"I remember when I was a child, I was crazy about power rangers. I once went to my uncle's house and saw a red motorcycle helmet, so I wanted to take it home anyway, and no one could stop me. So in that summer, I wore it almost at any time except for eating and sleeping, imagining that I was a member of the team, and my family's various persuasion were fruitless. After two days of persistence, I finally fainted on the way to my classmate's house ... "
Did you recall the unforgettable childhood memories of China netizen's growing up and getting lonely?
Now, power rangers, a super IP with a huge world outlook, has been renamed "Extraordinary Team", and with the help of the most advanced special effects, it is about to make a magnificent return. In those days, those little fans are afraid to take their children into the cinema to retrieve their past memories.
Let me show you some pictures. First,
Five members of the team took a group photo in Times Square, which was captured by the "Extraordinary Team".
At major comic exhibitions, the Extraordinary Team was enthusiastically sought after, so it was soft to sign autographs for fans.
Lin Ludi, a Chinese actor who plays Zach in black, also took a group photo with his black helmet at the North American press conference. Tut tut, look at this texture, and then think of the China netizen who was wearing a motorcycle helmet at the beginning, feeling that he was very satisfied in his childhood.
The pre-sale of "Super Team" in North America is also infinitely optimistic, and the box office is predicted to exceed $5 million in the first weekend. And the release time of our mainland is said to be announced soon.
so, we understand the popularity in north America. As for this big IP, many people have the impression that it is a "classic American drama". But in fact, the concept of power rangers was born in Japan, and it is the 16th work in the series of Japanese Dong Ying Super Team. Later, the American version bought the copyright from Japan, named it Power Ranger, and rearranged the plot characters. The scene of the battle is directly edited from the Japanese version of the picture.
So when you watch it, there may be a feeling that the fighting scene is different from other pictures.
The American version of the series premiered on August 29th, 1993. Although it was broadcast in the morning with the worst ratings, to our surprise, the response of American audience was very enthusiastic. By the second week, the ratings of "power rangers" surpassed those of Batman cartoons broadcast in prime time-thus ushered in its glorious period.
However, the seasonal broadcast mode of American TV series has also brought some side effects. For example, after the first season became popular, several leading actors asked for a salary increase. Unexpectedly, in front of IP, the producers completely ignored the value of actors. As a result, all the actors who asked for a salary increase care replaced ... Only Jason in red and Billy in blue stayed.
The audience who watched the American TV series should still have the impression that the first six seasons are a relatively complete story line, and the characters are also continuous. Every season, there will be a tough big BOSS, and power rangers's robot equipment will often be upgraded after being destroyed. Even power rangers's name is constantly changing, such as Ninja Team and Golden Warrior.
Jason in red, Kimberly in pink, Tommy in white and Billy in blue, which we are very familiar with now, were all fans established at that time.
However, since the fifth season, the popularity of American TV shows has gradually declined, and the enthusiasm of fans has also dropped significantly because of the frequent exchange of blood among actors and the lack of innovation.
of course, looking back by our current standards, the dramas of that year were too funny in terms of artists and fighting scenes. Let's think about it from another angle, which evergreen IP didn't make people laugh.
Here, you can also insert a sentence for those who are interested. People who have seen both Japanese and American editions should have an impression of the difference. By comparison, the Japanese edition is more fantastic, while the American edition is closer to the sci-fi style that everyone likes today.
And in the new film "Super Team", five team members basically follow the setting of American TV series, all of whom are high school students of Angel Jungle High School. We can focus on the difference between the old and new battle clothes. It's no better than I don't know, and the difference in texture is not small.
First of all, it is Jason Scott, a warrior in red. The black belt in karate in American TV series becomes a football player in the movie, and the transformed animal features Tyrannosaurus Rex.
The blue warrior Billy, a white man in American TV series, changed to a black actor in the movie, but his bookworm temperament remained. The transformed animal system is characterized by triceratops.
Kimberly, the pink warrior, from the high school gymnast in the American TV series to the cheerleader in the movie version, is always the team drop-dead gorgeous. The transformed animal system is characterized by pterosaurs.
Qu Ni, a soldier in yellow, is an Asian girl in American TV series, and she is a member of the gymnastics team of Angel Jungle High School together with Kimberly. In the movie version, she is changed to Latino, and her identity is a rebellious and withdrawn transfer student. The transformed animal system is characterized by saber-toothed tiger.
Finally, Zach, a soldier in black, is a black hip-hop master in the American TV series, but in the movie version, he is changed to an Asian boy who lives outside the school. The transformed animal system is characterized by mammoths.
that's about the evolution of IP. how much have you aroused about power rangers's childhood memories? I believe that many friends have a crazy desire to cosplay after watching the drama series when they were young, especially when the team collectively changed, which was really all the rage at that time.
No matter how many words you write, it's not as good as the above picture. Let's take a look at the collections exposed by other netizens.
in addition to collectibles, all kinds of cosplay that are enough to confuse the real with the real are also powerful enough to attract fans.
power rangers (The Extraordinary Team), which has lasted for more than 2 years, has always had a unique charm that excites us, from the special TV series with strong flavor to the new film under the brand-new special effects package.
Perhaps, this stems from the daydream that every teenager has had to save the world. In particular, the members of the Extraordinary Team are all high school students who make people feel more cordial. One second, they were troubled by the trivial things in their youth like us. The next second, they turned into Extraordinary Teams and fought against those evil enemies for 3 rounds.
at the same time, those "should I announce my heroic identity to everyone?" The unrealistic fantasy that "my ability is obviously enough to blow up the school, but I still have to be trained by the teacher" is also a silly daydream that every second-year teenager once had.
Dear friends, in your memory, there is such a memory: in Angel Jungle Town, there is a group of members with the power of dragons, power rangers, and their combination of the great Raytheon Mike zod is even more formidable!
Now, many years have passed. Do you still remember the players of power rangers?