After the film was released, almost all the media received a lot of praise. In addition to praising the wonderful performance of the big-name voice actors in the film, almost all the words of praise were devoted to the excellent special effects in the film without hesitation. All the animals in the movie are all made with CG animation, and the degree of realism is enough to be fake and real. Many people praised that the technology of Disney's film industry has risen to a new level, and some people even said that "the future movies will not require actors to act" such remarks.
When I was watching the movie, I was really amazed by the special effects in the movie. The feeling can be described as shock. In this movie, Disney not only strives for perfection in the depiction of various parts and organs of animals, but also perfects the dynamic capture of animals. Almost every animal is in real life, whether in appearance or in action. It's exactly the same, the effect is unbelievably realistic, and it's amazing.
However, while I was watching the movie, an adult man next to him fell asleep.
It stands to reason that the word-of-mouth is so overwhelming and the production of such a beautifully produced work should make people totally immersed in it? How can it produce hypnotic effects?
Here I would like to ask again, after watching this movie, apart from the special effects, what highlights do you remember in the movie?
I think there are not many people who can talk about the above problem, right? This is exactly the biggest problem facing "Fantasy Forest"-besides the special effects, what is left?
It is true that the rapid development of the Hollywood film industry has allowed us to see more and more incredible spectacles in movies, and Disney is one of the best. The development of special effects technology has provided almost infinite possibilities for the content and form of film expression. In the future, we can see more things that we have never thought about appearing on the big screen. However, just as there are more and more cars, and more and more fat people who are lazy to walk, the development of technology may not only bring about the take-off of the film industry, but also the technology Over-reliance, while ignoring the expression of the most basic story of the movie itself.
Let us see what kind of story this "Fantasy Forest" tells: the human boy Mowgli, adopted by the wolves in the forest. Obviously Mowgli, as a human, has a higher IQ to help him live more easily in the forest, but was asked by the wolf mother to "live like a wolf". A tiger in the forest found Mowgli and expressed his distrust of humans, so he hunted down. Mowgli began to flee. On the road, there was an old fellow Panther on the left, and a new friend Big Bear escorted on the right. Any big anaconda, a gorilla, and other things would turn out to be bad. Later, after learning that the tiger was his enemy, he decisively went to the human village and stole a torch. In the end, although the torch did not directly serve as a weapon, he almost burned the forest accidentally. The force of nature (a dead branch) defeated the tiger. From then on, Mowgli continued to live a happy life with the wolves in the forest.
Does it sound like a kindergarten fairy tale? This is the problem with this movie-the story is too simple and simple. I have always opposed many prejudiced remarks like "animations are for children". Really good animations are definitely appreciated by all ages. It’s like Disney’s classic "Zoo City" just released before: children will see the cute shapes of various animals, and they will be happily cute; middle school students may be interested in the friendship between the fox and rabbit in the film and their pursuit of the truth. The courage to disregard all difficulties is more interested; adults see more, and the large sections of social and political metaphors in the film are dizzying. Every section is a post-dinner conversation; for a little more in-depth thinking, It may consider the nature of human beings and the nature of society, and then consider more possibilities of the so-called "utopia". This is a wonderful example of a typical well-made story. A good story is like a piece of exquisite multi-layered cake, every time you finish eating one layer, you will find new delicacies unfold in front of you.
And this "Fantasy Forest" has a very simple structure in the story. It is a story of a wolf boy who is forced to leave his hometown and return to revenge. The so-called "crisis" on the way to escape basically has no sense of crisis, and it is a dispensable filling. The main line of the story is flat and straightforward, without any twists and waves, which makes people look no surprises, and they can even guess the end when they see the beginning. In terms of the expression of the connotation of the story, the thinking about whether Mowgli should be a "man" or a "wolf" is just a point, just to the surface, on whether "human beings in the forest should conform to their nature and use their superior wisdom." "The question of this movie is not as profound as in "Tarzan of the Apes" back then. Even the ending of the movie itself is unreasonable. Mowgli returned to the forest for revenge. After the revenge, he suddenly accepted his identity as a human and continued to live in the forest, and other animals in the forest accepted it. NS? Didn't they see that if it weren't for the intervention of the elephant herd, Mowgli had almost burned the entire forest home? Isn't this kind of existence a threat? It can be seen that the director has his own views on whether different species (or peoples in human society) can coexist peacefully, but the final expression is really lacking in persuasiveness.
This is the movie "Fantasy Forest". It may be that the magical special effects conceal the lack of story and depth of the movie itself, but we must see through this movie that in the development of future movies, excessive reliance on technology is ignored. The potential crisis of art.
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