My Animation Era

When the news that the rights to the "Superman" series were sold to a Chinese company spread throughout the United States and even the world, many people cursed, ridiculed and even insulted Wanbao.

There's no way, it's discrimination!

It's normal for some people to be upset. After all, Superman wearing underwear was once a representative symbol of European and American culture, and many people have been fans of Superman for three generations.

Many people cannot emotionally accept such a cultural symbol falling into the hands of a foreign company.

The media also unanimously pessimistically.

Throwing dirty water on Wanbao's remake of "Superman" and making baseless slanders and smears has become an alternative form of political correctness.

Therefore, it is not incomprehensible for companies like Weller to just sell Superman to Wanbao and then start to whitewash themselves and belittle the Superman series to please the mainstream public.

In fact.

Whitewashing is the main purpose!

Weller Company single-handedly created the great IP "Superman", which was once a hero in the hearts of countless people.

But their practice of selling Superman to a Chinese company for money offended many passers-by and fans, and the public opinion hit rock bottom.

In order to reverse the criticism, they naturally have to cater to the mainstream values ​​​​of Europe and the United States and stand out: Clark Kent is only called Superman when he is at Weller Company. Under Wanbao, the so-called Superman is just a clown in the circus!

What do Chinese people know about Superman?

If they knew Superman and could be a good Superman, the cows on John's farm next door would all go to Hollywood to run for Best Actor...

"He is the enemy of everyone in the world!"

After opening her browser and scanning the various overseas media reports on the animated remake of "Superman" and Weller's mocking statements about Superman, Gu Miao sighed.

There is no promising one.

The lawsuit between Weller Company and Mardete Comics Company against Wanbao Animation, although it was just a show, also won the support of many passers-by.

Wanbao is almost being made into a villain.

Anyway, according to Gu Miao's observation, public opinion in North America is generally negative about the "Superman" remake, and it has almost become a popular meme.

When you don’t know what to talk about with a friend, ask him if he knows about the Superman remake, and then say grandly: “The biggest joke of the century, isn’t it?”

In such a bad public opinion environment, one can imagine the pressure faced by the "Superman" animation production team.

Being involved in lawsuits is a trivial matter.

In order to relieve the pressure on the production team and prevent them from being affected by various off-site factors, Gu Miao specially transferred 12 elite officers from the legal department of Jiangchuan headquarters to handle related lawsuits.

Jiangchuan Pizza Hut is coming!

Wanbao Legal Department's reputation is not in vain. Although it left Jiangchuan's home court and went thousands of miles away to compete in North American away games, its strength has slightly declined, but it is still very reliable in solving such small lawsuits.

But then again...

This kind of lawsuit itself has no technical content, and the other party has no hope of winning Wanbao. If it can be delayed for a while, Wanbao will be disgusted and it will be successful.

Compared with these lawsuits, Gu Miao values ​​​​the completion quality of the "Superman" animated remake more.

Because he knows that winning or losing the lawsuit will not change anything. If the animation is not exciting enough, even if the lawsuit is won, it will be the same as losing.

certainly!

Litigation and animation are two different things. It is best to win the lawsuit and make animation at the same time.

Due to the time difference, it was already past one in the morning when the rough cut of the "Superman" remake was sent to Gu Miao.

Gu Miao, who had just handed over the public food and felt that she was unable to do what she expected, hurried to the study room and read the rough cut on the computer even though she was tired and exhausted.

There is only one episode of animation...

Perhaps he was worried that Mr. Gu’s English was not very good, so he watched the original film directly. With pure English dubbing and no subtitles, the viewing experience was poor. Dave also thoughtfully added Chinese subtitles.

According to the Chinese translation, the title of the rough cut of this episode is "The Last Son of Krypton."

Just look at the title and you will know that it is the first episode, the beginning and origin of Superman animation.

There is nothing new in the plot. It just explains the causes and consequences of the explosion of Krypton and Superman being sent away by his parents. There is no earth scene in this episode, and it is mainly from the perspective of Krypton.

As for the big scene...

Perhaps the shocking scene of the explosion of Krypton at the end of the film can be regarded as a big scene with an explosion of funds?

Putting aside the big scenes, just talking about the perception, Gu Miao felt that it was still acceptable. At least there was no obvious discomfort or awkwardness, and the whole process was very comfortable.

In particular, the character's fighting portrayal and body movements have a very obvious American comic style.

This is so cool!

The character creation of Superman's parents is also more brilliant than expected, and they did not fall into a deadlock of facial expressions. This is what Gu Miao is most satisfied with.

If he had to find fault, it might be that Superman's appearance as a child did not meet his psychological expectations.

"Why did Superman look so abstract when he was a kid?"

Gu Miao thought about it carefully, it seems that in the original "Superman TAS", Xiao Chao didn't look like this! How come in the Wanbao version, Xiao Chao has had plastic surgery and a face change?

this is not OK.

It's not that Gu Miao has to pursue the so-called restoration, but the face shape of Wanbao's remake of Little Superman is indeed too strange.

Not ugly, not ugly!

Looking abstract refers to the fact that Superboy looks nothing like his father, while Superman's father's appearance is almost a one-to-one replica of the adult version of Superman.

what does that mean?

This means that, as the same person, Superman looks nothing like him as an adult!

That's outrageous.

what? After living on earth for a period of time, one can change a person's basic appearance, and perform a "male transformation" drama?

Other than that, everything else is pretty good, except for Superman's childhood appearance that needs to be adjusted.

Fortunately, it was discovered in time and the animation has not yet been broadcast.

Otherwise, if the audience discovers that there is such a big difference in appearance between Superman when he was a child and Superman when he grows up, there might be some conspiracy theory!

Maybe Superman's father will be cuckolded by some unscrupulous fans.

…

The animated remake of Wanbao's "Superman" is mainly based on Warner's "Superman TAS".

However, the Wanbao remake is not a complete replica of the TAS version, but incorporates the settings and backgrounds of multiple different versions of Superman.

What is a remake?

Since it is a remake, it means breaking the previous concepts and reshaping a setting system.

Obviously, the setting system of the Wanbao version of the "Superman" animation is infinitely close to the later movie version of Superman.

As for the strength of this version of Superman, according to previous evaluation methods, it should be between the modern Super Man and the Silver Super Man. It is not the complete Silver Super Man, but it is slightly stronger than the modern Superman that everyone is familiar with.

Just look at this strength.

Because it is an animation, the screen expression will be a little stronger than the live-action version, and it will look more powerful.

But when it comes to detailing the setting system, when a live-action version is released, it may not necessarily be a sign of strength!

Superman's combat power fluctuates.

Anyway, Gu Miao set a threshold. As long as the combat power does not exceed the upper threshold and does not violate the basic setting system, the rest depends on how the screenwriter writes it.

If he is really strong, he might be able to reach the level of Silver Super Super; if he is weak, he might be called "The Shame of Superman".

These are all uncertainties.

The only thing that is certain is that no matter how ups and downs, Superman's upper limit is always there, and the Justice League's status as Optimus Prime is unshakable.

Speaking of this, Gu Miao suddenly thought of a common shortcoming about American comic superheroes.

The power system is too complicated!

Take Superman as an example. The same character has different sources of power systems in different periods, some are technological, some are mysterious...

Can't we unify it?

Not only DC, Marvel also has the same problem. The power system displayed by the same superhero in different periods may be completely different.

Such as the Hulk and Spider-Man.

It can only be said that American comics' practice of restarting the universe and re-opening the timeline at every turn is really hasty and brainless. Parallel time and space can be confusing at the slightest disagreement.

In contrast.

Domestic fantasy works are relatively good in this regard. Regardless of whether the story is attractive or not, at least the setting is broken and the universe is rarely restarted.

If you are talking about cultivating immortals, then I will give you a training system of Qi training, foundation building, Nascent Soul, and god transformation. It will not be modified or adjusted in the middle, and a power system will be used until death.

As for the fighting emperor in the early stage, he became a god, and the fighting emperor in the later stage looked at the gate...

You can say that the combat power system collapsed, and too many powerful people emerged in the later period. This is not in line with common sense, but they have not restarted the universe and restarted the settings. It is still a set of settings that will be used until death.

The stupidest thing American comic superheroes have ever done is to restart the universe and reset settings at every turn, which in vain increases the threshold for entry into the trap.

Gu Miao would never do this.

No matter how the Wanbao version of "Superman" performs in the end, any subsequent live-action versions, major movies, or other derivative works will all be based on this work, and they will not start a new set of settings from scratch.

Moreover, the setting system developed for the remake of "Superman" not only covers the character of Superman, but also covers the characters of the Justice League such as Batman and Wonder Woman.

Belonging is done once and for all.

"Speaking of the unified setting system, I suddenly thought of a question." Huang Kun said curiously.

"You said it!"

"For works like "Superman" where the story always takes place in the same world, it is not a big problem to keep the power system consistent."

After hesitating for a moment, Huang Kun frowned and said, "But if it's a cross-world work, such as a work with time-travel elements like "Wandering the Animated World", how can the power system remain unified?"

This was something that troubled him.

Although there will be no scenes of "Guan Gong fighting Qin Qiong" or "Pleasant Goat fighting Xiong Er" in "Wandering the Animation World", so there is no need to worry about the collapse of the power system, but he still wants to know the answer.

"This is not a cross-world, this is a cross-work!"

Gu Miao rolled her eyes: "As long as it can be self-explanatory for a cross-work setting like this, I think it can be done in any way."

You said that Xiong Daxiong and Xiong Xiong could defeat Pluto in the world of "Super Beast Arms" together. As long as you can give a "slightly reasonable" explanation, that's not impossible.

After all, they are all across works.

Power systems across works like this have always been mostly fabricated. It is not important to maintain consistency. What is important is that you must convince the audience.

for example.

Everyone must have heard of the classic cross-production masterpiece "Calabash vs. Transformers".

The name alone sounds very confusing, but the power system of this work is extraordinary, and I gave a very reasonable explanation.

After the Calabash brothers defeated the monster, Megatron suddenly attacked, and the old god specially taught them that all of them can use modern weapons.

The old god took out the laser gun: "If you want to defeat the Decepticons, you must also learn to use modern weapons!"

The first and second sons became missile experts, and the third son was a pure special warrior equipped with a laser pistol based on a copper head and an iron arm.

The fourth child can breathe fire and is equipped with flame jets and lightning mortars. The fifth child can spray water and is equipped with mine-piercing bombs. The sixth and seventh children can fly rockets and spaceships...

Do you think "Calabash vs. Transformers" is about magical powers vs. modern technology?

Not at all!

The author may also know that Calabash's magical powers are too much to bully Megatron, so he asked them to pick up modern military weapons and use technology VS technology in a fair duel.

"I see."

Although he has never seen the masterpiece "Calabash vs. Transformers", Huang Kun generally understood it after Mr. Gu's in-depth explanation.

The balance of the power system across works does not allow you to choose between a young model and a school beauty, but to first find a rich woman to increase the thickness of her wallet, and then support them both later.

"Fortunately, "Wandering the Animated World" does not have a plot involving Guan Gong fighting Qin Qiong. Otherwise, I would have to re-program a power system, which would be too troublesome." Huang Kun said thankfully.

"It's really troublesome!"

Gu Miao nodded: "But animations like "Wandering Animation World" don't need this."

Are there any battle scenes in the animated world that Xiao Wanbao travels through?

No!

Except for worlds such as "Dragon Fighter", "Lightbringer", "Digimon", and "Super Beast Arms", Wanbao's other animated works are ordinary peaceful and peaceful worlds.

When Xiao Wanbao travels to these worlds, he can at most play with four-wheel drive remote control cars, catch Pokémon with Xiaozhi, play tennis with Ryoma, play cards with Yugi, and catch Jerry with Tom...

Blanch!

What kind of power system is needed between these animated worlds?

Without battle scenes, there is naturally no need to consider the balance of power systems in different works.

Perhaps the only thing that needs to be considered is, assuming that Xiao Wanbao gets a deck of cards in the world of "Yu-Gi-Oh!", can she summon monsters in the world of "Prince of Tennis"?

"My off-spin serve is hard to catch, come on! Let me see yours..."

"My turn! Normally summon ~ Chestnut Ball, activate the effect of Chestnut Ball, discard a card in your hand, and invalidate your outspin serve!"

Ryoma: "..."

OK OK! Is that how you play?

I haven't watched "Calabash vs. Transformers". I only heard the content from other people's stories...