I absolutely love wolves and dogs, so it's impossible to miss Wolf Walker.
Aside from the beautiful art design and exquisite shots, the whole story is very simple and easy to understand. It may be criticized for being too simple. The core of the surface is the same as always, human and nature, love and freedom, which is very suitable for children to watch.
But I may want to talk about some over-interpretation from my own personal. Please note that it is an over-interpretation. It does not represent the original point of view, nor does it represent my point of view, but the point of view I imagined.
1. Contradiction
Humans are originally weak, so they respect nature and fear nature. Only then can a balance be achieved. And the ruler wants to take that fear and dignity and replace it.
The first is the contradiction between England and Scotland, the contradiction between theocracy and local beliefs, the contradiction between human development and nature, and the contradiction between paternal and maternal lines. The above contradictions are hidden in a subtlety that adults can see but children can't understand, so that the work does not have a strong didactic meaning. It can be said to be a kind of entertaining. See, the answer to the above question is obvious.
The deeper contradiction is freedom and rules. Robin, also known as the robin, represents a world of order and rules, a world of patriarchy. Women are cared for, protected, and responsible for tedious housework, while men are responsible. A world of stress and danger; on the other side is a matriarchal world with rounded lines, a symbol of freedom and happiness.
According to an ancient British legend, the robin 's feathers were originally brown. When Jesus was crucified, it flew to Jesus' ear and sang to relieve Jesus' pain. The blood of Jesus was then stained on the robin, and it has been since then. The color of the breast feathers changes to bright red. Robin's clothes and dialogue also imply that their family is religious.
Wolves are very social animals. After years of research in Yellowstone Park, it is gradually discovered that the wolf pack is a matriarchal society (of course, the early documentaries still use the wolf king as a male to narrate the story). But you can understand that the leader of the wolf pack is actually the one who issues orders and plans and makes decisions, not necessarily the captain of the charge when hunting.
However, the narrative logic of the story implies the following point of view: freedom is not absolute, nor are rules absolute, and the final result is: only mutual understanding, letting go of prejudice, and cooperation between the two are truly correct. . Excessive freedom will put yourself in danger, and excessive rules will bring prejudice and pain.
Thinking about it, Song of the Sea is also the answer. Although it is more maternal and free, these answers are moderate, practical, and warm. The breadwinners gave another answer, that is, women and young children must stand up and resist, because in that world, men are not human beings, and have been cultivated as war props that are illiterate.
As for each work, there are some more stereotyped patriarchal characters. There is no need to go into details, after all, this is the core of other people's stories.
2. The red-haired girl and Scotland.
The original choice of the blond English girl and the red-haired Scottish child as the protagonists must be based on artistic design considerations.
Here is my personal interpretation:
(I first went to Amway to watch the Battle of the Ice Sea)
Redhead discrimination has long existed in the UK. After the Romans conquered the British Isles from 55 BC to 43 AD, they may have brought blood and their "advanced" civilization and religious culture. The blond Anglo-Saxons invaded here in the 5th century AD, bringing with them their "barbaric" civilization and religious culture. In the end, what kind of cultural background was born here? I don't know, of course, but red hair as a native of the British Isles was clearly used for a longer period as a sign of rednecks, wild children, witchcraft, poor people.
Ginger's boy is short and poor, what about the girl? They think red-haired girls are sexy and attractive. First of all, they are likely not to pay attention to the bunch of female morality regulations in Catholicism and Protestantism, and they are more free and unrestrained. Second, they may be in the middle and lower classes of society and yearn for a better life and love. In the eyes of hypocritical believers, they are lewd, and it is easy to use promises to deceive sexual resources; Of course, after years of fusion, the red-haired girl has long been inconsistent with the above imagination. But there are still people who associate red hair with sexiness and exoticism.
So when "I" see Miba and her mother, it's easy to think that she might have an irresponsible drunken father, an abandoned single woman living in the forest, a witch, a poor person. rather than the leader of a matriarchal society. The above is me in quotes. The logic of this is very simple. Many people have this attitude when they see the walk-off marriage in Lugu Lake.
Although the word witch has been alienated by games and fantasy works, most witches in the Middle Ages were actually women who knew medical skills and herbal medicine, and could heal wounds and diseases with native methods. They were popular in the dark age of lack of doctors and medicine The love and worship of the people. It is foreign local Chinese medicine. In wars and turbulent land, men fight hard, and medical knowledge is difficult to preserve and inherit faults, so people think it is witchcraft. The same goes for Wolf Walker's healing abilities.
It is also a characteristic of a werewolf to turn into a werewolf after being bitten. Scotland is full of forests, suitable for wolves to survive, and is naturally full of legends and stories related to wolves and werewolves. After the female wolf's cubs die or become falsely pregnant, she will pick up other biological cubs to raise, so the legend is naturally half-true. The leader of the wolf pack is interested in affinity, leadership and intelligence, so sometimes it is not so difficult for humans to lead wolves.
But in the process of industrial development, colonial expansion and theocratic expansion, Scotland did lose their wolves forever.
At the beginning of the 18th century, the last wolf in Scotland was killed; in 1766 the Irish wild wolf was completely wiped out, and these wild wolves were gone. The function of the wolfhound lost its original function, and people did not treat the wolfhound as kindly as before, and gradually no one raised these large dogs, so the wolfhound was in a state of extinction in the later period. The wolfhounds that are now artificially cultivated are no longer the ferocious giant dogs they used to be. In my opinion, they are just Great Danes with the appearance of wolfhounds, and they are all clingy. The fate of the wolfhound is thought-provoking.
Yes, England colonized Scotland, and the Scottish people naturally hate the English, but people are bullying, so they will point the finger at ordinary English people like Robin.
The blonde girl and the redhead girl became friends. Outcast tools Stranger and native wolf runners embark on a journey away. Because they are of the same species, Scots and English are both humans, and wolves and wolfhounds are canids.
And in the real historical story they all died.
So it's an icy fairy tale. He is not talking about the colonizers shaking hands with the colonized, but the dead souls who should have died happily going to heaven.
In the end, Lord Protector calls wolf walkers witch craft and soldiers call sorcery . Can someone tell me the difference?
I'm a cartoon salon fan, please leave me alone.
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