As we all know, Robert Downey Jr.'s new film is released. The name of the new film is "Dolittle's Fantastic Adventure". This is also the first cinema film that Robert Downey Jr. participated in after leaving the Marvel Universe. Naturally, it has attracted much attention.
As a member of the Marvel heroes, Downey has been playing Iron Man for several years, and he is also the unparalleled choice for this role, he played this role, especially in "Avengers 4" in the performance, Let Iron Man save the world, but also gave his own life, this character ascended to the altar and became a hero image that will always be remembered in the Marvel universe.
Of course, a large part of the credit should be attributed to Robert Downey Jr.'s superb acting. But it also means that we will not see Iron Man who appears in the movie as the main character for a long time. In "Black Widow" in the middle of this year, Iron Man will also appear, but it is only an easter egg. It's just an appearance, it won't affect the main story line. The "Iron Man", who has nothing to do, has experienced the peak of "Avengers 4" and retired behind the scenes to retire. So, what impact will it have on the acting career of Robert Downey Jr., who plays Iron Man?
Dolittle's Fantastic Adventures should answer our question.
Judging from the trailer, this is a movie about adventure and redemption: a doctor named Dolittle, who has the ability to talk to animals, founded an animal hospital to treat animals, and got acquainted with it. The woman he loved the most in his life, but because of an accident, his wife was killed in an adventure on a long-distance voyage. The doctor was deeply affected, and he closed the hospital from then on, isolated from the world, until a boy broke in because he accidentally hit a squirrel. After visiting his hospital, an adventure begins quietly...
The story is also told with this boy, so we can think of this movie as a "healing movie", just like "Spirited Away" in "Spirited Away" to save her parents by taking risks, the reason for the story is also because The small conflict between the parents and Chihiro unfolded, so Chihiro tried to save her parents in the process of adventure, and at the same time tried to forgive her parents. Rescue is a process, and forgiveness is the goal.
So about the many tests in the movie, we can all regard it as a test of Chihiro's love. This test also exists in "Dolittle's Fantasy Adventure".
Myths and fables are sources of inspiration for fantasy stories, as is this adaptation of children's literature. "Dolittle's Fantastic Adventure" can be said to be a very classic fable. It is similar to "Fantasy Forest", which was also modeled in 3D a few years ago. The realistic animal images in the movie are anthropomorphic. emotional expression, and a fantasy story with self-consistent logic are necessary elements of this kind of fable.
These elements may not have a direct impact on the storyline, but they will definitely have a visual impact on the audience. How to make the fables in fantasy movies more realistic and authentic has always been something that this type of movie has to explore. Over the past few years, more and more 3D movies have been released, and we have also seen a considerable degree of live-action fantasy movies among them. This can be said to be a trend. Last year's "Lion King" was a big hit at the box office, which undoubtedly proved that this type of theme is powerful. Ability to attract gold.
"The Lion King" is a live-action remake of an old classic animation, and the feelings must be added, but the success of genre works like "Jumanji" and "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" should be attributed to the film In terms of powerful visual effects, the fantasy film is plain, it is still special effects, it is like the cream on the top of a gorgeous cake, and the story is the eggs and flour under the cake, people will always pay attention to the cream on top, they want Buy items that look great, not delicate tastes and ingredients.
This applies to other films as well.
We mentioned above that the allegorical nature of Dolittle's Fantastic Adventures comes from its anthropomorphic emotional expression and fantasy story. The purpose of the fable is to tell a story that can make people think. The truth of the story is not important, as long as To be fair, people don't care if the story is true or not. We can empathize with anthropomorphic animal characters like The Lion King, and we can naturally feel good about animal doctors like Dolittle. The two have something in common. Yes, but if these two types of characters are not highlighted, then our emotions may be diluted by the participation of other characters.
For example, in "The Lion King", Simba the Lion King is the highlighted character, this character cannot be replaced by any character, and besides this character, the appearance of other characters is strictly restricted, even his father , the former Lion King, whose character is also functional, exists to teach and nurture the little Lion King Simba, so there are only two characters in this movie, one villain and one Simba, so, in this movie Here, Simba is deified.
Mythological color is often seen in fables, especially in epic works, the mythological color of the characters is even indispensable. He can help us tell a character well to stand out and become three-dimensional and emotional. Role. The growth process of mythological characters is basically the same as that of traditional heroes. In the heroic process of Campbell's "The Hero with a Thousand Faces", the characters are portrayed as lonely and suffering. They must endure hardships and tests before they can be reborn. To become a hero who saves others and the world, in "The Lion King", Simba also regained his confidence after experiencing emotional torture such as inner struggle and self-denial to fight for everything that belongs to him.
"The Lion King" is mentioned because he and "Dolittle's Fantasy Adventure" have many similarities in story and form. Dolittle also suffered the loss of his wife before the adventure story began. He closes himself. On the one hand, we can see it as an escape from the pain of the past, and on the other hand, it also provides an opportunity for future adventures.
Only those who fall to the bottom of the valley can have the opportunity to stand up again, and those who are always hesitating on the edge of the cliff can never stand up straight and face the front.
Because, the doctor Dolittle, who has a unique ability (understands animal language), plays the role of a quirky, dull, fragile ordinary person, but through his own efforts, he got himself out of the predicament, Reached the realm of "superego", so this is another story about "self-salvation". The divinity of man is not reflected in his actions, but should depend on himself and whether you can decide your own thoughts. .
This also proves the rationality of the logic that myths and fables are drawn from personal life, and the reality and authenticity of fantasy films are narrowing the distance between myths, fables and people. Originally, we understood fables and myths. Later, through images, we could reproduce and even interpret myths. Later, we had better technology. We were immersed in myths and became a member of myths, just like "The Boys of the School". As described in Fantasy Drifting, we become the creators of God.
Man is actually God Himself.
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