"Wish Dragon": There's nothing wrong with the old-fashioned plot

Esmeralda 2022-04-20 09:02:54

Before going to the theater, all I knew about the film was its title. It really didn't surprise me in terms of plot - in simple terms, it's the story of how a boy who was bullied and the girl who saved him reconnected, and the wish was set in "One Thousand and One Nights" has already been played. But it's this old-fashioned plot that makes me feel a little touched.

The portrayal of rich and poor in the film is not bad, it is not just a matter of money, but a difference in concept. No matter how small and unpredictable it was, it is still pale and powerless in reality. Ding Siqi said that his future "sees the head at a glance", which is also the status quo that most of us face. But as an animated film, the director handled the difference between reality and fairy tales well, that is, the bad guys were punished, childhood friends were reunited, the company crisis of the heroine's father was resolved, Shenlong realized the meaning of life, and neither did the hero. Forget the original intention, the standard he ending. It will bring the discussion of reality back to the timeless "money is precious, and friendship is more valuable".

I don't think it's a bad thing. You don't need to take too many brains to watch this type of movie (this is not to say that the movie is mentally retarded), you just need to follow the emotional ups and downs of the protagonist and share joy and sorrow with it. After all, there are too many regrets in reality, why should a story not be complete?

Encounter the dragon, good luck. I have a wish if I can...

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Wish Dragon quotes

  • Long: Din!

    [looks around in confusion]

    Long: Whats happening?

    Pipa God: Welcome Longzhu.

    Long: What's going on? Where am I?

    Pipa God: Congratulations! Your service as a Wish Dragon is complete.

    Long: Complete? But I haven't finished, I haven't finished my tenth master!

    Pipa God: You have put the needs of another before yourself, and shown us that you understand the meaning of life. You are now free to enter the spirit world

    [Spirite world doors open and trumpets sound and confetti sticks to Long]

    Long: Is that... a parade?

    [Smiles]

    Pipa God: In your honor.

    Long: No no no! I can't! I have to go back!

    Pipa God: Back?

    Long: Turn me back into a Wish Dragon, I have one more wish to grant!

    Pipa God: Th-that's ridiculous, the laws of heaven forbid it.

    Long: You're ridiculous! You're an old man in a skirt!

    Pipa God: This isn't a skirt!

    Long: Send me back!

    Pipa God: [Pipa God plays his instrument and the doors to the spirit world close and the parade disappears behind them] You dare reject the will of the Gods?

    Long: Fine, if you won't send me back, I'll do it myself!

    [Starts digging into the clouds]

    Pipa God: Stop that!

    Long: [Continues to dig into the clouds] Stupid clouds! Ah!

    Pipa God: Stop! Stop that this instant!

    Long: Ah! My friend needs me!

    Pipa God: Fine! We will permit you to return, but only under one condition.