Old wine in new bottles: fairy tales, stories told by adults.

Jeremy 2021-10-20 17:40:44

[Following, there are slight spoilers]
This is a story about a wolf boy, adapted from the classic fairy tale "The Prince of the Forest", Disney put it on the screen in 1967, but the technology was limited at that time, and now it uses CG animation special effects , Even the animal hair is realistically presented. I have to say that the special effect of the cow breaking is the biggest feature of this film.

Although it is a new bottle of old wine, the plot has not changed, but when I was young, I still read this story from the perspective of a child. When I grow up, I look back and you will find that fairy tales are stories told by adults, and they contain many things about the world. Interpretation.

The human child is Mowgli, raised by a pack of wolves. The wolves recite the law of the forest every day, and they believe in speed and the power of the group, and they also instill this concept into Mowgli. Mowgli followed his mentor, Black Panther Bagila, to practice speed, because the wolves knew that in order to survive in the forest, they must run faster than your prey and faster than your enemy. This part always reminds me of a supplementary material I bought in high school. On the back of the cover is a chicken soup written about a lion in the forest or an animal like a cheetah. The general meaning is similar. If you want to survive, you have to be faster.

The animals in the forest follow their own laws, and their lives seem to be harmonious. They respect the elephants because the elephant herd creates the forest. In the dry season, they stop hunting, drink the heaviest water, and survive. There is a tiger named Sheri Khan, whose name is like a king, because when he was fighting with the father of the child in the early years, his hair was burned and his face was disfigured, so he could not tolerate the alien species of this forest. He threatened that the rainy season would be big. Start killings and solve people and children. Mowgli was threatened by the tiger. In order not to involve the wolves, he chose to leave and searched for the same kind under the escort of his instructor. Embarked on the path of growth in a true sense of leaving "home" and away from shelter. I experienced a lot of difficulties, temptations, and deceptions along the way. I also made friends and completed my self-identification.

The beauty snake (that's the giant python, "Black Widow" dubbed, let's call it the beauty of the python) is like many temptations in life. She comes up close to you, as if she knows your past and understands you. Thoughts, use her very bewitching voice and intoxicating eyes to seduce you, and at the same time wrap you tightly, intending to swallow you into the abdomen. As a girl who is naturally afraid of molluscs, this section basically squinted her eyes.

It is often said that when the temptation comes, it is usually a friend who is willing to give you a hand. There is also the same story in the story. It is a brown bear named Baru, who likes to sing, scratches his belly, and eats honey. He has good eloquence. He has a strong ability to fool people, but he is afraid of heights. When it rescued Mowgli, it just wanted to use his human child’s ability to climb high to get honey. At this time, the chubby Mr. Xiong looked like a successful lecturer and a psychological chicken soup maker, “Don’t be afraid of those bees, they won’t sting you. "Come on, you will do it", and so on. The crowd onlookers said, hey, big bear, just fooled a monkey and fooled a child, you can really do it! However, although Baru is a bit greedy, he is also a flexible big fat man, and his heart is not bad. For this human child, he climbed the cliff and fought the tigers. When facing the Gorilla Mountain King, he also gave full play to his ability in the field of flickering. Special talents.

In the process of getting along with the brown bear, Mowgli gradually found himself. In the wolf pack, he was taught to use less tricks, and here he was encouraged to use his brain and use methods and techniques that were more suitable for him. In the process of growing up, in fact, the elders are often taught "what should you do", "what can you do" and "what you shouldn't do". Under authority, there are often dislikes but you have to obey them. Should you follow your heart and be yourself? I believe that everyone has thought about it many times.

The mountain king orangutan Louis is basically responsible for the funny, but his ambition is quite ambitious. It is threatening to lure Mowgli to hand over the safflower, which is fire. It is beautiful at night, but it can destroy everything. It says that with fire, it can stand at the top of the food chain. At the top, it seems to be able to disregard sentient beings, but ah, whether you have the ability to make and control tools is the difference between humans and animals. Therefore, Louis, you still have to be your mountain king, repair the temple that you tossed down, and enjoy your noodles. You know, ambition is an ideal, not a delusion.

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Extended Reading
  • Mckenzie 2021-10-20 19:02:59

    The Chinese actors are not as good as the animals in this film. .

  • Russ 2021-10-20 19:02:59

    The whole world is watching Disney, so wars, corruption, revolutions, terrorism... will be much less.

The Jungle Book quotes

  • King Louie: [singing] Now you might think it's ridiculous / That me, a gigantopithecus / Would ever dream, I'd like to team / With the likes of you, man-cub / But together, we'd have powers / All the jungle's treasures, ours / I got desire, you got the fire / But the dream I dream takes two / So, ooh, I wanna be like you / I wanna use that flame, just the same / You can do / Oh, how magnificus it would be / A gigantipithicus like me / Could learn to do like you humans do.

  • Mowgli: Bagheera!

    Bagheera: Mowgli? Stay there. We'll come around to you.

    Mowgli: Is it true?

    Bagheera: What?

    Mowgli: Is Akela dead?

    Bagheera: We were going to tell you.

    Mowgli: You knew! You both knew! And nobody did anything about it!

    Baloo: Kid, just hold on.

    Mowgli: Someone's gotta do something!