Let’s live for me, and live until that era, and to that era when the weak can be happy.
text | Lin Zidaluziye (No. 2) The text in the quotation of
comes from the last words of the character " Milong " in the Chinese comic "Star Travels". can be said that this is not only Mi Long’s hope, but also the hope of the crew of "Star Travels" at the beginning.
A beautiful hope for an era where domestic comics can be well received.
"Star Travels" has been controversial since the day it was "born". On the one hand, some people think that it completely plagiarized the plot and routines of the Japanese comic " One Piece ". On the other hand, some people think that this is the pinnacle of Chinese comics.
The author will not evaluate the above views because this is a false proposition and has no meaning. Whether it is plagiarism or the number one Chinese comic, these are all illusory things and are not helpful in the research on the content of this work.
- A brief introduction to the background of "Star Travels"
In a certain era, a powerful man in red appeared in the universe, who was so strong that he could challenge and defeat the super force "Black Flag Alliance" with his own strength. One day, he promoted that there was a place called " Rainbow Sea " somewhere in the universe. Here, gems are everywhere, gold flows in the river, and the most important thing is to realize anyone’s wishes!
So, a large number of followers went with him to search for the Rainbow Sea, and the group lost their whereabouts from then on. This man in red was called the Red Devil by later generations, and the so-called Rainbow Sea also became the number one scam in the universe.
More than ten years after this, the son of the Red Devil McDonald finally grew up. Because he believed in his father, he embarked on a journey to find the rainbow sea.
- Chat on the various points of "Star Travels"
is obvious. Judging from the overall plot of "Star Travels", it seems that there is indeed a sense of familiarity, but is there any difference?
When I was watching this anime, I was only in my teens, which may be because of my preference for language. The biggest shock this anime brought to me at that time was the middle two lines.
When McDonald wanted to regain the spaceship and headed to the Rainbow Sea, he said to Hama who blocked him: If a black hole can swallow 10 billion suns, I will be the 100 billion and one.
When McDonald rushed into the sky full of power grids regardless of everything, Aunt Panda, who had been blocking his departure, helped him and said to him: No matter how ridiculous your dream is, bring it and fly high for me!
When McDonald rushed to Krana's "gunpowder cloud" that could blow up half of the planet in order to bring Diya out of the "abyss", Diya remembered that her grandfather once said: The reason why the starry sky is beautiful is because in the infinite universe, no matter how darkness spreads, there is the light of the stars to illuminate it. The same is true for the world. If there is a place of despair, hope will arise.
When Milong's generation saved Milong's second generation at all costs, he said: should live for me, live until that era, draw it beautifully... Live until it is a time when the weak can be happy.
If you say, these slightly second-hand lines may seem somewhat idealistic and unreal when people grow up. Then, "Star Travels" will also tell you some reality that you should know.
When Carat's strength is far superior to Mai at that time, he said: whoever is stronger can establish order. Like the universe, planets revolve around stars, satellites revolve around planets, and things that violate the rules are only worthy of disappearing silently in the corner.
When Kara defeated Diya's heart, he said: Don't you understand yet? As a weak person, every step forward will bring disaster to countless people! The freedom you want is not a word that belongs to the weak at all!
When the second generation of Milong was "trampled on" by reality when he was a child, the little girl said: is like this now, at least for a moment in your life, you think you can choose.
When Milong's second generation faced the Roluowu tribe's horn shield, he said: The world's ruthlessness to the weak is stronger than any shield.
When Milong's second generation failed, almost made "Kneeling Milong" a joke in the universe again, he asked: How can we create the era you want to see...
It can be said that the lines of "Star Travels" are carefully considered. It is suitable for those adults who have been beaten by society, and also cater to the brave and fearless righteous heart of children.
's line design is commendable and is also a relatively superior in Chinese comics. The author believes that the quality of language does not depend on whether the words are gorgeous or whether the rhetorical techniques are novel. However, when you say a sentence, it can resonate with people, empathize with people, and make people think about it.
So, it is understandable when some people think that "Star Travels" is a philosophical anime.
But before talking about the plot, let’s take a look at what kind of person the director and screenwriter of this anime is.
In 2001, Liu Bei, who graduated from Communication University of China, entered the advertising design industry and later transformed into advertising promotion and planning. After resigning in 2006, with the support of friends, he founded an animation studio in 2008 and officially launched the "Star Travel Project" in 2010. Later, "Star Travels" was released at the end of October 2011.
Looking at Liu Bei's previous life, it can be said that he is completely a novice in the animation industry. Therefore, when he created the script "Star Travels", he started by relying on his passion and exploring to cross the river based on some of his predecessors' experience. So much so that in the early stages of "Travels of Stars", the overall expressiveness of the plot was not strong, and even plagiarism that many people thought was.
But I also wrote novels with more than 100,000 words many years ago. Because I often read "1988: I Want to Talk to the World" by Zhang Jiajia, Jiangnan, Liu Liangcheng, and Han Han , and so on, the author will use some of their writing or expression methods when writing that novel. This is a reference behavior that ordinary people will learn from when doing something they have never been exposed to.
Therefore, the author believes that Liu Bei may have been influenced by works including but not limited to "One Piece" and created the plot of "Travels" at the beginning.
However, the excellence of "Star Travels" is that it is not stereotyped and outdated, it will improve. The appearance of
"Diya Chapter" has reached a certain peak with "Star Travels", which has not been very good in the plot. If the "Diya Chapter" still has the shadow of "Robin Chapter" in "One Piece", then the appearance of the "Milong Chapter" brings "Star Travels" to the true peak of the plot's God.
This is not only a plot progress in "Star Travels", but also a reflection of Liu Bei's insistence on "creating the mountains and setting up a school". So, you can think that Liu Bei was plagiarizing at the beginning, but you can't think that he is not doing his own anime.
Liu Bei
In addition, whenever "Star Travels", another Chinese comic will definitely appear, "Kuiba".
Some people say that "Kuiba" is the true peak of Chinese comics, because its core is the real Chinese comics. The author will not comment on this. The author has also watched the anime "Kuiba" and can be said to be a very excellent work.
(However, there is a more interesting point in . The planning plan of "Kuiba" is: it is both a passionate theme and a monkey image that the European and American markets like.)
By the way, during the same period of "Star Travels", there was also a Chinese comic called "Happy Town", which was eventually cut in half, and the online reviews were also mixed.
But after all, evaluates the quality of an anime to be diverse. It will have excellent things and disgusting things. If you cater to the market, you will definitely lose the upper hand in the plot and other aspects. If you are stubborn, you may fall from the altar and lose the support of your capital.
This is indeed a point that needs to be balanced for animation practitioners.
For us viewers, we can have the right to evaluate, or we can have the right to choose whether to watch or not. But I think that for practitioners and audiences, one can produce satisfactory works and the other can gain something after seeing the works. This is the most perfect result.
Finally, what the author wants to say is that "Star Travels" has its shortcomings and its excitement. Anyway, the matter of looking for the rainbow sea is nowhere to be seen; the era that Milong wants to see will not come; the village chief in "Happy Town" can't see the hope of being rescued...
Some things disappear, and they disappear. You don't think it's worth it, but some people just miss it. Just like a girl you abandoned, she is a baby to others.
If you don’t love, don’t hurt.
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