The influence of "Pokémon" in the animation IP industry in previous generations is definitely Top 1, undisputed!
The impact on childhood varies from person to person, but the influence of one Pikachu is greater than that of all Digimon combined. This is not an exaggeration at all.
Not only in the animation industry, but also in the entire entertainment industry, it is the most influential IP in the world. Even the Marvel series, Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, and Mario series have to be outdone!
There is more than one anime, and the one that aired in the first season is naturally the most familiar classic one [Quartz League]. It tells the story of the young boy Xiaozhi who aims to become the most powerful Pokémon training master and embarks on a journey to become the most powerful Pokémon training master. The story of a spiritual journey!
What is different from "Digimon" is that this is a completely imaginary world view, rather than re-establishing a world view based on the original real world. In the world view of "Pokmon", humans and Pokémon coexist, as long as As long as people in this world reach the age of ten, they can go to the research institute to choose one of the three types of Pokémon, water, fire and grass, as a partner.
Get a illustrated book that can search for Pokémon information, and a Poké Ball that can capture Pokémon.
It's a whole new world.
This setting alone is enough for the public.
In fact, let alone other places, let’s just talk about the online literature world in Xiazhou. In fact, there are also such elf novels and pet novels. The Yingzhou animation industry has also produced such animations, and the results have been quite good.
As soon as Chang'an's "Pokémon" came out this time, it became a global hit!
And its popularity has completely surpassed the previous "Digimon", and once again exceeded the imagination of many people. They don't understand why an animation with the same children's orientation can be so popular!
In fact, the most important reasons are two.
The first reason is that these Pokémon, also known as Pokemon, also known as pokemon species, are so, so, so...cute!
Regardless of whether it is for an adult audience or a child audience, whether a Pokémon is cute or not is the decisive factor in whether it can break through the circle!
Although "Digimon" is also very popular, in fact, after passing the childhood stage, almost all Digimon have broken away from the Q-version cute style, and the many elves in this "Pokémon" are all too cute!
Especially Pikachu!
The most popular among these elves is naturally the chubby Pikachu.
In this anime, Pikachu is the protagonist of the Pokémon world, and explores the world with the protagonist Xiaozhi. This species is not a very rare species, and anime fans also affectionately call it "electric mouse", but this Pikachu is obviously It's not the same as others.
In a previous life, the famous "Time" magazine named Pikachu "the most beloved animated character after Hello Kitty", and its popularity is evident!
The rest of the elves are not inferior either, including the appearance of the villain Team Rocket, who don't look that annoying.
Especially the classic sentence:
"In order to prevent the world from being destroyed, in order to protect the peace of the world, he is a cute and charming villain who implements love and true evil."
"Musashi! Kojiro! We are Team Rocket traveling through the galaxy! White holes, white ones are waiting for us tomorrow!!"
"That's it~meow~~~~"
After the popularity of "Pokémon", everyone will memorize it!
Secondly, the second point, why "Pokémon" is far more popular than "Digimon" is because "Pokémon" is simple!
Judging from the overall framework of the plot, there is actually no big difference between "Pokémon" and many children's series. Anyway, Team Rocket can never catch Pikachu, just like Big Big Wolf can never catch Pleasant Goat.
The rhythm of the entire plot revolves around the process of Xiaozhi becoming a trainer and constantly encountering different Pokémon. This plot could not be simpler.
The simpler things are, the more popular they are. This is an eternal truth.
"Digimon" seems to be a work for children, but in fact it is much more complicated, so complicated that many children cannot understand it at all.
For example, the friction between Souna and her single mother, the embarrassment between Mitsuko and her adoptive parents, the impact of brother Ahe's parents' divorce, the eldest brother's responsibility to the younger brother and the complicated feelings of love and hate, etc.
These contents are difficult for children, the largest audience of "Digimon", to understand. For adults, they can understand it, but they feel that "Digimon" is too naive and childish to resonate with.
The entire "Digimon" must be a good work from a plot perspective, because almost all the characters are overcoming adversity and growing continuously, and the supporting characters also have very clear psychological changes and growth lines, but from a business perspective, it is not as good as "Pokémon".
"Pokémon" is very simple. Children can watch it happily. Adults looking for innocence don't need to find resonance at all.
The growth line...
Hardly.
Many anime fans in previous lives said that Ash's biggest failure was that he had grown and changed too little. Even from the first episode where Ash appeared to the last episode, you can feel that Ash is still that "sunny and innocent" kind of person. "Type" protagonist still has the same style.
This is 100% due to commercial considerations for "Pokémon".
Because both Xiaogang and Xiaoxia in the first season have obviously grown up in subsequent stories.
Xiaogang, who was unreliable at first, gradually found his future direction and became an intern Pokémon doctor.
Xiaoxia, who was emotionally unstable at first and ran away from home in a fit of rage, later returned to the gym, took on responsibilities, and became a responsible and capable person.
From the perspective of artistry and connotation, "Pokémon" is not an irreplaceable work, but an excellent animation should not only pursue connotation, but fun is the most important thing.
Of course, discussions on this topic have always been enduring, but the fact that "Pokémon" has such a high degree of discussion and attention in this world is enough to prove that it is a classic masterpiece anime.
When all anime are released, these viewers will naturally screen them, so an anime that can have a very high popularity among the anime community, even if you don’t like it subjectively, objectively, it is a A good work that is liked by most people.
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In terms of entertainment, the fourth quarter in Xiazhou has always been relatively deserted, but this year it showed a completely different look.
At the beginning, the audience didn't quite understand why Chang'an was so ambitious this year and continued to output high-quality classics throughout the year. Later, after Lin Qiu and Tang Anning announced that they would temporarily retire from the entertainment industry next year, these audiences We all understand.
"I hope this is the peak prosperity, not the last prosperity."
No one can predict what will happen in the future, especially after Lin Qiu retreats behind the scenes to rest, so this year's peak prosperity is full of meaning.
In the fourth quarter, Changan Animation exported animation works such as "Pokémon" that once again took the world by storm.
In the field of TV dramas, there are also more than one masterpieces that are spread by word of mouth among the Xiazhou audience!
A whole year of cultural and entertainment prosperity has given the entire Xiazhou entertainment circle a brand new look!
This makes thousands of viewers even more excited about "Interstellar", which will be released in December.
You know, this is the final work of Chang'an's prosperity throughout the year, and it is a science fiction movie created by Chang'an Film and Television Company with huge investment. Coupled with the popularity of Lin Qiu's last three movies before taking a break, this "Interstellar" Once pre-sold, it quickly achieved extremely good results worldwide! !
In addition to the expectations for the movie itself, this movie will premiere in Xiazhou, and will be released globally after the premiere!
The reason why this time is special is because Lin Qiu, as the director, will attend the premiere of "Interstellar" this time!
For this premiere, countless well-known directors and actors from all over the world were invited to gather in Xiazhou and Chang'an Cinema to complete this grand premiere.
This also means that Lin Qiu has finished shooting the last movie before taking a break and returned to Xiazhou.
In mid-November, "The Shawshank Redemption" was officially completed in Xizhou after nearly four months of filming. This means that Lin Qiu has completed almost all the work for this year, and the remaining work is some final work, such as " For the editing work of "Shawshank Redemption", it can be said that from the day it was finalized, Lin Qiu gradually entered the next stage of his life.
But before that, Lin Qiu would finish all the remaining work at hand.
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This is an unprecedented event in the Xiazhou film circle.
"Holy shit! Damn it! Damn it! Only Lin Qiu has such dignity, right? So many big-name Kyushu movie stars and big-name directors have come to Xiazhou to support me?"
"In terms of big names, who is bigger than Lin Qiu now?"
"It is said that there are not enough seats in the main hall of Chang'an Cinema. Movie fans who can get one are really lucky. I suggest you buy lottery tickets."
"Here, I'm going to be selected. Isn't it the same as attending the Oscars? Being able to see so many stars with my own eyes!"
"Crazy...really crazy..."
"Looking at Jiuzhou social media, many movie stars have left."
The premiere of "Interstellar" invited a bunch of well-known people in the entertainment industry from Kyushu. There are no biggest names, only bigger names!
The major media started live broadcasting outside Chang'an Cinema at noon, and about three hours before the premiere, celebrities from all over Kyushu had already appeared in the live broadcast room one after another.
"This is Taril of Mizhou!!"
"Director Mohammed from England..." "I'm going, even Kaiser from Western Province is here!"
"Almost all the actors Lin Qiu has worked with came to support him?"
"Too exaggerated..."
"Ahhhh! Hansen is so handsome! Jack forever!!"
The red carpet aisle outside Chang'an Cinema was transformed into the red carpet of a film festival!
Almost all the people walking on it were well-known figures in the Kyushu entertainment industry, and they all came to support Lin Qiu's new work.
The actors that Lin Qiu has worked with before, whether it is Hughes who plays the Joker in "Batman", or Conley who plays Batman.
Emily, who plays Maltida, and Donald, who plays Leon, in "The Killer Isn't So Cold".
Hanson and Lydia as Jack and Rose in "Titanic".
Rob who plays Chris in "The Pursuit of Happiness".
Bratt who plays Lee in Manchester by the Sea.
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When these familiar figures appeared on the red carpet outside Chang'an Cinema one after another, these Xiazhou movie fans couldn't help but recall every moment of their encounter with director Lin Qiu's works in the theater over the past ten years.
There are really too many classic movies. In terms of Oscar winner alone, Lin Qiu's works have produced more than one!
The entire circle, regardless of whether they have worked with him or not, respects and admires the young director Lin Qiu. There is no reason not to come to the premiere of "Interstellar" this time!
In addition to movie stars from Jiuzhou, people from Xiazhou are also famous actors and industry insiders.
Just seeing this scene, the word "prosperity" will involuntarily appear in the minds of all viewers.
There is no other director in the world who can be so influential!
Outside Chang'an Cinema, major media and fans from all over the world have surrounded the place. Fortunately, Chang'an United officials have on-site security and order response measures, but within a radius of two to three kilometers, there is a black mass of heads.
For these viewers, even if they can catch a glimpse of their favorite movie stars, the trip is not in vain!
Every time someone arrives, names are shouted all around on both sides of the road!
"Hughes! Hughes!"
"Joker!"
"Wow! Li Jie! Li Jie is here too!"
"Li Jie!"
"Look! Look! That's Hansen! Let me go! He's so handsome! Even more handsome than in the movie!"
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Outside Chang'an Cinema, the crazy scene was more lively than any film awards ceremony in Xiazhou, with constant flashing lights.
Even standing outside the theater will not be boring at all, because you can always see movie stars that you could only see in the theater before.
Just about forty minutes before the premiere, the arrival of a motorcade finally ignited the enthusiasm of movie fans!
"Lin Qiu!!"
"Lin Qiu is here!"
"Lin Qiu, I love you! Lin Qiu, I love you!"
"Tang Anning! Tang Anning!!"
Almost every car drove slowly, because the movie stars in the car would roll down their windows to greet the enthusiastic Xiazhou fans, and the same was true for Lin Qiu and the others.
In Lin Qiu's car, in addition to Lin Qiu and Tang Anning, there were also Miloc, the protagonist of "Interstellar", and Bruno, an old director who was very respected in the cinema and whom Lin Qiu respected the most! !
In the car behind, Zhou Kai, Ye Zhiyuan and others all arrived together.
"Be careful."
Lin Qiu helped the gray-haired director Bruno get out of the car and reminded him.
Director Bruno and Lin Qiu met at the Cannes Film Festival and became friends forever. Director Bruno himself was in poor health. In the past few years, his health has been getting worse and worse, and he has gradually reached the end of his life.
But on this day, Director Bruno's face had a rare color, and he looked at Lin Qiu and the fans around him with a smile.
"It's okay."
"Let's go."
In private, Director Bruno often joked with Lin Qiu, saying that he would live until next year at least to watch Lin Qiu's "Shawshank Redemption".
For Director Bruno, there are not many regrets in this glorious life.
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Throughout the main auditorium of Chang'an Cinema, a large number of media and famous movie stars gathered, all chatting in groups.
What is somewhat funny is that on such occasions, those who are usually big movie stars in Kyushu do not even have the space to chat with Lin Qiu. Only when Lin Qiu helped the old director Bruno enter the scene, Everyone stood up and applauded to welcome him!
"Pa bang bang bang -"
The media people at the scene also gave Lin Qiu an interview. In addition to the upcoming "Interstellar", the topic of the interview was naturally Lin Qiu's decision to take a rest.
Faced with these questions, Lin Qiu answered with a little more ease:
"The movie "Interstellar" is based on a reasonable evolution of the 'black hole theory' that has been very popular in academic circles in recent years. This is considered the core science fiction point of this movie."
"I won't spoil the specific plot. This movie can be said to have surpassed the limits of human space travel and is an imaginary world. I believe every movie fan can find fun in this movie."
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"Yes, I finished filming "The Shawshank Redemption" about a month ago. This will be my last work before taking a break. If I want to wait until my next work, it will probably be at least four or five years ago. It will be later, but don’t worry, Changan will give everyone an explanation about the follow-up movie plans after "The Shawshank Redemption" is released."
"The rest time in the past few years is very important to me. In addition to rest, it can also be regarded as a kind of precipitation."
"As for what BigPlan is, everyone will know it in a while, and we will not be disappointed."
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"As for the box office of this movie, to be honest, except for the first few movies and "Titanic", which I have high expectations for, for other movies, recognition and reputation from fans are the most important."
"If the quality of the movie is good enough, the box office will naturally show a satisfactory result."
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"Yes, the cost of this movie is close to 2 billion, which is higher than the production cost of "Titanic". As for why, everyone will know when you watch the movie."
The cost of "Interstellar" reached nearly 200 million U.S. dollars in its previous life, which means that every minute of the shot costs a million U.S. dollars. You can imagine how terrifying the investment in science fiction movies is.
But for today's Chang'an He, there is no box office pressure at all.
Unless it's so bad that it's really hopeless, it's impossible to lose money.
After the on-site interview, the countdown to the premiere of "Interstellar" began.
"I hope all the media, friends, and senior teachers can enjoy the next two hours together."
With the host's appearance and the introduction and speeches of the main creative staff, the much-anticipated "Interstellar" finally kicked off!
...(End of this chapter)