Bao Bao movie review

Faustino 2022-04-22 07:01:58

"Baby Bao" was released by Disney Studios and won the Best Animated Short Film Award at the 91st Academy Awards. The animation is not included, the sound is first, the music is melodious and serene, and the tones are warm and bright. From this, it can be inferred that this film review should belong to an animated short film with healing, warmth or meaning.

From a close-up of a pair of smart and slightly sturdy handbags and buns into the mirror, pull the panorama mother to bring the buns to the dining table, explaining the background of the animation, and then the camera is pushed to one of the protagonists of the animation - mother

Short black hair, simple outfits that are not good at dressing up, showing a slightly blessed figure

A capable, middle-aged woman who sacrificed herself for her family work all the year round is vividly depicted in the animation.

The music has become more tender, as if all the beauty in the world is entrusted to this mother, skillfully using the first-person perspective to see the changes of "Little Bun"

Round head, small, cute, soft and fragile (meaning the image of the child in the eyes of the parents)

When holding the bun, the mother's vision is blurred, and she can only focus on the "little bun" held in the palm of her hand, implying the mother's desperate love for the child

The music is cheerful, and the long shot narrates the happy life of the mother and the "little bun". The mother's eyes have been squinting, expressing satisfaction and enjoyment

"Xiao Baozi" was accidentally injured while playing football with others, and his mother ran to take "Xiao Baozi" away. The expressions of the two were drawn at the same time. Although the mother was a little puzzled, she didn't feel anything wrong. "Xiao Baozi" Disgusted and angry, conveying that parental indulgence does not make the child happy

The mother eats contentedly, and the baby is angry

The push-pull camera is used repeatedly, and the slightly fat arms are still pulled to the table full of meals. The bright colors represent the mood of the mother; the door is opened and the baby is taken out. The inside and outside of the door are different worlds. The color tone is getting brighter, the inside of the door is getting darker, after closing the door, the color in the room suddenly turns gray

Mother overeating alone

When Bao Baobao had his own girlfriend and was about to leave to find his own life, the mother's emotional impulses were out of control, arguing in the door, the music was tense, and the front and back shots were used to express the mother's reluctance and pleading, Bao Baobao's painful struggle

mother begging
pack baby pain

Close-up showing mother's inner breakdown

mother shed tears

After losing control of Bao Bao and under the control of Bao Bao Bao, the mother lost control and ate Bao Bao. The music stopped suddenly, leaving only the mother's cry, and the tone gradually darkened until it was completely black.

Using the similarities of tears to change the scene, explain that this is just a dream, so that the plot is reasonable and unobtrusive, the son enters the painting from the door, and the mother's vision is blurred again

The mother's eyes widened, her vision gradually became clear, and a young man as tall as his father appeared.

One of the few wide-eyed mothers in the anime (except for fright and surprises)

The mother suddenly realized that her son had grown up

The music plays again, soft and beautiful, and the tone is warmer, showing the background of father and son interdependence, implying that the mother understands the child, the contradiction is eased, and warmth is given to people

The happy ending, with the close-up of the buns, gradually pulled the family into a happy appearance. The mother also accepted the foreign daughter-in-law and ended with cheerful music.

This animation reflects the attitude of most Chinese parents towards their children. Love means respect and non-occupation, and control in the name of love is a kind of kidnapping for children.

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Extended Reading
  • Miles 2022-04-12 09:01:10

    Eat the anthropomorphic baby buns in one bite, this is if you don't obey, I will kill your parents, warm and fuzzy

  • Nigel 2022-04-14 09:01:06

    The cannibalistic and deformed Chinese education model forced a happy ending in order not to be abrupt in front of the family fun. It is said that ghosts can't understand (so what kind of caters to the West?

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