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◇ "Arthur and the Mini Kingdom" Synopsis
Arthur and the Mini Kingdom, also known as Arthur and his Mini Kingdom, Arthur and the Invisible Man, and Arthur's Fantasy Kingdom and the Adventures of the Invisible Man were released in the United States in 20071October and in China in 20071October.
Arthur, Selena and Betames crossed seven continents, and they came to Neck Roppoli in the Forbidden City ruled by the demon Matazard. In order to find the jewels, they had to enter the devil's palace, but the devil tried every means to stop Arthur and his party from achieving their goal. Arthur, they're in danger and time is pressing. In a day or two, there will be no more gardens, no more houses, and no more mini ink people ... Can Arthur find his grandfather in time? Can he win Selena's heart? Can they risk their lives together to save the mini ink kingdom? The most important thing is, did they finally defeat davydov's plot, so that grandma's beautiful house did not fall into the hands of others?
In the deepest part of the underground, the mini ink kingdom is waiting for ... the emergence of heroes.
Arthur's grandfather disappeared four years ago. The only thing he left was a notebook full of stories, from which he could learn about African tribes, including the mini-ink kingdom, who were little people less than an inch tall.
But the mini-ink kingdoms don't look real-do they really exist?
Just as Arthur decided to set out to look for it, he got a strange secret instruction. For the first time, he sat on the plane catapult he had fantasized about. Within three days, he will find a place to land in the mini-ink kingdom, retrieve the stolen treasure, fight the mosquitoes invaded by foreign enemies-the rider defeated an evil wizard and won the heart of a completely free and independent princess-and then quietly return to his home.
All these seemingly impossible tasks, but he will always fight alone, and sometimes a little hero can often achieve great things. ...
◇ "Arthur and the Mini Kingdom" behind the scenes production
About the film
French director luc besson has directed famous films, such as Black Boy Not Too Cold and The Fifth Element. This film is adapted from luc besson's best-selling series of children's novels "Arthur and the Kingdom of Mini Ink", which is made by combining real people and CGI animation technology, and can be called the French version of Harry Potter. The protagonist Arthur will be played by Freddie Highmore, who is regarded as "the luckiest child star in Britain" because of his outstanding performance in finding neverland.
With an investment of 65 million euros, Arthur and the Kingdom of Mini Ink is the most expensive budget investment in French film history. This computer animated film based on the novel started shooting on May 16, 2005, and was finally completed in 2006. The production cycle can be traced back to the beginning of June 2003, which is the tenth work of luc besson's film career. Previously, he had publicly stated many times that he would only make ten films in his life. In addition, the voice cast of the film is staggering: david bowie, a legendary British rock musician in Europe and America, mia farrow, a veteran star with ashes, Freddie Highmore, a child star of 14 who often works with tim burton and Johnny Depp, and Madonna, the most notable voice of Princess Selena.
This is the first time Madonna has dubbed an animated cartoon. In the film, her role is Selena, princess of the mini-ink kingdom. The sexy role modeling of combining rigidity with softness is integrated with Madonna's sexy dubbing. Among them, "Bad Horn Matazad" is a song worth singing, which is matched by the genius david bowie. Snoop Dogg, the godfather of American rap music, also voiced max in the film.
At the end of June, 2006, 1 1, the film held a grand premiere in the ultra-luxurious French RAX cinema. On the opening day, sky-high movie tickets were snapped up by the audience. The attention of fans has surpassed that of any film in France. The film will be shown all over France in mid-June+February, 5438, and a blockbuster will be released in the United States in 2007. It is expected that the audience in China will enjoy the first work introduced by a master director to China in cinemas all over the country at the end of June+10, 5438. Can luc besson end his career as a director as he said?
About the plot
Arthur, who is only ten years old, lives happily with his grandmother. It's just that my grandfather disappeared in Africa four years ago, and a big bad guy wanted to kick them out of the house. The antique dealer took away all the valuable African prehistoric artifacts and books left by his grandfather, which made things worse. Arthur is sure that his grandfather must have left him some secret messages somewhere. He hopes to find a way to enter another beautiful world. In his grandfather's notebook, he saw selena Selenia, an African princess with red hair and blue eyes, and a small member named Kim Mini Mo, where everyone was less than an inch tall. He suspected that it might be in his grandmother's garden. But how to find more clues from grandpa's attic?
Besson's story is an excellent children's adventure film full of suspense, but the story is always too complete. It uses a lot of least laborious narrative methods to complete the plot, loose narrative clues and lengthy themes, plus dazzling adventure action pictures, and the result is just a sudden end, as if "to be continued". Nevertheless, it is hard to resist the promise of cute little heroes, treasure maps and rubies, and a war with Lilliput, all of which are worthy of the audience's expectation.
About the original work
Before watching a movie, fans can only sneak a peek at the original novel they have already got. This book sells well in France. Although some charm may be lost after translation, after the publicity and momentum of overseas publishers, newspapers and radio stations also publicized the upcoming film, which completely aroused the curiosity of readers and audiences.
Luc besson's fantasy novel series Arthur is divided into four parts, namely Arthur and the Mini-ink Kingdom, Arthur and the Forbidden City, Arthur and the Prince of Darkness, and Arthur and the War between Two Worlds. The film was adapted from the first and second episodes.
The story told in the novel is: In order to save his grandmother's house from being mortgaged and to find his missing grandfather, Arthur magically entered a lilliputian country called Mini Mo Kingdom through the garden at home. There, he fell in love with the little princess Selena at first sight. At the same time, his height has become as small as Lilliput. He took the princess and the young prince to the cemetery, which is the energy center where the evil wizard is located. Arthur also suspected that his grandfather was imprisoned in it. This dangerous journey is full of all kinds of battles with bad guys. At the end of the story, our three heroes met a new crisis on their way to the cemetery.
In fact, the content of the book is more suitable for making a movie than printing it on paper. The author reveals the reactions and feelings of various characters to readers, rather than trying to inspire them from the whole story. The paragraphs in the book are also more like explaining roles to actors. It seems incredible that Arthur gradually fell in love with the princess from a little boy who was only about ten years old. The narrator's tone seems modest, and he is also showing kindness to adult readers. Flat characters, plain descriptions of war scenes and a seemingly unfinished rather than gripping ending will make this book difficult to attract readers.
About animation
If the story is weak, the animation Arthur is quite atmospheric. The lifelike three-dimensional picture turned my grandmother's back garden into an adventure jungle for the villains of the mini ink kingdom. The details are high and clear, and special attention is paid to the light processing of the picture. Whether it is the twinkling stars or the sunshine, it creates a dreamlike world. In the light, we can see Arthur and his partner's shriveled hair standing upright in the air, dynamic and vivid. In Lilliput's view, every grass and tree in nature, insects singing and birds singing, are lifelike and close at hand. The sound is three-dimensional, whether it is dynamic or vivid hair. Especially the animated villain Arthur's glowing eyes looked at Princess Selena, and his four eyes were bright and creative.
◇ "Arthur and the Mini Kingdom" behind-the-scenes tidbits
Director luc besson declared that "I will only make 10 movies in my life", and the film Arthur adapted from his own novel is his 10 movie.
Earlier, AFP reported that Arthur and the Kingdom of Mini Ink would be luc besson's last work standing behind the camera. This undoubtedly made a best stunt for the promotion of the film. However, when a reporter asked him in a film interview in luc besson whether this work would really be his "Battle of Denyer (the first feature film directed by luc besson)", luc besson left himself a way out. He said he never said he would stop there. If there is a good project in the future, it is ok if his energy allows.
With an investment of 65 million euros, Arthur is the most expensive film in French film history. In the first two years of film preparation, all the expenses were borne by Europa. It was not until two years later that the first animated image was formed that luc besson began to use his personal relationship to seek financial support from foreign partners.
The production process of "Arthur" has taken about seven years from the beginning of preparation to the present. First, after two years of preparation, the first animated image began to appear in the third year, and the last film was completed, which lasted seven years.
Disney and Pixar used almost all the star actors to dub, and it was difficult to come up with new ideas, so luc besson thought hard and got an ultra-luxurious all-musician dubbing lineup. This is the first time Madonna has voiced an animation.
According to the latest news, six Hollywood stars, including Robert De Niro, harvey keitel, anthony anderson, Chaz Palmettel, jason bateman and jimmy fallon, are about to join luc besson's films, which makes Starlight Glimmer's dubbing lineup even more eye-catching.