Produced by Laika Studios, directed by Taraves Knight, and co-dubbed by Charlize Theron, Matthew McConaughey, Rooney Marla, and Ralph Fienne, the annual stop-motion animation masterpiece "Legend of the Magic Strings" (3D) was officially announced today for release on January 13, 2017, and the Chinese version of the final poster and trailer were exposed. In the trailer, a ups and downs of the adventure began, the exquisite image design and the scene full of oriental charm also fully demonstrated the top level of stop-motion animation, and the dubbing of a number of top celebrities made domestic film fans look forward to it. As a well-received animated film, "Legend of the Magic String" is generally optimistic in this Hollywood awards season, and it will also compete with another popular animation of the year, "Crazy Animal City" Crazy PK, to compete for next year's Oscar for Best Animated Feature Film.
The most anticipated anime of the year" "Legend of the Magic Strings" hits the Oscars to carry "Zootopia"
The Legend of the Magic String tells the story of a magical legend that takes place in the East. The protagonist, Kubo, is a one-eyed teenager who lives by the sea with his mother, and he has magical powers to manipulate pieces of paper with a magic piano and make a living selling art. However, the evil gods descend from the sky to hunt down Kubo, and Kubo and a monkey and a beetle samurai embark on a journey to fight against the evil forces, discovering the family's secrets on the way.
After its release in North America, the strong reputation of "The Legend of the Magic String" quickly spread to China, and the high scores of major rating websites have already won a large number of domestic fans for the film in advance, and the call for introduction is getting higher and higher. Therefore, as soon as the news of the introduction of the film came out, domestic film fans could be described as experiencing a carnival, and said that "the stop-motion animation with the picture to achieve this level is worth brushing several times in the cinema!" ”
In addition, "Legend of the Magic String" and the popular animation "Zootopia" have been on a par with word of mouth, "Legend of the Magic String" has a 97% praise rate on Rotten Tomatoes, and the professional review site Metacritic score is 84 points, even higher than the 78 points of "Zootopia". This year's awards season, Legend of the Magic Strings has received 10 nominations for the "Oscars of Animation" annie Awards, including Best Picture, and won the National Critics Guild Award for Best Animated Feature Film of the Year. I have to say that disney's animated movie "Zootopia", which has been optimistic all the way, has finally encountered the strongest opponent of this year's Oscar war. As one of the most anticipated "Olympic players", whether "Legend of the Magic String" can finally win the grand prize has also become a major attraction of this year's Oscars.
The most beautiful stop-motion god of the year Is another must-see animation after "Your Name"
For Laika Studio, which has produced high-quality stop-motion animation such as "Zombie Bride", "Ghost Mother", "Psychic Boy Norman", "Box Monster" and so on, in the hearts of many fans, it has the reputation of "Laika production, must be a boutique", and its works are all nominated for the Oscar for Best Animated Feature Film, and have received more than 100 million US dollars at the global box office.
The essence is beautiful and childlike, but the appearance is dark and grotesque, and the unique style of Laika's works give people a feeling of always walking on the edge of the mainstream. The most important reason for being favored by foreign media and fans is that it is good at showing the powerful and profound theme of the story in a serious but inexplicably warm way, allowing the audience to experience a completely different style and charm from Disney, Pixar and other teams. In the trailer, whether it is the exquisite design of the character image or the smooth action display, it also reflects the laika studio's persistent pursuit of stop-motion animation technology. Especially in the market wave where computer CG technology is popular, choosing to produce more traditional, time-consuming and laborious stop-motion animation undoubtedly requires more effort from the creators of Laika Studios.
This time, Laika Studio boldly adopted oriental elements to shoot the movie "Legend of the Magic String". During the preparations, the film's creators conducted careful and professional research on art, creativity and narrative. The film production is mixed with freeze frame, printmaking, 3D printing, CG and other techniques, whether it is the extraordinary momentum of the piano sound and the collision of the waves, or the wonderful beauty of the maple leaf boat fight on the sea, all of which show the unique beauty of paper art in the film. In order to accurately show the unique cultural charm of the East, all the creators also specially learned the traditional philosophy of the East, so as to bring the audience a double feast of vision and soul from multiple angles such as scenes, details and themes. Following the release of the Japanese comic "Your Name" in the mainland and its huge box office success, as an animated film containing oriental culture, "Legend of the Magic String" will surely set off a movie viewing frenzy again with its own high quality.
"Legend of the Magic Strings" will land in theaters across the country on January 13, 2017, and long-awaited audiences will soon be able to enter the theater and enjoy this top magic stop-motion animation produced by Laika.
