Deep Sea (Chinese: 深海; pinyin: Shēn Hǎi) is a 2023 Chinese 3D animated fantasy movie which is written and directed by Tian Xiaopeng, who previously directed Monkey King: Hero Is Back. The movie was released in China on 22 January 2023, exactly on Chinese New Year.
The story revolved around A young girl who explores a strange underwater environment after she experienced a strange phenomenon as she lost in her thoughts amidst the heavy rain on the sea. Shenxiu, a little girl and a victim of her parent's divorce went on a sea trip with her dad and his new family. Still not being able to cope with not having her real mother around, she often hears a hum similar to a song her mother used to sing and as she followed the sound also a weird creatures who suddenly appeared, she unconsciously entered the fantastical Deep Sea Restaurant run by sea animals serving humanoid fishes and met someone who actually become her savior and she finally understood everything. Unfortunately, some questions were remained unanswered 'til the end.
This movie related to mental or psychological problem caused by the trauma which being described as fantasy realm she saw in the process. The premise is deep and the animation is outstanding and kind of heavily reminded me of Van Gogh's starry night painting, Studio Ghibli's spirited away and Disney's magical creatures. However, the way the story line goes, the pace and how the director mixed it all made me super overwhelmed and confused when I watched it. If only they learned the storytelling more understandable the similar way Disney's animation movies did, perhaps it would be perfect. I rated the story as 6-7 and animation 9 out of 10.
The illustration is a random fan art I drew based on its official poster back then.
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