Is this the rhythm of a super-long sequel?

Sofia 2022-04-21 09:02:26

The high-energy spoilers ahead, please watch as you see fit.

In fact, the plot of Cars3 is very simple. It can be briefly described as follows: a Hong Kong reporter who has experienced many battles, oh no, American racing cars, because they are old, they are not as fast as young people, so they went to three elders after twists and turns. Asked for life experience, under the guidance of the elders, he became less naive, but also realized that the back waves of the Yangtze River had already risen, and a hundred flowers were blooming, which was a blessing, so he put his (probably) last The game was handed over to a young rookie with a higher level of knowledge, and he honorably retired to the second line and became the steward.

What pleased me the most about this movie (but most dissatisfied a lot of people) was its ending - McQueen let Yin, take a back seat and give up the game to Sister Cool. This ending was unexpected to me, but it was completely within reason of the film's design. At the beginning of the movie, McQueen was defeated several times by the new technology sports car Black Storm, and his contemporaries also retired one after another, showing McQueen's hardware, irreparable old age, and explaining McQueen's physical environment. It is necessary to retire; in the middle of the story, McQueen came to the place where his master, Dr. Lantian, became famous, and chatted with several elders. He learned that the happiest time for his master was not when he was young and racing, but after becoming an elder. The time of teaching the life experience of the postgraduate McQueen, this stage hints at McQueen's psychological changes, that is, the rise of the back waves, he should let the virtuous, and here explains the rationality of McQueen's retirement on the spiritual level; In the last training, he surpassed McQueen, showing the strength of the younger generation, and paving the way for the plot of McQueen making a decision to give way in the final official game. In this way, the setting of this ending is quite reasonable, but it is a bit unexpected, because, in my impression, the standard routine of European and American blockbusters should be that the protagonist can win the final game no matter what, and finally in the Everyone's flowers and applause went to the second peak of their life. This ending is hilarious, but isn't it too logical? Skills and experience are indeed very important, but after all, science and technology are the primary productive forces. Forcing the front waves of the Yangtze River to push back the back waves, and letting empiricism defeat the scientific spirit, is this kind of plot setting really good? Isn't it too vulgar?

Last but not least, this ending seems to have replaced the protagonist with a cool sister (after the second part, I said that the Cars series seems to like playing this), please allow me to make a bold guess, and continue to play this way, the Cars series Constantly changing the protagonist, wouldn't it be possible to make American hero dramas into groups? In this way, I seem to have seen Disney's new super-long series again. Although this is difficult for some people to accept, personally, I am quite looking forward to it, hehe.

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Extended Reading

Cars 3 quotes

  • Ramone: [after giving Lightning a new paint job] It's like the Sistine Chapel on wheels.

    Lightning McQueen: [starts riving his engine in front of a mirror] I'm coming for you, Storm.

  • Cruz Ramirez: [Cruz is watching the news with a trophy while Lightning is completely miffed] So... trophy's kinda nice. Don't you think?

    [no response]

    Cruz Ramirez: I-I mean, I know like, you've got a billion of them, so y-you would know.

    [still no response]

    Cruz Ramirez: I still can't believe I won. Heheh. It's pretty shiny. I have never seen one up close. Looks like they spent a lot of money on it, I-I mean, I think it's real metal...

    Lightning McQueen: Stop. Just stop! Okay, Cruz? You don't even know. You don't even have one clue!

    Cruz Ramirez: Hey! I was trying to...

    Lightning McQueen: Do you know what happens if I lose this race?

    [Cruz doesn't answer]

    Lightning McQueen: Every mile of this trip was to get me faster than Jackson Storm. FASTER!

    [Luigi, Guido, and Mack listen on in horror]

    Lightning McQueen: I start off getting nowhere for a week ON A SIMULATOR! I lose a whole day with you on Fireball Beach. AND THEN, I WASTE TONIGHT IN THE CROSSHAIRS OF MISS FRITTER! I'm stuck in the same speed I was a month ago! I can't get any faster BECAUSE I'M TOO BUSY TAKING CARE OF MY TRAINER!

    [Cruz feeling hurt and remains silent]

    Lightning McQueen: This is my last chance, Cruz. Last! Final! FINITO! If I lose, I never get to do this again. If you were a racer, you'd know what I'm talking about! But you're not! So you DON'T!

    [he slams his tire on the wall, causing Cruz's trophy to fall off the shelf and break upon hitting the floor; Cruz is crushed]

    Cruz Ramirez: [furious] Mack, pull over!

    Mack: Wha? Now?

    Cruz Ramirez: NOW!

    [pushes the button]

    Mack: Ahh - Okay okay! Pulling over! Pulling over!

    [Mack pulls over]

    Cruz Ramirez: [exits Mack] Ask me if I dreamed of being a trainer, Mr. McQueen, go ahead! Ask me if I got up in the dark to run laps before school every day! Ask me if I saved every penny to buy a ticket to the races when they came to town. Ask me if I did that so that I could be a trainer someday, ask me!

    Lightning McQueen: Did y - ?

    Cruz Ramirez: No! I've wanted to become a racer forever! Because of you.

    [Lightning is shocked and heartbroken]

    Cruz Ramirez: I used to watch you on TV, flying through the air. You seemed so... fearless. "Dream small, Cruz." That's what my family used to say. "Dream small or not at all." They were just trying to protect me. But, I was the fastest kid in town and I was gonna prove them wrong!

    Lightning McQueen: What happened?

    Cruz Ramirez: When I got to my first race, I figured it out.

    Lightning McQueen: What?

    Cruz Ramirez: That I didn't belong. The other racers looked nothing like me. You know, they-they were bigger, and-and stronger, and so... confident. And when they started their engines... that was it. I knew I'd never be a racer. I just left. It was my one shot and I didn't take it.

    [Lightning feels bad as Cruz decides to leave]

    Cruz Ramirez: Yeah, so, uh... I-I'm gonna head back to the training center. I think we both know it's for the best.

    [starts to drive away, but turns around again]

    Cruz Ramirez: But, can I ask you something? What was it like for you, when you showed up to your first race? How did you know you could do it?

    Lightning McQueen: I don't know, I... I just never thought I couldn't.

    Cruz Ramirez: I wish I knew what that felt like. Good luck, Mr. McQueen.

    [starts driving away]

    Lightning McQueen: Cruz... Cruz, wait...!

    [Cruz ignores him and he sighs]