The original film Return of the Great Sage is also very good, but it also has many shortcomings. Therefore, this anime was highly rated at the beginning, but after a few years, it gradually received more negative reviews.
This is also normal. Many details of this anime are not particularly finely polished, and the special effects are not that gorgeous. It does not look as good as some special effects movies that spend crazy money.
But the story is pretty good.
Perhaps looking back later, the plot of the Return of the Great Sage is nothing... That's because since this anime, a great sage trend has spread throughout the country, and the various music, movies, animations, games, and sketches related to this are really There are many.
Then you will find that this plot seems to have nothing to do with it.
But at the beginning, this plot really shocked a lot of people, so to say that he was a good start, after you have seen so many works that imitated him, it would be a bit too much to say that his plot is not good.
Naturally, there is no such problem in this world. The return of the Great Sage appears for the first time in this world, and this kind of plot appears for the first time. In the past, everyone only watched the TV series "Journey to the West". Other interpretations of "Journey to the West" They are all relatively niche and do not show an explosive trend.
In the past, even in some magically modified "Journey to the West", Sun Wukong mostly had an image of swaying the world, and rarely had such a warm and arrogant image, which suddenly shortened the distance between the audience and Sun Wukong.
But when facing heaven and Buddha, he was still full of arrogance.
This is arrogance and respect for subordinates. Coupled with his strong strength, this character is very lovable.
So this is the first time for everyone to see this kind of routine. Although there may be some such image of Sun Wukong in it, it is really the first time to move it to the big screen.
The box office on the first day was not much, only 23 million, but soon, these friends of Li Shuyao who went to see the premiere began to help promote it on their own platforms:
"I watched the premiere very well. I'm already preparing for a second viewing."
"It goes without saying, Yaoyao's production must be a high-quality one, and the fighting scenes in it are really classic."
"Recommended by Split Screen. Yaoyao's animations are not widely publicized. They rely purely on word of mouth."
"It continues the beautiful painting style and super strong fighting scenes of Wushan Wu Xing, and it is my favorite Monkey King. It is very enjoyable to watch."
"I saw it, friends. I won't spoil it, but it's really beautiful."
"The number of films in this series is too small. I'm going to watch it again tonight to support Yaoyao."
"Yao Ge Beef Beer."
"nice!"
"..."
Some of them simply said a few words, and some just posted pictures and wrote about them. After being highly recommended by so many up owners and friends in the e-sports circle, The Return of the Great Sage finally became a hot search topic:
"Damn it, at first I thought it was another cartoon from "Havoc in Heaven," but after watching it, I was shocked."
"Handsome, handsome, the great sage is so handsome!"
"It exploded, okay? Damn it, I got goosebumps all over when the Great Sage fell from the sky."
"This time I really want to say, the rise of Chinese comics! No matter from the narration, painting, or various action details, I really laughed, cried, and got excited throughout the whole process, Yaoyao Beef Beer!"
"This was made in five or six months? I don't believe it. I definitely don't believe it. I should have started making it a long time ago!"
"The great sage's words 'I can't control' really broke down in tears. Jiang Liu'er was buried. The great sage really burst into tears when he cried. It's just like us in reality. There are many things that we can't get involved in, even if we know it. If the methods are changed, we can only watch them happen, so we were so excited when we saw the Great Sage breaking through the seal."
"I was so excited when I was in the cinema that I punched my boyfriend. Yes, it was when the Great Sage Returned."
"When I went to see it today, a child next to me asked his mother, 'Isn't this just a cartoon? Why do so many adults watch it?' His mother said, 'Because they have been waiting for the return of the Great Sage, waiting and waiting. Just grow up'."
"I like to watch the passion of Japanese comics, and I like to read the rescue of American comics, but I always feel that there is a layer between me. Now I understand, it turns out that what I have been missing in my heart is this monkey..."
"It incorporates a lot of comedy elements and I really like it. It looks very relaxed at the beginning and everyone laughs happily. But as much as you laugh in the front, you cry miserably in the back."
"Compared to those young and shoddy animated movies, The Return of the Great Sage can really be called an excellent domestic animation. I believe that with The Return of the Great Sage at the forefront, there will definitely be more movies in the future. Excellent work, thank you for the return of the great sage, and thank you for the nursery rhymes in the book. This really translated the nursery rhymes in the book and made them into classics."
"In the past, parents and children were the only ones in the theater watching anime movies. This time... 90% of the attendees are adults."
"Animation is not just for children. Thank you for the return of the great sage. Next time whoever says that cartoons are for children, I will shoot this movie on their face!"
"..."
Audiences who have watched this anime have posted their opinions on the Internet. Most of them are positive reviews, which is normal. Previous domestic anime movies are really...a bit stretchy. I won't mention why for the moment. It’s easy to be fooled, but everyone has indeed been exploring a path that can produce high-quality animation.
This strong contrast made everyone's expectations and enthusiasm for domestic animation movies burst out.
In fact, Li Shuyao has always felt that the reason why The Return of the Great Sage has achieved such high achievements is not only because of his own excellent production, but also because of the environment at that time.
Everyone was really looking forward to the birth of an excellent work, so when this work appeared, everyone put all their expectations into it.
And it was Sun Wukong, everyone’s hero, so it immediately ignited the mainland’s movie market. From then on, animated movies were not just for children.
It's similar this time. As the popularity on the Internet is gradually fermenting, theaters are also adjusting their film schedules for The Return of the Great Sage. This is not because Lu Yao and the others have taken a back door, but mainly because theaters also have to make money.
Now it is obvious that the popularity of The Return of the Monkey King on the Internet is far higher than that of several other movies of the same period, and theaters like them can tell at a glance which one is spontaneous from the audience and which one is hyped by the film studio.
So, on the third day, The Return of the Monkey King had already grossed 250 million in box office. A week later, with its explosive popularity and word-of-mouth, it had grossed 400 million in box office. Half a month later, the box office exceeded 800 million, directly reaching the top of the list of mainland animation. Movie box office rankings...
In fact, there is nothing to rank. In the past, none of the mainland animated films could compete.
Although the box office showed a slight downward trend after that, it still exceeded the 1 billion mark on the 29th day. During this period, related topics hit the hot searches countless times, and there was a wave of "Great Sage Fever" in the mainland. All kinds of marketing accounts are gaining popularity, and there are endless rumors about the production of Return of the Great Sage.
Li Shuyao's live broadcast room has also exploded this time. The traffic this time is basically comparable to when he won the championship before, and even a little bit more.
On May 20, Nursery Rhyme Studio issued a key extension notice for the film, which pushed the film's release date from the original May 30 to June 30, directly extending it by one month.
