The movie "Langlang Mountain Little Monster" is newly released behind-the-scenes special Huang Zihongfan sings the theme song "Heavy as Dust"

On July 22, the animated film "Little Monster in Langlang Mountain" released a new behind-the-scenes special "Tell a Good Story, Tell a Good Story" to reveal the story and inspiration behind the creation of the work. At the same time, the film announced that the new generation of powerful singer Huang Zihongfan would sing the movie's theme song "Heavy as Dust" with emotion, using his singing voice to interpret the growth arc of ordinary characters. The film will be available in theaters across the country on August 2, and pre-sales and multi-city special screenings have now been fully launched.

Innovate and deconstruct classics and build a world of "Langlang Mountain" in the gap between the Journey to the West

As the first animated film of "Qi Tan of China", the film "Little Monster on Langlang Mountain" was created by the original crew of the animated short film "Summer of the Little Monster". It continues the same worldview framework of the short film and opens up a new story line under "parallel time and space": The piglet demon and the toad spirit, weasel spirit, and orangutan monster come together to form a "grassroots learning group", embarking on a journey westward with laughter and tears.

In the newly released behind-the-scenes special, film producer and artistic director Chen Liaoyu, and director and screenwriter Yu Shui elaborated on the creative opportunities: the simultaneous development of films and short films, inspired by the little monsters in the story of the Journey to the West that have never been written in detail, focusing on the Langlang Mountain world of "Before the arrival of Sun Wukong", it tells the story of four inconspicuous grassroots demons pretending to be Tang Priest and apprentice, and the absurd and passionate story of learning. There are more than 1800 sets of shots in total, and more than 2000 scene pictures have been produced. A production team of more than 600 people has been brought together to creatively integrate the artistic conception of ink and ink traditional China painting with the sense of light and shadow space of film lenses, allowing the dense mountains and rivers and clouds of ink to stretch and leave blank space on the screen. The fine characters outlined in meticulous writing are vivid between the light and shadow. Each frame is a flowing picture scroll with great oriental aesthetic connotation

Grassroots little monsters encounter heroic dreams and write a new "demon life" in parallel time and space

Because of the gap in the "Journey to the West" story, the film was able to create this journey full of contrasting comedy effects through the setting of "the low-level demon pretending to be a hero". Screenwriter Liu Jia said in a behind-the-scenes special that the misunderstanding caused by identity dislocation is the core source of comedy-although the identity is fake, the desire to learn from the scriptures is real. Serious goals collide with the absurd learning process to create a unique sense of joy.

In terms of character characterization, the main creative team also uses the sense of contrast as a fulcrum, integrating personality characteristics, action performance, line design and rhythm control, giving these nameless little monsters a more vivid character image and rich "demon life" stories: The piglet demon As the "spiritual pillar" of the team, always maintains a loyal to himself, positive and brave mentality; the toad spirit repeatedly jumps sideways in conservatism and pursuit of dreams, which further demonstrates the authenticity of the characters 'personalities; The weasel spirit who serves as the sand monk in the team should have been the most inexistent character, but he is a chatterbox; in sharp contrast, the gorilla monster is the most burly in the team, but he is a little wail and is forced to play the role of the Great Sage Equaling Heaven. The fit between character design and the logic of the play allows the film to present a true character arc and comedy tension in the laughter.

Talking about the uniqueness of this creation, chief producer Li Zao said that the movie "Langlang Mountain Little Monster" is completely different from previous heroic stories. It is set as "the protagonist who is not the protagonist" to create a more universal and A group of characters with a sense of substitution establishes emotional resonance with audiences of all ages. This is the most touching part of the behind-the-scenes special released this time. As Chen Liaoyu said, no matter what story the audience sees, they will compare themselves with the present self.

The weight of life of tiny dust, Huang Zihongfan sings the theme song of the movie

With the release of the behind-the-scenes special "Tell a Good Story, Tell a Good Story", the movie "Langlang Mountain Little Monster" has also officially announced that the new generation of powerful singer Huang Zihongfan will sing the movie's theme song "Heavy as Dust". The "weight" and "dust" in the song title themselves contain strong contrast and emotional tension, rendering the emotional background of the film in another way and conveying the spiritual core of the story: even an insignificant little monster can shine on his own. The road shines. Huang Zihongfan also said,"Everyone is a little dust, but we are all our own protagonists in life and we all have very strong power in our hearts."

The film "Little Monster in Langlang Mountain" is composed of Wang Jun as the chief producer, Chen Liaoyu as the producer and artistic director, director Yu Shui, Yu Shui and Liu Jia co-screenwriter, Wang Jun and Li Zao as the chief producers, and Cui Wei as the chief producer. It is composed of Shanghai Art Film Studio Co., Ltd., Shanghai Film Yuan (Shanghai) Culture Technology Development Co., Ltd., Shanghai Xiaomubiao Film and Television Culture Media Co., Ltd., Shanghai Maoyan Film Co., Ltd., China Film Industry Group Co., Ltd., Co-produced by Huaxia Film Distribution Co., Ltd.

The movie "Little Monster in Langlang Mountain" will be released in theaters across the country on August 2. Pre-sales are now open, and the national parade and multi-city special screenings are in full swing. Let's bravely break out of Langlang Mountain together with the four unknown little monsters!