Lightning Mankiw has retired, do you have a mid-life crisis after the 80s?

Damian 2022-04-21 09:02:26

"Cars" is a classic animated feature film in Hollywood, and the derivative "Finding Nemo" also has many fans. But Pixar has no long-term vision and long-term plan, and all classics are just classics, so they are playing the nostalgic card.

However, animation feature films that focus on innovation will retreat if they do not advance. The Minions of Lighting Entertainment have become a giant IP. No matter how bad the plot of "Despicable Me" is, it still has a box office volume of one billion yuan. But "Cars 3", abandoning you who are low and funny, and losing a large number of children's audiences, only tells the Wolverine story of the cartoon. Facing the frontal sniping of blockbusters in the same period, where is your capital?

Mankiw is old, and the newcomer quickly ascends to fight to preserve his reputation. The familiar routine and the drowsy plot make you watch cartoons in the cinema for the first time, and the child audience next door has no interaction except to ask the parents a few plot questions. This is in stark contrast to Minions' "Despicable Me", as long as Minions appear, the theater will be full of laughter. The world of cartoons is hot and cold, and you will feel deeply when you experience the two worlds of ice and fire.

The only highlight of the plot is that Mankiw has experienced all kinds of regaining his confidence. He did not give everyone any expectations or fantasies. Instead, he calmly handed the guns of the predecessors to the younger generation, making the younger generation a dark horse, and he himself became the helper. Completely. The transition from racer to coach. Reminds me of Kidd in the NBA or Zidane in Real Madrid, in comparison, Zidane has achieved more and the pressure is more. Real Madrid drew a game, and the harsh face of Lafayette was ugly. The defending of the Champions League only represents the past, look at Ancelotti, maybe it is Zidane your tomorrow.

The dubbing is also not good at all. The original dubbing of the heroine is a Latin American beauty, but the Chinese dubbing has become a square dance coach. Without understanding the political intentions of Disney's attention to ethnic minorities, there is only entertainment in the country, and no political metaphors are dared. Before waiting for the SARFT to use the knife, I went to the palace myself, for fear that you would not be satisfied, and I was full of servility. Huang Lei and Zhang Yixing came here seamlessly from the "Extreme Challenge" men's gang. On the contrary, variety shows have routines, and American cartoon stories are much closer to reality.

Watching a sequel movie or TV series has the greatest feeling that you grow up with the characters of the movie. For example, when "Wolf Warrior 1" was released, you were busy with work, under a lot of pressure, and overwhelmed. In "Wolf Warrior 2", you have learned to self-regulate and relax. I am still taking the postgraduate entrance examination for the first part of "Cars", the second part is already a graduate student, and the third part you have worked for for many years, and you start to call your newcomer colleagues in the workplace by Xiaomou.

Not to mention the "Game of Thrones" that has been with me for seven years. This phenomenal American drama tells you that the adult world is either your death or my death. But you know all these truths, but you still have a bad life. Even the richest man has been controlled by the border, and his successors have all entered Qincheng. Can you control your own destiny? Trembling, walking on thin ice, you and I, who are insecure, have a good life today.

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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]