outline
At the beginning of the short film, the logos of Disney and Pixar appear, introducing the producers of the short film. At the same time, it is equipped with a soundtrack with a strong Chinese style, and the director's subtitles that follow, indicating that this will be a short film full of Chinese elements.
make buns
The first few shots of the short film start with the production of traditional Chinese food steamed buns, accompanied by warm colors and soothing music, which has the feeling of a food documentary. Then the short-haired woman (men and women were just beginning to be suspicious) pushed open the window, and the title of the film appeared "bao". It seems to be the meaning of "bao" for steamed buns in Chinese Pinyin, and the seal in the lower right corner has unique Chinese characteristics.
eat buns
Then the woman brought the buns to the table and the man and the woman enjoyed the food together, but the man seemed to have something to do and left in a hurry, not even having time to swallow the buns in his mouth, and then left the woman alone at the table, sighing.
The sound of the music gradually diminished and became the background sound of the TV program, which also reflected the disappointment and loneliness of the woman.
change baby
Just when the woman bit the last bun into her mouth, the bun came alive. Steamed Bun let out a cry like a baby was born, breaking the relatively quiet environment.
Then, with the slow music, the steamed buns gradually grew, and women took great care of the steamed buns in every possible way, just as the saying goes, "If you hold them in your hand, you will be afraid of falling, and if you hold them in your mouth, you will be afraid of melting." The relationship between the two is very harmonious. The scenes in the short film such as shopping for vegetables, buying barbecued pork buns, and playing Tai Chi have repeatedly emphasized Chinese characteristics.
protect the baby
As Baozi grew in height, Baozi got bigger and put on glasses. A page-turning transition and rhythm changes in music are used on the screen, the story continues to develop, and some contradictions between Baozi and the woman gradually appear. Baozi's rebellious period is up (•‾̑⌣‾̑•)✧˖°
Baozi starts to get bored with some protection from women, refuses BBQ pork buns, starts drinking Coke, and has new friends. My mother thought that cooking a good meal would fix it, but she swallowed it silently. In the end, Baozi brought a blonde girl and was about to leave with the girl. The conflict reached a climax.
eat baby
In the end, the buns were eaten by the woman in tears. The mother fell into grief, the sound stopped, the shadows of the picture increased, gradually darkened and finally blackened.
bag son
When the mother was crying, a huge bun figure appeared. The story turns, the music starts, the woman's son comes back, and he really looks like a steamed bun.
The son took out the barbecued pork buns he brought back and shared it with his mother. The background of the bed was the family portrait of the three of them.
Reunion
At the end, a long pull shot is used as the end of the film, and the family is happy.
Character Analysis
The shape of the steamed buns is very Q in appearance and cute. Like other Disney characters, it's not realistic, but it's pleasing to the audience. The actions of the steamed buns are also the same as the animation "Cloud of Violence", which creates a sense of joy through excessive exaggerated deformation, such as kicking a ball, feeding the steamed buns, and making the audience laugh. Just like the childhood memory of Tom Cat. When the buns grow up, they have black-rimmed eyes and a mustache, and they have the unbalanced feeling of "little adults", and the shape may also conform to the traditional Chinese impression in the eyes of foreigners. The personality characteristics before and after the steamed buns are also in line with the psychological characteristics of the growth of adolescent children, so everyone found resonance in him
The image of the son and the son can be combined with the image of the steamed bun, that is, the steamed bun when he grows up. It looks silly on the outside. At the head of the bed, the eyebrows of mother and son match. In the end, he went home and made a reconciliation with his mother. In the end, Bao Baozi's clumsy movements also looked very cute.
Father and father seemed very busy at the dinner table at the beginning, and seemed not to care enough about the family. On the surface, he was silent, but his heart was very clear. After the son got home, he hesitated in front of his mother's room. It was his father who pushed him into the room with a "hmm (two)". At the end of the story, the red maple leaves on the father's sweater seem to indicate the origin and identity of their family.
The mother's mother has short-medium hair and looks capable. At the same time, there is a contrast between his personality and his father. He is overly caring, overly worried, and overly sad about the baby's appearance. But at the same time, I have not been able to express my emotions enough, and I keep things in my heart, trying to express it implicitly, especially when I cook for the baby, the baby swallows it silently without eating it. This may also be part of the reason for the "tragedy".
Girl Girl is a foreign girl, dressed very fashionably, her eyes are much bigger than the family members. The first time she came in, she showed her ring (there should be no derogatory meaning), then gave a big hug and sat on the sofa. The mother looked embarrassed, but she didn't seem to care. Cultural differences collide at the first meeting. In the end, the whole family sat together to make steamed buns, and they made buns better than their sons, which may also be a symbol of cultural transmission or reconciliation.
story
Express ( probably overinterpret)
The family occupies a pivotal position in the traditional Chinese value concept of family. The film shows a traditional Chinese family to foreign families.
The rebellion of mother and child in the process of growing up and the over-involvement of Chinese parents in the process of children's growth
Does bao protect or wrap or contain? open-ended proposition
The impact of time and space The two thoughts of the old and the new generations in time, as well as the impact of Chinese cultural traditions and Western cultural traditions in space, this is shown in Goldilocks and food.
A worldwide export of Chinese cultural values Just like The Lion King, there are also many foreign cultures in the American animation.
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