Luo Xiao Hei zhan ji

At the beginning, I always thought that the rise of Guoman meant the picture rather than the plot, but now I know what the real rise of Guoman is. Just this plot, picture, clip and soundtrack have reached the world level. Unexpectedly, douban'er fell from 9.0 to 8.2! It's a pity that the film didn't show in America, otherwise it would have won the Oscar.

If you have seen the TV version of this film, you will get confused by the birth of Hei. The film is here to introduce it.

In my opnion, the film is special. It pays more attention to audience exprience. In the film, the perspective follows Hei. We can feel the emotional change of Hei.

What's more, the film brings us to think about ethics. It is not only a storyline, but also a intro into the thinking of right and wrong. Each character is not completely right or wrong. Everything is judged by the audience.

The shortcoming of the film is that it is not very friendly to a western audience. As an asian audience, he or she can understand the film quite well. But as to western audience, he or she may have to know more background about asian culture.

More, I strongly recommend you to watch the TV version, which is now free of charge. If you do so, you would have a brand new view of all characters.

The animation used in The Legend of Hei is very vibrant and colorful, but the style reminds me so much of Goku or Dragonball Z; and is definitely not up to the same level or standards as the Studio Ghibli films. The fact that this is a story about good vs evil and superpowers and the hero had to choose who lives and who dies gives rise that they may have taken some ideas from Superman, but maybe not. That might just be a coincidence. It's probably not a movie to be shown to smaller children as it is rated PG-13 and does show quite an abundance of fighting; although looking at the cover art and the little cat, it looks pretty harmless.

If you're into anime or foreign films, this is definitely a movie you might want to see, especially if you don't mind reading the captions at the bottom of the screen. If not, then they do have an English dubbed version but the words are completely different, but it may be easier to follow. Legend of Hei definitely didn't hold my attention as much as Ponyo or Red Turtle.

Already made it to my Top 10 Fav Anime List for sure! What an AMAZING world to be immersed in! Turn up those speakers too because the sound is super sweet. SO powerful. You can literally FEEL the artists' creative intent especially with the INTENSE battle scenes, camera angle shifts, and the SPEED. WOW! Seriously buying this movie in HDX on VUDU right NOW. Unforgettable movie.

This is a very peaceful movie. You will not know when it will end. The scenes are very beautiful. It is one of my favourite animations.