On August 20, Game Science Corporation released a 6-minute real-time plot clip and an 8-minute real-time demo clip of the game "Black Myth: Wukong" under development. In addition to the movie-like picture quality, many netizens also paid attention to the scenes and items in it. In this mythological story derived from "Journey to the West", from architectural sculptures to bowls and plates, almost all of them can find corresponding Chinese cultural relics in reality.

In recent years, the film and television and game industries have become increasingly popular for "copying" cultural relics. In the eyes of some audiences, this approach helps young people get close to cultural relics and understand history, which is a "win-win" move. Some industry insiders believe that it is a great progress from looking for inspiration in the West and Japan to looking for cultural relics "copying", but there is still a lot of basic work to be improved.

See real artifacts in the game

A few days ago, the game science company released a 6-minute real-world plot clip and an 8-minute real-world trial clip of the game "Black Myth: Wukong", and also included an episode MV, which instantly "swiped the screen" among young people. On Bilibili, the two videos rushed into the first and second places on the whole site at the same time, and the single playback volume has nearly 10 million, and triggered the secondary creation of many UP masters, from game technology to plot to analyze from all angles.

Among them, what attracted the attention of many netizens was the appearance of many genuine "cultural relics" in the picture. As soon as the plot began, a stone wall was set against the candlelight, with a group of headless Buddha statues and Thousand-Handed Guanyin on it. Some netizens immediately found that this scene was very similar to a group of cave statues in Qianfo Village in Anyue Grottoes, Ziyang City, Sichuan Province. This group of badly damaged statues was used here and was very integrated with the game scene. Many people speculated that it was also related to the story background of the entire game.

The lights in the game (first and second from the left) and cultural relics are "the same" from shape to detail.

Stepping into the courtyard building, several lamps are flickering, and these bronze lamps can be found in the "same style" of bronze lamps in the Han Dynasty. It is reported that such lamps are generally called "branch lamps", and multiple lamps are layered on the lamp post, and the whole lamp looks like a big tree. The decorations on the "tree" include flowers and plants, cloud patterns, auspicious beasts or human shapes. The Gansu Provincial Museum has 13 bronze branch lamps of the Han Dynasty, topped by the shape of immortals riding deer. The lamp was unearthed in the Han Tomb of Leitai in Wuwei City, Gansu Province, and the famous cultural relic "Ma Ta Feiyan" also came from here.

The characteristics of the wine ware on the table are the same as those of Wu Wangfu on the left and Chunchenghou on the right.

The objects on the six tables in the courtyard for preparing the banquet also have their archetypes. For example, a bronze wine vessel with a round belly, a cover at the top, and a lifting beam, linked by multiple rings, has a mouth like a bird, and three legs like a beast. This image is very similar to the late Warring States period Chuncheng Hou on display at the Shanghai Museum. Is a container for wine or water during the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, and the Shanghai Museum also has another Wu Wangfu Cha, which is also round, three animal feet, with a lifting beam and a ring button, but with more complicated patterns.

In the MV of the episode "The Ring", there is also a humanoid pot placed on the table, which is shaped like an immortal holding a musical instrument. The body of the immortal is a container, and the musical instrument in his hand is a water outlet. This pot is almost identical to the immortal Chuisheng of the Liao Dynasty who is now in the Cleveland Museum of Art.

Who owns the copyright of cultural relics?

There is also a Boshan stove on the case of the game. The lower half of the body of such an incense burner is round, and the upper half is hollowed out with a high and pointed lid, which is like a mountain. When burning incense, it surrounds the spit like a cloud, like the legendary sea fairy mountain "Boshan". The image of the Boshan stove not only appears on the table, but also is designed into the character shape. In the real game demo clip, the red-bearded dragon, one of the nine sons of the Jinghe Dragon King in "Journey to the West", has multiple objects shaped like Boshan stoves on his back, and these objects also emit lightning in the fighting scene.

"Black Myth: Wukong" has attracted wide attention, precisely because of the use of cultural relics. The 13-minute real-time demonstration video released by the game on August 20, 2020 has been played nearly 45 million times in Bilibili, and is listed as one of the "85 videos that must be brushed inbound". A large number of domestic cultural relics are used as scenes, including the 28th Star Sculpture of the Yuhuang Temple in Jincheng, Shanxi, the Three Pagodas of Chongqing Dazu Temple, and the Three Pagodas of Chongsheng Temple in Yunnan.

The pot in the game is consistent with the details of the pattern in the museum collection

However, this move also triggered some netizens to discuss whether the use of the images of these cultural relics requires the authorization of the museum or scenic spot where they are located. In addition to museums, do others have the right to use cultural relics for creation and profit?

The reporter learned from legal experts thatAlthough museums preserve the original cultural relics, they cannot monopolize the copyright of cultural relics.The third section of the Copyright Law specifies the period of protection of rights. Generally speaking, the copyright protection of a work isThe 50-year divideHowever, ancient cultural relics have long exceeded this protection period.

The "Guidelines for the Operation of Copyright, Trademark and Brand Authorization of Museum Collection Resources (Trial) " formulated by the State Administration of Cultural Heritage also makes it clear that the copyright of museum collection resources includes two aspects: first, the copyright of the collection is still in the copyright protection period, and the copyright obtained by the museum for preserving the original works, and second, the copyright of the works obtained by the secondary creation of the collection resources in the form of photography, video, digital scanning, etc. This also means that for ancient cultural relics,The museum only owns the copyright to the works formed by its own secondary creation, not the "copyright" of the cultural relics themselves…

In recent years, more and more film, television and game products have been created and developed with the help of cultural relics. The film "New God List · Yang Jian" currently being released has a dance clip from Dunhuang, and a group of posters have been created in conjunction with the Dunhuang Museum merchandise brand.

"Although legally speaking, the use of cultural relics does not require the authorization of the venue where the cultural relics are located, we are very happy to link with the museum." Some industry insiders revealed that when developing film and television and game products with traditional culture as the theme, they often seek cooperation with cultural institutions at the first time."On the one hand, these cultural and exhibition venues have the most detailed information on cultural relics, which can provide us with professional support; on the other hand, brand linkage helps to achieve a win-win situation."

Dunhuang dependency?

After the first video of "Black Myth Wukong" was released on August 20, 2020, Huang Qing, a citizen, planned to travel to Shanxi: "If not for the decryption of the images in the game, I would have never known that there was such a’treasure ‘place, and I would not have noticed the charm of ancient painted sculptures." However, she also found that these cultural relics were distributed in Changzhi, Jincheng and other places in Shanxi Province, and the transportation was not very convenient, and some local friends also complained to her.All kinds of "guides" on the Internet rarely sort out these cultural relics resources, but instead promote some so-called "Internet celebrity clocks in place", "Obviously picking up sesame seeds and throwing watermelons."

As cultural confidence increases, more and more young people are turning to films and games that are inspired by Chinese history and cultural relics.I am very disgusted with the practice of copying Japanese images and even using European images to tell traditional Chinese stories in the pastThe movie "The Legend of the Gods" made a lot of audiences dissatisfied with the use of European-style armor, castles and other images. Some even commented that it was "close to the Space Opera House". In the end, the star-studded movie only scored 2.9 points on Douban, and the 400 million yuan investment only received 280 million yuan at the box office.

The netizens criticized "The Legend of the Sealed God" for being too science fiction

The film "New God List · Yang Jian" currently being released has attracted many audiences with its beautiful "national style" pictures. Director Zhao Ji revealed that the production team had gone to Dunhuang and other places to collect styles. The imagination of ancient artists inspired them, so they added a "flying dance" that was not originally available in the film. This beautiful clip was even edited into a video and widely disseminated. The costumes, postures and even shapes of the fairies made many viewers shout "I think of Dunhuang at a glance."

The character image of "Shushan: New Shushan Swordsman" is reminiscent of Dunhuang Feitian

However, Dunhuang seems to have become the wool that has been repeatedly picked up by such film and game works over the years. As early as 1983, in the Hong Kong film "Shushan: The New Shushan Swordsman", a large number of scene shapes were inspired by Dunhuang, and this image was "re-engraved" in the 2001 film "Shushan". In recent years, fairy and hero dramas such as "Eternity" have also claimed to have looked to Dunhuang for inspiration. Some industry insiders admitted:"What does the story itself have to do with Dunhuang?"

Mr. Liu, who is engaged in the film and television production industry, remembers that Yang Jie, the director of CCTV’s "Journey to the West", once wrote in his memoirs, "Journey to the West, ‘Tour’ is a running line." So before filming, she and the staffI visited more than 70 attractions in two monthsAt that time, the filming location of "Three Dozen White Bone Essence" in Zhangjiajie Huangshi Village had not yet been developed, and the crew encountered danger on the way "Through" Journey to the West ", many scenic spots, including Jiuzhaigou, became famous across the country. How many practitioners still have such a spirit?"

"Products with the theme of traditional culture rely too much on a few cultural symbols or IPs, which shows that our basic work is not enough." Mr. Wang, who is engaged in game image design and development, revealed to reporters that the "Black Myth Wukong" team has made great efforts to visit the scene this time. "In Japan and other countries with mature animation industries, there are a large number of ready-made resources for basic materials such as scene backgrounds and character shapes to choose from. But there are too few of these basic resources in ChinaIf you want to ensure the quality, you can only find the literature and check it on the spot, and start from scratch. "He hopes that these treasures scattered all over the motherland can be integrated in a more effective way and further developed and used," so that more young people and the world can see the rich and magnificent Chinese culture. "

"Youth" and "Qimen Escape Armor" that started the opening battle of the New Year’s Eve files together

1905 movie network feature After experiencing the melee of the National Day, the mainland film market ushered in a weak period in November, and the box office in a single month reached the lowest point of the year. However, the New Year’s Eve has already kicked off. From this week’s release to the end of the month, and then to the beginning of next year, Feng Xiaogang, Xu Ke, Chen Kaige and other big directors have returned with their works. The themes are also action, suspense, fantasy, history… a hundred flowers bloom. There are only five major films released on the first day of the new year, and the concentrated efforts at that time will sweep away the downturn in the film market.

New Year’s Day One or Five Films Cat’s Eye "Want to See the Index"

　

This year’s Spring Festival is bound to be another "bloody war". As of press time, five major films have been set for the first day of the new year (2.16). They are. How effective are these films, which one will become a dark horse, and which movies can stand out in the melee?

　

(Note: The two films that are also scheduled for 2.16 will not be discussed for the time being.)

　

"Monster Hunt 2"

　

Combat Power Index: ★ ★ ★ ★

Stability Index: ★ ★ ★

What to watch: CG special effects, original "demon" universe, Li Yuchun’s new look (?)

　

In the summer of 2015, it created a 2.40 billion box office record and laid a solid audience foundation for "Monster Hunt 2". The editor learned through Maoyan and other platforms that the "want to see index" of "Monster Hunt 2" among the five films is also the highest.

Huba

　

"Monster Hunt 2" continues the plot of the previous work, telling the adventures of the heavenly master Huo Xiaolan (played by Bai Baihe), Song Tianyin (played by Jing Boran) and the shemale world respectively in search of the "little demon king" Huba.

Bai Baihe, Jing Boran

　

Not only is the original CG image Hu Ba vivid and lovely, but the film’s specially created "demon language" and "demon song" are also full of creativity. Zeng Zhiwei and Wu Junru also appeared in the camera to voice the demon. The setting of "women are strong and men are weak" by Bai Baihe and Jing Boran will continue, and there will be strong joins from stars such as Liang Chaowei, Yang Yunning, Li Yuchun, and Huang Lei.

Li Yuchun’s "Black Phoenix" look

　

It is worth mentioning that Li Yuchun’s "black phoenix" look is really amazing to "Mom doesn’t recognize it"! The cold face queen look with a Sichuan accent is quite funny, looking forward to Li Yuchun’s comedy play.

　

Compared with "Operation Red Sea", it is less serious and more cute than "Detective Chinatown 2". "Monster Hunt 2" can be said to be the first choice for parents and couples to watch movies, and it is also one of the most competitive movies among the five main films in the Spring Festival.

　

Detective Chinatown 2

　

Combat Power Index: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆

Stability Index: ★ ★ ★ ★

Highlights: Wang Baoqiang + Liu Haoran’s "Tang Detective Combination", Dark Wind Reasoning

　

Also favored by the audience is "Detective Chinatown 2" (hereinafter referred to as "Detective Tang 2"). In fact, "Detective Tang 2", which is also a sequel film, has many similarities with "Monster Hunt 2" in terms of situation.

Wang Baoqiang partner Liu Haoran

　

"Tang Detective 2" follows the original cast, and "Tang Detective Group" is still composed of "Little Tang" Wang Baoqiang and "Old Qin" Liu Haoran. The combination of "unserious uncle of diaosi + high-IQ old teenager" is also fresh enough. It is the second movie starring Liu Haoran, and the acting is inevitably young. After experiencing the experience of blockbusters such as "Demon Cat Biography", I believe that the fresh meat of the leader of the post-95s can be improved to a higher level. In addition, Wang Baoqiang and Liu Haoran are both actors with high popularity by passers-by, and they still have the ability to make the audience walk into the cinema consciously.

Xiao Yang joins the detective team

　

"Detective Tang 2" moved the stage from Thailand to the United States. The "Detective Tang" duo came to New York to participate in the World Detective Competition and compete with detectives from various countries. Among the "detectives from various countries" are the wife of the Japanese actor "Xiao 7" and his American student Michael Pitt.

　

Do you still remember the fear of being dominated by Zhang Zifeng’s mysterious smile? As the second film directed by Chen Sicheng and the first suspense film, "Detective Chinatown" can be said to be very amazing. Therefore, "Detective Tang 2" has inherited the advantages of the previous film, at least in terms of film quality.

　

"Journey to the West: Daughter Country"

　

Combat Power Index: ★ ★ ★

Stability index: ★ ★

Highlights: Journey to the West IP, Zhao Liying, Magic Theme

　

Zheng Baorui’s "Journey to the West" series contracts even-numbered Spring Festival files at the rhythm of two years. Judging from the box office of the previous works, they have achieved good results of 1 billion and 1.20 billion respectively. However, the low reputation of this series of films has made the audience lose confidence in the third part: the plot is boring, the jokes are embarrassing, the lines are shocking… Similar complaints are endless.

"Journey to the West Daughter Country" stills

　

"Journey to the West Daughter Country" continues the lineup of the "Monkey King Three Dozen White Bone Essence" period, consisting of Guo Fucheng (Monkey King), Feng Shaofeng (Tang Seng), Xiao Shenyang (Pigsy), Luo Zhongqian (Sand Seng) composed of four mentors and apprentices. On this basis, Zhao Liying, who plays the king of Daughter Country, was added. In the Spring Festival of 17 years, Zhao Liying’s performance in China was remarkable, but unfortunately there were not many scenes. As the big heroine this time, how will Zhao Liying perform? As a top traffic flower, can she give full play to the traffic effect and take on the heavy responsibility of the box office?

Zhao Liying plays the daughter king

　

In fact, as early as this summer, the theme of ancient costume magic has been no longer popular. Regardless of the size of the film, even the film adaptation from the hot IP, Liu Yifei and Yang Yang, the two traffic-starring film versions, failed to buck the trend and become popular. In the past few years, the quality of magic film production has been declining, the aesthetic fatigue of similar themes, and "Journey to the West Daughter Country" does not have the word-of-mouth guarantee of "Monster Hunt", it is still unknown whether the audience will buy it this time.

　

Furthermore, under the bombardment of the Journey to the West IP (although there are many excellent works among them), how much of your feelings for the "Journey to the West IP" are left? Do you still want to see monkeys this Spring Festival?

　

Operation Red Sea

　

Combat Power Index: ★ ★ ★ ☆

Stability Index: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Highlights: Main theme, action scenes, adaptation of real events

　

As Lin Chaoxian’s second main theme action blockbuster, "Operation Red Sea" is known as the "naval version". The film is adapted from the "Yemeni evacuation" incident in 2013. The crew went to Morocco for live shooting, trying to restore the style of the modern navy, which is definitely a benefit of military control.

"Operation Red Sea" blockbuster texture

In terms of the cast, "Operation Red Sea" uses actors such as Zhang Yi, Du Jiang and Huang Jingyu. Among them, except for Zhang Yi, who has served in military service and has appeared in military-themed film and television works many times, Du Jiang and Huang Jingyu have almost never been exposed to such themes before. How the two will show the bravery of naval soldiers is worth looking forward to. As a "main theme professional", Zhang Hanyu will also play a special role.

　

Director Lin Chaoxian said that "Operation Red Sea" has a comprehensive upgrade compared to "Operation Mekong" in terms of production, scene and plot. "Operation Mekong" won 1.10 billion box office in the National Day file in 2016. Will this 2.0 version of "Operation Red Sea" also be "upgraded" at the box office?

"Operation Red Sea" goes to Morocco for field shooting

　

As early as this summer, a film that ignited people’s patriotic feelings and topped the mainland box office championship with the final box office 5.60 billion. Similar themes have different fates. Although 300 million box office in the fiercely competitive National Day file, it has a poor reputation and a watercress score of only 5.1. From this perspective, many arguments about "main theme movies sell or not" are rootless trees. In the end, if the main theme movie wants to succeed, it still needs quality assurance.

"Nineteen Generations of Ancestors"

　

Combat Power Index: ★ ★ ★

Stability Index: ★ ☆

Highlights: All-Star cast, family comedy

　

In my previous survey, whether it is the audience expectation index or popularity, this "Ancestors of the Nineteenth Generation" is the lowest.Respondents said they had "never heard of it", "didn’t know" or "the title was terrible", but when they learned about the starring cast and the film’s introduction, they turned to express "interest in the plot" and "want to see it".

Xiao Yueyue’s "Nineteen Generations of Ancestors" stills

　

The fantasy comedy film "Nineteen Generations of Ancestors" is directed by Guo Degang of Deyun Club, starring Xiao Yueyue, and has its own "comedian" style. In addition, Wang Baoqiang, Dapeng, Wu Junru, Oudi, Jia Ling, Xie Yilin and other comedians joined, and gathered more than 30 stars such as Wu Jing, Wu Xiubo, Jing Boran, Lin Zhiling, Li Chen, Du Chun, Zheng Kai, etc. The film tells the story of Bei Xiaobei (played by Yue Yunpeng), who has repeatedly hit the wall due to his appearance, traveling through various generations, meeting his ancestors and personally deploying his genes.

Xiao Yueyue’s "Nineteen Generations of Ancestors" stills

　

For ordinary viewers who like to be lively and watch stars, "Ancestors Nineteen Generations" is the first choice for family fun during the Spring Festival, whether it is a luxurious star lineup or a funny story. However, there are only two months left before the release, and the publicity of the film is still not large. Will "Ancestors Nineteen Generations" counterattack and become a dark horse in two months? Or choose another schedule and "run away"?

At the beginning of the new year, a five-film war seemed chaotic, but in fact the pattern has become clear. Whether sequels such as "Monster Hunt 2" and "Detective Chinatown 2" can make breakthroughs and play new ideas on the basis of maintaining the quality of their predecessors has become the key to success or failure. The question for the less well-known "Eighteen Generations of Ancestors" is whether it can do a good job in the publicity work in the remaining two months, and make full use of the advantages of the all-star cast to break through the encirclement. Will other films be finalized during this period and participate in the "fierce battle" of the Spring Festival file?

The box office results of four films in the Spring Festival in 2017 were gratifying

Looking back on the 17 years of the Spring Festival, a total of 3.30 billion box office results were created in 7 days. "Journey to the West" and "Riding the Wind and Waves" received the final box office of 1.75 billion, 1.65 billion, 1.04 billion and 750 million respectively. This year’s Spring Festival films are still dominated by comedy, fantasy, ancient costumes, suspense, action and other elements are arranged and combined to meet the characteristics of "family fun" during the Spring Festival. In this era when watching movies has become a "rigid demand" for the Chinese New Year, the movie market is bound to usher in a climax.

No matter how the "pork" is divided, in this Spring Festival family reunion, whether it is accompanying parents, or meeting relatives and friends, walking into the cinema to watch a few Spring Festival movies together has gradually changed the traditional customs of a generation of Chinese New Year. In this festival, movies have become a bond of family and friendship, and good domestic movies have added joy and surprises to the year.

The reality show "Our Beautiful Life" jointly produced by Hunan Satellite TV and Mango TV invites different stars to try out the experience officer every week to provide business suggestions for the homestay. This week "Our Beautiful Life" came to Harbin people! Lu Yi and Bao Lei are here. As a Harbin person, Bao Lei doesn’t know if she will provide any business suggestions with Northeast characteristics?

The first couple of experience officers, Lu Yi and Bao Lei, came as guests, coinciding with the beautiful partners going to the next village to study. They made an appointment to meet at the homestay in the next village. After an old friend-style "dismantling" greeting, they began the "pig chasing competition". The scene is full of situations, who can see the "pig" with their eyes?

After the visit and study, everyone rode back to the Good Life Homestay. After a night of trial stay, Lu Yi and his wife put forward their opinions on the heating measures in the homestay room. After hearing the reason, Cai Shaofen called it their own problem. Why is this? To make the unique gift of the Good Life Homestay, they went to the farm to pick up eggs, bring baskets to pick flowers, and carry water bottles to fetch mountain spring water. They wanted to make oil tea flower dew for Lu Yi and Bao Lei, but they were told that it would take 1 hour. Can they make the flower dew before Lu Yi and his wife get on the bus?

After the beautiful partners reluctantly bid farewell to Lu Yi and Bao Lei, they will also welcome new trial experience officers Meng Jia and Zhou Bichang. The two took two big red snakeskin bags to participate in the construction of the library. They sorted books and created graffiti. After finishing their work, they wore winter cotton pajamas, danced in the square, and went out to look at the stars, showing their down-to-earth side.

Harbin Daily reporter, Gao Yun