You can complain about the old-fashioned story of this animated film, which is nothing more than a collective escape of the whole family and a happy ending; you can also complain that it shows the stereotypes of Hollywood everywhere, and the worried father and the rebellious daughter collide with more than the old grandmother. There is also the old parent-child conflict; or, you can also complain that it is superficial and unconcealed, smile when you watch it, and forget it all when you wake up, which is far from the classics handed down.
At first glance, these are facts, but when you think about it carefully, you will find that what is conveyed in this film is very different from the film that passes through your mind.
This is not a disaster film
. Most of the disaster films are similar. It is nothing more than a landslide, a volcanic tsunami, the destruction of the earth, and then human beings fought hard and finally escaped. The mad primitive man Zhongshan has also collapsed, the ground has been split, and the end has come, but this story is not about disaster, but about a beautiful new world.
After the cave where the primitive family lived was completely destroyed, what they saw on the top of the mountain was a new world that was several times more beautiful than the barren land they settled before. After a great escape, they finally reached the other side, and they found a new world that was more refreshing than the fantasy land they just passed. The escape after each disaster leads them not to ruins and despair, but to newness and surprises.
This is not a didactic film.
American animation films especially like to show the relationship between father and son or father and daughter. After a series of contradictions, both parties finally ended happily. I believe that everyone can list such a few films in an instant. Crazy Primitive also rubs the father-daughter conflict into the development of the plot, however, it is not didactic.
Nagging big rants are always unflattering. In this film, Brother Gua really wanted to persuade his daughter to follow the rules, and every time he made a sincere head, but ended with a bright and hilarious ending. Remember those little bedtime stories of Guage? At the beginning of the story, the audience wondered if they were about to start a large-scale lecture on the code of conduct. As a result, they slapped a bloody palm print and said "He is dead", which immediately dispelled the audience's illusion and refreshed their minds. It's like, you open a textbook in a daze, only to find that there is a book of jokes under the cover of the textbook, and your eyes light up.
What if it's a superficial animation that doesn't require the use of a brain?
Most viewers will admit that the film is hilarious. Being able to laugh so many times in just 90 minutes relieves the nervousness of the brain and relaxes the mind and body temporarily, which has already earned the ticket price. It's just a movie. If it has fully fulfilled the great function of movie "entertainment", what more can you ask for? Aside from being funny, this video still makes me think a little bit inadvertently.
The discussion of life in the film. Xiaoyi said in the film, "We are not living now, it is just not dying". The "brainless" primitive people have repeatedly asked what is "alive". We have evolved for several years, but we have become accustomed to the simple repetition day after day, and gradually forget the meaning of life and life. What is living, what is life, and what is the difference between these and dying?
The film also encourages pioneering spirit. The expansion of European immigrants in the American continent from the 17th century to the vigorous westward movement of the United States in the 19th century created the pioneering spirit of the American people. They understand that uncharted lands bring wealth and tomorrow brings opportunities. The primitive people began to learn new things and create new food in the non-stop flight, and finally led them from barren and barren to rich and lush by pioneering and innovation.
Finally, if you want to sum up why this film can quickly capture the hearts of the audience in one sentence, you can probably say as follows: "It's more meaningful than me, and it's more funny and crazy than me, and it's more funny and crazy than me. Those who are less thrilling than me, those who are more thrilling than me are more relaxed and loving, those who are more relaxed and loving than me are more meaningful than me.”
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