Adult fairy tales don't have to be Mary Sue

Drake 2022-03-24 09:01:23

Yesterday, I went to the cinema to watch the live-action IP movie "Beauty and the Beast", which has been criticized in various ways recently. Everyone complained about this and that, which made me give up going to the cinema to watch this adult fairy tale.

The so-called adult fairy tale is that even if you are no longer a child or a giant baby in reality, you will still leave a gentle corner in your heart to put these inexplicable little touches. Disney has always been a master at making adult fairy tales. In the face of such fairy tales—a well-known plot, you can memorize the lines and arias, all you can do is to let yourself, who is usually used to pretending, take a break and let go Armor and logic, experience it with a childlike heart.

After seeing the Elsa queen fan like "the cold never bother me any more", everyone has no interest in a young girl in a small town like Bell, because this is a typical "overbearing CEO falls in love with the courage to resist himself" The drama of "beauty who loves to read", as a 30-year-old who has read countless romance novels, this is really an outdated drama.

But, watching a fairy tale of the 90s, why do you need to bring your brain?

In the 1990s, at that time, Daoming Temple didn't know the tough Shancai, Xiaoyanzi didn't stand out and was shot by the fifth brother, and there were no evil mother-in-law who would throw 10 million checks to let the heroine leave. Now do you still think Bell is a small town scheming girl who worships money and kills her?

Living in this era, we are all too tired, and reading fairy tales also gets a "syllogism", but every small detail that goes against the logic concept must be pulled out to death. Is all growth a sneer at childhood? Didn't it remind you of those little Mary Sue fantasies that you once had in your heart?

In this adult fairy tale, the corners of my mouth can't help but rise from the lovely supporting characters. When the angry Lumia stood on the table and said "Enchante" in a melodious tone, I knew that what awaited me would be a wonderful performance no less than any Broadway musical. In this film, every supporting character's character is very precise and accurate, which is why Lumia is a bright candlestick, not an antique clock.

At the end of the movie, people in the castle are saying goodbye to each other and welcoming death peacefully. Such scenes rarely appear in Chinese movies. Lumia said to Gosward: Farewell man, I am very happy to work with you in this life. In this section, I have to admit that I was so touched that I was unsatisfactory. A group of people in shackles have always held the hope of freedom, and have always maintained an optimistic and cheerful attitude. What kind of beliefs make them firmly believe that redemption will come.

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Extended Reading

Beauty and the Beast quotes

  • LeFou: So, you were...

    Monsieur Toilette: [restored to human] Yeah.

    LeFou: What will you do now?

    Monsieur Toilette: Brush my teeth!

    [goes off]

  • [Clothilde tries to kill Lumiere, Cogsworth shoots her]

    Cogsworth: [sees who it is] Oh, it can't be...

    [they fight]