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Chapter 804 Aesthetic Controversy!

Time flies, and winter enters in a blink of an eye.

The day before Thanksgiving, Li Zhifan posted a photo on Kuaibo and lrs.

The background image is an image of the blue starry sky and the overlapping image of the forest.

The main part of the picture, and the most attractive, are the two blue-skinned "weirds" with big noses in the middle.

The words "AVATAR" and "Happy-Thanksgiving-Day" are written underneath.

Up to now, this is the first time that netizens around the world have seen the makeup photos of the hero and heroine of "Avatar", and the only concept pictures of the heroine that they have seen before.

Compared with the concept image, the current poster image is uglier!
Especially the male lead, whose nose is as big as a bull's nose, only the shape of his face can tell that this is Li Zhifan.

Of course, the premise of judging is to first think of Li Zhifan's face, and then check the number.

As for the heroine, it looks more pleasing to the eye under the background of the male protagonist, and the netizens already have the psychological expectations of the concept map, but seeing this poster, the netizens are still complaining.

"too ugly!"

"Wow! Is this a teaser poster? Is this the character in Avatar?"

"This, this, this is not a cartoon, is it?"

"Sorry, don't talk about American aesthetics. As an American, I don't think it looks good!"

"So what? As a black man, I think it looks good!"

"I also think it's very good, maybe I have a different aesthetic from you white people!"

"What did Li Zhifan think? He made such a design?"

"From an aesthetic point of view, I think this world is great and constructive. Didn't you find it? The male and female protagonists in the poster feel very huge in size, and their limbs are very slender, especially their arms, as shown in the picture In this image of walking upright, the length of the wrist has exceeded the hip joint, and the proportion of this figure is more similar to that of an ape-man, with very flexible movements, suitable for climbing and walking."

"So? Oh, professor, I don't need you to give lectures. It's useless for me to say so much. As an audience, I still feel ugly."

"Let me make a comment! As far as the appearance of the male and female protagonists in the poster is concerned, the faces combine the characteristics of cats: their eyes are the same yellow as cats, and the position and shape of their ears are also very cat-like. , long eyelashes and a nose with a triangular section are also the characteristics of cats. So I can guarantee that Li Zhifan must like cats very much, and referenced the image of cats in the design."

"As early as when the concept map came out, some people said that the heroine is a leopard girl, who looks like a leopard. Isn't a leopard a cat? What else can you comment on? Can't you say something new?"

"I think the nose is more like a lion's nose, flat and very wide. However, this design is more in line with biological principles. People living in tropical regions have wider noses than people living in cold regions."

"People in the tropics: ???"

After Li Zhifan handed over all the image designs of the Na'vi people in "Avatar", there was indeed a lot of controversy within the crew, and there were four points that made everyone discuss the most.

Some people were amazed by Li Zhifan's "design", and some felt that Li Zhifan's design of the Na'vi people was actually a kind of criticism of human beings. Some people had a moralist mentality in their hearts and couldn't accept it, but they had to endure it.

The first of these is the nose.

To say it is big, it is better to say that it is not very obvious. The nose of the Na'vi people is not as sharp and angular as that of the earthlings. This kind of aesthetics is of course not in line with the thinking of the earthlings. Even if it is regarded as an alien, it is very awkward. .

And a big nose has always been an ugly beauty, otherwise why do so many celebrities have their noses trimmed?

There are also small nose wings and high mountain roots, just because the nose is pretty and straight, and it looks good!
In addition, it is the pattern on the body of the Na'vi people. The existence of this pattern is more like a leopard.

Previously, an artist suggested whether to design the image of the Na'vi people in pure blue or even a little transparent, so that it looks like an elf, which will also make the audience love it.

But Li Zhifan still denied it, because the natural patterns on the Na'vi people symbolize their worship of their god-Eva, and show that their beliefs are always with them, and they are indelibly engraved in their bones and blood , It also shows that their lives are bestowed by their gods.

As long as you understand the script and refer to the religious beliefs in the world today, especially Americans' beliefs in Protestantism, you will understand Li Zhifan's intentions.

Another big difference between the Na'vi people and the people on Earth is that they have a tail, which is very similar to a lion's tail in appearance, because in terms of facial design, the Na'vi people have integrated the characteristics of cats, giving them Add a feline tail to make them look more feline.

Since the limbs of the Na'vi people are obviously much longer than that of humans, the tail can be used to maintain balance, and can also modify their overly long limbs, so as not to be too monotonous visually.

Another notable feature of the Na'vi people is the small bright spots on their bodies, some cells that can emit light under their skin. The animals and plants on the planet Pandora basically all emit light. The lights of different colors emitted by various creatures make people Pandora's night is like a fairyland.

The Na'vi people also have the function of emitting light, which makes the night of the Na'vi people and Pandora more harmonious.

Few creatures on the earth can emit light. Instead, many creatures try to use camouflage colors to make themselves invisible to others.

The creatures on Pandora don't care about exposing themselves to the night. This design is because Pandora is a unique ecology of all things. Apart from the simple food chain competition among all creatures, they are actually a unity that can communicate with souls.

Therefore, the night of Pandora can also form a "symphony of color and light" in the light of different creatures, which means that Pandora is a more harmonious ecological environment than the earth.

In the past Hollywood sci-fi movies, aliens were often designed as ugly products that are different from people on earth, such as monsters, aliens, and monsters similar to giant insects. Very inconspicuous.

Moreover, in previous sci-fi movies, aliens are rarely just or kind, and those very few are also images that look very much like humans on Earth. After all, aesthetics is an activity in charge of human beings, and they must be more like themselves. The more kind-hearted you are.

"Avatar" completely overturned the settings of these previous sci-fi movies. In fact, the creatures on the planet Pandora are the most beautiful images of living organisms, and the ugliness and inherent defects of human beings are unknown to human beings. This is also a sad place.

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As a comprehensive art form dominated by vision, film has a very important requirement for picture performance.

In Hollywood, the art design of a movie is a very critical part. Even before the shooting of many movies, the art designers have already drawn the specific appearance of the characters and scenes to be presented with their brushes. appearance.

The original design sketches of these artists have also become a unique work of art for people to appreciate.

In another world, before and after the release of "Avatar", a book called "Avatar Art Design Atlas" was released, which gathered the hard work drawn by many talented art designers for this film.

And "Avatar" is another name of "Avatar". In Hinduism and Buddhism, the word Avatar means "coming down to human form".

Therefore, the content and theme of "Avatar" is also full of divine thoughts, and many places are related to gods and beliefs.

In this world, while "Avatar" was being produced, "Avatar Art Design Atlas" was also being completed, but in this world there were not so many masters gathered together, only Li Zhifan completed all the design atlases by himself.

Of course, relying on him alone, five years of making this movie is not too short, so Li Zhifan drew more than a dozen design drawings in the early stage in great detail, and then he simply drew a sketch, and then handed it over to other artists to fill in and polish , Li Zhifan will propose revisions after they are finished.

Similarly, Li Zhifan also plans to complete the release of "The Art Design Collection of Gods Avatar" before the movie is released, and let the world enjoy it.

The movie "Avatar" actually depicts the real world, not veiled, but very blatant.

Pandora is an obvious metaphor. It is rich but dangerous, beautiful and deadly, attracting countless brave explorers. For them, this is just a game.

Just like the American continent 500 years ago, white colonists armed with their rifles appeared on the coastline wave after wave, burning, killing, and looting everything that belonged to the Indians.

For the people on earth, this is an adventure game. In the face of wealth and resources, wanton plundering destroyed the beautiful ecosystem of Pandora planet.

But for all life forms on Pandora, it is a cruel nightmare.

Just like the shots fired by white colonists against Indians, African aborigines, and Australian aborigines, especially those ethnic groups that have been exterminated, are forever engraved in ethnic hatred.

"Avatar" is actually a letter of apology 500 years late: "I'm sorry, we knocked down so many trees to build railways; I'm sorry, we killed your family for gold mines; As soon as you warmed up, I stabbed the sharp knife into your chest."

In the early stage of production, all white people in the team and crew were working with laughter.

After the shooting time gradually lengthened, Li Zhifan could also hear a lot of white people talking about the relationship between the film and the Indians. Although I don’t know if they are reflecting, but they can clearly relate to this point, which is enough. , After the finished film comes out and is released, I only hope that more white Americans can understand this point and think about it clearly.

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Online.

The aesthetic dispute about the character modeling of "Avatar" is going on like a raging fire, and even intensifies.

Among them, the white people are the most disliked, and the black people are the most liked and accepted.

So, on Thanksgiving Day, Li Zhifan publicly published an article on Irs:
"The main group of characters in "Avatar" is a nation called Na'vi. Their status is blue. What's wrong with blue? I think it's very beautiful. In this world, everyone should have their own State, there are also different nationalities with different appearances, including black skin, yellow skin, red skin and other races. Is it possible that people of every nationality look exactly the same? Oh, maybe you have forgotten that the origin of Thanksgiving is what happened!"

A short paragraph, only more than 100 words, but it caused an uproar throughout the United States.

Because the sarcasm between the lines of Li Zhifan and the last three words "Thanksgiving" are enough to explain everything the movie wants to express.

This is a reminder, not a hint, because the message is clear enough.

And those who hold an offensive attitude on the Internet happen to be very extreme white people in general, especially white people in Australia, whose racial discrimination is the most serious.

Although the social network is invisible, it has already penetrated into all aspects of life. Many acquaintances in life, including company leaders, school teachers, love objects, relatives and friends, have turned to online interaction and attention.

It's a good face, I stopped my dissatisfaction and complaints about the character modeling of "Avatar", because I was afraid that I would be labeled as "racist", and I was afraid that people around me would see his remarks on social platforms and change their attitude towards him. Circumcision.

There were also some who came to their senses completely, and immediately fell into serious reflection, and fell silent completely.

But there are also some who don't bother to hide themselves, still jump up and down, and even directly engage in verbal attacks with people from the other camp.

In short, the controversies suddenly decreased a lot, and the topic of aesthetics was gradually ignored by people, as if nothing happened.

Netizens who are overwhelmed with energy began to focus on the plot of "Avatar".

With regard to the Na'vi family revealed by Li Zhifan, many plots were conceived.

Among them, the plot that is most widely recognized by netizens is: the people on earth discovered a new race of Na'vi, and then conflicts arose, and various dramas such as plundering, aggression, resistance, and home protection were staged, and then the conflicts were resolved and the story of peaceful coexistence .

This mode is actually not very unique, and it is quite a common story mode in American movies, especially anti-war and reflection films, most of which have such a structure.

But the ending of "Avatar" is far from that simple.

Peaceful coexistence?

In the eyes of netizens, peaceful coexistence means that white Americans and native Indians live together on the American continent and coexist "harmoniously". But for the Indians, this is not peace, because they gave up the land and land where their ancestors lived. The air they breathed, they were driven to the enclosure, and they were still full of hatred for white Americans.

So at the end of "Avatar", the people on Earth did not coexist peacefully with the Na'vi people on the planet Pandora, but were driven out. However, this ending is not perfect, and the sores left behind will never heal.

(End of this chapter)