of 9.6 on Douban.
What's more, it went out of the country.
At that year's Cannes Television Festival, it stood out from more than 700 works and ranked fifth in the view rate.
It has become a masterpiece of Chinese culture comparable to "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon".
To this day, many foreign fans still remember it.
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"The Chinese Kid"
"China Kid" is an adventure story that mixes martial arts and immortals.
A thousand years ago, the Demon Black Fox King endangered the human world.
Three Shaolin warrior monks joined forces to seal it in a thousand-year-old Buddha bell.
Time passed, the seal was broken, and the Black Fox King escaped.
And snare minions, trying to rule the world.
The only one who could defeat the Black Fox King in the world was the reincarnation of the three martial monks.
That is, Xiaolan, Xiaolong, and Xiaohu are the three protagonists.
They were accepted by the abbot as lay disciples of the Shaolin Temple.
While practicing martial arts, he wrestled with the Black Fox King.
Wait for the youth to grow up and eliminate harm for the people.
"China Kid" premiered in 2006.
Sixteen years later, it is still the peak of cultural output in the history of Chinese animation.
Animator Zhang Tianxiao, with a three-minute sample, won a pre-sale contract of 40 million yuan in Cannes that year.
With the strong Chinese elements in this film.
From characters to plot, from action to soundtrack:
"It's an anime that doesn't look like the United States or Japan."
At the same time, this also determines the richness and thickness of the content of "China Kid".
And the reason why it can become a shadow of childhood is also because of this "richness".
First of all, the animation is full of strange and strange monster images.
For example, the Snow Demon.
Green-faced fangs, a pair of strong wings.
A demigod, half-demon, who excels at freezing demon magic and can trap a village in June snow.
The confrontation and pursuit with the little protagonist makes people sweat in their palms.
Fire ghosts from hell.
Naked, magma flowing from his blood.
Attacking in groups is extremely oppressive.
Even more curious, the "ghost queen" will abduct human males and assimilate them through kisses.
The protagonist, Little Tiger, staged a "large-scale kissing scene" with the ghost queen.
The thick little tiger turned into a fierce fire ghost in the blink of an eye, which is the TOP1 childhood scene in the hearts of many people.
Zhu Yi, the god who guards the wonderland of Kunlun Mountain.
The human-faced snake body is huge.
Wake up your giant phobia in minutes.
There are also monster tiger fish that jump out of the mirror.
Ugly in appearance, octopus body.
Sharp teeth like a tiger, but also tied braids.
Look at the people san value crazy.
And in the episodes of "The Soil".
There was even a headless punishment day.
These demons and ghosts formed the childhood shadow group.
Don't look at these images are very hardcore.
In fact, they all have a lot to do, rooted in traditional Chinese myths and legends.
For example, the "Resting Soil" itself is taken from the ancient myth of Dayu Zhishui.
"He who rests on soil, speaks of the soil and has infinite breathing, so he can plug the flood." - "The Classic of Mountains and Seas and the Inner Classic"
And the punishment day is also a famous general in myths and legends.
"The heavenly dance is dry, and the fierce ambition is always there." ——Tao Yuanming, "Reading the Classic of Mountains and Seas""
In the anime, the torturer is melted into the story of the soil.
The little tiger just wants to emulate the punishment of heaven, to get the soil to control the flood, and to save the people of the world.
And Zhu Yishen is the god in charge of light and darkness in the Classic of Mountains and Seas.
Close your eyes into the night, and open your eyes to the day.
Blowing is summer, exhaling is winter.
In the anime, "Tears of Diamonds" is based on the legend of the weeping beads of the fish people.
"There are fish people in the waters of the South China Sea, who live like fish, who do not waste weaving, and whose eyes can cry beads." - "The Naturalist""
In addition, there are many images and plots such as "Houyi Divine Arrow" and Candle Dragon.
They are all born out of myths, legends and folk tales unique to China.
Edutainment, unconsciously left in the depths of memory.
Nowadays, "immortals" are rampant.
A large number of bad dramas under the banner of immortals, concoct funeral styles, wufeng costumes, and are full of brainless love plots.
On the contrary, this animation from many years ago allows us to relive the essence of the long-lost fairy culture.
In addition to the character image rooted in traditional culture, its plot also has profound meaning.
It is different from the chosen protagonist of the "Immortal Hero" drama today, who is noble and rules the Three Realms at every turn.
The three protagonists of "China Kid" have different identities.
Xiaolan and Xiaohu are both grassroots.
A man who has learned martial arts since childhood, rebellious and reckless.
A farmer by birth, generous and optimistic.
Xiao Long was the son of Kaifeng Fu Yin, and he was more proud than the other two.
The process of adventure is also the process of gradually understanding the true meaning of chivalry.
They face fear.
In the episode "Ghosts of the Castle", Tiger introduces the Black Fox King into the Ghost Castle to destroy it.
But everyone encountered ghosts in it, and the scene was very strange at one time.
In fact, the ghost is all caused by inner fear.
Just like Xiao Lan's fear, it is the criticism of the outside world that the Shaolin Temple never accepts female disciples.
Even the Black Fox King was deeply involved.
I saw three warrior monks who had been defeated.
The inner struggle is endless, and the only way out is to overcome the self.
Eventually the castle was destroyed and the people left.
But in the final scene, the castle gradually returns to its original appearance in the background.
It's all because of the horrors in the hearts of the world.
If the fear in the heart is not extinguished, the castle will never disappear.
The profound meaning of this is far from the scope of children's thinking.
They also confront the evils of human nature.
As mentioned above, the image of the terrifying Snow Demon.
The invasion of the Central Plains was actually for their own children.
On the contrary, it is human beings, coveting the immortal power of demon blood.
Imprisoning the little demons and taking blood endlessly, causing disaster to the innocent villagers in the whole village.
Sometimes, the sinister nature of the human heart is far greater than that of the demon.
Exactly the sentence in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon":
"Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon in the rivers and lakes, why isn't the human heart?" There is murder in the sword, so why not human feelings?"
In addition, many of the plots in the animation are very avant-garde, and it is quite practical to watch it more than ten years later.
For example, the story of "stealing shadows" of childhood shadows.
Once a person is stripped of his shadow, he floats in the air like a walking corpse.
Even the three abbots of Tibet were no match for the shadow thieves.
After the three people of Long Hulan tracked down, it was found that Shadow Thief was a highly talented cultivator of the Shaolin Temple.
It takes months to learn kung fu, and he only needs three days.
The abbot originally intended to accept him as a closed disciple
And he is self-possessed, arrogant and selfish, and is trapped in fame and fortune.
Stealing shadows and stealing souls, and then letting people take money to redeem them, step by step on the evil road.
Sometimes, choice is more important than talent.
And the most frightening "Wheel of Time" article.
It also uses the multiverse setting.
In this episode, Xiaolan insists on finding the wheel of time.
However, the little tiger Xiaolong gave up due to the difficult road, and as a result, Xiaolan was captured by the Black Fox King.
The other two find the Wheel of Time and use it to travel to the future world.
Who knows, Xiao Lan has become the Black Fox King's right-hand man in the future.
The Shaolin Temple was destroyed, and the little dragon Tiger grew up and drifted away.
Follow the class path of the superiors and the people.
And the reason for all this is because they gave up walking with Xiaolan before.
So the two immediately decided to return to the past and prevent all this from happening.
It's not just redemption between friendships.
It also added the multi-directional trend of the episode.
Xiaolan's blackening planted the seeds of doubt in the hearts of many viewers.
Little dragons and tigers are also often caught in adventures.
And the absolutely strong three Abbots of Tibet are also in danger from time to time.
Without absolute protection, everything depends on its own strength to solve the crisis.
See yourself, see the heavens and the earth, see all beings.
The chivalrous spirit of "China Kid" also comes from this.
Unfortunately, "China Kid" ended up staying in episode 26.
The ending that did not end has always been a regret in the hearts of many viewers.
At the end of the series, the three protagonists rescue the royal fortune teller and ask him to show the way forward.
The diviner has a saying: the future fate of the three people is extraordinary.
After they left, the diviner spoke to the abbot of Sanzang:
There are still many trials waiting for them, and the road ahead will be difficult.
And this gua xiang seems to have become a fable outside of the animation.
The sequel to "China Kid" has been highly anticipated.
However, more than ten years have passed, and only a high-definition remake of the picture quality has been improved, but the plot has not made new progress.
Looking at the reasons behind it, you will find that this is not only the dilemma of an animation of "China Kid".
First of all, it is the difficult situation of the domestic animation industry.
The father of "China Kid", the animator Zhang Tianxiao, once revealed.
After the animation was broadcast, he deeply felt that with this unique branch alone, the impetus for the entire animation industry was minimal.
And to surpass the excellent previous work of seven years of grinding a sword.
It is even more necessary to work the script in the early stage of the sequel preparation.
Only then will it be possible to achieve a win-win situation between artistry and commerce again.
But he soon found that the current situation of domestic animation production is not optimistic.
After the marketization is fully rolled out, the market benefits of animation works are basically decided by the broadcaster.
The way the whole buy-out purchase also determines that works with low production costs and shorter production cycles can make more money.
But at the same time, it inevitably brings new problems:
Animation works are becoming more and more fast-food, flowing, and low-grade, and impetuous in the industry.
The idea of putting a lot of effort into creating an animation that took years was a fantasy.
Source: Zhang Tianxiao's weibo long article
Careful animators can't find the right soil to cultivate good work.
Only as a result of the decline in the quality of animation drama works in the industry.
The sequel to "China Kid" has also been hopeless.
Even now the animation industry is showing signs of recovery.
It gave birth to animation masterpieces such as "The Return of the Great Sage", "The Demon Boy of Nezha", and "The Origin of the White Snake".
The production process is also very arduous.
The existing sequels of excellent works also seem to be facing the dilemma of late season.
In fact, looking at the animation masterpieces of the past is exhausting the effort to write books in dreams.
There are more than 100,000 manuscripts of "The Great Haunting of the Heavenly Palace".
The exquisite picture carefully crafted is combined with the exquisite combination of high-quality stories.
Only then has it created works with high reputation at home and abroad, and the quality has long entered the category of art.
Secondly, it is to overly place educational responsibilities on animation works.
This will inevitably lead to overcorrection of certain works.
When we grow up, we go to see the accompanying animation of today's children.
Will be surprised by the decrease in its type, as well as the conservative content.
At present, the two largest sub-products of domestic animation are supplied to IP: "Pleasant Goat and Gray Wolf" and "Bear Haunting".
They have all faced the problem of removal and rectification.
The former is due to elementary school students imitating gray wolves roasting sheep.
Therefore, it was on the legal channel, resulting in its suspension.
"Bear Haunting" has also been removed from the shelves due to violent graphics, guns, tree cutting, lines and other issues.
At one point, there was a lot of commotion.
Extreme examples are not an effective basis for a one-size-fits-all approach.
The practice of putting the blame entirely on animated episodes.
It also seems to deliberately ignore the educational responsibilities of parents.
Once upon a time, it was an animation work that was crowned with the title of childhood shadow.
The rich connotations contained in it can be regurgitated for a long time.
It's like last year's re-release of "Heavenly Book".
The officials of the rat phase colluded with the fox demon, and the fish and meat township pit the bridge section of the people.
It also seems quite relevant now.
In the well-known anime "Sheriff Black Cat".
The plot of the mantis bride eating the new man on the wedding night is rendered as a suspenseful murder.
Impressive and unforgettable.
In fact, it is this method in disguise that popularizes the unknown biological common sense.
It's not so much a shadow as it is closer to reality.
The clear skies of the animation world do not prevent the wind and rain in reality.
Today's children's childhood, there may be no "childhood shadow".
However, there are also many practical "high-energy warnings" on the road to growth.
We miss "China Kid", in fact, we also miss the colorful animation environment.
Perhaps, it is more regrettable than not seeing the ending.
It is difficult to see such a work today.