YYDS！
Waited two years!
Don't be surprised, this is the comment area of a domestic anime.
In the past three years, Sir has seen many keywords around it: emotional IP, national conscience...
Now it's all about a near-perfect finale – a score of 9.2.
Take a deep breath, it's a grand goodbye.
It was a look back with anticipation.
The Magic Path Ancestor concludes
Past results are already eye-catching enough:
In the first season, more than 120,000 people scored 8.8 on Douban; the first two seasons recorded more than 3 billion views...
The creators were not carried away by this achievement.
Sink your heart, polish it for two years, and present a higher quality final season.
Sir opened it for the first time last week.
First reaction, too surprised.
Each frame is informative.
The most popular villain in the supporting role, the broken hand name scene, there is.
The truth about jindan buried above, there is.
The Conspiracy of the Yin Tiger Charm that advances the main line has finally surfaced.
The pace is tight and the whole process is climactic.
The second reaction, Sir, was more of a relief.
"The Magic Road" for three years, what is brought to the audience and left to the national comic will not be "finished" with the end.
01
First
As soon as "The Magic Way" came out, it had enough ambition.
Stunning graphics.
Ink painting style, exquisite composition, painting is beautiful.
How many people were in the pit at a glance. (Or look for wallpaper)
At another glance, the story is good.
The Magic Way constructs a large, yet solid enough, worldview.
In the story, there are five major Xiuxian families: Yunmeng Jiang Clan, Gu Su Lan Clan, Qishan Wen Clan, Lanling Jin Clan, and Qinghe Nie Clan.
Wen's wolf son is ambitious, wants to be the only one, and stirs up chaos in the rivers and lakes.
If there is chaos, there will be a hero.
The first "hero": the protagonist Wei Wuxian.
The first person to practice the devious path, hidden in the dark.
At the beginning of the anime, the evil figure of the flute is emitted under the cold moon, and the atmosphere is too in place.
The second "man", the Blue Forgetful Machine.
The light of the True Path of the Immortal Realm has the reputation of "every chaos will come out".
On the surface, the two heroes of good and evil are actually two heroes working together.
The narrative double line crosses parallel, and the technique is more complicated:
First, the truth about Wei WuXian's previous life being framed; second, a bizarre corpse splitting case he faced after being reborn.
The story of the three seasons is layered.
Season 1, the first dust.
It mainly tells about Wei WuXian's past life.
From Gu Su listening to the study, the teenager was angry, to the door of the house was slaughtered, fell into the magic road, and finally together with several gates to surround and suppress the Wen clan.
The first layer of transformation is clearly explained, and the first revenge is completed.
Then, the ending echoes the prologue:
above...... It was all a dream after Wei WuXian was reborn!
Sigh, the screenwriter really can flirt.
The second season, the envy of the clouds, the rhythm is more compact.
Start the first stop of the puzzle in this world and look for clues to the corpse.
At the same time, it completes the memories of past lives, explains the direction of the main characters, and how Wei WuXian was regurgitated.
The two main lines meet and carry forward the past and the future.
Until the final season.
All suspense and conflict stacked to the highest peak.
The ultimate detective, fill in the pits and close.
02
buckle
At the beginning of the season, a shot gives Sir goosebumps.
On the wilderness ridges, overgrown paths, long trails of blood are dragged.
The striking bright red stretches all the way to the inconspicuous stone tablet, on which the two words are blurred:
Yicheng.
The weirdest stop in The Magic Way.
Righteousness of righteousness.
A place dedicated to making funerary supplies.
The city was in ruins, the wind was gusting, the fog was thick, paper money was everywhere, and there were white paper people standing at the doors of every household.
A "corpse city" with empty shells and no human taste.
Poor feng shui?
No, there really are "ghosts".
The protagonist group is all attracted.
The Blue Forgotten Machine Wei WuXian followed the direction of the broken arm; the Xiu Immortals were to investigate a massacre that had been destroyed many years ago.
This story is a bit complicated, and the poisoned rice you have seen can skip the text:
More than ten years ago, the Chang clan was sought by Xue Yang of Kuizhou to seek revenge, but fortunately, the Xiao Stardust Daoist and his friends who relied on the sword and lake came to their aid and arrested Xue Yang. The surviving owner of the Chang family suddenly retorted and overturned the unjust statement, and Xue Yang was released.
Since then, a series of foggy revenge:
Xue Yang poisoned Xiao Stardust's friend and was executed; the chang family owner's eyes were stripped to death, and it was Xiao Stardust's sword that killed him; Xiao Stardust disappeared; the body of the Chang family mysteriously disappeared...
Wait, disappear?
The body of the Chang family appeared on the street of Yicheng at this time.
missing? execute?
A blindfolded Dao Leader suddenly burst out, carrying with him the sword of Hyosung Stardust.
But Wei WuXian called him...
In short the whole process
Secretly throwing ropes, interlocking.
Dark and devious, it instantly pulls the audience into this jianghu where good and evil are difficult to distinguish, life and death.
Sir picked out a detail:
Look at the "ghost" behind this curtain.
The lens pulls away, what is the TA holding in his hand?
It was the Yin Tiger Charm that Wei WuXian had made that year.
The suspense exploded again.
After watching two episodes, Sir has been tickled.
Plus
Excellent animation production, the whole atmosphere is tense to the point of suffocation.
The first shot of just entering the city:
Overlooking the whole city from the hill.
It was as if he was about to be invaded by the cold of this righteous city.
It's not over, the climax is fighting.
Yiling Old Ancestor Wei WuXian only used a low-level ash incineration to attract souls, and solved nearly a hundred walking corpses.
Cloth yin array, sword qi out.
Intense tones, storyboarding and editing in one go.
In the details, as soon as Xue Yang, who pretended to be a Dao Chief, appeared, it was a sharp sword.
stop.
Zoom in—there is also a faint reflection on the sword.
The focus is on the frost pattern representing the Hyosung Stardust Sword.
There are also many flashing "idle pens" hidden in the picture.
Savor the relationship between the scene and the back:
In the distance, the two talked, and Xue Yang came to Wei WuXian for help.
In the close-up, a group of ants are dividing the insect remnants, implying that it is related to the subsequent fragmentation of the soul.
Two years to sharpen a sword, not to brag.
The high level of the production of "Magic Road"
The picture is explosive, smooth, and not easy.
The picture participates in the narrative and participates in the expression, which is the real thought.
03
Asked
High-level production, it is a catch to expectations.
To sublimate the entire series, it also depends on the kernel.
It is also the title of "The Magic Way" - "Tao".
The first level of the Tao, the Way of the World.
How is the world? Just look at a small action.
Xue Yang asked Wei WuXian to repair a soul and threaten the junior as a hostage.
Wei WuXian chuckled, "You don't really think I'll care if they live or die."
The other party's eyes suddenly became fierce, and the strength in his hands increased.
Nervous, angry because the threat is not successful.
Nervousness, but also habit:
In the eyes of the world, the evil spirits are all evil and unforgivable, and even they themselves are convinced.
There are not many people who can make them care about life and death.
The second level, the right path.
What is the right path?
The right path is not identity, not absolute right and wrong.
It's "people".
The protagonist, Wei WuXian, is the most deviant person in the world.
At that time, the enemy of the world was Wen Shi, who angered everyone.
There are no eggs under the nest
When Wei WuXian returned from demonization, everyone was afraid to mix with excitement.
This force is extremely evil and extremely powerful, and it is the guarantee for defeating Wen Shi.
Just kill the warm dog
It's my ally
Is that surname Wen the original sin?
The Wen clan was defeated, and the remnants were taken over by the Jin clan, including the old and weak women and children, who were once reduced to slavery.
A new round of tyranny was initiated by the Kim family.
I almost thought it was still King Wen's prosperity
Wei WuXian resolutely defended a pair of Wen brothers and sisters who had been kind to him, and in the eyes of outsiders, this was an enemy of the world.
Fear becomes jealousy, excitement becomes desire, and the hero becomes the devil.
Grievances?
Don't jump to conclusions.
There is a plot that impresses Sir.
The younger brother Wen Ning, while protecting Wei WuXian, turned around and killed the Prince of jin, Wei WuXian's new husband Jun.
This time, Wei WuXian was also dumbfounded and angry, and for the first time fell into self-doubt.
Tough choices lie ahead.
The Wen siblings decided to go to the Jin family on their own to plead guilty, and what awaited them was the ashes of the frustrated bones.
To save, or not to save?
How can it be considered to give an account to the dead, to the living, to give an account to yourself?
The Demon Ancestor does not give an answer.
It always keeps a safe distance from the trial of human nature.
Like those most traditional chivalrous stories.
At first, for the chivalrous people to break through the rivers and lakes, loud and wanton, not seeking fame and fortune but only asking for hearts.
Then, caught up in the bloody storm, only to touch the chaotic side of the world, Fang knew that the criterion in his heart was not easy to hold.
The light in the chaos comes from the Blue Forget machine.
He brings the third layer: humanity.
Jiang Cheng, who grew up with Wei WuXian, was as close as a sibling.
He told the fate of Wei WuXian's entanglement:
When they stood to the side
You're weird
It's The Odd Man
It's the Owl
It's thriving
But as long as you make a different sound with them
You're mad
Disregard for humanity
Out-of-the-way path
The rarity of the blue forgetfulness machine is also here
He truly believed in Wei WuXian, not in his identity, in his power.
Instead, I believe in him as a "man."
- Although practicing extraordinary things, do righteous things
- Sword is just a sword
Saving people or killing people depends on what the swordsman has in mind
The really good story is to use the highlights of the protagonist to radiate to other characters, with light and dark, and vivid and three-dimensional.
All the ways of the world, the right way, the humanity.
In the end, they fall into a complex role that is both good and evil, and constantly bumps into the "self" in the chaotic world.
The chaotic Wei WuXian, the persistent Blue Forgetful Machine, the experienced Jiang Cheng, the lost Xiao Stardust and Song Zichen...
"The Ancestor of the Magic Path" does not intend to pull your ears to tell the right truths, but only portrays people who are in difficult choices.
Some are strong, some are weak.
Some are dressed in the name of pride, and some are just one of the many sentient beings.
A lot of times, it's hard to define right and wrong directly for them, and they don't need to.
The so-called "magic way" is ultimately just a sentence:
Right and wrong are in oneself, reputation is ruined by others, gains and losses do not matter.
04
ingenuity
Before the final update, on the third anniversary of the animation, the production team came to a "summary report" according to the custom.
There is no long story, just a string of intuitive and concise numbers.
Total production days 1435 days (1162 days for the main drama, 273 days for the Q version)
Total Production Episodes 65 (35 episodes, Q 30 episodes)
Total duration 890 minutes (735 minutes for the main drama, 155 minutes for the Q version)
Total number of albums 321950 (294624 in the main drama, 27326 in the Q version)
Total number of cards: 12459 cards (11444 cards for the main drama, 1015 cards for the Q version)
Total number of scenes drawn: 5620 (5110 for the main drama, 510 for the Q version)
Total number of characters appeared 239 (199 in the main drama, 40 in the Q version)
Total number of prop design paintings 527 (344 for the main drama, 183 for the Q version)
338 people participated in the production of the project (333 people in the main drama, 206 people in the Q version)
"The Magic Ancestor" does not look "tall".
Unlike live-action films, put a bunch of behind-the-scenes materials to record various difficult production processes and highlight sincerity.
There is no high-end 3D painting, which can give you a lot of fine special effects.
It is very low-key, and it can only be "low-key".
Ingenuity is hidden in the details, waiting for people with hearts to touch it repeatedly.
Use your eyes first.
Oh no, look at it with a magnifying glass —
A cup of tea reflects a magnolia tree.
As the day passed, the sky went from light to dark.
As January passed, the branches that had originally only sprouted a few green buds suddenly looked like jasper snow.
Well, magnolia, first flower and then grow leaves.
above.
Not necessarily, but awesome.
The transition of "The Magic Road" never needs to be blunt "big character newspaper".
Sometimes it's an apple, a letter from home.
Sometimes, it's the lens that souls through magnificent buildings, crossing time.
Use the ears again.
Oh no, be sure to listen with headphones
The voice team of "Magic Road" is gorgeous.
Gather a group of professional and young actors in the industry, the names you are familiar with, Ajie, Bianjiang, Ji Guanlin, Su Shangqing...
Whether it's the protagonist or the group.
Cut word by word, constantly adjust each other's emotions, and straighten out the logic of the characters.
Finally, back to the question at the beginning of the article:
What does "Magic Road" leave for us and for the national comic?
The answer couldn't be more obvious.
It is the ability to knock on the door of imagination with one stroke and one painting.
It is sincere, and it is careful to study the mind in the ordinary place.
It is also the expectation of no longer being disappointed.
The love of fans, viewers, and creators has finally merged into a parallel line.
With reluctance.
You can also say goodbye in tacit understanding - the song is not dispersed, and the goodbye is still uncertain.
The picture in this article comes from the network
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