Before officially unveiling the true face of this movie, let's take a look at the list of producers of this movie.
Yes, you can never imagine that the list of producers for this movie was copied from another movie! Only one word is changed for each person's name! However, it is reasonable to think carefully. After all, with this kind of picture quality, how could there be such a large production team.
This is the movie screen, " Autobots ", you can change your name or your surname. In my opinion, it is the most shameless Chinese movie ever. The English name is copied from "Transformers", and the Chinese name and character design are copied from Pixar's " racing story". Deliberately obscured to make the name look closer to the works of Pixar. The poster is very similar to the poster of " Racing Story 2 ", which makes the movie itself ashamed, and the intention of the capital behind it is self-evident.
Like many shameless knockoffs in Mainland China, this work was frantically mocked by media around the world, followed by CNN and reported by Taiwan Sanli News. Japanese TV station also conducted an investigation, but there was one The place is often overlooked by everyone-what is the reaction of Chinese movie audiences to this?
Today, let’s take a look at "Autobots" together to learn about the movie itself, talk about the controversy behind the movie, and then talk about the reaction of the mainland audience to this.
The protagonist of the story is a 9-year-old...engineer? He wanted to make a smart car with the most handsome and domineering side leakage, but in the end he made 3 freaks. Each freak has different shortcomings. K1 is too active, K2 is too rigid, K3... ...
The car is finished, and the four mentally retarded decided to participate in the Grand Prix together.Thus, a boring and boring training journey began. In the end, everyone’s efforts paid off. The three mentally handicapped vehicles supported each other. Under the cheers of the four audiences, they succeeded in winning the championship in a slow motion, and then the movie ended in an instant.
Cross the line for twenty seconds, the movie is over! Hey, forget it, there is an end anyway.
The appearance of the movie poster is the source of the controversy. This poster was copied more ruthlessly than the movie itself. This similarity immediately attracted everyone's attention. Nippon Television conducted a telephone interview with the director. The director denied all allegations, claiming that it was just... a tribute to Disney.
It’s going to be fried right now. Chinese netizens are on the same line as Japanese TV stations. "Dream Entertainment Circle" is only ridiculed at best, and "Autobot" is being scolded indefinitely by everyone. Many people say that movies are shameless, and some hope that Pixar can sue them. The director scolded everyone on Weibo, saying that they were "traitors of the new era" and bullied Chinese animation with foreigners. He felt that everyone was dragging down the box office of the movie.
Disney boss, we all know, can't afford to offend. As expected, "Autobot" was sued. In the face of the lawsuit, the director had the face to say that "Autobot" was an independent creation and accused Disney of obstructing justice. Halfway through the lawsuit, the director even announced the production plan for "Autobots 2", but fortunately, there is no more to follow.
The most funny thing is that this movie was actually forced to be edited for the purpose of defrauding government subsidies. The film and television company of the work is located in Xiamen. Xiamen has government film and television subsidies. This film should receive a government subsidy of US$250,000 for the length of the photo. This is estimated to be several times the cost of the film.
In the end, victory stood on the side of justice, and Disney won the case. In this regard, time.com carried out a follow-up report, and typed the headline "Xi Da Pu Ben! "Autobots" was convicted of infringement" on the homepage of the website.
Many Chinese film practitioners and audiences hate not only this movie, but the cottage industry behind it. In fact, copycat movies are not unique to China.There are everywhere. However, when people hear the word "cottage", everyone thinks almost the same-"China again"!
This is why Chinese fans are willing and mocking Chinese media to stand on the sidelines, and are unwilling to support this masterpiece of Chinese cottage industry. The Chinese people, especially the middle class and young urban citizens with higher education, hate Chinese counterfeit products more and more. The main reason for hating copycats is that we have seen too many successful copyists.
Guo Jingming , one of the most famous young writers in China, most of his works have been accused of plagiarism. In 2003, Guo Jingming was sued for plagiarizing the work of writer Zhuang Yu . Guo Jingming lost the lawsuit, but refused to apologize. He later became a director and shot the " Little Times " series that everyone shouted. The first movie alone earned 484 million at the box office. Similarly, Yu Zheng was brought to court by the famous writer Qiong Yao for plagiarism. He lost the lawsuit, but he still became the most popular screenwriter in mainland China.
Finally, the public is suffering from plagiarism. Not long ago, the hatred reached a boiling point. On December 31, 2020, 15 years after Guo Jingming lost the lawsuit, he finally apologized publicly with and Yu Zheng .
Why? Because nine days before the apology, more than 156 film and television crews jointly signed an open letter calling for the boycott of plagiarism. These two plagiarism experts were specifically named in the letter.
Within a few days, "I Am an Actor" decisively cut Yu Zheng from the show, and the new show with him as the screenwriter was also postponed. Justice seems to have been served, but most people still will not accept their apology. Now you understand why Chinese audiences hate this movie so much.
I hate "Autobots", as do other movie audiences. Because it is a typical example of the failure of China's creative industry, we don't want to see cheaters reach the top.
There are countless film practitioners in China, especially animators. Many of them are willing to be poor and just want to make a small contribution to the promotion of China's animation industry.
The director of "Nezha" graduated from pharmacy university , but he gave up his career in medicine and chose to study animation by himself because he loves the animation industry and hopes to help it rise. It took him 3 years to create his own animation works in a poor life. But the reality is that a bitch who can only plagiarize has become the most famous writer in China?
Fortunately, the audience and the industry are changing. "Nezha" has become the highest grossing animation film in China, and original works have also received more and more attention. The counterfeit goods, even if the counterfeit is good, are rejected by everyone.
I sincerely hope that the notoriety of "Autobots" means the change of the times, and copyists will eventually be cast aside. Everyone gathers the lights on artists who are truly passionate about creation. Maybe one day, China can get rid of the name of copycats and make works that astound the world.
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