American preaching under pale logic

Dariana 2021-12-19 08:01:02

In addition to Madagascar's sequel, there is another typical Hollywood cartoon. It is still using the duality of good and evil to promote American values. The movie uses octopus as an object of evil, which in itself distinguishes good from evil with its appearance. In the end, the use of the cuteness in the penguin group played a big role and saved the entire penguin group, leading to a consensus that people cannot be judged by their appearance. Every member of the team has its value and role...
It is not difficult to see from the above explanation that the logic behind the movie is still judging people by appearance. At least the cuteness of the penguin is used to please the audience, so the persuasive power of the movie is actually not powerful. In fact, in a society where concepts are converging, values ​​and aesthetic awareness are actually the same. In this case, there is naturally a distinction between beauty and ugliness. It is inevitable that the cute will have some advantages. This is also related to the human vision. Desires generated by consumption and vision, therefore, in an era of turbulent desire and visual consumption, it is so pale and powerless to promote that good and evil cannot be divided by beauty and ugliness...

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Penguins of Madagascar quotes

  • Dave: [holding a microphone] I'M HAPPY! And yet...

    [realizes his revenge succeeded]

    Dave: Now, that I have my revenge, I feel... empty. As if, what I needed all along was... MORE REVENGE! In fact, Robin, write this down. Tomorrow, we move on: Kittens, then Puppies, Bunnies, Pandas...

    [he sees the Penguins' using his ray, gasping, then is angry]

    Dave: [talking to his minions on the microphone] Charlize, they're on the ray!

    [he runs and rips off his human disguise]

    Dave: Helen, hunt them down! William, hurt them! Halle, bury them! Hugh! Jack! Man the battle stations! Kevin! Bake on! We're still going to need that victory cake!

  • Skipper: [Dave drops from the ceiling in human disguise] Who are you?

    Dave: The humans know me as Doctor Octavius Brine, renowned geneticist, cheese enthusiast, and frequent donor to NPR pledge drives... but you know me by a different, much older name. A name perhaps you hoped you'd never hear again. A PHANTOM! A shadow of a former life! I... AM...

    [rips off disguise, but wig remains on his head]

    Dave: Dave!

    Skipper: [Whispers] Kowalski?

    Kowalski: [Whispers back] Sorry, sir, no clue.

    Dave: [Looks up, sees the wig on his head, and pulls it off] Dave!

    Skipper: Dave?

    Kowalski: Dave...?

    Dave: Dave!

    Private: [Smiles] Dave!

    Dave: [Annoyed] DA-VUH!

    Rico: [Rolls his eyes] Bleh.