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 في حلقة اليوم بدينا نقاش خفيف عن أخبار البلايستيشن5 الأخيرة بعدها انتقلنا لفقرة الألعاب وأخيرا التعلقيات فاستمتعوا. المشاركين في الحلقة: خالد الحوسني محمد الشامسي سعيد الشامسي عدنان البستكي سلطان المنصوري ألعاب الأسبوع: Final Fantasy VII Original  Monkey King Hero is Back Eternal Poison توقيت الانطباعات والنقاشات: Final Fantasy VII Original 00:14:12 Monkey King Hero is Back 00:34:00 Eternal Poison 00:45:50 Q & A 00:57:00  

Halo Sobat BB69! Selama ini mungkin kalian hanya tahu bahwa karya karya animasi yang indah hanya dibuat oleh Pixar dan Disney saja! Namun kali ini saya akan memberitahu bahwa ada 3 animasi dari Asia yang tidak kalah EPIC nya loh! Yakni : White Snake (2019), Nezha (2019) dan Monkey King Hero is Back (2015) Dan saya mempunyai harapan besar terhadap perkembangan dunia animasi Asia, karena mereka mempunyai cerita yang jauh lebih bervaritatif yang bisa diangkat dari legenda, fabel dan lain lain. Baik selamat menikmati dan jangan lupa check akun IG di @babibuntel69 dan Youtube di BB69 Channel Terimakasih  See You!

Journey to the West Research blogger Jim McClanahan returns this week to provide commentary for the 2015 animated film, "Monkey King: Hero is Back". With gorgeously drawn characters and breathtaking backdrops, the film's production values are on par with Pixar. But does it actually tell the story of Journey to the West? Queue up your Amazon Prime, grab some popcorn, and find out!

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  GameEnthus Podcast ep396: Alfred Rank or Nier to the Heart   This week Aaron (@Ashy3Classy) from the Black Astronauts Podcast joins Mike (@AssaultSuit), Tiny (@Tiny415) and Aaron (@Ind1fference) to talk about: Black Astronauts Podcast, House Party, Project xCloud, PS4, Xbox One X, Game Pass, Spider-Man Far From Home, Wonder Woman 84, Cheetah, Teen Titans Go, Scream 2, Venom, The Last Jedi, Star Wars Rebels, Charlie's Angels, Regina King, Watchmen, Spider-Woman, The Mandalorian, Solo, KOTOR, Noclip, ESRB, Stadia, Hideo Kojima, Death Stranding, EverWild, Tell Me Why, Grounded, West of End, Sonic, PolyRoll, Bonk's Adventure, Sonic Mania, Nier Automata, Star Wars Fallen Order, Minut, Rage 2, Slay the Spire, Ring Fit Adventure, Golem, Monkey King: Hero is Back, Monkey Barrel, Pokemon Sword, Pokemon Shield, Door Kickers Action Squad, Treasure Island, Dice City, Golem, One Deck Dungeon, Ganz Schon Clever, Suzy Cube, Extra Life and more.                If you like the show please leave us an itunes, Google, Youtube or Stitcher review, a tweet, an email or a voicemail (202-573-7686).     Show Length: 166 minutes  Direct Download(right click to download)      Show Links Aaron on Twitch | Twitter Noclip ESRB Video Goldeneye short documentary Part 1 | Part 2 Team GameEnthus on Extra Life   New videos GameEnthus.com   Youtube.com/user/GameEnthus      Community Info   Major Linux and Crew's Notcho Podcast Kiaun's Show The Analog Circle Podcast Gary and Dan's Show TheGamesMenRPG Open Forum Radio SingleSimulcast     Breaks Aaron's(@Ashy3Classy) anecdotes 53s Mike's anecdotes 21m 5s Aaron's anecdotes 56m 22s Tiny's anecdotes 1h 7m Feedback 1h 20m Aaron's(@Ashy3Classy) games 2h 2m Mike's games 2h 13m Aaron's games 2h 19m Tiny's games 2h 28m Outro 2h 39m Show Music                                                                 Westside Connection - Hoo Bangin' instrumental Public Enemy - Give It Up instrumental Reflection Eternal - Ghetto Afterlife instrumental Sadat X - The Lump Lump instrumental GZA - Breaker, Breaker instrumental Crystal Waters - Gypsy Woman instrumental Ol' Dirty Bastard - Shimmy Shimmy Ya instrumental Scarface - Guess Who's Back?! instrumental O.C. - Time's Up instrumental Nice n Smooth - Funky for You instrumental        

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4 Jahre nach dem Film kann man Sun Wukongs Abenteuer nun auch als Videospiel erleben. Das Action-Adventure bietet eine schnelle Eingewöhnung und man erlebt selten Frustmomente. Auch die Steuerung und das Kampfsystem gehen leicht von der Hand. Da wir es aber immer mit den gleichen Gegnern und langweiligen Umgebungen zu tun bekommen, stellt sich schnell die Eintönigkeit ein. Auch vom Schwierigkeitsgrad ist das Spiel etwas zu leicht ausgefallen. Lediglich die fehlenden Autosaves bringen Verzweiflung. Achja, und für jedes noch so kleine Setting wird, wenn auch oft sehr kurz, nachgeladen. Insgesamt macht es aber Spaß mit dem Monkey King auf Reise zu gehen.

We start this 87th Episode off with a game! Pick your Switch ports with the allotted point total per title. Let us know what you pick. Refer to our Instagram and Twitter accounts as a reference (@nofodcast). In News, PlayStation Vue may not be broadcasting much longer, Ubisoft and Sony delay some upcoming titles, Fallout 76 is going to start charging for requested features, and Mike Ybarra returns to freeze the competition. In Games Played, Richard continues to Awaken Link, Hunt Ducks on the NES with family, and begins the highly anticipated campaign in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. Cesar plays the true Destiny in Destiny Connect: Tick Tock Travelers, hops along in Songbird Symphony, and relives the tales of the legendary Sir Dan in Medievil. He joins Richard in the campaign alongside Captain Price in the new Call of Duty. Michael is back this week and has played a ton of stuff. He is unimpressed with PS4 release Concrete Genie, and starts Monkey King: Hero is Back as recommended by Cesar. He has impressions of GamePass title Felix the Reaper, manages a murder manifest in Return of the Obra Dinn and fires up his cheap pickup of Rage 2. He's traveled recently and made the time go by with The Witcher 3, Dragon Quest, an import copy of Yokai Watch and My Friend Pedro on Nintendo's portable/console hybrid Switch system. All the guys have thoughts on Obsidian's new western RPG The Outer Worlds. We are now on major podcast streaming services!! Catch NOFODcast every Tuesday at the following links: @nofodcast itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id1363254594 www.stitcher.com/podcast/nofodcast @nofodcast player.fm/series/nofodcast playmusic.app.goo.gl/?ibi=com.googl…o-pr-mu-pod-16 open.spotify.com/show/2chygBiLWVQDy70vDK6cbQ www.youtube.com/channel/UCvo0YoRFkPGCipJ-_6Vjiqg

On today's show, Marc talks about a handful of random games, including Frostpunk, Monkey King: Hero is Back, Stranded Sails: Explorers of the Cursed Islands, and so much more. Also, they talk a bit about Toy Story 4 and a somewhat recent Xbox One update that fixed their most annoying issue with the system. Anyway, something-something meaty and full of cheating, cheers and enjoy the anime-zing(ly varied) show. Anyway, that's it and that's all folks. If you're feeling extra generous, you can become a patron, donate a little something-something, or subscribe to show your support for the site, the plentiful podcasts, the various videos, the absurd art, and all of the other nonsense we make over here at Pixelated Sausage. Thanks for being a fan.

On today's show, Marc talks about a handful of random games, including Frostpunk, Monkey King: Hero is Back, Stranded Sails: Explorers of the Cursed Islands, and so much more. Also, they talk a bit about Toy Story 4 and a somewhat recent Xbox One update that fixed their most annoying issue with the system. Anyway, something-something meaty and full of cheating, cheers and enjoy the anime-zing(ly varied) show. The Talking Points: Frostpunk: Console Edition, Monkey King: Hero is Back, Stranded Sails: Explorers of the Cursed Islands, Just Ignore Them, Super Box Land Demake, Baldur's Gate and Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Editions, Planescape: Torment and Icewind Dale: Enhanced Editions, Toy Story 4

    GameEnthus Podcast ep393: Whopper of a Whopper or Canvas Bags or NPCs not both   This week Mike (@AssaultSuit) , Tiny (@Tiny415) and Aaron (@Ind1fference) talk about: Nats, luxury tax, Joker, Maleficent Mistress of Evil, Zombieland Double Tap, Bloodshot trailer, Turok, ShadowMan, Armorines, Harbinger, Drake of the 99 Dragons, Spawn, Jamie Foxx, Groot, Glass, Split, Unbreakable, Terminator, Watchmen, Regina King, Jeremy Irons, Star Wars The Rise of the Skywalkers, Gears5, Link's Awakening, Lonely Mountains: Downhill, The Ninja Saviors, The Bradwell Conspiracy, Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair, Stela, Where the Bees make Honey, Azul, Monaco, Asura’s Wrath, Kine, Felix the Reaper, Manifold Garden, Monkey King Hero is Back, Minotaur Arcade Vol.1, Noch Mal!, Onirim, Devil’s Deck, Barnes and Noble,Little Town Hero, Castle Crashers, Return of the Obra Dinn, Dishonored 2, Grand Theft Auto 3, Fallout 76, Neve Campbell, Matthew Lillard, Skeet Ulrich, Incogmeato, Impossible Meat and more.                If you like the show please leave us an itunes, Google, Youtube or Stitcher review, a tweet, an email or a voicemail (202-573-7686).     Show Length: 137 minutes  Direct Download(right click to download)      Show Links Incogmeato Team GameEnthus on Extra Life   New videos GameEnthus.com   Youtube.com/user/GameEnthus      Community Info   Major Linux and Crew's Notcho Podcast Kiaun's Show The Analog Circle Podcast Gary and Dan's Show TheGamesMenRPG Open Forum Radio SingleSimulcast     Breaks Mike's anecdotes - 1m 42sec Aaron's anecdotes - 21m 16sec Tiny's anecdotes - 36m 05sec Mike and Aaron's games - 1h 02min Tiny's games - 1h 32min News and Stuff - 1h 47min Outro - 2h 11min  Show Music                                                                 Busta Rhymes - Fire it Up!(samples Knight Rider Theme) instrumental Common - Invocation instrumental Common - I gotta right ta instrumental The Pharcyde - Runnin' instrumental Kool G Rap - My Life instrumental Mos Def - Umi Says instrumental Keith Murray - The Rhyme instrumental        

The Cesar and Richard Show Returns! A new Game Boy product is on the way from Analogue, and Google Stadia gets release information, and a wired wireless controller. Fortnite died and came back, September NPD sales are live as Switch reaches a mileston, no loot boxes will be in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Sonic is indeed wearing shoes in the new Monkey Ball remaster. In Games Played, Cesar has Platinumed Concrete Genie, and begins roaming around in Baldur's Gate. He's also got impressions of several new releases. Return of the Obra Dinn has you solving a murder mystery, and Monkey King: Hero is Back is a PS4 game that looks like a PS3 game that plays like a PS2 game. Basically everything the NOFODcast crew enjoys! Cesar also notes the differences between the versions of new release The Alliance Alive, and if they are worth buying for more recent platforms. Richard introduces his family to Duck Hunt, and it quickly becomes a daily activity. He progresses more in Link's Awakening, successfully burns a playable build of Star Wars: Rebel Strike for Sega Saturn and demos the update for PS4's Remote Play capability with Wipeout Omega Collection on iPad. We are now on major podcast streaming services!! Catch NOFODcast every Tuesday at the following links: @nofodcast itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id1363254594 www.stitcher.com/podcast/nofodcast @nofodcast player.fm/series/nofodcast playmusic.app.goo.gl/?ibi=com.googl…o-pr-mu-pod-16 open.spotify.com/show/2chygBiLWVQDy70vDK6cbQ www.youtube.com/channel/UCvo0YoRFkPGCipJ-_6Vjiqg

Rey gets deep into Remnants: From the Ashes, while Chi continues to play Apex Legends. Emilio really enjoys RAD and Bobby gets a month free of Xbox Game Pass for PC. ON THE RADAR HUMANKIND, Telling Lies, Circadian City, Knights of Honor II – Sovereign, Control, Undermine, Monkey King: Hero is Back HIGHLIGHTS Remnant: From...

So after a long break (and a few work issues that's caused delays for the last couple of months) we are back and jumping straight into a really wonderful if not a bit odd Chinese animation. Despite Donald and I  being the wrong target audience in nearly every sense we nevertheless thoroughly enjoyed this brilliant gem of a film. 38 mins

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ESWS 213 - East Screen: SEE YOU TOMORROW West Screen: MONKEY KING: HERO IS BACK Hong Kong Cinema Podcast Podcast episode 213 - East Screen: SEE YOU TOMORROW West Screen: MONKEY KING: HERO IS BACK 2 On this week's episode we discuss recent offerings in streaming platforms, some box office results for Jacki Chan's RAILROAD TIGERS, results from the Hong Kong Film Critics Society on 2016 films. Then Kevin takes us through the Wong Kar Wai produced SEE YOU TOMORROW and Paul looks at the Chinese animated feature MONKEY KING: HERO IS BACK . Show notes and details can be found at our main website. visit us at www.kongcast.com or email us at eastscreen@gmail.com As always, thanks for listening!

上映三天破亿，五天登顶单日票房冠军，7月14日《西游记之大圣归来》以超5300万的单日票房成绩，成为了中国电影史上单日票房最高的国产动画片。　　Just three days after hitting the screen across China, the Chinese animated film "Monkey King: Hero is Back" has evoked enthusiasm among its audiences, and box office sales have exceeded 100 million yuan. It made a box-office record of 53 million yuan on July 14th, 2015, the highest one-day value in Chinese animation history. 孙悟空不仅是中国古代文学四大名著之一《西游记》中的主人公，更是每个中国人童年的英雄。各种版本的《西游记》故事影视作品层出不穷，其中最为深入人心的当属1986年的电视剧版和伴随90后成长的央视动画版，而《大圣归来》的导演田晓鹏就曾是央视动画版的主创之一。Monkey King is not only the hero of “Journey to the West”----one of the four most famous ancient Chinese stories, it’s also the hero of every Chinese child. There are lots of films and TV programs based on this book; the most well known of which are the CCTV TV series from 1986 and the animated one from1999. Every child from that 80&`&s and 90&`&s grew up with the story deeply rooted in their minds. Coincidentally, the director of “Monkey King” Tian Xiaopeng was a member of the animated TV series’s production team. 据《华尔街日报》发布的新闻，除了大赞《大圣归来》的票房外，更关注到整个中国动漫产业的发展。除了特效与画面的出彩，其更在原有的故事框架上创造出全新的主角形象，将老题材饱满化，生动化。且熟悉的情节让许多观众表示“回到了童年”。According to The Wall Street Journal, "Monkey King" has surprisingly won a rare wave of positive reviews from industry professionals, and has definitely made an impact on the development of the Chinese domestic animation industry. Other than the outstanding visual effects, the movie has created a new image for the Monkey. This transforms the story and adds new life to the classic story. Many members of the first-week audience said they felt like went back to the childhood time.我们的微信Wechat：JoinMandarinLet&`&s learn Mandarin!

China's movie market has been expanding for some time now. A year ago, people were feeling slightly regrettable when total annual box office income failed to pass the 30 billion yuan threshold. This year by December 3rd, a 40 billion yuan record has been set and China's home-made movies account for nearly 60% of the total. Above all, China's 3D fantasy adventure film "Monster Hunt" became the country's highest-grossing film in July, beating international box office powerhouse "Furious 7".In the year 2015, China's movie industry not only achieved gratifying income figures, they've also made progress in an all-around manner.First and foremost, infrastructure building continues to generate exciting results, bringing the total number of cinema screens in the country to somewhere near 31,000. Currently the overall attendance rate stays around 15%, but the surplus seats stand ready to accommodate box office explosions, which are happening on a more regular basis in recent years.Most of the new facilities are being built in smaller cities or townships, where a new cinema attracts more moviegoers on average than a new cineplex in downtown Beijing. The increase in their number is also tipping the balance in China's movie market. While previously the urban dwellers footed almost all the bills, now small town young adults are empowered to change the way movies are made in this country.A typical example is how youth-centric stories are giving way to comedies. Suddenly China's storywriters have waken up to the possibility that maybe in the small cities, not every young man has lost the love of his life when the girl immigrate to a foreign country, and not every woman can bask in the favor of her young, handsome billionaire of a boss - when that does happen it is usually a middle-aged man, short and rotund and married with kids. Petty sentiment and fake melancholy have no currency among the small city dwellers, who simply want to enjoy some hearty laugher after a day's hard work.For that reason, comedy is the safest of all genres in which filmmakers are willing to invest their resources. Actor-turned-director Xu Zheng, who has kept impeccable track records in both roles, staged an ambitious comeback in "Lost in Hong Kong," which made the list of Top 3 earners, despite fierce competition from another comedy film and this year's No. 5 earner "Goodbye Mr. Loser."The favor of small town young adults propelled more titles to make headlines which otherwise could have remained obscure among the hundreds of low-budget stories cobbled up by amateur filmmakers. Chief among them is "Wolf Warriors," directed by actor Wu Jing. Mr. Wu is a talented martial artist and has a face not half bad, somehow his career as an actor never seem to take off. His first film in the director's chair depicts a hunt for foreign spies and features note-worthy action sequences, but the film's undisguised demonstration of patriotism follows the narrative of the past century. The stylish young men loitering in Beijing's Sanlitun will frown upon it, but they couldn't stop the film from causing a moderately big bang in the market.The potential and appetite of small town young adults therefore appeared on the radar of Chinese filmmakers, who didn't bother to figure out what this sizable group of consumers want the most. Their standard approach is to build on something that has already stood the test. "Dior's Man" is a popular show inspired by Germany sketch comedy "Knallerfrauen" and is streamed exclusively on China's video portals. Despite content that some may consider vulgar, it is nonetheless a well executed and creative show. So when the same crew came up with a film project "Jian Bing Man," they rocked the market by grossing more than 1.1 billion yuan.The source of inspiration is not limited to video content. Best-selling cartoon novel "Go Away Mr. Tumor" about a cartoonist's fight against cancer has warmed many hearts over the years, now a movie of the same name has been made starring actress Bai Baihe and actor Daniel Wu. Strictly speaking, the engineered story is not perfect, but it carries every bit of the late cartoonist's creative genius and optimistic spirit and should be considered a worthy tribute to the girl who offered a valuable message to every willing listener.Perhaps the most convincing example is to be found in the novel "Ghost Blows out the Light," a story about tomb-raiders so popular among Chinese internet users that two film adaptations have been made and screened this year. "Mojin - The Lost Legend" premiered in late December and is still going strong in the box office towards the end of the year. This adaptation boasts an A-list cast and spectacular setting that recreates the mysterious atmosphere described in the original story. While this adaption by Director Wuershan is considered the more successful of the two in narrative and in box office income, Director Lu Chuan's interpretation is more monumental in a different sense.Indeed, Lu Chuan's "Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe" represents the highest grade of visual effect in Chinese films, up to the standard of Hollywood blockbuster films. The long shots bring up the striking beauty of a desert setting, much like "Mad Max: Fury Road." And the animated beasts would have been even more "flawless" if only the actors and actresses he hired were less green.The level of visually enhanced spectacle in "Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe" is only matched by that in Tsui Hark's "The Taking of Tiger Mountain," where a Chinese soldier in the 1940s braved the same amount of make-believe bullets and explosions as Steve Rogers in Marvel's Captain America. Behold, it is China's own superhero story!And we have to talk about the animation film "Monkey King: Hero is back" when we talk about special effects. This tight-budget animation was only possible to achieve a 956 million yuan income because director Tian Xiaopeng insisted on quality control. Throughout the meagerly-funded seven-year project many crew members turned their backs and walked away, but the director's persistence led to the birth of the best Chinese animation film in decades. Many moviegoers, overwhelmed by its lively imagery, volunteered to promote the film in their friendly circles, but its portrayal of a fierce warrior who has it powers in check is the most impressive interpretation of the classic text.But the year 2015 is not just about the small city young adults, the market demand and the box office ranking. Filmmakers focused on expressing their own ideas are also getting their voices heard. Taiwan director Hou Hsiao-hsien's martial arts film “The Assassin” was honored with a Best Director title at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival. His efforts created a chance for willing viewers to live a story written by Tang Dynasty novelists. There is no way of knowing if the film speaks the truth about Tang Dynasty people's lives, but it certainly feels like reading the novels.Another director devoted to self-expression is Jia Zhangke, who seems quite obsessed with the place he was born, most of his stories happen in a small town named Fenyang in Central China's Shanxi Province. In "Mountains May Depart," Mr. Jia ventured outside his familiar territory into a wider space-time reality and sought to capture the unspeakable loneliness that haunts people unblessed with love. Jia's command of every single element in his narrative is unmatched by hardly any of his Chinese peers, but his step outside familiar terrain did not land as smoothly as one would expect from someone of his talent and calibre.The last entry is my personal favorite. "The Master" is Xu Haofeng's third attempt at self-expression. The lost world of martial artists is a recurring theme in Xu Haofeng's stories, Wang Kar Wai tried to adapt it in "The Grand Master" and ended up showing off his cinematographer's skills, Chen Kaige tried to adapt it in "Monk Comes Down the Mountain" and ended up discrediting himself and his cast members, no one understands the quaint mindset of Xu Haofeng's characters better than Xu Haofeng himself, and this time he's learnt some new tricks to avoid boring his viewers. The realist fighting style and snappy pacing proved an effective formula on modern moviegoers.Movies such as "The Assassin," "Mountains May Depart" and "The Master" don't get a lot of time slots in the schedule books, because they are much too quiet to induce laughter. A pessimist would loath the dominance of small town young adults and a rampant profit-seeking culture in the movie industry, but in 2015 Chinese filmmakers have come a long way to improve their products in various aspects, in time the viewers will surely follow suit and cultivate their own tastes, we only need to take it one step at a time.

With cutting-edge CGI technology, "Monkey King: Hero is Back" conjures the rebellious protector from the childhood of China's younger generations and channels tremendous consumer power. The explosions of positive reviews and box office figures mark the triumphant fusion of nostalgia and modernity, but don't necessarily signal a brighter outlook for Chinese animated films.Due to a lack of originality in story-writing, Chinese filmmakers often turn to classic texts for inspiration. For that reason, Ming Dynasty novelist Wu Cheng'en's "Journey to the West" has recently witnessed a comeback in popularity as a subject for adaptation. Hong Kong directors Stephen Chow and Cheang Pou-soi have each launched a new series to lukewarm reception but more sequels are still in the making.Also in the genre of animation, director Wang Chuan's "Kuiba" is loosely based on Wu's story. The ambitious franchise in 3D was designed to challenge Hollywood movies and represented the highest level of production quality, but that has now met with fierce competition in the domestic market."Monkey King: Hero is Back" directly appeals to viewers' sense of sight with loud colours, dynamic action scenes and occasionally quiet background shots in the style of traditional Chinese landscape painting. When the Monkey King unleashes his full strength, viewers could almost feel the same excitement as watching a Japanese Shōnen manga story. The refreshing images give many viewers the hope that maybe Chinese animation filmmakers have mastered the modern techniques on par with Hollywood or Japanese counterparts.Despite a single linear narrative that some claim to be unfit for grown-up audience members, the story does succeed in capturing a hero with moderately complex characters. On the one hand, he is the rebellious hero that revolts against the Heavenly deities; on the other hand, he cherishes the bond with his friends and overcomes himself to protect them. The power dynamics of his relationship with famous Monk Xuanzang, or Jiangliuer in this story, is reversed. The Monkey King here is no longer an unruly beast to be tamed by the righteous and fatherly monk, but a living legend loved by everyone. This variation evokes the memory of Chinese moviegoers, who in their childhood have looked up to the Monkey King as a defiant rebel against traditional patriarchal values.The visual and emotional allure of the film has turned numerous casual viewers into willing converts. Their fervent suasion has hyped the film's box office income as well as people's expectations for Chinese animated films. But amid the thunderous applause and accolades, it is hard to notice the eight years of hardships and hardwork behind the scene. And before Chinese animation industry can truly turn a page for the better, filmmakers must be willing to endure more such difficult years, notwithstanding a huge influx of investment into their reach.

Just three days after hitting the screen across China, the Chinese animation film "Monkey King: Hero is Back" has evoked enthusiasm among audience, and box office sales have exceeded 100 million yuan. Moreover, it also changes many people's views on Chinese animation. How good or popular is the movie?

At the end of May this year, the box office revenue of animation films in China has exceeded 1.5 billion yuan. This number alone has surpassed China&`&s total annual box office in 2004.When the summer vacation is coming for the children to enjoy movies, another round of animation films are to be shown. And this season are dominated by the adaptations from old animation series such as Doraemon and Mr.Black, or literally translated as "Black Cat Detective" and the others.Films such as Stand by Me: Doraemon and the upcoming Mr. Black: Green Star, which is based on Black Cat Detective, has excited both the children and their parents, who have watched the earlier TV cartoon series during their childhood.Doraemon, a pudgy little robotic cat that stands 149 cm in height is the main character of its namesake cartoon which first premiered in 1969. The TV cartoon series has accompanied three generations of people through their childhood since then. On May 28th this year, the film Stand by me: Doraemon was launched in China and has earned 520 million yuan at the box office.Shijian Meigui is a movie critic. This is her view on the spending habits of moviegoers nowadays."Now, Chinese people spend more money on movies than before in general. Watching a movie has become a way of communication between children and their parents. Those who have watched TV cartoons during their childhood now grow to be people with the largest financial capacity for going to a movie. Certainly, these people would choose the familiar cartoon characters to watch, thus both they and their children could enjoy such animation films."Apart from Doraemon, a lot of other animated characters that are familiar to both adults and children in China will make a comeback on the silver screen. Monkey King: Hero is Back and The Little Mermaid: Attack of the Pirates will be released in July.The Little Mermaid is based on the Danish fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen. In the film, the quiet mermaid will face up against a pirate captain.Based on the Black Cat Detective series, new movie Mr. Black: Green Star is coming to the silver screen. The film will still be produced by Shanghai Animation Film Studio.Shanghai Animation Film Studio is one of the oldest animation studios in China. It produced numerous children&`&s films such as puppet films, paper-cut films, Chinese water-ink animations and watercolor animations with artistic value. In the first Chinese water-ink animation film "Little Tadpole Looks for Mamma" it produced in 1960, the fishes and shrimps were based on the paintings of Qi Baishi, the master of waterink painting in China.The Studio also produced Havoc in Heaven in 1960s, which won the outstanding film award at the 1978 London Film Festival and considered as a milestone in China&`&s animation film history. In addition, it produced the popular animated series Black Cat Detective, which premiered on TV in 1984.Black Cat Detective is one of the most popular animated TV shows for those born after 1970s, 80s and 90s. It tells a series of stories about a smart, brave and handsome black cat detective who leads his fellow officers who protects animals that lives in the forest against criminals and mischief-makers.The newly adapted film will come out in August.Yu Shengjun is the director of Mr. Black: Green Star."Audience will see a different Black Cat, even with a rumored girlfriend. I believe both adults and children will like it."But will the audience like it? Here&`&s one of their opinions. This is an unnamed mother born in 1980s and her child."Mr. Black is my childhood memory. I think it&`&s great that my child and I enjoy the TV cartoon together and grow up together. ""Journalist: Have you watched the TV cartoon Mr. Black?Child: yes, I&`&ve watched it.Journalist: Who&`&s the good guy in Mr. Black?Child: Mr. Black."In order to revive the childhood memories of many people who grew up with the TV series, the film&`&s production company abandoned the use of the popular 3D effect; instead, it has adopted the original watercolor characters, claiming it doesn&`&t want to ruin their childhood memory.Black Cat Detective will still be the same as 30 years ago, wearing a policeman uniform with a gun at the side and riding his old motorcycle. This is Qian Jianping, head of Shanghai Animation Film Studio."It will ruin many people&`&s childhood memory if the new film has some flaws. Recreating Black Cat is a way to carry forward the old series."It has become a phenomenon in the movie market that "nostalgic" animation films spring up and draw large audience. For instance, the animation film Stand by Me: Doraemon has gained more box office revenue in China within 10 days than the total box office revenue in Japan."Japanese audiences have more choices of popular animations in Japan like Crayon Shin-chan, One Piece, and Detective Conan. But Audiences in China have less domestic animations to follow."Chinese animations have grown 50 times in quantity between 2004 and 2010. With the exception of a few original cartoon characters such as Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf, China still lacks influential animation films. Hence, recreating old cartoon characters is the best chance for animated films to do well at the box office. Here&`&s Shijian Meigui again."Chinese people mainly watch animation films with traditional Chinese elements like Journey to the West and those Disney animation films. Few people would invest on original new animation films, because it takes more time to turn intellectual property into economic benefits. Therefore it is easier for the investors to produce a new film based on the already well-known cartoon characters."

Standby for a metric tonne of Kung-foolery with your hosts Phantom Limb and Steven Something!We talk about two forthcoming games, the dream-like 'Waking' and action-comedy of 'Monkey King: Hero is Back' and mull over our thoughts of the recently released 'Oninaki' as experienced through the demo.Having burned through the big releases we spend the rest of the show making astute observations of Nintendo's love of the gold coin. You won't want to miss it!Timecodes:0:33 - Waking7:28 - Monkey King: Hero is Back12:28 - Oninaki 23:47 - Companions & summons in games30:43 - Mario Kart Tour32:28 - Monetisation the Nintendo way!37:17 - Pokemon Masters43:07 - Riot Games buys a fighting game studio (in 2016)52:37 - Fire Emblem: Three HousesAll rights for images & video used belong to the respective rights holders.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/digital-suffering-podcast/donations