Somewhat unexpectedly, this "Finding Nemo 2" did not put Nemo the clown fish in the protagonist's position, telling the story of how he became timid and how to treat his children when he grew up, but adopted A "Marvelized" approach opens up a new story line, upgrading the supporting character Dolly in the previous work to the protagonist, and continuing to dig deep into the "short-term amnesia" that Dolly appeared in the previous work, but only as a funny element. ”, giving this feature a richer connotation. The reappearance of some classic characters and the timely insertion of marine elements (such as ocean currents) are enough to reduce the unfamiliarity brought about by the 13 years, and let the old audience who have seen the previous work instantly enter the play.
Compared with the previous work, the value of "Finding Dolly" is undoubtedly milder. Although the "bear child" is still indispensable in the story, humans themselves have rarely appeared in the main conflict of the story, and they have not caused any threat to fish. , and even reversed the meaning of the previous work and became the protector of fish. The reason why fish "can't move an inch" or "wives and ions are separated" is more because the environment constructed by humans has caused great constraints and challenges to the physiological structure of fish, and the concrete manifestation of this constraint is a rigid grid. Shaped or boxed regular structures—pools, fish tanks, rooms, carriages, water pipes, etc. These structures reflect the changes of human beings to the natural environment from the side, so they also raise the issue of environmental and animal protection relatively softly; and from a deeper level, the regular structure in the film also means that Marin embodied the Conditional, stereotyped and cowardly, breaking and escaping these circumstances (such as the final drop in the transporter) means that qualities such as bravery, freedom-seeking, and creativity in Dolly ultimately prevail. It can be said that the environment in which the film unfolds and the various values in it have gained a stronger inner connection, and the whole work has a stronger integrity than the previous work.
At the same time, the mildness of the value also makes the function of the film more concentrated as positive education, combining fairy tales with animal protection propaganda, highlighting the importance of "release".
The theme convergence reflects the high degree of unity of the basic values of Pixar animation, but its forms are different. From "Flying House" to "Inside Out", almost every film can give people a completely different experience. The setting, even if it is two films in the same series, contains more or less unprecedented surprises. Taking ten thousand steps back, Pixar is constantly digging out the "residual value" of a film, expanding the life cycle of a series, digging the depth and thickness of a story chain, and constantly looking for and constructing the possibility of various expressions. A valuable innovation. This is not only a business model, but also a mature creative method, and this maturity, in our film industry system, is only superficial at best. Even with the most gorgeous art design, the polishing of characters in domestic animation is often just a luxury, not to mention the presentation and excavation of symbolic meaning. This makes one have to worry about the "Big Fish and Begonia" that will be released on July 8. No matter how many thousands of sincerity there are, the audience will only drink it from a scoop of whether it is good or not.
Of course, as a sequel, the shortcomings of "Finding Dolly" are also obvious. For example, the important character Hank the octopus can survive on land, change color, sneak, and even drive. It has become omnipotent. Superheroes, and fundamentally speaking, this is the result of the overly complex setting of the whole film and the overly ambitious story structure, which makes rationality a major pain point of "Finding Nemo 2"-probably more than the core. The completely broken "Kung Fu Panda 2" is a little better. From the perspective of imagination, it is also difficult to compare with "Zootopia". It can be said that it just completed a "mission" with great effort, and the amazement of "Finding Nemo" no longer exists.
After the film was over, the lights came on ahead of time as always, the kid sitting in front of me was sleeping soundly, and his daughter was still staring at the screen intently. This is probably the best evaluation of "Finding Nemo 2".
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