For old boys, if they want to choose the most passionate and touching comic they have ever seen in their lives, I believe " Slam Dunk " will definitely be the first choice for many people. This popular basketball comic actually ended its serialization in 1996, but over the years, no sports comic has been able to replace its status as a classic.
It’s hard to imagine that it’s been more than 25 years since the plot of “Slam Dunk” ended, right? Yes, time flies really fast. Whether it is friends who followed the comic series back then, or friends who caught up after seeing the animation, or the younger generation who loves shoes and basketball only learned about this film through nostalgic reports in the media and links to new shoe information. Comics, in the final analysis: "Slam Dunk" symbolizes the passion of you and me in our basketball years.
In January 2021, teacher Takehiko Inoue, the author of "Slam Dunk", released the news on Twitter that the movie version of "Slam Dunk" had started to be produced without warning. This unexpected news instantly made "Slam Dunk" fans all over the world. "Basketball Master" fans are excited! Of course I am one of them. However, although it is confirmed that a movie version will be produced, the announced news does not stop there. Why has the content of the movie not been announced? In other words, is the plot of the movie version a new plot that continues after the Battle of the Mountain King? Or renovate the classic battle of the Shohoku High School basketball team into a movie version? Or even make a time jump and directly push the plot to decades later. The protagonists are Sakuragi and Rukawa who have entered middle age?
This picture of Mumu made by a netizen really expresses the wishes of every fan. I have been waiting and waiting, waiting for too long...
The three possibilities just mentioned, of course, the story of middle-aged Sakuragi and Rukawa is possible It will resonate with uncles including the author, for example, the two people face various helplessness and challenges in real life, but it is a bit too wishful thinking and may be too big a bet on the box office; and the new plot does not have the original comic book With the support of , animation alone seems to be quite inadequate, so the biggest possibility is probably to remake the classic game in the original work into an animated movie version.
This brings us to the focus of the discussion. Which scene is the movie version about? First of all, regardless of watching the animated version of that year, which is like a theatrical version like Gaiden, the plot of the original work has been completed before entering the national competition. In other words, in the old animation, there were a total of practice matches against Lingnan, the Miuradai battle, the Shoyang battle, the Hainan battle, the Lingnan battle, etc. What did not appear were the Toyotama battle and the Sanno battle in the national competition. Next, we will analyze and guess one by one, which scene will be the main plot of the movie version of "Slam Dunk"?
First of all, the author feels that in terms of the passion, length and novelty of the game, the Xiangyang battle and the previous Lingnan practice match are not enough to support the needs of the theatrical version, so we only focus on the following four relatively more exciting games. According to the information:
Hainan battle
Lingnan battle
Fengyu battle
Sanwang battle
Note: This information refers to the content of the hardcover re-edited version of "Slam Dunk", and the "number of words" starts with the episode where the jump ball appears. , until the final episode of the game.
Through this information, we can find that in terms of length, there is no doubt that the Battle of Sanno is the longest article, the Battle of Hainan and the Battle of Lingnan are of equal weight, and the Battle of Pyotama is much shorter.You may have a question here, that is, the competition before the national competition has already launched an animated version, how could it become the subject of a movie version? The author’s thoughts on this part are quite different. The reason is...the previous animated version. Do you think the quality was really OK? There was a lot of controversy over the animation level and plot rhythm arrangement back then. At best, it was a product of that era; and after such a long time, such a classic comic has to be remade no matter what level of animation production it is today. I believe that the animations of each game will greatly surpass the previous performance, and the picture tension and effects will definitely have the feeling of the new generation (look at the effects of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie), so even the author knows how many games were released before animation, but I still don’t want to rule out the possibility of re-animating it into a new version.
So what plot points in each of the four games mentioned above are worth remaking into a movie version?
Hainan battle
. The big crisis in the penalty area caused by Akagi's sprained foot, the courage to play even after fixing the ankle, and Sakuragi's passionate and cute enthusiasm to defend the Shohoku penalty area to the death can make people more and more excited as they watch.
. Rukawa’s crazy point-chasing show before the end of the first half is definitely the most exciting part of the first half of the movie! A series of long shots, close cuts, and slam dunks, as if starting a combo, will definitely make people dizzy.
. Shinichi Maki’s kingly appearance forced Shohoku to use a four-man zone defense but was still broken. Coupled with Kamizou Ichiro ’s extremely accurate three-pointers, you can fully feel the incomparable power of a strong “villain”, just like a boy’s comic. Before the protagonist can reverse the situation, he always has to feel the pressure of his opponent and the corresponding sense of despair.
4. Sakuragi’s powerful slam dunk before the final, defeating the Kanagawa King as a rookie is undoubtedly the climax of the entire movie!
5. From Sakuragi’s extremely dramatic final mistake, Sakuragi blames himself and cries, and Akagi comforts him. The passionate and tear-jerking atmosphere without losing regret can definitely make a lot of old boys cry! And this is one of the few battles that Shohoku lost in the manga. If you are moved to tears because "Brother did not lose", then you will definitely look at the tearful Sakuragi and cry in your heart "Shohoku did not lose"!
Lingnan battle
. Sakuragi’s first battle after becoming bald! Although the airplane-headed version of Sakuragi is also very handsome, the bald version of him has more of an athletic look. I really want to see how today’s delicate animation technology will show him with a big red bald head.
. In the first half, Akagi had the inner demon of a foot injury, which caused him to worry about gains and losses. His performance was so abnormal that Mitsui grabbed his jersey and cursed him. At this time, it was Sakuragi who gave him a fierce headbutt to wake him up. , but Akagi also immediately hit Shiri Sakuragi's head with a heavy punch... This paragraph will definitely be very funny in the animation!
. As the "villain" in the first half, Fukuda, the Lingnan assassin, performed admirably. Not only did he have a flashback scene with Coach Taoka, but he really beat Shohoku to a pulp on the court, and even Sakuragi shed blood all over her face and tasted all the humiliation.
4. The second half of the Lingnan game started with a scoring contest between Rukawa and Sendō, and then continued with Shohoku's fierce attack after Uozumi's four fouls came on the field. It will be a period full of exciting actions.
5. The classic "Uneasy Elements of Shohoku" is definitely the focus of the second half. Shohoku's turbulence almost gives back all the lead. Coupled with Coach Taoka's "planning" Yan Yi, the audience's tension will reach a high point. !
6. The battle between Sakuragi and Mumu can be said to be the biggest climax of the Lingnan War. Who would have thought that Sakuragi, who is the "uneasy factor in northern Hunan", would also be an unnecessary factor in Lingnan? The elusive Sakuragi shocked everyone in the audience, and I believe the audience will also fully feel it.As for Mumu's three-pointer that was joked to have taken him an entire episode to hit, the memory clips paired with Haruko 's tears will definitely make people cry in the movie version!
Feng Yuzhan
. Xiangbei entered the first match of the national competition, and the magazine evaluated the battle between the C-level team and the A-level team. It is reasonable to use it as the outpost battle for the future movie version of the Battle of the Mountain King. If it is well produced, it will definitely make people look forward to the movie version of the Battle of the Mountain King even more.
. There were both competitions of football skills and fierce physical conflicts. Rukawa was even hit by the "Ace Killer" Nam Ryeo and was left with only one eye. However, he showed the courage and skills of a true ace player after that, which was very special. Wonderful.
. The Xiangbei players went from losing their composure and getting irritated, to being woken up one by one by coach Anzai and then returning to normal, and then staged a reversal show. This can be said to be the key turning point in the change of situation in the first and second half.
4. Sakuragi’s 20,000-goal mid-range jump shot practice is a classic scene in the comics. In addition to Sakuragi’s wonderful performance in grabbing rebounds in the Toyotama game, Sakuragi’s two mid-range jump shots even created the realm of hell and heaven. , it will definitely be funny when it is thrown into the audience, and the ball made will make people unable to help shouting YES!
5. The feelings and memories between Kitano-sensei, Nanretsu and Kishimoto are a touching focus of the Toyotama battle. The reason why Toyotama insists on adopting lightning tactics, the conflict with the current coach and even the brief internal strife between Nanretsu and Kishimoto , all due to the emotional bond with Mr. Kitano. Friends who like to recall fragments will be moved by this paragraph.
The Battle of the Mountain King
To be honest, there are so many important points in this final battle that I don’t even need to write it down in detail... The Battle of the Mountain King is a battle that is very suitable for making a movie version from any angle. It basically brings together all kinds of passion. , touching and ups and downs of the battle situation, and there are many classic dialogues; but the length is too big. If the movie version is not divided into at least two parts, I am afraid that it will not be able to digest all the plot. Of course, if the movie version really chooses the Battle of the Mountain King as its theme, I believe fans will pay for it no matter how many episodes are filmed. However, fans may have to relive the feeling of waiting for the endgame after watching Avengers Infinity War. .
After reading the above analysis, what do you think? At this stage, probably more than half of the fans believe that the movie version of the plot has the greatest chance of a battle with the Mountain King. The author also thinks that launching a battle with the Mountain King will be the most popular and most guaranteed choice at the box office. But if the movie version is not just one or two games from the beginning, then launching major important battles starting from the Hainan War will undoubtedly be a good move to steadily earn box office revenue. After all, the classic plots are already there, as long as the animation The quality is good enough, will you really not go to the cinema to watch it just because "it's not the Battle of the Mountain King"? I think most fans will support it no matter what it is presented to!
Which game will the final movie version be produced for? We can only hope that Teacher Takehiko Inoue will announce it soon!
