Snowman Romance: Originally a king, but unfortunately became cannon fodder

Jacinto 2022-04-23 07:03:52

It is said that "gold will always shine", but if you put gold in the diamond pile of BulingBuling, I am afraid it will be eclipsed. For the National Day file, the three main theme blockbusters are the sparkling "diamonds", and "Snowman" is the neglected "gold".

Like "White Snake: The Origin", "Snowman Romance" is also a "Chinese and foreign hybrid", telling the original oriental story in the form of an animated film. Maybe when you mention co-productions, you will pre-label it as "smashing the street", but with the emergence of excellent works, this prejudice is slowly dispelling. At the end of the day, it's the story itself, which is a universal truth.

However, the former relied on the "tap water" effect to achieve a counter-attack at the box office, while the latter could not make a splash. Sure enough, in order to make a phenomenal film, the weather, the right place, and the people are indispensable.

Although Jill Carlton and Todd Wildman are both foreigners, the film is full of Chinese elements from inside to outside, from small stuffed buns to big street scenes, giving people a kind of familiar feeling. If it only presents the life style of contemporary China, it can only be called "good", but with family culture as the entry point, it conveys the Chinese people's implicit and restrained emotional expression, which can be completely described as "excellent".

Another commendable part of this film is that it not only focuses on "the present, but also the "poetry and distance". In addition to the famous scenic spots such as Qiandao Lake, Huangshan Mountain, and Leshan Giant Buddha, there are also ancient towns, Gobi , fields, sea of ​​flowers and other beautiful scenes, presenting the invincible beauty of the Chinese land in an all-round way, which can be called the animated version of "My Motherland and Me".

Since it's a cartoon, you don't need to care so much about the "hard wounds" in logic. You don't need to think that the three little protagonists can "travel" China with a good heart, and dare to attack Mount Everest wearing short sleeves. What makes "The Climber" released at the same time?

Perhaps, the biggest advantage of cartoons is that they can always be full of childlike interest, but they will not be called "childish". For adults, whether it is the Loch Ness Monster, the Shennongjia Savage, or the Himalayan Yeti, they are at best just curious, and only the most innocent children will regard them as friends.

The fate of the world is so wonderful, or the role of force is mutual, it is not clear who guards who, on the surface, it is Xiaoyi, Ajun and Pengpeng who escorted Da Mao back to Mount Everest. Before he knew it, Da Mao helped Xiao Yi realize his dream of crossing the world; Xiao Yi acted as a "god assist" throughout the whole process, helping Da Mao to avoid the pursuit of the villain, and Da Mao in turn gave him the most precious emotional comfort. Not another version of "Big White"...

The so-called growth is that when you concentrate on playing the violin, there are flowers blooming in the mountains and fields behind you. Lucky is not the result of blooming, but the process of blooming!

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  • Goon Leader: [about Everest] What do those powers mean for us?

    Dr. Zara: That yeti's price tag just doubled.

  • Dr. Zara: [after capturing Everest and the kids] I'll make sure the yeti's out.

    [approaches him with a cattle prod]

    Dr. Zara: You're never going to escape again.

    [Yi breaks free from the goon holding her and grabs the prod]

    Yi: Stop it!

    [she and Zara struggle against each other, until Zara backs Yi toward the edge of the bridge and shoves her over the edge]

    Dr. Zara: [hands the prod to the goon leader; to him] Well, that's one down.