Such an anti-routine of the routine

Gregory 2022-04-22 07:01:23

The whole film has a special Pixar feel. The old-fashioned adventure story mode focuses on family cards, but it is constantly anti-routine in the routine. The story is smooth and smooth, the foreshadowing design is particularly ingenious, the laughs are dense and interesting and unexpected, it seems that it is time to pick it up. Ye Feihua, grass, tree and stone can be funny, making full use of the contrast, and although the tears are the family love that has not changed for thousands of years, it still made me a lot of tears at the end. Although the picture and sound effects are not very eye-catching, they can be regarded as no deductions. The music is matched just right, and it can seamlessly switch between magical epic and witty humor.

Overall, I personally think that this film is really comparable to the coco of previous years!

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The overall plot trend, in terms of characters, both lan and Barley are looking for and improving themselves. Lan, who is afraid of everything, finally becomes confident and cheerful. Barley, who seems to be afraid of nothing but "does nothing", is affirmed by his father; In terms of the story, the whole story is like a complete circle, connected end to end, going around in a big circle. In fact, the important treasure is by my side. The phoenix crystal that the brothers have been looking for is in the old fountain near the school. , the wooden thorns that pricked his fingers several times became the last wand, and what Lan had always wanted to accomplish with his father had long since been accomplished with Barley in another form. The family he has been looking for has always been in By my side - from my mother's care and my brother's love.

Many other things that I want to express are just like side quests, such as the conflict between magic and technology, such as the conflict between history and modern culture, such as finding myself in the palace of life. , For example, the pink elves learned to fly, the centaurs and horses ran at high speed, everyone in the story became different from before, and they all found something that once belonged to them.

The design of the foreshadowing is really ingenious. All the foreshadowings are flashing in front of you, but they are silent, but they can appear just when you need them. The broken fountain has crystals hidden in it. The fire dragon on the school wall forms the last boss to guard the crystals. , The graffiti of the Pegasus on the old car indicates that it will soar to the sky. The fitness game my mother has been playing is to kill the dragon at the end, and the board games played by my brother really come from history.

The initiation and resolution of internal and external contradictions in the adventure are also very cleverly designed. Lan is cowardly and unconfident, but he is driven by ducks. He is also communicating with people and racing on the highway. Barley, who seems to be fearless, is the most fearless. Afraid of being told that nothing can be accomplished, but being pierced by Lan who had to tell the truth, fortunately, the awkward dance of his father resolved the conflict. The careful and meticulous lan wants to go straight to the target and take the high-speed road to find the crow mountain, but the ancient crow statue chosen by Barley, who seems to be less than four or six, or even plays an adventure by feeling, is right! This is too counter-intuitive!

I was particularly moved by the scene where the Queen of Storms hit a falling rock, and the broken car gave people a feeling that it would fall apart at any time from its appearance. Old and tattered, but accompanied them in almost the entire adventure, and at a critical juncture, this broken car leaped in the air as if it had given birth to wings, and the pattern of the Pegasus on the body seemed to come alive at that moment. The body is integrated, at this moment, the Queen of Storms, it is not just an old broken car, he is Pegasus who carried Perseus to ride the wind and waves bravely to kill Medusa! At that moment he flew up, extremely dazzling!

The invisible bridge part reminds me of the situation when my father taught me to learn to bike when I was a child. It is also similar to the movie. He held the back seat of the bike and I rode carefully in front, but he would have let go. He stopped and told me that he was holding on and told me not to be afraid, and I had stabilized the car before I knew it, but as soon as I turned around and saw that he had let go, I would panic and even crash the car. . And Lan's Invisible Bridge is almost perfect, which makes me relive that memory, panic, nervousness, and fun!

The final father and son reunion, the anti-routine in the routine, Lan can finally see the happy ending of his father, which is almost the default result of all audiences. Unexpectedly, separated by a wall, Lan gave the opportunity to meet his father most to his brother Barley, Compared with himself, Barley, who failed to see his father for the last time because of cowardice, seemed to need this opportunity more. In the end, his father hugged Barley, and Barley passed this warm hug that symbolizes infinite family affection to Lan. Although it is a sensational routine, it lacks sincerity and is just right, everything is so natural and smooth.

By the way, speaking of this, the movie title Onward translates to 1/2 of the magic is really wonderful, the father is half body, the parents are only the mother, and only one of the two sons has the talent for magic, the half-baked magician, In the end, only one of the two could say goodbye to his father....and so on. "Forward" either means growth, or the future life, which is really much better than the previous XX general mobilization! ! !

ps. I have never seen such a hilarious guardian dragon! ! !

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Onward quotes

  • Barley Lightfoot: [Shrunk, in Ian's shirt pocket] I have to use the restroom.

    Ian Lightfoot: Can't it wait?

    Barley Lightfoot: All right, your pocket.

  • Ian Lightfoot: I didn't call you a screw up.

    Barley Lightfoot: You didn't have to. The magic said it for you.