A light-hearted film interpretation of the serious psychological topic of 'Angry Birds'

Kaylah 2022-04-20 09:01:45

(This film review involves some spoilers) Objectively speaking, it is not a good thing to adapt a mobile game that originally lacked a plot into a movie. Based on such a low degree of expectation, watching "Angry Birds" again will give you a sense of surprise.

The Red Birds actually try to be friendly too



The film uses brilliant colors to create a delightful tropical island. Then the contrast almost appeared - the protagonist of the story (Red Bird) was completely out of tune with the peaceful atmosphere of the entire island, and his temperament made others close to him. Sadly, Red Bird is actually relying on a snarky face to hide his exclusion and lack of friends, but because of this, he is caught in a vicious circle - choosing anger not to be swallowed up by sadness and loneliness, and then Being excluded, and then feeling more sad and lonely, and then using more anger to cover up the tragedy. Can misery be resolved by emotions? Take a look at the house where the red bird lives! A small single-family building, built close to the edge of Bird Island away from Bird Village, almost fell into the sea...

Is anger a mistake? Judging from the situation after Red Bird, his anger in the eyes of the public has become something that needs to be forced to quit like Internet addiction and alcohol addiction. The practice of directly sending people to the hospital without asking about the social reasons for the disease is really simple and rude. It's hard to imagine if the red bird is really obedient to cure the disease, in the end the whole bird village will be peaceful and the scene of a thousand people will be boring (boring to horror~). There's a saying that goes well with praising someone, you don't say "you're awesome, you're like everyone!" but "you're unique."
In fact, from a psychological point of view, anger represents a person's needs Difficulty being satisfied, or being offended. This emotion is an alarm that the bottom line of needs has been touched. In fact, anyone needs to express their anger appropriately. Repeatedly suppressing this emotion will only be harmful to health. Therefore, anger should not be completely eliminated, but it is also an emotion that everyone cannot live without. Because people need to rely on this kind of emotion to find their true needs, to realize their wishes, and to obtain psychological fulfillment.

From my personal point of view, "Angry Birds" is actually a film about "anger". Reflecting the modern society, many people actually don’t know how to deal with anger. They regard it as a flood of beasts. They are afraid that it will only bring destruction and disaster. Therefore, they are extremely repressed, and there are people who can’t even express their dissatisfaction, like a red bird. , there are people who are caught in a vicious circle. Fortunately, the cartoon ended up being a happy ending with a happy reunion, so that people would not be burdened with a heavy burden after watching it.

Speaking of which, for this video. Looking at the other reviews, I can almost fall into three categories - the first category, which strongly disparages the film. The second category, regard this film as a happy family furniture. The third category is over-interpreting the film and linking it with the situation in Europe.
Personally, I am more inclined to agree with the second type of view. "Angry Birds" is actually a movie that is very suitable for adults to watch with children. There are many stalks in the film that pay tribute to the classics, such as "The Shining", "The Eagles", MJ and so on. These stalks are undoubtedly more likely to touch the post-80s generation, and the post-80s generation happens to be the main group of people who take their children to the cinema. It is conceivable that the producers may expect parents to talk about the things they chased when they were young through this movie. This brings the distance with the child closer. As for the first type of people, I can understand the reason why they spare no effort to criticize the film. The story structure of "Angry Birds" has the routine of Hollywood commercial films. The pros and cons are very distinct, and the ending is predictable. But in all fairness, the commercial routine is actually a very safe approach. This format design can ensure that the plot has a reasonable beginning and ending, making it in line with the public's aesthetics (we can imagine the format of the verse, the truth is similar). After all, Angry Birds originally had no plot.

Finally, by the way, let’s talk about the interaction between this film and the game. “Angry Birds” is actually a movie with “black technology” stalks. After installing the mobile game “Angry Birds Chong Chong Chong”, the subtitles at the end of the film will be displayed. When you get the red bird badge, you can start the game to unlock the hidden level and another end credit egg. However, when the theater lights were turned on, the end credits had not been released. I felt that the film was over, and there was still content behind it, and then a group of people blocked the exit and became confused... I can only say that the easter eggs were buried too deep.

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Extended Reading

The Angry Birds Movie quotes

  • [from trailer]

    Red: Am I a passionate bird? Yes, but what does it matter that we're not the same?

  • [from trailer]

    Bobby's Mom: [after Red attacks the Anger Management sign] Don't look, Bobby! The anger might be contagious!

    Bobby: [waves "hi" to Red]

    Red: He started it.