I have seen the Shrek four parts before. Some people say that these four parts are the life of an ordinary man, the first part, in love, the second part, getting married and meeting the parents, the third part, becoming a parent, the fourth part, middle-aged crisis. Looking at the Toy Story four, there is not such a clear stage division between each, but it is true that with the years, the characters in the animation have also changed, and this process is very similar to the changes in a person's life.
Note that there are a lot of my own brainstorming, over-interpretation and nonsense in this article, just watch and play, don't take it seriously!
The Woody in the first part corresponds to us who have just been born in this world, a self-centered child. Woody's world was an absolute closed paradise at the beginning. As Andy's favorite toy, he lived a carefree life in this paradise. This environment and treatment were very similar to that of a newborn baby. Such is the life of a child who receives the wholehearted love and attention of his parents. Children in this environment have only the concept of "I" in their hearts, and there is no "he". But sooner or later, with the growth of age, this Eden will be broken sooner or later, the child will go out sooner or later, and Woody will sooner or later realize that there are other people in this world who share Andy's love. In the animation, the appearance of Buzz Lightyear was used as an opportunity, and Woody followed Buzz to the outside world by accident, and finally allowed Woody to grow. In reality, when do we realize that we are not the center of the world, not the most favored person? It must be when he met other children, right?
And Buzz Lightyear in this movie also corresponds to the type of a newborn child who thinks that he is omnipotent. The so-called newborn calf is not afraid of tigers. I believe that many people will believe that they must have special abilities when they are young. It is a big hero or a princess waiting to be rescued or something. This kind of fantasy is out of the goodwill of the outside world and will not be broken for a long time. Until they explore the world themselves, they will slowly understand the truth. In short, the first story is actually about a child's process of understanding the world and recognizing his own growth.
In the second story, Woody and Bass are still symbols of young children. The toys do not want to leave Andy. I personally think it is a kind of insinuation of young children's panic about separation from their parents. People experience separation in the process of growing up. Inevitably, and the manifestation in the animation is that toys will face the fate of being packaged and given away or discarded. Toys are very worried about this, and I believe that everyone must be very panic when they are separated from their parents when they are young. After the real separation, the children will fall to the other extreme, the outside world is so fun? Why am I going home? And your family members are often worried that you will be tempted in the outside world, attacked by bad people, and bring you back when you are young. But how can a young child stay with its parents for the rest of their lives? When they grow up, they have to face the cruel world outside, so in the third story, Andy grows up and doesn't need toys anymore. The toys go to the kindergarten (sweatshop) by accident, in the We were severely beaten by children (in reality), and we also met the big boss Pink Bear (boss) who would deceive people. Isn’t this the same us who just left the greenhouse to work hard in society? When watching the animation, no matter how I look at it, I feel that this pink bear talks and behaves like a capitalist, a typical good gentleman. Their subordinates, who appear to be gentle and friendly on the surface, actually gamble secretly, aren't they just like some fake people doing things behind their backs? They are enjoying themselves in a comfortable environment, while other toys suffer at the bottom. Their protest is a repetition of the historically oppressed workers fighting for a better working environment with the capitalists. What is the result? It is also explained in the animation, which is very real. We can also see in the follow-up plots, no matter how good you are to the capitalist, he will betray you or he will betray you, only the capitalist who hangs up is a good capitalist! (Off-topic: I was surprised that Disney would actually show such a red-hot reality to the children.)
In the end, Woody and the others found a new and good home, not a kindergarten, but a little girl's room. I think this symbolizes that after a person enters society, sooner or later, he will have a new family or relationship. Here, toys They are no longer the children to be cared for, but the children of human beings are the children of the toys, and they become the elders of the children.
The time span between the fourth and third films is nearly ten years, and I believe that many children who watch Toy Story have grown up and become parents. In this film, Woody has also changed from the symbol of children in the first film to the one who takes care of children. Because in the last episode, he had a new family, he was worried and tired for his children (kid), and even helped to take care of the children made by his own children, a silly looking Chacha, and ours How similar is it to a parent helping us with a child. His children, like many children, have been ignoring this toy that truly loves him. At this point, a person's life should also enter the next stage: after completing his mission, maybe he should be with his own The children are separated to start their new life. I guess that's also why the animation ended up making Woody an abandoned, but also free toy. On the other hand, Bass is very much like a middle-aged man who is indecisive. When he reaches middle age, he is often powerless in many things. At this time, perhaps obeying his inner voice is the best choice. So he listens to the sound of the buttons on his body to make decisions.
After sorting out and analyzing in this way, the four parts of Toy Story are: Part 1: Know Yourself, Explore the Outside World, Part 2, Experience Separation, Part 3, Enter Society, Have a New Family, Part 4, Complete Mission, Start New Life. Looking at it this way, life is a journey that can be seen at a glance, but at the same time, we must realize that even this step-by-step life, not everyone can easily get it, such as the generator in the fourth part is broken. I've been yearning for a life like Woody's for many years, which made me think of some children with congenital disabilities, abandoned children, a life that we think is boring, maybe it's what they dream of, so we You should cherish what you have. On the other hand, it can also be seen that different encounters have shaped different people, such as the changes that happened to the pink bear that was forgotten by the owner, which reminded me that hateful people must have pity, when they encounter misfortune or injustice or difficulty , Many people may not realize that they should beware of changes in their hearts, so it is easy to go astray because of adversity, or give up on themselves, or lose their conscience.
Both the Toy Story series and the Shrek series use four chapters to describe the changes in a person's life situation. I think this may not be a coincidence, but deliberate. When the animators are considering a sequel, they consciously let the work The characters in the game grow up with the audience. In the Japanese game industry, there is an inheritance model in which the old protagonist retires and the new protagonist (often the children or relatives of the predecessors) appears. In domestic animation, I have not watched it yet. As for works with similar designs, in short, I think if you plan to make a series of stories that can be told all the time and tell the children growing up, then it is better to talk about the topic of growth.
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