Jiang Mei is a hen from a chicken farm. She tries to lead the hens to escape from the chicken farm and to lay eggs every day, but she always fails. The owner of the chicken farm wanted to make more money, so he purchased an automatic chicken pie and prepared to kill all the laying hens on the chicken farm. After Jiang Mei learned about it, she led the chickens to build a plane, flew out of the chicken farm before the machine turned, and started a new free life on the other side of the mountain.
Freedom is the motif of modern mankind after the industrial revolution. People have got rid of the shackles of land and labor, but are bound by work. The female image adds a deeper level to the pursuit of freedom. In a patriarchal society, it is difficult for people to continue to love the image of men who are purely pursuing freedom. This is because the charm of men needs to reflect more rational spirits such as responsibility and sacrifice in the current era. Therefore, the masculine spirit is more important in movies. It is often accompanied by suffering.
Because of the visual perception, animation can be more separated from the real world, so it can more purely express a certain spirit and not be in a play. Women in the film are less expected to bear the outside world, and even if they make mistakes, they will not attract a lot of hatred. , So you can more boldly pursue a certain cause. Changing the same action into a male image makes people think that this role is immature, impetuous, and difficult to take on the big responsibility. Even if it is successful, it will be considered to have more luck. This is also one of the answers to the question "Why are the protagonists of most animated movies".
Favorite scene: Jiang Mei's angry eyes when she is kicked back to the chicken farm every time she is confined. Firmness, anger, disappointment, and determination are all manifested, which is really amazing as a clay animation.
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