"Legend of Finding the Dragon" is a relatively regular Disney-style film. The whole film does not have a very deep theme and is worth the audience's reflection. However, it also has some anti-routine operations that can be refined. Let's talk about my understanding from the keyword "upgrade".
1. About Difficult Upgrades Difficulty upgrades are a common practice for such films. However, RAYA did not experience a fierce battle to obtain each piece of Dragon Ball. "Legend of the Dragon" did not escalate the apparent difficulties, but escalated the contradiction between trust and human nature. I think what is really showing is the inferiority of human nature: the dragon tail clan uses hidden weapons to attack, which represents insidiousness, while the other side is wit; the dragon claw clan is the "baby bite gold" and "milk bite gold" killed halfway, representing Deception, but the other side is simplicity, so "Wa Yaojin" was subdued; the Dragon's Back tribe is the chief who is firm on the outside and soft on the inside, representing violence, while the other side is loneliness, so it was subdued again; the Dragon Tooth tribe is the most prosperous, Because they have the advantages of several other groups (tools of battle, moats, studious dolls) and defects, and the bottom line is that they are distrustful and untrustworthy. And this inferiority must finally be solved by the drama. "Legend of Finding the Dragon" not only does not have the difficulty of upgrading the surface, nor does it only upgrade the contradiction between trust and sinister human nature, but also solves this contradiction while accumulating.
2. Regarding the theme upgrade, the main conflict between people is the conflict between people. In the single main line of the protagonist, the opposite of Zhuang Mo is relatively weakened, and it is more based on people's living conditions and character performance. Opposite of evil. So the front is mainly about the theme of adventure + duo showdown. In the third act, the duel between the two heroes was completely intensified, but it became an introduction to the upgrade of the theme. RAYA's duel against Namali due to Shisu's death occurs in the first half of the third act, indicating that this is not the climax of the film. At the same time, Zhuang Mo suddenly began to wreak havoc, forming the back of the decisive battle between the two in the hall. This line of conflict that had been quiet for a while suddenly erupted after accumulating ahead. When the two did not win the decisive battle, they did not separate the remaining characters, but created an environment for coexistence, so that the contradiction between people and Zhuang Mo replaced the contradiction between people, and the theme of the story was upgraded from a duel between two heroes to one. A confrontation between good and evil on a human level.
3. Regarding the upgrade of dragon power, Shenlong Xisu has a kind of magic every time he collects a piece of dragon ball. As a general practice, such a setting is sure to escalate the confrontation. However, as analyzed earlier, the difficulty of combat is not upgraded, so the upgrade of Dragon Power is actually not meaningful. Therefore, this film does not focus on the use of dragon magic in confrontation, but only when it is out of trouble (in fact, it does not need divine power at all). Xisu's magic is mainly used to show beautiful things, such as freedom, "a hairdressing", etc., such an abnormal treatment of reverse historical lamp service theme.
The last comment: "Legend of Finding the Dragon" is an animation that looks quite satisfactory and tastes good.
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