2015's "The Return of the Great Sage" set off a boom in the revival of national comics, and the traditional "Journey to the West" story was matched with a strong Chinese style, as well as the cool appearance of the Great Sage, which was both traditional and modern, which was impressive.
In 2019, "Nezha's Devil Boy Descending" has brought a wave of "tap water" of the national comic, the little Nezha who painted "smoky makeup", roared angrily "My life is up to me", I don't know how many young people have been burned.
This year, another classic masterpiece adaptation of the work "Journey to the West: The Rebirth of the Demon King" was released, familiar with the story, subversive adaptation, bringing you blood and touch.
In ancient times, the demon Yuanti was crushed under the ginseng fruit tree, and hundreds of years later, the demon king Sun Wukong was rescued by the Tang monks from under the Five Elements Mountain, and Wukong promised to protect the Tang monks to help him learn the scriptures from the Western Heavens. However, the demon ancestor Yuanti reappeared, and the two generations of demon kings finally fought to the death.
The IP adaptation of "Journey to the West" is not new, and "The Reborn Demon King" has found a new way to adapt. The story of the film no longer focuses on the tang monk's path of learning the scriptures, but reconstructs the world view of "Journey to the West" to create a world where human demons coexist.
The Sun Wukong in the movie is no longer a majestic sage, a "smoky makeup" like a demon monkey, a slender figure, soaring hair, with a grinning expression, and no one cares about the pace, it is simply a little leper.
Designing such a shape is not sensationalism, but a secret match for the character's personality. Sun Wukong in "The Reborn Demon King" is a "demon monkey", and the identity of the "demon" is his original sin, even on the way to learn the scriptures, he still suffers from people's sideways and concern. But Sun Wukong's heart is good, and he gives up everything to protect his master.
At the same time, the obstacle on the way to the scripture is also a "demon", and he can only become an enemy of the same kind. It is really difficult to be snubbed by others and to be an enemy of the same kind.
Receiving the cold eyes of the people in the Heavenly Court, he overturned the peach tree, but released Yuan Ti, the world's first demon, who was worshipped as a demon ancestor. Yuan Ti captured the master, the Three Realms were in danger, and the Great Sage could only fight with his back.
From this we see an unprecedented world of demons, all kinds of monsters you sing and I appear, some fierce, some gags, all kinds of visual wonders make you dizzy.
Of course, there is also the confrontation of the two demon kings, YuanTi and Goku in the film to dedicate the "destroy the world and the earth" special effects scene, but also the tyrannical demonism of the two to the fullest, to the end Goku in the blessing of "true qi" "transformed", "stone monkey" body like lava, angry and almost killed the red eye, such a scene, in the domestic "low and young comics" can not be seen.
It is reported that "Journey to the West: The Reborn Demon King" took more than five years and was jointly created by a production team of 1200 people, which not only delivered satisfactory answers in special effects, but also the picture was delicate and exquisite, full of Ancient Chinese style. In terms of details, Sun Wukong's hair alone can be improved, and the shot of a ginseng fruit tree in the movie took more than half a year to complete.
In addition, the dubbing lineup of "Journey to the West: The Rebirth of the Demon King" is also very strong, voiced by the male god Bian Jiang voiced By Sun Wukong, his arrogant and informal personality is perfectly expressed, and Zhang Lei, who has dubbed the great sage in "The Return of the Great Sage of journey to the West", this time dubbing the big villain Yuan Ti, two generations of "Big Sage" and "same frame" battle, full of highlights.
At present, the main audience of national comics is no longer children, more and more young people have become the mainstream consumer group, and the temperament of national comics and Japanese comics is becoming more and more youthful, more burning and more enthusiastic.
Like the slogan of "My life is up to me" in "Nezha", "The Demon King of the Rebirth" also has the theme of rebelling against fate, and at the beginning of the film is a rebel, he is dissatisfied with the contempt of the Heavenly Garden Fairy Boy, insulting the master, and directly angrily throws the ginseng fruit tree out of the Yuan Ti from the heart.
In the face of Yuan Ti, the demon ancestor, he also had a confrontational attitude, vowing to subdue him and return the Three Realms to a peace. No matter which side, the Great Sage has no kind, he will always be the one who is rejected, but he also picks up the Ruyi Golden Hoop Stick, pays tribute to this unjust world, and roars out, "I am the most powerful demon in the world!" ", defeated Yuanti and saved the world.
In addition to Sun Wukong, the supporting characters are also brilliant, delicious and lazy pig eight precepts, look like a fish Sha Wujing, as well as the cute "fruit essence" true qi, timid as a rat land gong, etc., each character is very brilliant, leaving a deep impression on the audience.
"The Rebirth of the Demon King" also has no small regrets, the film adopts the mode of upgrading and fighting monsters, approaching the goal step by step, very smooth, very neat, but also seems a little boring, less aura. Coupled with the fact that "The Return of the Great Sage" is in front, various film and television works adapted by the IP of "Journey to the West" are also emerging in an endless stream, which inevitably makes the audience have "aesthetic fatigue".
In short, "Journey to the West Demon King Rebirth" is a flawed work, which is also a superior work in the national comic, and it is worth going to the cinema to support it.