Text/Ye Qiuchen
After updating the 5th and 6th episodes of "China Qitan", the Douban score continued to decline, and now it has reached 9.3 points.
It's not a crash, but the decline in quality is certain.
It seems that the reason why this work can still maintain the 9-point range is speculated that there are the following three points.
First, it comes from the fact that he really liked "Summer of the Little Goblin" when it premiered, so he was reluctant to give a low score, and after all, it was the little piggy demon who carried everything.
Second, after the attention and popularity gradually decreased, many people abandoned this anime long ago, leaving only the opening score unchanged.
Third, give Chinese animation an encouragement, after all, it is not easy to make such a diversified work with Chinese style.
Ye Qiuchen only adjusted the rating to four stars because of the first and third points.
In fact, "China Qitan" also seems to have found that after being broadcast in different units, the quality has declined and its reputation has deteriorated.
I observed a change in one detail.
Whether it is Douban or Encyclopedia, the initial order of the eight stories is "Birds and Fish" at the end.
After episode 5 "Xiaoman", "Jade Rabbit" was supposed to be released, but it was replaced by "Birds and Fish".
Judging from the effect of episode 6, it is the worst of all the content so far.
Some netizens even directly pointed out that everyone skip this episode to save ruining the good impression of "China Odd Tan".
As we all know, the most important key time nodes for a work to dramatically change the rating are the opening and ending.
A story like "Birds and Fish" is to smash the entire reputation if it is not done well in the ending.
Therefore, I can only move forward and put "Jade Rabbit" and "Commissary" in the final chapter.
This operation shows that they are really panicked.
I am also afraid of declining word of mouth.
Unlike those TV series, "Chinese Wonders" does not rely on plot coherence, because each episode is a separate story.
Therefore, how to arrange the 8 stories, the broadcast order is particularly important.
"Summer of the Little Goblin" and "Goose Goose Goose" can be regarded as completing the starting task beautifully, and when the baton was handed over to "Linlin", it was already a little weak to follow, but the audience still read the good impression of the front, so they had reservations about the evaluation.
"Country Bus Takes the King Child and the Immortals" began to enter the controversy of polarized word-of-mouth, and many viewers said that they couldn't understand it at all, and it didn't make much sense to look at anyone's analysis itself, because no one knew the correct answer, and the official would not stamp it.
Then there's "Xiao Man".
The most amazing thing is the ingenuity of the paper-cut animation, and the production surprise is more than the plot itself.
So this time Ye Qiuchen doesn't need to write a big long story to evaluate like in episode 4, because the core of the story is relatively simple.
Since I have only read it twice, I may not understand it thoroughly.
Other friends will naturally have their own alternative interpretations, but I have always only written down my feelings, if there are differences, please leave a message in the comment area.
To summarize briefly, childhood shadows.
When Xiao Man and his friends went to play in the water, they encountered a big catfish to make trouble, and since then they have planted the seed of fear of fish.
The most obvious is that after the nightmare, he asked his mother to take away the two cute little goldfish next to the bed.
He transferred his fear of catfish to other fish.
Then the friends asked him to go to the well to play a naval battle game, obviously it was just a very small wellhead, but there was a hole underneath.
It shows that the big ship and the shiny painting hanging on it are all fantasy.
The other children praised the beautiful fish in the painting, and Xiao Man began to develop a fondness for the catfish.
During the fight, the painting fell on the ground and shattered, and Xiao Man took it back and put it back and put it in the box.
This means that he is trying to reconcile with this inner demon.
So in the dream that night, the catfish ceased to be a terrible existence and returned the ball to him.
This is also a kind of goodwill, peace mentality.
Mom led Xiao Man to the fish market, where there were many types of fish sold at the stall, and grilled fish cooked live was steaming with aroma.
When his mother asked Xiao Man if he wanted to buy a piece of freshly caught catfish meat, Xiao Man refused.
Because he no longer sees the catfish as a nightmare and an enemy at this time, but more like a partner who shakes hands and makes peace.
After returning home, Xiao Man hung the painting of the catfish on the wall to commemorate his deceased friend.
Catfish are very much like something we were afraid of at some point when we were children.
Maybe it's a picture of a Tyrannosaurus rex pop-up book that suddenly pounces, or maybe it's a hippopotamus toy model with its mouth open and looking scary.
Collectively known as "childhood shadows".
As people grow up, they gradually realize that the shadow of childhood is no longer so terrible.
The process of being able to face up to and overcome your inner demons is the process of growth.
The production style of "Xiaoman" is full of Chinese flavor, and the story is simple and easy to understand, I personally like it.
The image of turning into a butterfly at the end is also very flavorful.
After talking about "Xiao Man", finally briefly talk about "Birds and Fish".
As I have already expressed my assessment, it is the worst at the moment.
Because of the appearance of episode 6, Ye Qiuchen's preference order began to change to "Summer of Little Goose" = "Goose Goose Goose"> "Xiaoman"> "Country Bus Took the King Child and the Immortals"> "Linlin" > "Birds and Fish".
Whether it is the style of painting or the core, this story of youth pain literature is too simple.
Although it contributed the only kiss scene in the work so far, it is not romantic at all, but a bit diaphragmatic.
The girl who suddenly appears is an alien signal, referring to all lonely people with a 52 Hz whale, even if they once had a short period of happiness, they will disappear forever.
In fact, this episode may also want to put feelings on your face and tell everyone that the world is lonely.
Imitate the piggy demon's worker's perspective.
But the effect was a great failure.
There is nothing pleasing to the whole story.
If you have to pick the highlights, that is, the steamed buns and seafood dinner on the table look a little appetizing.
In the past, I was more picky about the lack of Chinese elements in "Linlin" (compared to other units), and it seems that as long as there is a cushion, there can be no worst but worse.
If it is retained in the future, it is recommended to delete this episode forever, not in the episodes of "Chinese Odd Tan".
Now that episode 6 has been broadcast, only "Commissary" and "Jade Rabbit" are left.
It is guessed that the operation of adjusting the broadcast order this time is to hope that "China Strange Tan" can have an explosive ending.
Then look forward to these two episodes to turn the tide.
Text/Ye Qiuchen
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