There is often an embarrassment: some people see taller people and often ask, "Are you playing basketball?"
The embarrassment is that this invisibly puts a "playing basketball" label on taller people. While most of us understand that these kinds of words are a rhetorical approach, questions like "When did you start playing? How long did you play? How well did you play?" rarely get to this level. However, for people who often hear similar questions, it is indeed an embarrassing distress.
The actual situation is that the frequency and level of many tall guys playing basketball is roughly the same as that of their peers. Those who like it will naturally invest more in it. To truly reach the professional level or even professional level selection of modern basketball, there are many comprehensive Standard, height is only one of them, not all. However, there is also a famous saying in the basketball world that "anything can be practiced, but height cannot be practiced", so the embarrassment still exists.
The misunderstanding of the first impression exists in everyone's heart, but it is very obvious in tall people. For example, the deceased former NBA player Wayman Tisdale, who was about 206 cm tall, had a remarkable performance in college, but was mediocre after entering the NBA. , tried to play jazz with the bass, but unexpectedly broke into a world in the music industry, using his hobby to change his most successful life title from "NBA rookie" to "the world's tallest and heaviest famous bass player". I think if someone asked Wayman Tisdale if he played basketball, he would be more willing to tell the other person that he played the bass better than basketball, and there are many other unintentional stories like this.
The male protagonist Ferdinand in "The Adventures of the Bull" is a black bull with a strong body and an amazing physique, but he is different from other bulls. In the eyes of others, it is a rare and excellent raw material for Spanish bullfighting. In Spain, where bullfighting is a national skill, it is commonplace to attach such a label to a robust bull. So Ferdinand's identity has a natural contradiction. He doesn't think he is suitable for bullfighting, others think he is very suitable for bullfighting, and his companions also have some opinions on him because he refuses to accept his destiny for bullfighting . Such a bull, who is out of tune with the environment because of his assertiveness, the biggest enemy is not the bullfighter, but the label on his body.
The story of the film is derived from the children's picture book "Cow Who Loves Flowers" written by Manro Reeve and painted by Robert Lawson. This book was born in 1936. It was the first book in the United States to be labeled "subversion". The subject work, which was banned during the Spanish Civil War, was also listed as the target of book burning by the German Nazis. After so much tossing, it is still circulated by people to this day. It can be seen that the theme conveyed by the story itself can be widely recognized by people.
This film is also the first animated film of the famous 3D animation film company Blue Sky Studio after saying goodbye to the "Ice Age" series of animated films on which it is famous. Compared with the "Ice Age" series, which has been exhausted and underpowered, "The Adventures of the Bull" has a fresh herbal atmosphere, a classic story, and a new creative space, which has created the "Ice Age" series. And Carlos Saldanha, the Brazilian director of the glorious past of "Rio Adventure", can let go of his hands and feet to make a film well.
I haven't read the original book, so I can't comment on how it was changed, but I'm sure that the funny scenes that are common in Hollywood animation movies, nine times out of ten, were added by Blue Sky Studio. Use a variety of contrasts to make jokes. Similar to Ferdinand and other bulls, in order to fight for a breath, they had to dance with a few German horses. The scene became "you have you wonderful, I have me at ease", and because the bulls came from different countries, the music they played was different. With an exotic style, Scottish dance music, American hip-hop music, and electronic mixing dance music all appeared. The cows followed the rhythm of the music and stepped on a uniform rhythm without stage fright. They fled with the three little hedgehogs. The hedgehogs curled up and rolled from the corner to the other corner. Ferdinand also gave up and followed suit. He curled himself into a ball and rolled over. Can't help laughing.
Blue Sky Studio is very good at the distribution of the film's laughs. Basically, it runs through the whole film. However, the balance of weight may be due to creative habits, or because of the characteristics of the characters in the film. On a certain character, the main funny thing this time is an artificial cow, and the laughs often come from its unexpected special behavior and methods. As for the funny content of other characters, they follow the rules and follow the traditional routine arrangement, and there are not many new ideas.
Humor is still an aid after all, and there is no delay in the story that should be told. The main purpose of the story of "The Adventure of the Bull" is to encourage everyone to be like Ferdinand, to bravely tear off the labels attached to themselves by the secular world with actions to prove that they act according to their own style. It can still be recognized by the public, and it will not hurt anyone, and it can make the world a better and more peaceful place. This story seems to have some anti-war and pacifist ideas, and Blue Sky Studio has made persistent efforts to make the story more inspirational and moving.
The film borrows words from things, people are like bulls, should they be ferocious and warlike by nature? The incomprehension and exclusion of the same kind, and the constant persecution of human beings, seem to have something in common with the problems people face in real life. When you choose not to hurt others, and everyone else in the environment enjoys hurting each other, you will naturally be labeled as an outlier, or even a target that everyone can attack. Generally speaking, when encountering such a situation, either obey obediently and join forces with others, or live in isolation and be alone, and choose one of the two paths. If you choose to fight alone and persuade the people around you to participate in the fight, it is indeed a risk. A very high third option, and its existence is often ignored.
I must admit that there is a contradiction. We know that this third option is very unrealistic in the adult world, but we still hope that it can be reflected in the animated film and convey such a beauty to teenagers who have not been involved in the world. precious spirit. This precious glitter of human nature should be celebrated, but it will inevitably look too childish in a live-action movie. Fortunately, we still have animated movies. In this virtual world, animals are used in anthropomorphic performances. , speak, think, and act like a human being. Many adults know the truth but are ashamed to admit it in public. They use animals to illustrate and emphasize it again and again.
Blue Sky Studio is very good at modeling animal characters. Different characters of the same animal are clearly distinguished by expressions, movements and small details on their bodies. For example, the bulls in the film, some are huge and simple, some are brown and angry, some are hairy and silly, some are stiff and stunned, some are skinny and talkative, can Let the audience distinguish their respective roles at a glance, and there is no obstacle to distinguishing in the viewing process. In addition, there are some picture details that will help the character to improve the realism. In the relatively calm shot of the main character, the ribs on both sides of the body will relax with the breathing. Such details may not be very eye-catching, but they can be accumulated through continuous accumulation. Add up more, effectively improve the character's persuasive power in the hearts of the audience.
However, Blue Sky Studio's positioning of "The Adventure of the Bull" is a little bit younger, so in the details of hair, color, and light that most test the fidelity of 3D animation movies, it is relatively simple. Characters, animals, and backgrounds have a relatively obvious plastic texture on the whole, and the artistic effects are mainly simple, which is more helpful for young audiences to absorb visual information. The reproduction of Spanish bullfighting is also selective. There is no blood in the whole text, but it only shows elegance and beauty. The film has an extremely idealized ending, which is very cliché, but it is also the best choice for all aspects to have steps to go down, adhering to the theme of the supremacy of peace.
In the choice of voice actors for many animal characters, Blue Sky Studio is also very discerning. Ferdinand's voice actor is not small, and he invited professional wrestling champion John Cena. Cena has made a name for himself in the professional wrestling world, and is also a movie star second only to "The Rock" Johnson. Although he has not starred in a global hit movie, he has appeared in roles from time to time. Not too fierce, Blue Sky Studio deliberately made Ferdinand's lip shape very similar to Senna's real lip shape, which is a bit like seeing a cow like a person.
Finally, I would like to recommend "The Bull's Adventure" to friends who have inner troubles due to external interference. The troubles Ferdinand faces are not accidental. In reality, everyone has encountered them. Watching Ferdinand try to stay true to the path he chose , I will also be inspired by it; I also want to recommend this film to children under the age of elementary school and older friends who have not lost their innocence. It is a good choice for entertaining and entertaining; I also want to recommend this film to the fans of Blue Sky Studio. The film has a clear brand of Blue Sky Studio, and some settings are almost inherited like inertia. Know.
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