The imagination of Pixar's original animation is still wild and uninhibited, and this year's new work "1/2 of the Magic" is no exception. In a world where elves and monsters coexist, two brothers put their lives on a thrilling adventure in order to make their father come alive. On the surface, it seems that the two brothers are looking for the lost father's love, but in fact they are talking about their personal experience in the process of growing up. This transition of the theme is gradually revealed in the second half of the film, even more unsurprisingly, the tearjerker is thrown at the climax, and Pixar is very good at creating this kind of emotional gap and surprise ending.
However, this time the script was not well thought out. The concept of a lower body father seems to be full of cult flavors, but at most it is just a scrap of gag and cannot enter the core position of the narrative. It is not enough to just rely on a plot to save the two brothers underwater. In addition, the plot introduces a lot of interesting topics, such as the gradual disappearance of magic in the modern technological world, which is quite interesting, but not fully explained, which is a pity. The two clues between the adventures of the two brothers and the mother are out of proportion. The mother clue cannot add a sense of compactness to the narrative. Instead, some supporting roles (such as the centaur policeman and the winged scorpion woman) steal the story. Go two brothers protagonist a lot of light.
Compared with Pixar's previous classics, such as "Flying House" and "Dream", this "1/2 Magic" is obviously a bit disappointing, but Pixar also has an original animation "Spiritual Journey" this year. (Soul), I hope it can bring us more amazing stories and return to the peak state of the past!
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