Hideki Go: There's No Need to Pay Tribute to Something Like This

It's clear that, in most people's minds, Ultraman is happy to deal with those weak monsters.

Whether Guvira can be considered a minor monster is unclear, but its fighting ability was definitely weak in the Showa era.

Aside from the unique shape of the drill bit, it left almost no lasting impression.

Only a few exceptions exist, such as the second one, who read a comic book countless times and regarded it as an irreplaceable childhood memory. Most long-time fans of Ultraman really have little to no deep memory of this deep-sea shark.

After all, Guvira's shining moments were all in the new generation. Whether it was creating Cyrus's dark history in the movie or making Trigger suffer in Trigger, these all happened after 2010 in Shinji's original timeline.

As a four-limbed crawling monster that only appeared once during the Showa era, Guvira was simply embarrassing its peers.

It's important to know that due to the difficulty of filming, any monster in the Showa era that had four legs was basically a big shot, someone who could at least dodge Ultraman's tricks.

But Guvira's performance was really poor, except for the high-pressure water jet launched from his head at the beginning of the ground battle, which was actually used to sneak Brother Man this 20,000-year-old comrade.

Then, after shooting it in his face, it pinned him down and used its sharp drill to stab his body repeatedly.

Unfortunately, this shark's technique was too poor; it kept poking and prodding but just couldn't get it in.

Feeling that his opponent's skills were too poor, Brother Man immediately got up and countered. After discovering that the Eight-Point Light Wheel was ineffective, he used his hand to cut Guvira's drill bit, and finally ended the battle with the Specium Ray.

Throughout the entire battle, aside from one sneak attack that hit the face and one missed skill, this shark didn't cause the original any trouble at all.

Given his pathetic strength, Shinji naturally wouldn't bother describing this guy, who was at best a super soldier.

The same water gun splattered in the face, the same drill pressing down on the body—after essentially replicating the first generation's battle, Ultraman Mebius, reminded by Daigo, used a hand chop to cut off Guvira's drill, then finished her off with a beam attack.

"We won! Biubiu~ That red Ultraman is so cool!"

Old Li's nephew has completely sided with Ultraman Mebius, becoming a die-hard fan of this Ultraman who has never even watched the TV series.

After all, for kids, their favorite Ultraman is all about how good the fight scenes are and how cool the beams are.

The movie has completely won over these Ultraman Mebius with just two battles.

"Wow, it does look really impressive."

Li Ri'ang casually agreed, seemingly somewhat absent-minded.

Logically speaking, such a coherent and stylish fight scene in the movie should have been very satisfying for him.

But Li Ri'ang felt empty inside. The battle Ultraman Mebius and Guvira was exciting, but he felt something was missing, making the whole battle a little unsatisfying.

"Am I being picky?"

Li Ri'ang shook his head slightly. If a normal Ultraman TV series had such a fight scene, he would be overjoyed.

Less than an hour after the first battle, he was already finding fights of the same level not exciting enough.

It can only be said that humans are the most greedy animals.

Fortunately, the Second Master had anticipated this situation. Back when the film was being made, he designed each fight scene in the movie in layers, ensuring that the excitement of the fights increased continuously according to the movie's plot.

On screen, Daigo has returned to his own world and encountered Hibino Mirai, the human form of Ultraman Mebius.

The two sat by the sea talking, and Mirai told Daigo that he was guided to this world by a girl wearing red shoes.

An evil force is secretly plotting to destroy the world, and Ultraman's mission is to awaken the seven heroes of this world so that they can save it together.

After Mirai mentions being able to transform into Ultraman, Daigo recalls his dream and takes Hibino Mirai to meet four powerful figures Hayata Shin, Moroboshi Dan, Hideki Go, and Hokuto Seiji.

Unfortunately, the four human hosts had not yet awakened at this time. Not knowing the reason, the four were completely confused about what the future was about, and made one joke after another.

Ultimately, the future received a fairly unanimous response from her four "older brothers"—Get lost!

This scene is where Shinji cleverly incorporated Easter eggs, adding elements of all the Ultraman who didn't make an appearance to the shots in these four scenes.

For example, the TV in Beidou's store was showing the final episode of Ultraman Leo;

On Hideki Go's car workbench are Gaos Stone and Jonas Five Stars;

When they finally find Moroboshi Dan in the future, there will be a picture of Ultraman 80 on the wall behind him.

As Hayata chased Mirai and Daigo away, the person passing behind them Kazama Kaito, Ultraman Max's human form.

... etc.

Viewers on their first viewing will certainly not be able to find all of these Easter eggs, but I'm sure someone will make a list of them.

When that time comes, articles and videos featuring Easter eggs from science films will become a source of traffic for <Super Eight>.

Because he was rejected, Hibino Mirai didn't notice any information about his other dear "brothers" and walked dejectedly down the street.

Daigo encouraged him not to give up hope for the future, trying to cheer him up.

But just then, the monster appeared!

And it's either in a fantasy world or in this real world!

The red-clad King Pandon was summoned by the Dark Shadow Mage and wreaked havoc in the streets.

Several cars were trampled into flattened discs, leaving a deep footprint in the ground.

Skyscrapers were smashed to pieces by the monster's body and exploded when hit by fireballs. Debris from the buildings kept falling from the high-rises, kicking up clouds of dust.

People screamed and scattered in all directions, the chaotic scene of pushing and shoving resembling the end of the world.

"This is it!"

Li Ri'ang clenched his fists tightly; he finally understood what was missing in the battle just now.

The other spectators weren't as calm as Lao Li. The destruction caused by the monster's appearance was extremely cruel and the disaster was very serious, but the scene was also very spectacular.

The audience in the theater stared wide-eyed, their senses numbed by the shock, leaving only mechanical exclamations.

Even the usually boisterous children fell silent, staring blankly as the monsters on the screen relentlessly destroyed the city.

Those working in the film industry were the first to recover from the shock of the spectacle. They all turned to look at the ordinary audience members in the back rows, their faces full of worry.

By observing the reactions of these viewers, they could foresee that the sensation this film would cause after its official release would be unparalleled by any previous film.

At the preview screening of "Super Eight" in Beijing, several familiar Chinese Director sat together; they were all guests invited to the event.

At first, they didn't want to come.

It's just a Japan animated series—tokusatsu is officially classified as animation in China, so how amazing can it be?

Even if the Director of this movie is the greatest film of all time, it's still an animated film!

Then, when the monster appeared, it destroyed not only the city, but also the pride of these Chinese Director.

Watching a stunning scene on the screen, these people were deeply moved.

"This... this..."

A Director stood there with his mouth agape, unsure how to express his emotions.

Before watching the movie, he was quite dismissive and just went through the motions to complete the task assigned to him.

Despite the incredibly impressive marketing for "Super Eight," he felt it was just hype from the promotional team. Like misleading advertising, the actual movie couldn't possibly be that exaggerated.

But after actually watching the movie, he knew very well that no matter how the box office was, it would be a benchmark, a benchmark that Chinese films would find hard to surpass.

In recent years, influenced by the rise of big-budget productions like Fate/stay night and Fate/stay night, a similar model of large-scale, high-investment film production has emerged in China. Discussion group: 638306497 Internal group: 3706306

From "The Promise" at the end of last year to "The Banquet" and "Curse of the Golden Flower" which are set to be released this year.

Which film doesn't boast a star-studded cast?

Which one didn't have an investment of over 100 million?

Which one isn't grand in scale and magnificent in its atmosphere?

Unfortunately, these films were all talk and no action. When they actually faced a competitor like Super Eight, their defeat was already sealed from that moment on.

This Director isn't worried about domestic box office returns because, due to copyright issues, pirated copies were already circulating in the market when the films were imported to China.

In addition, there are limited release dates for imported films.

Generally speaking, even the highest box office for an imported film is unlikely to surpass that of a domestic blockbuster from the same year.

Does this mean that Chinese films have won?

"Anyway, as long as you ask a normal person, the result is always the same: a humiliating defeat."

These words reached the ears of Director Zhang and Director Feng were standing nearby, but they could only shake their heads and sigh inwardly.

Of the three blockbuster films mentioned earlier, they each directed two of them.

Despite having confidence in his own work, compared to <Super Eight>...

Forget it, it's incomparable.

How can you compare them?!

The sheer scale of the scene is completely different!

And this Naked-eye 3D technology? What kind of alien black technology is this?! Great Director Matou, please go back to Mars, okay? The Earth's film market can't accommodate someone like you!

The only saving grace is that their films, "The Banquet" and "Curse of the Golden Flower," are period dramas, with styles vastly different from "Super Eight," and in some aspects, they simply can't compare.

If this were a modern movie, it would probably be ripped off.

"I'm a little envious of Lao Chen. His 'The Promise' was released at the end of last year, which is a good thing it escaped the disaster," Lao Zhang complained sourly, stroking his chin.

If the three of you had died together, that would have been one thing, but why are you the only one who escaped?!

"No way, our movie's release date is still a while away, so he'll definitely be the first to go in the first round of comparisons."

At this point, Director Feng chuckled.

"His movie was already criticized, and now with this comparison, he's probably going to be bombarded with criticism."

Because Old Chen, who has a formal acting background, has always been sarcastic and critical of his self-taught approach, Old Feng is eagerly anticipating the analysis of "Super Eight" and "The Promise".

Director Zhang shook his head and said bitterly, "Stop laughing, none of our films will escape this fate."

"You're lucky; the hype surrounding your year-end release has long since died down. I'm in trouble; it's releasing at the end of August, right when the hype is at its peak."

Director Zhang patted Lao Feng on the shoulder sympathetically and comforted him, "Don't be discouraged. Encountering such a monster is just bad luck, not a fault of your own."

Director Feng nodded silently. Faced with an opponent like "Super Eight", even if he was unwilling, he had nothing to say.

At that moment, he had only one thought in his mind: how on earth were these realistic special effects and the 3D effects that went off-screen?!

"Is our technology really that far behind that of foreign countries?"

Several Director, without prior agreement, fell into deep doubt.

Chapter 239 Hideki Go: There's no need to pay tribute to this kind of thing.

If ordinary viewers were busy marveling at the amazing and realistic special effects of the movie after it started showing, Super Eight...

Those in the film industry were busy analyzing the film's superb special effects and feeling a sense of frustration in the face of such a brilliant and almost invincible film.

However, there is a group of audience members whose feelings are quite different from the two groups mentioned above; these are the Magecraft.

Special effects that amaze, surprise, or even seem unbelievable to ordinary people are nothing to Magecraft, because they can see through Shinji Matou's little tricks at a glance.

"Using Ley Lines to add special effects to movie screenings, it's amazing that Shinji Matou could come up with that idea."

Fujita pursed his lips, his expression somewhat bored.

Any Magecraft who has passed a basic Magecraft class can sense the subtle connection between the movie theater and the local Ley Lines.

While it might take a lot of time for these Magecraft to deconstruct and analyze these spells and achieve the same effect, everyone can guess the general principles pretty much.

It is precisely because they know this that Magecraft cannot accept it.

"What a waste."

Despite being a fan of Shinji, Shibamatsu couldn't help but complain, "Using the precious magical power of the Ley Lines for entertainment, does Shinji Matou think he has too much magical power and nowhere to use it?"

In an environment where mystery has greatly diminished, magic is extremely important. In particular, the magic of Ley Lines is a major focus of attention.

Whether or not it can be utilized is one thing, but in this era of depleted magic, there are very few things that possess a large amount of magic besides Ley Lines.

How can something so precious be given to ordinary people for entertainment?

The Magecraft couldn't understand it, so they were very angry.

"You pretentious bunch."

Seeing her friends around her so clueless, Ms. Kuonji Azu," decided to speak up.

"Even if Mr. Matou doesn't use the Ley Lines to project movies, can Magecraft use the magic of the Ley Lines?"