Four years, that "little broken ball", finally returned.
With a new prequel story and upgraded special effects – I couldn't hide my excitement when the final trailer came out.
After the trial screening, the first wave of word-of-mouth came out, and it is more certain that it will definitely explode in the Spring Festival file——
"The Wandering Earth 2".
Let's start with two big scenes to solve the gluttony -
Space elevator air combat.
In the space elevator hijacked by saboteurs, passengers were hijacked by thugs, and when the elevator arrived at the Ark space station, it was detonated by drone control, and the space station was suddenly in crisis.
Long in the sky, air combat in the air group, covering the sky.
Fighters and drones shuttled back and forth in the air, flashing and moving, attacking each other, and various aircraft were hit and fell with black smoke and fire.
Looking down at the panoramic lens, the space station that burned and fell slowly pressed to the ground, and the sense of science fiction and visual oppression was full.
Then the camera turned, turning to the upward view of the earth, and the debris of the explosion streaked through the air, and the fireworks that shot directly into the sky in the last second turned into a little glow.
The people of Earth watched this battle in the sky from afar. It is also as if looking at the planet we live on, and the fate is turning sharply.
Another big scene.
Space debris scattered towards Earth, igniting fireballs and making huge waves.
The sea roared, the earth's brakes caused tides in many places, and the sergeant who came to evacuate civilians shouted: run.
Suddenly, floods burst the embankment, huge waves roared into the sky, and disasters ensued, and the scene was spectacular and cruel.
"Today's people do not see the ancient moon, but this moon once looked like the ancients."
The moon, which once represented the circle, has now become the source of crisis, and at this time, all kinds of disasters have emerged on the earth, meteorites have smashed into the Statue of Liberty, monstrous floods have flooded the land, buildings have collapsed, and there is a wail and a sea of fire everywhere...
A series of special effects shots ended in a suffocating impact, and the clip was only more than ten seconds, but it made people's hearts rise to the throat.
Such a shock is too small to break the ball. Well-deserved, a sci-fi blockbuster.
"The Wandering Earth 2" is undoubtedly one of the most anticipated Chinese-language blockbusters by fans in the past 4 years.
A science fiction Chinese its own. Made in China through and through.
In particular, "The Wandering Earth" 4 years ago was hailed as pushing the door to domestic science fiction.
For the second part, there is also a hint of apprehension in the fans' expectations: the little broken ball is trustworthy, but the audience's expectations have long been different, can it hold up?
After the trial opened, my heart was completely put down.
Looking at the pre-sale, the film was the first in the box office pre-sale, and the total pre-sale box office exceeded 100 million.
Looking at the evaluation, the first wave of word-of-mouth was released, and the message completely dispelled doubts: from the quality of special effects to the core of the film, everything was brilliant.
There are also people who simply say that it is even better than the first one.
In my opinion, two words: upgrade.
The unique and grand domestic sci-fi world view, imaginative storyline, refined and shocking visual spectacle, and even the story atmosphere and emotions, values and core level have all shown a complete improvement compared with the previous work.
In other words, this film directed by Guo Fan, produced by Liu Cixin, starring Wu Jing, Li Xuejian, Sha Yi, Ning Li, Wang Zhi, Zhu Yanmanzi, Andy Lau's special performance of "The Wandering Earth 2", the first touching place, there are all places, and the degree of completion is higher than the first.
Looking at the audience's praise, I finally understood where the point of this domestic sci-fi drama was.
Compared with the test in front of it, "The Wandering Earth 2" really carries the crew led by Guo Fan and domestic science fiction towards industrialization - without turning back.
4 years to sharpen another sword, the seeds sown by domestic science fiction sprouted.
And the three trump cards held by the film are also time to spread out and understand.
The first trump card: the construction of the world view is more grand, the scientists check the details, the story climaxes, and there are no urine spots
If "The Wandering Earth" is the first attempt by Chinese films to sow the seeds for domestic science fiction, then "The Wandering Earth 2" is moving forward.
Before the small break, no one in China had made such a large sci-fi movie.
But the first film was not only filmed, but also achieved unprecedented success in domestic sci-fi films.
How to shoot the second part? What to shoot?
The story of "The Wandering Earth 2" revolves around the previous work, telling that from the confirmation of the solar crisis to the beginning of the "wandering" of the earth, the sun continues to expand, about to engulf the earth, the earth is tossed by natural disasters again and again, and human beings have reached the crisis of life and death.
The natural disaster is only the initial setting of the story.
When the world is in panic, 10,000 planetary engines are being built, and in the midst of doubt, conflict and resistance, humanity must find its way to the future in the face of the apocalyptic crisis.
The main story, ready to come out: all mankind saves their homeland together.
In this storytelling process, the film presents the audience with a more unique and grand view of the world.
From small details to the main plot, they are holding back the next big chess: respect science, so that the visual system of sci-fi blockbusters has solid scientific logic support.
Let hard sci-fi, hard enough.
To this end, the second part invited a team of consultants from the Chinese Academy of Sciences to check the film and prepare a world view of more than 100,000 words.
Science fiction concepts such as space elevators, pushing the moon, and digital life are all supported by meticulous scientific concepts.
These details may not necessarily be noticed by ordinary audiences, but it is these details that determine the sci-fi content of the film.
And the obscure scientific terms in the movie, with few complex noun concepts, will not be a hindrance to going deeper into the story when watching the film.
The film also invited a group of special audiences to watch in advance, including China's senior aerospace experts, researchers of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and physicists. Director Guo Fan also thanked the group of scientists: "Scientists are the backbone of Chinese science fiction movies!" ”
Not only that, the connection between the film and the previous work is also reflected in the artificial intelligence MOSS, as a known character in "The Wandering Earth", MOSS is like a "prophet" to predict the major crises suffered by the earth and mankind in the future.
In the midst of the rubble, as MOSS said, "the fate of mankind depends on the choices of mankind."
Such a film pattern is undoubtedly thick enough.
But the grand layout does not mean that the content of the story will be obscure, but the advancement of the plot is more compact.
The common impression of the first batch of audiences is: "The Wandering Earth 2" transitions quickly, and the whole film is completed in one go after 173 minutes, and there are no urine spots.
Some people also remind: don't wander or go out, it will affect the movie-watching experience.
This is exactly the "sourness" of sci-fi blockbusters, and it is also the characteristic of sci-fi films we love.
When watching the movie in advance, Wu Jing also mentioned one thing: the duration of the movie may be relatively long, in fact, director Guo Fan once thought of dividing into two parts, but he still wanted the audience to get the greatest satisfaction, in fact, this time everyone is equivalent to watching two movies.
In addition to the conscience and attitude of the main creator, I think this is more born out of the film's resolute setting - a domestic sci-fi epic.
Between the grandeur of science fiction and the insignificance of human beings, the rationality of science and human sensibility, the coldness of the universe and the hope of human beings, it is the same breath as the ordinary people of the times.
It tastes right.
The second trump card: Wu Jing plays Liu Peiqiang again, Andy Lau's role is full of tension, and the quality of the trailer performance shocked me
But under the hardcore setting and vision of "The Wandering Earth 2", the core is very soft. What makes humanity fight in the face of crisis?
The reason given by "The Wandering Earth 2" is very Chinese - family.
This is also the most moving part of the film.
Science fiction blockbusters do not mean that there are no faces.
On the contrary, ordinary people with flesh and blood are the real return of science fiction.
As director Guo Fan insisted: "The film should focus on people and emotions in a limited time".
It can be seen from the trailer of "The Wandering Earth 2" that the film has two important roles: Liu Peiqiang, an astronaut played by Wu Jing, and Tu Hengyu, a scientist played by Andy Lau.
It can be said that the names of Wu Jing and Andy Lau came out, and the sea god needle x2.
As soon as Liu Peiqiang appeared, he attracted all my attention.
The eyes are firm, the appearance of a tough guy, but in the face of the interviewer's deliberate test in the astronaut interview, standing there will still be at a loss.
This one tells the story of what happened before Liu Peiqiang was selected as an astronaut.
His wife Han Duoduo was sick, and Liu Peiqiang and his wife on the hospital bed were sitting in front of the window, watching the scene of a crescent moon in the sky, warm and moving.
But how warm this moment is, how embarrassing Liu Peiqiang's choice is.
When he decided to embark on a journey to space, his eyes were full of determination, and without too many expression changes, one look was enough.
Family emotions are the pillars in Liu Peiqiang's heart, and it is also the way back for ordinary heroes.
If Liu Peiqiang's background is the idealism of fighting for mankind, then Tu Hengyu's background is the family obsession of ordinary people.
The scientist played by Andy Lau lost his daughter in a car accident,
A video dialogue scene with his daughter Yaya in the trailer, a sentence "Dad misses you so much." "At once, the marks of 14 years of longing on the person were lifted.
From a talented scientist to a father desperate to continue his daughter's "life", Andy Lau's performance is not an instant jump, but a delicate inner fission of the characters layer by layer.
Andy Lau's Tu Hengyu looks haggard, and the sentence in the trailer "Yaya's life is only two minutes, I want to give her a complete life", the silent gaze accurately interprets the father's human nature entangled moment.
And when he was in captivity, he kept calculating and deducing, and a ray of light came in, this scene was full of sadness, but it seemed to see the atmospheric tension of rising hope. Andy Lau, who is a special performer, has played his acting skills this time, and he is amazing.
These soft and moving Chinese emotions also constitute the temperature of "The Wandering Earth 2". Emotion is perhaps the most fascinating weakness of human beings, but also the strongest armor.
Our Chinese is that no matter what desperate situation we face, as long as we have our family by us and the belief to protect our families, no matter how difficult it is, we can go through adversity.
It is not only Wu Jing Andy Lau who can act.
All the actors work together to weave a vivid and tense group portrait of the characters.
As far as Li Xuejian is concerned, Zhou Zhezhi, played by him, is not angry and self-threatening every time he appears, and he is full of pressure.
When the venue fell into a commotion, the people around looked left and right, and Li Xuejian was calm and calm.
In the trailer, Li Xuejian has a sonorous and powerful speech line, "Fifteen thousand years ago, a healed human femur marked the birth of human civilization; Fifteen thousand years from now, when the solar system will cease to exist, the unity and courage of mankind will continue the flame of civilization." "There is only responsibility in the present time of crisis".
It is said that during the shooting, both domestic and foreign actors on the set spontaneously stood up and applauded.
There is also Liu Peiqiang's master Zhang Peng, played by Sha Yi, who is ready to go without fear.
Ma Zhao, a scientist played by Ning Li, looked at Changkong thoughtfully.
Liu Qi's mother Han Duoduo, played by Wang Zhi, wears a robotic arm and looks firm and unflinching at the scene of the explosion.
Hao Xiaoxi, the assistant of Zhou Zhezhi played by Zhu Yanmanzi, was full of tears but his eyes were resolute.
The length of 173 minutes gives several main characters plenty of room to grow.
As Andy Lau said: "I used to be not so enthusiastic about science fiction because I thought it was "cold", but I didn't expect "The Wandering Earth 2" to be so warm with the previous work, from the unity of all mankind to save our home, to the protection of each individual for the family, all of which make our science fiction movies full of temperature. ”
They are all ordinary people, and before the crisis, it is their choice to make them heroes.
The film does not forget to show the worries and dilemmas that allow ordinary people to put themselves in their shoes.
How to break the game? Or because of the ordinary.
Ordinary Chinese does not have the aura of a hero, but with the most natural actions, it tells us what a hero is.
This is the real end of "The Wandering Earth 2" - the road depends on everyone to walk out together.
All are the gateway to survival. Just call home.
Chapter 3 Ace: The special effects are even more shocking, and the little broken ball four years ago has grown up again
Domestic science fiction, of course, is difficult.
Both "burning money" and "burning brains".
But the reason why "The Wandering Earth 2" can carry the banner of domestic science fiction is that it is hardcore.
The harder it is to shoot, the more you have to let the details land.
Based on the story of hard science fiction are the visual wonders of the end of the earth. From the trailer that has been released to the word of mouth of the premiere audience, it can be seen that the level of special effects in the second part is still improving.
Let's talk about a set of numbers: if nothing else is in production, the set area alone has increased by 10 times.
The setting area of "The Wandering Earth" is about 100,000 square meters, and in "The Wandering Earth 2", it is close to 1 million square meters, and the area of a football field is 7100 square meters, which means that the total scenic area of "The Wandering Earth 2" exceeds 100 football fields.
Unlike Hollywood, which has a well-established film industry system, the level of special effects production of Chinese films in the field of science fiction is still in its infancy.
But surprisingly, the special effects scenes of "The Wandering Earth 2" are not at all like a novice work.
Space elevator alone.
The "space elevator" that crosses the sky and the earth soars up with a majestic posture and directly pulls to the space station 90,000 kilometers away, which is really spectacular!
But behind the grandiose and rigorous scientific setting, the blockbuster texture of the special effects shots and the abundance of details, is the painstaking investment of the production team.
According to the main creator, in order to make a space elevator, there are three steps, each step is very difficult and challenging.
The first difficulty is to draw a prototype drawing.
Because there are so many details, the conceptual design takes a lot of time.
And because the amount is too large, director Guo Fan and all the main creators have a production attitude of excellence, which makes the space elevator almost "difficult to produce".
The second difficulty is shooting.
Originally, director Guo Fan thought that the space elevator was a big scene that could be used as a house to shoot, but in the end, the actual shooting found that this was not the case.
Finally, in the huge scene, the bottom is covered with springs and motors, just to simulate the feeling of vibration at the moment of the launch of the space elevator.
At different node locations, different equipment is set up and different shooting methods are adopted.
The third difficulty is to make science fiction reasonable.
Although it is a science fiction setting, it must also conform to scientific principles and various scientific laws, and finally the production staff took inspiration from Asimov's novel and designed the concept of ice shield.
Rationalize the entire setup by instantly freezing in space and then rubbing heat.
Under such care, the special effects scenes of the film are really amazing:
The earth full of crises under the apocalyptic crisis is full of apocalyptic atmosphere;
The surface of the moon and the Big Bang are quite sci-fi disaster film style;
The Ark space station in the sky is magnificent;
The frequent occurrence of unexpected situations in human response to crises makes the situation more urgent; The act of rallying the hope of all mankind will definitely make your heart skip to your throat.
From the early stage of the world view to the outbreak of the crisis, the special effects scenes are more intense and exciting, always grasping the audience's nerves and no urine spots.
More importantly, the apocalyptic scenes created by special effects and scientific concepts are fused together to create a solid and believable sense of science fiction.
The crew's desperate persistence has achieved the film, and this creative attitude of excellence is also the direction of the future industrialization of Chinese films, and it allows everyone to see the future of domestic science fiction films.
As Wu Jing said: "With such a large amount of information, a script of more than 70,000 words, and a chronicle of more than 200,000 words, it is also a huge and meticulous work to be able to explain clearly and extract the most wonderful things in such a short time." I feel like I want to pay tribute to the more than 1,000 staff on all sets. ”
In the end, such intentions make the film have both a majestic and grand sense of epic, and at the same time a moving tragedy.
Some people may ask, we have so many themes to choose from, why do we want to die on "science fiction".
But what is the meaning of science fiction?
The famous American science fiction writer Pamela Sargent once defined science fiction as "the literature of ideas".
One of the great characteristics of science fiction is that its focus is on the "fate of mankind".
In the plot common in all science fiction works, human beings as a whole think -
On the way forward of human civilization, how will we deal with the inevitable crisis? And where will our civilization eventually go?
So the most "hardcore" thing about "The Wandering Earth 2" is actually the sound of the future of Chinese from the vast universe.
Because of this, the film is even more unique, in the movie, Chinese's attachment to the land and home, love for relatives and families, through the image is infinitely magnified.
Even if the earth is shaken, Chinese still carry endless hope.
This long journey of wandering the earth is actually like the road ahead of domestic science fiction films.
It is necessary to explore step by step, use film to feed back the industrialization of Chinese films, do technological exploration, do talent reserves, and accumulate experience.
But for the moment, these are needed, and they are worth it.
Because of these roads, someone has to go.
As the film says, hope is the end of the voyage. We Chinese do things, and our love is separated by mountains and seas, and mountains and seas can be leveled.
"The Wandering Earth" hides the seeds of the rise of domestic science fiction. Now, the seeds germinate and the little broken balls grow.
Because our sci-fi movies rely on the main creator and the audience to achieve together.
New Year's Day, "The Wandering Earth 2", rush!