I thought that this year's New Year file would have another box office hit, but I have not been able to see a new movie in the theater until now. Now the closest box office blockbuster movie to us is still last summer's phenomenon-level animation film "Nezha's Devil Boy Descending", the quality of this movie has been proved by the box office, but the director of the film Dumplings has independently completed a super ghost talent work "Hit, Hit a Big Watermelon" as early as eleven years ago.
Poster of "Hit, Hit a Big Watermelon", English name "See Through"
"Hit, Hit a Big Watermelon" is an animated short film created in 2008, 16 minutes long, no dialogue throughout the whole process, but the amount of information is very large, the conveyed image is also very vivid, the quality is even more amazing, in the 12th Asian Animation Awards DigiCon6 organized by TBS, this "Hit, Hit a Big Watermelon" from China won the golden award. The judges mentioned that although it took several hours to decide on the bronze and silver awards, when deciding on the gold award, all the judges did not hesitate to vote for "Hit, Hit a Watermelon", and said that the tension and humor of the work's plot were the decisive keys.
Director Dumpling aka Dumpling, studio Jokelate
The film begins with two heads of state wrestling at the negotiating table, finally tearing their faces to start a war over the ownership of a small island, followed by a magnificent naval, land and air battle scene, in which the fierce battle between a pair of pilots is highlighted. The two pilots fought from the sky to the plane and parachuted, after which the two landed on the island at the center of the dispute. After continuing the desperate struggle on the island, the two suddenly realize that they have been trapped in the desert island, so in order to survive, the two pilots who were originally enemies of each other begin to turn into jade, cooperate to survive, and develop friendship. But one day, he found a ship coming in the distance, thinking it was an escape opportunity, who expected it to be the naval forces of the two countries, and the war had been focused on the surrounding area of the island. After witnessing a massive battle and death, the two became suspicious of the significance of the war, and when the rescue team came later, they chose to escape.
Two pilots turn enemies into friends on a desert island
The film begins with a somewhat dark style, and then focuses on a humorous and witty atmosphere in the war confrontation. The use of "playing cards", "life-saving straws", "nosebleeds" and other stems makes cruel war more acceptable, but also metaphorically describes the absurdity of war. The whole work is profound, interesting in expression, and rendered in place, which can be called a god's work.
The two heads of state directed the battle on the battlefield
A nosebleed infarction runs through the fight between the two pilots
The point is that this is an independent work of a post-80s animation director more than a decade ago. So in fact, we are not lacking in creativity and technology, but why is it always difficult for china's animated films to have fine products? Of course, in recent years, there has been no shortage of excellent works such as "The Return of the Great Sage" and "The Demon Child of Nezha", but the emergence of sporadic excellent animation is not the rise of national comics, and the real rise should be the maturity of our entire animation industry, the emergence of talents, and the continuous development of fine products.
Outstanding young animation director Dumpling, whose real name is Yang Yu