The hero and heroine do not even need to be even the "nominal" prince and princess, at least one party does not need it (generally the man is not). This kind of inverted door rule has become a standard feature of the prince and princess mode and was taken captive by the evil dragon. The walking princess can be saved by the moor monsters; Rapunzel is not the prince riding the white horse, but the little thief who is chased by the white horse; the one who marries the queen prince is not the prince of the South, but the buddy who was born and died together..." "Frozen" and "Rapunzel" are no different, maybe in the latter, the prince has always been an image that has never appeared before, so in the former, the prince's viciousness is particularly prominent, and true love-once you accept After the love can only be the setting of sexual love-the interpretation of "Lily" is not surprising, because in this story mode, Princess Ann and Christopher jointly synthesized the "qualified fairy tale" The image of a prince, and Queen Elsa is the princess in the tower (very vivid "tower", the tower in the spiritual temperament-Conceal, don't feel warning, the tower in the real situation-super She had to escape the embarrassment brought about by her ability. She also built a high castle tower for herself to isolate herself), the qualified prince went to the castle to save the princess, and the princess rejected him because she had an unsolved demon, the prince After making the sacrifice, the princess woke up, and finally happily ever after. What is a bit more complicated is that the "prince" is two individuals to represent the two aspects of love (brave and sacrifice? The latter is a trait that can also be possessed in family relationships, or the more family-like side of love) , And there is a spark of love between these two people.
I think that what Disney is really doing better and better is the filling of the background of the story. This filling may not be so noticeable. If the audience is not paying attention, it will not affect the understanding and appreciation of the story at all, but it is greatly Enriched the worldview of the whole story. This kind of background filling is mainly reflected in: first, the introduction of the geographical environment, urban structure, and even the surrounding geopolitics of the place where the story took place, especially the introduction of the city’s culture; The symbol is the sun badge, which not only connects with the source of the super power in the story, but also highlights the citizen's temperament. In "Frozen" we can mainly see the following points:
Allendale's geographical environment and urban structure:
A typical city country from the south to the mountain and the north to the water. The King’s Fort was built on a large rock near the shore. From the King’s Fort, the wall grew out of the castle, which both framed the town on the shore (it seems that there is no wall on the north side of the mountain. Christopher swooped down to save Princess Anna without being hindered, of course. High mountains are natural barriers that can resist foreign enemies. It is understandable that no city wall is built on this side), and it has become an artificial harbor near the sea, which is convenient for ships to dock. The town is built along a relatively urgent hillside. The port and the bustling market are located at the foot of the hill near the connecting bridge at the entrance of Wangbao. The exterior of the castle is a medieval-style stone castle, and the interior decoration colors are mainly light purple (not royal purple) and red.
Geopolitical environment: It
should be surrounded by monarchies and small urban states. This setting may be derived from the countless small feudal city-states under the loose Holy Roman Empire, and the historical background of countless princes and princess fairy tales. However, I am afraid that there is no loose federation in the name of the empire in this story, but completely independent. The position of the Arenda Kingdom in the entire world map should be very north. The main information about neighboring countries that can be drawn from the animation is that there is The Southern Isles in the south, which is the hometown of Prince Hans, and the Duchy of Weselton, which is ruled by the bad duke, in the west. (It is inferred from the first half of the word that it is in the west of the territory). In addition, the kingdom in "Rapunzel" is also in the south of Arenda, and may not be adjacent (Rapunzel and his wife came to participate in the coronation of Queen Elsa). Of course, countries are relatively peaceful. Disney animations do not want to have such a heavy topic as war between nations and nations. The Duke of Wesselton also said that Arenda is their long-term trading partner.
Time: When
Princess Ann sang For the First Time in Forever, she kept jumping next to famous paintings in the real world, probably indicating the background era of the story (if the story is placed in the real world), plus the appearance of firearms, kings and dukes When people are dressed in modern uniforms (of course, Disney usually dresses aristocratic men in this way), it can basically be presumed to be around the 18th century in the real world. If you don’t rely on reality, it can be said that the economic and cultural development of this world is approaching the industrial revolution, while the political development is still in the late Middle Ages (at least the succession of women has not received much criticism).
Political system: of
course the monarchy. Arenda is an absolute monarchy. After the queen is gone, Princess Anna, the successor to the throne, can undoubtedly designate a role like "Guardian Duke" in a sentence before leaving. The animation does not indicate the presence of the parliament.
The details of the monarchy: the
eldest son inheritance system, there is only such a city-state, the land is not easy to divide, it should be the priority of male inheritance, but in the animation the king only has two daughters, the eldest daughter inherits the throne, indicating that women have the right to inheritance. The animation is based on Sri Lanka. Scandinavian culture construction (look at each person’s name, what Sven and Olaf are all Nordic names, and there is also an old Scandinavian prayer at the coronation ceremony. Of course, the inspiration for the story is also based on Nordic The fairy tale "The Ice Queen" in the background of Andersen). In the early days of the Nordic countries, the electoral inheritance system within the family was implemented, and there were basically no female rulers. Later, women gradually appeared, and the Margaret I in the 14-15th century became The three countries are the co-owners, and several countries have gradually become the eldest-child succession country. Therefore, from the perspective of the succession system, the Arenda Kingdom in the real world looks like it is in the late Middle Ages. Prince Hans’s Southern Islands Kingdom should also implement the eldest son inheritance system (this speculation is a bit unreliable, because Hans has 12 elder brothers, and the kingdom is definitely not big, even if it is a sub-feudal system, I’m afraid when Hans is entrusted It is also "landless" like King John of England), but since they are almost all city-states, coupled with the era background that matches the real world, eldest son inheritance seems to be the most likely mainstream choice.
Source of kingship. The animation does not clearly show the presence of gods or gods, but a snowflake-like cross was worn on the king’s neck. Of course, the animation does not and does not need to explain that the legitimacy of the monarchy comes from the "grant", but we did see a dress A "religious figure" dressed like a Catholic bishop crowned Queen Elsa in a church-like building, and Elsa had to bend down to be crowned. So speaking of it, the kingship still originated from "divine", but this world may not be dominated by a single god, and the legitimacy of the monarch's inheritance of course also comes from the inheritance of family blood. The female crown (it is better to say it is a headband) is decorated with a blue diamond-shaped gem in the center, the same is true for the royal ball and scepter (except that the cross is replaced with golden petals that are about to bloom), and the palace is also full The various patterns composed of rhombus as the basic element, especially the snowflake pattern, means that the rhombus badge and the snow pattern case have key iconographic significance in both secular and religious power, while blue gems are for the royal family. Symbol of power and wealth.
Religion: The
reason why this world is not dominated by a certain god is mainly because the country and Arenda in "Rapunzel" are in the same world, while the former advocates the energy of the sun, while the latter is full of religious and noble buildings With the snowflake pattern composed of diamonds, it can be seen that the place they worship should be one or some gods of ice and snow that are closely related to their own living environment. The red dress of the choir is painted with a tree with curved branches. The tree above is a rhombus. The church is full of ornaments in the shape of a snowflake composed of six rhombuses (although the church is typically Roman The structure of the Catholic Church...) should be closely related to the beliefs of the residents of Arenda.
trading:
The Duke of Wesselton wanted to discover the secrets of his long-term trading partners. He wanted to emphasize the "long-term", which means that Arenda has been exporting what commodities until these commodities become "Allen" in the traditional sense. Da specialty". In connection with Arenda’s geographical environment, and at the very beginning, Christopher made ice bricks with adults when he was a child, and has continued to use it for his livelihood since then, exporting ice cubes to southern and western countries in spring, summer and autumn may be A major business, Beishan has snow all year round (this is why Christopher can rely on making ice in the summer to feed himself), but the transportation cost of ice bricks is very high, and the unit price should not be too expensive. I am afraid that there will not be much gains through the trade of this single commodity. In addition, it can be assumed that Arenda is exporting precious blue gemstones in a limited way (it is speculated that blue gemstones have a certain peculiarity from the sapphire as one of the symbols of royal power, and may be a special product, which brings a little nationalist meaning) , Because blue gemstones are imperial jewels, they may be exported to other countries and be enjoyed by princes and nobles, but the export volume is not very large.
I think that the animation after Disney can improve the world as much as possible, thereby constructing a more magnificent world view, using some small easter eggs to hint the audience (such as this time Rapunzel), so that there will be a lot of discoveries and The joy of Lenovo. .
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