In 1971, Old Leis was born under the pen of Dr. Seuss. Dr. Seuss is a well-known children's literature writer in the United States. It is said that the sales of the Harry Potter series have not exceeded that of Dr. Seuss so far. work. Dr. Seuss used his graceful writing style to depict a number of beautiful sceneries for children all over the world. Among them, this "Old Reis' Story" obviously has the tenacious vitality that penetrates the years, and it has been brought to the screen today. Still captured the hearts of many children at the moment.
"The Story of Old Leis" is a film that adopts the narrative structure of "play in play". In order to show heroism in the girl he loves, Ted decided to leave his closed town to find a real tree. tree, in the wilderness of the land, Ted found a solitary eccentric old man Chrysler Wan, Wan Chrysler from talking about their own experiences, tells the story of Ted tree ......
a look that is known, it is an ecological A film with the theme of environmental protection. In 1962, Rachel Carson published the landmark book "Silent Spring", which opened the curtain of eco-ism thought in Europe and America. By the 1970s, this thought had already swept through. Throughout the Western society, the spiritual temperament that Dr. Seuss infused in "The Story of Old Reis" is actually the same as that of Rachel. Therefore, "The Story of Old Reis" is a modern fairy tale with a very straightforward metaphor. The town where Ted lives is a highly industrialized place. The modern humanistic logic of "man will conquer the sky" has been brought to the extreme here. Every detail in it has been integrated into the modern capitalist business system, and everything is man-made-this also means that everything is a commodity, and the ultimate representative is the commoditized fresh air .
"The Story of Old Leis" set up a villain, Boss O’Hera. This is a short and ugly man with an Asian face. O’Hera, who was born in a humble background, thought of the idea of filling the air cans, and was violent overnight. Rich, relying on the power of wealth, O'Hera covered the sky with one hand in the city. Because the trees produce fresh air, O'Hera was determined to prevent Tate from looking for real trees.
O’Hera has formed an ingenious echo with Wansler—or, in other words, Wansler is like O’Hera’s past life. The young Wansler is a young man with endless dreams. In order to realize the value of life, he He left home early and wandered around until he found the site of Lao Leisi, where there are lush woods. Cutting down trees to create "Reynitz" has become a shortcut for Wansler to earn money. Wansler cuts down all the trees. , In the end, he also ended up alone.
What is interesting is that Wansler is a completely lonely image. He has no love scenes in the whole film, and his family has a completely pragmatic attitude towards him-he rushed to him when he was able to make money, and did not use it. When it's value, it's just like a shoe. The people around him are also completely rabble. For the pleasure of consumerism, Vanceler's evil deeds of destroying the environment are fundamentally promoted.
"The Story of Old Reis" strongly criticizes the extremely materialized modern capitalist social system. From thought to practice, it seems that what people do in capitalist society is completely wrong. Through the image of Wansler, "The Story of Old Reis" shows a bit of a connection with Christian consciousness-from sinking to enlightenment, from doing evil to atonement, readers and viewers who believe that they have grown up in the soil of Christian culture, right This kind of change in the character's mentality is not unfamiliar. And Ted is like an environmentalist prophet in the film. Due to the appearance of the "fallen angel" Vanceler, he learned the truth and finally defeated the "devil" O'Hera by enlightening the people-almost It's like a reprint of a Christian story (Ted in the film is still a fatherless child, a bit of Jesus' life experience).
Of course, as a work of children’s literature, "The Story of Old Reis" is still quite rough when dealing with certain details: for example, the people around the protagonist, in Wansler, they promote deforestation. The fundamental consumption power of behavior; but in Ted's place, they are just plain people who are deceived by unscrupulous profiteers. As an animated cartoon, "The Story of Old Reis" also uses a large number of singing and dancing scenes, fully carrying forward the Broadway-Hollywood tradition of music, singing and dancing, and the interesting details in the film often make people laugh-Wansler When dealing with the elves led by Lao Leisi, she turned over the audience for a while; and when Ted's grandma took him in a drag racing evasion, she laughed again and again.
(Published in the 28th edition of "21st Century Business Herald" August 6, 2012)
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