The theme of the whole animation is actually what the baron and Xiaochun said: you have to be yourself. I hope the little preserved egg will listen too. The main line also revolves around Xiaochun's understanding of himself. From the perspective of Xiaochun's growth, it can be roughly divided into three stages.
1. Go with the flow, before the cat kingdom escapes, it is actually this stage.
Xiaochun has three characteristics at this stage.
1. Xiaochun is a kind girl, this is the "cause" of the whole story. The story starts because she feeds Xiaoxue and saves the prince. This is a very core element and character, but kind people are always a little cowardly and don't understand much. reject people.
2. Xiaochun is not very able to dominate his own life. The animation describes her two times of staying in bed and going to school in a hurry.
3. Xiaochun does not have the principle and opinion of doing things. reflected in several aspects. (1) Xiaochun lives in the standard set by others. Because she likes male gods because of "cool", this "cool" is the standard that everyone thinks of finding a boyfriend, she just likes a standard that everyone thinks is good - cool, not really like male gods. Because when Nadolu said that the cat prince is cool, Xiaochun actually seems to accept that he can consider being with the cat prince; (2) Xiaochun basically accepts all the requests or suggestions given to her, including running to the cat kingdom in a confused way, After hearing a voice, I rashly went to the office. Basically, I do what others say. I basically have no own judgment. Even the reason for refusing to marry the prince is that I am not a cat (external conditions), not that I don’t understand. Or like the prince (inner feelings); (3) There is basically no resistance to the environment, and it is submissive. After knowing that I had become a cat, I had no idea to run away, but it was not bad that I wanted to be a cat later.
2. Resist Elvis and know yourself
After the baron hero saves Mei, he wakes up Xiaochun again. They also fled bravely, and there are two places that stand out.
The first is to yell at Elvis, saying that Elvis is too domineering.
The second is to escape from the Tower of Babel. In fact, it is the strengthening and awakening of Xiaochun's self-awareness.
3. Dominate yourself
After the cat kingdom came back, Xiaochun changed to another person.
First, she cut her hair short. Long hair gives a gentle feeling, and short hair should be a sign of competence and autonomy. PS: The heroine of "My Sister" also has short hair.
Second, she has her own judgment, ideas and power of action. If you want to watch a movie on Sunday, get up early. It is in stark contrast to Xiaochun who is lying in bed in front. He also has a judgment on what kind of guy he likes.
Elvis is a specific character in animation. In reality, it may be a specific person, a system, a prejudice, and a kind of power that will discipline us and require us to become obedient kittens. Like Xiaochun, we may occasionally feel that being a cat is not bad, but do you really want to be a cat? Xiaochun is happy, although there is no father by his side (the character is not mentioned in the animation), but there is the baron's encouragement and help.
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