The story of journey to the west is well known. Journey to the west in 1986 is still regarded as a classic which has become the memory of generations. But before the journey to the west TV series, there was an animated film called Havoc in Heaven, which was also regarded as a classic.
Havoc in Heaven is a long color animation film that is produced by Shanghai art film studio from 1961 to 1964, and it won a lot of outstanding awards at home and abroad.
The first and second parts of Havoc in Heaven were actually completed as early as 1964. Unfortunately, due to policy reasons, it was not until 1978 that the full version of Havoc in Heaven was finally released and extended overseas.
The plot of the movie is based on the journey to the west. The film mainly tells about the heroic deeds of the Monkey King. In this film, the character modeling refers to the design of dramatic characters, especially the Monkey King‘s modeling for the image of traditional theatrical masks. At that time, it was extremely difficult to make such an animated film. This cartoon by hand drawing of a series of pictures played to complete.
In the era of such underdeveloped film production technology, it has to be said to be a classic.
Compared with the cartoon made now, this cartoon is relatively inferior in ornamental value, but the connotation and influence of this cartoon are incomparable with other cartoons. The reason why the classic is regarded as a classic is not because of its exquisite pictures and excellent special effects, but the connotation of the work. For many people, Havoc in Heaven has become a complex. For a long time, Havoc in Heaven will be an unsurpassed landmark for Chinese animated films.
