The green-haired monster Grinch has no father or mother since he was a child. He has never experienced the warmth of family affection, and he doesn't know how to get along with the group. In this way, he closed himself at home, and only set foot in the small town when he had to. Grinch lives with the dog Max. This is not an ordinary dog, except for using Puppy eyes to act like a baby, pouring coffee and dressing for the host, and pulling a sled. Although Max is almost omnipotent, it cannot communicate with its owner (talking to heart) due to physical limitations. So Grinch is still lonely, especially at Christmas.
Because I am afraid of loneliness and my heart is not big enough, I don't want to spend a day of family reunion. This is not wrong. But Grinch not only didn't think about it himself, but also hated others, so he decided to pretend to be Santa Claus and steal everyone's gifts, taking away their happiness and making everyone hate Christmas. Such avoidance behavior is obviously unsuccessful. Because people think that Christmas is not to receive gifts or to see Santa Claus, but to stay with loved ones and share joy. Then the appearance of a little girl, Cindy, made him completely change his mind and feel guilty for his behavior. It turned out that this little girl’s Christmas wish was not to get something, but to make her mother less difficult and happier. The idea of wishing not for himself, but for others was shocking to Grinch. One can imagine how closed his life is. Since then, he has accepted himself and Christmas, and believes that Love and kindness is the most celebrated in the world.
For an animated film character, such a rapid change of essential attitude towards life is possible. But in real life, is it so easy to change for someone who grew up in an orphanage like Grinch and did not have a loving childhood or even had a New Year's Eve dinner with others? In the process of growing up, such people feel lonely the most, and what they lack most is love. When they grow up, they find that most people have what they don’t. It is so easy for them to get love, and it is natural for them. For him, it is striving, but it is cautious, but it is something that needs to be learned.
In the film, when Grinch fell from the huge Christmas tree into the crowd, he was like falling into a whirlpool, a place where he was at a loss and had to break free immediately. After returning home, he decided to steal Christmas. This is an act of fear of hatred. In this world, behaviors caused by fear of hatred are everywhere. Seeing things that make them afraid, some people will feel annoying and choose to avoid them. This is understandable from a rational point of view. No one knows how to deal with pain at birth. We all need guidance to find our comfort zone. But some people choose to completely destroy after realizing that they cannot escape, which may cause very serious consequences.
In "Dialogue with God", the author said: "All human behavior is driven by one of two emotions-fear or love-at its deepest level." In almost all movies, you can Find these two elements. They are opposite and connected. For people who are afraid of loneliness, the last thing that should not be done is what Grinch has done. What should be done is to take the initiative to give out love in your own way, to have love in your heart, and gradually become happy. The process of transformation is difficult, difficult, but it is the only way to go.
As a children's cartoon, the director did not want to explore the huge theme of love and fear too much, but focused more on selling cute and funny. There are warm towns, enthusiastic residents, cute children, loyal dogs, and friendly elk in the film. They are all warm colors. It seemed that Grinch was unhappy, depressed, and dark. I think this is too idealistic, and it makes the structure of the film very simple. Obviously, it does not have the ambition of Chongao. Compared with "Small foot", which was released not long ago, the audience's age group can be reduced by five years, the IQ can be reduced by 30, and the things that can be discussed are reduced by half. Fortunately, the plot is not procrastinating. If you don't like fighting and killing action movies, fake literary romance movies, and crispy heart that dare not watch horror movies, you can join in the fun.
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