After watching "Dumbo" on March 30, 2019
In fact, the expectations for the real "human" version of Dumbo are not high. Since it is an animal, it is not as curious as human beings. For example, making a live-action Disney princess will make people learn from actors and costumes. All aspects of Huadao are full of expectations for a good show, but for an animal, the "live-action version" is just an elephant.
This is not the same as the live-action version of Pikachu. Pikachu is a non-existent avatar, and compared to the 3D version, Pikachu is too cute, and Dumbo left me in the stills "It's still cute in cartoons" impression.
The light gray baby elephant with pink ears turned "black", and the weight of the color suddenly made it lose its cuteness. It’s okay to look at the animation, but the still photos really don’t feel cute at all.
Disney animations are bound to be attended by individuals. The cinema is full of children. In fact, in my opinion, this is a nostalgic movie for adults, not a children's movie. They are more suitable for staying at home with their families and understanding the story through their descriptions. And image, after all, the cinema is not suitable for parent-child communication. Anyway, they can't understand the text, and they can't understand English, but the pictures are not appealing enough. The point is, it also affects adults watching dramas.
Compared with the 3D live-action version of making money, it is actually more interesting to show children the original cartoons from more than 70 years ago. These classic IPs are worth passing down from generation to generation. If those new cartoons are still popular after 70 years, it is not too late to watch them.
Dumbo is a very neutral IP. Unlike Disney princesses, which are mainly girls and robots, which are mainly boys, the image of the baby elephant has also become an animal used by many mother and baby brands, giving people safety. , feeling protected and thriving.
The role of Dumbo also makes good use of the physical characteristics of the elephant, a pair of big ears, through realistic and exaggerated techniques, into a new image, the cartoon version is really cute.
The exaggeration is that it is not an animal that has wings and can fly, nor is it an animal that is light and good at jumping, but a stocky elephant. The elephant can fly. Object.
The reality is that every child may be born with defects, or in the process of growing up, there may be a situation of inferiority that is different from others, but if you turn it into an independent feature and make good use of development, Maybe this small difference can make a big difference for you. This is a kind of comfort and encouragement. Just like at the end of the film, Dumbo and his mother went to the primitive deep forest. Facing the group of elephants, it circled in the air. It is very smart. Before being discovered by the new group that it is different and may be ridiculed and bullied, it will show a stunt and preempt it, so that everyone will not look down on its big ears, but envy it. No one will say the guy has weird big ears, maybe Superman is coming.
Although Dumbo is the protagonist, the aura of the protagonist in the film is not strong. Because it was born in a place where everyone dreamed more than it - the circus. And Dumbo has no dreams, but instinctively does not want to leave his mother.
The real main line is also the battle of good and evil that Disney animation must have. It is based on the circus group as the background, and a group of small people guard their dreams and family affection and ruthless. The big boss who only has interests in his eyes (haha, bad guys are always so stupid). This reminds me of another movie I watched before, which is also related to the circus. In 2017's "The King of the Circus", they were all looking for the ultimate purpose of the existence of the circus, not stepping on the pain of others to get rich ( Although it would be easy), but to bring happiness to people in the simplest and purest way.
In recent years, I have often watched circus performances, in the waters of the heaven and the earth, but in fact, I rarely get happiness, but fall into a kind of trance. How did they change from the masters of nature to actors in this park? Every time the host says, the dolphins are singing, the killer whales are welcoming everyone, the sea lions applaud everyone, the monkeys are playing with you, and the bears are greeting you, right? Do it, what will you face?
The real main line is also the battle of good and evil that Disney animation must have. It is based on the circus group as the background, and a group of small people guard their dreams and family affection and ruthless. The big boss who only has interests in his eyes (. This reminds me of another one I watched before, which is also related to the circus. The 2017 "The King of the Circus" is all looking for the ultimate purpose of the existence of the circus, not stepping on it. To make a fortune from the pain of others (although it will be easy), but to bring happiness to people in the simplest and purest way.
In the final analysis, the story of Dumbo is just a story related to the sincerity that is told by other people's natural "defects", which makes people feel mixed. When Dumbo suddenly seemed to be infused with his soul from a dull image, he rolled up his feathers and flew to rescue the little protagonist from the fire, I burst into tears, how can a child be sensible, because he felt True love and giving.
The two children who played the role of "Bole" are both new actors, and they feel that their acting skills are still a bit dull and not flexible enough.
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