My Animation Era

Actually.

The "Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf" series is a zodiac movie. Although not twelve movies have been completed, there is a "Year of the Snake" theme in it.

"Celebrating the Year of the Snake with Joy" is the original version, the Year of the Snake theme "Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf" movie.

The plot mainly tells the story of various ethnic groups abandoning the natural food chain as natural disasters approach, and the sheep and wolves join hands with the snake tribe to open Noah's divine boat and protect the green grassland.

Speaking of this movie…

To be fair, Gu Miao didn't like it very much and even thought it was a "step back".

Compared with the early zodiac movies, namely "Bullshit", "The Power of the Tiger" and "The Year of the Rabbit", etc., the production standards in the later years are no longer what they used to be in the Year of the Dragon.

This is obvious to the audience.

If the Year of the Dragon is a turning point, and "Happy Year of the Dragon" marks the beginning of the decline of the Chinese Zodiac series of movies, then the Year of the Snake is adding insult to injury, completely disappointing previous audiences.

Although the box office successfully exceeded 100 million, it looks good at first glance and is not inferior to the previous films, but...

The Pleasant Goat and Snake New Year movie had a box office of nearly 15 million on its opening day and exceeded 60 million in its first week.

As a result, the total box office exceeded 100 million!

Is there anyone who can’t understand this data? It made 60 million at the box office in the first week. If it were another blockbuster movie, the total box office would have been 350 million.

The result was just over 100 million, which only shows that the subsequent reputation has completely exploded.

Why is this so?

If Gu Miao had to comment, he could only say that the Lunar New Year movie was really on the wrong track.

There are fewer funny elements in the film. As an animation that focuses on "happy and funny", forgetting the original intention is a very taboo thing.

not to mention……

The Year of the Snake movie used 3D special effects to render large scenes, but the 3D effect used was unsatisfactory and even looked a little "cheap".

That is, the "five cents" special effects feel.

Of course, this is not a big mistake.

"Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf" is an animation that focuses on "plot". As long as the plot is well done and everyone has fun watching it, it will be worth the price of admission.

But the problem is.

The plot of the Year of the Snake movie is really not "worth the price of admission". The story is weak and lacks creativity. In order to promote the concept of "environmental protection", it provides "rigid" education to the audience, which has no entertainment effect.

All I can say is, it’s so damn good!

The script writing has regressed so obviously, and the production lacks intention. It is a movie that was launched entirely to cater to the audience. If it doesn't die, who will die?

Wake up!

Take a look at the films "The Bully" and "The Power of the Tiger" back then. Have you forgotten the original intention of making the Chinese Zodiac series of movies?

Maybe that's why.

Gu Miao had no interest in the original "Year of the Snake" New Year movie. It can even be said that he didn't even have the idea of ​​becoming a "copycat".

Instead of copying that "Joyful Year of the Snake", forgetting the original intention and being rejected by the audience, it is better to think of a way and come up with an original script by yourself.

The silly apprentice's suggestion is very good.

The allusion of "snake transforms into a dragon" is well-known in China and is very suitable for integration into the plot of the movie.

As for how to use technology to interpret this "myth" allusion? And arranged, the plot of the Year of the Snake movie?

Everyone also discussed the results.

Snakes transform into dragons. In Chinese mythology, dragons have the innate power of "raining". In many myths and stories, the person praying for rain in arid areas is always a dragon king.

OK!

Isn’t this an idea?

"The Qingqing Grassland is in a "drought" crisis, with no rainfall for a long time. If the drought continues, all the animals on the grassland will die."

"After consulting the classics, the village chief Manyangyang told everyone some amazing news. There is a magical creature in the world called a dragon!"

Gu Miao coughed and said slowly: "And dragons can control wind, rain, thunder, lightning and other weather conditions. This also gave Big Big Wolf an idea. If you can catch a dragon and tame it for your own use, wouldn't it mean that you can control it?" The life and death of all animals on the grassland?”

"When the time comes, he will use the dragon to threaten the sheep village and ask them to provide a fat sheep regularly, otherwise there will be no rain..."

"etc!"

Before Gu Miao finished speaking, Hou Bin raised his hand and asked, "Aren't we talking about a movie with a theme for the Year of the Snake? Mr. Gu, all you talked about were dragons. Did you go off topic?"

"Don't worry! Just wait until I finish!"

"Due to the wanton destruction of the ecological environment by grassland animals, there have been no dragons in Qingqing Grassland for a long time."

Gu Miao said with a smile: "Everyone found the residence of the legendary dragon, but found that the dragon had disappeared for thousands of years. There is no dragon here, only a snake..."

This is where the plot of the movie begins.

The dragon has long since disappeared due to the destruction of the ecological environment. The grassland drought is still continuing. In order to save the creatures on the grassland, everyone is starting to think of other ways.

The cute little snake "Wangcai" was also brought back to Yangcun by the village chief.

"Snake" is also a very rare animal in Qingqing Grassland. In order to help Wangcai find his parents, the lambs are constantly coming up with fantastic ideas.

"The father of wealth can be set as the dragon that has disappeared!"

After finishing lunch, Huang Kun came to join in the fun and suggested: "In legend, the ancestor of snakes is dragon! Of course, this is just a legend."

"Can!"

Gu Miao nodded and said: "As the saying goes, a dragon gives birth to nine sons, and the sons are different. A snake hatched from a dragon egg is not something difficult to accept."

"It will be easier after that..."

"Create a villain and let the lambs cooperate with Big Big Wolf to defeat the powerful enemy together. Then Wangcai breaks through the shackles of genes, evolves into a new dragon, and escapes into the sky. A heavy rain falls on the grassland, and the dead grass returns to its original state. "

Yo ho!

Don’t we all have very lively thinking?

Before Gu Miao had time to speak, everyone had already followed his train of thought and briefly summarized the plot that happened next.

Of course, an overview is an overview.

There are still many details, such as how to arrange the villains, how Wangcai evolved from a snake to a dragon, etc., which need to be discussed later.

But at this point, the plan for the Wanbao version of "Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf" to celebrate the Year of the Snake has basically begun to take shape.

What’s next to be discussed…

Very simple!

For a movie celebrating the Year of the Snake, the main title must be "Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf", but what about the subtitle, which is also the name of the movie?

New Year movie!

Since it is the Lunar New Year, it is during the Spring Festival, so the wording must be "happy and auspicious". As for whether it has anything to do with the plot, that doesn't really matter.

Being so arrogant, being so powerful, being so powerful in the Year of the Rabbit, etc., doesn’t seem to have anything particularly significant to do with the plot?

Just make it auspicious and smooth.

If the idiom is priority, auspicious and festive, and has some connection with the plot, then Gu Miao has thought of a word.

""Snake" comes to run"!