"The Simpsons": the shocking return of traditional animation

Merle 2022-03-16 09:01:02

"The U.S. can be said to be the country on the planet that is most likely to use its own people. If you shoot a few shots on the head of the Statue of Liberty, you can turn the president into an old woman who is sinister and viciously planting a handsome man, or directing the finger at it. Mike Moore, the current president of the United States, is already commonplace, then the self-deprecation of this film has reached its peak, and it can be said that it is the most serious case. It is precisely this unconcealed self-deprecation that makes watching this film become A very cool thing, the old beauty is cool by herself, and people from other countries are also cool. The self-deprecating behavior of such a complete self-deprecation is really admirable."-Aspiring young women

3D, now an animation The most important guarantee condition of the film. Everything will be displayed perfectly and truly in the hands of the computer 3D animator, the gorgeous scenes are vivid and the fine hair of the waves. Animation capture technology gives the characters in the cartoon the most realistic and vivid facial expressions and body language. Animations have changed from patterns on sheets of paper to exquisite three-dimensional paintings. 3D technology is the most innovative and innovative invention in the history of animation production. People have gradually become accustomed to exquisite 3D animations, and they are known to be only digitally constructed animation worlds. Intoxicated.

It’s hard to imagine how competitive a 2D cartoon is in the current cartoon market. Without exquisiteness, no big scenes, simple lines, simple colors, and even extremely rough characters, how much can it be attracted by 3D animation." "Brainwashing" audience. The box office winning streak of "The Simpsons" has to be surprising. Indeed, when 3D animation is flooding today, the return of traditional animation has brought a new atmosphere to the animation market, and the revival of minimalist animation style is just around the corner. In this era when everything is retro, cartoons also follow it with retro style as the most eye-catching element, once again showing the charm of traditional animation.

It is hard to imagine that the "Simpsons" series, which can be traced back to the end of the 1980s, is still in the limelight even more than two decades later. 18 seasons, 400 episodes, "Time" magazine recognized "the greatest TV series of the 20th century", as well as countless honors and awards, it took ten years to finally adapt the film version of "The Simpsons". These numbers are admirable. Whether you have seen the previous TV series or just learned about the movie version, just adapting more than 400 cartoons into a complete 87-minute movie is definitely not a simple matter. . Can you imagine what it would be like to adapt "Prison Break" into a movie that takes more than an hour? Similarly, can you imagine what it will be like after 400 episodes become 87 minutes? A dozen screenwriters have worked together for 10 years to make the movie version of "Xin" the most successful TV series adaptation film. The movie version perfectly inherits the personality characteristics of the characters in the TV series version, the classic humorous details and the most wonderful American self-deprecating spirit. The most successful part is that even viewers who have not watched the TV series version will still be impressed by the funny characters and plot of the wonderful story of the movie version. And no one will ask why, no one will think the movie version is too simple and hasty, that is to say, the movie version is not a "shrinked" work, but a perfect concentrated work.

Simple lines, a few weird minions, and exaggerated character features make this film more focused on the storytelling. The audience will no longer spend more attention on the exquisite 3D special effects, but on the story itself. This film is the epitome of the most typical American culture. The story is still a typical American family relationship and the return of personal heroism. American fast food culture is also fully reflected in this film. As a Chinese audience, you may not be able to understand some of the jokes too much. After all, there are differences in religious beliefs and cultures. But the biggest advantage of this film is that those funny jokes are presented in one of the most common ways, such as wonderful self-deprecating, imitating some classic movies, as long as you are a person who likes watching American movies a little and knows some American culture. , This film can definitely make you laugh. You will be completely overwhelmed by the rich imagination of the directors and even the small details of the plot in a few seconds.

The most exciting part of this film is the self-deprecating spirit of the Americans. The old United States can be said to be the country on this planet that will use its own people. If shooting a few shots in the head of the Statue of Liberty, turning the president into an old woman who is feminine and slanderously planting the blame for a handsome guy, or directly targeting a certain current U.S. President Mike Moore, it is already commonplace, then Ben The self-deprecation of the film has reached its peak, and it can be said to be the most serious case of Kaishun. It is this kind of unconcealed self-deprecation that makes watching this film a very cool thing. The self-deprecating behavior of this kind of body is really admirable.

GREEN DAY, Tom Hanks, Governor Schwarzenegger, Harry Potter, "Spiderman", "Happy Feet" and even the cute animals in the traditional Disney animation have all become victims of the film's start. , There are more and more targets and political phenomena, which have reached countless levels. Reflecting hot issues in the United States or the international community is the main task of the "Simpsons" series. Entering the 21st century, the Simpsons have not forgotten to keep pace with the times. In the movies, they also concentrated on showing some of the major problems in the current international society and American society, as well as some characters in mainstream American society. For example, environmental pollution, such as the US Intelligence Agency that monitors private calls anytime and anywhere, such as a president who can only lead and cannot read, such as the minister of the environmental protection department who goes crazy for power, is perfectly displayed in the simplest style of pictures.

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  • Edgardo 2022-03-23 09:01:21

    I have borrowed the first season of the TV version before. Each episode of the story is independent, and there is no pattern-like feeling at all. It is ironic and acrid without losing warmth. It can also be regarded as the animated version of "Growing Troubles", an American national-level animation, and finally figured it out. The theater version is very well received. I believe it is expected to become a summer evergreen theatrical animated feature film series similar to the Spring Festival Gala...

  • Edgardo 2022-04-24 07:01:03

    Every second is a climax, the epitome of a comedy blockbuster

The Simpsons Movie quotes

  • Homer Simpson: [after being trapped in the dome] D'OOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHME!

  • [Bart puts a black bra on his head]

    Bart Simpson: [in the voice of a cartoon mouse] I'm the mascot of an evil corporation!