After 38 years, the "Book of Heavenly Wonders" produced and broadcast by Shangmei Film ushered in a 4K restored version released in theaters, and many old fans have gone to theaters to reminisce about their childhood and make up for this movie ticket.
The reason why "Tianshu Qitan" is so impressive is because when most of the animations in the Shangmei film period were more regular, this one seemed particularly "different", and by understanding the story behind this animation, I found that "Tianshu Qitan" was really hard-won.
"Tianshu Qitan" was originally planned to be co-produced by Shanghai American Film and the British BBC Film and Television Company, but because the British funds were not in place, and the production process had been started, it was changed to independent production in China.
Because it was originally set to be a Sino-British co-production, when the screenwriter Bao Lei wrote the script, in order to cater to the international market, there were some plots that were relatively "out of line" in the animation at that time.
After determining that it was shot alone, although the script can still be used directly in general, some "out of line" plots should be changed to be more suitable for the national conditions at that time, and the screenwriter Wang Shuchen joined, recycling the script and changing it to the way we see it, which can feel the ubiquitous sense of humor.
It is precisely because of the abortion of this "co-production film" that a "different" animation is different from other Chinese animations from the guiding ideology and the way of creation.
In fact, for a long time, in our inherent impression, animation is for children to see, even now, there are still many people think that animation is for children to see.
However, the "Tianshu Qitan" that began to be produced in 1980 was not willing to position this animation as an animation that could only be watched by children, so the director of the factory at the time, Te Wei, proposed that the positioning of this animation was "suitable for all ages, elegant and popular".
Viewers who have watched "Heavenly Book" must have also found that children watching and adults watching are completely two different perspectives, and this animation can indeed cause people to reflect, so it has become a classic animation.
Although there was a background of "co-production" at that time, which allowed "Tianshu Qitan" to have some "out of line" plots, how many "gimmicks" to add was not a very easy point to control.
At that time, director Qian Yunda gave everyone a direction, just like the Czech animation "Good Soldier Shuaike", to be a smart fool, it seems to be a fool, in fact, he is playing others in a fool's way, and the key to "Heavenly Book" is also how to "play".
In order to show that an immoral and incompetent person with power will bring great harm to the people, the "Heavenly Book Qitan" designed an extremely inferior little emperor, and was also equipped with a first-level greedy, lustful, and bullying official.
Use this extreme method to "play" the immoral and incompetent person: greed, punish him with greed. He lost his life because of it.
Screenwriter and director Wang Shuchen and director Qian Yunda are two interesting old predecessors, for such a positioning, the two people can be said to be a hit, the creative process is extremely happy.
In the 80s, the protagonists of most film and television dramas and anime were keen to create the character image of "Tall and Complete", but "Tianshu Qitan" made an "alternative" and exuded a sense of humor everywhere.
It is precisely because of this that "Heavenly Book" has become a classic animation in the memories of countless people.
As director Qian Yunda said in "Reminiscences of Shanghai Evil Gate Animation "Tianshu Qitan"":
Interesting is life, an animation to make people watch, every link must be interesting, from the screenwriter, director, styling design to the final dubbing, is very critical. Everyone does the addition, so that everyone can collect firewood and the flame is high.
Shangmei Film can gather such an interesting group of old predecessors, which is the luck of Chinese animation, the luck of "Tianshu Qitan", and the luck of the audience.
Nowadays, the 4k restored version of "Tianshu Qitan" is released in theaters, which is the luck brought to us by the advancement of technology, giving us the opportunity to feel the creation of our predecessors on the big screen again.
Fans who like Chinese animation, don't miss this opportunity to watch this classic animation in the theater
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