On the day of release, the box office exceeded 300 million, creating a single-day box office record for domestic animation. It was released for 36 hours, with a box office score of 500 million, ranking first in the National Day box office list, and the box office score continued to climb.
It is not difficult to see from the trend of festival performance that "The Legend of Deification" will once again become an explosion; This also indicates that "The Universe of Gods" may really become a box office benchmark for domestic animation.
So what kind of story does The Legend of Deification tell?
The outline of the story is simple. Jiang Ziya was ordered by his master to kill Kyubi no Youko, and Kyubi no Youko had an innocent child. In order to save his child Jiang Ziya, he chose to be exiled, catching fish with a straight hook (actually a key) every day to calm his obsession. After seeing the girl again, Jiang Ziya embarked on a journey with her, looking for the answer, and finally realized the truth and cut off the chain. The story is simple.
The film asks a question in Kyubi no Youko's words: Are you sure you want to kill a child to save people? This question is actually a cliche. The release of the mythical film Legend is the end of clash of the titans. Jiang Ziya faced the Kyubi no Youko fox with a whip, and there was no suspense in winning the battle. "Kill her!" They are urging Jiang Ziya's final blow. At this time, Jiang Ziya saw a girl in her arms in the illusion of Kyubi no Youko fox, and slowly opened her eyes. ...
The fox said that Jiang Ziya didn't know the truth. Under the persuasion of everyone, Jiang Ziya, who hesitated, cut off the body of the fox demon king with a whip, and the battle of sealing the gods ended. Because of his hesitation in killing the fox, Jiang Ziya was exiled to Beihai to reflect on his practice, and he was with two lovely creatures-Shen and Sibeixiang. On the way to practice, Jiang Ziya accidentally met Xiao Jiu, the little fox, in exchange for a map to visit the mountains. When Jiang Ziya saw Xiao Jiu, he realized that this was the face he saw when he killed the fox in Kyubi no Youko.
It can be said that Xiao Jiu, like Nezha, bears the shackles of fate, but lives naively. He believes in the legend that "he died in the battlefield, missed his loved ones and couldn't go home, so he was haunted by dreams", wanted to see his loved ones and even hoped for the afterlife. In order to find the truth, Jiang Ziya and Sibeixiang went to Youdu Mountain with Xiao Jiu. They crossed many mountains and rivers, and saw many souls of the dead ..., and along the way, Jiang Ziya gradually learned the truth of the battle of sealing gods. The master used the greed of the fox demon royal family to trick them into going to war with the human world, which made the human world suffer the baptism of war and the fox demon family was also wiped out.
Xiao Jiu was originally an ordinary girl who was sent to marry Zhou Wang. Because she was possessed by a fox in Kyubi no Youko, she became the Su Daji that brought disaster to the country and people. Xiao Jiu was locked by his master and died with the nine-tailed fox demon. Poor Xiao Jiu, an ordinary woman, became the victim of the master's ambition and the fox demon's greed.
Is it necessary to sacrifice innocent lives like Xiao Jiu for the greater good?
Jiang Ziya cut off Xiao Jiu's "lock of fate" at all costs, and finally cut off the ladder, shouting the same rhetoric as Nezha's "My life depends on me": "May there be no injustice today!" I have to say that The Legend of Deification has a higher intention than Nezha, but unlike Nezha, which is full of humor and wit, The Legend of Deification is more serious, and the proposition of saving the whole world is much bigger than that of Nezha to redeem his own destiny. In the film, in order to repay Jiang Ziya's kindness, Shen went down to earth to guard him privately. This is also a positive description of Shen Shao.
It can be said that God directed a shemale war under the banner of "protecting civilians and maintaining balance". In the end, both sides lost, but God took advantage.
In order to better understand this drama, it is necessary to understand the cold knowledge in this film.
1, Jiang Ziya and Shen
In the original work, these two are brothers and sisters on the surface, but in fact they are rivals. Previous film and television works have always been so artificial. Unexpectedly, they were subverted in this movie, and they became a pair of good friends. Finally, Shen Children's Shoes was moved by the insistence of Jiang Children's Shoes, and did not hesitate to defend himself for Jiang Children's Shoes, which bought time for Jiang Children's Shoes to be killed by the nine-tailed fox.
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2. Nine-tailed fox
In the original work, he was just a monster practicing in Xuanyuan Tomb, obeying the orders of Nu Wa. In terms of level, it is still far from the top monsters. I didn't expect to upgrade a lot here, appearing as the ultimate Boss of the villain. Think about it, I can't help it. There are no real villains in the Romance of Gods. The original job was just a job fair for civil servants in the sky. There is nothing wrong with upgrading the nine-tailed fox.
Isn't that what Marvel comics movies are like? For example, Raytheon itself is very strong. I didn't expect there to be as many scenes in the movie as Iron Man and America. The plot needs everything.
3. Yu Xiu Palace
Compared with the nine-tailed fox, Yuxu Palace seems to be more like a villain hidden behind the scenes. This setting is quite bold. You know, in the original work, Jade Palace was definitely a decent representative, but it was packaged as a conspiracy tycoon here. . . The nine-tailed fox is just one of his pieces.
In a word, the mythical legend tells us a new story. Of course, we should look at new stories with new eyes and perspectives. Otherwise, we might as well go back to the list of gods. In my opinion, the plot of "The Legend of Deification" has ideas, heights and grand propositions, but the plot setting is not short of cliches, but the plot feels no bold setting and breakthrough.