The live-action version of "Dumbo" received rave reviews in the first week of its release. After the film's end credits, a mysterious easter egg of Dumbo and a little lion appeared in the same frame .
The filmmakers announced that Dumbo will make another appearance in the live-action version of "The Lion King" in the second half of this year .
Additionally, we'll continue to see baby elephants in the live-action "Pumbaa and Timon," a spinoff of "The Lion King," and a reboot of "Tarzan."
These linkages mean that after the Marvel Universe, a brand new Disney animal movie universe has been secretly planned for a long time and officially opened this year!
As the world's exclusive whistleblower for this news, Sister Sha wishes Animal Universe a big box office hit, and by the way, I wish everyone a Happy April Fool's Day!
The joke is over, everyone put away the 40-meter knife first, the second battalion commander please come to a bowl of spaghetti, let's talk about it now.
Anyone who has watched "Dumbo" knows that there are no Easter eggs at the end of the film.
The quality of the film is also not enough to start a cinematic universe, and it is only the bottom of Disney's many movies this year.
Wanting to see Dumbo and Simba the Lion King in the same frame is just a small dream of killing my sister.
But think about it carefully, although the animal universe is just an April Fool's Day brain hole, Disney might really explode if they shoot like this.
At least the box office and word of mouth of this live-action movie will not collapse into what it is now.
You may want to ask, is "Dumbo" really that bad?
Sister Kill can tell you with certainty that this movie is by no means a bad movie. If you like watching cute animals , or Eva Green's long legs , then it's right to buy a ticket to watch it.
But at the same time, this film is by no means a good film, its quality is only below the pass line.
To put it simply, Sister Kill's evaluation of it is only two words - mediocre.
In the original animation of "Dumbo" in 1941, animals can talk, and there are very few human scenes. The whole film is only more than 60 minutes, but it is undoubtedly an epoch-making work.
A baby elephant can fly by flapping its big ears, and this idea alone is enough to blow up all the princesses of the same era.
This time, the live-action version of "Dumbo" reduced the number of animal scenes and greatly expanded the number of human scenes. It lasted 112 minutes with various lectures and embarrassing performances.
But it didn't add to the brilliance of the movie at all, but made it feel long and boring.
Is it necessary for a movie with such a simple plot to take so long?
In order to take good care of Disney's direct son, "Dumbo" cost 170 million (USD) in a rush.
What is the concept of $170 million?
It costs more than both Alita and Captain Marvel.
It is a pity that such a high investment has not received much response.
North America made $ 52 million last week , and the domestic release has not broken 100 million in 4 days.
At present, it is not easy for this film to return to the original. If I look back in a few years, perhaps its greatest significance lies in--
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In addition to the cost, it is also incomprehensible that director Tim Burton.
He is a gothic master who has filmed masterpieces such as "Big Fish" and "Edward Scissorhands".
Asking him to film "Dumbo" is tantamount to asking Zhang Yimou to film "Snow White"!
Under the premise of Disney's clear requirement that no dark style, no gothic style, be loyal to the original, and be educational , Tim Burton almost completely lost the space for free play.
So he can only use the two roles of the male protagonist and the villain to complete his private expression.
What the male protagonist represents is the director himself.
The male protagonist of this film was a famous equestrian master and war hero. After losing an arm, he had to live by raising elephants and pretending to be a clown.
Tim Burton was once a gothic master in the film industry, but the times abandoned him. After the gothic style passed away, he could only shoot childish fairy tales.
The director made himself into the movie this time. He compared himself to a hero, and he knew very well that he was just a clown who couldn't keep up with the times.
Look at the villain of this movie.
This guy looks like Walt Disney , and the park he runs is a complete replica of Disneyland.
That's right, the villain symbolizes Disney Benny!
After watching so many films, it was the first time I saw Disney being made into a villain.
In order to make money, the villain Disney forced the baby elephant to perform flying, fired a group of dream circus artists, and put the male protagonist in charge of a project with no right to speak. The male protagonist did not know what to do at the performance venue.
This all happens not only in movies, but also in reality.
It's a pity that the male protagonist in the movie defeated the evil Disney, and finally returned to the beauty, and then took on the fake arm and rode again in the field he was good at.
In reality, Tim Burton can only face reality under Disney's money empire and continue to make movies that he doesn't want to make.
Dumbo is Tim Burton's heroic fantasy, and he took a breath for himself.
"Dumbo" is also a self-deprecating elegy for Tim Burton, who resignedly laughs at himself behind the camera.
From this point of view, "Dumbo" can also be regarded as a movie with rich connotations .
It is precisely because of this that Sister Killing can't bear to call it a bad movie.
However, what if the director quietly shouted F**k Disney through the movie ?
Most audiences wouldn't applaud it at all.
This also doesn't change the fact that "Dumbo" is mediocre.
We hope that this time, the market can see clearly that Tim Burton is really not suitable for shooting children's fairy tales. Come and bring him back to Charlie's Chocolate Factory with a few insightful people .
There is his dream, the place to fly.
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