The animated short film "Baby Bao" directed by Shi Zhiyu won the Oscar for Best Animated Short Film, but the film hit the pain points of many Chinese families. When they were young, children always lived in the favor of their parents, but children always grow up, and growing up means that one day the children will leave their parents. In the name of love, some parents impose the so-called excessive love on their children, but they do not know that the excess will overflow, and the seeds of conflict will eventually be planted. How parents and children get along is also a compulsory course in life. Let's start with character analysis. The first is the mother, a slightly fatter, short-haired, industrious, amiable, and unspeakable empty-nest old man. When my husband is busy with work, and his son is away, he accidentally got a baby bag, so he was taken care of as a treasure. As Bao Bao grew up, a series of contradictions followed. Her over-indulgence contrasted greatly with her son's rapid growth, so much so that she swallowed Bao Bao Bao with tears in the end (actually, it was a bit selfish here, she just didn't want Bao Bao to leave her). In the end, the return of the son rekindled hope for the mother, and everything was relieved in the happy reunion. The second is the image of Bao Baobao, its appearance is very magical, and it is very soft and cute, but the image is far from the people around. But it doesn't seem to have any effect, and people are not alarmed by it. It thrives under the care of its mother, but it is rebellious and independent, so that when it is swallowed by her mother, a magical journey is over. The end also means the beginning, because the son is home. Son, he is very similar to Bao Bao, so that when he saw his back on the wall at the door of the bedroom, he thought it was Bao Bao. He sat on the bed and bowed his head silently. When his mother's hand touched him, all misunderstandings and contradictions were eliminated. Then there is the role of father, who wears eyes and dresses to give a majestic and busy feeling. He only appeared four times in total. The first time was when he hurriedly finished breakfast and went to work, leaving his mother alone at the dining table; the second time was when he stood at the door of the bedroom and looked at the sad mother lying in bed, shook his head and went out; Three times, he pushed his hesitant son, who was standing at the door, into the bedroom; the fourth time, when the family was sitting at the dining table making dumplings, he smiled when he saw the dumplings made by his daughter-in-law, and turned to watch TV. Appears to be very relaxed. The father has also changed before and after, indicating that things are developing for the better. Finally, there is the role of girlfriend. When you grow up, it means to marry a wife and have children. Her first appearance is in contrast to the panicked expression of the mother. The mother is not ready for the son to grow up, and the son will Married and established a business, so much so that the mother did not want to take the baby away and swallowed it. But her second appearance seemed so harmonious and natural. The relationship between her and her mother was no longer an antagonistic relationship, but a close family relationship, which further showed that the contradiction between mother and son was resolved. Next, let's talk about lighting! When I started to show my mother's process of making buns, although the lights in the room gave us a warm feeling, from the whole picture, the tones were cold, giving a desolate feeling. When the title came out, there was a bright warm color in the distance, while the mother's corner was a cool color that made people feel very dark, including the surrounding when eating, which implied that the mother Loneliness in my heart. But after Bao Bao Bao appeared, the film changed the previous tone to use a warm tone that made people feel very warm, which shows that Bao Bao Bao's appearance brought a warm light into the mother's heart. But as Bao Bao grew up, the light became dimmer. After the mother swallowed the baby, the light went out, the surroundings fell into endless darkness, and the mother cried bitterly. But when the mother was lying on the bed crying, the screen was full of black, except for the warm orange color at the door, which also implied that there would be new hope at the door. When the son entered the room and turned on the light, the darkness of the room was replaced by light, and the mother and son also cuddled together. Then let's talk about sound! In this short film, the proportion of vocals and sound is relatively less, and the proportion of music is the largest. When the mother makes buns in the title, there is a relaxed and cheerful music, which also appears later. For example, when the mother just bit the baby and it cried out and turned into a child, when the mother held it in both hands and looked closely, it appeared at the last family reunion, giving people a kind of feeling. Happiness and contentment. But the most worth mentioning piece of music is the piece of music in which Bao Baobao has made up his mind to step out of the door and his mother is saddened, because this piece of music gradually becomes faster and more desolate along with the pull of mother and son. , When the mother swallowed Bao Bao Bao into her stomach with tears, the music suddenly stopped, and the air seemed to condense at that moment. At this moment, silence is better than sound, which vividly depicts the sad and remorseful feeling in the mother's heart. Finally, let’s talk about angles and composition in general. In terms of composition, I found that when Bao Bao Bao was a child to growing up, whenever there was a picture of mother and Bao Bao in the same frame, the composition was to put Bao Bao in the middle and mother on the side. This shows that the mother has been revolving around the baby since she was a child. For her, the baby is the core. For example, when Bao Bao takes food from the refrigerator, Bao Bao is in the middle position. Although the mother occupies the foreground, it is only in the corner on one side; another example is when Bao Bao brings his girlfriend home and his mother opens the door, Bao Bao is still in the middle. Occupying the middle position, the mother at this time only occupies a small corner. But at the moment when the mother swallowed Bao Bao, she returned to the center of the picture. At this time, she seemed to want to understand something. Let's talk about the angle. The front angle of the short film is generally shot at a flat angle, but when Bao Baobao was about to leave home, the angle suddenly changed. At this time, the mother was shooting at an elevation angle, while Bao Bao was shot at a low angle. At this time, the mother looked sad but tall, while Bao Bao was very angry but small, so that the mother also swallowed Bao Bao. hinted. There are also some scattered things, such as the difference between the two bus rides: once when Bao Bao took the bus with his mother when he was a child, the scene was harmonious; once when Bao Bao grew up and took the bus with his mother At that time, the scene was filled with a strong smell of gunpowder. There is also a steamer on the poster with something like a Band-Aid on it. There is also a note of I❤️MOM attached to the outside of the refrigerator when the baby is in the refrigerator to eat. In short, after watching this short animated film, the biggest impression to me is that "overfill is overflowing", and so is love. Children will eventually grow up. In the process of their growth, giving them more time and space to let them experience some hardships and setbacks can not only reduce the conflict between parents and children, but also make them more comfortable. We grow better!
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