Such supportive voices however were not able to completely drown out those who feel the new film is another dreadful work from Bi, who many suspect is purposely trying to brand himself by turning out poor productions as a marketing tool.
"Not bad, maybe you should go 'into the animation zone' instead of 'into showbiz.' I hope your new work gets more than 2.2 points on Douban, at least I'll definitely go there and rate this a six this time," said another referring to the low 2.2/10 Pure Hearts earned on Chinese media review platform Douban. He is right, it is a test field for good ideas," said a netizen on China's Twitter-like Sina Weibo. Not to mention how handy the game engine is. "To be fair, production-wise using a game engine to make a zero-cost work with such a story and graphics is actually very cost-effective. The short film has piqued netizens' curiosity and garnered much attention on China's Twitter-like Sina Weibo as it is helmed by controversial Chinese film director Bi Zhifei, who won Most Disappointing Film of 2009-2018 at the 10th Golden Broom Awards, China's version of the Golden Raspberry Awards, in 2019.Īccording to Bi, the new animated film, about the marriage of a princess in an imaginary ancient dynasty, is based on a whimsical story he wrote to discuss women's destiny in ancient power-oriented dynasties and viewers can expect suspenseful plot lines and numerous twists.īi also noted that the visual production of The Puppet cost zero money as his team used a video game graphics engine to make the film as a "test field for good ideas."īi's new work has stunned netizens and piqued their curiosity, leaving many of them surprised to find themselves on the same side as the director, who disappointed many moviegoers with his film Pure Hearts: Into Chinese Showbiz in 2017.
The Puppet, a short animated suspense film, hit several Chinese video sharing platforms such as Youku on Tuesday. Photo: Screenshot of Chinese director Bi Zhifei's new short film 'The Puppet' from Douban
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