As an ethereal and crisp instrumental music sounded in the theater, everyone's eyes were fixed on the big screen. Guan Mingxu casually grabbed a handful of popcorn and began to consider whether he should take a nap to spend the next two hours.
As an adult who has no interest in two-dimensional culture, Guan Mingxu would never consider watching an animated film under normal circumstances unless he was dragged to the cinema by his friends on the grounds that "he needs to watch something relaxing to relax."
Come to think of it, Luo Gaofeng seemed to have mentioned the name of this instrumental music to him before. It seemed to be called something like "Hedwig's Theme"
No matter what the movie is like, at least this orchestral music sounds great.
Guan Mingxu wanted to watch, so he bit off the straw in the Coke cup, slowly raised his head and looked at the big screen.
The old man with gray hair walked out from the corner of the bushes. The street was empty at night, with only the scattered street lamps emitting dim warm light. The old man stopped in the middle of the street and raised the lighter in his hand. He moved his thumb and pressed it lightly. The next second, a small ball of flame-like light broke away from the street lamp and flew quickly towards the direction of the silver lighter.
Guan Mingxu was stunned.
At the same time, a slight exclamation sounded from those closest to him.
The curtain is not unfamiliar
When Huaying officially released the movie trailer, Guan Mingxu was recommended by Luo Gaofeng to watch the movie trailer. The scene in front of him can be said to be exactly the same as the beginning of the trailer. There is nothing special or different in the plot and pictures, but the visual effect has become completely different!
The sense of substitution is too strong
If the trailer he saw on the computer at the beginning was just an appreciation of the visual effects that were superior to those of other movies, then the effect presented in the cinema now was a sense of reality that was many times higher.
Looking back, it was still the same scene, but the 3dmax effect presented in the theater was completely different from the effect seen on the computer. The special effects in the trailer were indeed cool, but the visual effects were still within the screen. But now, as he sat in the theater seat and watched the lights from the street lamps fly towards the lighter one by one, the small lights seemed to have escaped from the screen and suddenly flew in front of him.
It seemed that as long as he stretched out his hand, the tiny ball of light would curl up obediently in his palm.
You should know that the nightmare effect here is just the tip of the iceberg presented in the movie trailer. There are countless cooler scenes in the trailer alone. A small ball of light is so awesome. Then what about the starry sky in the Hogwarts Great Hall and the stairs that move by themselves
Thinking of this, Guan Mingxu suddenly became excited, stopped what he was doing, and shifted his attention to the big screen in front of him.
What is a CG animated film
Before coming to the cinema, Guan Mingxu's understanding of CG animation was limited to the plot CG in large-scale games. Now watching the movie in front of him, Guan Mingxu felt that his concept of CG animated movies became clear instantly.
He really wasn't in the mood to watch other popcorn movies right now, but it was still okay to ignore the plot and just enjoy the visual experience. Judging from the tip of the iceberg shown at the beginning of "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone", as long as the subsequent pictures could maintain the same level, Guan Mingxu would be satisfied even if the plot was a mess.
Fortunately, the visual effects of the movie did not disappoint him.
The lighter that can turn off the street lights is just one of the many settings in the movie. In fact, it is not only the magic props settings in these details. Whether it is the houses in the movie, the characters that have appeared, or the owls flying in the night, "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" undoubtedly achieved the ultimate in the picture: if it were not for the wrong environment, Guan Mingxu almost thought he was watching the game CG.
Or to be more precise, it is a CG animation that is much more shocking than any existing game CG.
As he marveled at the film's visuals, the story slowly unfolded on the streets at night.
As all the street lights were turned off, the old man put the lighter back into his cloak and sat down next to the cat on the wall. Then he raised his head and smiled at the tabby cat on the wall: "I didn't expect to see you here, Professor McGonagall.
As soon as he finished speaking, the calico cat that had been lying quietly on the wall suddenly jumped down: when it landed on the ground, it revealed the appearance of a woman with a serious and earnest expression.
After a simple and confusing opening, the film briefly introduces the story through a conversation between Dumbledore and another witch named McGonagall, who can transform from a cat into a human: the wizards are happily celebrating the death of a certain wizard who must not be named.
Almost everyone was silent at the mention of that man's name, except Dumbledore, of course.
It is worth mentioning that the hero who killed the "unspeakable wizard" mentioned by the two in the conversation was the protagonist who was still a baby at the moment, that is, the protagonist of this animated film, Harry Potter. In order to prevent the child who saved the wizarding world from being dazzled by such honor, they finally decided to let Harry grow up away from the wizarding world.
At the end of the scene, when little Harry Potter turned over in the blanket, the camera cut to another lively banquet scene. Amid the interlaced lights and laughter, people raised their glasses and said happily: "Blessings to the child who survived the disaster - Harry Potter!
The savior at the beginning
Guan Mingxu was a little surprised, but the plot of the movie in front of him did not give him a chance to think carefully. The picture went dark, and when it lit up again, the words "Ten Years Later" were clearly displayed on the screen.
In stark contrast to his status as the "Lord of the Wizarding World", Harry, who was fostered by the Dursleys, seemed to be having a very unhappy life.
He didn't have his own room, had to live in a small cupboard, was ordered to do a lot of work at a young age, and was even bullied by Dudley every day.
Until one day, Harry, who was asked to pick up letters, found a letter addressed to him among three pieces of mail.
This was a letter that was solemn and elegant in appearance: the envelope was made of thick parchment, the address was written in emerald green ink, there was no stamp, but on the back cover was printed an exquisite and wonderful emblem, with the capital "h" surrounded by patterns of lions, eagles, snakes and badgers.
It was this letter named "Hogwarts Acceptance Letter" that led Harry, who was living in dire straits, to another magical world he had never heard of.
Guan Mingxu thought he would have no interest in such an animated film.
In fact, he was indeed not interested in this movie. In short, the movie tells the adventure story of a boy named Harry who received an admission letter from a magic school at the age of ten and learned magic and made friends in school.
Judging from the plot, there is no problem in judging this movie as "for children".
Guan Mingxu looked at the scene on the screen.
Completely different from the world of swords and magic that most people imagine, the movie shows a magical world that is closest to reality but full of fairy tale colors. When Harry and Hagrid come to the wizarding commercial street called "Diagon Alley", the audience who follow Harry's perspective also experience the fun of shopping in the wizarding world.
Partridge's Cauldron, Gringotts, Pox Books, Madam Malkin's Robes
There are so many shops and products that one can hardly take it all in. The images are gorgeous and lifelike. When Harry is sitting on the cart in Gringotts, speeding through the maze-like passages, the audience outside the movie can seem to feel the rush. When the cart finally stops, the bank cashier's office, which is covered with stalactites and looks like a cave, appears in front of everyone.
That’s not all.
After taking out the money Harry needed for this semester, they started to buy other things they needed for this semester: a bookstore full of all kinds of wonderful books, books with strange symbols, books without words, and books that bite people, a cauldron shop, a herb shop, and a robe shop each with its own characteristics. It is obviously a fantasy scene, but it is particularly real because of the realism of various details.
This movie seems interesting," Guan Mingxu couldn't help but say, "It smells just like the magic world in reality."
But Luo Gaofeng, who was concentrating on watching the movie, obviously didn't want to pay attention to him. He seemed to be completely attracted by the "world" in front of him, so much so that he didn't hear his voice at all.
Guan Mingxu had no choice but to continue watching obediently.
Soon: the time in the plot came to September 1st, which was exactly the same as the start time of school in reality.
When Harry arrives at King's Cross Station, the movie begins to have more characters appear. With the help of the fat red-haired woman, Harry hits the railing between Platform 9 and Platform 10, as if entering another space: a sign with the words "Platform 93/4" appears in front of him.
The scene on the screen suddenly became more noisy.
The huge platform is now filled with children of different heights, and the accompanying parents are carrying luggage, preparing to send their children to the bus. If it were not for the cats wandering among the crowd and the owls that occasionally show up to show their presence, this scene would obviously be no different from the real situation of parents sending their children to school.
Next, the red-haired mother who had helped Harry before turned around and began to give parting instructions to her child.
"Now it's your turn. You two have to behave yourself this year. If the owl tells me that you blew up a toilet, or... the woman hadn't finished her words when she was interrupted by the grinning twin brothers: "Blown up a toilet? We've never blown up a toilet before." He said with an innocent smile.
The other one raised an eyebrow and said in a deliberately drawn-out tone with some interest: "That's a good idea. Thank you, Mom."
There was a quiet laugh in the cinema.
Guan Mingxu's mood suddenly became a little complicated.
If the feeling brought to him by "The Sound of Rain" was the resonance of the various pressures faced by adults in life, then "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" seemed to be at the other extreme - one reminded him of the sadness of working life, while the other miraculously brought him back to school in his dreams - elementary school.
Even the mood that was originally a little depressed because of "The Sound of Rain" became relaxed and funny because of the two naughty kids in front of me.
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