摘要：This summer, the animated film "Nobody" burst onto the scene following nearly six months of sustained popularity for "Ne Zha 2." B

This summer, the animated film "Nobody" burst onto the scene following nearly six months of sustained popularity for "Ne Zha 2." By the morning of September 13th, the film had surpassed 1.57 billion yuan at the box office, ranking it sixth among Chinese animated films. "Nobody" is a spin-off from the literature "Journey to the West", telling the story of little monsters on their own quest to "obtain Buddhist scriptures."

As one of the Chinese classics that most readily lends itself to adaptation, "Journey to the West" has inspired numerous animated reinterpretations, including "The Monkey King: Uproar in Heaven" and "Monkey King: Hero is Back." Last year, the IP-based game "Black Myth: Wukong" also made waves globally.

Su Da

The core creative team behind "Nobody" hails from the Shanghai Animation Film Studio (SAFS), where Su Da works. The "A-team" of "Nobody" once produced classics such as "The Monkey King: Uproar in Heaven" and "Nezha Conquers the Dragon King." According to Su Da, who serves as an art adviser for "Nobody," "SAFS has a principle to carry forward the spirit of the Chinese School of Animation. The most fundamental point is to integrate Chinese culture and philosophy into our work. From character design and narrative to art style, we draw nourishment from the soil of Chinese culture."

Chinese animation once amazed the international animation world. For example, in the 1980s, "Feeling from Mountain and Water" and "The Deer's Bell" demonstrated to the world the power of Chinese ink paintings in animation with a consummate ink-wash rendering technique. Su Da said, "It broke away from the traditional outline-and-flat-color method in animation. No one quite knew how it was made. It showcased the Chinese beauty of artistic conception, painting, and thought, and all of this was clear for the international animation world to see."

中国动画出海之路：展现中华文化，而非日美脸孔

今年暑期档，动画电影《浪浪山小妖怪》横空出世，接上了《哪吒之魔童闹海》持续近半年的热度。截至9月13日上午，该片票房已突破15.7亿元，位列中国动画电影票房榜第六。《浪浪山小妖怪》是《西游记》文本体系下的“番外篇”，讲述小妖怪们的“取经”故事。

《西游记》作为中国古典文学中最经得起改编的IP之一，光动画片就有《大闹天宫》《大圣归来》等多个版本。去年，IP改编游戏《黑神话：悟空》更是火爆全球。

《浪浪山小妖怪》的核心创作班底是速达所在的上海美术电影制片厂（简称“上美影”）。这支美术片的“王牌之师”曾创作过《大闹天宫》《哪吒闹海》等中国动画传世之作。《浪浪山小妖怪》的艺术顾问速达说：“我们上美影有一个宗旨，就是传承中国动画学派的精神，最基础的就是将中国文化和中国哲思融入创作，从人物设定、故事讲述，到美术应用，都会从中国文化土壤里汲取营养。”

中国动画曾经惊艳国际动画界，例如，20世纪80年代，《山水情》《鹿铃》曾向全世界展示了中国水墨在美术片中的运用，水墨渲染技术炉火纯青。速达说：“它打破了传统动画单线平涂的制作方式，大家都不知道是如何做出来的，展现了中国的意境之美、绘画之美、思想之美，在国际动画界有目共睹。”

文｜记者 龚卫锋

图｜记者 刘畅

译丨郑奕玲

英文审校丨林佳岱

来源：羊城派