Douban 8.0! National Comic "Three Thousand Miles in Chang'an": Satisfying All Imaginations of Romanticism in the Tang Dynasty Audience | Tang Poetry | The Tang Dynasty
On July 8th, Chasing Light Animation, the first work of its ten year history and also the opening work of the animation film company's "New Culture" series, "Chang'an 30000 Miles", was officially released. The film starts from the decades long friendship between Li Bai and Gao Shi, outlining the shining trajectory of Tang Dynasty poets pursuing their life ideals, reproducing the magnificent Tang Dynasty style and the shining Tang poetry culture for thousands of years. It is praised as a unique experience during the summer season.
The movie Douban has a score of 8.0, becoming the highest score for the 2023 summer season movie Douban. Within two days of release, it grossed over 200 million yuan, breaking the "curse" of the 500 million yuan box office hovering over the spotlight chasing animated movie.
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Since the release of the film, the ink painting scene has received high praise from the audience, and everyone has expressed that "the poetry in the textbook suddenly has a picture, with various cute, resilient, graceful, and free poet images", "just like the illustrations in the Chinese language textbook when I was a child, I suddenly immerse myself in its situation and travel to the world of Tang poetry".
The visualization of Tang poetry masterpieces represented by "Going to Drink" in movies is a highlight that cannot be missed, and it is also a bold innovative exploration. The creators expressed their hope that "Three Thousand Miles in Chang'an" can become a seed, burying traditional culture and Tang poetry in everyone's heart. Director Zou Jing bluntly said, "The biggest challenge I want to face is to enter the world of poetry." Director Xie Junwei said, "Using visual language and imaginative animation to present the artistic conception of poetry... This is something we are particularly proud of."
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Regarding the combination of poetic and visual aesthetics in Tang poetry, writer Jia Xingjia said that "the film is a true form of light and shadow presented in Chinese aesthetics", and some netizens "tap water" commented that "the romantic sentiment of ancient poetry is presented to the extreme through light, shadow, sound, and painting".
More viewers have turned their attention to the significance of Tang poetry for traditional culture. "It can be considered the most brilliant poem in domestic animation, and the scene of" Entering the Wine "alone has satisfied all my imagination of the" Romanticism "of the Tang Dynasty." Tang poetry is engraved in cultural genes, and traditional culture is free spirited and romantic. ".
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Chen Caizhi, a researcher at the Institute of Literature, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, commented that the film "pursues the shining light of Chinese culture that has been shining on Li Bai, Gao Shi, and Du Fu for thousands of years."
On July 10th, the film released a two-dimensional ink painting, which meticulously visualized the iconic scenes and poetic imagery of the Tang Dynasty in the film.
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The poets of the Great Tang Dynasty either fish alone in flat boats on the river, wander on famous cliffs and mountains, or watch flags and hunt.
The film is committed to presenting the magnificent scenery and vivid details of the Tang Dynasty, allowing audiences to experience the magnificent scenery and vivid details of the Tang Dynasty from multiple angles and immersive experiences.
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3D animation is the main form of presentation in movies, depicting characters and scenes in a more three-dimensional, vivid and vivid way. On this basis, the two-dimensional ink painting scene is ingeniously interwoven throughout the entire film, embodying the gentle and expressive charm of traditional Chinese aesthetics without losing color amidst the magnificent scenery.